Skidmore College and Saratoga ArtsFest are bringing to our area the 5 Browns to perform a world premiere piano collaboration. This impressive group of five siblings will be bringing their talents to Saratoga Springs on May 29 at 7:30 pm at Skidmore College.
Skidmore College and Saratoga ArtsFest have invited these classical pianists to Saratoga Springs to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Paris premiere of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. This will be the first performance in the world where there will be an accompaniment for 5 pianos.
The 5 Browns made history as the first family to attend the Juilliard School simultaneously. The quintet enjoyed their first wave of critical attention in February 2002 when People magazine dubbed them the ‘Fab Five.’ 11 years later, The 5 Browns are now excited to be collaborating with Skidmore College and Saratoga ArtsFest to bring their world debut to our area.
The New York Post had this to say of the siblings, “One family, five pianos and 50 fingers add up to the biggest classical music sensation in years…”
This is a can’t-miss collaboration from Skidmore College, Saratoga ArtsFest and the 5 Browns! Tickets to The 5 Browns performance are on sale NOW, and are available at Skidmore’s website or at the Zankel Music Center box office Tuesday through Friday, 1-5 p.m.
Reserved orchestra seats for The 5 Browns performance are $125 or discounted to $50 with a 2013 SaratogaArtsFest ARTSPASS. Reserved balcony seating is $75 or discounted to $20 with an ARTSPASS. Admission to the festival for youth (17 and under) is free at all times.
Event ticket holders and Skidmore students are invited to a pre-performance talk by Charles Joseph, a Skidmore professor emeritus and leading authority on Stravinsky. The talk will take place at 6 p.m. in Skidmore’s Filene Recital Hall.
Will you be participating in this classical music sensation?
