The Korea Times
French pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque will return to Korea later this month with a piano duo rendition of an opera by the renowned U.S. composer Philip Glass. The recital comes at a time when piano music for four hands or two pianos is gaining more popularity on the world stage. In a written interview ahead of their performance in Korea, the pianists reflected on their musical journey and their innovative programming for Korean audiences. They chose to become a duo early on rather than taking separate ways as soloists, even though they gained recognition for their solo skills. The pair began performing together in 1968 at the Paris Conservatory. In 1970, they officially launched their career with a recording of French composer Olivier Messiaen's (1908-1992) two-piano work "Visions de l’Amen." The sisters built a world of their own by taking an unusual path for more than 50 years. Contemporary music composers such as Pierre Boulez (1925-2016) and György Ligeti (1923-2006) experimented with new sounds through the sisters’ four hands, and their 1981 album of George Gershwin’s
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