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July 16, 2006     Songa Lee-Kitto violin
Philip O'Connor clarinet..
Louise Thomas piano

Igor Stravinsky -- L'Histoire du Soldat
Johannes Brahms -- Violin Sonata in D Minor, Opus 108.
Fritz Kreisler -- Tambourin Chinois and Caprice Viennois

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July 23, 2006     9th International Laureates

Bassist Roman Patkoló and friends

Giovanni Bottesini -- Passione amorosa
Niccoló Paganini -- Moses Fantasie
Stefan Schäfer -- Zoppo Trump (2005) for BASSIONA AMOROSA
Pablo de Sarasate (arr. Roman Patkoló) -- Zigeunerweisen
Giovanni Bottesini (arr. Klaus Trumpf) -- Carnival of Venice

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July 30, 2006     Members of iPalpiti with guest artist Marcia Dickstein (harp)

Peter Rainer, Felipe Rodríguez García, Aisha Dossumova, Catharina Chen, and Julia Sakharova violins
Rumen Cvetkov and Kinga Maria Roesler violas
Jason Calloway cello
Tibi Cziger clarinet
Adrian Spence flute
Henri Bonamy piano

Maurice Ravel -- Introduction & Allegro
Ernest Chausson -- Concerto in D major, Op. 21
                                for piano, violin, and string quartet

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August 6, 2006     Marek Szpakiewicz cello
Nadia Shpachenko piano

Ludwig van Beethoven -- Sonata in C Major, Op. 102, No.1
David Popper -- Hungarian Rhapsody
Frédéric Chopin -- Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65

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August 13, 2006     Ruslan Biryukov cello
Mary Au piano

Luigi Boccherini -- Sonata No. 6 in A Major
Ludwig van Beethoven -- Variations on the duet,
                                         "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen"
César Franck -- Sonata in A Major

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August 20, 2006     Mládí Chamber Ensemble

Ernst von Dohnányi -- Serenade in C Major for string trio
Gernot Wolfgang -- Silences
Claude Debussy -- Sonata for flute, harp, and viola.

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August 27, 2006     The Maestro Foundation presents a midsummer fest of music for two pianos

Kordian Gora
Anne-Lise Longuemare
Adam Mendelsohn
Anna von Urbans pianos

Maurice Ravel -- Bolero
Maurice Ravel -- La Valse
Maurice Ravel -- Rapsodie Espagnole
Georges Bizet -- Fantasie on themes from Carmen

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September 3, 2006     Endre Balogh violin
Steven Gordon viola
Dennis Karmazyn cello
Genevieve Feiwen Lee piano

Ludwig van Beethoven -- String Trio in G Major, Op. 9 No.1
Gabriel Fauré -- Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op.115

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September 10, 2006     Sara Andon flute
Laurel Zucker flute
Bryan Pezzone piano
Maurita Phillips Thornburgh soprano

Works by J. S. Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, and Telemann

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September 17, 2006     The Capitol Ensemble

Phillip Levy violin
Julie Gigante violin
Victoria Miskolczy viola
Samuel Formicola viola
David Low cello

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- String Quintet in C Major, K. 515
and works to be announced.

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September 24, 2006     A Shostakovich birthday celebration (born September 25, 1906)

Robert Thies piano
Sarah Thornblade violin
Timothy Loo cello

Trio No. 2, Op.67 and
Prelude and Fugue for Piano, Opus 87 No. 12

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October 1, 2006     Michele Zukovsky clarinet
Judith Farmer bassoon
Bernadene Blaha piano
Brian Head guitar

Works by C.P.E. Bach, Schubert, Beethoven, and Poulenc.

This concert is generously sponsored by City Councilperson Wendy Greuel.

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October 8, 2006     Members of the Capitol Ensemble

Phillip Levy violin
Julie Gigante violin
Andrew Duckles viola
David Low cello
    with guest artist
Robert Thies piano

Reynaldo Hahn -- Piano Quintet in F-sharp Minor
Béla Bartók -- Violin Duets

This concert is generously sponsored by Stephen A. Kanter, M.D.

