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For Immediate Release: Eyran Records Releases Classical Meets Jazz: Pictures at an Exhibition, American Premiere in Jordan Hall on DVD.

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Attention: Classical and Jazz Broadcast, Print and Online Media

BOSTON, MA - February 1, 2011 - Eyran Records announces the highly anticipated DVD release of Classical Meets Jazz: Pictures at an Exhibition, American Premiere in Jordan Hall, a live concert by master jazz and classical pianists, Eyran Katsenelenbogen (Boston, United States) and Andrei Ivanovitch (Saint Petersburg, Russia) (Eyran Records 9009. Boston release date: May 2, 2011; international release date: June 24, 2011).

Eyran and Andrei's two-piano onstage dialogue weaves together classical and jazz styles in a revolutionary interpretation of Mussorgsky's timeless masterpiece. Pictures at an Exhibition is performed as one organic and unified piece, with all thirteen movements presented in their original order. Each movement is approached differently as the two distinguished international pianists explore how composition and improvisation come together in a creative and unique way.

“Eyran Katsenelenbogen answers each picture with a jazz improvisation to the classic setting of Andrei Ivanovitch: Breathtaking, brilliant and exciting… an absolute sensation that will go down in the history of special concert events.”
- Bettina Stenftenagel Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany)

About the History of Classical Meets Jazz: Pictures at an Exhibition

Classical Meets Jazz: Pictures at an Exhibition was conceived by philanthropist and concert producer Gerhard Hummer of Sossmar, Germany. Mr. Hummer met Andrei Ivanovitch during Andrei’s tour in Germany in 2004. The following year he met Eyran Katsenelenbogen in Rome at Eyran’s concert at the Teatro di Marcello. Gerhard first invited both pianists separately to perform at his Culture Salon in Soosmar, and in 2007, he organized a tour for both pianists in Germany. The world premiere of Classical Meets Jazz: Pictures at an Exhibition took place during this tour, at the C. Bechstein Centrum in Hamburg, Germany, on July 10, 2007. It was followed by additional concerts in Peine, Seesen and Barsinghusen. The following year the program was played at the Auditorium Maximum at Hildesheim. In 2008, Eyran was invited by the St. Petersburg Concert agency to perform the program with Andrei in St. Petersburg, as part of the Piano Express Festival. The New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, hosted in its prestigious Jordan Hall the American premiere of Classical Meets Jazz: Pictures at an Exhibition on May 24, 2009. 873 people attended the American premiere.

Eyran and Andrei continue their international solo touring in 2011, as well as their collaborative touring with Classical Meets jazz: Pictures at an Exhibition. On September 4, 2011, they will perform the program in a special concert at the Burg Namedy Castle in Andernach, Germany.

A Personal Note from the Artists

In creating the program for Classical Meets Jazz: Pictures at an Exhibition, we honor Gerhard Hummer's belief that music can unify people from different cultures. Throughout the continued process of performing Classical Meets Jazz: Pictures at an Exhibition, our friendship has grown. We owe this friendship to Gerhard, whose friendship we cherish. We find that this program has also deeply affected our individual musical styles. While Andrei is excited about improvising, Eyran has developed a love for Russian classical music.

Requests for a press packet including Classical Meets Jazz: Pictures at an Exhibition DVD review / airplay copy may be directed to Eyran Records Management: Management@eyran.com

Booking & Marketing Contacts:
Nick Grondin, Concert Manager
Eleanor Malick, Public Relations Director
Eyran Records Management
38 Saint Stephen Street, Suite 1, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Phone 00 1 617 267 2648 - Fax: 00 1 617 262 3166
E-Mail: eyran@eyran.com - Web: www.EYRAN.com

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Classical Meets Jazz: Pictures at an Exhibition
Composed by Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
Arranged and performed by Eyran Katsenelenbogen and Andrei Ivanovitch (Eyran Records Publishing – ASCAP)

~ Promenade
~ Gnome
~ The Old Castle
~ The Tuileries Garden
~ Bydlo
~ Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
~ Two Jews: Rich and Poor
~ Promenade
~ Limoges: The Marketplace
~ Catacombae
~ With the Dead in a Dead Language
~ The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baby Yaga)
~ The Great Gate of Kiev

~ Including two bonus solo encores

Total DVD Running Time, Including Encores is 48 minutes


Production Information

Produced by Richard Malcolm and Eyran Katsenelenbogen
Recorded Live in Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA.
Recorded on May 24, 2009
Video & DVD Productions by Richard Malcolm
Cameras Operation by Nathaniel Butler, Daniel Duarte, Ryan Jorgensen, Jennifer Lin and Richard Malcolm
Audio Recording by Jeremy Sarna
Artist Photography by Vincere Sylph
Jordan Hall Photography by Nick Wheeler
Graphic Design by Abby Getman

Eyran Katsenelenbogen performs on an American Steinway D concert grand piano
Andrei Ivanovitch performs on a German Steinway D concert grand piano

eyran@eyran.com
www.EYRAN.com
Barcode: 663330900992
Eyran Records 9009 © 2011 Eyran Records. All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting of this recording prohibited.

