Bobby Mitchell is a young American pianist whose interests are embedded in the here and now of music as performance art, as well as the more standard classical repertory of centuries past. A frequent performer of new and rarely heard works, his interests lie mainly with the contemporary music canon and combining these works with the standard repertoire in an illuminating fashion. An instrumentalist who is not afraid to cross the traditional boundaries of programming and performance practice, he is active as a solo and collaborative concert pianist on modern and historical instruments (fortepiano and harpsichord) and is also experienced in the fields of improvisation, composition, and conducting. He has performed extensively in the Americas, across Europe, South Africa, and the Middle East.

‘Bobby Mitchell not only knows how to make exciting and unique music using
ornamentation, sound, and tempo,
but you can hear that he never just plays what is written.’  NRC 17.11.2014

Program

Haydn - Fantasie Capriccioso in C-Major, Hob. XVII:4
Chopin - Nocturne in B-Major Op. 62/1
Rzewski - Winter Nights (2015, written for Bobby Mitchell, Belgian premiere)
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Chopin - Barcarolle, Op. 60
Schumann - Humoreske, Op. 20

http://www.bobbymitchellpiano.com/

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