Music has survived several millennia of societal and political change. But it may not survive you not coming to my several upcoming concerts with fellow pianist Aaron Diehl.
A couple of our collaborations are culminating over the next few weeks. Namely:
Wednesday–Thursday, December 31–January 1, 8:30 / 2:00 PM — Minneapolis, MN
Made of Tunes, the concerto I wrote for Aaron which premiered in 2024 in Los Angeles, comes to the Minnesota Orchestra for this all-American New Year’s program, conducted by Teddy Abrams. The piece is likely to become a staple of the season; I’m told Alicia Keys will perform its plaintive second-movement theme just before the ball drops in Times Square next year.
Sunday, January 25, 4:00 PM — Beacon, NY
Aaron and I have been steadily chipping away at our two-piano duo show since we debuted it at the Phillips Collection last spring. We’ll be doing a Hudson Valley preview of the program which a couple days later we perform at…
Wednesday, January 28, 7:30 PM — New York, NY
…Carnegie Hall. The program features music by Billy Strayhorn, Thelonious Monk (in extensive new re-workings), Julia Wolfe (the Aretha Franklin-inspired banger my lips from speaking), music from my 2010 album Shy and Mighty, and a couple of other surprises.
Thursday–Saturday, February 19–21, 7:30 PM / 11:00 AM / 7:30 PM — Cleveland, OH
Finally, Aaron takes Made of Tunes back out on the road, this time to the Cleveland Orchestra. John Adams conducts the program, which also includes his great new mini-symphony Frenzy.