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October 15, 2006     Aima Maria Labra-Makk piano

Joseph Haydn -- Piano Sonata (Andante and Variations) in F Minor, Hob. XVII:6
Jenö Takacs -- Sonatine, Opus 2
Joseph Marx -- Schmetterlingsgeschichten

This concert is generously sponsored by the Consul General of Austria, Los Angeles

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October 22, 2006     The Mojave Trio

Margaret Parkins cello
Sara Parkins violin
Genevieve Feiwen Lee piano

Johannes Brahms --
     Sonata in F Major for cello and piano, Opus 99
     Piano Trio in C Minor, Opus 101

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October 29, 2006     Richard Glazier piano

“Remembrance and Discovery” -- rare arrangements of the great Gershwin songs, and the complete solo piano version of Rhapsody in Blue

This concert is presented in cooperation with The Pro Musicis Foundation

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November 5, 2006     Roberto Cani violin
Andrew Shulman cello
Bernadene Blaha piano
Johannes Brahms -- Piano Trio in C Major, Opus 87
Robert Schumann -- Fantasiestücke
Claude Debussy -- Violin Sonata

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November 12, 2006     Music for an American Holiday

Alan Gampel piano

Louis Moreau Gottschalk -- The Banjo and Bamboula
Scott Joplin -- Maple Leaf Rag
George Gershwin -- Rialto Ripples
Aaron Copland -- Three Movements from Rodeo

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November 19, 2006     Judith Aller violin
Carol Honigberg piano

Ernst Bloch -- Sonata for violin and piano
Arcangelo Corelli -- Sonata No. 10 in F Major
Fritz Kreisler -- Variations on a Theme of Corelli

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November 26, 2006     Dmitri Ratser piano

Frédéric Chopin -- Polonaise in C-sharp Minor and Waltz in C-sharp Minor
Franz Liszt -- Funerailles
Dmitri Ratser -- Phantasia on Themes from Bizet's Carmen
Sergei Rachmaninoff -- Preludes in G-sharp Minor and C-sharp Minor
Alexander Rosenblatt (b.1956) -- Jazz variation on Paganini's Caprice in A Minor

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December 3, 2006     Wonhyee Bae violin
Peter Wittenberg piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart --
     Piano Sonata in A Minor, K. 310
     Piano and Violin Sonata in E Minor, K. 304

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December 10, 2006     Bongshin Ko cello
Kevin Fitz-Gerald piano

Johannes Brahms -- Cello Sonata in E Minor, opus 38
and works by Casals and Janácek

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December 17, 2006     Special End of the Mozart Year concert,
featuring the Capitol Ensemble
and special guest artist to be announced

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December 24, 2006     No live concert. No live broadcast.
Enjoy a “best of” performance on KMZT and join Sundays Live for a pleasant holiday

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December 31, 2006     No live concert. No live broadcast.
Enjoy a “best of” performance on KMZT and join Sundays Live for a pleasant holiday

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January 7, 2007     Inna Faliks piano

Ludwig van Beethoven -- Sonata in C Minor, Opus 111
Giovanni Sgambati-Gluck -- Melodie
Franz Liszt -- Rhapdsodie No. 12
John Corigliano -- Fantasie on an Ostinato

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January 14, 2007     Daniel Schlosberg piano: Sonatas in Contrast

Ludwig van Beethoven -- Sonata in C Major, Opus 2, No. 3
Sonata in C Minor, Opus 111
This program was made possible by a generous donation from The Robert Gore Rifkind Foundation.

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January 21, 2007     Chamber Ensembles of the Crossroads School
Works by Bartók, Dvorák, Schubert, and Turina

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January 28, 2007     Antonio Lysy cello, with cellists Elisabeth LeGuin, Carter Dewberry, and Isaac Melamed

Antonio Lysy presents a highly unusual hour-long recital of solo works of Bach, recontextualized through the use of modern audio technology, historical scholarship, and imaginative compositional arrangements.

Johann Sebastian Bach -- Suite No. 1 in G Major, played on a baroque cello
Suite No. 5 in C Minor, played on an electric cello, and
Chaconne in D minor for 4 cellos, arr. Lazlo Varga.
This program was made possible by a generous donation from The Robert Gore Rifkind Foundation.

