Paul Wiancko News
American cellist and composer
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- United States of America
- cellist, composer
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2024-03-28
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The Boston Musical Intelligencer
2024-01-10 17:39:41
[…] with more musical responsibilities — a challenge that intrigues us! One of our goals is to shine a light on the kaleidoscopic body of string trio repertoire. Beyond the popular five trios by Beethoven, two by Schubert, Mozart’s iconic Divertimento, and Dohnányi’s famous Serenade, there is a plethora of top-notch works for string trio. This includes pieces by Schoenberg, Schnittke, Penderecki, Weinberg, Sibelius, Francaix, Jean Cras, and more recent pieces by Andrew Norman and Paul Wiancko, to name a few; this repertoire often gets overlooked in favor of string quartets or piano trios. With some digging, we have been able to discover several more hidden gems (like the Klein, Wegener, and Weiner that make up the first half of this program) that span from short character pieces to full romantic works. We are proud of this program, because it connects the familiar with the unfamiliar, and we are excited by […]
2023-10-27 15:53:07
2023-10-24 07:15:00
Long may they continue! Kronos Quartet's celebratory 50th anniversary concert at the Barbican
Kronos Quartet - Barbican Centre, 21 October 2023 (Photo: Mark Allan)Severiano Briseño, George Crumb, Gabriella Smith, Peni Candra Rini, Philip Glass, Zachary James Watkins, Antonio Haskell , Dumisani Maraire Mai Nozipo, Jlin, Terry Riley, Alfred Schnittke, Steve Reich; Kronos Quartet, Yahael Camara Onono, Peni Candra Rini; Barbican CentreReviewed by Florence Anna Maunders, 21 October 2023An incredible evening celebrating a half-century of trailblazing music makingReturning to the Barbican on 21 October 2023 as a part of their continent-spanning 50th anniversary tour, the Kronos Quartet (David Harrington, violin, John Sherba, violin, Hank Dutt, viola, Paul Wiancko, cello) brought an extended programme of greatest hits from their extensive back catalogue as well as (of course, this is the Kronos Quartet) brand new music being premiered for the first time.These four string players are genuine superstars of the contemporary classical scene, recognised as instrumental in the development of the string quartet across the last fifty years, both in their programming and commitment to new music, but also […]
2023-07-02 20:35:00
[…] Steven Schick percussion/director| red fish blue fish percussion Gabriela ORTIZ Liquid Borders Franz Joseph HAYDN String Quartet in F major, Op. 77 No. 2 Hob. III:82 Zakir HUSSAIN Pallavi (arr. Reena Esmail) Philip GLASS First Movement from String Quartet No. 3 (“Mishima”) Colin JACOBSEN Beloved do not let me be discouraged Geeshie WILEY Last Kind Words Rhiannon GIDDENS Lullaby David CROSBY/Nathan SCHRAM Where We Are Not (arr. Nathan Schram) Caroline SHAW Stem and Root from The Evergreen John ADAMS Judah to Ocean, Rag the Bone from John’s Book of Alleged Dances SQUAREPUSHER Xetaka 1 Friday, June 9 10:00am | VIS-À-VIS Libbey Bowl Gloria Cheng piano | Emi Ferguson flute | Mario Gotoh viola | Leonard Hayes piano | Karen Ouzounian cello Joshua Rubin clarinet | Steven Schick percussion | Michi Wiancko violin | Wu Man pipa Shawn OKPEBHOLO mi sueño: afro-flamenco Tyson Gholston DAVIS American Tableau (Tableau XI) Margaret BONDS Troubled Water (Wade in the Water) Michael ABELS Iconoclasm Jessie MONTGOMERY Rhapsody No. 2 Nasim KHORASSANI Growth Nina BARZEGAR Inexorable Passage Lei LIANG vis-à-vis 8:00pm | AN EVENING WITH RHIANNON GIDDENS AND FRANCESCO TURRISI Libbey Bowl An intimate concert with Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi with music ranging from the Baroque to Appalachian ballads and traditional Black American songs. Saturday, June 10 10:00am | THE WILLOWS ARE NEW Libbey Bowl Gloria Cheng piano | Kayhan Kalhor kamancheh | Karen Ouzounian cello | Nathan Schram viola | Wu Man pipa Niloufar NOURBAKHSH Veiled Lei LIANG Mother’s SongsGE Gan-Ru Gong (from Gu […]
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