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92Y Documentaries Announce 2009-2010 Season
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92nd STREET Y ANNOUNCES ITS 2009-2010 CONCERT SEASON Hanna Arie-Gaifman, Director
10 PROGRESSIVE YEARS HANNA ARIE-GAIFMAN CELEBRATES A DECADE WITH THE Y
IN FOCUS ANDRAS SCHIFF ON "THE GENIUS OF HAYDN"
CENTRAL EUROPE EXPLORING THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF EUROPE'S CREATIVE HEART
HUNGARIAN ACCENTS THREE CONCERTS CELEBRATING THE SPIRIT OF HUNGARY WITH ZOLTAN KOCSIS, THE KELLER QUARTET, AND MIKLOS PERENYI
WORDS & MUSIC LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET'S DON QUIXOTE HUNGARIAN AUTHOR PETER ESTERHAZY WITH PIANIST ANDRAS SCHIFF
EXCEPTIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC & SOLO RECITALS JONATHAN BISS, MAURICE BOURGUE, RICHARD GOODE, HAGEN QUARTET, MARC-ANDRE HAMELIN, ZOLTAN KOCSIS, ORION STRING QUARTET, PANOCHA QUARTET, PETER SERKIN, CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF, & THE PREMIERE OF A NEW DUTILLEUX CHAMBER WORK
THE TOKYO STRING QUARTET THREE-YEAR JOURNEY OF COMPLETE BEETHOVEN STRING QUARTETS, YEAR TWO WELCOMES GUEST PIANISTS INON BARNATAN, MARKUS GROH, & SHAI WOSNER
THE ZUKERMAN CHAMBERPLAYERS CONTINUE EXCLUSIVE NEW YORK ENGAGEMENTS AT THE 92ND STREET Y
GUITAR PICKS LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET, MANUEL BARRUECO, BRAZILIAN GUITAR QUARTET, DAVID RUSSELL, & THE GUITAR MARATHON
MUSIC FOR ALL AGES BASH THE TRASH, STEVEN ISSERLIS & FRIENDS, A SLICE OF MUSIC
New York, NY- The 92nd Street Y announces its 2009-2010 concert season, led by director Hanna Arie-Gaifman. Since the 1930s, the 92nd Street Y has been one of New York City's most important centers of the arts and culture. This season, the Y continues that tradition, welcoming both emerging and established talent from here and abroad for culturally enriching and engaging events in one of New York's most popular chamber music venues. Most importantly, as arts institutions across the country weather tough economic times, the Y remains dedicated to offering audiences high-quality, interesting, enjoyable, and thought-provoking concerts at affordable prices.
This season will mark the 10th Anniversary of Hanna Arie-Gaifman's outstanding leadership and progressive programming. "Since her arrival in 2000, Hanna has exceeded all expectations in revitalizing our classical music presentations," said Sol Adler, Executive Director of the 92nd Street Y. "She has reestablished the Y as a center for innovative programming in New York City and beyond. She has fostered relationships with both artists and composers, making the Y a haven for creativity.
"She has also been fully mindful of our role as the leading Jewish cultural community center," Adler continued, "instituting wonderfully inventive programs for children and families, inviting them into our building to share in the wonders of music and literature. As director, Hanna has taken the mission of the Y to bold new levels, and we look with excitement and confidence to her next ten years." Among Arie-Gaifman's goals in setting the 92nd Street Y's concert schedule are to give audiences new perspective on the classical repertoire by offering unique events which bring out the subtleties of each piece, presenting rarely heard international artists and underplayed repertoire and creating programs with scholarly commentary that shed light on the intellectual and historical roots of the repertoire.
"When programming, it is important to me that every night is a great night which satisfies our audience's curiosity," says Arie-Gaifman. "We are here to be a place both for the connoisseur who demands the highest quality, and also the amateur lover of the arts who is eager to explore. In short, we are the place for the curious; you don't have to be a specialist. If you've never gone to a concert or a reading, and you want to take a taste, we're the place to come to. It is especially important now that we offer great music and literature at prices which can fit any budget."
Over the past ten years, Arie-Gaifman has remained aware of the fact the 92nd Street Y is the oldest Jewish cultural community center in the United States, with deep roots in the community. "There is a definite philosophy of programming Jewishly: Looking for the future absorbed by the past. We are respectful of our traditions here at the Y as we look to the future with an open mind, creating a dialogue with our public and always asking questions. This is what makes our programming so vital, fresh and essential to the musical life of New York."
The 92nd Street Y announces its 2009-2010 season with two short films by documentary filmmaker Tristan Cook. The first film, "A Home for Culture", will present a brief history of the 92nd Street Y's Kaufmann Concert Hall, the innovative programming and outstanding musicianship that is presented every season, the Y's focus on incorporating education into its musical programming, and director Hanna Arie-Gaifman's influential tenure. The second documentary, "The Season: 2009-2010", highlights a selection of the many superb programs and artists who will appear at the Y during the upcoming season. Both films will be available on Thursday, March 19, 2009 on the 92nd Street Y's website at www.92Y.org.
Central to Arie-Gaifman's work are her ongoing partnerships with artists and ensembles, and her vast interests as a transnational citizen who was born in Prague, raised in Israel, and educated in the United States. During her tenure, Arie-Gaifman has introduced a number of new concert series, including In Focus, Art of the Guitar, Words & Music, the Zukerman ChamberPlayers and Family Music, as well as naming the Tokyo String Quartet the Y's String Quartet-in-Residence. She has presented such special projects as Stefan Wolpe Centennial Celebration, Erwin Schulhoff mini-festival, a 3-year series of lectures and recitals by Charles Rosen, and commissioned new works from Jennifer Higdon, Betty Olivero, Charles Wuorinen, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich and others. While continuing to focus on the Ys illustrious past, rich with long-time partnerships, she also fosters the careers of many artists, several of whom have made their debuts under her watch, including Jonathan Biss, Viviane Hagner, Steven Isserlis and Alexander Lonquich.
Arie-Gaifman has also expanded the role of thematic programming, often using it as a thread to tie together entire seasons. One of 2009-10's centerpieces is a special focus on Central Europe. For much of the 20th century, the world generally perceived Europe in the political terms of east or west; but European tradition recalls an older cultural identity, with no delineation. This creative region gave birth to the string quartet medium and artists that produced great works of music, literature, philosophy, and more. It has been 20 years since the Iron Curtain's fall and the subsequent re-emergence of Central Europe with the cultural energy of its creative past. Much of the programming will examine Central Europe's legacy, reconsidering its great composers--Haydn, Bach, Beethoven, and beyond--in their Central European context.
In February 2010, the third season of the intensive In Focus series features pianist Andras Schiff, who is known for his outstanding concert series focusing on great composers. In Focus takes an in-depth look at classic works in a "less classical" way, giving audiences a richer understanding of an artist or an era, and Schiff's unprecedented and dazzling interpretation of Franz Josef Haydn's keyboard repertoire includes two concerts (February 25 & 27, 2010) and one of his acclaimed, enlightening, and entertaining lecture recitals, popular in Europe, and rarely scheduled in North America (February 28).
Following the success of last season's Russian Evolutions, the Y will present a series of concerts focused on a single country, one of Central Europe's geographical and cultural keystones: Hungary. Presented in conjunction with the Extremely Hungary festival, Hungarian Accents will celebrate the innovative work of Hungarian writers and composers with performances by some of the country's most acclaimed artists: pianist Zoltan Kocsis (October 17, 2009), the Keller Quartet (November 8, 2009), and cellist Miklos Perenyi (February 23, 2010).
The Words & Music series returns for its second season at the 92nd Street Y. Representing the institution's historic and ongoing dedication to presenting the best in both the written word and music, the programs partner the Y's renowned Unterberg Poetry Center and its equally regarded music department. The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet will blend Cervantes' Don Quixote and music from Medieval and Renaissance Spain (November 11, 2009). In addition to his three In Focus concerts, Andras Schiff will appear in a special performance with Hungarian author Peter Esterhazy (March 1, 2010). The series will include an additional program, to be announced at a later date. (December 17, 2009).
The 2009-10 season will feature two in-depth explorations of the German Baroque master Johann Sebastian Bach: Christian Tetzlaff will present the composer's Partitas and Sonatas for solo violin (October 25, 2009); and the biennial Guitar Marathon, presented as part of the citywide New York Guitar Festival, will offer a variety of music by Bach, his peers, and those inspired by him (January 31, 2010).
The Distinguished Artists in Recital season opens with Christian Tetzlaff's Bach program, and continues with Richard Goode, who will make his first appearance at the Y since the early 90s in an uncommon recital of four-hand and duo piano music with his younger colleague Jonathan Biss (February 10, 2010). The series also welcomes Hungarian cellist Miklos Perenyi (February 23, 2010) in recital with pianist Benjamin Hochman, and Peter Serkin joins the Orion String Quartet (April 18, 2010).
The Masters of the Keyboard series features three passionate artists of different ages, nationalities, and musical points of view. Legendary Zoltan Kocsis opens the series in conjunction with Hungarian Accents (October 17, 2009), the renowned Marc-Andre Hamelin performs works by an eclectic roster of composers (December 12), and star pianist Jonathan Biss finishes the season with a solo recital (April 17, 2010).
