Conrad Tao was named a Gilmore Young Artist in 2012, an honor awarded every two years to promising American pianists of the new generation.
Performer Biography
Conrad Tao, the pianist on this album, received the inaugural Yvar Milkhashoff Prize in 2021 for his commitment to innovative concert programming and contemporary piano music.
Composer Biography
Felipe Lara, a Brazilian-American modernist, is known for creating unique musical contexts by reinterpreting acoustical and extra-musical properties of familiar sounds.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Felipe Lara's music is characterized by constant motion, flexing, squirming, shuddering, and darting, with iridescent surfaces that pulse and are suffused with energy.
Performer Biography
The Talea Ensemble, described by the New York Times as 'a crucial part of the New York cultural ecosphere,' champions musical creativity and brings new works to life.
Composer Biography
Felipe Lara's compositions often aim to establish self-similar relationships between the macro and micro-articulation of the musical experience.
Performer Biography
James Baker, the conductor on this album, is the Principal Percussionist of the New York City Ballet Orchestra and the Director of the Percussion Ensemble at the Mannes College of Music.
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