Pianist Aki Takahashi to Perform at the Detroit Institute of Arts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Shekini Jennings Public Relations Specialist Detroit Institute of Arts Phone: (313) 494-5242 E-Mail: sjennings@dia.org

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Internationally Known Pianist Aki Takahashi to Perform at the Detroit Institute of Arts

Detroit, MI-

WHAT:      

Pianist Aki Takahashi made her debut shortly after graduating from the Tokyo University of Arts with a masters degree in 1970. While acknowledged for her classical musicianship, her enthusiasm and acclaim as a new music interpreter have attracted the attention of many composers. John Cage, Morton Feldman, Toru Takemitsu, Isang Yun, Pauline Oliveros, Poul Ruders, Somei Satoh, Alvin Lucier and Peter Garland, to name a few, have all created works for her. Her series of Erik Satie concerts (1975-77) heralded a Satie boom in Japan, resulting in her editing all of his piano works for Zen-On music publishers and recording them on Toshiba-EMI. She created the Hyper-Beatles project with Toshiba, which invited 47 international composers to arrange/recompose their favorite Beatles tunes.

WHEN:      

Friday, June 27, 7 & 8:30 p.m.

WHERE:           
The Detroit Institute of Arts, located at 5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit 

COST:            

Free with museum admission.

WHY: 

This event is part of the museum's weekly Friday Night Live activities. The DIA has always been known for great art, but it's also got a reputation for presenting great live music. The DIA is open late every Friday night with live music, art-making workshops, drawing in the galleries, guided tours and more. Activities take place from 6 to 10 p.m. and are FREE with museum admission.

Hours and admission:

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for senior citizens, and $4 for youth ages 6-17. DIA members are admitted free. For more information, call (313) 833-7900 or see the website at www.dia.org.

 

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The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), one of the premier art museums in the United States, is home to more than 60,000 works that comprise a multicultural survey of human creativity from ancient times through the 21st century. From the first van Gogh painting to enter a U.S. museum (Self Portrait, 1887), to Diego Rivera's world-renowned Detroit Industry murals (1932–33), the DIA's collection is known for its quality, range, and depth.

 

Programs are made possible with support from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the City of Detroit.