NEWS
January-16-2012
Boulder Philharmonic and Benjamin Hochman are stunning!
Saturday, January 14, was a most unusual day. I was able to attend two outstanding concerts: the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra with Benjamin Hochman, piano, and the Peak Performances Chamber Series. It was also unusual when I considered how many truly remarkable performances I have been able to attend this concert season. I don’t recall any particular year where there have been so many fine performances by so many fine organizations...
December-15-2011
Celebrating a 70th Birthday With Spirited Romanticism
The Bolivian-born violinist Jaime Laredo has performed often at the 92nd Street Y, where he has been artistic director of the Chamber Music at the Y series since 1974. So it seemed a fitting hall for this distinguished musician to celebrate his 70th birthday on Wednesday evening, joined by several rising and established colleagues...
October-31-2011
BSO Delivers Powerful Concert Amid Storm
ORONO — Beethoven took over the second concert of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s current season on Sunday at the Collins Center for the Arts. At the tail-end of a capricious nor’easter, a goodly number of listeners found their way to the hall for a memorable afternoon...
October-31-2011
All-Beethoven bill brings beauty to Bangor Symphony Orchestra
If anyone needed additional proof that version 2.0 of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra has arrived, one would need to look no further than Sunday afternoon’s concert at the Collins Center for the Arts. The energy and dynamism required to tackle an entire program of Beethoven was more than present — it filled the hall...
October-5-2011
2011 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient profiles on THIRTEEN's Sunday Arts
We are pleased to announce the following airdates for WNET Thirteen Sunday Arts segments featuring profiles on the 2011 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipients...
August-29-2011
REVIEW: Chamber series closes with taste, tradition
CAMBRIDGE - There is a part of the classical-music world that has for so long made a desperate attempt to cast off the art’s perceived starchiness that the desperation has become as traditional as the starch. And then there is the Boston Chamber Music Society, which, like an enduring fine-dining monument, maintains old-fashioned ways at such a high level that one is reacquainted with their virtues...
August-04-2011
CD REVIEW: Insects and Paper Airplanes:
Chamber Music of LAWRENCE DILLON
Critical reaction to these two contemporary composers, Arlene Sierra and Lawrence Dillon, demonstrate that there’s a significant difference between wit and humor. A publication of the American Academy of Arts and Letters describes Arlene Sierra’s music as “by turns. . .urgent, poetic, evocative, and witty.”
June-23-2011
INTERVIEW: PIANIST FULFILLED WITH OLD AND NEW
Hochman inspired by music of today and of the past
...In March, his star rose higher when it was announced that he'd won a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant from New York's Lincoln Center, worth $25,000. He talks about his plans for the award and what motivates him as a musician...
March-14-2011
NEWS: HOCHMAN AWARDED 2011 AVERY FISHER CAREER GRANT
Benjamin Hochman has been announced as a 2011 recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant. Given to talented instrumentalists believed to have great potential for solo careers, Hochman will receive an award stipend of $25,000 to use for specific needs in furthering his career...
February 6, 2012 8:00 PM
SOLO RECITAL: Kosciuszko Foundation, New York
Bartok: Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20
Schubert: Sonata in D, D. 850
Intermission
Brahms: Fantasies Op. 116
February 9, 2012 7:30 PM
SOLO RECITAL
East Carolina University, Greeenville, NC
Bartok: Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20
Schubert: Sonata in D, D. 850
Interval
Jorg Widmann: Idyll und Abgrund: Six Schubert Reminiscences
Brahms: Fantasies Op. 116
February 12, 2012 3:30 PM
SOLO RECITAL: Community Concerts at Second, Baltimore, MD
Bartok: Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20
Schubert: Sonata in D, D. 850
Interval
Jorg Widmann: Idyll und Abgrund: Six Schubert Reminiscences
Brahms: Fantasies Op. 116
February 6, 2012 8:00 PM
SOLO RECITAL
Kosciuszko Foundation, New York
