ProMusica presents piano duo Gavin Martin and Joanne Pearce Martin in a programme of solos and duets on 17 September 2012 7 pm at Kala Academy. Donation passes are available at Furtados Music stores in Panjim and Margao. The programme features works by Mozart, Chopin, Mendelssohn and Rachmaninov among others.
Joanne Pearce Martin & Gavin Martin: Duo Pianists Joanne and Gavin Martin began performing together in 1984, as fellow students at Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music. Married since 1990, they have made Los Angeles their permanent residence, where they continue to explore the duo piano repertoire. ================================ JOANNE PEARCE MARTIN is currently in her 11th season as the Principal Keyboardist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Ms. Martin performs all over the world as soloist, chamber musician, and recording artist. With the L.A. Phil., she has made numerous solo appearances on the piano, harpsichord, and the organ, appearing with such conductors as Esa-Pekka Salonen , Charles Dutoit, and John Adams. She has been guest soloist with many other orchestras in the U.S and abroad, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Charlotte Symphony, L.A. Chamber Orchestra, San Diego Chamber Orchestra, Florida West Coast Symphony, and England’s Huddersfield Philharmonic. In great demand as a collaborative artist, she has performed with such artists as Joshua Bell, Lynn Harrell, Emmanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman, James Galway, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Julius Baker, & Joseph Silverstein. Ms. Martin has performed at numerous summer music festivals and concert series in Aspen, Sarasota, Park City, Utah, New York’s 92nd St. Y, Carnegie Recital Hall, Lincoln Center Library, Kennedy Center, Australia, Taiwan, Edinburgh, Cologne, and Nice, France. Southern California audiences have followed her performances for over two decades on virtually every concert series in the area. She has appeared on all the major U.S. television networks and recorded commercially for Centaur, Summit, and Albany records. Ms. Martin has also been the subject of a half-hour feature on The Learning Channel, and most recently on the nationally-televised show “Career Day”. Her solo CD entitled "Joanne Pearce Martin, Barefoot", was recently released on Yarlung Records to critical acclaim. Ms. Martin’s playing of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto can be heard on the soundtrack of DreamWorks’ "The Soloist", starring Jamie Foxx. She has received raves from the Los Angeles Times: "stirring virtuosity…unusual fervor and fluency…persuasive, impassioned…exhilarating power at high speed….an extraordinary recital." ================================ GAVIN MARTIN‘s musical endeavours brought him from India to the United States by way of the Royal College of Music in London. He considers his approach to music strongly influenced by the playing of the late Jorge Bolet and Gary Graffman, two pianists with whom he studied extensively. Upon graduating from the Curtis Institute, he was awarded the Rachmaninoff Prize. Martin has performed in solo recital on all five continents, in addition to touring extensively as a chamber musician. The conductors he has appeared with as soloist include Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos and Zubin Mehta, the latter with whom he made his New York Philharmonic debut in 1985. He has toured under the auspices of the US State Department, and has appeared on the television stations of the BBC, Suisse Romande, and ABC. Reviewing his New York City recital debut at Carnegie Recital Hall, the New York Times carried the caption "Classical Light, Romantic Heat and a Dazzler." ================================ As duo pianists, the Martins have been featured as soloists with the Los Angeles Philharmonic on multiple occasions, at both the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl. They have also appeared at the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, The Music Academy in Santa Barbara, and the Teatro Nacional in San Jose, Costa Rica, where they were invited to perform a recital at the hall’s 100th anniversary celebration. In addition to their musical pursuits, Joanne and Gavin are both active aerobatic pilots and skydivers – they have done BASE jumps off the world’s tallest waterfall, Angel Falls in Venezuela. _____________________________ Dr. Luis Francisco Dias Casa da Moeda Near Head Post Office Panaji, Goa - 403001 INDIA Tel: (+91) 9011051950 http://luisdias.wordpress.com http://www.childsplayindia.org