New York, NY, Wednesday, February 8, 2012 — The Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) is pleased to present
internationally renowned pianist Alexei Lubimov performing two distinct programs. On March 22-24, 4 Walls /
Doubletoss Interludes features Lubimov playing John Cage’s Four Walls, which has been set to a re-staging of
Merce Cunningham’s Doubletoss (1993). On March 27-28, Lubimov will perform works by Schubert, Glinka, and
Beethoven on a copy of an 1820’s Viennese fortepiano.
Born in Moscow in 1944, Alexei Lubimov is one of the most strikingly original musicians performing today, widely
known for his dual passion and aptitude for the music of the Baroque (especially performed on early instruments),
and of the 20th
 century. In the 1960’s, Lubimov gave the Moscow premieres of works by John Cage and Terry
Riley, and subsequently brought attention in that region to works by contemporary composers such as Schönberg,
Ives, and Pärt. He also embraced the essential repertoire of the 19th
 century and works composed for early piano,
and initiated performance of music for harpsichord and fortepiano in the USSR. In the 1980’s, when political
restrictions gradually receded, Lubimov began giving concerts in Western Europe, North America, and Japan.
Today, Lubimov performs an enormous variety of repertoire on stages around the world, ranging from Lincoln
Center to the Salzburg Festival. In March, Lubimov will take the stage of BAC’s Jerome Robbins Theater in two
programs that showcase his extraordinary breadth of musical expertise.  
 
On March 22-24, in a program of music and dance, Lubimov will play composer John Cage’s Four Walls with a
new staging of choreographer Merce Cunningham’s Doubletoss. Four Walls, written by Cage in 1944, uses only the
white keys of the piano, and incorporates many of his seminal ideas—repetition, intense ostinatos, and silence.
Doubletoss, a work for 14 dancers, was originally created by Cunningham in 1993 by the merging of two separately
choreographed dances, for which a double roll of the dice determined the order of movement sequences. 4 Walls
/ Doubletoss Interludes—arranged by Robert Swinston, Director of Choreography for the Merce Cunningham
Trust—will be performed by an ensemble of eight former Merce Cunningham dancers. Through this unique
collaboration between Lubimov and the Cunningham Trust, the voices of Cage and Cunningham are merged in a
new work, performed by artists who were all deeply inspired by the legendary artistic duo.
 
On March 27-28, Lubimov will further showcase his musical versatility with performances of Glinka’s Introduction
and Variations on a Theme from I Capuleti e i Montecchi; Schubert’s Two Impromptus, Op. 90; and Beethoven’s
Sonatas, Op. 109 and 111. Playing on a copy of a 6 ½-octave 1820’s Viennese fortepiano (made by Rod Regier),
Lubimov will provide a rare opportunity for audiences to experience these works as they would have been heard at
the time they were written and performed, nearly 200 years ago.
 
Generous support for both of these programs is provided by the AG Foundation.

Alexei Lubimov was one of the last pupils of Henryk Neuhaus at the Moscow Conservatory. He founded both the
avant-garde Alternativa Festival in Moscow, which features works by contemporary composers, and the Moscow
Baroque Quartet. Lubimov has performed with such orchestras as the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra of London, Russian National Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France,
Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, as well as
the orchestras of Helsinki, Israel, Los Angeles, and Munich. He has worked with such conductors as Vladimir
Ashkenazy, Neeme Järvi, David Oistrakh, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Marek Janowski, Christopher Hogwood, Sir Roger
Norrington, Frans Brüggen, David Robertson, Andrey Boreyko, Ivan Fischer, Kent Nagano, and Yan Pascal
Tortelier. In recent seasons he has performed with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Austrian
Tonkünstler Orchester, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Münchner Philharmoniker, SWR Stuttgart,
Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, and Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Lubimov has recorded for
many labels, such as Melodya, Erato, BIS, and Sony, which have released his interpretations of the complete
sonatas of Mozart, as well as works by Schubert, Chopin, and Beethoven, and 20th
 century composers, including
Arvo Pärt.
 
Robert Swinston was born in Pittsburgh, PA, and attended Middlebury College and The Juilliard School, where
he received a BFA in Dance. He danced with the Martha Graham Apprentice Group, the José Limón Dance
Company, and with Kazuko Hirabayashi Dance Theatre. He joined MCDC in August 1980 and became Assistant to
the Choreographer in July 1992.  Since Merce Cunningham’s death in July 2009, Swinston has been the Director of
Choreography, overseeing the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, the Cunningham Repertory Understudy
Group and its work with the Cunningham Educational Outreach Program.  Since 1998, Swinston has assisted in
various Cunningham archival reconstructions including Suite for Five (1956–58), Summerspace (1958), How to
Pass, Kick, Fall and Run (1965), RainForest (1968), CRWDSPCR (1993), and Ocean (1994), and the recent
revivals of Squaregame (1976), Duets (1980), and Roaratorio (1983) for the Legacy Tour. He has assisted in the
staging of Cunningham works on other companies, including Boston Ballet, White Oak Dance Project, Rambert
Dance Company, and New York City Ballet. In 2009 Swinston was named a Trustee for the Merce Cunningham
Trust.   
Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC)  is the realization of a long-held vision by artistic director Mikhail Baryshnikov,
who sought to build an arts center in Manhattan that would serve as a gathering place for artists from all disciplines.
BAC’s opening in 2005 heralded the launch of this mission, establishing a thriving creative laboratory and
performance space for artists from around the world. BAC’s activities encompass a robust residency program
augmented by a range of professional services, including commissions of new work, as well as the presentation of
performances by artists of excellence at varying stages of their careers. In tandem with its commitment to
supporting artists, BAC is dedicated to building audiences for the arts by presenting contemporary, innovative work
at affordable ticket prices. The Jerome Robbins Theater serves as an organic extension of the existing center,
featuring multidisciplinary work, emerging talent, and international artists, and including artist-centered activity that
fosters creative exploration. For more information, please visit www.bacnyc.org.
 
Press contact: Kristen Miles – 646 731 3221 / kmiles@bacnyc.org
Digital images are available upon request.

PROGRAM + TICKET INFORMATION
 
4 Walls / Doubletoss Interludes will take place March 22-24, Thursd
Saturday at 2PM and 8PM.   
   
Alexei Lubimov, fortepiano will take place March 27-28, Tuesday and
 
Beethoven: Sonata, Op.109
Glinka: Introduction and Variations on a Theme from  I Ca
Schubert: Two Impromptus, Op. 90
  Beethoven: Sonata, Op. 111       
 
Tickets for all performances are $25 and can be purchased through
 
Performances will take place at the Baryshnikov Arts Center’s Jerom
located at 450 W. 37th
 Street between 9th
 and 10th
 Avenues.