About

I am, first and foremost, a Ravel specialist. I perform everything he wrote for piano — solo, chamber, art song, and concerto. With his ear for harmony, his hunger for color, and his painstaking craft, his music speaks to me in a way no other composer does. Ravel was unique in that he believed his music already existed and that his role was only to discover it. When I play, I feel connected to him across decades — him searching for the perfect chord as I search for the perfect sound. In performance, I invite the audience to search with us, discovering together the subtle tensions and quiet brilliance that define his music.

Music

I usually play post-romantic works in the classical genre, most frequently the music by Maurice Ravel, but I also enjoy music by Ginastera, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Glass, and other more modern composers. However, I occasionally visit the music of Bach, Mozart, and Schubert.

The “Ravel: All of It” program specifically is done with a single singer, soprano Kristina Cook, but I also play plenty of solo repertoire by Ravel and various composers, always with thoughtful, complimentary programming.

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Upcoming groupmuses

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  Living room

  All Ravel solo piano

  Saturday, Oct 11 6:30 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Crestwood, Yonkers
  • Composers: Maurice Ravel
  • Instruments: Solo piano
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

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