Contemporary German Piano Music. Benefit Concert for AMREF USA – Killian Hall, Cambridge, MA. September 25, 8pm
Posted by sequenza21 in Concert Announcement, tags: Seda Röder
About the Concert
The concert explores the nexus of tradition and innovation in selected works of the 20th and 21st centuries.
All proceeds of the concert and CD sales will be donated to AMREF, an Africa-based organisation that is bringing good quality and affordable health care closer to those who need it most by improving access to health treatment and preventing poor health through community education.
Program
Alban Berg (1885-1935): Piano Sonata op. 1
Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007): Klavierstück IX
Helmut Lachenmann (*1935): Ein Kinderspiel
Hans Werner Henze (*1926): La Mano Sinistra
Hans Tutschku (*1966): Zellen Linien
A message from Seda:
“I want to invite you all to help support the fabulous work of AMREF. They try to improve medical care and general health in African countries such as Angola, Somalia, Uganda, and Ethiopia by training health workers and supporting communities in developing local health projects. Please contribute to AMREF generously; we all know that a good health is the basis for everything else in life!”
- Seda Röder
About AMREF USA
Founded in 1957 as the Flying Doctors of East Africa, the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) is today the largest African health organization in the world. AMREF ensures access to good health for the most vulnerable and marginalized people in Africa. With their active involvement, AMREF develops and implements innovative, sustainable solutions to critical health challenges facing the continent.
AMREF USA is one of 12 offices across North America and Europe that is providing key support to further AMREF’s essential work in Africa.
To learn more about AMREF, please visit http://usa.amref.org/.
About Seda Röder
Lauded for her “musical intelligence” (Gerhard Oppitz) and “musical maturity” (Dennis Russell Davies), Turkish pianist Seda Röder brings contemporary music to new audiences. On her recent debut album the young pianist showcases music from three centuries by composers who were active in Vienna: Mozart, Brahms, Berg. Her upcoming recording projects will include modern Turkish music as well as music by contemporaries of Alban Berg and Arnold Schoenberg.
Before coming to the US in 2007 to teach at MIT and Harvard, Ms. Röder studied in Salzburg and Munich, where she had the privilege of working with world-renowned Beethoven and Brahms expert Gerhard Oppitz. In addition to teaching piano and music history, Ms. Röder maintains a busy performance schedule with upcoming concerts in New York, Philadelphia, Istanbul, Munich, Edinburgh, and Berkeley.
Recordings, podcasts and videos of Ms. Röder’s work are available on http://www.sedaroeder.com/.
Details
Where: Killian Hall. MIT
Rm. 14W-111, MIT Hayden Library Bldg, 160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA
For a map click here
When: September 25, 2009 @ 8pm
Suggested donation is $10
PRE-CONCERT PODCASTS
On Hans Tutschku’s Zellen Linien: Download and Listen
On Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Klavierstück IX: Download and Listen
Mp3s with music from the program can be found here: http://www.sedaroeder.com/mit
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