Name: Nadia Boulanger and her World: Magdalena Baczewska in concert
Start: 2024-06-19T18:30:00+02:00
End: 2024-06-19T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Reid Hall

Nadia Boulanger and her World: Magdalena Baczewska in concert

TheColumbia Global Paris Centeraddresses pressing global issues that are at the forefront of international education and research: agency and gender; climate and the environment; critical dialogues for just societies; encounters in the arts; and health and medical science.Nestled in the Montparnasse district,Reid Hallhosts several Columbia University initiatives:Columbia Global Centers | Paris, theInstitute for Ideas and Imagination,Columbia Undergraduate Programs,M.A. in History and Literature, and theGSAPP Shape of Two Cities Program. This unique combination of resources is enhanced by our global network whose mission is to expand the University's engagement the world over through educational programs, research initiatives, regional partnerships, and public events.The Paris Center is part of Columbia Global, which brings together major global initiatives from across the university to advance knowledge and foster global engagement. Its mission is to address complex global challenges through groundbreaking scholarly pursuits, leadership development, cutting-edge research, and projects that aim for social impact. Its long-term goal is to reimagine the university’s role in society as not only a nexus for learning and intellectual exploration but also as a catalyst for creativity and impact locally, regionally, and globally. Columbia Global includes eleven Global Centers, as well as the Institute for Ideas and Imagination, the Committee on Global Thought, and Columbia World Projects.

Columbia Global Paris Center

Acclaimed pianist Magdalena Baczewska takes us on a journey through the musical legacy of Nadia Boulanger.

