New York, NY - Pianist Haskell Small will be in concert on April 16 - 5 PM at The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st Street in Washington DC performing the World Premiere of his new composition Renoir's Feast, commissioned by The Phillips Collection to mark the return of its most renowned impressionist work, Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party. Inspired by the waterside setting of the Boating Party painting, Mr. Small created a river theme in his music, tracing the stories of the painting's many characters and Renoir's portrayal of their afternoon revelry. This will be presented along with Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition for solo piano. Both of these works have been recorded for the Museum Music label. Visit them online at http://www.museummusic.com/ The April 16 concert is not ticketed and seating is unreserved; however early arrival is recommended. The concert is included in the price of museum admission. For more information, please contact The Phillips Collection at (202) 387-2151 or visit them online at http://www.phillipscollection.org/. Hailed by England's Musical Times for his "dazzlingly prodigious technique", Haskell Small first came to public attention after winning the Pittsburgh Concert Society auditions at the age of 21. A recipient of a solo recitalist grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and a semifinalist in the Johann Sebastian Bach International Piano Competition, Mr. Small's concerts throughout the United States, including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, National Gallery of Art, the Kennedy Center, and the Spoleto Festival have won him an enthusiastic following. Mr. Small was featured in the PBS television special A Celebration of the Piano, taped at Wolf Trap. In recent seasons, Mr. Small has made several tours of Japan and performed recitals in New York, Paris and London. Following Small's premiere performance of his Symphony for Solo Piano, Tim Page of The Washington Post lauded the work as "a serious and substantial composition that deserves a permanent place in the keyboard repertory." You can read Lisztian Sparkle, a marvelous interview with the pianist/composer in England's Music & Vision classical music webmagazine at http://www.mvdaily.com/articles/2002/05/small1.htm. Read his latest Snippets Newsletter online at http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/april06/HS_nws_040706.htm. For more information about Haskell Small, visit him at his website - http://www.jamesarts.com/h-small/, or contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.
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