Texas Performing Arts welcomes the return of classical superstar Ludovico Einaudi. The most streamed classical artist of all time, Einaudi takes the stage at the Bass Concert Hall for one night only on Tuesday, April 4, 8 p.m. Witness the famed composer and pianist LIVE performing works from Underwater, his first new solo album in 20 years. Tickets will go on sale beginning Friday, January 13 at 10 a.m. at texasperformingarts.org. Texas Inner Circle members can access pre-sale tickets starting Thursday, January 12, at 10 a.m.
Ludovico Einaudi returns to Austin and the Bass Concert Hall fresh from his recent triumphs composing the scores to acclaimed films such as The Father and six-time Oscar-winner Nomadland. Born in lockdown, the famed pianist's first solo album in 20 years Underwater displays the virtuoso's unmistakable sound in its purest and most intimate form: just Einaudi and his piano.
Underwater features 12 transcendent solo piano tracks, beautifully showcasing Einaudi's luminous, emotive, effortlessly lyrical, and supremely refined sound. This new album embraces the simple purity of songwriting, each note touched with an innocent, delicate beauty.
On the making of Underwater, Einaudi explains: The music came naturally, more than ever before. I felt a sense of freedom to abandon myself and let the music flow differently. I didn't have a filter between me and what came out of the piano; it felt very pure. The title Underwater is a metaphor—it is an expression of a very fluid dimension, without interference from outside.
Underwater follows an exciting year for Einaudi, which saw the release of the soundtracks to Oscar, BAFTA, and Golden Globe-winning films Nomadland and The Father (which include tracks from his immensely popular 2019 release Seven Days Walking), compilation album Cinema, showcasing Einaudi's composition achievements in film and TV, and new podcast mini-series Experience: The Ludovico Einaudi Story, which features celebrated filmmakers including multiple award-winning actor and director Russel Crowe (Gladiator), Oscar-winning director Chloe Zhao (Nomadland), Academy Award winner Florian Zeller (The Father), Shane Meadows (This is England) and Eric Toledano (The Intouchables).
Einaudi is one of the most ubiquitous contemporary composers of the century, repeatedly topping the classical charts globally, and becoming the biggest streamed classical artist of all time. Einaudi transcends generations and, in addition to his chart and streaming accolades, enjoys more than one million YouTube subscribers, 10 million views, and 150 thousand pieces of content on TikTok.
About Texas Perfomring Arts
Texas Performing Arts is the professional arts presenting and producing program of The University of Texas at Austin. One of the largest and most active university-based performing arts centers in the U.S., Texas Performing Arts is an anchor institution in Austin's arts, cultural, and entertainment landscape. Texas Performing Arts operates venues on the UT campus including Austin's largest theatre, the newly renovated Bass Concert Hall. Its public programs include Broadway in Austin; the Texas Welcomes series of national touring artists; and a curated season of international dance, theatre, music and more. Texas Performing Arts is an integral unit of UT's College of Fine Arts and engages thousands of students across the university every year. In calendar year 2019 Bass Concert Hall had the highest number of tickets sold of any theatre in Austin, was #2 in the State of Texas, and #22 in the world, according to industry publication Pollstar. Following a national search, Tony Award-winning producer Bob Bursey was appointed Executive and Artistic Director in January of 2020.
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