NEW
YORK (www.faustharrisonpianos.com) - Faust Harrison Pianos in
conjunction with
National Public Radio, The Luce Group and Jed Distler,
will present an historic twelve-hour non-stop Pianothon to raise funds
for Tsunami relief through donations to the charitable organization
Save the Children. This event will take place Sunday March 6th and will
run from 12 noon to 12 midnight in the brand new performance space at
Faust Harrison Pianos, 205 West 58th Street, New York City, one block
north of Carnegie Hall.
"It's an attempt to do something good
for those who can't do it for themselves. This is especially true of
the children affected by the tsunami," said producer Jim Luce. The
event will be taped for international broadcast by
National Public
Radio.
This once in a lifetime event will bring together 40
world-class pianists and is demonstrative of the long and healing reach
music can have in times of great stress and tragedy. The pianos chosen
for use throughout this event were selected to enhance the choice of
repertoire by each artist. The extraordinary and diverse selection of
concert grand pianos being assembled for this event includes:
The
newly-designed
Mason & Hamlin model CC (9'4") handcrafted in Boston
and donated by
Mason & Hamlin for it's first public performance at
this event New Bluthner model 1 (9'2") handcrafted in Leipzig, Germany
and flown in for this event 1877 Steinway & Sons model D (8'9")
Serpentine Rosewood handcrafted in New York City and fully rebuilt by
Faust Harrison Pianos New Estonia model 273 (9') handcrafted in Tallin,
Estonia
"We are honored to have assembled such an esteemed
group of high-profile artists who have donated their time, energy and
music at this important time," said Michael Harrison, pianist and
co-owner of Faust Harrison Pianos. "We hope our event will send a
message to those in despair that we haven't forgotten them. We are
particularly grateful to NPR --
with their help, our event and our message will be heard by radio listeners around the globe."
The Artists
Classical
pianists scheduled to perform include: Ursula Oppens,
Margaret Leng
Tan,
Jerome Lowenthal, Seymour Lipkin, Lincoln Mayorga,
Simon Mulligan,
Kathy Supove, Eduardus Halim, Jeffrey Swann, Sahan Arzruni, Joel Fan,
Soheil Nasseri, Dang Thai Son, Jenny Lin, Jed Distler, and Michael
Harrison.
Jazz pianists scheduled to perform include: Jacky
Terrasson, Kenny Werner,
Joanne Brackeen, Steve Kuhn, Benny Green,
Hilton Ruiz, Don Friedman, Vijay Iyer, Frank Kimbrough, David
Hazeltine, John Stetch, Pete Malinverni
Stuart Isacoff, plus cabaret
icon Steve Ross.
Richard Goode, Garrick Ohlsson, Paul
Badura-Skoda, Kenny Barron, John Hicks, and Ronnie Matthews are all
contributing to the event by making special live recordings for it. In
addition to these great artists
Annie Bergen of WQXR will host part of
the event.
Tickets for this 12-hour event are available in two
seatings: Noon or 6:00PM, and people may come and go at any time during
each seating. Tickets may be purchased for $25.00 per seating through
Theatermania by calling 212-352-3101 or by going online to
www.theatermania.com. Limited seating is also at the door for $25 per seating beginning at 11:30AM the day of the event.
For more information visit
www.faustharrisonpianos.com.
