USED BOOK & =Du:SALE audio books, records, videos, CDs, DUDs ADDMOUAL BOOKS PUT OUT DAllaM playing around with all the possibili- ties that the computer offered:' Gerstein, who is Jewish but not observant, feels a special bond to Israel. "I have been to Israel many times to play since the Rubinstein competi- tion," he says. "I go every fall to the Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival, which is a wonderful event. "I went to Israel not quite knowing what to expect, and I always have the sensation that there's something special in the air, on the land and in the energy: Gerstein, who became an American citizen in 2003, teaches at the Musikhochschule in Stuttgart when he tours through Europe. He has not yet planned what will be part of his master class at the Gilmore. "I can't tell what I'll cover until I meet the students': he explains. "I think it's very important not to have a preconceived agenda for teaching. It depends on how students play and what they need." Free time gives Gerstein opportuni- ties to cook and read, among his favor- ite interests now joined through his devouring of the book The Omnivore's Dilemma, author Michael Pollan's anal- ysis of the American way of eating. "I'm a very interested person, and I love traveling, which helps with my profession',' says the pianist, who describes himself as single but not alone. "I get to meet a variety of people and cultures and have made many wonderful friends around the world. "Michigan stays close to my heart. The first time I went to Michigan was in a series presented by the Gilmore, and then I went to the festival two times after that. "I think the first time I played in Detroit was with the Kalamazoo Symphony. We went to Orchestra Hall before I played with the Detroit Symphony. I've been to Interlochen, and I enjoyed the cherries. "Cumulatively, I think Kalamazoo is one of the places I've stayed the lon- gest between festivals and recitals. I'm looking forward to my return." ❑ Through April 25 at LOAAALR Owned and Managed by CBL & Associates, Inc. In Livonia at Six Mile and Newburgh Roads one-quarter mile east of 1-275 1T'S Thursday-Saturday 10aut-9put Sunda.y noon-6pm LATE! Last Day, Sunday, April 25 $ale: Books & Media half price noT Too (248) 645-7840, ext. 365 I unirw.bookstock.info Thank you to everyone who participated in... Music critic appears at both the Gilmore in Kalamazoo and for UMS in Ann Arbor. Suzanne Chessler Special to the Jewish News B efore heading out to the Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival in Kalamazoo to present "The Rest Is Noise in Performance': music critic Alex Ross and pianist Ethan Iverson showcase their presentation for the University Musical Society in Ann Arbor. The two-person show features read- ings from the Ross book The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century, an analysis of the music of the times, with keyboard interludes to dramatize the spoken excerpts. Ross, appearing before the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, explained that his book uses music to experience the centu- ry as composers experi- enced it. He intended to cover the diverse styles as well as the historical Alex Ross contexts. The critic, who has worked for the New York Times and New Yorker, references the innovation, politicization and experimentation in 20th-century compositions. Iverson, who has worked with the jazz trio the Bad Plus, captures the sounds of many composers, including Schoenberg, Shostakovich and Gershwin. ❑ The Ann Arbor performance is at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 25, in Rackham Auditorium, 915 E. Washington. $24-$44. (734) 764-2538; www.ums. org . The Kalamazoo performance is at 8 p.m. Monday, April 26, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall on the Western Michigan University campus. $5-$30. (800) 347-4266; www.gilmorekeyboardfestival.org . 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