THURSDAY, JULY 15, 7:30 PM
CHAMBER SERIES OPENING NIGHT:
FOUR HANDS ON
Cuesta College Cultural and Performing Arts Center, San Luis Obispo Map | DirectionsTickets are available at the door
Tema Blackstone and Hung-Kuan Chen, pianos
Rachmaninoff Trio Élégiaque No. 2
Rachmaninoff Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos in C,
op. 17
Lutoslawski Variations on a Theme by Paganini
for Two PianosTwo exquisite Steinways, 176 keys, four hands and two powerful pianists face off in San Luis Obispo County’s newest acoustic marvel on the beautiful Cuesta College campus. Rachmaninoff’s powerful Suite was the result of hypnotherapy treatment the composer sought to help him out of a crippling depression. He later wrote the beautiful Trio Élégiaque as a memorial to Tchaikovsky. During WWII, the Nazis banned some of Europe’s finest musicians from the concert stages. Polish composer Lutoslawski survived in part by playing in the cafés and cabarets of Warsaw, the venues for which this rollicking piece was written.
Generously sponsored by Ron and Ann Alers
Brought to you by
Tema Blackstone and
Hung-Kuan Chen, pianos