The string quartet also plays an important role in the season's focus on Central Europe. The Tokyo String Quartet, the Y's String Quartet in Residence, continues its multi-season exploration of the Beethoven string quartet cycle. The unusual programs present the quartets alongside sonatas performed by guest pianists Inon Barnatan (October 24, 2009), Markus Groh (January 23, 2010), and Shai Wosner (March 13, 2010). The Great String Quartets series welcome three Central European ensembles: The Budapest-based Keller Quartet (November 8, 2009), the Czech Republic's Panocha Quartet (February 4, 2010), and Austria's Hagen Quartet (April 29, 2010).
The Zukerman ChamberPlayers will continue to perform exclusively in New York at the 92nd Street Y. Joining this season's focus on Central Europe, the ensemble's salon-inspired mixed-genre series will focus on chamber works of Johannes Brahms. Pianists Angela Cheng and Kevin Murphy, Mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, violinist Yosuke Kawasaki, clarinetist Kimball Sykes, and cellist Winona Zelenka will join the Zukerman ChamberPlayers as featured artists throughout the series.
Chamber Music at the Y continues to welcome the industry's preeminent ensemble musicians performing essential works in one of the genre's finest venues in New York. And in order to expand audiences, this season the Y has moved the Tuesday program from its traditional 8pm start to a new 2pm time slot, making chamber music available to an array of potential new audiences. Artistic director Jaime Laredo presides over a series that begins with the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio performing Schubert piano trios (October 27 & 28, 2009). An all-French program features the world premiere of the 3rd movement of Dutilleux's Les citations for Oboe, Harpsichord, Double Bass and Percussion. The work is composed for oboist Maurice Bourgue, who is on the program with violin & violist Jaime Laredo, cellist Sharon Robinson, double bassist Kurt Muroki, flutist Tara Helen O'Connor, pianist Reiko Uchida, percussionist Ayano Kataoka, and harpist Bridget Kibbey (December 15 & 16, 2009). The series' final all-Brahms program brings the focus back to Central Europe, with pianist Leon Fleisher, violinist Jaime Laredo, violist Michael Tree, and cellist Sharon Robinson (March 2 & 3, 2010).
Offered in association with the 92nd Street Y's Guitar Institute, and under the guiding hand of artistic director Benjamin Verdery, the popular Art of the Guitar series comprises another thrilling season that begins with the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's Don Quixote project, which is also part of the Words & Music series (November 11, 2009). The season will mark numerous anniversaries for some of the guitar's most important composers--Isaac Albeniz, Francisco Tarrega, and Heitor Villa-Lobos--in concerts by Manuel Barrueco (December 5, 2009) and the Brazilian Guitar Quartet (February 6, 2010). David Russell returns to the Y to wrap up the season (April 10, 2010). And beyond Art of the Guitar, the Guitar Marathon returns with a Bach focus (January 31, 2010).
Making the highest-quality music available and interesting to audiences of all ages is a priority at the 92nd Street Y, and its popular family programming continues during the 2009-10 season. Bash the Trash will return for another season of its sold-out interactive programs for ages 3 to 6 and their families (October 25, November 15, & January 14, 2010). Cellist, author, and educator Steven Isserlis will return to offer his engaging composer exploration concerts for ages 6 and older (November 22, 2009, January 3 & May 23, 2010). And in conjunction with the Zukerman ChamberPlayers concerts, the Y offers A Slice of Music pizza lunches for ages 10 and older prior to each of the Zukerman ChamberPlayers concerts.
BUILDING AN AUDIENCE IN TIMES OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY
Music programming at the 92nd Street Y attracts a diverse community of music neophytes and connoisseurs. As part of its mission, the 92nd Street Y is committed to ensuring its programs are accessible to the public regardless of economic circumstance. To fulfill this commitment, the Y offers subsidized tickets to seniors, community groups, families of children enrolled in the Y's arts-in-education programs, and young or student audiences. By cultivating younger concertgoers, the Y is enhancing their artistic development, helping them appreciate the beauty of music and spoken word.
In spite of these tough economic times, the 92nd Street Y has not raised ticket prices. Full-priced tickets to most concerts are no more than $48 for premium seats ($38 for rear orchestra and balcony seats). Family programming also remains affordable, and single tickets range from $12 to $20 (depending on the series). Subscriptions offer audiences considerable discounts for all series.
Additional 92nd Street Y programs offer further discounts:
Because of the program's incredible success, and in light of the current economic environment, the 92nd Street Y will continue its special reduced-price ticket program offering $25 tickets for ages 35 and younger for most concerts, $10 for poetry events, and further reduced prices on series subscription purchases. These low-cost tickets not only help foster new, younger audiences, but also increase accessibility to people who are already captivated by the wealth and variety of the Y's programming.
The Y will also continue its collaboration with CUNY launched with the 2008-09 season. Serving the entire CUNY system (which comprises a much more diverse demographic than New York's other schools), it offers $7.50 tickets and encourages teachers to bring their classes to events at the Y. Since its inception at the beginning of the current season, more than 300 students have attended music or literary events. Students throughout the city can purchase $10 Student Rush tickets.
Through membership in the 92nd Street Y's 60 program, $5 tickets and 50% dscounts are available to people 60 and over. The 60 program comprises a vibrant community of adults who enjoy sharing intellectual, physical and spiritual pursuits while challenging and learning from each other. More information is available at the program's website (www.92Y.org/60 ).
Beyond offering discounted tickets, the 92nd Street Y continues to explore new ways to reach new and young audiences. It has launched a number of online initiatives, offers artist interviews, podcasts and ticket offers through its 92Y Concerts Facebook fan page, and posts regular updates and clips on its YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/92Y).
2009-2010 92ND STREET Y SEASON BY SERIES FOR FULL PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS, PLEASE SEE THE CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF CONCERTS
IN FOCUS: ANDRAS SCHIFF & HAYDN'S KEYBOARD
The 92nd Street Y continues In Focus, its annual series of closely scheduled concerts offering the artist a wider palette to completely explore a topic. In Focus takes an in-depth look at classic works in a "less classical" way, giving audiences a broader understanding of a particular artist or era. By designing the series in this manner, the Y presents musicians with an opportunity to complete a richer, more extensive thought than might be covered in a single concert, offering a unique artistic vision.
For the third season of In Focus, acclaimed pianist Andras Schiff has chosen to share his musical vision of composer Franz Josef Haydn. Through two concerts and a lecture recital, Schiff will take audiences on a journey through selected Haydn keyboard repertoire. While the composer is especially known as being the father of the modern symphony and string quartet, his works for keyboard offer a different window into Haydn's psyche.
Schiff writes: "True, most piano students play Haydn's sonatas and one often hears some of them as "overtures" or "introductions" to piano recitals. That means that the pianist plays a "harmless little" Haydn sonata at the beginning of the programme, to warm up and wait for the latecomers. Afterwards we can get down to the "real business" of the meatier keyboard music. Most of the public and many critics see nothing wrong with this because they cannot, and do not want to, fully appreciate this genius. By presenting a single work in this manner a pianist can only pay lip service to the composer. Of the 62 sonatas (nos. 21-27 have been lost) there are at least two dozen masterpieces and several others that are beautiful and well worth hearing. The F minor Variations (Hob. XVII:6), the G major Capriccio (Hob. XVII:1) and the G major Fantasia (Hob. XVII:4) are amazing works. Of these three only the Variations are well known. And, hands on hearts, how many people play or know the piano trios, except for the famous G major Trio (Hob. XV:25) which has been beautifully recorded by Cortot, Thibaud and Casals?"
"Music survives through repeatedly good and inspired performances. The main reason for the relative neglect and unpopularity of Haydn's piano works is that most of the major pianists of the 19th and also, but to a lesser extent, the 20th century have completely ignored them."
"Haydn's sonatas are among the treasures of the keyboard literature. Their popularity and appreciation rest in the hands of performers. Pianists should not only open their concerts with them, but also play them in the middle or at the end of their programmes."
The first of the three concerts is a solo recital of Haydn keyboard works, while the second explores the composer's piano trios with violinist Yuuko Shiokawa and cellist Miklos Perenyi. The final program is one of Schiff's first lecture-recitals in North America. Acclaimed in Europe, Schiff uses his rare intellect, humor, and wit to analyze the repertoire, vividly illustrating his thoughts at the piano.
Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 8pm ANDRAS SCHIFF, PIANO Works by Haydn
Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 8pm ANDRAS SCHIFF, PIANO YUUKO SHIOKAWA, VIOLIN MIKLOS PERENYI, CELLO Works by Haydn
Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 11am ANDRAS SCHIFF ON HAYDN'S KEYBOARD A lecture-recital by Schiff, 90 minutes, no intermission
Tickets: Subscriptions: $125/$95 (ages 35 & younger, $60) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25)
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HUNGARIAN ACCENTS
Following the success of last season's Russian Evolutions series, the 92nd Street Y has decided to dedicate a series of concerts to one country. As part of the Extremely Hungary festival in New York and Washington, Hungarian Accents is a three-concert series featuring some of Hungary's most admired musicians. Celebrating the creativity and innovation of Hungary's musicians and writers, the concerts will be complemented by the presentation of works by Hungarian authors in the Unterberg Poetry Center's Reading Series.
Hungarian Accents opens the 92nd Street Y season with the Budapest-born pianist, composer, and conductor Zoltan Kocsis in an evening of works by Schubert. The second concert features the Keller Quartet, known for its musical curiosity and exploration of musicians and composers of all types, from all eras. Revered cellist Miklos Perenyi, rarely heard in this country, made his New York recital debut at the Y in 1986, and will appear this season in a recital of works by Bach, Kodaly, Ligeti and Brahms.