VENUE:
The Kosciuszko Foundation at 15 East 65th Street, New York City
PROGRAM:
Bartok: Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20
Schubert: Sonata in D, D. 850
Intermission
Brahms: Fantasies Op. 116
February 9, 2012 7:30 PM
SOLO RECITAL
East Carolina University, Greeenville, NC
VENUE:
A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall
PROGRAM:
Bartok: Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20
Schubert: Sonata in D, D. 850
Interval
Jorg Widmann: Idyll und Abgrund: Six Schubert Reminiscences
Brahms: Fantasies Op. 116
February 12, 2012 3:30 PM
SOLO RECITAL
Community Concerts at Second, Baltimore, MD
VENUE:
4200 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
PROGRAM:
Bartok: Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20
Schubert: Sonata in D, D. 850
Interval
Jorg Widmann: Idyll und Abgrund: Six Schubert Reminiscences
Brahms: Fantasies Op. 116
February 14, 2012 7:30 PM
North Carolina School for the Arts
Winston Salem, NC
VENUE:
Watson Hall
PROGRAM:
Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op. 73
Schubert: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen D.965
Brahms: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E-flat Major Op. 120, No.2
Guastavino: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
With Oskar Espina Ruiz
February 16, 2012 7:30 PM
SOLO RECITAL
North Carolina School for the Arts
Winston Salem, NC
VENUE:
Watson Hall
PROGRAM:
Bartok: Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20
Schubert: Sonata in D, D. 850
Interval
Jorg Widmann: Idyll und Abgrund: Six Schubert Reminiscences
Brahms: Fantasies Op. 116
February 19, 2012
SOLO RECITAL
Marlboro College, Vermont
VENUE:
Marlboro College
PROGRAM:
Bartok: Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20
Schubert: Sonata in D, D. 850
Interval
Jorg Widmann: Idyll und Abgrund: Six Schubert Reminiscences
Brahms: Fantasies Op. 116
March 4, 2012 4 PM
SOLO RECITAL
Douglaston Concerts, New York
VENUE:
Community Church of Douglaston
PROGRAM:
Schubert: Sonata in A, D. 664
Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 “Appassionata”
Interval
Peter Lieberson: Bagatelles (1985)
Brahms: Fantasies Op. 116
March 12-16, 2012
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, "CMS Beginnings"
VENUE:
Lincoln Center
PROGRAM:
TBA
With Bruce Adolphe, Krtistin Lee, Nick Canellakis, Orion Weiss
March 18, 2012 4 PM
Singer Concert Hall, Mamaroneck. NY
VENUE:
Singer Concert Hall
PROGRAM:
Mozart: Piano Trio in B flat K. 502
Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat Op. 70/2
Brahms: Trio Op. 8
With Lily Francis, Efe Baltacigil
April 11, 2012 12:15 PM
SOLO RECITAL: Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts
Chicago IL
VENUE:
Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center
PROGRAM:
Peter Lieberson: Bagatelles (1985)
Brahms: Fantasies Op. 116
April 15 2012 4:00 PM
Singer Concert Hall, Mamaroneck, NY
VENUE:
Singer Concert Hall
PROGRAM:
Dvorak: Quartet No. 1 in D major
With Variation Trio
April 22, 2012 3PM
SOLO RECITAL
Cherry Hill, NC
VENUE:
Cherry Hill Historical Foundation
PROGRAM:
Schubert: Sonata in A, D. 664
Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 “Appassionata”
Interval
Peter Lieberson: Bagatelles (1985)
Brahms: Fantasies Op. 116
April 25, 2012 7:30 PM
WMP Concert Hall, NY
VENUE:
WMP Concert Hall
PROGRAM:
Ravel: Trio in A
With Gil Morgenstern and Ole Akahoshi
April 29, 2012 7:30 PM
Boston Chamber Music Society, Sanders Theater
VENUE:
Sanders Theater
PROGRAM:
Janacek: Sonata for violina and piano
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
With Harumi Rhodes, Bayla Keyes, Roger Tapping, Astrid Schween
April 30, 2012
Goddard Riverside Musical Evening
VENUE:
Goddard Riverside
PROGRAM:
Dvorak: Quartet No. 1 in D major
With Variation Trio
May 6, 2012 4PM
SOLO RECITAL
Phillips Collection, Washington DC
VENUE:
Phillips Collection
PROGRAM:
Jorg Widmann: Idyll und Abgrund: Six Schubert Reminiscences
Schubert: Sonata in D, D. 850
May 12, 2012 8:00 PM
Asheville Symphony, NC
VENUE:
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
PROGRAM:
Mendelssohn: Concerto for piano and violin
With Jennifer Koh, Conducted by Daniel Meyer
May 16, 2012
SOLO RECITAL
Buchman-Mehta Academy of Music, tel Aviv, Israel
VENUE:
Buchman-Mehta Academy of Music
PROGRAM:
TBA
May 21, 2012 4:00 PM
SOLO RECITAL
Henry Crown Auditorium, Jerusalem, Israel
VENUE:
Henry Crown Auditorium
PROGRAM:
TBA
