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Ruth Laredo
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Pianist Ruth Laredo was invited by the
Ministry of Culture of Russia to take part in the
Russian Festival "International Week" held by
the St. Petersburg State Conservatory named after Rimsky-Korsakov from
September 20-27, 2004. This year the Festival
was be dedicated to the bicentenary of the great Russian composer,
Mikhail Glinka.
Ms. Laredo, a 3-time
Grammy nominated artist known for her recordings of Rachmaninoff and
Scriabin, took an active part in the festival program, performing
both as soloist and chamber music player and conducting a master class for
Russian students. |
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Review of
Performance at the Cleveland Museum of Art |
Pianist summons perfect storm of
music
"Ruth Laredo, known as
'America's First Lady of the Piano,' is gifted with steely fingers,
prodigious technique, a passionate temperament and an affinity for dark
and heavy music.
In her superb recital
Wednesday night at the Cleveland Museum of Art, the renowned artist
plunged into pieces by composers who pushed and expanded the expressive
powers of the piano. Shrewdly balancing familiar and lesser-known works,
she played with ringing tone, intense presence and innate musicianship."
--The
Plain Dealer, Cleveland 4/17/04
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2004-2005
Season
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September 20-27,
2004
Russian Festival "International
Week"
St. Petersburg State Conservatory
Dedicated to the bicentenary of Mikhail Glinka
October 6-10
Tour with
Manchester Music Festival Orchestra
Mozart Concerto K. 449
Tuesday, October 12
Appearance as soloist with
Manchester Music Festival Orchestra
Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts
Mozart Concerto K. 449
Sunday, October 17
Recital - Opening concert -
Mostly Music Series
Westfield, NJ
Sunday, October 24
at 7:30 P.M.
Guest artist with St.
Petersburg String Quartet
JCC of W. Orange, NJ
Brahms Quintet
Thursday, October 28
Guest artist with St.
Petersburg String Quartet
Ashland, Oregon Chamber Music
Series
Shostakovich Trio No. 2 and Brahms Quintet
Concerts with Commentary
at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art
"The Russian Spirit"
Special guest artists:
Courtenay Budd, soprano and the St. Petersburg Quartet
Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
for tickets call (212) 570-3949 or
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Friday, November 5, 2004 at
7:00 P.M.
Scriabin - Works for Solo Piano
Rachmaninoff - Songs
Tchaikovsky - Trio in A Minor, Opus 50
Friday, January 21,
2005 at 7:00 P.M.
Rachmaninoff - Works
for Solo Piano
Tchaikovsky - Songs
Shostakovich - Piano Quintet
Friday, May 6, 2005 at
7:00 P.M.
Scriabin - Works for Solo Piano
Rachmaninoff - Songs
Prokofiev - Sonata No. 1 in F Minor for Violin and Piano, Opus 80
Tchaikovsky - String Sextet in D Major,
Opus 70, "Souvenir de Florence"
Concerts with Commentary
at the
Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts:
Wednesday, December
1, 2004 at 7 P.M.
American Classics: Gottschalk to
Gershwin, Bernstein to Barber
Wednesday,
January 5, 2005 at 7 P.M.
The Russian Spirit: Tchaikovsky,
Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Prokoviev
Sunday, February
6, 2005 at 7 P.M.
French Delicacies: Ravel and Franck
Introducing special guest artist Nicholas Kendall, violin
Monday, March 28,
2005 at 7 P.M.
Beethoven and his Influence |
CONCERT
SERIES |
Concerts with Commentary
at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, and throughout the U.S.
In addition to her
regular recital and symphony engagements, the Concerts with
Commentary series is now being presented in many other cities
around the U.S. in the form of single events or a 3-concert series. |
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These annual events have proven that New York
audiences love the informality of Ruth Laredo's
Concerts with Commentary...She speaks from the heart then she
performs the music, creating a living portrait of the composer and his
life and times.
This season featured the music of
Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Shostakovich, in a three-concert series
titled "The Russian Spirit" with
special guests Courtenay Budd, soprano and the St. Petersburg String
Quartet.
