Beyond NYC: Sparkill Concert Series in Memory of a Great Artist

Beyond NYC: Sparkill Concert Series in Memory of a Great Artist

All Tchaikovsky program including breathtaking Piano Trio in A Minor and Concert Suite “The Nutcracker “ on Sunday December 9, 2018 at 3 pm 

Vassily Primakov, Yves Dharamraj, Filip Pogády
Vassily Primakov, Yves Dharamraj, Filip Pogády / Images courtesy of the artists

Presented by Sparkill Concert Series and GetClassical, “In Memory of a Great Artist” an all Tchaikovsky program is a wonderful holiday treat for music lovers. The program features pianist Vassily Primakov, violinist Filip Pogády, cellist Yves Dharamraj, and guest artists, Oxana Mikhailoff and Asiya Korepanova. Korepanova will also display her original artwork – a collection of 18 drawings – inspired by the pieces that make up Tchaikovsky’s Op.72.

While no-one can imagine Winter Holiday time without the eternal music from the Nutcracker, the rest of the program is a thought-provoking and serious compositions perfectly fitting for the concert in memory a beloved composer. The truly international group of musicians assembled for this concert is a testimony of the universal power of great music and of Tchaikovsky’s enormous contribution to this art genre.

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Music in NYC: Anna Netrebko in Carnegie Hall Recital

Music in NYC: Anna Netrebko in Carnegie Hall Recital

Dazzling Russian soprano Anna Netrebko accompanied by Malcolm Martineau on piano performs a program by Rachmaninoff, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at 2 pm

Anna Netrebko
Anna Netrebko / photo by Vladimir Shirokov

Since successfully debuting on the opera stage of Mariinsky Theater in Saint-Peterburg, Russia in the early 1990s, Anna Netrebko’s star has risen earning her high acclaim and faithful following from the classical music lovers. Netrebko’s radiant voice and tremendously sensuous acting of each and every role she chooses are highly anticipated musical events around the world.

A recital at Carnegie Hall with a distinguished pianist Malcolm Martineau brings the deeply emotional scores by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and other romantic masters to the audience of consummate fans who will not settle for just another concert. But there is no too high a bar for a talent of such strength. Netrebko’s genius will surely triumph and win the admiration from the audience.

 

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Art in NYC: Provocations by Anselm Kiefer at the Met Breuer

Art in NYC: Provocations by Anselm Kiefer at the Met Breuer

Kiefer’s works from the Met Museum collection on view until April 8, 2018

Met Breuer Museum NYC Provocations Anselm Kiefer
Anselm Kiefer, Bohemia Lies by the Sea, 1996 © Anselm Kiefer / Image courtesy of the Met Museum

The exhibition at the Met Breuer “Provocations: Anselm Kiefer” presents selected works from the Met collection covering artist’s 50-year career. Well known for pushing the boundaries of comfortable art and sleepy consciousness, Kiefer’s paintings, watercolors, and collages shake the norms by questioning the stale and tired concepts. The art lovers, sophisticated and novices, will appreciate the introspection and depth of thought that this expose projects. The exhibition is on view from December 13, 2017 until April 8, 2018. Read More

Theater in NYC: The Parisian Woman with Uma Thurman

Theater in NYC: The Parisian Woman with Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman debuts on Broadway in Beau Willimon’s play 

Broadway Theater Uma Thurman The Parisian Woman Beau Willimon
The Parisian Woman, Limited Engagement Now on Broadway at the Hudson Theater /  By Beau Willimon, Directed by Pam McKinnon, Pictured: Uma Thurman, Josh Lucas, Marton Csokas; Photo by Matthew Murphy, 2017 / Image courtesy of BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN

Captivating performance, high pace acting, foxy intrigue – these are the characteristics that any theater production would want to hear in its regard. And “The Parisian Woman” written by Beau Willimon and directed by Pam McKinnon is scoring high on each one of them. The cast with Uma Thurman in the title role, Josh Lucas, Marton Csokas, Phillipa Soo and Blair Brown are doing an incredible job in keeping the audience in their grip. The performances at Hudson Theater will continue until March 11, 2018. Click here to book your tickets. Read More