PERSECUTION AND PROMISE: A LEGACY OF CZECH MUSIC Daedalus Quartet with members of SPEAKmusic |
Monday, November 2, 2015 at 8:30pm The extraordinary Daedalus Quartet presents an evening of Czech music composed through political and social unrest over the last 80 years. The quartet, Columbia University’s Quartet-In-Residence, is joined by members of SPEAKmusic, a collective of Columbia and Juilliard musicians and composers. This program explores music by Czech composers who suffered under Nazis or Communist regimes, yet whose spirits did not falter in times of great suffering. Performing works written in exile or within the horrors of concentration camps, these pieces honor a legacy of Czech music too rarely heard today. Deborah Bradley-Kramer, member of SPEAKmusic, will lead a post-concert discussion and interview with Zuzana Justman, sister of Jiří Pick, whose work was the inspiration for Eliška Cílková’s String Quartet No. 3 (world premiere). “Persecution and Promise: A Legacy of Czech Music” MARTINŮ: Fantasie for Theremin, Oboe, Piano and Strings Tickets: $25 (age 35 & under), $30 |
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DISTINGUISHED ARTISTS Pianist Olga Kern Performs Solo Recital, Including World Premiere |
Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 8:00pm Now recognized as one of her generation’s great pianists, Olga Kern’s career began with her historic gold-medal winning performance at the Eleventh Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. With her vivid stage presence, passionately confident musicianship and extraordinary technique, the young Russian pianist continues to captivate fans and critics alike. A champion of Russian music, Ms. Kern was born into a family of musicians with direct links to Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. She performs a program that includes Beethoven's Waldstein sonata, Liszt's Réminiscences de Don Juan, and the world premiere of Homage Variations to Edvard Grieg and Béla Bartók by Boris Frenshteyn, with whom Ms. Kern has collaborated for much of her career. Olga Kern, piano Tickets: $25 (age 35 & under), $35, $45, $55 |
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DISTINGUISHED ARTISTS Pianist Jeremy Denk and violinist Stefan Jackiw joined by |
Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 8:00pm Jeremy Denk, Artistic Director and piano IVES: Violin Sonata No. 4, “Children’s Day at the Camp Meeting” Tickets: $25 (age 35 & under), $35, $45, $55, $65 |
CHAMBER ENSEMBLES Pianist Daniil Trifonov gives his 92Y debut in all-Rachmaninoff program with musicians from the New York Philharmonic |
Sunday, November 22, 2015 at 3:00pm Co-presented by 92Y and the New York Philharmonic as part of Rachmaninoff: A Philharmonic Festival, the young Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov makes his 92Y debut performing rare works by Rachmaninoff with musicians from the New York Philharmonic. Combining dynamic technique with rare sensitivity, Trifonov has made a spectacular ascent to classical stardom. Since winning the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2011, Trifonov has traveled the world as both a recitalist and concerto soloist. Cultural commentator Norman Lebrecht heralded the young artist’s meteoric progress, describing him as “a pianist for the rest of our lives.” Daniil Trifonov, piano RACHMANINOFF: String Quartet No. 1 (unfinished) Tickets: $25 (age 35 & under), $35, $45 |
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