Claire Abersold and Ralph Neiweem, duo-pianists
William Baum Lecture Series: Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem, duo-pianists
When
Sunday, December 12, 2010
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Where
Sherman Van Solkema Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, GVSU Allendale Campus
Category
Music & Dance
Description
Described as "consummate practioners of pianism" (The Washington Post), Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem enjoy an international career as exponents of music for both piano duet and two keyboards. Their innovative programming reflects the full gamut of this delightful repertoire, from four-hand works of Mozart, Schubert, and Brahms, to favorite lighter masterpieces by Poulenc and Milhaud, and contemporary works championed or commissioned by Aebersold and Neiweem.
Celebrating 25 years before the public in 2006-07, the duo have been heard on RAI-TV Italy, PBS Television, and on WFMT in Chicago, where they performed an unprecendented series twenty-five live broadcast concerts covering virtually the complete four-hand repertoire of the 19th and 20th centuries. They have been heard in recital in many cities throughout the United States and Europe.
Aebersold and Neiweem are co-founders of the Pitten-Classics International Music Festival in Austria. They are founders and directors of the NEA award-winning Chicago Duo-Piano Festival, now in its 18th season at the Music Institute of Chicago.
The duo met in Italy in 1970 and were married in 1973. They have devoted themselves to the exclusive study of the duo repertoire since 1981. Claire Aebersold is a graduate of the New England Conservatory. Ralph Neiweem is a graduate of the Juilliard School. Both completed graduate studies at Northwestern University and received artist diplomas from Villa Schifanoia in Florence, Italy.
Free admission and open to the public. For more information, please call (616) 331-3484 or visit www.gvsu.edu/music.