Hungarian Accents is part of Extremely Hungary, a yearlong festival showcasing contemporary Hungarian visual, performing, and literary arts in New York and Washington, D.C., throughout 2009. The festival is organized by the Hungarian Cultural Center in New York, which sponsors a range of programs celebrating Hungary's past, present and future, and is made possible in part by funding from the Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture. For more information, please visit the festival's website at www.extremelyhungary.org.
Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 8pm HUNGARIAN ACCENTS | MASTERS OF THE KEYBOARD ZOLTAN KOCSIS, PIANO Works by Schubert
Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 3pm HUNGARIAN ACCENTS | GREAT STRING QUARTETS KELLER QUARTET Works by Beethoven, Ligeti, and Bartok
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 8pm HUNGARIAN ACCENTS | DISTINGUISHED ARTISTS IN RECITAL MIKLOS PERENYI, CELLO BENJAMIN HOCHMAN, PIANO Works by Bach, Kodaly, Ligeti, and Brahms
Tickets: Subscriptions: $125/$95 (ages 35 & younger, $60) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25)
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WORDS & MUSIC
Now in its second season, Words & Music represents the Y's dedication to multiple artistic genres, reflecting the institution's historic and ongoing dedication to presenting the best in both the written word and music. A collaboration of the Y's renowned Unterberg Poetry Center and its equally regarded music department, the series gives artists and audiences the opportunity to examine the creative power, synergy, and complex dynamic between poetry and music. Words & Music offers insight to the music of language, the language of music, and both. This season, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet utilizes a translation of Cervantes' classic Don Quixote by Edith Grossman (one of the industry's top Spanish to English translators and on the faculty of the Unterberg Poetry Center) to create an event that blends text and music of Medieval and Renaissance Spain. The series also welcomes author Peter Esterhazy, who will join Andras Schiff in an evening of readings and piano music, and an additional program to be announced.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8pm ART OF THE GUITAR | WORDS & MUSIC LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET | TBD, ACTOR Don Quixote project with works by Narvaez, Encina, Pisador, Milan, and Martin y Coll
Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 8pm PROGRAM TBD
Monday, March 1, 2010 at 8pm PETER ESTERHAZY, AUTHOR | ANDRAS SCHIFF, PIANO Repertoire and readings to be announced
Tickets: Subscriptions: $125/$95 (ages 35 & younger, $60) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25)
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DISTINGUISHED ARTISTS IN RECITAL
The Distinguished Artists in Recital season opens with the internationally acclaimed violinist Christian Tetzlaff, who presents two back-to-back concerts for the price of a single ticket. Musical America's 2005 Instrumentalist of the Year offers audiences an extended, two-part, in-depth look at all of Bach's unaccompanied Partitas and Sonatas, which he recorded for Hanssler Classic in 2007. Richard Goode will make his first appearance at the Y since the early '90s in a concert of four-hand and duo piano music with Jonathan Biss. As part of Hungarian Accents, Distinguished Artists in Recital continues with Hungarian cellist Miklos Perenyi, and the final concert is an afternoon with two of the 92nd Street Y's long-standing musical friends: Peter Serkin and the Orion String Quartet.
Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 12 noon CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF, VIOLIN Part I (12:00-1:30pm) BACH: Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 [Lunch break] Part II (3:00-4:30pm) BACH: Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005; Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 8pm RICHARD GOODE, PIANO JONATHAN BISS, PIANO Four-hand piano works by Schubert, Schumann, Beethoven, Stravinsky, and Debussy
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 8pm DISTINGUISHED ARTISTS IN RECITAL / HUNGARIAN ACCENTS MIKLOS PERENYI, CELLO BENJAMIN HOCHMAN, PIANO Works by Bach, Kodaly, Ligeti, and Brahms
Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 3pm PETER SERKIN, PIANO ORION STRING QUARTET Works by Bach, Kirchner, Beethoven, and Brahms
Tickets: Subscriptions: $155/$120 (ages 35 & younger, $80) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25)
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MASTERS OF THE KEYBOARD
The 2009-10 Masters of the Keyboard series features three passionate artists of different ages, nationalities, and musical points of view. As part of Hungarian Accents, the extraordinary, Budapest-born pianist, composer, and conductor Zoltan Kocsis kicks off the season with an evening of Schubert. The second features Canadian pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin, whose musicianship and virtuosity has made him a highly respected figure in the piano world. The final program features the exceptional young pianist Jonathan Biss, who has already proved himself an accomplished world-class artist in performances throughout North America and Europe.
Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 8pm MASTERS OF THE KEYBOARD | HUNGARIAN ACCENTS ZOLTAN KOCSIS, PIANO Works by Schubert
Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 8pm MARC-ANDRE HAMELIN, PIANO Works by Haydn, Liszt, Faure, and Schumann
Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 8pm JONATHAN BISS, PIANO Works by Mozart, Kurtag, Schubert, and Chopin
Tickets: Subscriptions: $125/$95 (ages 35 & younger, $60) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25) ________________________________________
STRING QUARTET IN RESIDENCE TOKYO STRING QUARTET Martin Beaver, violin | Kikuei Ikeda,violin | Kazuhide Isomura, viola | Clive Greensmith, cello
The Tokyo String Quartet returns as String Quartet-In-Residence--a long-standing Y tradition that began with the Budapest String Quartet, who held the position from 1938 through 1965. This season is the second of its innovative three-year exploration of Ludwig van Beethoven's string quartets. The Tokyo is presenting the entire cycle alongside important piano sonatas written during the same time period.
"Throughout his entire career Beethoven stamped the string quartet and piano sonata with his musical personality, perhaps more than any other musical form," says Tokyo cellist Clive Greensmith, "and they have now become signposts of his development as a composer. Performing them side by side in this way offers an insight into Beethoven's genius that we believe is unique and will be very exciting for our Y audience."
The first concert welcomes Israeli pianist Inon Barnatan, who has gained widespread recognition for his poetic and passionate music making, communicative performances, and thoughtful and engaging programming. German pianist Markus Groh joins the Tokyo for the season's second concert. Since winning First Prize in the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 1995, Groh has forged a successful career as a much sought after, versatile pianist. The final program features Shai Wosner, a young Israeli who continues to attract recognition for his creative insight. Widely sought after for his spirit of partnership, the Tokyo recently met him at a festival and invited him to take part in this series. Each concert is preceded by a pre-concert talk at 7pm with Yale University's Michael Friedmann.
Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 8pm TOKYO STRING QUARTET With Inon Barnatan, piano BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95, "Serioso"; Sonata in C Major, Op. 53, "Waldstein"; String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1
Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 8pm TOKYO STRING QUARTET With Markus Groh, piano BEETHOVEN: Sonata in F-sharp Major, Op. 78; Sonata in D Major, Op. 28, "Pastoral"; String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2
Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 8pm TOKYO STRING QUARTET With Shai Wosner, piano BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74, "Harp"; Sonata in F minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata"; String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3
Tickets: Subscriptions: $125/$95 (ages 35 & younger, $60) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25)
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GREAT STRING QUARTETS
As part of the 2009-10 Central European focus, the Great String Quartets series explores one of the region's proudest products. Haydn created the quartet as it is known today, and three Central European ensembles will come to New York to offer a unique take on the genre from their own national point of view. The series' first concert, also part of Hungarian Accents, welcomes the Budapest-based Keller Quartet in a program of Beethoven, Ligeti, and Bartok. The second concert features the Czech Republic's Panocha Quartet, renown for its interpretation of Viennese classics, twentieth-century repertoire, and the great Czech masters, especially Smetana, Dvorak, Janacek and Martino. The series' final concert will be Austria's Hagen Quartet, which is committed not only to works by contemporary composers--such as Ligeti--but also to the rich and varied heritage of the overall quartet repertoire.
Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 3pm HUNGARIAN ACCENTS | GREAT STRING QUARTETS KELLER QUARTET Works by Beethoven, Ligeti, and Bartok
Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 8pm PANOCHA QUARTET Works by Mozart, Martino, and Dvovak
Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 8pm HAGEN QUARTET Works by Beethoven, Webern, and Grieg
Tickets: Subscriptions: $125/$95 (ages 35 & younger, $60) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25)
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CHAMBER MUSIC AT THE Y Jaime Laredo, artistic director
Since 1974, Chamber Music at the Y has brought some of the classical music world's finest soloists and ensembles together for unforgettable performances. From standard repertoire to commissioned works, artistic director Jaime Laredo presides over an inspiring series in one of New York's most chamber music-friendly halls. And in order to expand audiences, the Y has moved the Tuesday program to a new 2pm time slot, which makes the series available to a variety of potential new listeners.
The series begins with the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio in a monumental program of Schubert's piano trios. On their own, these pieces are among the most difficult and tiring trios in the repertoire, and this is the first time the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio has performed these two great works back-to-back at the Y. The series continues with an all-French program, featuring the world premiere of the 3rd movement of Dutilleux's Les citations for Oboe, Harpsichord, Double Bass and Percussion, composed for oboist Maurice Bourgue. The final program brings the focus back to Central Europe in an evening of Brahms performed by the not-to-be-missed combination of long-time friends and collaborators Leon Fleisher, Jaime Laredo, Michael Tree, and Sharon Robinson.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 2pm | Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 8pm The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio Trios by Schubert
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 2pm | Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 8pm Maurice Bourgue, oboe | Jaime Laredo, violin & viola | Sharon Robinson, cello | Kurt Muroki, double bass | Tara Helen O'Connor, flute | Reiko Uchida, piano & harpsichord | Ayano Kataoka, percussion | Bridget Kibbey, harp Works by Couperin, Dutilleux, Debussy, and Ravel. Program includes the world premiere of the 3rd movement of Dutilleux's Les citations for Oboe, Harpsichord, Double Bass and Percussion (1985, 1990-91, 2009)
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 2pm | Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 8pm Leon Fleisher, piano | Jaime Laredo, violin | Michael Tree, viola | Sharon Robinson, cello Works by Brahms.
