The
Illustrated
Pianist
— Adam Tendler, pictured
“Ingenious, Mysterious, Inspiring!”
The Illustrated Pianist combines science-fiction and adaptive visual installation in an imaginative concert of piano music, inspired by the timeless book The Illustrated Man.
Kathleen Supové
Curated by Nicole Brancato, this multimedia event honored the 2020 centenary of iconic American science-fiction author Ray Bradbury and the seventieth anniversary of his celebrated story collection in 2021.
The Illustrated Pianst - a piano concert for the eyes and ears
The project commissioned 22 new piano works and 2 visual installations - so far. Featured in The New Yorker, the New York City premiere boasted an illustrious cohort of pianists —Geoffrey Burleson, Anthony de Mare, Kathleen Supové, Jed Distler, Sarah Dutcher, Thomas Feng, Mariel Mayz, Adam Tendler, and Nicole Brancato herself — with visual installation by Eve Nova.
The San Francisco, CA concert garnered attention in The San Francisco Chronicle, The San Francisco Classical Voice, and NPR. Composer/performers included Nicholas Pavkovic, Monica Chew, Dee Spencer, Jerry Kuderna, and Keisuke Nakagoshi, with visual installation by Cory Todd.
Anthony de Mare
Nicole Brancato, New York premiere at Culture Lab LIC, NYC
Geoffrey Burleson, New York premiere at Culture Lab LIC, NYC
Anthony de Mare, New York premiere at Culture Lab LIC, NYC
Mariel Mayz, New York premiere at Culture Lab LIC, NYC
Adam Tendler, New York premiere at Culture Lab LIC, NYC
Jed Distler, performance in San Francisco, with support by the Ross McKee Foundation
Visual design by Cory Todd
Visual design by Cory Todd
Design by Eve Nova
Nicole Brancato, performance in San Francisco, with support by the Ross McKee Foundation
Dee Spencer, performance in San Francisco, with support by the Ross McKee Foundation
Nicholas Pavkovic, performance in San Francisco, with support by the Ross McKee Foundation
Thomas Feng, New York premiere at Culture Lab LIC, NYC
Jed Distler, New York premiere at Culture Lab LIC, NYC
Installation Art by Eve Nova, New York premiere at Culture Lab LIC, NYC
Sarah Dutcher, New York premiere at Culture Lab LIC, NYC
Visual design by Cory Todd