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MEDIA CONTACT: Judy
Moore at (847) 491-4819 or jkm229@northwestern.edu
March 9, 2004
Pianist Lubin to Lecture, Perform
EVANSTON, Ill. --- Renowned fortepianist Steven Lubin will present
a School of Music-sponsored lecture-recital from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday,
April 1, at Northwestern University’s Lutkin Hall, 700 University
Place, Evanston campus.
His free program will be performed on a replica of an 18th century fortepiano.
Lubin’s program will include Variations in F Minor by Haydn, Beethoven’s “Moonlight
Sonata,” and three works by Mozart -- Sonata in A Minor, K. 301, Variations
on “Ah, vous dirai-je maman,” K. 265, and Sonata in D, K. 310.
Lubin will provide commentary on the music, performance techniques and improvisation
practices of the period.
A fortepiano’s sound is much softer than the modern piano’s, both
less loud and with a gentler tone color. The fortepiano was invented in Vienna
in the late 1760s or early 1770s by Johann Andreas Stein and was popular until
the early 1800s.
Lubin has been a dominant figure in the early music movement for the past two
decades. Especially known for his whimsical improvisation, he was the first to
perform Mozart concertos in period style as both the soloist and conductor in
major New York venues.
His groundbreaking recordings of Mozart concertos for Arabesque, awarded a coveted “Record
of the Year” by Stereo Review magazine, served as an introduction for many
to early music performance practice.
Lubin has performed as a soloist with many of the world’s great orchestras
including the Academy of Ancient Music, the Wiener Akademie, the National Symphony
and the Los Angeles and St. Paul Chamber orchestras. He is a favored guest artist
at major international festivals.
Lubin is a professor of music at Purchase College, Purchase, N.Y. He earned a
bachelor’s degree from Harvard University, a master’s degree in piano
from the Juilliard School, and a doctoral degree in musicology from New York
University.
Admission to Lubin’s April 1 program is free and open to the public. Seating
will be on a first-come, first-seated basis.
For more information, call Ellen Schantz, director of communications and marketing
for the School of Music, at (847) 491-5726.
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