Tickets: Subscriptions: $125/$95 (ages 35 & younger, $60) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25)
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ZUKERMAN CHAMBERPLAYERS Pinchas Zukerman, violin | Jessica Linnebach, violin | Jethro Marks, viola | Ashan Pillai, viola | Amanda Forsyth, cello
The Zukerman ChamberPlayers returns for its fourth season at the 92nd Street Y, its exclusive New York home. The ensemble's programming this season is inspired by the world of Johannes Brahms and will offer a mixed-genre of chamber works. Zukerman himself will take the stage in a variety of roles: solos, duos, and intricately written chamber parts. The Zukerman ChamberPlayers will also continue to welcome featured artists for each concert, and this season's roster includes mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, pianists Angela Cheng and Kevin Murphy, violinist Yosuke Kawasaki, clarinetist Kimball Sykes, and cellist Winona Zelenka.
Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 3pm ZUKERMAN CHAMBERPLAYERS With Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano; Yosuke Kawasaki, violin; Winona Zelenka, cello; Kevin Murphy, piano Works by Brahms and Dvorak
Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 3pm ZUKERMAN CHAMBERPLAYERS With Angela Cheng, piano Works by Brahms and Kodaly
Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 3pm ZUKERMAN CHAMBERPLAYERS With Kimball Sykes, clarinet and Winona Zelenka, cello Works by Brahms
Tickets: Subscriptions: $125/$95 (ages 35 & younger, $60) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25)
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ART OF THE GUITAR Benjamin Verdery, artistic director
Under the guiding hand of artistic director Benjamin Verdery, the 92nd Street Y's celebrated guitar series, Art of the Guitar, features a wide array of the instrument's most talented players from around the world. Each concert highlights the vast repertoire and extraordinary flexibility of this instrument. This season marks numerous anniversaries for some of the guitar world's most important composers: 2009 marks 100 years since Isaac Albeniz's and Francisco Tarrega's deaths and 50 years since Heitor Villa-Lobos's death; 2010 marks Albeniz's 150th birthday. The season begins with the Words & Music presentation of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's adaptation of Don Quixote (November 11, 2009), and continues with Manuel Barrueco (December 5, 2009) and the Brazilian Guitar Quartet (February 6, 2010). The season ends with the return of David Russell (April 10, 2010). All concerts are presented in conjunction with the 92nd Street Y's Guitar Institute and preceded by a pre-concert talk at 7pm with Yale University's Benjamin Verdery.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8pm ART OF THE GUITAR | WORDS & MUSIC LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET | TBD, ACTOR Don Quixote
Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 8pm MANUEL BARRUECO, GUITAR Works by Albeniz, Tarrega, and others
Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 8pm BRAZILIAN GUITAR QUARTET Works by Villa-Lobos, Albeniz, and others
Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 8pm DAVID RUSSELL, GUITAR Repertoire to be announced
Tickets: Subscriptions: $155/$125 (ages 35 & younger, $80) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25)
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GUITAR MARATHON: BACH
The 92nd Street Y's biennial Guitar Marathon returns for an exciting, day-long jam featuring the guitar world's most vibrant stars. In two sets, at 2pm and 7pm, the 2010 marathon examines the genius of master Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Some of the industry's most exciting instrumentalists will perform works by Bach, his contemporaries, and those composers inspired by him including Heitor Villa-Lobos and Gyan Riley. The Guitar Marathon is presented as part of the New York Guitar Festival, which was founded to explore all aspects of one of the world's most flexible instruments. The Festival's annual, citywide concert series has received acclaim from critics and audiences alike. The Guitar Marathon is presented in conjunction with the 92nd Street Y's Guitar Institute.
Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 2pm and 7pm GUITAR MARATHON: BACH Paul O'Dette, co-curator & lute David Spelman, co-curator John Schaefer, host Brazilian Guitar Quartet | Eliot Fisk, guitar | Paul Galbraith, guitar | David Leisner, guitar | Nigel North, lute | Gyan Riley, guitar | Benjamin Verdery, guitar | Ana Vidovic, guitar | Jason Vieaux, guitar | Additional artists to be announced Repertoire to be announced
Tickets: Subscriptions: $75/$60 (ages 35 & under, $40) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25)
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FAMILY MUSIC, AGES 3-6 WITH BASH THE TRASH John Bertles, Skip LaPlante, and Carina Piaggio
Bash the Trash offers the fourth year of its sold out concerts for young children and their families. This season, the ensemble will explore musical instrument families with guest artists Stephanie Griffin, Bill Trigg, and Bruce Williamson. In each concert, Bash the Trash perform and discuss the selected instruments of the day, and audiences use recycled materials to build their own wind instruments, which they'll play in a fun-filled jam session. The concerts are part of the Y's initiative, Wonderplay: Early Childhood Learning, which brings together the Y's vast resources for children ages five and under and their parents. More information is available at the program's website (www.92Y.org/wonderplay).
Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 3pm BASH THE TRASH 'N' STRINGS With Stephanie Griffin, guest artist
Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 3pm BASH THE TRASH 'N' PERCUSSION With Bill Trigg, guest artist
Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 3pm BASH THE TRASH 'N' WINDS With Bruce Williamson, guest artist
Tickets: Subscriptions: $30; Single tickets: $12
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FAMILY MUSIC, AGES 6 AND OLDER WITH STEVEN ISSERLIS AND FRIENDS
For cellist, author, and educator Steven Isserlis' popular and highly-accessible Family Music series, the artist and some of his friends will continue his fun, friendly, and educational exploration of classical music's most interesting composers. This season he will stop in Central Europe with the rest of the 92nd Street Y, dedicating a day each to Antonin Dvorak and Franz Schubert. He'll also venture to France, where he'll discuss the world of one of his favorite composers, Gabriel Faure. The author of two delightful and clever books on classical music for children, Why Beethoven Threw the Stew and Why Handel Waggled His Wig (Faber & Faber), Isserlis has dedicated much of his career to educating and exciting children about the classical world: its instruments, its music, its players and its creators. Clips from previous concerts are available at the Y's YouTube page, www.youtube.com/92Y.
Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 3pm THE GROUCHY GENIUS: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF DVORAK Steven Isserlis, cello Additional artists to be announced
Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 3pm THE MELODIOUS MASTER: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF FAURE Steven Isserlis, cello Additional artists to be announced
Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 3pm SONGS AND SPECTACLES: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF SCHUBERT Steven Isserlis, cello Additional artists to be announced
Tickets: Subscriptions: $42; Single tickets: $18
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A SLICE OF MUSIC (FOR AGES 10 AND OLDER) PIZZA WITH THE ZUKERMAN CHAMBERPLAYERS
Presented in conjunction with the Zukerman ChamberPlayers series, these pre-concert pizza lunches for children 10 and older (and the adults who accompany them) is one of the Y's and Pinchas Zukerman's many efforts to motivate future generations of musicians through education and outreach. Moderated by Hanna Arie-Gaifman, A Slice of Music is an informal, intimate gathering giving children the chance to meet these amazing musicians, ask questions, and learn a little more about the repertoire in that afternoon's performance. The ticket price includes balcony seating admission to the 3pm Zukerman ChamberPlayers concerts.
Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 2pm A SLICE OF MUSIC, AGES 10 AND OLDER Zukerman ChamberPlayers and additional artists to be announced
Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 2pm A SLICE OF MUSIC, AGES 10 AND OLDER Zukerman ChamberPlayers and additional artists to be announced
Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 2pm A SLICE OF MUSIC, AGES 10 AND OLDER Zukerman ChamberPlayers and additional artists to be announced
Tickets: Subscription: $50; Single Tickets: $20 (includes admission to 3pm ZCP concert)
The 92nd Street Y thanks its Tisch Center for the Arts supporters, which includes public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and public funds from the New York State Department of Cultural Affairs.
The 92nd Street Y gratefully acknowledges the support of the Joan H. and Preston Robert Tisch Foundation; Eva Colin Usdan and John Usdan; Extremely Hungary; Joan L. and Dr. Julius H. Jacobson II; Gilda and Henry Block; Kenneth Kolker; The Leir Charitable Foundations in memory of Henry J. & Erna D. Leir; Bernard and Anne Spitzer; the Hess Foundation, Inc.; the Maurice Amado Foundation courtesy of Renee and Daniel Kaplan; The Brodsky Family Foundation; Daphne Recanati Kaplan and Thomas S. Kaplan; The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation; Lini Lipton; the Henry and Lucy Moses Fund; The Augustine Foundation; The Henry Nias Foundation, courtesy of Dr. Stanley Edelman; The DAddario Music Foundation; the JJR Foundation; The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; The Seth Sprague Education and Charitable Foundation; the Dorothy and Sidney Singer Fund; and the Doris U. Powell Memorial Fund.
Additional support is provided by the Estate of Samuel and Elisabeth Leeman Boksenbom; The David Geffen Foundation; The Edythe Kenner Foundation; Consulate General of Israel in New York; The Herman Lissner Foundation; The E. Nakamichi Foundation; Jim Baumann; Stephanie Bernheim; the Edith C. Blum Foundation; the Grace R. and Alan D. Marcus Foundation; and Hanna Arie-Gaifman, among numerous others.