Thanks:

Angela Beeching (NEC), Gregg Bolduc (The Midtown Hotel), Terrie Burda, Café St. Petersburg, Andrea Carter (Jazz Ink), Geri Colangelo (NEC), Shirley Farber (Shalom Magazine & Bate Papo com Shirley TV), Aleksandra Feldman, Vladimir Foygelman, BethAnn Freidman, Felix Gorodetsky (Novoye Russkoe Slovo), Nick Grondin, Gerhard and Bettina Hummer, Andrew Hurlbut (NEC), Zarina Irkaeva, Eric Jackson (WGBH), Ryan Jorgensen (The Boston Conservatory), Yuriko K., Larry Keller (JCC), King Saul (BNN), Alex Kotov, Vitaly and Veronica Krichevsky, Richard Malcolm (The Boston Conservatory), Ellie Malick, Sally Millar (NEC), Newton Driving School, Lisa Nigris (NEC), Carol Phelan (NEC), Peggy Plummer, Joan Reddy (NEPTA), Hilary Field Respass (NEC), Russian Central Pharmacy, Russian School of Math, Jeremy Sarna (NEC), Rob Schmieder (NEC), Bob Sheehan (Coasline Advertising for M. Steinert & Sons), Suzuki School of Newton, Vincere Sylph, Bob Winters (NEC), Ken Woodward, John Wulp (NEC), Brian Yankee (NEC).

Special Thanks to Our Concert Supporters: Aleksandr Bolyasnyy - Krugazor Magazine; Liz Diamond – M. Steinert & Sons; Leonid and Galina Komarovsky – Russian Radio Boston, Boston Russian Bulletin and Russkaya Reklama; Michael Zaitsev – Contact Magazine.

This project was made possible with funding from New England Conservatory



Eyran Katsenelenbogen: Short Biography

Eyran Katsenelenbogen has released in 2009 his tenth CD, titled 88 Fingers, with a concert tour that included venues in the United States, Europe and the Middle East. Eyran's recordings have been enthusiastically reviewed by major jazz publications such as Jazziz, Jazz Times, Jazz Journal International and All About Jazz, which stated about him in its review of 88 Fingers: "He sets the bar towards which other pianists must strive."

A classically trained pianist with a unique jazz style, Eyran has performed in concerts and on radio and television throughout the world. His recent concerts include Saint Joseph Theater, Scarborough; Bechstein Centrum, Hamburg; Tel-Aviv Jazz Festival; Teatro di Marcello, Rome; Mirrors Hall, St. Petersburg; Iridium Jazz Club, New York and Jordan Hall, Boston. In addition to solo touring, Eyran is also continuing his Classical Meets Jazz: Pictures at an Exhibition two-piano collaboration with Russian classical pianist, Andrei Ivanovitch.

Related to Felix Mendelssohn, Eyran was born in Israel and was first taught by Aida Barenboim, mother and teacher of famed pianist/conductor Daniel Barenboim. Eyran went on to continue his music education at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where he trained with Ran Blake, Paul Bley, Fred Hersch, Danilo Perez, George Russell and Gunther Schuller. Since 1996, Eyran has held a faculty position at the New England Conservatory Preparatory School and School of Continuing Education.

Eyran has been dedicated throughout his life to the medium of improvisational piano. "He is a passionate man who feels deeply, and he has the talent to express those feelings through his playing. You can not help but be moved by his performance." - Frank Rubolino, Cadence.

For additional information visit the Eyran Records official Website: www.EYRAN.com

Andrei Ivanovitch: Short Biography

Andrei Ivanovitch, the great-grandson of the legendary Romanian composer Ion Ivanovitchi who wrote more than 100 waltzes, including The Waves of the Danube, was born in Bucharest in 1968. He studied music at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, at the Russian Music Academy in Moscow, and eventually, at the Higher School of Music in Karlsruhe, Germany. Currently, Andrei is a senior faculty member in the Department of Advanced Piano at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Between 1992 and 1994 Andrei won top awards at six international music competitions, including the Grand Prix and Gold Medal at the prestigious 1994 International Competition of Pianists in Cincinnati, Ohio. Following his debut at the Lincoln Center in 1996, the New York Concert Review critic wrote: "It was a performance that reminded me in many ways of the young Ashkenazi and, indeed, even the nonpareil Dinu Lipatti. No greater compliment can be paid..."

In 2001, Andrei was featured in a Canadian film about Glenn Gould's trip to Russia in 1957. In this film Andrei played his interpretations of Bach's music as Gould's Russian follower. The film was released in Europe and North America in conjunction with Gould's 70th anniversary.

Andrei was invited to perform as a featured soloist with such well-known orchestras as the Russian National St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Tbilisi Symphony and the Baden-Baden Philharmonic. He has also played with well-known European chamber ensembles such as the Taneev Quartet. In addition, he frequently judges international competitions.

Andrei regularly performs internationally, including recent performances in China and Japan. His many recordings have received high acclaims from major international music publications.

For additional information: http://www.ivanovitch.spb.ru/eng/biography.html