Henri Dutilleux - A Portrait from the Piano
Friday, October 28, 2016 at 8 pm
$25; $10 Students
“…the pianist Katherine Dowling gave crystalline performances, which balanced gestural expressiveness and careful attention to color.” - The New York Times
“…played with effortless incisiveness by Katherine Dowling.” - The Boston Globe
“The redoubtable Katherine Dowling once again returned to make short work of the technical challenges, and astonishingly once again played entirely from memory.” - The Boston Musical Intelligencer
“The evening’s finale, it produced the most electrifying performance, a tour de force by Katherine Dowling.” - The Berkshire Eagle
Program
Petit air pour dormir debout (1981)
Au gré des ondes (1946)
I. Prélude en berceuse
II. Claquettes
III. Improvisation
IV. Mouvement perpetuel
V. Hommage à Bach
VI. Étude
Trois préludes (1973-1988)
I. D’Ombre et de silence
II. Sur le même accord
III. Le jeu des contraires
pause
Résonances (1965)
Sonate pour piano (1950)
I. Allegro con moto
II. Lied
III. Choral et variations
Award-winning Canadian pianist Katherine Dowling has performed across North America and the United Kingdom. Equally compelling as a solo, collaborative, and ensemble performer, she holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Stony Brook University.