Art Songs from Beethoven to Barber
Parlance Concert
March 29 at 3PM at West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe St., Ridgewood. Matthew Polenzani, the Met’s leading lyric tenor will join forces with the esteemed collaborative pianist Ken Noda Ina unique collection of art songs. Their far ranging program will include favorite songs of Beethoven and Ravel, rarely performed songs by Liszt… and classical lyrical works by Samuel Barber. Tickets: Purchase at the door
Matthew Polenzani was the recipient of the 2004 Richard Tucker Award and Metropolitan Opera’s 2008 Beverly Sills Artist Award. An avid golfer, he makes his home in suburban New York with his wife, mezzo-soprano Rosa Maria Pascarella and their three sons.
Matthew Polenzani is one of the most gifted and distinguished lyric tenors of his generation, Matthew Polenzani has been praised for the artistic versatility and fresh lyricism that he brings to concert and operatic appearances on leading international stages.
Ken Noda studied with renowned pianist/conductor DANIEL BARENBOIM and made his concert debut in London in 1979 with the maestro conducting the English Chamber Orchestra. He has since performed as soloist with the great orchestras of the world: the Philharmonic Orchestras of Berlin, Vienna, New York, Israel, and Los Angeles; the Symphony Orchestras of London, Boston, Chicago, Montreal, Toronto and San Francisco; the Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, and the Philharmonia Orchestra of London – under such famed conductors as Claudio Abbado, Daniel Barenboim, Riccardo Chailly, Rafael Kubelik, James Levine, Zubin Mehta, Seiji Ozawa and Andre Previn.