Reid Hall

This event will be held in English.To be notified of upcoming Paris Center events, we invite you to<a href="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/content/paris-newsletters" title="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/content/paris-newsletters" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> sign up for our twice monthly newsletter</a>.ProgramNadia Boulanger (1887-1979)Vers la vie nouvelleLili Boulanger (1892-1918)Prelude in D-flatTrois morceaux<ol><li>D’un vieux jardin</li><li>D’un jardin clair</li><li>Cortège</li></ol>Nocturne (feat. Hina Khuong-Huu on violin)Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)French Suite No. 5<ul><li>Allemande</li><li>Courante</li><li>Sarabande</li><li>Gavotte</li><li>Bourree</li><li>Loure</li><li>Gigue</li></ul>Aaron Copland (1900-1990)Midsummer NocturneAstor Piazzolla (1921-1992)Chau ParisPhilip Glass (b. 1937)Etude No. 2George Gershwin (1898-1937)Rhapsody in Blue---------Magdalena Stern-BaczewskaMagdalena Stern-Baczewska [pronounced ba-CHEV-ska] is a concert pianist, harpsichordist, recording artist, producer, speaker, and educator. She holds the position of Senior Lecturer in Music and Director of the Music Performance Program at Columbia University. She has appeared as a soloist with prestigious orchestras worldwide, including the San Francisco Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, and China National Symphony. She has collaborated with Oscar and Grammy Award-winning artists like Joshua Bell, Charles Fox, and Tan Dun, performing at the Tanglewood Music Festival, Guangzhou Opera House, Beijing National Center for Performing Arts, Davies Symphony Hall, and Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center.Baczewska’s repertoire spans many centuries, including works for the harpsichord - she has earned acclaim for her double-bill performances of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, on the harpsichord and the piano - and music by women and underrepresented composers. Her <a href="https://www.magdalenanyc.com/recordings" title="https://www.magdalenanyc.com/recordings" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">discography</a> encompasses various genres, from Baroque and Romantic solo music to collaborations with techno and hip-hop artists. Baczewska has produced the bestselling series of albums, "Music for Dreams," in collaboration with the Bluesleep medical team that researches and treats sleep disorders.Baczewska has given talks and master classes around the world: Beijing Central Conservatory, New York University, International Keyboard Institute, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Manhattan School of Music. As a Yamaha Artist, she is among the pioneers of long-distance teaching using the cutting edge Yamaha Disklavier technology. At Columbia, Baczewska embraces her dual role of an educator and administrator: as the head of the Music Performance Program, aside from teaching, she mentors nearly 500 student musicians, including members of the elite Columbia-Juilliard Exchange.As an avid advocate of equal access to musical enrichment, Baczewska is committed to outreach, bringing music to wider audiences. During the pandemic, she produced “Bach@Home,” a YouTube series of public-facing lecture performances. She also designed and taught “Enjoyment of Music,” an online music appreciation sequence for various age groups of non-specialist audiences. Baczewska is a teaching artist on Tonebase, a digital platform democratizing access to high-level music education. She also regularly appears as guest lecturer in various concert series. She serves as a Grandmentor for Musical Mentors Collaborative - a nonprofit that provides free music instruction to students who would not otherwise have access to private lessons, addressing structural inequities in music education.Born in Poland, she is a recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage for promoting Polish culture abroad.Hina Khuong-HuuFirst-Prize winner of the 2023 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition, violinist Hina Khuong-Huu has performed around the globe appearing as soloist and collaborator with many of today's leading ensembles and musicians.One of the centerpieces of Hina’s 23/24 season is her Kennedy Center debut performing Anna Clyne’s The Prince of Clouds alongside Grammy Award-winner Jennifer Koh. Also in 23/24, Hina is a featured soloist with The Symphonia in Boca Raton, FL under the direction of Alastair Willis, for Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir D’un Lieu Cher, and will dazzle audiences with her interpretation of Ravel’s Tzigane when she appears with the Northbrook Symphony under the leadership of Mina Zikri and Vadim Gluzman. In recital this season, Hina joins forces with the critically acclaimed pianist Rohan De Silva for an intimate program on the Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota in Florida.Named a "VC Artist" by the Violin Channel, Hina has appeared as a soloist with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Geneva, Flanders Symphony Orchestra, The Symphonia, Mittel Europa Orchestra, and the Musica Mundi Orchestra. She has collaborated with artists such as Jennifer Koh in her “Alone Together” series and shared the stage with Maxim Vengerov at Carnegie Hall and Buckingham Palace. She has performed on NPR's “From the Top” and was a recipient of the Salon De Virtuosi Career Grant. In 2018 she placed 5th in the Junior Division of the Menuhin Competition. As a chamber music advocate, Hina regularly plays with the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players in New York, and has studied with several leaders in the industry, including the renowned faculty of the Perlman Music Program. Her mentors include such luminaries as Shlomo Mintz, Vadim Gluzman, and Menahem Pressler. Hina studies with Professors Li Lin and Itzhak Perlman at The Juilliard School and Columbia University through their double degree program.Hina performs on a violin by Antonio Stradivari, Cremona c1722 ‘Lord Wandsworth’, which is on loan from Ryuji Ueno Foundation and Rare Violins In Consortium, Artists and Benefactors Collaborative.OrganizerThe<a href="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/paris" title="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/paris" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Columbia Global Paris Center</a> addresses pressing global issues that are at the forefront of international education and research: agency and gender; climate and the environment; critical dialogues for just societies; encounters in the arts; and health and medical science.Columbia Global brings together major global initiatives from across the university to advance knowledge and foster global engagement. Those initiatives include the<a href="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/" title="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Columbia Global Centers</a>,<a href="https://worldprojects.columbia.edu/" title="https://worldprojects.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Columbia World Projects</a>, the<a href="https://cgt.columbia.edu/" title="https://cgt.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Committee on Global Thought</a>, and the<a href="https://ideasimagination.columbia.edu/" title="https://ideasimagination.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Institute for Ideas and Imagination</a>. Our mission is to address complex global challenges through groundbreaking scholarly pursuits, leadership development, cutting-edge research, and projects that aim for social impact. Our long-term goal is to reimagine the university’s role in society as not only a nexus for learning and intellectual exploration but also as a catalyst for creativity and impact locally, regionally, and globally.VenueNestled in the Montparnasse district, <a href="https://reidhall.globalcenters.columbia.edu/" title="https://reidhall.globalcenters.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Reid Hall</a> hosts several Columbia University initiatives:<a href="https://paris.undergrad.columbia.edu/" title="https://paris.undergrad.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> </a>the <a href="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/paris" title="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/paris" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Columbia Global Paris Center</a>, the<a href="https://ideasimagination.columbia.edu/" title="https://ideasimagination.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Institute for Ideas and Imagination</a>, <a href="https://paris.undergrad.columbia.edu/" title="https://paris.undergrad.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Columbia Undergraduate Programs</a>,<a href="https://historyandliterature.columbia.edu/" title="https://historyandliterature.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> M.A. in History and Literature</a>,<a href="https://www.arch.columbia.edu/programs/6-new-york-paris-certificate" title="https://www.arch.columbia.edu/programs/6-new-york-paris-certificate" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> and the GSAPP Shape of Two Cities Program</a>. This unique combination of resources is enhanced by our global network whose mission is to expand the University's engagement the world over through educational programs, research initiatives, regional partnerships, and public events.This event will take place in Reid Hall’s <a href="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/content/grande-salle-ginsberg-leclerc" title="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/content/grande-salle-ginsberg-leclerc" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Grande Salle Ginsberg-LeClerc</a>, built in 1912 and extensively renovated in 2023 thanks to the generous support of Judith Ginsberg and Paul LeClerc.The views and opinions expressed by speakers and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of the Columbia Global Paris Center or its affiliates.

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