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Jennifer Koh, Ursula Oppens, Frederic Rzewski

75th Anniversary Commission

SUNDAY CONCERTS

Music Room

Tickets are $30, $15 for members and students with ID; museum admission for that day is included. Advance reservations are strongly recommended; reserve online until 12 hours before each concert.

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Continuing the vital practice of commissioning music from today’s composers, and in celebration of the anniversary seasons of both institutions, The Phillips Collection and the Library of Congress have joined forces and commissioned new works for violin and piano from prominent composer Frederic Rzewski. Jennifer Koh and Ursula Oppens perform. 

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Jennifer Koh
Ursula Oppens
Frederic Rzewski

Program

75th Anniversary Commission

Continuing the vital practice of commissioning music from today’s composers, and in celebration of the anniversary seasons of both institutions, The Phillips Collection and the Library of Congress have joined forces and commissioned new works for violin and piano from prominent composer Frederic Rzewski. The commissions will premiere on back-to-back days.
 
APRIL 30: Part 1 at the Library of Congress
 
MAY 1: Part 2 at The Phillips Collection

Program

Frederic Rzewski (b. 1938)
“The Same Old Story” (Mile 52 of “The Road”) (Rzewski)

“Notasonata” ( Koh, Oppens)
 

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Morton Feldman (1926-1987)
Piano Four Hands (Rzewski, Oppens)


Lou Harrison (1917-2003)
Grand Duo (Koh, Oppens)
Prelude
Stampede
A Round
Air
Polka

About the Artists

Violinist Jennifer Koh is recognized for her intense, commanding performances, delivered with dazzling virtuosity and technical assurance. With an impassioned musical curiosity, she is forging an artistic path of her own devising, choosing works that both inspire and challenge. She is dedicated to performing the violin repertoire of all eras from traditional to contemporary, believing that the past and present form a continuum. She is also committed to exploring connections in the works she performs, searching for similarities of voice among diverse composers and associations within the works of a single composer.

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Ursula Oppens has long been recognized as the leading champion of contemporary American piano music. In addition her original and perceptive readings of other music, old and new, have earned her a place among the elect of today’s performing musicians.

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Watch & Listen

Jennifer Koh, in collaboration with another feature artist in this season, Shai Wosner, talk about their collaboration with contemporary composers in coversation with the complete Beethoven Sonatas.

Ursula Oppens talks about working with contemporary composers.