Music in NYC: ‘When Tchaikovsky Met Brahms’ Program Presented by Aspect Foundation
Music by Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and Grieg complemented by an illustrated talk about the composers’ relationship is on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 7.30 pm at the Italian Academy of Columbia University
The reputed Sitkovetsky Duo with violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky, and pianist Wu Qian will perform a delightful music program preceded by a scholarly lecture by professor Nicolas Chong. The evening’s theme is a story about the Romantic period’s grand masters: Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and Grieg.
It is well-known that Brahms, a giant of the German school, and Tchaikovsky, the most popular Russian composer of all time had an acrimonious relationship. While they shared a birthday, March 7, and belonged to the same circle of friends and music connoisseurs, the story goes that they disliked each other’s music and were not that friendly with each other. This did not prevent them from sharing friends and spending good time in each other’s company. Grieg who with his wife was also part of the same social circle was skillfully able to smooth things out between the other two composers.
The program on March 6, 2019 at Italian Academy of Columbia University features the works of all three:
Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
Tchaikovsky Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Op. 42
Grieg Sonata No. 3 in C minor
The program highlights the strength of the individual style of composition and will make you forget the behind the scenes gossips. Get tickets at 33% off with code ARTSNY23 at checkout when attending the Aspect Foundation Concert Series for the first time.
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Violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky has been working with the pianist Wu Qian for many years. They were fellow students at the Menuhin School and later after forming a successful duo won the Trio di Trieste Duo Competition in 2011.
Sitkovetsky, who was born in Moscow into a family with an established musical tradition, made his concerto debut at the age of eight. He has gone on to perform with the Netherlands Philharmonic, the Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic, Tokyo Symphony, Brussels Philharmonic, the European Union Chamber Orchestra, Academy of St. Martin’s in the Fields, St. Petersburg Symphony, Moscow Symphony, Welsh National Opera and the BBC Concert Orchestra among many others. In recent years he debuted with the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo and with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Glasgow. His international tours featured concerts with the Riga Sinfonietta, Poznan Philharmonic, and the Orquesta Filarmónica de Bolivia.
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Sitkovetsky’s new recording for CPO Records of Andrzej Panufnik’s Violin Concerto has been critically acclaimed and was a winner of the 2015 International Classical Music Awards Special Achievement Award. Sitkovetsky is an alumni member of Chamber Music Society Two at Lincoln Center (2012-2015).
Pianist Wu Qian , winner of the 2016 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award, as well as classical music’s bright young star award for 2007 by The Independent, has maintained a busy international career for over a decade.
Qian has appeared as soloist at many international venues including Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival, and Bridgewater halls in the UK and numerous others. She is the first prize winner in the Trio di Trieste Duo Competition and the Kommerzbank Piano Trio competition in Frankfurt and has received many other awards. Qian’s appearances this season include performances in the US, UK, Germany, Korea, Australia, Spain, and The Netherlands. Her debut recording of Schumann, Liszt, and Alexander Prior was met with universal critical acclaim. Wu Qian is a current member of Chamber Music Society Two at Lincoln Center.
Musicologist Nicholas Chong, a professor at Rutgers’ Mason Gross School of the Arts and Columbia University, curates an illustrated talk on Tchaikovsky and Brahms’s initially tumultuous relationship.
ASPECT Foundation for Music and Arts presents a new concert format – one that transforms the traditional recital into an intimate, engaging, and thought-provoking blend of performance, speech, and image. Each event features music in context with the music programs combined with the “illustrated talks” revealing fascinating details about the composer(s), the music, and the cultural history of the period in question.
The program on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 is more than a concert. Immerse yourself in the Romantic music of the late 19th century and learn some interesting facts about the composers who wrote the scores. Enjoy the music and have fun afterward with wine and light refreshments.
Program
Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
Tchaikovsky Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Op. 42
Grieg Sonata No. 3 in C minor
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Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 7.30 pm
Venue: Italian Academy at Columbia University, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue
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