【"
The musical galaxy of J.S. Bach's
Goldberg Variations"】
主講人: Thomas Rosenkranz
(Bowling Green State
University )
日期:2016年04月25日(一)
時間:13:30~15:10
地點:音樂系一館M101
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Acclaimed as “One
of the best new music performers around" (American Record Guide), Thomas Rosenkranz was the recipient of the Classical
Fellowship Award from the American Pianists Association. He enjoys a musical
life as a soloist, professor, chamber musician, improviser, and festival
organizer. He is currently
an associate professor of piano at the College of Musical Arts at Bowling Green
State University in Ohio (USA).
He is a former Cultural Ambassador sponsored by
the U.S. State Department and has been a visiting artist at numerous
international festivals including New Music Week (Shanghai), Hong Kong Modern
Academy, MusicArte (Panama) and the International Festival of Carthage
(Tunisia). He has been a soloist with the Indianapolis Symphony, Sichuan
Philharmonic Orchestra (China) and the National Orchestra (Lebanon). He has completed three tours of China
including performances Beijing's National Concert Hall and Shanghai's Grand
Theatre.
His recent solo release Toward the Curve on Oberlin Records features works for
piano and electronics along side his solo improvisations. Other recordings include the
premiere recording of Paul Lansky’s Textures with Hammer/Klavier for Bridge
Records, a disc of contemporary music for piano and flute with BGSU Colleague,
Conor Nelson entitled, Nataraja on New Focus Records, and a new
recording of Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians with Ensemble Signal on the
Harmoni Mundi Label.
Also in demand for his teaching, he has given
masterclasses and has been presented in residencies throughout North America
and Asia including the Shanghai Conservatory, Sichuan Conservatory, Xinghai
Conservatory, Oberlin Conservatory, University of California at San Diego,
Princeton University and New York University. Since 2006 he has been on the
faculty on the soundSCAPE Festival in Italy where he teaches courses on
contemporary music and improvisation. In 2015 he co-founded the Maccagno Piano
Days Festival and Competition.
He has served on the jury for the Shanghai Piano
Open Competition, Spring Festival Competition of Shanghai as well as the
Oberlin International Festival Competition.
He studied with Robert Shannon at the Oberlin
Conservatory, Yvonne Loriod in Paris and with Nelita True at the Eastman School
of Music where he earned a masters, performers certificate, and a doctorate in
music performance.