Cellist, pianist perform recital Sunday
Bridge Street Theatre presents cellist Garfield Moore and pianist Hiroko Sakurazawa.
Bridge Street Theatre, 44 W. Bridge St., Catskill, will present cellist Garfield Moore and pianist Hiroko Sakurazawa in an afternoon recital titled “From Baroque to Flamencp” on Sunday, April 2, at 2 p.m.
Critics have used the names of Mstislav Rostropovich, Gregor Piatigorsky and Pablo Casals in attempting to describe Moore’s artistry. From Carnegie Hall to Hungary’s Bartok Festival Hall, he has been acknowledged a “master artist.” An “auspicious” New York recital debut, world premiere performances and recordings, live solo broadcasts for New York Public Radio and solo tours have all met with exceptional praise.
At the age of 13, Moore performed and recorded the world premiere of the “Cello Concerto” of the great English cellist and composer Colin Hampton. Subsequent performances of concertos of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Luigi Boccherini, Jacques Ibert and Antonín Dvorák all drew enthusiastic critical responses. Mr. Moore has also distinguished himself by reviving rarely heard and unknown works, enriching the solo cello repertoire. Moore has served as Principal Cellist for the Pacific Philharmonic, the Santa Cruz Symphony, the Alvin Ailey Ballet, Opera Ebony, the Universal Chamber Orchestra, the West End Symphony and the Musical Heritage Concert Society. Exciting recent events included the world premiere performance and recording of Allen Brings’ “Duo for Cello & Piano”. He has also inaugurated a number of prestigious concert series, including those of the Hillwood and Heckscher Museums, the BRIK Gallery and SUNY Musica Camerata.
Moore has also distinguished himself by reviving rarely heard and unknown works, enriching the solo cello repertoire. He has served as principal cellist for the Pacific Philharmonic, the Santa Cruz Symphony, the Alvin Ailey Ballet, Opera Ebony, the Universal Chamber Orchestra, the West End Symphony and the Musical Heritage Concert Society.
Sakurazawa studied piano with Mariko Yamamoto and Henriette PuigRoget (from the Conservatory of Paris) at Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo. She continued her studies with Aki Takahashi, a leading Japanese pianist, and debuted in Tokyo in 1996, performing pieces by Toru Takemitsu, along with classical repertoire.
Since then, Sakurazawa has performed throughout Japan both as soloist and in collaboration with other musicians. In 2000, she performed the world premiere of “Concertino for Piano and Chamber Orchestra” by Richard Teitelbaum, with the Woodstock Chamber Orchestra.
In 2005, Sakurazawa gave the world premiere performance of two unpublished piano works by Henry Cowell at the Bard Music Festival. She has collaborated extensively with composer Takashi Harada, virtuoso of the ondes martenot, at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, the Sendai Classic Music Festival in Japan and the Other Minds Festival in San Francisco, where her she was hailed as a “Superb Pianist,” by the San Francisco Chronicle.
General admission tickets are $25, $10 for students ages 21 and under. Tickets go on sale at the door 30 minutes before the concert.
Call (518) 943-3894, send an email to contact@bridgest.org or visit bridgest.org for more information.