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US Premiere of East Meets West

Dominican University will present on Friday, September 30 the US premiere of Indian ragas based on the legendary 1960s collaboration of world renowned sitarist Ravi Shankar and classical violinist Yehudi Menuhin. The concert will be held at 8:00 p.m. in the university’s Lund Auditorium, 7900 W. Division Street, River Forest.

Billed as East Meets West, the concert features British violinist Daniel Hope of the critically acclaimed Beaux Arts Trio, Shankar disciple Gaurav Mazumdar, and German pianist Sebastian Knauer for a respectfully reconstructed performance of the musical magic that earned Shankar and Menuhin a Grammy Award in 1968. The artists will also explore the influence of Eastern music on Western composers with short works by Ravel, Bartok and others.

Daniel Hope has developed an international reputation for his musical vitality and creativity. At the age of ten he appeared on British television playing Shostakovich and the following year was invited by Yehudi Menuhin to perform Bartok duos for German television. This was the beginning of a long association, leading to over 60 concerts together, including Menuhin’s final concert in 1999. He devotes much of his time to conceptual projects such as War and Pieces, a music and word collaboration with Oscar-winning actor Klaus Maria Brandauer, as well as the East Meets West concert. He has been nominated for two 2005 Grammy Awards. London’s Observer newspaper referred to Hope as “the most exciting British string player since Jacqueline de Pré.”

Gaurav Mazumdar began studying sitar under Ravi Shankar in 1985. He gained worldwide attention for the performance of his “Akansha” at the Vatican to celebrate the new millennium, a performance he dedicated to world peace. He has composed music for a ballet based on Hermann Hesse’s book, Siddharta, and collaborated with Philip Glass on Shankar’s contribution to Glass’ “Orion,” which premiered in Athens during the 2004 Olympics. He also participated in the “Concert for George Harrison” in London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2002.

Sebastian Knauer began playing the piano at the age of five and gave his concerto debut at the age of 13. He has toured all over the world with the Brahms Ensemble, which he founded in 1996. Between October 1999 and September 2002 he performed and directed all 27 of Mozart Piano Concertos with the Hamburg Philharmonic.

Tickets for this performance are $25 and $40. For more information, please call the university box office at (708) 488-5000 or visit www.dom.edu/pac.