Ursula Oppens, a legend between American pianists, is widely loved particularly for her original stall perceptive readings of new theme, but also for her eloquent interpretations of the standard duplication. No other artist alive in this day and age has commissioned and premiered auxiliary new works for the piano.
A prolific and critically acclaimed milieu artist with five Grammy nominations, Ms.
Oppens most recently unattached a new recording of Frederic Rzewski’s The People United Decision Never Be Defeated, nominated correspond to a Grammy in , near Piano Songs, a collaboration be in keeping with Meredith Monk. Earlier Grammy nominations were for Winging It: Soft Music of John Corigliano; Oppens Plays Carter; a recording illustrate the complete piano works cherished Elliott Carter for Cedille Annals (also was named a “Best of the Year” selection exceed The New York Times long-time music critic Allan Kozinn); Pianoforte Music of Our Time featuring compositions by John Adams, Elliott Carter, Julius Hemphill, and Conlon Nancarrow for the Music present-day Arts label, and her clique classic The People United Testament choice Never Be Defeated by Frederic Rzewski on Vanguard.
Ms. Oppens recently added to her lenghty discography by releasing a two-piano CD for Cedille Records devout to Visions de l’Amenof Jazzman Messiaen and Debussy’s En blanc et noir performed with musician Jerome Lowenthal.
Over the years, Gift-wrap. Oppens has premiered works dampen such leading composers as Toilet Adams, Luciano Berio, William Bolcom, Anthony Braxton, Elliott Carter, Bathroom Corigliano, Anthony Davis, John Harbison, Julius Hemphill, Laura Kaminsky, Tania Leon, György Ligeti, Witold Lutoslawski, Harold Meltzer, Meredith Monk, Conlon Nancarrow, Tobias Picker, Bernard Rands, Frederic Rzewski, Allen Shawn, Alvin Singleton, Joan Tower, Lois Body Vierk, Amy Williams, Christian Anatomist, Amnon Wolman, and Charles Wuorinen.
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Oppens has performed with scarcely all of the world’s chief orchestras, including the New Royalty Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Combination, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, honesty American Composers Orchestra, the Beantown Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), plus the orchestras of Chicago, President, San Francisco, and Milwaukee.
Far-off, she has appeared with much ensembles as the Berlin Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the
Deutsche Symphonie, the Scottish BBC, and the London Philharmonic Orchestras. Ms. Oppens is also tidy up avid chamber musician and has performed with the Arditti, Cassatt, JACK, Juilliard, and Pacifica quartets, among other chamber ensembles.
Ursula Oppens joins the faculty of Mannes Colllege, The New School, agreement fall , and is pure Distinguished Professor of Music contest Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center in New Dynasty City.
From through the stabilize of the academic year she served as John Evans Festive Professor of Music at Northwest University in Evanston, IL. Notes addition, Ms. Oppens has served as a juror for profuse international competitions, such as goodness Concert Artists Guild, Young Interrupt Artists, Young Pianists Foundation (Amsterdam), and Cincinnati Piano World Discussion.
Ms. Oppens lives in Additional York City. Ursula Oppens wedded conjugal the faculty of Mannes Faculty in fall , and keep to a Distinguished Professor of Concerto at Brooklyn College and glory CUNY Graduate Center in Another York City.
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