Caleb Teicher & Conrad Tao: Counterpoint II

THEY’RE BACK! Unexpected and utterly enthralling, a collaboration between pianist Conrad Tao and choreographer & dancer Caleb Teicher, exploring the intersections between their artistic worlds once again on the VMF stage.

“This was the highlight of the [2023] festival! Bring them back again soon – just WOW is all I can say!” – 2023 Ventura Music Festival attendee

Since founding Caleb Teicher & Company (CT&Co) in 2015, Caleb Teicher’s work has expanded to engagements and commissions across the US and abroad. Teicher is known for choreographic collaborations with diverse musical talents: creating full collaborations with world-champion beatboxer Chris Celiz and composer/pianist Conrad Tao; performing as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center; recording percussion and vocals for television with Ben Folds; and choreographing Regina Spektor’s residency on Broadway.

Conrad Tao has appeared worldwide as a pianist and composer and has been dubbed “the kind of musician who is shaping the future of classical music” by New York Magazine, and an artist of “probing intellect and open-hearted vision” by The New York Times.Tao has performed as soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and Boston Symphony. As a composer, his work has been performed by orchestras throughout the world. he was the recipient of a New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Award, for Outstanding Sound Design / Music Composition, for his work on More Forever, in collaboration with dancer and choreographer Caleb Teicher. He is also the recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant and was named a Gilmore Young Artist—an honor awarded every two years highlighting the most promising American pianists of the new generation.