GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE INC – Backstage at the Geffen 2012
Auction Ends: Jun 2, 2012 09:00 PM PDT

Unique Experiences

Private Performance with Hershey Felder

Item Number
130
Estimated Value
120000 USD
Opening Bid
20000 USD

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Item Description

Acclaimed concert pianist Hershey Felder will come to your home for a private concert.

 

About Herhsey Felder:

Broadway, London's West End: George Gershwin Alone (Helen Hayes Theatre, Duchess Theatre). Regional and international appearances of “Composers Sonata” (1999-2012) – George Gershwin Alone, Monsieur Chopin, Beethoven, As I Knew Him, and Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein  - include Old Globe Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, Geffen Playhouse, Laguna Playhouse, Ford's Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, American Repertory Theatre, Hartford Stage, Ravinia Festival, Chicago's Royal George Theatre, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Prince Music Theatre, The Gilmore International Keyboard Festival,  Uijeongbu  Theatre Festival (South Korea) and many others, as well as a command performance of Monsieur Chopin for the Polish Ambassador to the United States, Polish Embassy, Washington.  Winner of 2007 Los Angeles Ovation Awards, Best Musical and Best Actor for George Gershwin Alone. Compositions include Aliyah, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra; Fairytale, a musical; Les Anges de Paris, Suite for Violin and Piano; Song Settings, poetry by Vachel Lindsay; Saltimbanques for Piano and Orchestra; Etudes Thematiques for Piano; LINCOLN: An American Story, for actor and orchestra.   Recordings include Love Songs of the Yiddish Theatre, Back from Broadway, George Gershwin Alone and Monsieur Chopin for the WFMT Radio Network Recordings label, Beethoven, As I Knew Him and LINCOLN: An American Story for the Eighty Eight Entertainment label.  Worldwide live broadcasts, George Gershwin Alone, July 2005 and May 2011. Current projects include a new musical, LINCOLN: An American Story, recorded with Chicago's Ars Viva Symphony conducted by Alan Heatherington, which had its staged world premiere at the Pasadena Playhouse in March 2012. Mr. Felder has been a Scholar in Residence at Harvard University's Department of Music and is married to Kim Campbell, former Prime Minister of Canada.

Item Special Note

Expires June 4, 2013.  Must be a mutually agreed upon date.  Travel for Hershey must be  provided or event must occur on a mutually agreed upon date when Hershey is in Los Angeles.  Hershey will require a tuned piano.  Private function only (party, dinner, celebration, event).  Certificate is non-transferable.