Faculty Recital: Matthew Odell

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On Wednesday, March 23 at 7:30pm KSC faculty member Matthew Odell, will present a piano recital featuring diverse works by Berio, Boulez, Ravel, and Schumann. On the program are the Humoreske by Robert Schumann, Ravel’s classic work Miroirs, Wasserklavier by Luciano Berio, and works by Boulez, with whom Odell has studied.

The New Hampshire-born pianist Matthew Odell began his studies at the age of 10 and has since won acclaim for performances of a wide range of repertoire as a solo recitalist, soloist with orchestra, and chamber musician. He has been hailed as “excellent” by the New York Times and “brilliant … playing with total commitment and real abandon” by Gramophone. Recent concerts have including such diverse projects as Messiaen’s Des canyons aux étoiles… with Maestro David Robertson and the Juilliard Orchestra for the reopening of Alice Tully Hall, a performance in the New York Philharmonic’s Stravinsky Festival, and solo recitals of Messiaen’s Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus. He also performed numerous contemporary works for piano and orchestra with the AXIOM Ensemble and completed a six-concert tour of Taiwan with the Hampton Trio. Mr. Odell is a founding member of the Hampton Trio, a group actively involved in presenting outstanding pieces from the established repertoire alongside newly-commissioned works. Mr. Odell currently teaches at The Juilliard School and frequently presents master classes, workshops, and lectures at professional conferences and universities throughout the U.S and Europe.

Theatre/Location: Alumni Recital Hall

Price: $10-$5, $5 KSC students