NEW YORK CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
September 13-20, 2009
Friday, September 10, 2010, 5:00 PM
Symphony Space, Broadway at 95th St.
PIAZZOLLA'S TANGOS
ELMIRA DARVAROVA,Violin CHRISTINE WALEVSKA, Cello OCTAVIO BRUNETTI, Piano
Arranged for piano trio by Piazzolla's long-time cellist José Bragato, the electrifying works by the unforgettable master of "Tango Nuevo" continue to reign supreme. This high-voltage program exuberantly kicks-off the 2010 festival season. Famed Grammy-winning pianist OCTAVIO BRUNETTI partners with legendary cello-goddess CHRISTINE WALEVSKA and former Metropolitan Opera concertmaster, violinist ELMIRA DARVAROVA for 10 of these fabulous Piazzolla tangos. Don't miss the "Four Seasons of Buenos Aires" - Piazzolla's answer to Vivaldi !
IN THE PROGRAM:
Piazzolla (arr. Bragato) Revolutionario
Piazzolla (arr. Bragato) Adios Nonino
Piazzolla (arr. Bragato) Fugata
Piazzolla (arr. Bragato) Milonga del Angel
Piazzolla (arr. Bragato) La Muerte del Angel
Piazzolla (arr. Bragato) Primavera Porteña
Piazzolla (arr. Bragato) Verano Porteño
Piazzolla (arr. Bragato) Otoño Porteño
Piazzolla (arr. Bragato) Invierno Porteño
Piazzolla (arr. Brunetti) Michelangelo 70
OCTAVIO BRUNETTI (Photo- Sergio Reyes)
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Friday, September 10, 2010, 8:00 PM
Symphony Space, Broadway at 95th St.
PHILIP SMITH
Principal Trumpet
New York Philharmonic
Joseph Turrin, Piano 
Sheila Smith, Soprano
PROGRAM:
TURRIN: Intrada for Trumpet and Piano
BOZZA: Lied & Badinage
TURRIN: Suite for Piano
PEASLEE: Catalonia
IBERT: Impromptu
BONDE: Punsternation (NEW YORK PREMIERE) GERSHWIN/TURRIN: Suite
TURRIN: Four Miniatures
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Saturday, September 11, 2010, 2:00 PM
Symphony Space, Broadway at 95th St.
VERY YOUNG COMPOSERS
Free Concert
Co-hosted by Theodore Wiprud, Director of Education, New York Philharmonic, and Jon Deak, Young Composers' Advocate, New York Philharmonic
(FREE CONCERT)
THEODORE WIPRUD, Director of Education,
New York Philharmonic (Photo: Chris Lee)
JON DEAK, Young Composers Advocate, and Former Associate Principal Bass,
New York Philharmonic ( Photo: Michael DiVito)
Performed by musicians from the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, this FREE concert presents the extraordinary talents of very young composers, and features the world premiere of "Flow" by Barney Johnson. Come hear our future Mozarts !
Free. 
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Saturday, September 11, 2010, 8:00 PM
Symphony Space, Broadway at 95th St.
CHRISTINE WALEVSKA,
Cello
SIMON MULLIGAN,Piano
Christine WALEVSKA
Simon MULLIGAN
New York Chamber Music Festival presents CHRISTINE WALEVSKA, one of the greatest living cellists, in recital with pianist SIMON MULLIGAN. Having toured the world and created landmark recordings (such as her incomparable Dvorak Concerto, hailed as "the greatest record ever made"), Christine Walevska is celebrated by critics and audiences worldwide as the "Goddess of the Cello". Her recital program includes fascinating works by Bolognini, as well as the New York premiere of "Milontan" by Jose Bragato, written for and dedicated to her.
Program:
BRAHMS: Cello Sonata No.1
GRANADOS: Intermezzo
BOLOGNINI: Cello's Prayer
BOLOGNINI: Serenata del Eco
BRAGATO:Milontan (NY Premier)
GINASTERA:Pampeana No. 2
CHOPIN:Sonata for Cello& Piano
CHOPIN:Introduction&Polonaise
brillante
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Sunday, September 12, 3:00 PM
Symphony Space, Broadway at 95th St.
LUDMIL ANGELOV,
Piano
All-Chopin Program
Recipient of the prestigious Grand Prix du Disque Fréderic Chopin Warszawa 2000, pianist LUDMIL ANGELOV is renowned internationally and is constantly in high demand, having won many competitions and having performed at major concert halls
and festivals worldwide.
Celebrating 2010 as Chopin's bicentennial year, Ludmil Angelov has been performing non-stop the fascinating works of Chopin all over the world to great acclaim.
