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Tomorrow: Guest Artist Recital by Boris Berman

4/11/2024

Join us tomorrow, April 16, at 7:30pm in Barnes Hall for a full-length recital “The Dawn of Modernism” by a guest artist Boris Berman, an internationally sought-after teacher and performer.

April 26: Improvisation at Work. Workshop-symposium

4/10/2024

An evening of invention, surprise, and collaboration with two of today’s most distinguished experts on improvisation in historical styles, William Porter and Edoardo Bellotti, and the winner in 2020 of the American Guild of Organists’ National Competition in Organ Improvisation, Ivan Bosnar. This ev...

Call for Proposals, Small Grants Program - Cornell Graduate Students and Faculty

4/10/2024

The Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards invites applications for small grants to support research by members of the Cornell community relating to the history and culture of keyboard instruments.

This Friday, March 1: Salon with Theodora Serbanescu-Martin

2/28/2024

Extreme Pianism: The Technologies, Gimmicks, and Aesthetics of Nineteenth-Century Virtuosity

Alexander Melnikov: international star pianist in residency at CCHK on February 18-21

2/15/2024

International star pianist and CCHK Artist-in-Residence Alexander Melnikov brings his extraordinary expertise on both modern and historic pianos to Cornell for a residency on February 18th-21st.

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This Friday, February 2: Salon with C.P.E. Bach’s Musical Portraits

2/01/2024

Neil Saccamano (Associate Professor Emeritus of English) joins Annette Richards (Professor of Music and University Organist) for a conversation about her recent book The Temple of Fame and Friendship: Portraits, Music, and History in the C. P. E. Bach Circle (Chicago, 2022), with performances on pia...

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Nov 30 - Dec 1: Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru at 100

11/26/2023

Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru at 100 is a two-day symposium celebrating the music and life of the legendary Ethiopian composer, pianist, and nun, Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru. The events will include panel discussions about Emahoy’s life and archive, and presentations of Emahoy’s music (some never yet per...

This Friday, November 17: Salon with Patricia Garcia Gil

11/13/2023

The final salon of the Fall 2023 semester features a Spanish fortepianist Patricia Gill with conversation and music centered around Marianna Martines (1744-1812) and her keyboard sonatas.

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