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February 4, 2007     Members of Chamber Music Palisades
Susan Greenberg flute, Gerry Reuter oboe, Gary Gray clarinet, Judith Farmer bassoon, Richard Todd horn, Delores Stevens piano

Madeleine Dring -- Trio for flute, oboe and piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major, K 452
Francis Poulenc -- Sextet for winds and piano
This program was made possible by a generous grant from The Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation

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February 11, 2007     The Angeli Duo

Violinists Julie Gigante and Sarah Parkins, together with pianists Genevieve Lee and Brent McMunn

George Frideric Handel -- Sonata in D Major for 2 violins and piano
Giuseppe Tartini -- Two Trios for 2 violins and piano
Rebecca Clarke -- Trio for 2 violins and piano
Michael Welsh -- Some Secret Velocity for 2 violins and piano-four-hands
This program was made possible by a generous donation from The Robert Gore Rifkind Foundation.

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February 18, 2007     Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra

Sean Newhouse conductor with Neal Rea oboe and Sifei Wen cello.

Antonio Vivaldi -- Concerto in A minor for oboe
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky -- Rococo Variations
Richard Wagner -- Siegfried Idyll
Arnold Schoenberg -- Chamber Symphony No. 1.

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February 25, 2007     The Colburn Conservatory Chamber Players

Ryan MacEvoy McCullough, piano; Michael Byerly, clarinet;
Sooah Kim and Soo Ryun Baek, violins; Hang Su, viola;
Yina Tong, cello

Johannes Brahms -- Two selections from
    Sechs Klavierstücke, Opus 118, for piano
Milosz Magin (1929-1999) -- Two movements from
    Piano Sonata No. 4 (1998)
Johannes Brahms -- Quintet in B Minor, Opus 115,
    for clarinet and strings

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March 4, 2007     Guest artists from the Jacaranda Festival: AGILE GIANTS
Celebrating Stravinsky’s 125th and Mozart’s 250th birthdays.

The Denali Quartet:
    Sarah Thornblade, Joel Pargman violins
    Alma Fernandez viola, Timothy Loo cello
    with Donald Foster clarinet

Igor Stravinsky --
        Three pieces for String Quartet,
        Three pieces for Clarinet,
        Concertino for String Quartet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart --
        Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, K. 581
This program was made possible by a generous grant from The Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation

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March 11, 2007     The Colburn Conservatory Chamber Players

Leos Janácek -- Mládí
        Timothy Hagen flute, Jack Cozen Harel oboe,
        Jonathan Cohen clarinet, Michael Byerly bass clarinet,         Darcy Izard bassoon, Rachel Parker horn
These are students from the Colburn School Conservatory of Music's first wind class. Until now there have only been classes in strings and piano.
Witold Lutoslawski -- Sacher Variation for Solo Cello
        Paul Wiancko cello
Carl Vine -- Piano Sonata No. 2
        Elizabeth Schumann piano
Henryk Wieniawski -- Polonaise Brillante for Violin and Piano No. 2 in A Major, Op. 21
        Ilana Setapen violin, James Lent piano

Click here for biographical information.

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March 18, 2007     The UCLA Philharmonia Orchestra, Neal Stulberg director

The UCLA Philharmonia makes its "Sundays Live" debut with this live broadcast concert from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Six German Dances, K. 509
Miklós Rózsa -- Concerto for String Orchestra, Op. 17 (1943) in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Rózsa's birth.
Leonard Bernstein -- Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (1957), in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the premiere of "West Side Story."

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March 25, 2007     Members of The Capitol Ensemble
        Phillip Levy violin, Julie Gigante violin,
        Brian Dembow viola, Andrew Shulman cello
        with guest artist Rina Dokshitsky piano
Johannes Brahms -- Sonatensatz WoO2 (Levy / Dokshitsky)
Cesar Franck -- Piano Quintet

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April 1, 2007     Members of Chamber Music Palisades
        Bing Wang violin, Roland Kato viola,
        David Garrett cello, Susan Greenberg flute
        Delores Stevens piano

Claude Debussy -- Sonata for violin and Piano
Jean-Marie Leclaire -- Trio Sonata Opus 11 No. 8
Gabriel Fauré -- Elegie for cello and piano
Gabriel Fauré -- Piano Quartet

This program was made possible by a grant from the Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation.

