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2006

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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. Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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. Return to top

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 Return to top

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. Return to top

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. Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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

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

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

2007

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 Return to top

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. Return to top

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

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. Return to top

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 Return to top

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. Return to top

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. Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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. Return to top

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." Return to top

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 Return to top

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. Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

April 29, 2007		Chamber Ensembles from the Colburn School perform works to be announced Return to top May is Emerging Artists Month

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

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 Return to top

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. Return to top

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

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

July 15, 2007		Richard Glazier piano Works by Gershwin, Kern, and Rodgers This program is presented in cooperation with the Pro Musicis Foundation Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

September 2, 2007		Endre Balogh violin, Dennis Karmazyn cello Genevieve Feiwen Lee piano Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky -- Trio in A Minor, Opus 50 Return to top

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 Return to top

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) Return to top

September 23, 2007		Margarete Babinsky performs music of Egon Wellesz This program is generously sponsored by the Austrian Consul General in Los Angeles. Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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) Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

November 4, 2007		Timothy Ehlen piano Ludwig van Beethoven -- Sonata, Opus 109 Robert Schumann -- Symphonic Etudes. Return to top

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. Return to top

November 18, 2007		Phillip Levy, Julia Cser violins, Brian Dembow viola, Peter Myers, Ronald Leonard cellos Franz Schubert -- Quintet in C Major, D. 956 Return to top

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 Return to top

December 2, 2007		A recital by members of the Guitar Department of USC Program to be announced Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

2008

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. Return to top

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 Return to top

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. Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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. Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

March 30, 2008		Phillip Levy violin Richard O'Neil viola Antonio Lysy cello Mozart -- Divertimento in E-flat Major, K. 563 Return to top

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. Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

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 Return to top

May 11, 2008		The Colburn Chamber Orchestra, Neal Stulberg conductor and piano Mozart -- Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K 414 Grieg -- Two Elegiac Suites Bernard Hermann -- Psycho Suite Gershwin -- Lullaby Michael Daugherty -- Strut Return to top

May 18, 2008		The Crossroads Orchestra, Alexander Treger conductor Copland -- Appalachian Spring Suite Haydn -- Symphony No. 102 in B-flat Major (Hoboken 1/102) Return to top

May 25, 2008		Colburn School of Performing Arts - Honors String Quartets Dmitri Shostakovich -- Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp Minor, Opus 108 John Heffernan violin, Akemi Leung violin Rachel Li viola, Eunice Kim cello Felix Mendelssohn -- Movement IV of Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Opus 44, No. 1 John Heffernan violin, Akemi Leung violin Rachel Li viola, Eunice Kim cello Paul Hindemith -- Movements I, II, V of Quartet No. 4, Opus 22 Chiai Tajima violin, Kei Sugiyama violin Jocelin Pan viola, Juan Salvador Carrasco cello Ludwig van Beethoven -- Movements I and IV of Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Opus 95 ("Serioso") Kei Sugiyama violin, Chiai Tajima violin Jocelin Pan viola, Juan Salvador Carrasco cello Return to top

June 1, 2008		Judith Aller violin, Valeria Morgovskaya piano Joaquín Nin, (arr. Paul Kochanski) -- Saeta, from Cantos Populares Españoles Richard Strauss -- Violin Sonata in E-flat Major, Opus 18 Mozart -- Sonata in E Minor, K.304 Manuel de Falla, (arr. Kreisler) -- Danse Espagnole, from La Vida Breve Fritz Kreisler -- Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani Return to top

June 8, 2008		Harpists Marcia Dickstein, Paul Baker, Jillian Risigare-Gai, Chiara Savage and Amy Wilkins Darius Milhaud -- Brasileira, from Scaramouche Isaac Albéniz -- Cordova (No. 4 from Cantos de España) Manuel de Falla -- Four Songs, from Suite Populaire Espagnole Cubana (No. 2 from Piezas españolas) Spanish Dance No. 1, from La vida breve Pierick Houdy -- Sonate pour Deux Harpes Enrique Granados -- Spanish Dance No. 5 Ernesto Lecuona -- Malagueña Alberto Ginastera -- Malambo, from Estancia This concert is in memory of Jane Porteous Burrell Return to top

June 15, 2008		Members of Chamber Music Palisades: Delores Stevens piano Susan Greenberg flute Alyssa Park violin Timothy Loo cello Prokofiev -- Sonata in D Major for flute and piano, Opus 94 Beethoven -- Trio "Ghost" for violin, cello and piano This program was made possible by a generous contribution from City of Los Angeles Councilperson Wendy Greuel. Return to top

June 22, 2008		Maria Demina and Natasha Rubin duo-pianists Arensky -- Suite Silhouetten, Opus 23 Shostakovich -- Concertino in A Minor,Opus 94 Stravinsky -- “Adoration of the Earth” from Rite of Spring Scriabin -- Fantasy in A Minor, Opus Posth. Return to top

