In Tune with Tomorrow
Piotr Folkert - piano
John Lemley –narration
Roswell Cultural Arts Center
Sunday, September 30, 2000, 7:00 pm
Piotr Folkert is internationally recognized as one of the most gifted and sensitive pianists performing today. His “stellar technique and insightful interpretations” have won him consistent classical acclaim and enthusiastic audiences worldwide, whether for his solo recitals, or his orchestral engagement. His performing schedule regularly takes him to the great concert stages of North America and has been highlighted by frequent engagements at the Carnegie Hall. Internationally he has appeared in cultural capitals of Europe, Australia and Far East.
This concert will feature works of Chopin, Bach, Mozart, and Gershwin.
It will be narrated by WABE Public Radio’s personality, John Lemley. The narration provides a deep knowledge of the composer’s life in the form of letters, anecdotes and historical facts. This unique combination of music and historical background has tremendous educational value and is sure to delight those new to classical music as well as the seasoned classical patron.
…about Piotr Folkert:
“He is stunning virtuoso with stellar technique. Full of tenderness, passion, joy, sorrow and singing style that made the music come to life, Folkert showed the stuff that the world-class pianists are made of”.
-The State Journal
Excerpts from narration:
Paris, 1832
“I have found my way into the very best society: I have my place among ambassadors, princes, ministers - I don’t know by what miracle it has come about, for I have done nothing to push myself forward. It is a necessary thing for me, because good taste is supposed to depend on it. At once you have a greater talent if you have been heard at the English or Austrian embassy. You play better if the Princesse de Vaudemont was you protector- I can’t say is, because the elderly lady died a week ago”.
F. Chopin
“There is nothing so remarkable about it” Johann Sebastian Bach is believed to have said about playing the organ. ”All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time, and the instrument plays itself”.
