MUSIC AT THE COURT PRESENTS PIANIST ROBERT THIES
Robert Thies
PASADENA, Calif., October 5, 2009 – Boston Court presents Robert Thies during the Fall Classical Series of the 2009 Music at the Court season at Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 North Mentor.
Thies returns to Boston Court Sunday, October 18, 7:00 p.m. with a mix of virtuosic Russian romantic, German, and French piano music. Thies is an artist renowned for his consummate musicianship and poetic temperament whom the LA Times called a pianist of "unerring, warm-toned refinement, revealing judicious glimmers of power."
He first captured worldwide attention in 1995 when he won the Gold Medal at the Second International Prokofiev Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia. With this victory, Thies became the only American pianist to win a Russian piano competition since Van Cliburn's triumph in Moscow in 1958.
Thies enjoys a diverse career as an orchestral soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. He has already performed over 35 concertos with orchestras all over the world, including the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic, the Auckland Philharmonia (New Zealand), the Mexico City Philharmonic, Mexico's National Symphony, the Fort Worth Symphony, the Pasadena Symphony, the Louisville Orchestra, and the Naples Philharmonic.
A dedicated chamber musician, Thies continues to expand an already impressive repertoire and collaborates with many esteemed musicians. He has appeared with established ensembles such as the Angeles, Calder, and New Hollywood String Quartets, and has also performed on the chamber series of Camerata Pacifica, Mladi, Dilijan and Jacaranda. He also founded The Thies Consort, a unique ensemble using varying instrumentation and thematic programming.
Music at the Court concerts are held in Boston Court's Marjorie Branson Performance Space, an intimate and acoustically exquisite hall of warm woods and metal construction. All shows are $20 general admission, $15 senior/student for advanced tickets, and $25 general admission, $20 senior/student for tickets purchased at the door. Tickets are available online at www.bostoncourt.org or by calling 626-683-6883.
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