“The rising young pianist Francesco Tristano played the formidable solo part brilliantly. He had rhythmic bite and color galore, while bringing engaging impetuosity to the music. The audience that packed the small hall gave the performers a whooping, cheering ovation. How cool for the Hamburg Symphony to have played Roulette. New York has an inviting new space for contemporary music just a short walk from the Brooklyn Academy of Music.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/arts/music/hamburg-symphony-orchestra-at-roulette-review.html?_r=2&ref=todayspaper

Francesco Tristano announces the one-night-only special performance of ‘Reunion – Goldberg Variations’ with Japanese dancers Saburo Teshigawara and Rihoko Sato on February 16th 2012 at 7 p.m. at Sumida Triphony Hall, Tokyo.

The program comprises Francesco’s own compositions ‘Hello’ and ‘Nach Wasser Noch Erde’, John Cage’s ‘In a Landscape’ as well as excerpts from J.S. Bach’s ‘Goldberg Variations’.

Tristano´s unconventional approach is shared by Japanese dancer and choreographer Saburo Teshigawara, internationally renowned for his performances spanning from classical ballet to visual arts. Teshigawara is the founder and director of  KARAS dance company.

Having had its premiere at the 2010 Laroque d’Anthéron International Piano Festival thanks to the festival’s artistic director René Martin, this performance marks the first reunion of the project in Japan.

February 16, 2012 :: Open 18h30 Start 19h00 @ Sumida Triphony Hall

More info in Japanese here : http://www.eurassic.jp/reunion/

Francesco Tristano starts off his US tour with the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, performing Olivier Messiaen’s 1971 composition ‘Des canyons aux étoiles…’ under the baton of maestro Jeffrey Tate and with film by Daniel Landau.

*23. 01. 2012 @ Roulette, Brooklyn, NY.

*29.01. 2012 @ Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI.

Tristano continues his tour with Carl Craig and Moritz Von Oswald for the trio’s first US appearances ever. They are scheduled to play the following cities:

*01. 02. 2012 @ Cliff Bell’s, Detroit, MI.

*03. 02. 2012 @ The Mid, Chicago, IL.

*04. 02. 2012 @ the BLK MARKET membership, TBC, NY.

Francesco Tristano @ Sumida Triphony Hall

http://www.eurassic.jp/reunion/

http://tokyo.mae.lu/en/News/Francesco-Tristano-x-Saburo-Teshigawara-piano-dance-project-Reunion

Reunion – Goldberg Variations

Piano/dance project :: Francesco Tristano (piano), Saburo Teshigawara (dance), Rihoko Sato (dance)