River Oaks Chamber Orchestra presents Piano vs. Piano

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Pianist Christopher McKiggan takes The MATCH stage with not one, but two pianos in Piano vs. Piano, which offers a side-by-side comparison of an 1863 Steinway vs. a modern one, with McKiggan performing works on the 1863 instrument from the time of its creation, including Balakierev’s “Mazurka No. 2,” Liszt’s “Les Adieux,” Tchaikovsky’s “The Seasons,” BrahmsPaganini’s “Variations Book 2,” and ending with Karim Al-Zand’s “Paganini Reverie.”

Works performed on the new instrument include Robert Beaaser’s “Pag-Rag,” Narong Prangcharoen’s “Pact Ink,” and James Mobberley’s “Capricious Invariance.”

Pianist Christopher McKiggan takes The MATCH stage with not one, but two pianos in Piano vs. Piano, which offers a side-by-side comparison of an 1863 Steinway vs. a modern one, with McKiggan performing works on the 1863 instrument from the time of its creation, including Balakierev’s “Mazurka No. 2,” Liszt’s “Les Adieux,” Tchaikovsky’s “The Seasons,” BrahmsPaganini’s “Variations Book 2,” and ending with Karim Al-Zand’s “Paganini Reverie.”

Works performed on the new instrument include Robert Beaaser’s “Pag-Rag,” Narong Prangcharoen’s “Pact Ink,” and James Mobberley’s “Capricious Invariance.”

Pianist Christopher McKiggan takes The MATCH stage with not one, but two pianos in Piano vs. Piano, which offers a side-by-side comparison of an 1863 Steinway vs. a modern one, with McKiggan performing works on the 1863 instrument from the time of its creation, including Balakierev’s “Mazurka No. 2,” Liszt’s “Les Adieux,” Tchaikovsky’s “The Seasons,” BrahmsPaganini’s “Variations Book 2,” and ending with Karim Al-Zand’s “Paganini Reverie.”

Works performed on the new instrument include Robert Beaaser’s “Pag-Rag,” Narong Prangcharoen’s “Pact Ink,” and James Mobberley’s “Capricious Invariance.”

WHEN

WHERE

Midtown Arts and Theatre Center Houston (MATCH)
3400 Main St.
Houston, TX 77002
https://matchouston.org/events/piano-vs-piano

TICKET INFO

$15-$25
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