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EASTMAN PRESENTS

2021|22

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KILBOURN CONCERT SERIES
3/21/22 - LORELEI ENSEMBLE

4/5/22 - DAKHABRAKHA

EASTMAN-RANLET SERIES
1/30/22 - YING QUARTET

2/27/22 - CUARTETO CASALS
3/27/22 - AIZURI QUARTET
5/1/22 - YING QUARTET

EASTMAN PIANO SERIES
2/24/22 - BORIS GILTBURG

3/4/22 - SEONG-JIN CHO
3/31/22 - ERIC LU

4/28/22 - RICHARD GOODE

BARBARA B. SMITH
WORLD MUSIC SERIES
3/17/22 - A MOVING SOUND
3/22/22 - OKAIDJA AFROSO

4/25/22 - GAMELAN

Experience Excellence

EASTMAN PRESENTS

2020|21 SEASON

Experience Excellence

MORE CHOICES THAN EVER BEFORE!

We’re thrilled to bring you the 2020-2021 Season of
Eastman Presents – a strong line-up of guest artists that
provides the perfect opportunity to experience what
being an Eastman Presents subscriber is all about.
We guarantee that you’ll be excited, engaged, and
captivated by what you discover. You’ll also secure
the best seats for the most sought-after concerts at
the best possible prices.

New this season, we offer the opportunity to Create
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best fit your discerning tastes and complex schedules.
The CYO gives you the broadest selection while also
enjoying unique benefits and savings.

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“One of the most original outfits working in the SoundA Moving
world music arena today.”
— Tom Pryor, National Geographic

THU | MAR 17 | 7:30 PM

Hatch Recital Hall

Award-winning ensemble Sheng Dong—A Moving Sound—boasts the otherworldly vocalizing of Mia Hsieh and the ancient
timbres of erhu (two-stringed fiddle), zhong ruan a(lute), Chinese percussion, and Tibetan singing bowls.

TUES | MAR 22 | 7:30 PM “His voice, guitar, and percussion instruments
blended into a landscape that
Hatch Recital Hall was transcendent.”
— LA Dance Review
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EASTMAN-RANLET SERIES

Ying SUN | MAY 1 | 3 PM

Quartet “ Sustained quietude,
peacefulness, and serenity.”
— New York Times

The Ying Quartet occupies a position of unique prominence in the classical music world, combining communicative
performances with a fearlessly imaginative view of chamber music in today’s world. As quartet-in-residence at the
Eastman School of Music, the ensemble will perform three Eastman-Ranlet Series concerts during the season.

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MON | APR 25 | 7:30 PM

GamelanKilbourn Hall

Lila Muni & Sanjiwani

Eastman faculty members and students join the community
to perform colorful Balinese music and dance.

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KILBOURN CONCERT SERIES

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TUES | APR 5 | 7:30 PM

DakhaBrakha

DakhaBrakha returns, by popular demand, after a sold-out 2017 performance! This hot Ukrainian folk-punk quartet, whose
name means “give-take” in old Slavonic, stirs up a mesmerizing sound that melds traditional Ukrainian folk music, African
grooves, Eastern colors, and a contemporary sensibility the band calls “ethno-chaos.”

“It’s really the live shows that take DakhaBrakha beyond
mere curiosity to utter brilliance.” — NPR

MON | MAR 21 | 7:30 PM Heralded for its “warm, lithe, and beautifully blended”
sound (New York Times) “impeccable musicality” (Boston
Lorelei Globe) and unfailing display of the “elegance, power, grace
and beauty of the human voice” (Boston Music Intelligencer),
Ensemble
Boston’s Lorelei Ensemble is recognized nationally for
its bold and inventive programs that champion the

extraordinary flexibility and virtuosity of the human voice.

“Warm, lithe, and beautifully blended.” – The New York Times

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SUN | FEB 27 | 3 PM “Overwhelming, sensational,
at the moment peerlessly good.”

— Berliner Zeitung

CasalsCuarteto With its astonishingly fresh, sometimes surprising
performances, the Cuarteto Casals has quickly established
itself as one of the world’s most compelling younger
chamber ensembles – and one of the most respected.
Blending passionate expressiveness with elegant
sophistication, the Barcelona-based players bring
immaculate technique to their searching, searing insights.

SUN | MAR 27 | 3 PM Praised by The Washington Post for “captivating”
performances that draw from its notable “meld of
Aizuri
intellect, technique and emotions.” Through its
Quartet engaging and thought-provoking programs, branded

by The New York Times as “genuinely exciting” and
“imaginative,” the Quartet has garnered critical acclaim
for bringing “a technical bravado and emotional power”

to bold new commissions, and for its “flawless”
(San Diego Union-Tribune) performances of the great

masterpieces of the past.

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EASTMAN PIANO SERIES

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FRI | MAR 31 | 7:30 PM LuEric

Only in his early 20s, Eric Lu is already a star
among pianists of his generation. A pupil of Dang

Thai Son, the young American won First Prize
at the Leeds Competition in September 2018,
where his passionate performance captivated the

audience and judges alike.

“Lu seems already to possess something of the magic touch of early Leeds laureates Murray

Perahia and Radu Lupu, and is surely one of the most exciting prospects in a long time. A poet

Generously underwritten by the of the keyboard.” — The Guardian
Fernando Laires Piano Fund

THUR | MAR 4 | 7:30 PM ChoSeong-Jin

With an overwhelming talent and innate musicality,
Seong-Jin Cho is rapidly embarking on a world-class

career and considered one of the most distinctive
artists on the current music scene. His thoughtful and

poetic, assertive and tender, virtuosic and colorful
playing can combine panache with purity, and is
driven by an impressive natural sense of balance.

“Cho appears to have the
musical potential to take

his place alongside the
greats of the past.”
— Washington Post

Generously underwritten by the
Fernando Laires Piano Fund

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THUR | FEB 24 | 7:30 PM

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“His sensitivity is abundantly Generously underwritten by the
demonstrated and he’s always careful Fernando Laires Piano Fund
to avoid climaxes becoming overbearing…
absolute command of texture and clarity”
— Gramophone

The young Moscow-born, Israeli pianist is lauded across the
globe as a deeply sensitive, insightful, and compelling interpreter.
At home in repertoire ranging from Beethoven to Shostakovich,
in recent years he has been increasingly recognized as a leading
interpreter of Rachmaninov: “His originality stems from a
convergence of heart and mind, served by immaculate technique
and motivated by a deep and abiding love for one of the 20th
century’s greatest composer-pianists.” (Gramophone).

THUR | APR 28 | 7:30 PM

GoodeRichard

Richard Goode has been hailed for music-making of
tremendous emotional power, depth, and expressiveness,
and has been acknowledged worldwide as one of today’s

leading interpreters of Classical and Romantic music. In
regular performances with the major orchestras, recitals
in the world’s music capitals, and through his extensive
and acclaimed Nonesuch recordings, he has won a large

and devoted following.

“Every time we hear him, he impresses us as better than we remembered,
surprising us, surpassing our expectations and communicating
perceptions that stay in the mind.”— Gramophone

Generously underwritten by the
Fernando Laires Piano Fund

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