Ladies Musical Club: Radical Traditionalists – A Concert Talk on Ravel & Debussy (Part II)
$20 ($15 LMC members, $10 ages 18 & under/student with ID)
- Diana Gao, piano
- Larry Starr, presenter
In an interplay between performance and illuminating commentary, award-winning LMC pianist Diana Gao and musicologist Dr. Larry Starr explore Ravel's Sonatine and Debussy's Pour le piano. Q&A with both Diana and Larry will conclude the presentation. Whether you're a lifelong Debussy and Ravel fan or just being introduced, you'll be sure to walk away with new ways to hear these timeless pieces.
This is Part II of a II-Part series on Ravel and Debussy. The first concert talk, Impressionism Across Land and Sea, will be on November 18. 25% discount available if you purchase both. See ticket link for details.
About Diana Gao, piano
Diana Gao began studying piano at age 4. She moved to the U.S. from China in 2013 to pursue her MBA at the University of Washington (UW), and is currently a Senior Marketing Manager at Microsoft. Although she has pursued a career outside of music, the piano has remained a significant mainstay in her life. She has consistently cultivated her passion through regular lessons and performances. She’s been studying with Dr. Robin McCabe from UW and is a prizewinner in many competitions, including Gold Medalist of the Seattle International Competition and First Prize of the "Golden Classical Music Awards" International Competition. She also performed at the prestigious Piano Texas International Festival. Since 2020, she has presented annual fundraising recitals through the Microsoft Give campaign, raising thousands of dollars in support of local organizations. Those events reinforced her belief that music has the power to inspire change and make the world a better place.
https://pianotexas.tcu.edu/artists/profile/teachers_amateurs/diana-gao.phpAbout Larry Starr, presenter
Larry Starr holds the title Professor Emeritus of American Music Studies at the University of Washington School of Music, where he taught for more than four decades. He retired from university teaching in 2018, but he continues to speak on music at the Seattle Symphony (pre-concert talks), the Women's University Club (Seattle), and now the Ladies Musical Club. He has written books on Charles Ives's music, Aaron Copland's songs, George Gershwin's Broadway musicals, and most recently Listening to Bob Dylan, and is the coauthor of a textbook on American popular music. Larry's advisees have gone on to distinguished careers in teaching, research, and arts administration—a noteworthy recent example being Whitney Henderson, LMC's own Executive Director.