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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...
September 17, 2011 7:30 PM
East Carolina University Symphony Orchestra
VENUE:
Wright Auditorium
PROGRAM:
Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 15
Conducted by Jorge Richter
September 18, 2011 3:00 PM
East Carolina University Symphony Orchestra
Goldsboro NC
VENUE:
Paramount Theatre
PROGRAM:
Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 15
Conducted by Jorge Richter
September 22, 2011 6:30 PM
St. Luke's OSL@DMC series
New York, NY
VENUE:
The DiMenna Center for Classical Music
Mary Flagler Cary Hall
PROGRAM:
Beethoven: Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11, “Gassenhauer”
With Jon Manasse and Daire FitzGerald
September 25, 2011 4PM
Stamford CT
VENUE:
The Treetops Studio
PROGRAM:
Mozart: Sonata in C minor, K. 457
Debussy: Four Etudes
Ludwig: Five Bagatelles
Chopin: Barcarolle, Op. 60, Three Mazurkas and Polonaise-Fantasy, Op. 61
October 2, 2011 4:00 PM
Brooklyn Public Library, NY
VENUE:
Central Library Dweck
PROGRAM:
Beethoven: The Complete Sonatas for piano and cello
With Efe Baltacigil
October 3, 2011 7:30pm
The Cummer Family Foundation Chamber Series, Jacksonville, FL
VENUE:
Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, University of North Florida
PROGRAM:
Mozart: Sonata in C minor, K. 457
Debussy: Four Etudes
Ludwig: Five Bagatelles
Chopin: Barcarolle, Op. 60, Three Mazurkas and Polonaise-Fantasy, Op. 61
October 9, 2011 3:00 PM
Curtis Institute of Music Alumni Recital, Philadelphia, PA
VENUE:
Field Concert Hall
PROGRAM:
Saint-Saëns: Sonata for oboe and piano in D, Op. 166
Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 94
Pasculi: Theme and Variations
Chopin: Barcarolle Op. 60
Dorati: Duo Concertante
With Liang Wang
October 15, 2011 2:00 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble
Brooklyn Museum, NY
VENUE:
Brooklyn Museum
PROGRAM:
Schumann: Märchenerzählungen (“Fairy Tales”) for clarinet, viola and piano
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8
With Naoko Tanaka, David Cerutti, Daire FitzGerald, Jon Manasse
October 16, 2011 4:00 PM
Performers of Westchester, NY
VENUE:
TBA
PROGRAM:
Mozart: Piano Trio in B flat, K. 502
Chopin: Barcarolle, Op. 60 and Polonaise Fantasy, Op. 61
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2
With Andy Simeonescu and Matt Haimovitz
October 19, 2011 7:30 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble
Morgan Library, NY
VENUE:
The Morgan Library & Museum
PROGRAM:
Schumann: Märchenerzählungen (“Fairy Tales”) for clarinet, viola and piano
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8
With Naoko Tanaka, David Cerutti, Daire FitzGerald, Jon Manasse
October 21, 2011 7:30 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble
Morgan Library, NY
VENUE:
The Morgan Library & Museum
PROGRAM:
Schumann: Märchenerzählungen (“Fairy Tales”) for clarinet, viola and piano
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8
With Naoko Tanaka, David Cerutti, Daire FitzGerald, Jon Manasse
October 28, 2011 7:30 PM
Casa Italiana at Columbia University , NYC
Peter Lieberson Memorial Concert (Private event)
VENUE:
Private event
PROGRAM:
Peter Lieberson "Breeze of Delight" and "A Little Song"
October 30, 2011 3:00 PM
Bangor Symphony, ME
VENUE:
Collins Center for the Arts
PROGRAM:
Beethoven: Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Conducted by Lucas Richman
November 4, 2011
North Carolina History Center at Tryon Palace
New Bern, NC
VENUE:
Cullman Performace Hall
PROGRAM:
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor Op. 49
Chopin: Barcarolle Op. 60 and Polonaise Fantasy Op. 61
Brahms: Trio No. 1 in B Op. 8
With Ara Gregorian and Alexis Gerlach
November 6, 2011 3:00 PM
Mobile Chamber Music, AL
VENUE:
LaidLaw Performing Arts Center
Main Campus, University of South Alabama
PROGRAM:
Mozart: Sonata in E flat, K. 481
Chopin: Barcarolle Op. 60 and Polonaise Fantasy Op. 61
Ravel: Sonata in G
With Jennifer Koh
November 16, 2011 7:30 PM
WMP Concert Hall, NY
VENUE:
WMP Concert Hall
PROGRAM:
Foss: Three American Pieces
Webern: Four pieces for violin and piano
Brahms: Sonata No. 3 in D minor for violin and piano, With Gil Morgenstern
November 18, 2011 8:00 PM
Brooklyn Chamber Music Society, NY
VENUE:
chapel at First Unitarian Church
PROGRAM:
Copland: Sextet for clarinet, piano and string quartet
Harbison: "Songs America loves to sing"
With Carmit Zori, Ida Levin, Daniel Phillips, Bion Tsang, Jonathan Spitz, Alan Kay, Tara Helen O'Connor
November 20, 2011
WQXR Beethoven 32-Piano Sonata Marathon
VENUE:
The Greene Space at WQXR
PROGRAM:
Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 in D, Op. 10 No. 3 and
Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, Apassionata
December 4, 2011 7:30 PM
East Carolina University, Faculty Recital
VENUE:
A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall
PROGRAM:
Brahms: Sonata No. 1 in E minor for cello and piano, Op. 38,
Sonata No. 2 in F Major for cello and piano, Op. 99,
Sonata No. 1 in D major for violin and piano Op. 78 (Arr.)
