An Evening With Lang Lang Highlights Montalvo

For Immediate Release Contact: Becki Gervin, 408.961.
5814
October 19, 2010 bgervin@montalvoarts.org
AN EVENING WITH LANG LANG HIGHLIGHTS

Montalvo’s Piano Masters Series
Five-concert series spans classical and jazz genres
SARATOGA, Calif. – Montalvo Arts Center presents its first Piano Master
Series starting November 14 with a performance by Cuban piano sensation
Alfredo Rodriguez. The series brings musical giants, like Lang Lang, and
new, up-and-coming artists such as Taylor Eigsti and Simone Dinnerstein, to
the Montalvo audience. Performances will be held in the intimate Carriage
House Theatre, with the exception of An Evening with Lang Lang, which will
be held in the historic California Theatre in Downtown San Jose. Tickets are
on sale now through Montalvo’s Box Office and Ticketmaster.com.
Quincy Jones Presents: Alfredo Rodriguez

Sunday, November 14, 7:30 p.m.
Classically trained, the young Cuban piano sensation is a jazz-fusion artist

with influences ranging from Bach, Beethoven, and Stravinsky to Thelonious
Monk, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, and Quincy Jones. Discovered by Jones in
2006 at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Rodriguez has performed all over the
United States, including at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas; the
Monterey Jazz Festival; the famous Newport Jazz Festival; and the San
Francisco Jazz Festival, plus more. In the words of Jones, “He is very special
and I do not say that easily because I have been surrounded by the best
musicians in the world my entire life and he is one of the best.”
Simone Dinnerstein: Performing Bach's Goldberg Variations
Sunday, November 21, 7:30 p.m.
American pianist Simone Dinnerstein’s recording of the Goldberg Variations

was No. 1 on Billboard’s Classical Chart in its first week of sales upon its
release in 2007, and The Washington Post placed it on its Top 10 Classical
Albums of the Decade. The Sony recording artist has gained international
attention since making a triumphant New York recital debut at Carnegie
Hall's Weill Recital Hall in 2005. Her highly anticipated all-Bach album is due
for release worldwide in January 2011. Dinnerstein, who brings her deeply
personal interpretation of Bach’s masterpiece to Montalvo for the first time,
was praised by The New York Times as being, “An utterly distinctive voice in
the forest of Bach interpretation, Ms. Dinnerstein brings her own pianistic
expressivity to the 'Goldberg Variations,’ probing each variation as if it were
something completely new.”
Taylor Eigsti Trio

Sunday, December 5, 7 p.m.
At 23, pianist/composer/band leader Taylor Eigsti is a two-time Grammy

nominee in the midst of establishing himself as a jazz star through his
imaginative improvisation and electrifying rhythmic sensibility. His trio, which
includes Harish Raghavan and Eric Harland, recently released a new album
Daylight at Midnight, an innovative collection that includes original Eigsti
compositions, as well as remarkable interpretations of pieces by composers
such as Nick Drake, Imogen Heap, Elliot Smith and Rufus Wainwright. Dave
Brubeck said of the jazz prodigy, “He's the most amazing talent I've ever
come across. Remember him.”
Jon Nakamatsu/David Benoit: Duo Piano "Rhapsody in Blue"

Sunday, January 9, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Nakamatsu, whom The Washington Post deemed, “very exciting indeed,” and
the Chicago Tribune praised "…Nakamatsu shows impeccable taste; he puts a
high gloss on anything he plays," is a frequent concerto soloist, chamber
musician, recording artist, and solo recitalist throughout the United States,
Europe, and Japan. A Gold Medalist at the Tenth Van Cliburn International
Piano Competition in 1997, he was named Debut Artist of the Year 1998 by
NPR's Performance Today. Benoit is a composer/pianist and five-time
Grammy nominee known for his extraordinary and seminal contributions to
contemporary jazz. Both artists have performed to sold-out crowds at
Montalvo, and their duo performance of Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”
should follow suit as they take the stage to perform this beloved American
classic.
An Evening with Lang Lang

Sunday, January 23, 2011; 7:30 p.m.
California Theatre, San Jose
"The hottest artist on the classical music planet." (The New York Times) Lang
Lang, who opened Carnegie Hall’s season in September, has played sold-out
recitals and concerts in every major city in the world and is the first Chinese
classical pianist to be engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna
Philharmonic, and the top American orchestras. At only 28, the young piano
sensation has quickly become a phenomenon in the eyes and ears of music
lovers across the globe. “The ebullient Lang Lang is maturing as an artist…his
playing is refined, almost severe. He has an intelligent way of shaping
phrases, controlling dynamics, varying articulations” (The New Yorker). This
solo performance, featuring works by Bach, Chopin and Schubert, is Lang
Lang’s only concert in the South Bay this year, as well as a major highlight of
Montalvo’s first Piano Masters Series.
Ticket Information
Quincy Jones Presents: Alfredo Rodriguez: $42/$37; Montalvo

members $38/$33
Simone Dinnerstein: $42/$37;members $38/$33
Taylor Eigsti Trio: $45/$40; members: $40/$36
Jon Nakamatsu/David Benoit: $60/$55; members $54/$49

An Evening with Lang Lang: $100/$80/$55; members $90/$72/$49
Tickets are available through the Box Office, open Monday through Friday, 10
a.m. – 4 p.m. and through Ticketmaster.com
About Montalvo Arts Center

Montalvo Arts Center is an oasis of culture and nature that fulfills its mission
by creating and presenting arts of all types; by nurturing artists; and by
using its historic Villa, buildings and grounds in innovative ways that engage
people in the creative process. Montalvo embraces Silicon Valley’s leadership
in innovation by being an inspirational catalyst that connects artists,
community and visitors so they can experience and celebrate the creative
process. Montalvo’s programming includes: an annual theme-based arts
program; music and performance; education and public programs; new
media and visual arts; and the Sally and Don Lucas Artists Residency
Program. Located in the Saratoga foothills in the midst of Silicon Valley,
Montalvo occupies a Mediterranean-style villa on 175 stunning acres, which
Senator James Phelan left to the people of California for the encouragement
of promising students in the areas of art, music, literature and architecture.
Montalvo celebrates its centennial in 2012. For more information about
Montalvo Arts Center, call 408.961.5800 or visit www.montalvoarts.org.
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For Immediate Release Contact: Becki Gervin, 408.961.

AN EVENING WITH LANG LANG HIGHLIGHTS

Quincy Jones Presents: Alfredo Rodriguez

Classically trained, the young Cuban piano sensation is a jazz-fusion artist

American pianist Simone Dinnerstein’s recording of the Goldberg Variations

Taylor Eigsti Trio

At 23, pianist/composer/band leader Taylor Eigsti is a two-time Grammy

Jon Nakamatsu/David Benoit: Duo Piano "Rhapsody in Blue"

An Evening with Lang Lang

Quincy Jones Presents: Alfredo Rodriguez: $42/$37; Montalvo

Simone Dinnerstein: $42/$37;members $38/$33

Taylor Eigsti Trio: $45/$40; members: $40/$36

Jon Nakamatsu/David Benoit: $60/$55; members $54/$49

About Montalvo Arts Center

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