Artists Series
Alexandre Tharaud, Pianist
with the University Symphony Orchestra
Nobuyoshi Yasuda, conductor
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Gantner Concert Hall, Haas Fine Arts | 7:30 P.M.
"The current It boy of young French pianists is
Alexandre Tharaud. … At times
you wonder how
human fingers can achieve such delicate playing."
- Toronto Star
Alexandre Tharaud’s Harmonia Mundi recordings dedicated to
the music of Rameau, Ravel, Bach, Chopin and Couperin (the celebrated Tic, Toc, Choc) have received great critical acclaim. The Ravel was greeted with the highest awards from the press
and resulted in invitations for performances worldwide.
The Artists Series is fortunate to host this brilliant pianist in an all-Ravel recital. Tharaud will begin the program with Sonatine, Miroirs and Le Tombeau de Couperin.
After intermission he will perform the Piano Concerto in G with the University Symphony
Orchestra,
conducted by Nobuyoshi Yasuda.
More information: www.harmoniamundi.com/uk/artistes_fiche.php?artist_id=648
Artists Series tickets are $17 for the public, $15 for those 62 and older and
UW-System or
Chippewa Valley Technical College faculty and staff, and $7 for those 17 and younger and
UW-System
or CVTC students. Tickets for students are half-price, $3.50, up until the day of
the
event. On the day of the event, students will be required to pay the full student-ticket price.
Tickets are available at the Service Center in the east lobby of Davies Center and will be
sold at the door. Patrons may charge tickets to MasterCard or Visa when they order by
phone. Call 715-836-3727 or, outside the immediate Eau Claire area, call toll-free
800-949-UWEC. A $3 handling fee will be added to all telephone charge orders.
