Concert Saturday 19 July 2025 at 3 PM LINCOLN
Abhishek Sarkar is a scientist–pianist who has focused his life on
bridging disciplines. He has performed solo and chamber music in Boston, Chicago, and Sicily. He was awarded multiple MIT Emerson Music Fellowships and has studied with John Herrmann, Mayron Tsong, Clara Yang, Timothy McFarland, and Svetlana Belsky. He has played in solo masterclasses with Daria Rabotnika and Caroline Oltmanns, among others.
He has also been coached on chamber music by the Jupiter String Quartet, the Fidelio Trio, the Spektral String Quartet, and pianist MartaAznavoorian, among others.
Chiaroscuro is the contrast between light (chiaro) and dark (oscuro) that gives depth to the painted image. In works of Bach, Debussy, Ligeti, Liszt, and
Takemitsu, pianist Abhishek Sarkar explores the musical and emotional contrasts that give depth to life.
Debussy – Reflets dans l’eau (1905)
Takemitsu – Les Yeux Clos II (1988)
Ligeti – Etude No. 2 («Cordes à vide»; 1985)
Liszt – Transcendental Etude No. 11 («Harmonies du soir»)
Bach – Chaconne from Violin Partita in D minor, BWV 1004 (arr. Busoni)