92nd STREET Y ANNOUNCES ITS 2009-2010 CONCERT SEASON Hanna Arie-Gaifman, Director
10 PROGRESSIVE YEARS HANNA ARIE-GAIFMAN CELEBRATES A DECADE WITH THE Y
IN FOCUS ANDRAS SCHIFF ON "THE GENIUS OF HAYDN"
CENTRAL EUROPE EXPLORING THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF EUROPE'S CREATIVE HEART
HUNGARIAN ACCENTS THREE CONCERTS CELEBRATING THE SPIRIT OF HUNGARY WITH ZOLTAN KOCSIS, THE KELLER QUARTET, AND MIKLOS PERENYI
WORDS & MUSIC LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET'S DON QUIXOTE HUNGARIAN AUTHOR PETER ESTERHAZY WITH PIANIST ANDRAS SCHIFF
EXCEPTIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC & SOLO RECITALS JONATHAN BISS, MAURICE BOURGUE, RICHARD GOODE, HAGEN QUARTET, MARC-ANDRE HAMELIN, ZOLTAN KOCSIS, ORION STRING QUARTET, PANOCHA QUARTET, PETER SERKIN, CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF, & THE PREMIERE OF A NEW DUTILLEUX CHAMBER WORK
THE TOKYO STRING QUARTET THREE-YEAR JOURNEY OF COMPLETE BEETHOVEN STRING QUARTETS, YEAR TWO WELCOMES GUEST PIANISTS INON BARNATAN, MARKUS GROH, & SHAI WOSNER
THE ZUKERMAN CHAMBERPLAYERS CONTINUE EXCLUSIVE NEW YORK ENGAGEMENTS AT THE 92ND STREET Y
GUITAR PICKS LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET, MANUEL BARRUECO, BRAZILIAN GUITAR QUARTET, DAVID RUSSELL, & THE GUITAR MARATHON
MUSIC FOR ALL AGES BASH THE TRASH, STEVEN ISSERLIS & FRIENDS, A SLICE OF MUSIC
New York, NY- The 92nd Street Y announces its 2009-2010 concert season, led by director Hanna Arie-Gaifman. Since the 1930s, the 92nd Street Y has been one of New York City's most important centers of the arts and culture. This season, the Y continues that tradition, welcoming both emerging and established talent from here and abroad for culturally enriching and engaging events in one of New York's most popular chamber music venues. Most importantly, as arts institutions across the country weather tough economic times, the Y remains dedicated to offering audiences high-quality, interesting, enjoyable, and thought-provoking concerts at affordable prices.
This season will mark the 10th Anniversary of Hanna Arie-Gaifman's outstanding leadership and progressive programming. "Since her arrival in 2000, Hanna has exceeded all expectations in revitalizing our classical music presentations," said Sol Adler, Executive Director of the 92nd Street Y. "She has reestablished the Y as a center for innovative programming in New York City and beyond. She has fostered relationships with both artists and composers, making the Y a haven for creativity.
"She has also been fully mindful of our role as the leading Jewish cultural community center," Adler continued, "instituting wonderfully inventive programs for children and families, inviting them into our building to share in the wonders of music and literature. As director, Hanna has taken the mission of the Y to bold new levels, and we look with excitement and confidence to her next ten years." Among Arie-Gaifman's goals in setting the 92nd Street Y's concert schedule are to give audiences new perspective on the classical repertoire by offering unique events which bring out the subtleties of each piece, presenting rarely heard international artists and underplayed repertoire and creating programs with scholarly commentary that shed light on the intellectual and historical roots of the repertoire.
"When programming, it is important to me that every night is a great night which satisfies our audience's curiosity," says Arie-Gaifman. "We are here to be a place both for the connoisseur who demands the highest quality, and also the amateur lover of the arts who is eager to explore. In short, we are the place for the curious; you don't have to be a specialist. If you've never gone to a concert or a reading, and you want to take a taste, we're the place to come to. It is especially important now that we offer great music and literature at prices which can fit any budget."
Over the past ten years, Arie-Gaifman has remained aware of the fact the 92nd Street Y is the oldest Jewish cultural community center in the United States, with deep roots in the community. "There is a definite philosophy of programming Jewishly: Looking for the future absorbed by the past. We are respectful of our traditions here at the Y as we look to the future with an open mind, creating a dialogue with our public and always asking questions. This is what makes our programming so vital, fresh and essential to the musical life of New York."
The 92nd Street Y announces its 2009-2010 season with two short films by documentary filmmaker Tristan Cook. The first film, "A Home for Culture", will present a brief history of the 92nd Street Y's Kaufmann Concert Hall, the innovative programming and outstanding musicianship that is presented every season, the Y's focus on incorporating education into its musical programming, and director Hanna Arie-Gaifman's influential tenure. The second documentary, "The Season: 2009-2010", highlights a selection of the many superb programs and artists who will appear at the Y during the upcoming season. Both films will be available on Thursday, March 19, 2009 on the 92nd Street Y's website at www.92Y.org.
Central to Arie-Gaifman's work are her ongoing partnerships with artists and ensembles, and her vast interests as a transnational citizen who was born in Prague, raised in Israel, and educated in the United States. During her tenure, Arie-Gaifman has introduced a number of new concert series, including In Focus, Art of the Guitar, Words & Music, the Zukerman ChamberPlayers and Family Music, as well as naming the Tokyo String Quartet the Y's String Quartet-in-Residence. She has presented such special projects as Stefan Wolpe Centennial Celebration, Erwin Schulhoff mini-festival, a 3-year series of lectures and recitals by Charles Rosen, and commissioned new works from Jennifer Higdon, Betty Olivero, Charles Wuorinen, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich and others. While continuing to focus on the Ys illustrious past, rich with long-time partnerships, she also fosters the careers of many artists, several of whom have made their debuts under her watch, including Jonathan Biss, Viviane Hagner, Steven Isserlis and Alexander Lonquich.
Arie-Gaifman has also expanded the role of thematic programming, often using it as a thread to tie together entire seasons. One of 2009-10's centerpieces is a special focus on Central Europe. For much of the 20th century, the world generally perceived Europe in the political terms of east or west; but European tradition recalls an older cultural identity, with no delineation. This creative region gave birth to the string quartet medium and artists that produced great works of music, literature, philosophy, and more. It has been 20 years since the Iron Curtain's fall and the subsequent re-emergence of Central Europe with the cultural energy of its creative past. Much of the programming will examine Central Europe's legacy, reconsidering its great composers--Haydn, Bach, Beethoven, and beyond--in their Central European context.
In February 2010, the third season of the intensive In Focus series features pianist Andras Schiff, who is known for his outstanding concert series focusing on great composers. In Focus takes an in-depth look at classic works in a "less classical" way, giving audiences a richer understanding of an artist or an era, and Schiff's unprecedented and dazzling interpretation of Franz Josef Haydn's keyboard repertoire includes two concerts (February 25 & 27, 2010) and one of his acclaimed, enlightening, and entertaining lecture recitals, popular in Europe, and rarely scheduled in North America (February 28).
Following the success of last season's Russian Evolutions, the Y will present a series of concerts focused on a single country, one of Central Europe's geographical and cultural keystones: Hungary. Presented in conjunction with the Extremely Hungary festival, Hungarian Accents will celebrate the innovative work of Hungarian writers and composers with performances by some of the country's most acclaimed artists: pianist Zoltan Kocsis (October 17, 2009), the Keller Quartet (November 8, 2009), and cellist Miklos Perenyi (February 23, 2010).
The Words & Music series returns for its second season at the 92nd Street Y. Representing the institution's historic and ongoing dedication to presenting the best in both the written word and music, the programs partner the Y's renowned Unterberg Poetry Center and its equally regarded music department. The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet will blend Cervantes' Don Quixote and music from Medieval and Renaissance Spain (November 11, 2009). In addition to his three In Focus concerts, Andras Schiff will appear in a special performance with Hungarian author Peter Esterhazy (March 1, 2010). The series will include an additional program, to be announced at a later date. (December 17, 2009).
The 2009-10 season will feature two in-depth explorations of the German Baroque master Johann Sebastian Bach: Christian Tetzlaff will present the composer's Partitas and Sonatas for solo violin (October 25, 2009); and the biennial Guitar Marathon, presented as part of the citywide New York Guitar Festival, will offer a variety of music by Bach, his peers, and those inspired by him (January 31, 2010).
The Distinguished Artists in Recital season opens with Christian Tetzlaff's Bach program, and continues with Richard Goode, who will make his first appearance at the Y since the early 90s in an uncommon recital of four-hand and duo piano music with his younger colleague Jonathan Biss (February 10, 2010). The series also welcomes Hungarian cellist Miklos Perenyi (February 23, 2010) in recital with pianist Benjamin Hochman, and Peter Serkin joins the Orion String Quartet (April 18, 2010).
The Masters of the Keyboard series features three passionate artists of different ages, nationalities, and musical points of view. Legendary Zoltan Kocsis opens the series in conjunction with Hungarian Accents (October 17, 2009), the renowned Marc-Andre Hamelin performs works by an eclectic roster of composers (December 12), and star pianist Jonathan Biss finishes the season with a solo recital (April 17, 2010).
The string quartet also plays an important role in the season's focus on Central Europe. The Tokyo String Quartet, the Y's String Quartet in Residence, continues its multi-season exploration of the Beethoven string quartet cycle. The unusual programs present the quartets alongside sonatas performed by guest pianists Inon Barnatan (October 24, 2009), Markus Groh (January 23, 2010), and Shai Wosner (March 13, 2010). The Great String Quartets series welcome three Central European ensembles: The Budapest-based Keller Quartet (November 8, 2009), the Czech Republic's Panocha Quartet (February 4, 2010), and Austria's Hagen Quartet (April 29, 2010).
