tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post9094369775378999000..comments2023-11-03T06:32:28.410-04:00Comments on Staring At Empty Pages: Classical pianistsBarry Leibahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21503568.post-1145904127389599922009-01-08T14:46:00.000-05:002009-01-08T14:46:00.000-05:00I thought you might find this interesting? Who: Je...I thought you might find this interesting? Who: Jeffrey Jacob (www.jeffreyjacob.org) Described by the Warsaw Music Journal as “unquestionably one of the greatest performers of 20th century music,” and the New York Times as “an artist of intense concentration and conviction.”<BR/><BR/>What: Solo recital, Liberty Theater, Astoria, Oregon<BR/><BR/>When: January 17th 2009 at 7:30 p.m.<BR/><BR/>Where: Liberty Theater Box Office<BR/><BR/>1203 Commercial, Astoria OR 97103<BR/>(503) 325-5922 Ext. 55<BR/><BR/>http://www.liberty-theater.org/events.html <BR/><BR/>Why: Jeffrey Jacob received his education from the Juilliard School (Master of Music) and the Peabody Conservatory (Doctorate) and counts as his principal teachers, Mieczyslaw Munz, Carlo Zecchi, and Leon Fleisher. Since his debut with the London Philharmonic in Royal Festival Hall, he has appeared as piano soloist with over 20 orchestras internationally including the Moscow, St. Petersburg, Seattle, Portland, Indianapolis, Charleston, Saõ Paulo and Brazil National Symphonies, the Silesian, Moravian, North Czech, and Royal Queenstown Philharmonics. A noted proponent of contemporary music, he has performed the world premieres of works written for him by George Crumb, Vincent Persichetti, Gunther Schuller, Samuel Adler, Francis Routh, and many others. He has performed solo recitals in London, Dublin, Glasgow, Berlin, Cologne, Munich, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Prague, Warsaw, Bucharest, Milan, Madrid, Helsinki, Rio de Janeiro, Saõ Paulo, Havana, Beijing, Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo, Sydney, Auckland, Toronto, Ottawa, and throughout the U.S.<BR/><BR/>Tickets also available at ticket west: 503.224.TIXX or 1.800.992.TIXX Tickets subject to a convenience charge.<BR/><BR/>Price: $16-25Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com