Jazz and Classical Pianists Converge In New York City for Tsunami Relief Benefit
Faust Harrison Pianos Will Host a Twelve-Hour Non-Stop Pianothon
To Raise Funds for Tsunami Relief Renowned Pianists from Classical and Jazz Idioms to Perform
New York, NY (PRWEB) February 20, 2005 -- Faust Harrison Pianos in conjunction with National Public Radio, The Luce Group and Jed Distler, will present an historic twelve-hour non-stop Pianothon to raise funds for Tsunami relief through donations to the charitable organization Save the Children. This event will take place Sunday March 6th and will run from 12 noon to 12 midnight in the brand new performance space at Faust Harrison Pianos, 205 West 58th Street, New York City, one block north of Carnegie Hall.
"It's an attempt to do something good for those who can't do it for themselves. This is especially true of the children affected by the tsunami," said producer Jim Luce. The event will be taped for international broadcast by National Public Radio.
This once in a lifetime event will bring together 40 world-class pianists and is demonstrative of the long and healing reach music can have in times of great stress and tragedy. The pianos chosen for use throughout this event were selected to enhance the choice of repertoire by each artist. The extraordinary and diverse selection of concert grand pianos being assembled for this event includes:
The newly-designed Mason & Hamlin model CC (94") handcrafted in Boston and donated by Mason & Hamlin for its first public performance at this event New Bluthner model 1 (92") handcrafted in Leipzig, Germany and flown in for this event 1877 Steinway & Sons model D (89") Serpentine Rosewood handcrafted in New York City and fully rebuilt by Faust Harrison Pianos New Estonia model 273 (9) handcrafted in Tallin, Estonia
"We are honored to have assembled such an esteemed group of high-profile artists who have donated their time, energy and music at this important time," said Michael Harrison, pianist and co-owner of Faust Harrison Pianos. "We hope our event will send a message to those in despair that we havent forgotten them. We are particularly grateful to NPR --
with their help, our event and our message will be heard by radio listeners around the globe."
The Artists
Classical pianists scheduled to perform include: Ursula Oppens, Margaret Leng Tan, Jerome Lowenthal, Seymour Lipkin, Lincoln Mayorga, Simon Mulligan, Kathy Supove, Eduardus Halim, Jeffrey Swann, Sahan Arzruni, Joel Fan, Soheil Nasseri, Dang Thai Son, Jenny Lin, Jed Distler, and Michael Harrison.
Jazz pianists scheduled to perform include: Jacky Terrasson, Kenny Werner, Joanne Brackeen, Steve Kuhn, Benny Green, Hilton Ruiz, Don Friedman, Vijay Iyer, Frank Kimbrough, David Hazeltine, John Stetch, Pete Malinverni Stuart Isacoff, plus cabaret icon Steve Ross.
Richard Goode, Garrick Ohlsson, Paul Badura-Skoda, Kenny Barron, John Hicks, and Ronnie Matthews are all contributing to the event by making special live recordings for it. In addition to these great artists Annie Bergen of WQXR will host part of the event.
Tickets for this 12-hour event are available in two seatings: Noon or 6:00PM, and people may come and go at any time during each seating. Tickets may be purchased for $25.00 per seating through Theatermania by calling 212-352-3101 or by going online to www.theatermania.com. Limited seating is also at the door for $25 per seating beginning at 11:30AM the day of the event.
For more information visit www.faustharrisonpianos.com. For more information on this event please contact Tony Scafide at Generation Media 917-217-3584 or tony@generation-media.com. To reach Faust Harrison Pianos please call 212-489-3600.
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