Awadagin Pratt conducts a masterclass for UCLA student pianists and performs as part of The David L. Abell Piano Masters Series. Among his generation of concert artists, Pratt is acclaimed for his musical insight and intensely involving performances in recitals and with symphony orchestras.
Glassworks
Philip Glass (b. 1937)
Les Baricades Mistérieuses
FranÒ«ois Couperin (1668-1773)
Castillo Interior
Peteris Vasks (b. 1946)
Nocturne for the Left Hand Alone
Fred Hersch (b. 1955)
Prelude in D, Op. 23, No. 4
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Nocturne in B, Op. 62, No. 1
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Intermezzo from The Nutcracker
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
arr. M. Pletnev (b. 1957)
This event is made possible thanks to a gift from Barbara Abell who established The David L. Abell Piano Masters Series in honor of her late husband. Pianos were a passion for David, the owner of David L. Abell’s Fine Pianos in Los Angeles, which became a hot-spot for musical legends such as Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, Andre Previn, George Shearing, Bob Hope, Tony Bennett, and Benny Carter. We are proud to celebrate this program as part of the 2021 - '22 David L. Abell Piano Master Series.