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BEETHOVEN: THE LAST PIANO SONATAS

6 May 2008

Venue

Marfa, Texas
Free

Performance

Jeff Fort & Marion Barthelme in conjunction with Chinati Foundation, the Goode Crowley Theater, and Ballroom Marfa presented, warmly invite you to a very special evening with renowned classical pianist, Sarah Rothenberg, who performed Beethoven’s late piano sonatas. The recital took place at the Goode Crowley Theater on Saturday 10th May 2008. This concert was free and open to the public. 

Artist Profile

Sarah Rothenberg

Noted for her “power and introspection” (The New York Times) and “heart, intellect and fabulous technical resources” (Fanfare), pianist Sarah Rothenberg has one of the most distinguished and creative careers of her generation. She has received international acclaim as soloist, chamber musician, and for her exceptionally innovative programs. She has performed frequently on Lincoln Center’s Great Performers series in New York and at Washington’s Kennedy Center, as well as at London’s Barbican Centre, The Aldeburgh Festival, The Concertgebouw, Palais des Beaux-Arts (Brussels), and leading concert series across the United States.

In 2006, Sarah Rothenberg made her debut as soloist with the Houston Symphony and maestro Hans Graf; presented her latest original concert production, Epigraph for a Condemned Book, at La Jolla Music Society, the Hancher Auditorium at University of Iowa and Kravis Center in West Palm Beach; and appeared at the prestigious Gilmore Piano Festival and New Haven International Festival. Her writings have been published in The Musical Quarterly, Chamber Music, World Policy Journal, Nexus (The Netherlands), and the literary journal Conjunctions. Artistic Director of Da Camera of Houston since 1994, Ms. Rothenberg was previously a founding co-director of the Bard Music Festival in New York. She received the Medal of Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters from the French government in 2000.