The ¿ì²¥µ¼º½' Musical Excursions Series will host the Weiss Kaplan Stumpf Trio when they visit the ¿ì²¥µ¼º½ Recital Hall for a special performance that will include the world premiere of Paul Lansky's “Angles†for piano as well as selected works by Beethoven. The show takes place Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free for all UNO students, faculty and staff with proper ID. General admission is $15, with $10 tickets available for seniors and ¿ì²¥µ¼º½ alumni. Tickets are available for purchase .
Combining the talents of three award-winning soloists, the Weiss Kaplan Stumpf Trio brings to each performance its distinctive fusion of authority and experience, energy and passion. The musicians comprise an ensemble that embraces the music of the future while offering fresh insights into three centuries of masterworks.
Founded in 2001, the trio has performed all over the world, including performances at The Kennedy Center, Baltimore’s Shriver Hall, Princeton, Indiana and Oxford Universities, Tel-Aviv Museum, and for the Chamber Music Societies of Edinburgh, Santander, Phoenix, Cincinnati, Salt Lake City and Tucson.
The Trio is well known to American radio audiences through nationwide broadcasts on shows such as NPR’s Performance Today and WNYC’s SoundCheck. An appearance on St. Paul Sunday has been broadcast nationally several times, and was selected for St. Paul Sunday's “Best of the Year†CD.
Musical Excursions is presented by the ¿ì²¥µ¼º½ School of the Arts in association with 89.9 WWNO and is sponsored by UNO Student Government, the Harper Family Foundation, the Mitchiner-Gittinger Family Foundation, Capital One and Maison Dupuy French Quarter Hotel. This performance is also sponsored by Classical 104.9 FM, the Louisiana Division of the Arts, the Arts Council New Orleans and the City of New Orleans.
