John Knowles Paine Concert Hall
Performance Dates:
Friday, April 5 at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 6 at 7:30pm and 10:00pm
Sunday, April 7 at 7:30pm
This year’s Fromm Players Concert at Harvard is a series of four concerts across three days, April 5-7, 2024. These concerts showcase the Department of Music’s two new Steinway D Grands and highlight the piano’s versatility and dynamism as an instrument that has evolved from traditional classical beginnings to a world where music and modern technology meet. The four concerts feature solo and duo works with video, electronics and live-interactions.
The Saturday late night concert is a dialogue between Vijay Iyer and Hans Tutschku, where improvisations are augmented by the integration of machine learning and artificial intelligence to enhance the interplay between an improvising pianist and computer-generated voices. In real-time, improvisation will engage in a dynamic dialogue with trained, untrained, and learning agents, generating multiple voices that serve as counterparts, commentaries, and inspiration for the pianist.
Curated by Professor Hans Tutschku. Featuring special guests Catherine Vickers, Sebastian Berweck, Paavali Jumppanen, Emil Holmström, Jacopo Baboni Schilingi, Simon Ghraichy, Vijay Iyer, and Hans Tutschku.
Free event parking will be available at the Broadway Garage.
Concert Programs:
Friday, April 5 at 7:30pm
MICHAEL BEIL Doppel (Catherine Vickers, Sebastian Berweck)
JOHN ADAMS Hallelujah Junction (Paavali Jumppanen, Emil Holström)
BACH-LISZT Prelude and Fugue in A Minor (Jacopo Baboni Schilingi, Simon Ghraichy)
LISZT Sonata in B Minor (Jacopo Baboni Schilingi, Simon Ghraichy)
BABONI SCHILINGI Sonata (Jacopo Baboni Schilingi, Simon Ghraichy)
Saturday, April 6 at 7:30pm
OUTI TARKIAINEN Without a trace (Paavali Jumppanen)
IRIS TER SCHIPHORST Eden Cinema I (Sebastian Berweck)
PAULINE OLIVEROS Breaking boundaries (Emil Holström)
DARIYA MAMINOVA Melchior (Catherine Vickers, Sebastian Berweck)
YVES DAOUST Impromptu (Catherine Vickers, Sebastian Berweck)
Saturday, April 6 at 10pm
NANCARROW Study for Player Piano No. 37 (auto playback)
HANS TUTSCHKU Duos for One Pianist (Vijay Iyer, Hans Tutschku)
Sunday, April 7 at 7:30pm
KAIJA SAARIAHO Prelude for Piano (Emil Holström)
HANS TUTSCHKU Irrgaerten (Catherine Vickers, Sebastian Berweck)
PERTTU HAAPANEN Das Lied (Paavali Jumppanen)
CHIKASHI MIYAMA Piano Chimera (video, electronic music)
PIERRE BOULEZ Structures II (Paavali Jumppanen, Emil Holström)