Zodiac Duo: Celestial Sounds
Zodiac Duo: Celestial Sounds
![](https://theclarice.umd.edu/sites/default/files/event-images/zodiacduo_400.png)
UPDATE: This event has been cancelled, click here for more information.
Event Attributes
Presented By
UPDATE: This event has been cancelled, click here for more information.
George Crumb's Celestial Mechanics is an iconic avant-garde masterwork for four-hand piano. Crumb's sonic tour-de-force makes the instrument sound in stunning and unimaginable ways: explosions, strange resonances, and cosmic clusters abound in a work that redefines the piano's entire soundscape.
Alongside Crumb's Celestial Mechanics, The Zodiac Duo perform an imaginative program spanning centuries, from the exuberant music of Mozart, to the dazzling colors of Ravel, to the innovative modern-day work of composers György Kurtág and Loren Loiacono.
The Zodiac Duo is formed by acclaimed pianists Mika Sasaki and George Xiaoyuan Fu, who specialize in four-hand piano work from all time periods and genres.
Program
W. A. MOZART Sonata in C major for Four Hands, K. 521
György KURTÁG Selections from Jatékok
Maurice RAVEL (arr. Léon Roques) Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2, for four hands
Loren LOIACONO Dyspnea, from Primum non nocere
George CRUMB Celestial Mechanics (Makrokosmos IV): Cosmic Dances for Amplified Piano
fghgf