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BACH SOCIETY ORCHESTRA, in their third concert of the season, will once again challenge their namesake, performing Copland’s Appalachian Spring, Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Beethoven’s famous Symphony No. 5. The hour-and-a-half concert will feature pianist Katherine Chen ’06, winner of Bach Soc’s Concerto Competition. Friday, March 7 at 8 p.m. Tickets $8, $6 students, available at the Harvard Box Office or by phone (617) 496-2222. Paine Music Hall...
...PIANIST. The Pianist screens...
...PIANIST. The Pianist screens...
According to Taylor, one of the best things about being a pianist is that one never runs out of pieces to play. He loves to encounter new challenges, and the “rush of learning new notes.” Although his repertoire has expanded greatly during his career, Beethoven remains central to it. Taylor has set a personal goal of learning all 32 Beethoven sonatas—and he has just eight...
...PIANIST. Adrien Brody’s magnetic, largely silent performance in Roman Polanski’s Holocaust drama almost compensates for The Pianist’s inconsistent tone and distasteful political sensibilities. Brody’s Wladek Szpilman, who could hardly have picked a worse time and place to be Jewish, transforms from cocky concert pianist to starving phantom hunted by Nazis after escaping death in the bombed-out ghetto. The film soars briefly as it reflects on the redemptive power of music and the Szpilman’s commitment to survival; it stumbles badly in its misleading depiction...