Next Up: The Life and Music of Ernst Toch

Thayer Hall

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Makiko Hirata, Piano
Lawrence Weschler, Author

Ernst Toch’s life and work are explored in historical context as pianist Makiko Hirata performs pieces in chronological order with narration from Toch’s grandson, author Lawrence Weschler. The program goes from the beginning with the Brahms and Mozart of Toch’s early days in Europe through Toch’s very last piano pieces written in Southern California in 1962.

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