Shai Wosner, Piano
Saturday, March 5, 2022
Venue
Bram Goldsmith Theater
9390 North Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills
Pianist Shai Wosner has attracted international recognition for his exceptional artistry, musical integrity, and creative insight. His performances of a broad range of repertoire reflect a degree of virtuosity and intellectual curiosity that have made him a favorite among audiences and critics, who admire his “keen musical mind and deep musical soul” (NPR’s All Things Considered). Wosner's Wallis concert will feature Variations on a Theme of FDR, a work he commissioned from five astonishing American composers. The theme is a quote from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s address to the Daughters of the American Revolution: “Remember, remember always, that all of us … are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.” Beethoven used a similar idea to test his creative powers when he accepted Anton Diabelli’s invitation to compose variations for piano on his simple C Major waltz. The proceeds from Beethoven’s popular Diabelli Variations were used to support orphans and widows of the Napoleonic Wars.