Anton Kuerti (piano) January 30, 2009

Program:
Beethoven: Sonata in F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1; Beethoven: Sonata in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1; Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120

"One of the truly great pianists of this century" (CD Review, London)

Anton Kuerti, renowned solo pianist and one of today's most recorded artists, joins PCMS on Friday, January 30 at the Independence Seaport Museum for an evening of Beethoven's Sonatas (http://www.beethoven.com/). A generous musician and teacher, Kuerti believes strongly in the music he plays: "When you lose yourself entirely in the meaning and expression of the music," Kuerti says, "...once you forget the vulnerability of the situation, you can devote yourself entirely to the feeling of transmitting the beauty of the music."

Kuerti, who is best known for his interpretations of Beethoven, studied at the Longy School of Music, the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Curtis Institute. His teachers included Arthur Loesser, Rudolf Serkin and Mieczyslaw Horszowski. In 2007 he joined the faculty at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University in Montreal as visiting professor. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1998.

For more information on Anton Kuerti, please visit: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0001893 (The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada)

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Get to know Anton Kuerti!

Listen and Connect: Listen to selections of Kuerti's performances, browse his top albums, and explore similar artists:
http://www.last.fm/music/Anton+Kuerti

In a conversation with Joseph Lerner of the Millennium Arts Society, Anton Kuerti explores his love of music as a child, his most memorable moments as a musician, and his hopes for the future. "I don't know if I can point to a specific moment -- I think I was gradually drawn into it," says Kuerti of his introduction to formal music training. "...I remember when I was about eight or nine I came to realize that it is possible to make your own decisions when it comes to shaping and phrasing a piece of music and I really liked that":
http://www.millenniumartssociety.org/kuerti.htm