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April 8, 2007    
Lorenz Gamma violin, Ming Tsu piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Sonata in G Major, K. 301
Henri Lazarof (LA composer living in Bel Air) -- Tempi concertati
Maurice Ravel -- Sonata for violin and piano in G Major

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April 15, 2007     Synergy Ensemble performs works from the St. Petersburg Society for Jewish Folk Music

This program features works from the St. Petersburg Society for Jewish Volksmusik, an association founded in Moscow and St. Petersburg in 1908, and dedicated to the creation of new concert music infused with Jewish elements. During its nine-year existence, the Society spawned hundreds of solo, chamber, choral, operatic and theater compositions. Neal Stulberg joins the musicians of LA's Synergy Ensemble for a rare opportunity to hear this fascinating music.

Alexander Krein -- "Hebrew Sketches" for clarinet and string quartet, Op. 12 (1909)
Joseph Achron -- "Hebrew Melody" for violin and piano (1914)
Alexander Veprik -- Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 5 (1924)
Michael Gnessin -- Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano, Op. 63 ("To the Memory of Our Lost Children") (1943)
Joseph Achron -- "Children's Suite" Op. 57 (1923)

This program was made possible by a generous grant from the Robert Gore Rifkind Foundation

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April 22, 2007     The Pacific Trio
        Roger Wilkie
violin, John Walz cello, Edith Orloff piano

Franz Schubert -- Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat Major, D 929

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April 29, 2007     Chamber Ensembles from the Colburn School perform works to be announced

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                May is Emerging Artists Month

 
May 6, 2007     Chamber Ensembles from the Young Musicians Foundation perform works to be announced

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May 13, 2007     The Colburn Conservatory Orchestra
        Ronald Leonard
and Joni Steshko conductors

Josef Suk -- Meditation on the Old Bohemian Chorale, "St. Wenceslas", Opus 35a
Steven Stucky -- Colburn Variations
Alan Hovhaness -- Prelude and Quadruple Fugue
Anton Arensky -- Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky

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May 20, 2007     The Crossroads Orchestra, Alexander Treger, conductor, Ken Hamao, violin soloist

Igor Stravinsky -- Arioso and Rondo from Concerto in D for Strings
Henryk Wieniawski -- Fantasie brillante on themes from Gounod’s “Faust”
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky -- Serenade for Strings Opus 48.

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May 27, 2007     Chamber Ensembles from the Colburn School perform works to be announced

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June 3, 2007     The Jung Trio: Jennie Jung piano, Ellen Jung violin,
        Julie Jung cello

Ludwig van Beethoven -- Piano Trio in G Major, Opus 1. No. 2
Christos Hatzis -- Old Photographs, from Constantinople

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June 10, 2007     Members of the Capitol Ensemble
        Phillip Levy
violin, Julie Gigante violin,
        Shanti Randall viola, Alma Fernandez viola
        Armen Ksajikian cello

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- String Quintet in C Major, K. 515
Anton Bruckner -- "Adagio" from String Quintet in F Major

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June 17, 2007     The Debussy Trio:
        Marcia Dickstein harp, Angela Wiegand flute,
        David Walther viola

Paul Gibson -- Ritual Dances of the Divine Trinity
David Walther -- Two for One Trio
Bruce Babcock -- Springscape (broadcast premiere)
Don Davis -- Till Human Voices Wake Us
        (broadcast premiere)
John Anthony Lennon -- Serpent
Stephen Andrew Taylor -- Veriditas
Sydney Hodkinson -- Skitter

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June 24, 2007     Livia Sohn violin and Kevin Fitz-Gerald piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Sonata in C Major K.303
Edvard Grieg -- Sonata No. 3 in C Minor
Jeno Hubay -- Fantasie Brillante on themes from Bizet's
        "Carmen”
Jonathan Berger -- The Shadow of Wings