Program:
CHOPIN-Polonaise in C# minor Op. 26 #1
CHOPIN- Nocturne in C# minor Op. 27 #1
CHOPIN- Sonata in B flat minor Op.35
CHOPIN- 4 Mazurkas Op.24
CHOPIN- Scherzo in B flat minor Op.31
CHOPIN- 4 Waltzes (Op. 69, 64 #1&2, 18)
CHOPIN - Polonaise in A flat Major Op.53
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Sunday, September 12, 2010, 7:30 PM
Symphony Space, Broadway at 95th St.
METROPOLITAN OPERA MUSICIANS:
GREG and PATRICIA ZUBER
Greg Zuber, Principal Percussionist,
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Patricia Zuber, Flute, Metropolitan Opera
Orchestra
Program:
SUSMAN: Amores
Montuños
VILLA-LOBOS:Jet Whistle
CRUMB: Idyll for the Misbegotten
FARR: Kembang Suling - Three Sketches of Asia
VINÃO: Formas del viento
GREG ZUBER, Principal Percussionist of the famed Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and his wife, flutist PATRICIA ZUBER, mesmerize and enchant with a versatile program of exciting contemporary works by stellar international composers, including Bill Susman's "Amores Montuños", written for and dedicated to Greg and Patricia Zuber. Recently the New York Times pointed out that today's audiences enjoy the percussion repertoire even more than violin recitals. The proof ? Greg and Patricia Zuber
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Monday, September 13, 2010, 8:00 PM
Symphony Space, Broadway at 95th St.
PASCAL ROGÉ PLAYS FRENCH MUSIC
PASCAL ROGÉ, Piano
Revered legendary French pianist PASCAL ROGÉ, hailed as the "Ambassador of French music" and "the finest Debussy player of today", performs an enchanting program of all-French music. PASCAL ROGÉ and his wife, AMI HAKUNO ROGE, are joined by Metropolitan Opera cellist SAMUEL MAGILL and former Metropolitan Opera concertmaster ELMIRA DARVAROVA, exploring everyone's favorite French composers Ravel, Debussy, Saint-Saëns and Poulenc.
PROGRAM:
SAINT-SAËNS: Scherzo for 2 Pianos Op. 87
POULENC: Sonata for Cello and Piano
DEBUSSY: Sonata for Violin and Piano
RAVEL: Sonatine for Piano
RAVEL: Trio in A minor for Violin, Cello and Piano
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Tuesday, September 14, 5:00 PM
Symphony Space, Broadway at 95th St.
SASSMANNSHAUS PIANO TRIO
(New York Debut)
Founded in 2007, THE SASSMANNSHAUS PIANO TRIO has toured to international acclaim in the US, Europe and Asia. Renowned violinist KURT SASSMANNSHAUS is not only a celebrated performer, he is also world's most well-known violin teacher, whose teaching website www.violinmasterclass.com receives 30 million hits annually. Brilliant cellist CHRISTOPH SASSMANNSHAUS received standing ovation in Carnegie Hall when he was barely 13 years old. He now performs worldwide and participates in many major international festivals. Talented pianist HAERI SUH has won numerous competitions and is active as soloist and as a chamber musician. The Sassmannshaus Piano Trio makes its New York debut with a program featuring piano trios by Beethoven and Mendelssohn, and presenting the American Premiere of Berhold Hummel's 1954 Improvisation and Toccata.
PROGRAM:
BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio in C Minor, Op.1, No.3
HUMMEL: Improvisation and Toccata, Op. 9 (1954)
(American Premiere)
MENDELSSOHN: Piano Trio in D minor, Op.49
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 8:00 PM Symphony Space, Broadway at 95th St.
PASCAL ROGÉ
and FRIENDS
French piano legend PASCAL ROGÉ is joined by his wife AMI HAKUNO ROGÉ and friends from the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, in an eclectic program celebrating the bicentennial of Schumann, as well as David Amram's 80th birthday, and presenting 2 works by Paul Chihara (including the world premiere of "Arabesque", commissioned by the New York Chamber Music Festival). The program concludes with the famous Brahms Horn Trio. Joining Pascal and Ami Rogé are New York Philharmonic musicians , cellist MARIA KITSOPOULOS and hornist HOWARD WALL, as well as Metropolitan Opera musicians, cellist SAMUEL MAGILL, flutist LUCIAN RINANDO and former MET concertmaster ELMIRA DARVAROVA.
PROGRAM:
SCHUMANN: Andante and Variations Op.46 for 2 pianos, 2 celli and horn
AMRAM: Three Songs for Marlboro for horn and cello
CHIHARA: Ami Suite for 4 hands piano
CHIHARA: Arabesque (World Premiere)
BRAHMS: Horn Trio Op. 40
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 5:00 PM
Symphony Space, Broadway at 95th St.