June 29, 2008		The LA Harmonie Ensemble Amy Tatum flute and Ryan Zwahlen oboe, co-artistic directors Gounod -- Petite Symphonie in B-flat Mozart -- Arias from Don Giovanni arranged for woodwind octet. Enescu -- Dixtuor for winds 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. Return to top

July 6, 2008		Peter Wittenberg piano with Daniel Alfred Wachs piano Beethoven -- Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, "Tempest" Debussy -- Petite Suite (with special guest pianist/conductor Daniel Alfred Wachs) Rachmaninoff -- Prelude in G-sharp Minor Rachmaninoff -- Polka de W.R. Liszt -- Mazeppa Return to top

July 13, 2008		Members of the Capitol Ensemble: Phillip Levy violin, Julie Gigante violin, Roland Kato viola, Armen Ksajikian cello, Rina Dokshitsky piano Dvorák -- Piano Quintet in A Major, Opus 81 This program was made possible by a generous donation from the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts. Return to top

July 20, 2008		Young Artists International iPalpiti Soloists Peter Rainer violin, Marie Radauer-Plank violin Catharina Chen violin, Ivan Palovic viola, Evgeny Sakakuschev cello, Tibi Cziger clarinet, Steven Vanhauwaert piano Bartók -- Contrasts Brahms -- Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Opus 115 This program was made possible by a generous donation from the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts. Return to top

July 27, 2008		iPalpiti Artists International Alexandru Tomescu violin, Steven Vanhauwaert piano Mozart -- Sonata in G Major, K. 301 Saint-Saëns -- Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso and works by Kreisler, Schumann, and Paganini Return to top

August 3, 2008		Mládí Chamber Orchestra Mozart -- Wind Quintet in C Minor Villa-Lobos -- Jet Whistle for flute and cello Joan Tower -- Night Fields for String Quartet Return to top

August 10, 2008		The Triada Guitar Trio Nikola, Vasil, and Peter Chekardzhikovi with guest artist Petya Chekardzhikovi perform works by Bach, Vivaldi, Schubert, Brahms, and composers from Bulgaria Return to top

August 17, 2008		The California String Quartet Katia Popov violin, Lorand Lokuszta violin Shawn Mann viola, Dennis Karmazyn cello Beethoven -- String Quartet Op. 74 "The Harp" Mozart -- String Quartet in F Major, K 590 Return to top

August 24, 2008		Hahn-Bin violin and John Blacklow piano Mozart -- Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 454 Franck -- Sonata in A Major Return to top

August 31, 2008		Ruslan Biryukov cello and Mary Au piano Chopin -- Introduction and Polonaise in C Major, Opus 3 Chopin -- Cello Sonata in G Minor, Opus 65 Popper -- Tarantella, Opus 33 Popper -- Vito, Opus 54, No. 5 Popper -- Concert Polonaise, Opus 14 Return to top

September 7, 2008		Endre Balogh violin, Kevin Connolly violin Steven Gordon viola, Dennis Karmazyn cello Genevieve Feiwen Lee piano Dvorák -- Piano Quintet in A Major, Opus 81 Schubert -- Quartettsatz (String Quartet No. 12 in C Minor) Return to top

September 14, 2008		Capitol Ensemble Phillip Levy violin, Julie Gigante violin Alma Fernandez viola, Victoria Miskolczy viola David Low cello Mozart -- String Quintet in B-flat Major, K. 174 and String Quintet in C Minor, K. 406 Return to top

September 21, 2008		Roger Wright piano Dohnányi -- Rhapsody in C Major, Op. 11 No. 3 Mozart -- Fantasia in C Minor, K. 475 Liszt -- Vallée d’Obermann Prokofiev -- Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, Opus 83 Return to top

September 28, 2008		Alyssa Park violin, Timothy Loo cello Steven Vanhauwaert piano Kodaly -- Duo for Violin and Cello Shostakovich -- Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Opus 67. Return to top

October 5, 2008		The Mojave Trio Sara Parkins violin, Margaret Parkins cello Genevieve Feiwen Lee piano Haydn -- Trio in E-flat Major, Hob. XV/29 Schumann -- Trio in F major, Opus 80 Return to top

October 12, 2008		17th-century Chamber Music Ian Pritchard organ Susan Feldman baroque violin Alexandra Opsahl cornetto and recorder Leif Woodward baroque cello Francesco Turini (c.1589-1656) -- Sonata a 3 Secondo Tuono Dario Castello (c.1590-c.1630) -- Sonata Seconda Francesco Cavalli (1607-1676) -- Canzon a tre Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594) / Bartolomeo De Selma y Salaverde (1580-1640) -- Vestiva i colli Salomone Rossi (c.1570-1630) -- Sonata undecima detta la Scatola Dario Castello -- Sonata duodecima Giovanni Paolo Cima (c.1570-1622) -- Sonata a 3 Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) -- Zefiro torna (from Scherzi Musicali) Return to top