This program is generously sponsored by Maury Friedman in honor of his mother Sally Friedman

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July 1, 2007     The New Hollywood String Quartet:
        Roberto Cani
and Rafael Rishik violins,
        Robert Brophy viola, Andrew Shulman cello

Ludwig van Beethoven -- String Quartet in F Minor,
        Opus 95, “Serioso”
Felix Mendelssohn -- String Quartet in D Major,
        Opus 44 No. 1

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July 8, 2007     Faculty Artists of the University of Redlands celebrate the University’s Centennial

Scott Joplin -- Ragtime
Aaron Copland -- Appalachian Spring Suite
Samuel Barber -- Adagio for Strings

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July 15, 2007     Richard Glazier piano

Works by Gershwin, Kern, and Rodgers

This program is presented in cooperation with the Pro Musicis Foundation

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July 22, 2007     Young Artists International iPalpiti soloists
        Sayako Kusaka violin, Daniel Turcina violin
        Fumino Ando viola, Kristaps Bergs cello
        Vassily Primakov piano

Johannes Brahms -- Piano Quintet in F Minor Opus 34

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July 29, 2007     Young Artists International iPalpiti soloists
        Peter Rainer, Aisha Dossumova violins
        Robert Kowalski, Mari-Liis Pakk violins
        Rumen Cvetkov, Sharon Wei violas
        Nicholas Canellakis and Julie Jung cellos

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Prelude and Fugue
        for String Trio K404a
George Enesco -- Octet in C Major, Opus 7

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August 5, 2007     Marek Szpakiewicz cello, Nadia Shpachenko piano

Ludwig van Beethoven -- Seven Variations on a Theme
        from Mozart's Magic Flute, WoO 46
Dmitri Shostakovich -- Cello Sonata in D Minor Opus 40
John Corigliano -- Fancy on a Bach Air
Astor Piazzolla -- Le Grand Tango

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August 12, 2007     Mládí Chamber Orchestra

Lisa Dondlinger, Chung-Mei Chang violin
Alma Fernandez viola, Armen Ksajikian, cello
Donald Foster clarinet
Teag Reaves, Laura Griffiths french horn
Steven Schmidt percussion

Bohuslav Martinu -- Quartet for clarinet, horn, cello, and
        drum
Steve Schmidt -- Images II for clarinet and percussion
Ludwig van Beethoven -- Sextet for string quartet and
        two horns

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August 19, 2007     The Pantoum Trio:
        Tereza Stanislav
violin, Cécilia Tsan cello,
        Robert Edward Thies piano

Joseph Haydn -- Trio in C Major, Hob. XV:21
Johannes Brahms -- Trio in B Major, Opus 8

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August 26, 2007     Ruslan Biryukov cello, Mary Au piano

Franz Schubert -- Sonata in A Major, D.821 “Arpeggione”
Karl Davidoff -- Allegro de Concert, Opus 11

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September 2, 2007     Endre Balogh violin, Dennis Karmazyn cello
Genevieve Feiwen Lee
piano

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky -- Trio in A Minor, Opus 50

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September 9, 2007     Los Angeles Alumni and Friends.
A special 1-1/2 hour broadcast.

        Linda Wang violin, Basil Vendryes viola,
        Karen Buranskas cello, John Blacklow piano

George Frideric Handel/ Johan Halvorsen --
        Passacaglia
Bohuslav Martinu -- Three Madrigals
Dmitri Kabalevsky -- Cello Sonata Opus 71
Sergei Prokofiev -- Ballade for Cello and Piano, Opus 15

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September 16, 2007     Guest Artists from the Dilijan Chamber Music Series

        Gary Gray clarinet, Movses Pogossian violin
        Serouj Kradjian piano

Darius Milhaud -- Suite for clarinet, violin, and piano,
        Opus 157b
Vache Sharafyan (b. 1966) -- Blooming Sounds (2004)
Komitas (1869-1935) - Two Armenian Dances
Franz Liszt -- "Harmonies Du Soir"
        from L'Etudes Transcendental
Alexander Arutunian (b. 1920) -- Suite for clarinet, violin,
        and piano (1992)

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September 23, 2007     Margarete Babinsky performs music of Egon Wellesz

This program is generously sponsored by the Austrian Consul General in Los Angeles.

