Piano Spheres: Thomas Kotcheff — live event
Piano Spheres presents: Thomas Kotcheff - "Phase Shifter". ∆ Thomas Kotcheff: The inspiration for Phase Shifter grew out of my collaboration with composer and electronic artist Bryan Curt Kostors, where we delved into the question: What does it mean to interpret music in the context of modern classical performance? In many other musical genres, interpretation is expected to be transformative — a performer takes an existing piece and makes it entirely their own. Think of Tony Bennett’s rendition of The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby,” which reimagines the song through a completely different artistic lens. In contrast, the convention in modern classical music tends to favor fidelity — the performer’s role is often seen as one of precision, aiming to recreate the original score as accurately as possible. Phase Shifter challenges that norm. This concert is about expanding the role of the ‘classical interpreter’ — shifting expectations and embracing a broader, more fluid definition of interpretati
Starts: 2025-09-16T20:00:00Z
Ends: 2025-09-16T22:00:00Z
Where: 2220 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90057, United States
Price: $28.33