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Music in NYC: Pavel Nersessian, Piano and Katrin Bulke, Soprano in GetClassical Recital

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Music in NYC: Pavel Nersessian, Piano and Katrin Bulke, Soprano in GetClassical Recital

GetClassical and the Foundation For The Revival Of Classical Culture in collaboration with St. John’s in the Village open their inaugural season with a program of Mozart, Schubert, Bellini, and Verdi performed by Pavel Nersessian, piano, and Katrin Bulke, soprano; on Sat. Sept. 21 at 7.30 pm

Pavel Nersessian, piano and Katrin Bulke, soprano
Pavel Nersessian, piano and Katrin Bulke, soprano / Image courtesy of the musicians

A very special selection of songs and arias by Mozart, Schubert, Bellini, and Verdi opens a new classical music series organized by GetClassical in School. Pavel Nersessian, a Russian piano master recognized for the lyrical breadth and elegance of style, is teaming up with a German soprano Katrin Bulke for an evening of gorgeous music.

Inspired by the success of Rhapsody in School, a popular program that introduces classical music and musicians to school students in Germany, GetClassical in School aims to share the joy and spark the love of classical music amongst school children in New York City. To do that, the musicians participating in the program are visiting city classrooms bringing with them the gift of classical music to students. The initiative is supported by the Foundation For The Revival of Classical Culture, Naxos of America, Inc., among other organizations.

The season-opening recital takes place at St.John’s in the Village on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 7.30 pm.

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Music in NYC: Mozart a la Haydn by Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and Steven Osborne, piano

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Music in NYC: Mozart a la Haydn by Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and Steven Osborne, piano

Mostly Mozart Festival Finale with Mozart à la Haydn program performed by pianist Steven Osborne and Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra with Louis Langrée conducting on Friday, August 9, 2019 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 7:30 pm at David Geffen Hall

Steven Osborne, piano, Louis Langree, conductor, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
Steven Osborne, piano (photo Benjamin Ealovega), Louis Langree, conductor (photo Jennifer Taylor), Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra (photo Richard Termine)

The Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra’s 2019 season ends on a lighthearted note, with four works that are more connected than they may seem at first glance. Pianist Steven Osborne performs the cheerful piano concerto Shostakovich composed for his son Maxim’s 19th birthday. Maxim, then a budding pianist, is said to have been the inspiration for the tongue-in-cheek inclusion of the Hanon piano exercises in the final movement, a musical joke. Schnittke displays a similar sense of humor in his Moz-Art à la Haydn, in which every note in the piece has been repurposed from either Haydn or Mozart. Beginning with dimmed lights, it quotes Haydn’s “Farewell” Symphony and Mozart’s Symphony No. 40, incorporating stage-play among the musicians, and, like the Farewell, leaving the conductor alone at the end. Mozart’s beloved “Haffner” Symphony, one of the composer’s most challenging, yet fun, works, is a joyous conclusion to the summer.

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Program

Haydn: Overture in D major, Hob. Ia:7

Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102

Schnittke: Moz-Art à la Haydn

Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major, K.385 (“Haffner”)

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Naumburg Orchestral Concerts: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Bandoneonist JP Jofre

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Naumburg Orchestral Concerts: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Bandoneonist JP Jofre

Naumburg Orchestral Concerts Series presents Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with bandoneon virtuoso JP Jofre in free program Pasión – A Concert Of Spanish/South American Music; on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 7 pm at Temple Emmanu-El 

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Orpheus Chamber Orchestra / Image is courtesy of the orchestra

On Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at 7pm, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra returns to Naumburg Orchestral Concerts for the series’ 114th season, this year held in Temple Emmanu-El due to repairs on the iconic Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park.

The free program, titled Pasión – A Concert Of Spanish/South American Music, features bandoneon virtuoso JP Jofre in his own composition Tangodromo 1 for bandoneon and strings (2016) and Piazzolla’s Adiós Nonino for bandoneon and strings. Orpheus recorded Jofre’s Double Concerto for Violin and Bandoneon with Jofre and violinist Michael Guttman for a 2018 release on the Progressive Sounds Label.

JP Jofre, bandoneonist
JP Jofre, bandoneonist ; photo credit Mihyun Kang

The program also includes Turina’s La Oración del torero, Op. 34; Rodrigo’s Zarabanda lejana y villancico; Villa-Lobos’s Bachianas Brasilieras No. 9; Gabriela Lena Frank’s “Chasqui and Coqueteos” from Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout; and Ponce’s Estampas Nocturnas.

