Rittenhouse Square

Solo Piano

David Krane

Centennial Commission

About

Dedicated in honor of the Curtis Centenary, Rittenhouse Square for solo piano is a series of musical images portraying a day in the Square from dawn until dusk, from the stillness of sunrise, to birds and squirrels stirring, to all manner of life passing through the park until night falls.

Performance

David Krane Rittenhouse Square
  Duration
04:30
  Commissioning Year
2024
  Premiere
January 31, 2025
Field Concert Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, PA
  Recording
January 3, 2024
Field Concert Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, PA

Artists

  • David Krane Composition

    David Krane (Composition ’74) is a protégé of Leonard Bernstein and has composed music and arrangements for over 35 Broadway shows and 10 feature films. His new show, GOIN’ HOLLYWOOD will première in London in 2025 after a successful Dallas run. Joyce DiDonato recorded two of his songs on her GRAMMY winning, ‘Live From Wigmore Hall with Joyce & Tony’. davidkrane.com

  • Cynthia Raim Piano

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