The Zukerman ChamberPlayers will continue to perform exclusively in New York at the 92nd Street Y. Joining this season's focus on Central Europe, the ensemble's salon-inspired mixed-genre series will focus on chamber works of Johannes Brahms. Pianists Angela Cheng and Kevin Murphy, Mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, violinist Yosuke Kawasaki, clarinetist Kimball Sykes, and cellist Winona Zelenka will join the Zukerman ChamberPlayers as featured artists throughout the series.
Chamber Music at the Y continues to welcome the industry's preeminent ensemble musicians performing essential works in one of the genre's finest venues in New York. And in order to expand audiences, this season the Y has moved the Tuesday program from its traditional 8pm start to a new 2pm time slot, making chamber music available to an array of potential new audiences. Artistic director Jaime Laredo presides over a series that begins with the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio performing Schubert piano trios (October 27 & 28, 2009). An all-French program features the world premiere of the 3rd movement of Dutilleux's Les citations for Oboe, Harpsichord, Double Bass and Percussion. The work is composed for oboist Maurice Bourgue, who is on the program with violin & violist Jaime Laredo, cellist Sharon Robinson, double bassist Kurt Muroki, flutist Tara Helen O'Connor, pianist Reiko Uchida, percussionist Ayano Kataoka, and harpist Bridget Kibbey (December 15 & 16, 2009). The series' final all-Brahms program brings the focus back to Central Europe, with pianist Leon Fleisher, violinist Jaime Laredo, violist Michael Tree, and cellist Sharon Robinson (March 2 & 3, 2010).
Offered in association with the 92nd Street Y's Guitar Institute, and under the guiding hand of artistic director Benjamin Verdery, the popular Art of the Guitar series comprises another thrilling season that begins with the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's Don Quixote project, which is also part of the Words & Music series (November 11, 2009). The season will mark numerous anniversaries for some of the guitar's most important composers--Isaac Albeniz, Francisco Tarrega, and Heitor Villa-Lobos--in concerts by Manuel Barrueco (December 5, 2009) and the Brazilian Guitar Quartet (February 6, 2010). David Russell returns to the Y to wrap up the season (April 10, 2010). And beyond Art of the Guitar, the Guitar Marathon returns with a Bach focus (January 31, 2010).
Making the highest-quality music available and interesting to audiences of all ages is a priority at the 92nd Street Y, and its popular family programming continues during the 2009-10 season. Bash the Trash will return for another season of its sold-out interactive programs for ages 3 to 6 and their families (October 25, November 15, & January 14, 2010). Cellist, author, and educator Steven Isserlis will return to offer his engaging composer exploration concerts for ages 6 and older (November 22, 2009, January 3 & May 23, 2010). And in conjunction with the Zukerman ChamberPlayers concerts, the Y offers A Slice of Music pizza lunches for ages 10 and older prior to each of the Zukerman ChamberPlayers concerts.
BUILDING AN AUDIENCE IN TIMES OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY
Music programming at the 92nd Street Y attracts a diverse community of music neophytes and connoisseurs. As part of its mission, the 92nd Street Y is committed to ensuring its programs are accessible to the public regardless of economic circumstance. To fulfill this commitment, the Y offers subsidized tickets to seniors, community groups, families of children enrolled in the Y's arts-in-education programs, and young or student audiences. By cultivating younger concertgoers, the Y is enhancing their artistic development, helping them appreciate the beauty of music and spoken word.
In spite of these tough economic times, the 92nd Street Y has not raised ticket prices. Full-priced tickets to most concerts are no more than $48 for premium seats ($38 for rear orchestra and balcony seats). Family programming also remains affordable, and single tickets range from $12 to $20 (depending on the series). Subscriptions offer audiences considerable discounts for all series.
Additional 92nd Street Y programs offer further discounts:
Because of the program's incredible success, and in light of the current economic environment, the 92nd Street Y will continue its special reduced-price ticket program offering $25 tickets for ages 35 and younger for most concerts, $10 for poetry events, and further reduced prices on series subscription purchases. These low-cost tickets not only help foster new, younger audiences, but also increase accessibility to people who are already captivated by the wealth and variety of the Y's programming.
The Y will also continue its collaboration with CUNY launched with the 2008-09 season. Serving the entire CUNY system (which comprises a much more diverse demographic than New York's other schools), it offers $7.50 tickets and encourages teachers to bring their classes to events at the Y. Since its inception at the beginning of the current season, more than 300 students have attended music or literary events. Students throughout the city can purchase $10 Student Rush tickets.
Through membership in the 92nd Street Y's 60 program, $5 tickets and 50% dscounts are available to people 60 and over. The 60 program comprises a vibrant community of adults who enjoy sharing intellectual, physical and spiritual pursuits while challenging and learning from each other. More information is available at the program's website (www.92Y.org/60 ).
Beyond offering discounted tickets, the 92nd Street Y continues to explore new ways to reach new and young audiences. It has launched a number of online initiatives, offers artist interviews, podcasts and ticket offers through its 92Y Concerts Facebook fan page, and posts regular updates and clips on its YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/92Y).
2009-2010 92ND STREET Y SEASON BY SERIES FOR FULL PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS, PLEASE SEE THE CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF CONCERTS
IN FOCUS: ANDRAS SCHIFF & HAYDN'S KEYBOARD
The 92nd Street Y continues In Focus, its annual series of closely scheduled concerts offering the artist a wider palette to completely explore a topic. In Focus takes an in-depth look at classic works in a "less classical" way, giving audiences a broader understanding of a particular artist or era. By designing the series in this manner, the Y presents musicians with an opportunity to complete a richer, more extensive thought than might be covered in a single concert, offering a unique artistic vision.
For the third season of In Focus, acclaimed pianist Andras Schiff has chosen to share his musical vision of composer Franz Josef Haydn. Through two concerts and a lecture recital, Schiff will take audiences on a journey through selected Haydn keyboard repertoire. While the composer is especially known as being the father of the modern symphony and string quartet, his works for keyboard offer a different window into Haydn's psyche.
Schiff writes: "True, most piano students play Haydn's sonatas and one often hears some of them as "overtures" or "introductions" to piano recitals. That means that the pianist plays a "harmless little" Haydn sonata at the beginning of the programme, to warm up and wait for the latecomers. Afterwards we can get down to the "real business" of the meatier keyboard music. Most of the public and many critics see nothing wrong with this because they cannot, and do not want to, fully appreciate this genius. By presenting a single work in this manner a pianist can only pay lip service to the composer. Of the 62 sonatas (nos. 21-27 have been lost) there are at least two dozen masterpieces and several others that are beautiful and well worth hearing. The F minor Variations (Hob. XVII:6), the G major Capriccio (Hob. XVII:1) and the G major Fantasia (Hob. XVII:4) are amazing works. Of these three only the Variations are well known. And, hands on hearts, how many people play or know the piano trios, except for the famous G major Trio (Hob. XV:25) which has been beautifully recorded by Cortot, Thibaud and Casals?"
"Music survives through repeatedly good and inspired performances. The main reason for the relative neglect and unpopularity of Haydn's piano works is that most of the major pianists of the 19th and also, but to a lesser extent, the 20th century have completely ignored them."
"Haydn's sonatas are among the treasures of the keyboard literature. Their popularity and appreciation rest in the hands of performers. Pianists should not only open their concerts with them, but also play them in the middle or at the end of their programmes."
The first of the three concerts is a solo recital of Haydn keyboard works, while the second explores the composer's piano trios with violinist Yuuko Shiokawa and cellist Miklos Perenyi. The final program is one of Schiff's first lecture-recitals in North America. Acclaimed in Europe, Schiff uses his rare intellect, humor, and wit to analyze the repertoire, vividly illustrating his thoughts at the piano.
Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 8pm ANDRAS SCHIFF, PIANO Works by Haydn
Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 8pm ANDRAS SCHIFF, PIANO YUUKO SHIOKAWA, VIOLIN MIKLOS PERENYI, CELLO Works by Haydn
Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 11am ANDRAS SCHIFF ON HAYDN'S KEYBOARD A lecture-recital by Schiff, 90 minutes, no intermission
Tickets: Subscriptions: $125/$95 (ages 35 & younger, $60) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25)
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HUNGARIAN ACCENTS
Following the success of last season's Russian Evolutions series, the 92nd Street Y has decided to dedicate a series of concerts to one country. As part of the Extremely Hungary festival in New York and Washington, Hungarian Accents is a three-concert series featuring some of Hungary's most admired musicians. Celebrating the creativity and innovation of Hungary's musicians and writers, the concerts will be complemented by the presentation of works by Hungarian authors in the Unterberg Poetry Center's Reading Series.
Hungarian Accents opens the 92nd Street Y season with the Budapest-born pianist, composer, and conductor Zoltan Kocsis in an evening of works by Schubert. The second concert features the Keller Quartet, known for its musical curiosity and exploration of musicians and composers of all types, from all eras. Revered cellist Miklos Perenyi, rarely heard in this country, made his New York recital debut at the Y in 1986, and will appear this season in a recital of works by Bach, Kodaly, Ligeti and Brahms.
