KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ A Piano Recital by David Hemmingway , 1 of 3

Analog Audio

Event Type

Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

C.1966.08.14.A

Program Length

79 min

Part

1 of 3

Dates

1966-08-14 | broadcast
| 1966-06-04 | created

Description

A piano recital recorded in KPFA's San Francisco studio at 321 Divisadero St., on June 4, 1966, and broadcast shortly afterwards. Mr. Hemmingway was at the time of this recording, developing a loyal audience, and this recital clearly shows why. His performance of contemporary music masterfully combines exquisite musicianship with remarkable technique. Highlights of the recital includes works by Erik Satie, Pierre Boulez, Olivier Messiaen, Ludwig van Beethoven, and others. David Hemmingway graduated from Haverford College in Pennsylvania and did postgraduate work at U. C. Berkeley. He studied with Madame Messina of the Curtis Institute and Alexander Uninsky of the University of Toronto. Hemmingway also studied composition with Henry Cowell of Columbia University. In 1964 he received the Eisner Performance Prize at U. C. Berkeley.

Genres

Classical music
20th century classical

Musical Selections

Trois Gymnopedies (1888) / Erik Satie -- Sports et Divertissements (1914) / Erik Satie

Performers

David Hemmingway, piano

Subjects

19th century classical
20th century classical
Piano music

Related places

San Francisco (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Satie, Erik, 1866-1925
Hemmingway, David