SHAI WOSNER, Piano HYUNAH YU, Soprano
HYUNAH YU, Soprano
SHAI WOSNER, Piano
One of today's most exciting young pianists, SHAI WOSNER, teams with renowned soprano HYUNAH YU for a highly anticipated performance of a selection from Mahler's epic song cycle "Des Knaben Wunderhorn", following Schubert's formidable "Gasteiner" Piano Sonata.
PROGRAM:
SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata in D Major, D 850/Op. 53
MAHLER: Songs from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn":
Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen
Wer hat dies Liedchen erdacht?
Rheinlegenchen
Ablösung im Sommer
Ich ging mit Lust durch einem grünen Wald
Das himmlische Leben
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 8:00 PM Symphony Space, Broadway at 95th St.
NEW YORK PIANO QUARTET
ELMIRA DARVAROVA, Violin
RONALD CARBONE, Viola
SAMUEL MAGILL, CELLO
LINDA HALL, PIANO
The New York Piano Quartet, comprised by Metropolitan Opera musicians Elmira Darvarova, (Violin), Ronald Carbone, (Viola), Samuel Magill (Cello), and Linda Hall (Piano), performs a program with works by Austrian composers: Erich Korngold - Suite Op. 23 for piano left hand; Gernot Wolfgang - Rolling Hills and Jagged Ridges (New York premiere), and Joseph Marx - Piano Quartet in Rhapsodic Form (New York premiere). The New York Piano Quartet recently gave the American premiere of the Piano Quartet in Rhapsodic Form by Joseph Marx, in Washington, DC.
PROGRAM:
KORNGOLD: Suite Op. 23 for piano left hand and strings
WOLFGANG: Rolling Hills and Jagged Ridges
(New York Premiere)
MARX: Piano Quartet in Rhapsodic Form
(New York Premiere)
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Thursday, September 16, 2010, 5:00 PM
Symphony Space, Broadway at 95th St.
ELMIRA DARVAROVA, Violin
SCOTT DUNN, Piano
In a program abounding with first-time performances, former Metropolitan Opera concertmaster ELMIRA DARVAROVA, and conductor/pianist extraordinaire SCOTT DUNN, bring a bouquet of American and New York premieres. From the romantic melancholy of Catoire's "Elegy" to the edgy, unadorned frankness of the "Road Movies" by John Adams, this multi-faceted program features musical gems, created during the last 100 years. The concert presents the American premiere of Franco Alfano's 1923 Violin Sonata, and the New York premieres of two of Vernon Duke's "lost" violin works.
PROGRAM:
ADAMS: Road Movies
DUKE: Homage to Offenbach (New York Premiere)
DUKE: Capriccio Mexicano (New York Premiere)
ALFANO: Violin Sonata (American Premiere)
CATOIRE: Elegie Op.23 (New York Premiere)
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Thursday, September 16, 2010, 8:00 PM
Symphony Space, Broadway at 95th St.
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC PRINCIPAL WINDS
with SHAI WOSNER, Piano
LIANG WANG, Principal Oboe, New York Philharmonic
PASCUAL MARTINEZ FORTEZA, Acting
Associate Principal Clarinet New York Philharmonic
JUDITH LeCLAIR,
Principal Bassoon,
New York Philharmonic
PHILIP MYERS, Principal Horn, New York Philharmonic
SHAI WOSNER, Piano
Anchored by the two most famous works for Piano and Winds - the Quintets for Piano and Winds by Mozart and by Beethoven - this program brings a collaboration between the legendary wind principals of the New York Philharmonic, and rising star, pianist SHAI WOSNER. Increasingly in demand, Shai Wosner is praised by critics and audiences worldwide for his refined interpretations of the classical style.
PROGRAM:
MOZART: Quintet for Piano and Winds
BRITTEN: 6 Metamorphoses after Ovid for Oboe
OTT:Duet for Horn and Oboe (New York Premiere)
AMRAM: Blues and Variations for Monk for Horn
BEETHOVEN: Quintet for Piano and Winds
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Photo Credits on this page:
Chris Lee (Maria Kitsopoulos, Judith Le Clair, Pascual Martinez Forteza, Philip Myers, Philip Smith, Liang Wang, Theodore Wiprud);
(Elmira Darvarova, Howard Wall);
Marco Borggreve (Shai Wosner);
Michael DiVito (Jon Deak);
Anthony Jalandoni (Christine Walevska);
Sergio Reyes (Octavio Brunetti);
Bridget Wang (Sassmannshaus Piano Trio).