Concertos by Bach + Glass: A Far Cry with Simone Dinnerstein

Pianist Simone Dinnerstein and A Far Cry, recently hailed by The New York Times as “Boston’s premier chamber orchestra” team up for the Southern California debut of Philip Glass’ Piano Concerto No. 3, a new concerto for piano and strings co-commissioned by A Far Cry and composed by Glass specifically for Dinnerstein, whom The New York Times calls “an utterly distinctive voice in the forest of Bach interpretation.” It is paired with Bach’s Keyboard Concerto in G minor and the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3.

Pianist Simone Dinnerstein is known for her “majestic originality of vision” (The Independent). Committed to musical outreach, she gave the first classical music performance in the Louisiana state prison system. Additionally, Dinnerstein performs for the Piatigorsky Foundation, an organization dedicated to bringing classical music to non-traditional venues, and supports music education in public schools.

Program:

• Bach—Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
• Philip Glass—Symphony No. 3
• Bach—Keyboard Concerto in G Minor
• Philip Glass—Piano Concerto No. 3 (written for this ensemble and debuting in Southern California)

“There are almost no concertos written for piano and strings since Bach’s time. Both Glass and I have a strong interest in the music of Bach and how it impacts us today. The pairing of the Bach concerto with his own composition will create myriad strands of connectivity, enabling the listener to create bridges between the old and the new.” – Simone Dinnerstein

“These two concertos, with their multiple, alternating voices and entwined repetitions, may reside on opposite ends of music history, but they share a common language that needs no translation – especially in such sympathetic performances.”
– NPR Music