Magdalena Baczewska in Concert | Reid Hall
Concerts
Classical
Proof of registration, via a QR code on your phone or on paper, will be required to enter Reid Hall. Entry will be refused to those who are not registered. Please note that access will not be permitted 15 minutes after the start of the event. This event will be held in English. Organized by the Columbia Global Paris Center and … To be notified of upcoming Paris Global Center events, we invite you to sign up for our twice monthly newsletter. — ArtistMagdalena Stern-Baczewska 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 discography 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. — Venue This event will take place in Reid Hall’s Grande Salle Ginsberg-LeClerc, built in 1912 and extensively renovated in 2023 thanks to the generous support of Judith Ginsberg and Paul LeClerc. Reid Hall, the Columbia Global Paris Center, and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination are not responsible for the views and opinions expressed by their speakers and guests.
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