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Katy Luo, pianist, is an active
soloist and chamber musician in New York City. Ms. Luo's performing
experience ranges from classical masters performed on period instruments
to the works of Cage, Ligeti, Schnittke, and other contemporary composers.
Known for her innovative programming, Ms. Luo has presented programs
such as the horn trios of Brahms and Ligeti at the Staller Center for
the Arts, and a collection of dance suites by Bach, Albeniz, Schoenberg,
and Cage at the Bloomingdale School of Music. Past concerts also include "Tradition
Begins, Tradition Ends," a juxtaposition of pieces by Bach and Stockhausen
at Christ and St. Stephens Church, and "Recompositions," a reappraisal
of pre-existing musical styles in the works of Henze, Berg, and Dwarka.
A highlight of her last season, "Remaking the Past" presented modern
masters in the role of arrangers. The concert featured Stravinsky's Suite
Italienne, based on Gallo's violin sonata; Ysaÿe's Obsession based
on Bach's Violin Partita BWV 1006; and Arvo Pärt's Mozart-Adagio.
Ms. Luo's past collaborations include performances at the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine with members of the Boys
Choir of Harlem, and the Goethe Institute with Christian
Biegai, in a program of saxophone music from 1930s Berlin.
Ms. Luo is an alumnus of the Young Musicians Program, a community
outreach music program at the University of California at
Berkeley. Her passion for and commitment to community organizations
have led to her involvement formerly at the Boys Choir of
Harlem and presently at the Bloomingdale School of Music.
Ms. Luo holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Oberlin Conservatory
of Music, and Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts
degrees from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. |
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