World premiere arrangement for chamber orchestra of Tchaikovsky’s beloved collection of piano vignettes The Seasons and Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons will be performed at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, January 25, 7PM
Jessie Montgomery and Jannina Norpoth’s world premiere arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s endearing collection of piano miniatures The Seasons is paired with Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, performed by violinist Vadim Gluzman with the insight and warmth that make him one of Orpheus’ favorite collaborators.
Program:
TCHAIKOVSKY arr. Jessie Montgomery and Jannina Norpoth: The Seasons, Op. 37a
VIVALDI: The Four Seasons
Tickets start at $25 | Student tickets are $15 | Groups of 8 or more save 25%
Experience the music up close with Maestro David Bernard and Park Avenue Chamber Symphony on November 23, 2019; presenting two InsideOut™ Concert programs: the family event at 2 pm and the full experience at 5 pm at The Dimenna Center for Classical Music
Maestro David Bernard, Clarinetist Jon Manasse, Park Avenue Chamber Orchestra at InsideOut Concert / Image courtesy of the musicians
Immersive is a buzz word in a lot of disciplines from theater to engineering to art. Now you can get an immersive experience with a symphony orchestra. The highly acclaimed Maestro David Bernard and Park Avenue Chamber Symphony invites its audiences to sit right next to the musicians at their InsideOut Concerts.
The 2019-2020 InsideOut Concert season starts with the Sounds of America events on November 23, 2019 at The Dimenna Center for Classical Music. Covering American modern history from the austerity of the frontier exploration to the jazzy vibe of the Golden Age era to an all-American Romeo and Juliet love tale in Bernstein’s West Side Story, the program of music by Copland and Bernstein is bound to touch the hearts and minds of the audience in the almost literal sense. The movements of the bows in the string section, the clarity of the sound from the wind instruments absorbed while sitting next to the musicians and the tense beat of the percussionists will pull everyone in the sound fabric created under the maestro Bernard’s baton. Once experienced, that special appreciation of tuning in with those who make the music will stay with the concert-goers forever.
Elliott Forest, a beloved WQXR Radio Personality and multi-media producer, designed a montage of images that will be projected while the orchestra will perform Copland’s Appalachian Spring Suite. The combination of music, experienced from within the orchestra, and the visuals selected by Forrest, will be unforgettable.
Program
Copland Appalachian Spring Suite
Copland Clarinet Concerto Jon Manasse, Soloist
Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Space is very limited, so reserve your seats now. The Family event at 2 pm is shorter (less music) and features an Instrument Zoo which is designed for children, their parents, and caregivers. The Full InsideOut Concert Experience is at 5 pm followed by reception.
Haunted Minds program of music by Bartok and Shostakovich on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 7:30 pm at the Italian Academy of Columbia University; performed by the Ariel Quartet with the illuminated talk by musicologist Nicholas Chong
Bela Bartok; Dmitry Shostakovich; the Ariel Quartet, photo credit Marco Borggreve
Aspect Chamber Music Series continues its season with Haunted Minds program. Music by Shostakovich and Bartok will be performed by Ariel Quartet with the illuminated talk by musicologist Nicholas Chong. Chong will dive deep into the circumstances and traumatic experiences that made lasting impressions on the composers. While quite different at their core, those experiences influenced not only composers’ day to day life but also led to an inward search for inspiration.
Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8 included in the program is interpreted as a requiem written Shostakovich to himself. In the atmosphere of distrust and political scapegoating orchestrated by Stalin’s regime, Shostakovich came under criticism for the complexity of his compositions and its incomprehensibility by the laypeople of Soviet Union. Rightfully fearing for his life and liberty, Shostakovich wrote String Quartet No. 8 as a musical response to personal crises. It is full of references to his prior works and his musical monogram. The music by both composers reveals a lot about how the confrontation with darkness can ultimately lead back to the light.
Recipient of numerous international awards, the Ariel Quartet is well known to audiences around the globe for the depth of musical interpretation and its passionate performances. The concert on November 14, 2019 will surely be no exception offering a delightful evening for music lovers.
The ASPECT Chamber Music Series opens its 2019-2020 season of classical music performances and illustrated talks with Schubert Quintet on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 7:30 pm at the Italian Academy of Columbia University.
The concert features the Formosa Quartet and cellist Peter Wiley in Schubert’s String Quintet
Franz Schubert by W. A. Rieder (1875); Formosa Quartet, photo by Sam Zauscher; cellist Peter Wiley
Composed in the last year of composer’s short life, Schubert’s String Quintet is recognized as one of the finest compositions in the composer oeuvre. By adding a second cello to the string quartet, Schubert was able to exploit dark and mellow sounds. The result is surely the most poignant of all his chamber works – one in which light and shade, drama and serenity are presented in constant alternation.
Composer, writer, and producer Misha Donat presents an illustrated talk about the music composed by Schubert in his last year. The concert features the Formosa Quartet and cellist Peter Wiley.
Schubert Quintet performance on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 7.30 pm opens the 2019-2020 Aspect Chamber Music Series season of enlightening concerts and talks.
Program
Schubert — String Quintet in C Major, D956; Formosa Quartet with Peter Wiley, cello
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 / 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.
