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SUMMARY:Jeremy Denk\, piano
LOCATION:Sixth & I Historic Synagogue\n600 I Street\, N.W.\nWashington\, District Of Columbia 20001
DESCRIPTION:Washington\, D.C.¬- “There is nothing generic about this adventurous musician. His vivacious intellect is manifest both in his playing and on his blog\, Think Denk\, an outlet for astute musical observations and witty musings\,” wrote The New York Times in a profile of pianist Jeremy Denk last year. Denk made his debut on Carnegie Hall’s main stage at very short notice last season\, filling in for Maurizio Pollini. “Looking eager and informal in a loose black shirt\, Mr. Denk embraced the moment\, played splendidly and won a standing ovation\, and probably some new admirers\, from the audience\,” wrote The New York Times\, adding “his balancing of elements in the [Ives]  'Concord'—control and freedom\, wildness and repose\, ferocity and tenderness\, clattering power and melting sonorities — was something special….He played [Bach’s Goldberg Variations] with crisp articulation\, verve and a keen feeling for the character of each variation.”  Denk has performed previously for WPAS in tandem with violinist Joshua Bell\, with the Tokyo String Quartet and as a soloist on the Hayes Piano Series. He returns as a soloist performing a program of works by Mozart\, Liszt\, Ligeti and Brahms at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue on May 19.\n\nDenk made his debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Gustavo Dudamellast season  filling in at short notice for Martha Argerich. Said The Los Angeles Times of that performance\, “Denk unravels mysteries. He commands an impressive clarity of tone and thought. He brings out delicious details. In many passages his fingers catch the sparkle in his eye.”  Denk has also received frequent critical acclaim for his engagements with other leading orchestras including the Philadelphia Orchestra\, the St. Louis Symphony\, the Houston Symphony\, the San Francisco Symphony\, the Atlanta Symphony\, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra\, London’s Philharmonia and many others. One review of his debut with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra raved\, “Denk’s technical command is nothing but an entrance-way to the music’s inner chambers. He is a sensational musician.”\n\nAfter graduating from the Oberlin College and Conservatory in piano and chemistry\, Denk earned a masters degree in music from Indiana University (also Joshua Bell’s alma mater) and a doctorate in piano performance from the Juilliard School. He won both the Young Concert Artists International Auditions and an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 1998.\n\nDenk’s repertoire shows unusual versatility\, ranging from the standard works of the 18th and 19th centuries to 20th-century masters. He is also a dedicated chamber musician and has collaborated with the Shanghai\, Vermeer and Borromeo string quartets\, among others. He has appeared at the Italian and the American Spoleto Festivals\, the Santa Fe and Seattle Chamber Music Festivals\, and the Verbier Festival. Denk has spent several summers at the Marlboro Music School and Festival in Vermont and been part of "Musicians from Marlboro" national tours.\n\nDenk made his New York recital debut at Alice Tully Hall in April 1997 as the winner of the Juilliard Piano Debut Award. Recent solo appearances include all-Beethoven and all-Bach recitals in Philadelphia\, programs at the Mostly Mozart Festival at New York’s Lincoln Center and recitals in Boston and Washington\, D.C. His first solo CD\, Denk Plays Ives\, was released in 2010. His second recording\, of Bach Partitas 3\, 4 and 6\, was released in 2011.\n\nJeremy Denk first performed with his frequent recital partner\, violinist Joshua Bell in 2004. Denk and Bell have toured throughout the United States and Europe with more than 80 performances to date. He maintains working relationships with a number of living composers and has participated in many premieres: Jake Heggie’s concerto Cut Time; Libby Larsen’s Collage: Boogie; Kevin Putz’s Alternating Current and Ned Rorem's The Unquestioned Answer.  In 2002\, he recorded Tobias Picker’s Second Piano Concerto with the Moscow Philharmonic.\n\nFunded in part by the D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities\, an agency supported in part by\n\nNational Endowment for the Arts.\n\nWPAS is committed to making every event accessible for persons with disabilities. Please call the WPAS Ticket Services Office for more information on accessibility to the various theaters in which our performances are held.  Services offered vary from venue to venue and may require advance notice\n\nWashington Performing Arts Society has created profound opportunities for connecting the community to artists\, in both education and performance.  Through live events in venues that criss-cross the landscape of the D.C. metropolitan area\, the careers of emerging artists are guided\, and established artists who have bonded with the local audience are invited to return.  In this way\, the space between artists and audiences is eliminated\, so that all may share life-long opportunities to deepen their cultural knowledge\, enrich their lives\, and expand their understanding and compassion of the world through the universal language of the arts.
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