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September 30, 2007     Serena McKinney violin, James Lent piano

Sergei Prokofiev -- Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Opus 94
Johann Sebastian Bach -- Solo Sonata No. 2
        in A Minor, BWV 1003
Camille Saint-Saëns -- Introduction and Rondo
        Capriccioso

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October 7, 2007     Tiffany Hu violin, Timothy Landauer cello,
        Maria Demina piano

Ludwig van Beethoven -- "Kakadu" Variations
        in G Major, Op.121a
Felix Mendelssohn -- Piano Trio in D Minor, Opus 49

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October 14, 2007     The Mojave Trio:
        Sara Parkins
violin, Margaret Parkins cello,
        Genevieve Feiwen Lee piano

Joseph Haydn -- Trio in E Minor, Hob. XV: 12
Philippe Bodin -- États des Fluides (2006)
Rebecca Clarke -- Trio (1921)

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October 21, 2007     Michele Zukovsky clarinet, Judith Farmer bassoon,
Kevin Fitz-Gerald piano

Ludwig van Beethoven -- Duo No. 2 for Clarinet         and Bassoon
Felix Mendelssohn -- Concert Piece No. 1
Gernot Wolfgang -- Trilogy
Mikhail Glinka -- Trio Pathétique

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October 28, 2007     The Capitol Ensemble:
        Phillip Levy violin, Julie Gigante violin,
        Victoria Miskolczy viola, David Low cello,
        Rina Dokshitsky piano

Edward Elgar -- Piano Quintet in A minor, Opus 84

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November 4, 2007     Timothy Ehlen piano

Ludwig van Beethoven -- Sonata, Opus 109
Robert Schumann -- Symphonic Etudes.

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November 11, 2007     Songs, Serenades, and Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes, featuring

Rebecca Sjöwall, Nazani Ashjian sopranos,
J. Lee Graham tenor, Matthew Shaw baritone,
Judy Hansen, Caroline Oltmanns pianists

in a selection of songs and duets by Brahms, Dvorak,
Schumann, and Weill, and the enchanting
Liebeslieder Waltzes, Opus 52, of Johannes Brahms
in the intimate version for 4 soloists and piano-four-hands.

This program was made possible by a generous donation from The Robert Gore Rifkind Foundation.

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November 18, 2007     Phillip Levy, Julia Cser violins,
Brian Dembow viola,
Peter Myers, Ronald Leonard cellos

Franz Schubert -- Quintet in C Major, D. 956

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November 25, 2007     The California String Quartet:
        Katia Popov, Samuel Fischer
violins
        Shawn Mann viola
        Dennis Karmazyn cello

Alexander Borodin -- String Quartet No. 2 in D Major
Erno Dohnányi -- String Quartet No. 2 in D-flat Major,
        Opus 15

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December 2, 2007     A recital by members of the Guitar Department of USC

Program to be announced

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December 9, 2007     Antonio Lysy cello, Jane Coop piano

Ludwig van Beethoven --
Sonata No.3 in A Major, Op. 69
Sonata No.5 in D Major, Op. 102

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December 16, 2007     Daniel Schlosberg piano, Jill Jermyn violin

Alexander von Zemlinsky -- Fantasien über Gedichte von         Richard Dehmel, Op. 9 (1898)
Erich Korngold -- Sonata for Violin and Piano, Opus 6

This concert was made possible, in part, by the generous support of the Austrian Consul General in Los Angeles

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January 6, 2008     Inna Faliks piano

Johannes Brahms -- Sonata in F Minor, Op. 5
Ludwig van Beethoven -- Six Bagatelles, Op. 126

This concert has been underwritten by Maury Friedman
in honor of his father Abram Friedman's 88th year.

