Piano Series: Ralph van Raat & Heather Pinkham, duo pianos

Each one a solo artist of distinction, Van Raat and Pinkham join up to make beautiful music together. They will play two-piano pieces by a range of composers: Chick Corea’s “Duet for Two Pianos in Three Parts,” George Gershwin’s “I Got Rhythm Variations,” Vanessa Lann’s “Second Nature,” Frederic Rzewski’s “Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues,” and William Bolcom’s “Recuerdos,” among others.

I enjoy Van Raat on recording, but given the chance to hear him again live, I would run, not walk.”

- Christian B. Carey, Musical America

Heather Pinkham has everything it takes to become a phenomenon. The pianist, composer and musicologist has developed into an original voice in the world of contemporary music. In her own work she combines the power of repetition with catchy melodies and narrative textures.”

- International Holland Music Sessions