VIEW CLIPS
OF RUTH LAREDO
PERFORMING RACHMANINOFF LIVE
IN A PREVIOUS CONCERT SERIES
Piano Concerto No. 2
(mov, 2.92 MB)
Prelude in c# minor
(mov,
1.87 MB) |
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Three Piano Crossover
Ruth Laredo
teams up with Dick Hyman and Marian McPartland for this refreshing
program which explores the boundaries between Classical Music and
Jazz.
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25th
Anniversary Concert |

25th Anniversary Concert
Reviewed in The New York Times, September 15, 2001
"A
Pianist With Sustenance at an Anniversary Concert"
"'It was important for me to play,' Ms. Laredo said in a brief
address to the audience before the concert. 'Great music gives us
spiritual sustenance and gives us hope. It is in that spirit that I play
tonight.' ...The sustenance that Ms. Laredo's rich program offered was on
the order of a haute cuisine feast, set down with a pure heart "
--The
New York Times
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RECENT
RECORDINGS/MAGAZINES/BOOKS |
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NOW AVAILABLE:
Ruth Laredo Plays
Ravel
La Valse
Sonatine
Miroirs
Prelude in A Minor
Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn |
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3
CDs released from previous recordings
are now available, including the
Grammy nominated all-Barber recording.
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Ruth Laredo
Plays Chopin |
Ruth Laredo
Plays Samuel Barber |
Ruth Laredo
Plays Tchaikovsky |
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Brahms
Piano Quartets
Ruth Laredo's latest recording is
a 2-CD set of the complete Brahms Piano Quartets with the Shanghai
Quartet, recorded on the
Arabesque Label.
BUY THE CD |
LISTEN TO CLIPS FROM THE CD:
Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25 - Allegro (mp3, 378K)
Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25 - Andante con moto (mp3, 690K)
Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26 - Allegro non troppo (mp3, 830K)
Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26 - Finale. Allegro (mp3, 784K)
Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60 - Allegro non troppo (mp3, 862K)
Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60 - Andante (mp3, 502K) |
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Such
Good Friends
Recorded on an authentic 1893 Bechstein Piano from the
Metropolitan Museum's instrument collection, this recording highlights the
personal relationships between Brahms, Mendelssohn, and the Schumanns.
Available in the Metropolitan Musuem of Art Gift Shop.
BUY THE CD |
LISTEN TO CLIPS FROM THE CD:
Felix Mendelssohn - Rondo Capriccioso (mp3, 330K)
Robert
Schumann - Fantasiestücke, Op. 12,
Traumes Wirren (Dream Visions) (mp3, 752K)
Clara Schumann - Romance, Op. 11 (mp3, 534K)
Johannes Brahms - Op. 118, #2 in A major (mp3, 518K) |
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The sensational Steinway artist's first PianoDisc release, Artist Series:
Ruth Laredo-Bach to Rach (PD 3026) is
available.
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Featured
in Woody Allen's
" Small Time Crooks"
Ruth Laredo
appeared in the Woody Allen film, "Small Time Crooks", which stars Hugh
Grant. Hugh Grant tries to impress Tracy Ullman by taking her to an
important N.Y. Concert, a piano recital in which Ruth Laredo plays
music of Rachmaninoff.
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Featured on
the cover
of the Fall 2000
Piano Today.
Serkin,
Casals, and Woody Allen
Ruth Laredo's Musical Journey |
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The Ruth Laredo
Becoming a Musician Book
European American
Music Corporation (EA 714)
BUY THE BOOK
Also
available from:
Warner Brothers Publications
(800) 628-1528 |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
PRELUDE, Opus 3, No. 2 in C-sharp Minor
TEN PRELUDES, Opus 23
Edited by Ruth Laredo
Edition Peters
(P66900)
Available from your local music dealer.
Also
available from:
Frank Music
Company
250 West 54th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Telephone (212) 582-1999
Fax (212) 582-6215
Or direct from C.F. Peters Corp. (718) 416-7800 |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
THIRTEEN PRELEUDES, Opus 32
Edited by Ruth Laredo
Edition Peters
(P66901)
Available from your local music dealer.
Also available from:
Frank Music
Company
250 West 54th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Telephone (212) 582-1999
Fax (212) 582-6215
Or direct from C.F. Peters Corp. (718) 416-7800 |