SPECTRAL SCRIABIN premiered at Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City on October 25, 2010

Russian composer Alexander Scriabin caused a sensation in 1915, staging what was most likely the first multimedia concert in history. Designing a clavier à lumière to project colors onto the stage as it was played, this singular composer pioneered ideas relating colors and musical pitch. Now celebrated Georgian pianist Eteri Andjaparidze and MacArthur “genius” lighting designer Jennifer Tipton explore the legacy of this late Romantic composer through excerpts from his Poeme Languide in B Major and other works, including Feuillet d’Album in F-sharp Major, Opus Posthumous. This extravaganza of lush music and spectacular lightshow, first incubated at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, is truly “something unforgettable."

Come early to hear a pre-concert lecture by Ryan Dudenbostel at 7:00 pm.

Please note that there is no late seating for this performance.