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    Program:
    Joaquin Turina (1882-1949): La Oración del torero, for string orchestra, Op. 34
    Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999): Zarabanda lejana y villancico
    Juan Pablo Jofre (b. 1983): Tangodromo 1 for bandoneon and strings
    JP Jofre, bandoneon
    Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992): Adiós Nonino, for bandoneon and strings
    JP Jofre, bandoneon
    Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959): Bachianas Brasilieras No. 9 for string orchestra
    Gabriela Lena Frank (b. 1972): “Chasqui and Coqueteos” from Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
    Manuel Ponce (1882-1948): Estampas Nocturnas
         La Noche
    En tiempos del rey sol
    Arrulladora
    Scherzo de Puck

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    Beyond NYC: Piano Recital by Daniil Trifonov at Caramoor in Katonah, NY

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    Beyond NYC: Piano Recital by Daniil Trifonov at Caramoor in Katonah, NY

    Virtuoso pianist Daniil Trifonov returns to Caramoor with a solo recital program of Beethoven, Schumann, and Prokofiev on Friday, July 26, 2019 at 8 pm

    Pianist Daniil Trifonov
    Daniil Trifonov; photo by Dario Acosta

    Grammy Award-winning Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov is well known to classical music lovers around the world. His appearances at the major concert halls are always highly anticipated events commanding sold-out houses. Winner of Gramophone’s 2016 Artist of the Year award, Trifinov has made a spectacular entrance to the classical music scene as a solo artist and a high caliber champion of the concerto repertoire.

    Recognized for the dazzling technique and stunning sensitivity which earned him well-deserved celebrity status, the 28-year old pianist is still exploring new artistic expressions. Notorious for his emotional interpretation of the works by Chopin and Rachmaninoff, this season he takes on the scores by Beethoven, Schumann, and Prokofiev. The June 2019 performance of this program at the Barbican in London received rave reviews from the music critics and the public. The Guardian points out that Trifonov keeps “revealing new aspects of his artistry.”  Expect to be dazzled once again at his Caramoor recital on July 26!

     

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    Program

    Beethoven Andante in F Major, WoO 57 (“Andante favori”)
    Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3
    Schumann Bunte Blätter, Op. 99
    Schumann Presto passionato, WoO 5
    Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-flat Major, Op. 84

     

     

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    Beyond NYC: Russian Renaissance Quartet at Caramoor in Katonah, NY

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    Beyond NYC: Russian Renaissance Quartet at Caramoor in Katonah, NY

    Billed as World Music with a Russian soul, the performance by Russian Renaissance Quartet guarantees an exciting night of diverse music from classical to jazz to folk; on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 7 pm. 

    Russian Renaissance Quartet
    Russian Renaissance Quartet / Image courtesy of the artists

    The refreshing sound of traditional Russian string instruments combined with a delicate and emotional touch makes the performances by Russian Renaissance Quartet memorable events. With a wide repertoire and formidable virtuosity, the group has established itself among string chamber collectives as one of the most exhilarating ensembles of today.

    Since their debut in 2015, the group had won a number of prestigious competitions most significant of which is the M-Prize of $100,000 in 2016 hosted by the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theater, and Dance. The first prize in the M- Prize Competition is the highest award in the chamber music world. Russian Renaissance Quartet’s lyricism, age-defying energy and seamless shifts between genres make music accessible to audiences.

    The quartet includes Ivan Kuznetsov, balalaika; Anastasia Zakharova, domra/domra alto; Aleksandr Tarasov, button-accordion; and Ivan Vinogradov, balalaika-contrabass. Russian Renaissance Quartet appearance at Caramoor is on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 7 pm.

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    Program 

    Piazzolla Milonga Is Coming
    Piazzolla Muerte del Ángel
    J.S. Bach Prélude No. 2 in C Minor BWV 847
    Richard Galliano Tango Pour Claude
    Richard Galliano New York Tango
    Ryuichi Sakamoto Bibo no Aozora
    Russian Renaissance Vanya
    Russian Renaissance Ya na kamushe siju (I’m sitting on the stone)
    Béla Fleck Sinister Minister
    Egberto Gismonti Frevo
    Abreu Tico-Tico no Fubá

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