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Duke Arts Presents

Angela Hewitt, piano

Sunday, February 17, 2013 | 5:00 pm

Reynolds Industries Theater


Born in Canada, now based in London, Angela Hewitt is “the preeminent Bach pianist of our time” (The Guardian). As a best-selling recording artist for Hyperion, she set a new benchmark for the complete Bach keyboard works. Now Hewitt brings her expertise to Duke Performances, with two of Bach’s wonderful French Suites and the showpiece Toccata in D Major, entwined with Debussy’s dreamy sonorities for solo keyboard. Performing with consummate decisiveness, Hewitt never fails to “imbue every musical moment with an unrelenting sense of theater” (NY Times).

Program

BACH: French Suite No. 6 in E Major
BACH: Toccata in D Major, BWV 912
DEBUSSY: Pour le Piano
BACH: French Suite No. 5 in G Major
DEBUSSY: Suite Bergamasque
DEBUSSY: L’Isle Joyeuse