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Lunch Break ClassicsMinako Tsukatani (Keyboard Instruments)A Kenbanist's Toy Box

“Lunch Break Classics” invites audiences to enjoy an hour of music in the middle of the day. This upcoming edition features Minako Tsukatani, a self-styled “Kenbanist” — a performer who moves freely among an extraordinary variety of keyboard instruments, centered around the pipe organ.

Like a musical toy box opened before your eyes, the stage will be filled with keyboard instruments, each with its own distinctive character: harpsichord, positive organ, grand piano, and even toy pianos! Audience members can also enjoy a pipe organ performance in the Entrance Hall before the concert begins.

Drawing on many years of performing in the Netherlands, Tsukatani brings both refined musicianship and a spirit of exploration to every instrument she touches. From beloved masterpieces by Bach to hidden gems by Silvestrov, the program offers a rich journey through the many possibilities of keyboard music. From the very first note to the final sound, this is an afternoon to lose yourself completely in music.

[Program]
Piano
  Silvestrov: Bagatelle No. 1, Op. 1-1
  J. S. Bach: Musette BWV Anh. 126 (from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach)
  J. S. Bach: Polonaise BWV1067/5 (from the Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor)
  J. S. Bach / Busoni: "Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland," BWV659

Harpsichord
  Haydn: Pieces for Musical Clock (Excerpts)

Toy Piano
  Beethoven: Für Elise, WoO 59
  Burgmüller: 25 Etudes (Excerpts)

Positive Organ
  Rouget de Lisle / Balbastre: La Marseillaise
  J. S. Bach: "Little" Fugue in G minor, BWV578
  Lefébure-Wély: Bolero de Concert, Op. 166
  Handel: Hallelujah (from the Oratorio "Messiah," HWV56)

*The order of the program is subject to change.
*Pipe organ performance in the Entrance Hall at door opening.

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