Author: Elan Sicroff

  • Recitals and Lectures

    Recitals and Lectures

    The Thomas de Hartmann Consort was formed in 2016 to bring de Hartmann’s music to the concert stage. Recitals often include performances with different instrumental and vocal combinations in the same program, providing a colorful and varied experience for the audience. Recent concerts have featured music for solo piano, violin, soprano, cello and flute. Other…

  • Performing and Recording the Orchestral Works

    Performing and Recording the Orchestral Works

    Now that the Thomas de Hartmann Project CDs have been made available to the public, we are engaged in recording and also seeking performance opportunities for the orchestral works. Efrem Marder, a long-time project team member, is leading this initiative.  As a first step, in September 2021, a festival of three concerts, Thomas de Hartmann…

  • History of the Project

    History of the Project

    by Elan Sicroff, Artistic Director In 2006 guitarist Robert Fripp offered to guide me in a long-term project to bring de Hartmann’s music back to the listening audience. This was the beginning of what became the Thomas de Hartmann Project. Before going into detail about the process, it may be helpful to provide some background: …

  • Bringing the music of Thomas de Hartmann to a wider audience

    by The Cross-Eyed Pianist APRIL 2, 2021 Elan Sicroff is one of the leading interpreters of Thomas de Hartmann’s music and his extensive recording project with the Nimbus label brings de Hartmann’s chamber and solo piano music to a wider audience. Here he talks about the project as well as his own influences and inspirations and…

  • Elan Sicroff

    Elan Sicroff

    Elan Sicroff is known as an interpreter of the music written by Thomas de Hartmann, both the classical works as well as the music from the East composed in collaboration with Gurdjieff . In the 1960s he studied with Jeaneane Dowis, protégée and assistant to Rosina Lhevinne at the Juilliard School. From 1973-75 he attended…