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Bargemusic This Weekend

Bargemusic begins its weekend on Friday evening, December 13 at 7:00 with “Great Pianists in Recital”, a concert by Ursula Oppens of works by Corigliano, Ravel, and Nancarrow. Then begins a two week celebration of the birthday of The Great Ludwig Van, as Alex in A Clockwork Orange calls him. On Saturday evening, December 14 […]

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Bargemusic This Weekend

Bargemusic’s weekend begins Friday evening, June 7 at 7:00 with a performance of the twentieth century French composer Olivier Messiaen’s (photo) Quartet for the End of Time, composed in 1942 while Messiaen was held in a German prisoner of war camp. It will be performed by Stefan Jackiw on violin, Yoonah Kim on clarinet, Zlatomir […]

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Bargemusic This Weekend

Pianist Ursula Oppens (photo) begins Bargemusic’s weekend on Friday evening, December 7 at 7:00 with two pieces by Schubert and two by modern composers, one by Elliott Carter and one by Joan Tower. On Saturday evening, December 8 at 6:00 and again on Sunday afternoon, December 9 at 4:00, violinist and Bargemusic’s Artistic Director Mark […]

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Bargemusic This Weekend, with Jazz!

The weekend begins riding on a jazz note on Friday evening, July 27 at 8:00 when the Endangered Heart Quartet (photo) presents works by Roy Nathanson, Beatles/Jesse Mills, Bach/Tim Kiah, and Jesse Mills. On Saturday evening, July 28 at 6:00, the Peskanov Duo, consisting of Alexander Peskanov on piano and Lu Ann Peskanov on flute, […]

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Bargemusic This Weekend

On Friday, December 1 at 8:00 p.m. Bargemusic will present the Aspen String Trio (photo), along with pianist Rita Sloan, performing works by Mozart and Schumann. Saturday evening, December 2 at 8:00 a stellar group of musicians, led by pianist Alexander Peskanov, will perform works by Debussy, Barber, Alicia Jonas, and by Mr. Peskanov himself. […]

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Bargemusic This Weekend

Your correspondent blew it! Bargemusic’s Labor Day Weekend “Celebration of Women Composers by Women Performers” began this (Wednesday, August 30) evening, but will continue Friday, September 1 and Saturday, September 2 evenings at 8:00. It will feature (not all of these artists may be in the remaining two concerts, as may not works by all […]

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Bargemusic This Weekend

In case you’ve been hiding under a rock or visiting North Korea for a while, this is the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Sgt. Pepper. To celebrate, this Friday evening, May 26 at 8:00, Bargemusic will present pianist Jed Distler playing pieces by himself, Lois V Vierk, William Schimmel, Friedrich Gulda, and Frederic Rzewski, […]

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Bargemusic This Weekend

Bargemusic’s weekend begins Friday evening, October 28 at 8:00, with an all modern concert featuring tenor Paul Appleby (photo) and pianist Natalia Katyukova doing works by Richard Hundley, Ned Rorem, Russell Platt, Harold Meltzer, Gabriel Kahane, John Harbison, and Nico Muhly. On Saturday evening, October 29 at 8:00, pianist Ursula Oppens will play works by […]

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Bargemusic This Weekend

On Friday evening, June 10, at 8:00 Bargemusic will celebrate the 78th birthday of New York resident composer Charles Wuorinen (photo, with his cat Lepton, by Nina Roberts). The Aeolus Quartet, joined by pianist Ursula Oppens, will perform his works. On Saturday evening, June 11, at 8:00 the Horszowski Trio will play works by Schumann, […]

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Bargemusic This Weekend

On Friday evening, March 4, starting at 8:00, Bargemusic will present violinist Daniel Kogan (photo) playing works by Bach, Bartok, Ysaÿe, and Paganini. On Saturday evening, March 5, at 8:00, pianist Craig Sheppard will play works by Shostakovich. On Sunday afternoon, March 6, at 4:00, pianists Jerome Lowenthal and Ursula Oppens will perform works by […]

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