Beyond NYC: Romantic Sonatas for Piano and Cello at Bronxville Women’s Club

Beyond NYC: Romantic Sonatas for Piano and Cello at Bronxville Women’s Club

Bronxville Women’s Club continues its Midland Music Series with an evening of Romantic Sonatas by Chopin and Frank performed by Robert Burkhart, cello, Oxana Mikhailoff, piano, Vassily Primakov, piano on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 7 pm

This concert is presented in collaboration with ARTS-NY

With every event, Midland Music Series takes music lovers one notch up in the understanding and appreciation of serious classical music. The 2020 year will be no exception. The year starts with a program of big Romantic Sonatas for cello and piano by Chopin and Frank.

Remembered for his introspective performance in the previous season, Robert Burkhart returns to Bronxville Women’s Club to play the cello with the remarkable pianists Oxana Mikhailoff and Vassily Primakov.

Cellist Robert Burkhart brings an “adventurous” spirit by committing to the existing cello repertoire and new music. With performance credits at Alice Tully Hall, Bargemusic, Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Hall, and The Rose Studio at Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Robert has also appeared as a soloist throughout Japan as a member of the New York Symphonic Ensemble, and been featured in recital on WQXR’s “Young Artist Showcase.”

The pianists of high-acclaim, Mikhailoff and Primakov are well regarded by the critics and the public. American Record Guide compares Primakov’s playing to Gilels’ noting that since “Gilels, how many pianists have the right touch?” Mikhailoff is well-known for her poetic and sensitive style, essential for playing Chopin’s music.

 

Program

Chopin Sonata for Cello and Piano op. 65 in G Minor; Robert Burkhart, cello and Oxana MIkhailoff, piano

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Hailed as “The adventurous cellist” by The New Yorker Magazine, Robert P. Burkhart performs all across New York City’s diverse musical landscape. As a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral principal, section player, and Broadway musician, he has performed in most major concert halls in New York, in more than 30 states across the country, and internationally.

As chamber music collaborator, Burkhart has performed at Alice Tully Hall, Bargemusic, Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Hall, and The Rose Studio at Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He has been a guest artist with Absolute Ensemble, Fireworks Ensemble, Musica Reginae, Performers of Westchester, Perspectives Ensemble, and SONYC. Accompanying dance, he has performed with the Mark Morris Dance Group chamber ensemble and with renowned tap artist Savion Glover.

Primakov started learning music with his mother and then from the age of eleven attended Moscow’s Central Special Music School. He continued at the Juilliard School from 17 when he came to New York to pursue his studies with the pianist Jerome Lowenthal. He is the winner of various prestigious piano competitions from the William Putsches Piano Recital Award, the Gina Bachauer International Artist Piano Competition, and the Young Concert Artist (YCA) International Auditions among others. In 2012 he was awarded a prestigious Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant.

Primakov is recording prolifically and by now has released over 30 albums. His recording won him wide recognition and following of music fans. The Classical Recording Foundation had named him “Young Artist of the Year” in 2007. Later in 2009, his album of Chopin Mazurkas was selected by the National Public Radio as ‘Best of the Year”. The success in recording led Primakov to found with his duo partner Natalia Lavrova, a new recording company, L.P. Classics Inc. in 2011.

Oxana Mikhailoff, a Russian-born American pianist of extraordinary talent, is known for her vast repertoire ranging from Baroque to contemporary composers. She is a second-prize winner at the Martha Argerich International Piano Festival in 2003. In addition to her appearances at the acclaimed music halls around the world from Argentina to North America and Europe, she is a recognized educator maintaining an active teaching career in Westchester, NY. Mikhailoff is an artistic director of Midland Concert Series  at the Bronxville Women’s Club in Bronxville, NY. Her artistic vision for the Midland Concert Series is driven by her mission to bring world-class musicians to perform in Westchester, NY.

The Bronxville Women’s Club was founded in 1925 by Anna Lawrence Bisland, its first president. The present site, which is on the Westchester County Inventory of Historic Places from 1999 and the National List of Historic Places from 2007, was donated by Bisland to the Club in 1928. The Club offers a diverse selection of educational, cultural, civic, health and art programs. Midland Music Series is an ever-popular example of the exciting classical music events that take place at the Club.

This evening program of romantic music will a memorable event for every music lover!

Program

Chopin Sonata for Cello and Piano op. 65 in G Minor; Robert Burkhart, cello and Oxana MIkhailoff, piano

 

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At the door prices: $35 – $40

 

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Date: Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 7 pm

Venue: 135 Midland Ave, Bronxville, NY 10708

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