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Sarasota News Leader November 8, 2013 Page 138 KEYBOARD CONVERSATIONS WITH JEFFREY SIEGEL SET FOR NOV. 18 The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee will present its second annual Keyboard Conversations® series with internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel on Nov. 18, Jan. 21 and April 1, the Federation has announced. Keyboard Conversations "is a brilliantly polished concert-with-commentary format in which captivating comments precede dynamic performances of beloved piano masterpieces," a news release points out. A Q&A concludes the concert. All concerts are at 8 p.m. at The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee, located at 582 McIntosh Road in Sarasota. Tickets start at $36 per concert. Popular Piano Classics on Nov. 18 will feature "beloved gems of the piano repertoire by some of the world's best loved composers," including music of Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Gershwin and Rachmaninoff, the release notes. Bach and the Romantics on Jan. 21 will include the "exhilarating Chromatic Fantasy of Bach," followed by works of later composers he inspired — Mendelssohn, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and Mozart among them, the release continues. Jeffrey Siegel/Contributed photo entertaining and accessible introduction to great music. Seasoned music-lovers enjoy a deeply enriched, more focused listening experience." "In this robotic age, I believe the transcendent dimension music adds to our lives is Mistresses and Masterpieces on April 1 will more necessary than ever," adds Siegel in the release. feature "love-inspired music by 'significant others'" in composers' personal lives, the Siegel has been a soloist with the world's great release says, including works by Brahms, orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic; Schumann, Chopin and Liszt. London Symphony; Moscow State Symphony; and the Amsterdam, Oslo and Stockholm phil"This is an inspired series," says Howard harmonics, the release notes. Tevlowitz, executive director of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, in the For more information or to purchase tickets, call release. "New listeners discover an informal, 552-6304 or visit www.jfedsrq.org/events.aspx.