The Richmond Choral Society will be presenting a program titled “J.S. Bach the Reformer” Saturday evening at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church on Monument Avenue in Richmond. The concert highlights the 500th anniversary of the Reformation with the performance of three cantatas by Bach.
I know that’s the quite the bold headline. I mean, just who am I to make such a declarative statement, right? But, if you tune into this week’s World Music Show (3/25), then you’ll forgive my platitudes, hopefully. Plus, that header is a reference for sounds to come.
The Richmond Ballet presents their “Studio Two” performances this weekend at the Richmond Ballet Studio Theatre.
Pianist Jan Lisiecki’s new release “Chopin: Works for Piano and Orchestra” features pieces in the so-called “brilliant style,” a form of virtuosic pianism cultivated in the early 1800s by some of the leading performer-composers of the day. During his formative years in Warsaw, Chopin applied the style to such works for piano and orchestra as the Grande Polonaise Brillante (Op.22) and Rondo à la Krakowiak in F major (Op.14).
Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki recently talked with me about his new CD release featuring the works for piano and orchestra by Frederic Chopin. Lisiecki was born to Polish parents in Canada in 1995.
It's time to cut to chase on this week’s World Music Show (3/18) because there’s a lot happening around town and in the studios in the next week. And because of all that, I want to make sure that you—faithful listener—are in tune with what’s going on and have a chance to attend some of these great events.
