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Beyond NYC: Piano Recital by Vassily Primakov and Oxana Mikhailoff at Bronxville Women’s Club

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Beyond NYC: Piano Recital by Vassily Primakov and Oxana Mikhailoff at Bronxville Women’s Club

An all-Schumann program of the Complete Piano Sonatas, preceded by Dr. Liza Yui lecture “Schumann – The Complicated Genius”, is on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 7:30 pm at the Bronxville Women’s Club

Composer Robert Schumann, pianist Oxana Mikhailoff, pianist Vassily Primakov, musicoligist Dr. Lisa Yui
Robert Schumann; lithograph by Josef Kriehuber [Public domain]; pianist Oxana Mikhailoff, pianist Vassily Primakov, musicologist Dr. Lisa Yui / images courtesy of the artists
Robert Schumann, the most intimate yet the least understood of the Romantic composers of the mid-19th century, has an air of mystery about his music. Oxana Mikhailoff’s and Vassily Primakov’s performance of the Complete Sonatas at the Bronxville Women’s Club will lift the veil of mystery from Schumann’s music. The lecture “Schumann – The Complicated Genius” by musicologist Dr. Lisa Yui is preceding the program.

The pianists of high-acclaim, Mikhailoff and Primakov are well regarded by the critics and the public. American Record Guide compares Primakov’s playing to Gilels’ noting that since “Gilels, how many pianists have the right touch?” Mikhailoff is well-known for her poetic and sensitive style, essential for bringing Schumann’s music to the audience.

The concert promises to be an unforgettable night of music and fun! Join the musicians in the charming setting of the Bronxville Women’s Club. Bring your friends and family for the joy of music!

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Opera in NYC: Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the Met Opera

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Opera in NYC: Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the Met Opera

The most Romantic Mozart masterpiece fills the Met Opera house with delightful music and incredible singing; performances run thru April 18, 2019

Luca Pisaroni as Don Giovanni and Rachel Willis-Sørensen as Donna Anna in Mozart's "Don Giovanni."
Luca Pisaroni as Don Giovanni and Rachel Willis-Sørensen as Donna Anna in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera

Delicious music, dynamic staging, and incredible singing are all on view in the Metropolitan Opera production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Bringing much-needed theatricality and energy to the centuries-old genre of dark comedy, the vibrant arias of the sopranos that vie for and suffer from the frivolity and ferocity of the Don are contrasted with the lower register voices of the male cast, who are well-meaning but helpless. The built-up tensions can only be resolved by a divine intervention, stressing the intransigent nature of philanderers and seducers. And Mozart’s music rescues the improbable plot!

This year Don Giovanni cast features bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni and baritone Peter Mattei alternating in the title role, bass Ildar Abdrazakov and bass-baritone Adam Plachetka as Don’s servants, and an exciting line-up of sopranos Rachel Willis-Sorensen, Federica Lombardi, Aida Garifullina, Guanqun Yu, and Susanna Philips in the roles of Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, and Zerlina.

On the first 3 nights of the performances the tender and soaring lines by grieving Donna Anna (Rachel Willis-Sorensen) and the wordy and artistically rich roles of Leporello (Ildar Abdrazakov) and the Don (Luca Pisaroni) were rightfully rewarded by the audience. Thanks to the tactful casting the old tale looks fresh and engaging. But the strongest round of applause still belongs to Mozart for his unbeatable musical fete.

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Music in NYC: “Archduke Rudolph: Beethoven’s Pupil and Patron” Program Presented by Aspect Foundation

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Music in NYC: “Archduke Rudolph: Beethoven’s Pupil and Patron” Program Presented by Aspect Foundation

A program of works by Beethoven dedicated to the composer’s student and patron Archduke Rudolf is presented by Aspect Foundation on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 7:30 pm at Bohemian National Hall 

Archduke Rudolf, Ludwig van Beethoven; Ignat Solzhenitsyn, Violinist Korbinian Altenberger, Cellist Na-Young Baek
Archduke Rudolph, Ludwig van Beethoven; Ignat Solzhenitsyn: photo by Yuri Klekovkin; Violinist Korbinian Altenberger, Cellist Na-Young Baek : images courtesy of the artists

The Aspect Foundation’s April event will be an aspiring night of Beethoven’s music and an illuminating lecture by Ignat Solzhenitsyn about the relationship between the composer with his talented student and patron Archduke Rudolph. Ignat Solzhenitsyn, an acclaimed Russian-American pianist, and conductor, is joined by violinist Korbinian Altenberger and cellist Na-Young Baek for an all Beethoven program of “Archduke” Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97 and the Violin Sonata No.10 in G major, Op.96.

The youngest son of Emperor Leopold II, Rudolph, destined by the canons of the early 19th century to lead the clergy, was appointed Archbishop of Olomouc and Cardinal in 1819. From 1803 Rudolph began taking piano and composition lessons from Beethoven. They became friends and continued their relationship until the end of their lives. Beethoven dedicated 14 of his compositions to his friend including the Archduke Piano Trio.

The superb program, top-notch musicians, and an engaging atmosphere created by the Aspect Foundation will surely make it a night to remember.

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Beyond NYC: Bela Horvath, Violin and Carlos Avila, Piano at the Bronxville Women’s Club

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Beyond NYC: Bela Horvath, Violin and Carlos Avila, Piano at the Bronxville Women’s Club

Spring welcoming Chamber Music Concert at the Bronxville Women’s Club on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 7.30 pm

Bela Horvath, violin; Carlos Avila, pianist
Bela Horvath, violin; Carlos Avila, pianist / Image courtesy of the artists

Midland Concert Series at the Bronxville Women’s Club presents a duo of international classical musicians who are renowned for their fresh and gentle take on the time-tested classics of the chamber music repertoire. Bela Horvath, an established violinist and distinguished member of the Chamber Orchestra of New York, is teaming up with a highly in-demand young pianist Carlos Avila for an exciting recital at the stately Bronxville Women’s Club on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 7.30 pm. The program will include music by Schubert, Sarasate, and Franck.

The concert promises to be an unforgettable night of music and fun! Join the musicians in the charming setting of the Bronxville Women’s Club. Bring your friends and family for the joy of music!

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