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And in December, besides closing out the bicentennial of Chopin with French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, they launch the music, arts and culture of Japan Festival, the second in a bicoastal partnership with the Philharmonic Society of Orange County at Segerstrom Hall and with the participation of venues all across NY and nationwide.

Patricia Zohn: CultureZohn: The Carnegie Hall Youthquake Patricia Zohn 2010

To celebrate Liszt's actual birthday, on Oct. 22, DG will release Pierre-Laurent Aimard's new 2-CD set, "The Liszt Project," not just of Liszt's own music, but music by composers who influenced Liszt, and those who were influenced by him.

A Flock of Rock Docs John Jurgensen 2011

And in December, besides closing out the bicentennial of Chopin with French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, they launch the music, arts and culture of Japan Festival, the second in a bicoastal partnership with the Philharmonic Society of Orange County at Segerstrom Hall and with the participation of venues all across NY and nationwide.

Patricia Zohn: CultureZohn: The Carnegie Hall Youthquake Patricia Zohn 2010

The piano concerto of Gyorgy Ligeti anchored the first half, with pianist and trailblazing new music advocate Marino Formenti filling in for Pierre-Laurent Aimard, a Boulez-mentored modernist.

Brad Hill: Salonen Brings Hungarian Echoes to the NY Philharmonic Brad Hill 2011

This weekend, it's the music of the man himself, rather than the huge range of 20th-century works he conducts so peerlessly, that is centre of attention, with a symposium discussing his achievement and concerts curated by pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard that take in Boulez's key works.

This week's new live music 2011

And in December, besides closing out the bicentennial of Chopin with French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, they launch the music, arts and culture of Japan Festival, the second in a bicoastal partnership with the Philharmonic Society of Orange County at Segerstrom Hall and with the participation of venues all across NY and nationwide.

Patricia Zohn: CultureZohn: The Carnegie Hall Youthquake Patricia Zohn 2010

And in December, besides closing out the bicentennial of Chopin with French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, they launch the music, arts and culture of Japan Festival, the second in a bicoastal partnership with the Philharmonic Society of Orange County at Segerstrom Hall and with the participation of venues all across NY and nationwide.

Patricia Zohn: CultureZohn: The Carnegie Hall Youthquake Patricia Zohn 2010

Recorded live in Cleveland in February, Boulez and Pierre-Laurent Aimard make a combination that's almost equally formidable, though, especially in the left-handed work, where Boulez conjures up all the serpentine hues of the orchestral writing magnificently and Aimard gives a savage edge to the solo part.

Ravel: The Piano Concertos; Miroirs - review Andrew Clements 2010

And in December, besides closing out the bicentennial of Chopin with French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, they launch the music, arts and culture of Japan Festival, the second in a bicoastal partnership with the Philharmonic Society of Orange County at Segerstrom Hall and with the participation of venues all across NY and nationwide.

Patricia Zohn: CultureZohn: The Carnegie Hall Youthquake Patricia Zohn 2010

The piano concerto of Gyorgy Ligeti anchored the first half, with pianist and trailblazing new music advocate Marino Formenti filling in for Pierre-Laurent Aimard, a Boulez-mentored modernist.

Brad Hill: Salonen Brings Hungarian Echoes to the NY Philharmonic Brad Hill 2011