Hungarian Accents is part of Extremely Hungary, a yearlong festival showcasing contemporary Hungarian visual, performing, and literary arts in New York and Washington, D.C., throughout 2009. The festival is organized by the Hungarian Cultural Center in New York, which sponsors a range of programs celebrating Hungary's past, present and future, and is made possible in part by funding from the Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture. For more information, please visit the festival's website at www.extremelyhungary.org.
Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 8pm HUNGARIAN ACCENTS | MASTERS OF THE KEYBOARD ZOLTAN KOCSIS, PIANO Works by Schubert
Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 3pm HUNGARIAN ACCENTS | GREAT STRING QUARTETS KELLER QUARTET Works by Beethoven, Ligeti, and Bartok
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 8pm HUNGARIAN ACCENTS | DISTINGUISHED ARTISTS IN RECITAL MIKLOS PERENYI, CELLO BENJAMIN HOCHMAN, PIANO Works by Bach, Kodaly, Ligeti, and Brahms
Tickets: Subscriptions: $125/$95 (ages 35 & younger, $60) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25)
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WORDS & MUSIC
Now in its second season, Words & Music represents the Y's dedication to multiple artistic genres, reflecting the institution's historic and ongoing dedication to presenting the best in both the written word and music. A collaboration of the Y's renowned Unterberg Poetry Center and its equally regarded music department, the series gives artists and audiences the opportunity to examine the creative power, synergy, and complex dynamic between poetry and music. Words & Music offers insight to the music of language, the language of music, and both. This season, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet utilizes a translation of Cervantes' classic Don Quixote by Edith Grossman (one of the industry's top Spanish to English translators and on the faculty of the Unterberg Poetry Center) to create an event that blends text and music of Medieval and Renaissance Spain. The series also welcomes author Peter Esterhazy, who will join Andras Schiff in an evening of readings and piano music, and an additional program to be announced.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8pm ART OF THE GUITAR | WORDS & MUSIC LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET | TBD, ACTOR Don Quixote project with works by Narvaez, Encina, Pisador, Milan, and Martin y Coll
Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 8pm PROGRAM TBD
Monday, March 1, 2010 at 8pm PETER ESTERHAZY, AUTHOR | ANDRAS SCHIFF, PIANO Repertoire and readings to be announced
Tickets: Subscriptions: $125/$95 (ages 35 & younger, $60) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25)
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DISTINGUISHED ARTISTS IN RECITAL
The Distinguished Artists in Recital season opens with the internationally acclaimed violinist Christian Tetzlaff, who presents two back-to-back concerts for the price of a single ticket. Musical America's 2005 Instrumentalist of the Year offers audiences an extended, two-part, in-depth look at all of Bach's unaccompanied Partitas and Sonatas, which he recorded for Hanssler Classic in 2007. Richard Goode will make his first appearance at the Y since the early '90s in a concert of four-hand and duo piano music with Jonathan Biss. As part of Hungarian Accents, Distinguished Artists in Recital continues with Hungarian cellist Miklos Perenyi, and the final concert is an afternoon with two of the 92nd Street Y's long-standing musical friends: Peter Serkin and the Orion String Quartet.
Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 12 noon CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF, VIOLIN Part I (12:00-1:30pm) BACH: Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 [Lunch break] Part II (3:00-4:30pm) BACH: Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005; Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 8pm RICHARD GOODE, PIANO JONATHAN BISS, PIANO Four-hand piano works by Schubert, Schumann, Beethoven, Stravinsky, and Debussy
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 8pm DISTINGUISHED ARTISTS IN RECITAL / HUNGARIAN ACCENTS MIKLOS PERENYI, CELLO BENJAMIN HOCHMAN, PIANO Works by Bach, Kodaly, Ligeti, and Brahms
Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 3pm PETER SERKIN, PIANO ORION STRING QUARTET Works by Bach, Kirchner, Beethoven, and Brahms
Tickets: Subscriptions: $155/$120 (ages 35 & younger, $80) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25)
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MASTERS OF THE KEYBOARD
The 2009-10 Masters of the Keyboard series features three passionate artists of different ages, nationalities, and musical points of view. As part of Hungarian Accents, the extraordinary, Budapest-born pianist, composer, and conductor Zoltan Kocsis kicks off the season with an evening of Schubert. The second features Canadian pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin, whose musicianship and virtuosity has made him a highly respected figure in the piano world. The final program features the exceptional young pianist Jonathan Biss, who has already proved himself an accomplished world-class artist in performances throughout North America and Europe.
Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 8pm MASTERS OF THE KEYBOARD | HUNGARIAN ACCENTS ZOLTAN KOCSIS, PIANO Works by Schubert
Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 8pm MARC-ANDRE HAMELIN, PIANO Works by Haydn, Liszt, Faure, and Schumann
Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 8pm JONATHAN BISS, PIANO Works by Mozart, Kurtag, Schubert, and Chopin
Tickets: Subscriptions: $125/$95 (ages 35 & younger, $60) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25) ________________________________________
STRING QUARTET IN RESIDENCE TOKYO STRING QUARTET Martin Beaver, violin | Kikuei Ikeda,violin | Kazuhide Isomura, viola | Clive Greensmith, cello
The Tokyo String Quartet returns as String Quartet-In-Residence--a long-standing Y tradition that began with the Budapest String Quartet, who held the position from 1938 through 1965. This season is the second of its innovative three-year exploration of Ludwig van Beethoven's string quartets. The Tokyo is presenting the entire cycle alongside important piano sonatas written during the same time period.
"Throughout his entire career Beethoven stamped the string quartet and piano sonata with his musical personality, perhaps more than any other musical form," says Tokyo cellist Clive Greensmith, "and they have now become signposts of his development as a composer. Performing them side by side in this way offers an insight into Beethoven's genius that we believe is unique and will be very exciting for our Y audience."
The first concert welcomes Israeli pianist Inon Barnatan, who has gained widespread recognition for his poetic and passionate music making, communicative performances, and thoughtful and engaging programming. German pianist Markus Groh joins the Tokyo for the season's second concert. Since winning First Prize in the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 1995, Groh has forged a successful career as a much sought after, versatile pianist. The final program features Shai Wosner, a young Israeli who continues to attract recognition for his creative insight. Widely sought after for his spirit of partnership, the Tokyo recently met him at a festival and invited him to take part in this series. Each concert is preceded by a pre-concert talk at 7pm with Yale University's Michael Friedmann.
Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 8pm TOKYO STRING QUARTET With Inon Barnatan, piano BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95, "Serioso"; Sonata in C Major, Op. 53, "Waldstein"; String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1
Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 8pm TOKYO STRING QUARTET With Markus Groh, piano BEETHOVEN: Sonata in F-sharp Major, Op. 78; Sonata in D Major, Op. 28, "Pastoral"; String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2
Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 8pm TOKYO STRING QUARTET With Shai Wosner, piano BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74, "Harp"; Sonata in F minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata"; String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3
Tickets: Subscriptions: $125/$95 (ages 35 & younger, $60) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25)
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GREAT STRING QUARTETS
As part of the 2009-10 Central European focus, the Great String Quartets series explores one of the region's proudest products. Haydn created the quartet as it is known today, and three Central European ensembles will come to New York to offer a unique take on the genre from their own national point of view. The series' first concert, also part of Hungarian Accents, welcomes the Budapest-based Keller Quartet in a program of Beethoven, Ligeti, and Bartok. The second concert features the Czech Republic's Panocha Quartet, renown for its interpretation of Viennese classics, twentieth-century repertoire, and the great Czech masters, especially Smetana, Dvorak, Janacek and Martino. The series' final concert will be Austria's Hagen Quartet, which is committed not only to works by contemporary composers--such as Ligeti--but also to the rich and varied heritage of the overall quartet repertoire.
Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 3pm HUNGARIAN ACCENTS | GREAT STRING QUARTETS KELLER QUARTET Works by Beethoven, Ligeti, and Bartok
Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 8pm PANOCHA QUARTET Works by Mozart, Martino, and Dvovak
Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 8pm HAGEN QUARTET Works by Beethoven, Webern, and Grieg
Tickets: Subscriptions: $125/$95 (ages 35 & younger, $60) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25)
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CHAMBER MUSIC AT THE Y Jaime Laredo, artistic director
Since 1974, Chamber Music at the Y has brought some of the classical music world's finest soloists and ensembles together for unforgettable performances. From standard repertoire to commissioned works, artistic director Jaime Laredo presides over an inspiring series in one of New York's most chamber music-friendly halls. And in order to expand audiences, the Y has moved the Tuesday program to a new 2pm time slot, which makes the series available to a variety of potential new listeners.
The series begins with the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio in a monumental program of Schubert's piano trios. On their own, these pieces are among the most difficult and tiring trios in the repertoire, and this is the first time the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio has performed these two great works back-to-back at the Y. The series continues with an all-French program, featuring the world premiere of the 3rd movement of Dutilleux's Les citations for Oboe, Harpsichord, Double Bass and Percussion, composed for oboist Maurice Bourgue. The final program brings the focus back to Central Europe in an evening of Brahms performed by the not-to-be-missed combination of long-time friends and collaborators Leon Fleisher, Jaime Laredo, Michael Tree, and Sharon Robinson.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 2pm | Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 8pm The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio Trios by Schubert
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 2pm | Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 8pm Maurice Bourgue, oboe | Jaime Laredo, violin & viola | Sharon Robinson, cello | Kurt Muroki, double bass | Tara Helen O'Connor, flute | Reiko Uchida, piano & harpsichord | Ayano Kataoka, percussion | Bridget Kibbey, harp Works by Couperin, Dutilleux, Debussy, and Ravel. Program includes the world premiere of the 3rd movement of Dutilleux's Les citations for Oboe, Harpsichord, Double Bass and Percussion (1985, 1990-91, 2009)
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 2pm | Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 8pm Leon Fleisher, piano | Jaime Laredo, violin | Michael Tree, viola | Sharon Robinson, cello Works by Brahms.
