Special Concert Event:
A Gilded Age Evening in New York
Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Lydia Artymiw, piano; Yehonatan Berick, violin; Yehuda Hanani, cello; Richard Chamberlain, special guest
Not only a great connoisseur of fine art, the industrialist Henry Clay Frick was also a music enthusiast. He supported emerging enterprises (among them, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and New York's Peoples' Symphony Concerts) and enjoyed warm relations with leading musical figures of his day, including Pablo Casals, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Fritz Kreisler. With DvoĆák's Dumky Trio, Saint-Saëns's Rondo Capriccioso, and music by Handel and Gounod, this program celebrates Frick's lesser-known passion surrounded by his fabled art. Actor Richard Chamberlain helps recreate a Gilded Age evening with readings from Frick family diaries and period accounts. A reception will follow the performance. Presented in conjunction with Close Encounters with Music.
For more information or to purchase tickets to this special concert event, please call Elizabeth Hurlbut at 212.547.0696.
Spring Special Concert Event: Chopin in Paris, March 29, 2011.
Sundays at 5:00
October 10, 2010
Ensemble 415, international ensemble, in New York debut (two violins, two violas, cello, and harpsichord)
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October 24, 2010
Nelson Goerner, Argentinean pianist, in New York recital debut
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November 14, 2010
Doric String Quartet, British quartet, in New York debut
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December 12, 2010
Colin Balzer, Canadian tenor, in New York recital debut, with Erika Switzer, pianist
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January 16, 2011
Diotima String Quartet, French quartet, in New York debut
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February 20, 2011
Göran Söllscher, Swedish guitarist
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March 13, 2011
John O’Conor, Irish pianist
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April 3, 2011
Kandinsky String Trio from Berlin: violin, viola, and cello
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May 1, 2011
Les Délices, in New York debut (violin, baroque oboe, viola da gamba, and harpsichord)
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May 22, 2011
Thomas Zehetmair, Austrian violinist
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Special Concert Event:
Chopin in Paris
Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Jeffrey Swann, piano; Jennifer Rivera, mezzo-soprano; Yehuda Hanani, cello
The European salon was alive and well during the years between 1880 and the outbreak of World War I, when Henry Clay Frick and his family made frequent trips to Paris. With gusto and finesse, the Fricks recreated these intimate evenings of music and letters back home, entertaining statesmen and financiers as well as harpists, organists, and other visiting soloists. This program is a toast to the salon and features Chopin's ballades, waltzes, Polonaises, and the poignant cello sonata, framed by works of his contemporaries, including his friendly rival Franz Liszt. Jennifer Rivera brings her vocal luster to arias by Donizetti and Bellini, whose operas influenced Chopin's bel canto style, and to his rarely heard Polish songs. The performance will be followed by a reception. This special concert event is presented in conjunction with Close Encounters with Music.
For more information or to purchase tickets to this special concert event, please call Elizabeth Hurlbut at 212.547.0696.
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