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January 13, 2008     The Berlin Trio

        Christiane Edinger violin
        Lluis Claret cello
        Klaus Hellwig piano

Tchaikovsky -- Piano Trio in A Minor, Opus 50
        and selections by Haydn

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January 20, 2008     Chamber Ensembles from the Crossroads School

César Franck -- Sonata for Piano and Violin in A Major
        I. Allegretto moderato
        IV. Allegretto poco mosso
Esther Kim violin
Shanshan Li piano

Coaches: Neal Stulberg, Endre Granat

Dmitri Shostakovich -- Trio in E Minor, Op. 90
        III. Largo
Mayumi Kanagawa violin
Sami Myerson cello
Jason Chen piano

Samuel Barber -- "Sure on This Shining Night"
William Bolcom -- "Amor", "Waitin", "Places to Live"
Diana Newman soprano
Phillip Golub piano

Coach: Rakefet Hak

Felix Mendelssohn -- Octet in E-Flat, Op. 20
        I. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
        IV. Presto

Chiai Tajima violin
Doori Na violin
Jin Oh violin
Annie Wang violin
Jocelin Pan viola
Keller McDaniel viola
Elaine Kim cello
Sami Myerson cello

Coaches: Linda Rose, Movses Pogossian

Elizabeth Heller Mandell was a trustee of Crossroads School, the mother of Peter (class of 1987) and Olivia (Class of 1989). Elizabeth was the primary benefactor of the Crossroads International House, as well as supporter of financial aid for Crossroad’s musicians.

In her honor and memory, the Mandell family, husband Alan, son and daughter-in-law- Peter and Sarah, and daughter Olivia, have provided long-term funding for the chamber orchestra and classical music program of Crossroads School. This support will provide for financial aid, an endowed chair, The Elizabeth Mandell Conductor’s Chair, and general support for the music program. Crossroads is honored to claim the name of Elizabeth Mandell for its Music Institute.

We are grateful for the continued support of the Clarence E. Heller Foundation.

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January 27, 2008     The Capitol Ensemble

         Phillip Levy and Julie Gigante violins
         Victoria Miskolczy viola, David Low cello

Mozart -- String Quartet in A major, K. 169
Schubert -- String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, D. 804

This concert has been underwritten by Patricia Oliansky
in memory of Neil Bennett

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February 3, 2008     Blue Rose Trio

        Audrey Solomon violin
        Rose Chen piano
        Lars Hoefs cello

Korngold -- Piano Trio Opus 1
        and selections to be announced

This concert has been underwritten by Robert Gore Rifkind in honor of his sons Max Rifkind-Barron and Joshua Beckett and daughter-in-law Moira Walley

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February 10, 2008     Chamber Music Palisades

        David Weiss oboe, Michael Grego clarinet
        Susan Greenberg flute, Evan Wilson viola
        Delores Stevens piano

Quantz -- Trio Sonata in C Minor for flute, oboe and piano
Bruch -- Pieces, Opus 83 for clarinet, viola and piano
Gordon Jacob -- Trio for oboe, flute and piano
Reinecke -- Trio for clarinet, viola and piano

This concert was made possible by a generous grant from
the Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation

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February 17, 2008     No live concert

Please listen to a recorded encore concert on
KCSN, 88.5 FM, Wednesday, February 20 at 12:00 noon.

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February 24, 2008     Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra
Sean Newhouse conductor

Stravinsky -- Concerto in E-Flat "Dumbarton Oaks”
Peter Knell -- Variation-Fantasy (World Premiere)
Britten -- Sinfonietta

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March 2, 2008     Nadia Shpachenko piano

Composers Inspiring Composers

Yury Ishchenko (b. 1938) -- 4 Mazurkas and a touch of
        Chopin (2007) World Premiere
Johannes Brahms -- Variations on a Theme by
        Schumann, Opus 9
Iannis Xenakis -- A.R. (Homage to Ravel)
Frederic Rzewski (b. 1938) -- Cadenza
        (con o senza Beethoven) (2003)
Franz Liszt -- Concert Paraphrase of Verdi’s Rigoletto
Maurice Ravel -- Toccata from Tombeau de Couperin

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March 9, 2008     Chamber Ensembles from the Colburn School