Tickets: Subscriptions: $125/$95 (ages 35 & younger, $60) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25)
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ZUKERMAN CHAMBERPLAYERS Pinchas Zukerman, violin | Jessica Linnebach, violin | Jethro Marks, viola | Ashan Pillai, viola | Amanda Forsyth, cello
The Zukerman ChamberPlayers returns for its fourth season at the 92nd Street Y, its exclusive New York home. The ensemble's programming this season is inspired by the world of Johannes Brahms and will offer a mixed-genre of chamber works. Zukerman himself will take the stage in a variety of roles: solos, duos, and intricately written chamber parts. The Zukerman ChamberPlayers will also continue to welcome featured artists for each concert, and this season's roster includes mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, pianists Angela Cheng and Kevin Murphy, violinist Yosuke Kawasaki, clarinetist Kimball Sykes, and cellist Winona Zelenka.
Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 3pm ZUKERMAN CHAMBERPLAYERS With Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano; Yosuke Kawasaki, violin; Winona Zelenka, cello; Kevin Murphy, piano Works by Brahms and Dvorak
Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 3pm ZUKERMAN CHAMBERPLAYERS With Angela Cheng, piano Works by Brahms and Kodaly
Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 3pm ZUKERMAN CHAMBERPLAYERS With Kimball Sykes, clarinet and Winona Zelenka, cello Works by Brahms
Tickets: Subscriptions: $125/$95 (ages 35 & younger, $60) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25)
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ART OF THE GUITAR Benjamin Verdery, artistic director
Under the guiding hand of artistic director Benjamin Verdery, the 92nd Street Y's celebrated guitar series, Art of the Guitar, features a wide array of the instrument's most talented players from around the world. Each concert highlights the vast repertoire and extraordinary flexibility of this instrument. This season marks numerous anniversaries for some of the guitar world's most important composers: 2009 marks 100 years since Isaac Albeniz's and Francisco Tarrega's deaths and 50 years since Heitor Villa-Lobos's death; 2010 marks Albeniz's 150th birthday. The season begins with the Words & Music presentation of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's adaptation of Don Quixote (November 11, 2009), and continues with Manuel Barrueco (December 5, 2009) and the Brazilian Guitar Quartet (February 6, 2010). The season ends with the return of David Russell (April 10, 2010). All concerts are presented in conjunction with the 92nd Street Y's Guitar Institute and preceded by a pre-concert talk at 7pm with Yale University's Benjamin Verdery.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8pm ART OF THE GUITAR | WORDS & MUSIC LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET | TBD, ACTOR Don Quixote
Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 8pm MANUEL BARRUECO, GUITAR Works by Albeniz, Tarrega, and others
Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 8pm BRAZILIAN GUITAR QUARTET Works by Villa-Lobos, Albeniz, and others
Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 8pm DAVID RUSSELL, GUITAR Repertoire to be announced
Tickets: Subscriptions: $155/$125 (ages 35 & younger, $80) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25)
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GUITAR MARATHON: BACH
The 92nd Street Y's biennial Guitar Marathon returns for an exciting, day-long jam featuring the guitar world's most vibrant stars. In two sets, at 2pm and 7pm, the 2010 marathon examines the genius of master Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Some of the industry's most exciting instrumentalists will perform works by Bach, his contemporaries, and those composers inspired by him including Heitor Villa-Lobos and Gyan Riley. The Guitar Marathon is presented as part of the New York Guitar Festival, which was founded to explore all aspects of one of the world's most flexible instruments. The Festival's annual, citywide concert series has received acclaim from critics and audiences alike. The Guitar Marathon is presented in conjunction with the 92nd Street Y's Guitar Institute.
Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 2pm and 7pm GUITAR MARATHON: BACH Paul O'Dette, co-curator & lute David Spelman, co-curator John Schaefer, host Brazilian Guitar Quartet | Eliot Fisk, guitar | Paul Galbraith, guitar | David Leisner, guitar | Nigel North, lute | Gyan Riley, guitar | Benjamin Verdery, guitar | Ana Vidovic, guitar | Jason Vieaux, guitar | Additional artists to be announced Repertoire to be announced
Tickets: Subscriptions: $75/$60 (ages 35 & under, $40) Single tickets: $48/$38 (ages 35 & younger, $25)
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FAMILY MUSIC, AGES 3-6 WITH BASH THE TRASH John Bertles, Skip LaPlante, and Carina Piaggio
Bash the Trash offers the fourth year of its sold out concerts for young children and their families. This season, the ensemble will explore musical instrument families with guest artists Stephanie Griffin, Bill Trigg, and Bruce Williamson. In each concert, Bash the Trash perform and discuss the selected instruments of the day, and audiences use recycled materials to build their own wind instruments, which they'll play in a fun-filled jam session. The concerts are part of the Y's initiative, Wonderplay: Early Childhood Learning, which brings together the Y's vast resources for children ages five and under and their parents. More information is available at the program's website (www.92Y.org/wonderplay).
Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 3pm BASH THE TRASH 'N' STRINGS With Stephanie Griffin, guest artist
Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 3pm BASH THE TRASH 'N' PERCUSSION With Bill Trigg, guest artist
Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 3pm BASH THE TRASH 'N' WINDS With Bruce Williamson, guest artist
Tickets: Subscriptions: $30; Single tickets: $12
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FAMILY MUSIC, AGES 6 AND OLDER WITH STEVEN ISSERLIS AND FRIENDS
For cellist, author, and educator Steven Isserlis' popular and highly-accessible Family Music series, the artist and some of his friends will continue his fun, friendly, and educational exploration of classical music's most interesting composers. This season he will stop in Central Europe with the rest of the 92nd Street Y, dedicating a day each to Antonin Dvorak and Franz Schubert. He'll also venture to France, where he'll discuss the world of one of his favorite composers, Gabriel Faure. The author of two delightful and clever books on classical music for children, Why Beethoven Threw the Stew and Why Handel Waggled His Wig (Faber & Faber), Isserlis has dedicated much of his career to educating and exciting children about the classical world: its instruments, its music, its players and its creators. Clips from previous concerts are available at the Y's YouTube page, www.youtube.com/92Y.
Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 3pm THE GROUCHY GENIUS: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF DVORAK Steven Isserlis, cello Additional artists to be announced
Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 3pm THE MELODIOUS MASTER: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF FAURE Steven Isserlis, cello Additional artists to be announced
Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 3pm SONGS AND SPECTACLES: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF SCHUBERT Steven Isserlis, cello Additional artists to be announced
Tickets: Subscriptions: $42; Single tickets: $18
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A SLICE OF MUSIC (FOR AGES 10 AND OLDER) PIZZA WITH THE ZUKERMAN CHAMBERPLAYERS
Presented in conjunction with the Zukerman ChamberPlayers series, these pre-concert pizza lunches for children 10 and older (and the adults who accompany them) is one of the Y's and Pinchas Zukerman's many efforts to motivate future generations of musicians through education and outreach. Moderated by Hanna Arie-Gaifman, A Slice of Music is an informal, intimate gathering giving children the chance to meet these amazing musicians, ask questions, and learn a little more about the repertoire in that afternoon's performance. The ticket price includes balcony seating admission to the 3pm Zukerman ChamberPlayers concerts.
Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 2pm A SLICE OF MUSIC, AGES 10 AND OLDER Zukerman ChamberPlayers and additional artists to be announced
Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 2pm A SLICE OF MUSIC, AGES 10 AND OLDER Zukerman ChamberPlayers and additional artists to be announced
Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 2pm A SLICE OF MUSIC, AGES 10 AND OLDER Zukerman ChamberPlayers and additional artists to be announced
Tickets: Subscription: $50; Single Tickets: $20 (includes admission to 3pm ZCP concert)
The 92nd Street Y thanks its Tisch Center for the Arts supporters, which includes public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and public funds from the New York State Department of Cultural Affairs.
The 92nd Street Y gratefully acknowledges the support of the Joan H. and Preston Robert Tisch Foundation; Eva Colin Usdan and John Usdan; Extremely Hungary; Joan L. and Dr. Julius H. Jacobson II; Gilda and Henry Block; Kenneth Kolker; The Leir Charitable Foundations in memory of Henry J. & Erna D. Leir; Bernard and Anne Spitzer; the Hess Foundation, Inc.; the Maurice Amado Foundation courtesy of Renee and Daniel Kaplan; The Brodsky Family Foundation; Daphne Recanati Kaplan and Thomas S. Kaplan; The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation; Lini Lipton; the Henry and Lucy Moses Fund; The Augustine Foundation; The Henry Nias Foundation, courtesy of Dr. Stanley Edelman; The DAddario Music Foundation; the JJR Foundation; The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; The Seth Sprague Education and Charitable Foundation; the Dorothy and Sidney Singer Fund; and the Doris U. Powell Memorial Fund.
Additional support is provided by the Estate of Samuel and Elisabeth Leeman Boksenbom; The David Geffen Foundation; The Edythe Kenner Foundation; Consulate General of Israel in New York; The Herman Lissner Foundation; The E. Nakamichi Foundation; Jim Baumann; Stephanie Bernheim; the Edith C. Blum Foundation; the Grace R. and Alan D. Marcus Foundation; and Hanna Arie-Gaifman, among numerous others.
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