October 19, 2008		The Italian Saxophone Quartet Federico Mondelci soprano saxophone Marco Gerboni alto saxophone Mario Marzi tenor saxophone Massimo Mazzoni baritone saxophone perform works by Vivaldi, Mozart, Scarlatti, Piazzolla, Rota, and others This concert sponsored by a generous grant from the Robert Gore Rifkind Foundation Return to top

October 26, 2008		Abbey Simon pianist Clementi -- Sonata in F Minor, Opus 13, No. 6 Beethoven -- Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Opus 81a, "Les Adieux" Chopin -- Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Opus 52 Ravel -- Alborada del Gracioso, from Miroirs This concert sponsored by a generous grant from the Robert Gore Rifkind Foundation Return to top

November 2, 2008		Rebecca Rust cello, Friedrich Edelmann bassoon Luigi Boccherini -- Sonata in C Major Hans Gál -- Divertimento, Opus 90 No. 1 Mozart -- Sonata in B-flat Major K. 292 Arthur Frackenpohl (born 1924) -- Two American Rags Max Stern (born 1947) -- Songs of Ascents, Shir Hamaalot (2007) Rossini -- Duetto in D Major This concert sponsored by a generous donation from Sarah and Peter Mandell Return to top

November 9, 2008		The Capitol Ensemble Phillip Levy violin, Julie Gigante violin Victoria Miskolczy viola, Andrew Duckles viola Trevor Handy cello, Nico Abondolo double bass Brahms -- Liebeslieder Waltzes, Opus 52, arr. by Friedrich Hermann Brahms -- String Quintet in F Major, Opus 88 Return to top

November 16, 2008		Nadia Shpachenko piano with the Biava Quartet Austin Hartman and Hyunsu Ko violins Mary Persin viola and Jason Calloway cello Mozart -- Piano Quartet in G Minor, K. 478 Dvorák -- Piano Quintet in A Major, Opus 81 Return to top

November 23, 2008		Timothy Ehlen piano Beethoven -- Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Opus 106, "Hammerklavier" Mozart -- Sonata in C Major, K. 330 Return to top

November 30, 2008		Musica Angelica Rotem Gilbert recorder Alexandra Opsahl recorder Ian Pritchard harpsichord perform works by Arcangelo Corelli, Paolo Benedetto Bellinzani, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Marco Uccellini, and Georg Philipp Telemann This concert sponsored by a generous grant from the Robert Gore Rifkind Foundation Return to top

December 7, 2008		A Tribute to Natalie Limonick, the ebullient mentor of generations of singers, with John Walz cello Armen Guzelimian piano, Mark Robson piano Mark Saltzman, Diana Tash, and special guest artists to be announced Included in the program will be a work by Mark Robson commissioned in honor of Natalie Limonick This program was made possible in part by a generous donation by Pam Berger Return to top

December 14, 2008		Inna Faliks piano Haydn -- Sonata in D Major, H. XVI:42 Beethoven -- Fantasia in G Minor, Opus 77 Ravel -- Gaspard de la Nuit Ms. Faliks performs again Monday the 15th on LACMA’s Art and Music series Return to top

December 21, 2008		The Mozarteum Piano Quartet Peter Wittenberg piano, Wonhee Bae violin Lea Boesch viola, Matthias Bartolomey cello Beethoven Romance in F Major, Op. 50 Beethoven Sonata for Cello and Piano in A major, Op. 69 Mahler Quartettsatz (1876) Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 47

December 28, 2008		Sean Lee violin, Daniel Schlosberg piano Schubert -- Duo in A Major, D. 574 Valentin Silvestrov -- Der Bote Prokofiev -- Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80 Return to top

2009

January 4, 2009

Esther Budiardjo piano
Works by Liszt, Pickett, Saint-Saëns, Fauré, and Bach
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January 11, 2009

Capitol Ensemble
Phillip Levy – Violin
David Low – Cello
With Guest Artist,
Francois Chouchan - Piano
perform "Opus 70" in honor of Patricia Oliansky’s 70th birthday
Program includes
Haydn Piano Trio OP. 70 #1 in A Major (18' Minutes) HOB.XV #18
Allegro Moderato
Andante
Allegro

Beethoven Piano Trio in C Minor OP.1 #3 (30' Minutes)
Allegro Con Brio
Andante Cantabile Con Variazioni
Menuetto, Quasi Allegro
Finale, Presto
This program was made possible by a generous grant from
Patricia Oliansky

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January 18, 2009

Emerging artists from the Crossroads School perform chamber works by Ravel, Schubert, and Beethoven