CLOSING CONCERT - JONATHAN BASS
Saturday, August 3, at 7 pm at the Museum of Applied Arts
JONATHAN BASS, American Pianist, plays ALL -CHOPIN
Program:
Barcarolle, Op. 60
Preludes, Op. 28
Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54
American pianist Jonathan Bass appears frequently throughout the United States and around the world as soloist and chamber musician. Of his 1994 Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall debut, New York Concert Review wrote, “A technical presence to be reckoned with…soaring with a feeling of lyrical discovery.” He has performed with numerous orchestras, including the Boston Pops and the North Carolina Symphony. Bass was awarded First Prize in the 1993 Joanna Hodges International Piano Competition, the 1984 American National Chopin Competition, and the 1989 American Pianists Association Beethoven Fellowship Competition. He is a regular presence at Symphony Hall and Jordan Hall in Boston, and at Tanglewood. His solo and chamber music recording have received high acclaim from Gramophone Magazine. Internationally, has performed in China, Israel, Japan, Poland, Spain, and Russia. A Juilliard graduate and Steinway Artist, Bass is a Professor of Piano at Boston Conservatory at Berklee.
“A spectacular display of piano virtuosity” - Boston Music Intelligencer
“Superb, commanding playing. He has technique to burn but prefers to drive the music with colour and a striking ability to connect inner harmonic details” - Gramophone Magazine
“His performance was one of remarkable range and imagination, not to mention thoughtfulness and soul.” -- San Jose Mercury News
“A technical presence to be reckoned with….soaring with a feeling of lyrical discovery.” -- New York Concert Review
