MARCH 26 and MARCH 27, 2007
Amaturo Theater, Fort Lauderdale

March 26, 2007 @  7:00  PM

Lecture: Stuart Isacoff

Classical-Jazz Connections:  How are Chopin and Duke Ellington alike? Which Baroque composer was a closet gospel pianist? How do musicians improvise? This musically
illustrated lecture pierces the veil that often separates the worlds of  classical music and jazz, with examples ranging from Bach, Scarlatti, Messiaen and Scriabin to Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern and Leonard Bernstein.

Concert @ 8:00  PM

Emanuele Arciuli (Italy)  & Frederic Rzewski (American Composer/Pianist)

Duo Recital with an after concert conversation with Emanuele Arciuli and Frederic Rzweski.  The Festival is pleased to once again present the outstanding Italian pianist Emanuele Arciuli known as an eminent interpreter of contemporary classical piano music.  For this special performance, Arciuli will be joined by American composer, Frederic Rzewski, now resident in Belgium, of mostly chamber, vocal and piano works that have been performed throughout the world; he is also active as a pianist.

Frederic Rzewski - "The People United Will Never Be Defeated" performed by Rzewski

Emanuele Arciuli performs:
Franz Liszt Sposalizio (from Années de Pelerinage: Italie)
Claude Debussy: L'isle Joyeuse 
Fred Hersch: Nocturne for the left hand only (from Three Character Etudes)
Frederic Rzewski: Pieces No. 3 and No.4 (from Four Pieces)
Chick Corea  Children Songs

The follwing Rzewski compositions will be performed on two pianos by Rzewski & Arciuli:
North American Ballads (4) for piano
Winnsboro cotton mill blues

Post-concert discussion: Frederic Rzewski & Emanuele Arciuli moderated by Stuart Isacoff

March 27, 2007 @ 7:00 PM

Lecture: Stuart Isacoff

Temperament: How Music Became A Battleground For The Great Minds Of
Western Civilization: This presentation addresses the question of whether nature has rules for music, as it does for other aspects of the physical world. Based on Mr. Isacoff's critically acclaimed book, a historical narrative that includes such diverse figures as Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, and Newton.

Concerto Evening @ 8:00 featuring the Miami International Piano Festival Orchestra

William Noll, Conductor with special guest artists:

Eugene Ugorski (Russia) (16 year old violin virtuoso) ProkofieV Violin Concerto No. 2 and Conrad Tao (USA)  (12 year old piano virtuoso) Mozart Piano Concerto in G

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