February 22, 2007

Events feature pianist Goode in his first residency

Pianist Richard Goode, inaugural winner of the School of Music’s new Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance, will be featured in four events during his first residency (March 6 to 9) at the School of Music. The Jean Gimbel Lane Prize carries a cash award of $50,000.

Goode will present a lecture and recital from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, at Lutkin Hall, that will focus on Beethoven’s Sonata No. 31, Op. 110.

Two master classes with Northwestern piano students will take place from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, and Thursday, March 8, at Lutkin Hall. Both master classes are free. The March 7 class will be broadcast live at http://www.music.northwestern.edu. 

The culminating event will be Goode’s solo recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 9, at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. His program will include Bach’s Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829; Mozart’s Rondo in A Minor, K 511; Brahms’ Seven Fantasies, Op. 116; and Debussy’s Preludes, Book II.

Goode, a New York resident, has been hailed worldwide for music making of tremendous emotional power, depth, and expressiveness. He is internationally recognized as one of today’s leading interpreters of Beethoven. Among his numerous prizes are the Avery Fisher Prize, First Prize in the Clara Haskil Competition and a Grammy Award with clarinetist Richard Stoltzman.