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Apr 19: ASPECT Foundation Presents Weimar, The Cradle of Musical Talent at Italian Academy
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ASPECT FOUNDATION FOR MUSIC AND ARTS PRESENTS
WEIMAR: THE CRADLE OF MUSICAL TALENT, APRIL 19
Featuring Pianist Vsevolod Dvorkin and Cellist Sergey Antonon,
With an Illustrated talk by Musicologist Stephen Johnson
New York, NY (March 22, 2018) — The ASPECT Foundation for Music & Arts presents Weimar: The Cradle of Musical Talent on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at The Italian Academy at Columbia University, part of the foundation’s second New York City season of illuminating performances featuring many of the most prominent performers and musical scholars of today.
The evening features celebrated pianist Vsevolod Dvorkin and 2007 International Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medalist, cellist Sergey Antonon, in Bach’s Cello Suite No.1 in G Major, Mendelssohn’s Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Major, and Liszt’s Piano Sonata in B Minor, paired with an illustrated talk by veteran BBC radio host and musicologist Stephen Johnson. Johnson will delve into the city of Weimar’s significance during the twentieth century as a beacon of culture. This includes Bach’s tenure as Weimar’s court organist; twelve-year-old Mendelssohn’s visit to the city, effectively making an impression on the writer Goethe; and Liszt’s 1842 appointment as court composer. Alongside performances of some of these three composers finest instrumental works, this concert examines the Golden Age of a city that became a place of refuge during troubled times.
The final concert of ASPECT Foundations’ 2017-18 season is “Fête Galante: The Anatomy of Melancholy” on Thursday, May 17 featuring the Four Nations Ensemble and soprano Sherezade Panthaki, with an illustrated talk by Tav Holmes.
Program Information
Weimar: The Cradle of Musical Talent
Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 7:30pm
The Italian Academy at Columbia University | 1161 Amsterdam Avenue | NYC
Tickets: $45 includes wine and refreshments
Link: https://www.brownpapertickets.
Performers:
Vsevolod Dvorkin, piano
Sergey Antonov, cello
Program:
Bach - Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major
Mendelssohn - Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Major
Liszt - Piano Sonata in B Minor
About Vsevolod Dvorkin
Vsevolod Dvorkin was born in Moscow and studied at the city’s prestigious Conservatory. A prize-winner in numerous competitions, in 1994 he was awarded a scholarship to study with Lazar Berman in Imola and Vincenzo Balzani in Milan. He made his solo debut in Milan in 1998 and has since performed regularly in solo and chamber recitals, and as a concerto soloist with internationally acclaimed orchestras. He teaches at the European Music Academy in Erba and gives masterclasses all over the world.
About Sergey Antonov
Cellist Sergey Antonov enjoys a versatile career as a soloist and chamber musician. Having won the Gold Medal in the 2007 International Tchaikovsky Competition (Moscow), he undertook extensive tours of Europe, Asia, and the Americas. He and his piano partner Ilya Kazantsev have made several recordings together, and together with violinist Misha Keylin form the Hermitage Piano Trio. Mr Antonov also gives cello and chamber-music masterclasses at venues around the world, and in 2014 made his conducting debut.
About Stephen Johnson
Stephen Johnson is a writer, broadcaster and lecturer on music. A popular and acclaimed BBC Radio presenter, he won a Sony Gold Award for his documentary Vaughan Williams: Valiant for Truth. He is the author of Bruckner Remembered (Faber 1998), Discover Music of the Classical Era (Naxos 2008) and studies of Mahler and Wagner (Naxos 2006/2007), and is a contributor to The Cambridge Companion to Conducting (CUP 2004). He is also a composer, and his orchestral work Behemoth Dances received its world premiere in Moscow in April 2016, the UK premiere taking place in London a month later.
About ASPECT Foundation for Music and Arts
ASPECT Foundation for Music and Arts was founded by Irina Knaster in London in 2011 and relocated to New York City in 2016. ASPECT presents a new concert format – one that transforms the traditional recital into an intimate, engaging, and thought-provoking blend of performance, speech, and image.
The Foundation’s chamber-music events feature some of today’s leading musicians and music experts. For each concert, they set the works on the program in context with presentations supported by visuals. These “illustrated talks” reveal fascinating details about the composer, the music, and the cultural history of the period in question.
ASPECT aims both to support and promote artists, and to welcome audiences old and new to explore new aspects of a classical repertoire of endless riches. It’s more than a concert. To find out more, please visit www.aspectfoundation.net.
*Photo Credit: Left- Sergey Antonov by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco; Right- Vsevolod Dvorkin, Courtesy of ASPECT Foundation
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