Ask Greg & Liz: Performances

 

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Dear Greg and Liz,

I am wondering when are you guys performing in Australia? I am sure it would be an awesome performance and I am looking forward to experience the brilliant performance of Greg and Liz. Thank you.

- Agus Sandjaya

 

Dear Agus,

 

We would absolutely love to perform in Australia! Unfortunately we don't have any concerts scheduled there yet, but we hope to in the near future! If you know of anyone who may be able to make such an event happen, please have him or her contact our managers at info@venusartists.com.

 

Thanks for your support,

Greg & Liz

 

Dear Greg and Liz,

As said and said million times before, your music really is absolutely fantastic! Thank you very much, you bring new breathe to classical music. I really know how difficult it is, especially today. Is there any chance of hearing you in Russia in Moscow or St.Petersbourgh?

Regards,

Ilya Petoushkoff, Moscow

 

Dear Ilya,

 

Thank you so much for your warm words! Both of us are avid fans of Russian composers and pianists -- we have the highest respect for the legendary Russian musical tradition. (In fact, one of Liz's teachers was Russian.) Plus, we both love Russian literature! It would be exciting for us to perform in Russia sometime, so put in a good word for us with your local concert presenter. Many thanks for your fantastic support and Happy New Year!

 

- Greg & Liz

 

Dear Greg and Liz,

You have to come to Zurich, Switzerland, very soon!! Please ask your agency to contact our Music Hall, Tonhalle Zurich. Contact directly David Zinman. Good Luck. You and your music are just great. Full of spirit and joy.

Love Nicole

 

Dear Nicole,

 

Thank you so much for your kind message. We would be absolutely thrilled to perform in Switzerland -- we have quite a number of friends living there! We hope such an opportunity will come to fruition -- feel free to throw in a good word for us at the Music Hall. ;-) Many thanks for the contact information, and we hope to meet you in the future!

 

Best,
Greg & Liz

 

Dear Greg and Liz,

You guys are great!!! Would you ever consider coming up to Montreal or Vancouver ?? BTW, I would like to inroduce you both to a wonderful voice ensemble called 'musica intima', bases in Vancouver.

Patrick from Montreal

 

Hi Patrick,

 

Thanks for your message! We would love to return to Canada to perform. Both of us love Canada -- we've both performed in Banff and Greg has visited Montreal, so hopefully we'll have the opportunity to perform in Montreal and/or Vancouver in the near future. If we perform in the latter city, we'll have to check out "musica intima." You can always help our cause by pluggin us at your local concert series.

 

- Greg & Liz (Dec. 30, 08)

 

Hello Greg and Liz,

You must get bored with all these compliments, but yes, I agree, truly amazing! When you're planning a "world tour", maybe you could consider one or two stops in Ireland? Dublin seems the first choice, but there's a good enough opera house too in Cork, 2nd city of the Republic ;-) All the best

- Caroline

 

Hi Caroline,

 

Thanks so much for your wonderful compliments! Yes indeed, we would love to perform in Ireland. Liz has performed in Dublin in the past, and she thinks the city is absolutely brilliant. We also have friends from Dublin and Cork so we hope that one day we'll find ourselves performing as a duo in both these cities. As always, feel free to put in a plug for us at your favorite concert series.

 

Cheers,
Greg & Liz (Dec. 30, 08)

 

Dear Greg and Liz!

I am wondering when are you guys going to perform in australia. I am looking forward to hear and watch your outstanding performance. Thank you

- Agus Sandjaya

 

Dear Agus,

 

At the moment we have no concerts set up in Australia, but we hope an opportunity to visit will arise soon. We have always wanted to experience the beauty and culture of your magnificent country, and it would be dream come true to perform there (especially at the stunning Sydney Opera House!). If enough Aussies spread the word, perhaps our dream will become a reality in the near future!

 

Thanks so much for your support,

Greg & Liz

 

Dear Greg and Liz,

heya i found you both on youtube and i thought that's really really good...any chance of dropping by South East Asia? Malaysia or Singapore perhaps? All the best all the way!! :)

- Cookie

 

Hi Cookie,

 

We're glad you like our YouTube videos! We hope we'll make it to Malaysia or Singapore in the future so we'll get to play for our amazing fans in Southeast Asia!