With Emanuel Gruber
December 8, 2011 7:00 PM
Four Seasons Festival, Greenville NC
VENUE:
A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall
PROGRAM:
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat Op. 47
Bridge: Phantasy for Piano Quartet
Brahms: Piano Quartet in C minor Op. 60
With Ara Gregorian, Maria Lambros, Amit Peled
December 9, 2011 8:00 PM
Four Seasons Festival, Greenville NC
VENUE:
A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall
PROGRAM:
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat Op. 47
Bridge: Phantasy for Piano Quartet
Brahms: Piano Quartet in C minor Op. 60
With Ara Gregorian, Maria Lambros, Amit Peled
December 11, 2011 3:00 PM
Curtis Institute of Music Alumni Recital, Philadelphia, PA
VENUE:
Field Concert Hall
PROGRAM:
Moszkowski: Suite for Two Violins and Piano
With Jaime Laredo and Jennifer Koh
December 14, 2011 8:00 PM
92nd Street Y, New York, NY
VENUE:
Kaufmann Concert Hall
PROGRAM:
Moszkowski: Suite for Two Violins and Piano
With Jaime Laredo and Jennifer Koh
December 15, 2011 12:00 PM
92nd Street Y, New York, NY
VENUE:
Kaufmann Concert Hall
PROGRAM:
Moszkowski: Suite for Two Violins and Piano
With Jaime Laredo and Jennifer Koh
January 6-10, 2012
Young Performers Career Advancement Showcase
at the Association of Performing Arts Presenters
Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall
VENUE:
Carnegie Hall
PROGRAM:
Bach: Partita No. 2 in C minor BWV 826, Sinfonia
Peter Lieberson: Breeze of Delight
Chopin: Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58, Finale: Presto, ma non tanto
January 14, 2012 7:30 PM
Boulder Philharmonic, Colorado University
VENUE:
Macky Auditorium
PROGRAM:
Ravel: Concerto in G
Conducted by Michael Butterman
January 15, 2012 6:30 PM
Boulder Philharmonic, Beaver Creek, CO
VENUE:
Vilar Performing Arts Center
PROGRAM:
Ravel: Concerto in G
Conducted by Michael Butterman
January 22, 2012 4PM
Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
VENUE:
East Carolina University
PROGRAM:
Dvorak: Piano Quintet in A, Op. 81
with Ara Gregorian, Christopher Ferrara, Melissa Reardon and Michael Kannen
January 29, 2012 3:00 PM
SOLO RECITAL
Garden City Chamber Music Society, New York
VENUE:
Garden City Chamber Music Society
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 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:
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat Op. 47
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:
Works by Turina, Tailleferre, Bill Evans, Amy Beach and Ravel
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:
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat Op. 47
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:
Bartok: Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20
Kurtag: Hommage to Schubert
Schubert: Sonata in D major, D. 850
Interval
Jorg Widmann: Idyll und Abgrund: Six Schubert Reminiscences
Brahms: Fantasies Op. 116
May 19, 2012
SOLO RECITAL
Ein Hashofet, Israel
VENUE:
TBA
PROGRAM:
Bartok: Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20
Kurtag: Hommage to Schubert
Schubert: Sonata in D major, D. 850
Interval
Jorg Widmann: Idyll und Abgrund: Six Schubert Reminiscences
Brahms: Fantasies Op. 116
May 23, 2012 7:30 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago, IL
VENUE:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
PROGRAM:
Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos K. 365
With Orli Shaham
May 27, 2012 7:00 PM
"Monster Piano Finale" with Emanuel Ax and Friends
Chicago, IL
VENUE:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
PROGRAM:
Chicago Piano Day comes to a dynamic close with popular arrangements by Rossini, Joplin and Wagner led by Emanuel Ax and performers from the day with as many as 16 pianists and up to eight pianos on stage!
May 30, 2012 8:00 PM
Emanuel Ax with special guests Benjamin Hochman,
Orion Weiss and Mary Sauer. Chicago, IL
VENUE:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
PROGRAM:
Known for his poetic temperament and unsurpassed virtuosity, Emanuel Ax returns to Symphony Center as curator of the 2012 Keys to the City Piano Festival. He will be joined by special guests in a recital showcasing piano works for four hands. Orchestral versions of these works will be featured on CSO concerts during the festival.
To order box seats for this event, please call the Box Office at (312) 294-3000.
June 12, 2012 7:30 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago, IL
VENUE:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
PROGRAM:
Mozart: Concerto for Three Pianos
With Trevor Pinnock and Kristian Bezuidenhout
