SOLD OUT: Rachel Barton Pine

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Lisa-Marie Mazzucco

Classical violinist Rachel Barton Pine.

Nov. 4 update from Farley's: Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets to the November 5 concert. Tickets for the concert are sold out and are not available online or at the door.



press release: In both art and life, violinist Rachel Barton Pine has an extraordinary ability to connect with people. Celebrated as a leading interpreter of great classic and contemporary works, her performances combine her innate gift for emotional communication and her scholarly fascination with historical research. She plays with passion and conviction, thrilling audiences worldwide with her dazzling technique, lustrous tone, and infectious joy in music-making.

An active philanthropist, Pine has led the Rachel Barton Pine (RBP) Foundation since 2001. Early in her career, she noticed that young people learning classical music seldom have the opportunity to study and perform music written by Black composers.

Over the last 20 years, Pine and her RBP Foundation’s Music by Black Composers (MBC) project have collected more than 900 works by 450+ Black composers from the 18th – 21st centuries. MBC curates free repertoire directories on its website and publishes print resources, including pedagogical books of music exclusively by global Black classical composers and the Rachel Barton Pine Foundation Coloring Book of Black Composers.

Pine's program includes works by three Black composers: Dolores White, William Grant Still, and Billy Childs.

Program

Antonin Dvořák - Sonatina in G major for violin and piano, Op. 100

Beethoven - Violin Sonata in A major, No. 9, Op. 47, "The Bridgetower Sonata" *

Dolores White - Blues Dialogues

William Grant Still - Here's One

Billy Childs - Incident on Larpenteur Avenue **

William Grant Still - Suite for Violin and Piano

*This piece is more commonly known as the 'Kreutzer' Sonata, following a re-dedication by Beethoven. However, it was originally dedicated to George Polgreen Bridgetower (1778-1860) a virtuoso violinist of Black descent, whose prodigious talent inspired Beethoven to create this celebrated piece.

**Commissioned and premiered by Rachel Barton Pine.

Single tickets: $45 in advance (students $10), $50 at the door (if any remain). Season tickets: $225 for all six concerts, a $75 savings. Service fees apply. Tickets also for sale at Farley's House of Pianos. Student tickets can only be purchased online and are not available the day of the event.

All attendees are required to wear a mask at the concert. For additional questions about COVID-19 safety protocols please contact Renée Farley at 608-271-2626.

This concert is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Additional support comes from Jun and Sandra Lee.