 

Cheers,

Greg & Liz

 

Dear Greg and Liz,

What would you say is your mission, exactly? You're both excellent pianists who try to break the mold and expose wider audiences to classical music, but I'd like to hear it in your words. And, on another, fairly unrelated subject, what do you know of the Liszt two piano versions of the operatic fantasies? I think that the antiphonal possibilities are gorgeously exploited in Norma, for example. Thanks

- Daniel Baker

 

Dear Mr. Baker,

 

We defined our mission several years ago, and it has literally shaped all of our decisions as individuals, as musicians, and as a team. You can actually find it hidden away on this site; it's one of the trivial tidbits on the fun facts page. It really isn't so trivial, but it fit in well with the rest of the tidbits, and we try to repeat it as often as we can. So, bombs away:

 

Greg & Liz's mission

To connect with others; to engage, provoke, illuminate; to serve as a conduit for the composer's voice; to express our inner lives; to share the joy and fulfillment that only music can elicit

To free the world from the constraints of sleep-inducing concerts

To demonstrate that classical piano music can serve as a relevant and powerful force in society

 

As for Reminiscences de Norma, we urge you to purchase Greg's solo album, "On Wings of Song!" You'll find Greg playing the solo version there, and he continues to perform the work on many of his solo concerts. It would be unnecessarily confusing for him to learn both versions of the piece: a recipe for disaster. (It would be pretty embarrassing to slip into the two-piano version in the middle of a solo recital!) Similarly, although we used to play Ravel's La Valse in its two-piano version, we took it out of our performing repertoire when Liz started playing the solo version in concerts and competitions. Too confusing.

 

You're right; the antiphonal possibilities are wonderful in the two-piano version of Reminiscences de Norma, but (and a big "but" here), if we were to ever perform the work, Greg would insist upon recreating the six-or-so minutes of music that Liszt cut from the solo version in arranging the work. Liszt cut Greg's favorite arias (and the arias that add the most dramatic weight to the paraphrase, no less)!

 

Thanks for your interest in our work!

 

- Greg & Liz

 

Dear Greg & Liz,

When do you come to play in Germany? We are waiting for you! Love your Piazolla piece. But also the Swan. And of course the Blue Danube. Amazing - I was gobsmacked about the video on Youtube. Did I mention the Pas de Deux? You not only play the piano (Flügel), but you send also musical energy to the people - sparks of enchantment. Thank you!

- Reinhard

 

Dear Reinhard,

 

Wow! Thank you! You are so kind. We definitely hope to perform in Germany some day, and we would appreciate anything you can do to get us there quicker. :-)

 

- Greg & Liz

hello Greg and Liz!!!

your piano duo is amazing! I found your video on youtube at first time and few days ago I found this site. each videos are incredible and great. I hope see your concert someday. I live in south korea. I'm not sure but when will you come here for concert? I think many people are waiting for you.

- J.S. Lee

 

Dear J.S. Lee,

 

Thanks!! It means a great deal to us when people respond to what we do.

 

We hope to perform in Korea sometime in the next couple years, and we'll definitely let our mailing list know when the dates are scheduled!

 

- Greg & Liz

 

Dear Greg & Liz,

A London, England concert would be nice...

- Chris

 

Dear Chris,

 

We agree. We're both Anglophiles, Liz especially. Please help us set up a concert in London. Thanks. :)

 

- Greg & Liz

 

Dear Greg & Liz,

When are you coming to Australia? We have a brilliant Concert Hall in Melbourne and I WILL be there on opening night!

- Jenny Hibbens

 

Dear Jenny,

 

There's talk of a possible tour in New Zealand and Australia in 2010... rumors really. It's a ways off, but you could help this become a reality by pitching a plug at your local concert series!

 

Hope to see you soon,

 

- Greg & Liz

 

Dear Greg & Liz,

I'm real anxious to see you in Boston. Will you be performing any time soon in the Boston area?

- Scott

 

Dear Scott,

 

We're anxious to perform in Boston! We hope to see you there soon!

 

We are presently undergoing a number of wonderful changes as a professional duo, most significantly in the way we are represented. As soon as things are settled, we'll let you know, and you can make a request to our booking agents on our behalf! However, don't expect to see us perform as a duo anytime this season apart from a few concerts here and there. Liz is wrapping up her tenure as a artist fellow of the Academy - a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and the Weill Institute, and Greg is finishing his doctorate studies and dissertation at Yale University as well as composing the next album for The 5 Browns. Once this season is complete, however, we'll put our full focus into duo activities; that means composing and learning new music, filming more videos, and of course, performing more concerts.

 

In the meantime, you can keep your eyes peeled in Boston (or wherever for that matter) for our upcoming debut album - Anderson & Roe Piano Duo: Reimagine. The release date has been postponed, but we promise, it will be released early this winter. We can't wait! There are also a number of videos filmed and nearly ready to post.

 

Thanks for your interest Scott!

 

- Greg & Liz