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Brad Mehldau & NFM Wrocław Philharmonic — premiere

About the Event

Brad Mehldau is one of the greatest improvisers in the world, called the contemporary heir to the musical legacy of jazz piano legends. Born in Florida, this pianist and composer began his professional career at the beginning of the 1990s and since then has been publishing new albums frequently, also performing all over the world. The main axis of his work are his achievements of his trio (currently he works with double bass player Larry Grenadier and drummer Jeff Ballard), which has been invariably popular among listeners for two decades, garnering accolades from the critics. The last recording of Brad Mehldau Trio is this year's album Seymour Reads The Constitution!. However Meldau works on many musical fronts simultaneously, whether using extended instrumentarium (Largo or Highway Rider), or recording albums in small — mainly acoustic – line‐ups. The CDs released in 2016, Nearness recorded with saxophonist Joshua Redman and the solo album After Bach, are examples of the latter, small‐line‐up thread of Mehldau’s work.

Practical Information

Programme:

This work was co‐commissioned by Orchestre national d'Île‐de‐France and Jazz à la Villette Festival, L’Auditori de Barcelona, The Witold Lutoslawski National Forum of Music, Wroclaw, Poland (Jazztopad Festival), The Barbican Centre London and Britten Sinfonia, and Philharmonie Luxembourg and Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, Gustavo Dudamel Artistic Director.

Cast / Production

Brad Mehldau – piano

Clark Rundell – conductor
NFM Wrocław Philharmonic

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