SOLOMIYA IVAKHIV, violin • CAROL RODLAND, viola YVES DHARAMRAJ, cello • GILBERT KALISH, piano FAURÉ: Piano Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 45; JANÁČEK: Violin Sonata; BOHDAN KRYVOPUST: Duma for String Trio (2018).* *World Premiere. Commissioned by the Ukrainian Institute of America in celebration of the 30th anniversary of MATI. Admission $25; Students & Seniors $10; UIA Members free.…
Danish jazz violinist Svend Asmussen, known worldwide as “The Fiddling Viking,” was greatly loved throughout Scandinavia. From the age of 15 until Asmussen’s death last year, San Francisco-based Danish violinist Mads Tolling kept in frequent contact with the older musician, who counseled him on his early musical training. Asmussen later donated a large chunk of his music collection to Mads, including…
The fourth concert in the series of Dvorak’s complete chamber works with a performance by the Apollo Trio. Selections include Dvorak’s Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat Major, dreamlike with dramatic moments; Trio No. 4 - the beloved “Dumky”; and the contemplative “Silent Woods” for cello and piano. The Apollo Trio has performed at major venues both in New…
Monday, SEPTEMBER 23 at 7 pm Bohemian National Hall, 3rd floor 321 E 73 St, NYC A leading young Czech flutist Jana Jarkovská will present compositions for solo flute and flute & electronics by five contemporary Czech women composers, Sylvie Bodorová, Eliška Cílková, Ivana Loudová, Terezie Švarcová, and Sonya Vetchá. Appreciating the flute’s wide range of melodic and dramatic expression,…
Jazztopad Festival in cooperation with The Adam Mickiewicz Institute and The Polish Cultural Institute New York present The Jazztopad Festival, a leading event of its kind in Poland...” – NATE CHINEN, THE NEW YORK TIMES “...Jazztopad stands as an internationally renowned festival with a clearly defined ethos, one that combines a strong respect for the traditions and roots of the…
Zagami Jericho is one of the most promising talents of the Czech Republic at the tender age of 20. Her music is described as retro-futuristic with synth-wave, ambient, and drum and bass influences. Zagami Jericho emerged from the depths of internet in 2016 to manifest her cyber mind on her seven-piece EP City Is My Church. Her retro-futuristic universe might…
SPECIAL EVENT. Live virtuoso performance by legendary orchestra GYPSY DEVILS. This talented ensemble of Romani musicians from Slovakia plays original arrangements by combining classical pieces with musical genres such as jazz, ethno, flamenco and Gypsy. Together with interweaving styles, they add rhythmical and harmonic changes imbued with extraordinary brilliance. Performers: Ernest Sarkozi (cimbalom), Silvia Sarkozi (solo singing, cello), Stefan Banyak…
The award-winning Norwegian-Sámi artist Mari Boine joins us with accompanist Georg Buljo for performances of her original compositions. Since her breakthrough 30 years ago with the solo album Gula Gula, Mari has released more than a dozen highly acclaimed albums that combine jazz and rock with the traditional folk music of the Norwegian Sámi, with music sung in a traditional…
Recital for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano Casa Afternoons invite our neighbors and their families to enjoy the arts in a relaxed atmosphere. Recital for flute, clarinet, and piano Ginevra Petrucci, flute Kostja Kostic, clarinet Matthew Oden, piano Program: Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Four waltzes Gabriel Faure (1855-1924) Morceau de Concours Sicilienne Matthew Oden (b. 1986) Anachronism No.1 Ernest Chausson (1855-1899) Andante et Allegro…
Francesco Dillon (cello) and Emanuele Torquati (piano) "The two performers succeed masterfully" —Il Corriere Musicale "Dillon and Torquati gave a warm and fluent performance... perfect balance of delicacy and momentum." —Il Giornale della Musica Anticipating the 250th anniversary of his birth, the Italian Academy presents Beethoven's complete works for cello and piano performed by two of Italy's finest musicians, cellist…