Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) was an Austrian composer who is regarded as the last great symphonist in the Germanic tradition. He was born to a Jewish family, but converted to Roman Catholicism in order to accept an appointment from the Austro-Hungarian Emperor. His work was highly syncretic, incorporating themes from many musical traditions. The third movement […]
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Bargemusic This Weekend
On Friday evening, November 10, at 8:00, and again on Saturday evening, November 11, at 8:00, Bargemusic will present internationally renowned guitarist Paul Galbraith (photo), playing works by Haydn, Scriabin, and Albéniz. On Sunday afternoon, November 12, at 2:00 and again at 4:00, pianist Philip Edward Fisher will present “Fisher Plays Beethoven.” There are details […]
Bargemusic This Weekend
On Friday evening, November 3 at 7:00, at Bargemusic, violinist Johnny Gandelsman will perform Part I and at 9:00 Part II of J.S. Bach’s complete solo sonatas and solo partitas for violin (these are separate concerts and require separate admission); on Saturday evening, November 4 these performances will be repeated at 6:00 and 8:00, respectively. […]
Bargemusic This Weekend
As part of its “Here and Now” series, on Friday evening, October 27 at 8:00 Bargemusic will present The Secret Quartet and Kinan Azmeh’s CityBand performing works by Ljova, Kinan Azmeh, and traditional Ukrainian tunes. On Saturday evening, October 28 at 6:00 and again at 8:00 violinist Mark Peskanov and pianist Olga Vinokur (photo) will […]
Bargemusic This Weekend
Bargemusic’s weekend starts on Friday evening, October 20, at 8:00 with a “Little Tribute to Vienna” (photo) featuring pianist Alexandra Joan playing works by Haydn, Schubert/Liszt, Webern, Kreisler/Rachmaninov, and Schumann. On Saturday evening, October 21, at 6:00 pianist Oleg Khudyakov will play works by Chopin and Stravinsky. There will be a second Saturday evening concert, […]
Sounds of the Court of the Sun King by Repast Baroque Ensemble this Friday
François Couperin (1668-1733) was a French baroque composer and musician whose career came to full fruition at the court of Louis XIV (the “Sun King”; image). On Friday evening, October 20, at 8:00, the Repast Baroque Ensemble returns to the McKinney Chapel, First Unitarian Church, 116 Pierrepont Street (between Monroe Place and Clinton), to perform […]
Bargemusic This Weekend
On Friday evening, October 13 at 8:00 Bargemusic will present pianist Steven Beck playing works by three modern masters: Schoenberg, Webern, and Berg. On Saturday evening, October 14 at 8:00 and again on Sunday afternoon, October 15 at 4:00, violinist Mark Peskanov and pianist Nina Kogan (photo) will perform works by Brahms. There are details […]
Bargemusic This Weekend
Clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein and pianist Anna Polonsky (photo by Scott Meivogel) start Bargemusic’s concerts this weekend on Friday evening, October 6 at 8:00 with performances of works by Bernstein, Rozsa, Brahms, and Poulenc. On Saturday evening, October 7 at 8:00 cellist Inbal Segev and pianist Juho Pohjonen will play works by Grieg, Chopin, and Schumann. […]
Bargemusic This Weekend
This Friday evening, September 29, at 8:00, Bargemusic will present “Celebrating Polish Composers,” featuring works by Zarzycki, Twardowski, Lutoslawski, Szymanowski, and Wieniawski (thank God for copy and paste), performed by Kinga Augustyn (photo) on violin and David Oei on piano. On Sunday afternoon, October 1, at 2:00,
Bargemusic This Weekend
On Friday evening, September 22, at 8:00, Bargemusic will present “Tokyo to New York: Composer/Performers,” a concert of works by contemporary composers, some Asian and some Western, performed by Thomas Piercy (photo) some on clarinet and some on hichiriki. On Saturday evening, September 23, at 8:00, pianist and composer Michael Brown will play works by […]
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