Stanislava Varshavski and Diana Shapiro are the guest duo at the Chicago Duo Piano Festival, July 7-15, at Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston. Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem make beautiful music together as duo partners. They also provide an opportunity for others to do the same as co-founders of the Chicago Duo Piano Festival which celebrates its 36th year, July 7-15, at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave. in Evanston.
“Then we’re playing the beautiful impressionistic pieces of Debussy and Ravel,” Aebersold said. Those are “Habnera, Feria from Rapsodie Espagnole” by Ravel and “Petite Suite” by Debussy.“He takes themes from Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni,’ and he incorporates them into a little mini-drama for two pianos,” Neiweem explained.
Piano faculty members who will perform include Katherine Petersen, Mark George, Alexander Djordjevic, Xioamin Liang, Jue He, Elaine Felder, Milana Pavchinskaya, Matthew Hagle and Mio Isoda-Hagle. On July 12 at 7 p.m. there will be a Guest Duo Concert featuring Stanislava Varshavski and Diana Shapiro. Shapiro noted that they are both very independent people, but when they perform as a duo, it brings in a new dimension.
In addition, Varshavski and Shapiro will hold a Guest Duo Master Class at 10 a.m. on July 13. There will also be a Final Student Concert at 2 p.m. on July 14.“You can see a variety of duets from quite young pianists, like 10 or 11-year-olds, to mature adults,” she said. “And everybody enjoys playing together.”
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