Amilcare Ponchielli -- Il Convegno for two clarinets and piano
        Min Na Lee and Agnes Marchione clarinets
        James Lent piano

Sergei Rachmaninov -- Movements III and IV from
    Sonata for cello and piano in G Minor, Op. 19
        Yina Tong cello
        James Lent piano

Felix Mendelssohn -- String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13
        Jeff Myers and Cheryl Kim violins
        Hyo Joo Uh viola
        James Kang cello

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March 16, 2008     The UCLA Philharmonia

Neal Stulberg conductor
Guest artist Vladimir Chernov baritone

Mahler -- Songs of a Wayfarer
Beethoven -- Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major,
        Opus 55 “Eroica”

This concert has been underwritten by Robert Gore Rifkind in honor of his sons Max Rifkind-Barron and Joshua Beckett and daughter-in-law Moira Walley

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March 23, 2008     Maria Bachmann violin and Simon Mulligan piano

Music from the CD “The Red Violin,” including

Copland -- Ukulele Serenade
Corigliano -- “The Red Violin” Chaconne
        for violin and piano
Paul Moravec -- Ariel Fantasy and Evermore
Ravel -- Sonata for violin and piano
Gershwin, arr. Bachmann -- selections from Porgy and Bess

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March 30, 2008     Phillip Levy violin
Richard O'Neil viola
Antonio Lysy cello

Mozart -- Divertimento in E-flat Major, K. 563

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April 6, 2008     The Gould Piano Trio
Lucy Gould violin, Alice Neary cello, Benjamin Frith piano

John Ireland -- Phantasie Trio
Camille Saint-Saëns -- Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Opus 42

This concert was underwritten by Robert Gore Rifkind in honor of his sons Max Rifkind-Barron and Joshua Beckett and daughter-in-law Moira Walley.

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April 13, 2008     Sylvia Greenberg soprano and David Aronson piano

perform music from Theobaldgasse 7 Wien -
works written in or heard in this historic Vienna house.

Music of Goldmark, Korngold, Bittner, Walter, Mahler, and Zemlinsky

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April 20, 2008     Xiayin Wang piano

Prokofiev -- Sarcasms, Opus 17
Chopin -- Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat Major, Opus 61
Scriabin -- Fantasie in B minor, Opus 28
Scarlatti -- Three Sonatas
Ravel -- La Valse

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April 27, 2008     Emerging Artists from the Colburn School

Movements from:

Beethoven -- Clarinet Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11
Shostakovich -- String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101
Haydn -- Flute Trio in D Major, Hob. XV:16
Mozart -- Piano Quartet in G Minor, K. 478
Mendelssohn -- Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66

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May 4, 2008     Emerging Artists from the Young Musicians Foundation

Beethoven -- Serenade in D Major, Opus 25
  Entrata: Allegro, Adagio - Allegro
  Marley Eder flute, Laura Ha violin, Carrie Robinson viola
  Susan Greenberg coach

Smetana -- Piano Trio in G Minor, Opus 15 (Finale)
  Richard Wedeen violin, Zachary Wong cello, David Yu piano
  Victor Sazer coach

Florent Schmitt -- Sonatine en Trio, Opus 85
  Douglas DeVries flute, Lisa Mulholland clarinet,
  Myrna Chen piano
  Joshua Ranz coach

Brahms -- Piano Quartet in G Minor, Opus 25 (Allegro)
  Eric Lan violin, Benjamin Bartelt viola,
  Sarah Park cello, Albert Chien piano
  Linda Rose coach

Villa-Lobos -- Quinteto en forme de choros
  Clinton Thompson flute, Phillip Rashkin oboe,
  Erica Shieh clarinet, Sarah Widner bassoon,
  Erika Binsley horn
  Carolyn Beck coach

Schubert -- Trio in B-flat Major, Opus 99 (Allegro moderato)
  Marina Chen violin, Matthew Chen cello, Andrea Choi piano
  Delores Stevens coach

Brahms -- Piano Trio in C Major, Opus 87 (Allegro)
  Anne Lee violin, Leila Yang cello, Nicholas King piano
  Alice Schoenfeld coach

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