February 25, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Janice L. Mayer, Director of Artistic Planning
and Communications, 817.738.6536
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, February 25, 2010 - Cellist Yo-Yo Ma will
return to Bass Hall in Fort Worth on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 for
his third appearance in the Cliburn Concerts series. Mr. Ma is one
of the most sought-after classical instrumentalists performing
today.
He will appear with his frequent collaborator, pianist Kathryn
Stott, in a recital program that has been acclaimed around the
world. Reviewing the performance at London's Barbican Hall, The
Independent wrote "The balance-or you might say
focus-pulling-between the two instrumental voices was perfection
…with both players finding countless ways of nuancing their sound
so as to let the harmony shine through."
Mr. Ma's recording of Songs of Joy & Peace was named Best
Classical Crossover Album at the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards in
January 2010 marking his outstanding 16th GRAMMY Award win. Yo-Yo
Ma and Kathryn Stott recently collaborated on Paris: La Belle
Époque, adding another SONY release to his discography which
includes 75 recordings. The duo previously recorded Soul of the
Tango (also a GRAMMY Award winner) and Obrigado Brazil.
In addition to the GRAMMY Awards mentioned above, Yo-Yo Ma has
received the Avery Fisher Prize (1978), the Glenn Gould Prize
(1999), the National Medal of the Arts (2001), the Dan David Prize
(2006), the Sonning Prize (2006), and the World Economic Forum's
Crystal Award (2008). In 2002 he was appointed a CultureConnect
Ambassador by the United States Department of State, and in 2006 he
was selected to be a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Most
recently he was named the first Judson and Joyce Green Creative
Consultant of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. For more information,
visit Yo-YoMa.com.
Kathryn Stott first came to public attention as a prize winner
of the 1978 Leeds International Pianoforte Competition in her
native England. Her musical curiosity and technical ability has
since contributed to her reputation as one of the United Kingdom's
finest interpreters of contemporary music. She has given many
acclaimed world-premiere performances of works by composers such as
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and Michael Nyman. Miss Stott is an active
chamber musician with long-standing collaborations with the Belcea,
Skampa and Endellion Quartets, the Assad Brothers (guitarists), and
Edgar Meyer (bass), as well as with Mr. Ma. In addition to her
international performing career, she is Artistic Director of the
Manchester Chamber Concerts Society and will become the Guest
Artistic Director of the Incontri in Terra di Siena in Tuscany in
summer 2010. For more information,visit KathrynStott.com.
CLIBURN CONCERTS PROGRAM
SCHUBERT Sonata in A minor for Arpeggione and Piano, D.821
SHOSTAKOVICH Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
PIAZZOLLA Le Grand Tango
GISMONTI/CARNEIRO Bodas de Prata & Quatro Canto
FRANK Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano
Sheilds-Collins Bray, the Cliburn's Artistic Director of Special
Programs, will also appear to give a special pre-concert talk at
6:30 p.m. in Bass Hall's Green Room. The informance is free to
ticket holders.
FOR TICKETS
Tickets are available from Central Ticket Office or by calling
817.335.9000. Ticket prices range from $15 to $90. (Ticket
availability is limited in some sections.) Patrons must be 8 years
or older to attend.
For Group Sales Information, please call 817.738.6536 ext. 116
or e-mail GroupSales@cliburn.org.
ABOUT THE CLIBURN CONCERT SERIES
Widely regarded as the foremost performance series in the
region, Cliburn Concerts features the world's leading recitalists,
ensembles, and rising stars. Cliburn Concerts is presented at Bass
Performance Hall and at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
ExxonMobil is the Principal Corporate Sponsor of the Van Cliburn
Foundation. American Airlines; "Crystelle Waggoner Charitable
Trust" Bank of America, Trustee; City of Fort Worth; Star-Telegram;
Steinway & Sons; and XTO Energy Inc. are Official Corporate
Sponsors. Official Sponsors include the Amon G. Carter Foundation,
Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, Beaumont Foundation
of America, the Burnett Foundation, the Sid W. Richardson
Foundation, and the T. Boone Pickens Foundation. Star-Telegram is
the principal media partner and WRR 101.1 FM is the official radio
station of Cliburn Concerts.
Contact: Janice L. Mayer, Director of Artistic Planning and
Communications, 817.738.6536
