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2022-06-23 23:55:16
CommonsNews.org: Chamber Series concludes with Laredo, Robinson, Ngwenyama, and Hochman [Vermont premiere of Nokuthula's "Elegy"]
Courtesy photoClockwise from left, Jaime Laredo, Sharon Robinson, Nokuthula Endo Ngwenyama, and Benjamin Hochman will be performing in the June 24 finale of the Brattleboro Music Center’s Chamber Series.The CommonsJune 22, 2022BRATTLEBORO—The Brattleboro Music Center Chamber Series concludes with an evening of beloved piano quartets featuring Jaime Laredo (violin) Nokuthula Ngwenyama (viola), Sharon Robinson (cello), and Benjamin Hochman (piano).Their performance will include the Vermont premiere of award-winning composer/violist Ngwenyama’s new piano quartet Elegy. This BMC co-commission was composed in response to the tragic events of spring 2020, including the killing of George Floyd.Known for writing “music of bold, mesmerizing character” (Gramophone), Ngwenyama joins what The Washington Post calls “superstars of the chamber music world,” Jaime Laredo and Sharon Robinson, with Benjamin Hochman, for the finale concert of this season’s BMC Chamber Music Series.Also on the program will be Mozart’s Piano Quartet in […]
2022-04-07 15:59:51
Cincinnati’s Linton Chamber Music Series lost an important friend last week. Pianist Joseph Kalichstein died on Thursday, March 31 of pancreatic cancer. He was 76. Known to all affectionately as Yossi, he was revered by Cincinnati audiences, who had the joy of hearing him annually perform with the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio. His colleagues of more than […]
2022-02-05 06:31:00
Five Premieres at Peoples' Symphony ConcertsPeople’s Symphony Concerts’ resident artist, pianist Shai Wosner, premieres works by Derek Bermel, Anthony Cheung, John Harbison, Vijay Iyer, and Wang Lu to be heard with Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations on February 19 recital.Peoples' Symphony Concerts' Resident Artist pianist Shai Wosner will premiere a suite of five short works--"Variations on a Theme of FDR"--President Roosevelt's declaration that "we are all immigrants."--commissioned for him by the venerable series, which offers world-class in-person and virtual concerts to New Yorkers on a limited budget for affordable prices.The new suite, composed by Derek Bermel, Anthony Cheung, John Harbison, Vijay Iyer, and Wang Luto, will be paired with perhaps the most famous and challenging set of variations, Beethoven's 33 Variations on a waltz by Anton Diabelli, Op. 120 on February 19 at 7:30 PM at Washington Irving High School.Single tickets are $ 17. A series ticket for as little as $ 48 […]
2020-12-19 05:57:00
Classical Music News of the Week, December 19, 2020
Mozaic Moment: Bach Sonata for English Horn and HarpsichordIn this week's Mozaic Moment, Festival Mozaic looks back to the Bach English Horn Sonata, performed by Robert Walters of the Cleveland Orchestra and harpsichordist Noam Elkies at Mozaic’s 2015 Summer Festival. Originally composed for the viola da gamba, this sonata (like many of Bach's works) is performed frequently on other instruments. We hope you enjoy!Watch here: ici this season of giving, on behalf of all of us at Festival Mozaic, thank you for your support and generosity. Consider any gift to Festival Mozaic today and help ensure our future of bringing music to San Luis Obispo County year after year: ici MozaicSphinx Organization Digitally Presents Two of Its Flagship ProgramsThe Sphinx Organization, dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts, is presenting its fifth annual and first ever digital SphinxConnect convening, […]
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