PIANO SPHERES: Andrés Jaramillo: A Journey of Immigrants, Part II

Piano Spheres is a concert series for contemporary and 20th Century classical piano that I have been attending since 2006. It's always worth attending. Andrés Jaramillo performed a wonderful concert last season.

Date: May 6 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Venue: Thayer Hall at the Colburn School
200 S Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012 + Google Map

Tickets: $25 General $15 Seniors and Students
https://pianospheres.org/event/andres-jaramillo-a-journey-of-immigrants-part-ii/

Reprising his theme from last season’s timely and impactful program, Andrés Jaramillo continues a musical meditation into the spirit of the immigrant experience. Where last year’s concert focused on the emotional or interior life of the individual, “A Journey of Immigrants, Part II” is a program that shifts from introspection to celebration, embracing the beauty of multicultural exchange, honoring both what immigrants bring and what they receive in return.

Through a vibrant and evocative program spanning the global Romantic tradition to works by living European and Latin American composers, Jaramillo invites audiences into a rich ecosystem of languages, perspectives, sonorities, colors, and even flavors. This recital is not only a musical journey, but a living portrait of cultural encounter; an artistic space where multiculturalism is not just represented, but heard, felt, and celebrated.

PROGRAM:
Frédéric Chopin – Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4
Luis A. Calvo – Intermezzo No. 4
Adolfo Mejía – Pincho
Samuel Barber – Hesitation Tango
Adolfo Mejía – Manopili (Zamba)
Isaac Friedhoff – Bulerias
Héctor Pinzon – Concerto for Piano solo

Andrés Jaramillo is the Leonard Stein Resident Artist for 2025-26.

Critics have called Piano Spheres “A nourishing, lasting LA invention” and one of “our most imaginative, best-planned, courageous and stimulating concert series.” Perhaps the LA Times said it best: “Clearly, Piano Spheres is intent on promoting new musical piano culture, not only by affording a handful of L.A.’s finest [pianists] a regular showcase, but also helping to expand and update the existing solo piano repertoire and offer needed encouragement to young composers.”

To date, Piano Spheres’ core artists and renowned guest artists have presented 830 works for piano by more than 300 composers from across the globe, of which 92 are women and 254 are American. These works include solo, duo piano, piano chamber music, and piano vocal music, comprising 126 premieres, 44 of which were commissioned by PS itself. Past performances are presented both on our website and the Piano Spheres YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@PianoSpheres