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Following this, the pianist launched immediately and surprisingly into the Rondo, a rollicking movement with many mood changes. Levinson exhibited a remarkable appreciation of these mood changes and an amazingly fluid technique. The orchestra performed its part admirably, fully capturing the excitement so eloquently expressed by Ben-Dor's movements on the podium...
...would like to have a parallel career as pianist and conductor, and I love to teach...
Though "Bach-Pratt" may never achieve the hyphenated ubiquity of "Bach-Busoni," the pianist's realization of the organ music was good, particularly in the translation of pedal points and high-register fireworks. In the Passacaglia, his loud, turbo righthand octaves were sensational, though there seemed to be some rhythmic slipping and sliding. The first fugal episode was marvelous, and it was interesting to consider just how well the Hall worked as church space. Sometimes the texture of the fugue became too dense or blurred for comprehension, but the forceful, toccata-style ending was astonishingly clear...
Pratt began playing the piano at the age of six, the violin three years later and at 16 entered the University of Illinois, where he studied piano, violin and conducting, before moving to the Peabody Conservatory and earning diplomas in all three areas. It was as a pianist, however, that he seized the attention of the musical world. His kinetic style and distinctive personality stirred up a storm of critical raves and public interest...
Pratt performed in solo at Jordan Hall Sunday as part of the BankBoston Celebrity Series. The Crimson spoke over the phone with the pianist just before his departure from Albuquerque for Boston...