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Awadagin Pratt

Awadagin Pratt (/ɑːwɑːˈdɑːdʒɪn/; born March 6, 1966) is an American concert pianist born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]

Awadagin Pratt

Awadagin Pratt

(1966-03-06) March 6, 1966

Normal, Illinois, U.S.

Pianist

1998–present

Performance preferences[edit]

Writers often note Pratt's appearance. "Pratt takes the stage at Boston's Jordan Hall in a subtle but colorful green-and-lavender striped and checked shirt. His black pants reveal a dash of whimsicality below the cuffs: socks adorned with a portrait of Van Gogh".[5] Among other composers whose works he has espoused are Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, César Franck, Edvard Grieg, Modest Mussorgsky, and Sergei Rachmaninoff.

A Long Way From Normal (EMI, 1994), Pratt's debut album, including music of Liszt, Franck, Brahms, and Bach. The title is a reference to his boyhood home of Normal, Illinois.

Beethoven Piano Sonatas (EMI, 1995), including sonatas , 9, 30, and 31.

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(EMI, 1997), which was recorded in Cape Town,[5] including works of Bach, Brahms, Franck, and Rachmaninoff.

Live From South Africa

Transformations (EMI 72435 56836, November 16, 1999), including 's Pictures at an Exhibition; Pratt's own transcription of Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582; and Brahms's Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, all played on a Bösendorfer Imperial Grand.

Mussorgsky

Play Bach (Angel 2002), including Bach's ; Keyboard Concerti nos. 4 in A Major, BWV 1055, and 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056; and shorter works, all with a chamber ensemble performing one to a part.

Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050

Stillpoint (, August 2023) newly commissioned works for piano, strings (A Far Cry), and vocals (Roomful of Teeth)[10]

New Amsterdam

Pratt has released several recordings on compact disc:

(2003) Serinus, Jason V.; Interview with Pianist Awadagin Pratt; (hometheaterhifi.com).

[1]

Biography at Bach-cantatas.com

[2]

(2001-11-14); CFA Welcomes Acclaimed Pianist Awadagin Pratt; The Mason Gazette (gazette.gmu.edu).

[3]

(1995-02-16); Barron, James; ON TOUR WITH: Awadagin Pratt; Knowing What It Means to Solo; (nytimes.com). [4]

The New York Times

(2007-09-24); Gladstone, Valerie; Pratt's Triple Threat; The New York Sun (nysun.com).

[5]

(2008-11-15); One Voice Chorus presents Bringing Out the Best: Beethoven, Brahms & Burleigh with special guest, world-class pianist Awadagin Pratt.

[6]

Official site

Pratt Music Foundation

at AllMusic

Awadagin Pratt

McLean County Museum of History

Awadagin Pratt Collection