Chamber Music with Laurie Smukler, Rose Nelis, Gwen Krosnick, and Joel Krosnick
Mozart: String Quartet in D Major, K. 499
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956
Additional work TBD
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Mozart: String Quartet in D Major, K. 499
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956
Additional work TBD
Gwen and I are delighted to share this virtuoso program to benefit this wonderful educational program:
Servais/Leonard: Grand Concert Duo on Two English National Themes
JS Bach: 3 Canons from The Art of Fugue
Ravel: Sonate
Beethoven’s String Quartets in A Minor and F Major, Opp. 132 and 135, with wonderful musicians (and dear friends!) Emily Smith, violin; Rose Nelis, viola; and Gwen Krosnick, cello. Additional work(s) TBD.
Mozart: Overture to Marriage of Figaro
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: Adagio molto e cantabile
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
Haydn’s opera, Armida, gets its Virginia premiere (yes, really!) in this chamber arrangement, done by artistic director, Brenda Patterson.
Haydn’s opera, Armida, gets its Virginia premiere (yes, really!) in this chamber arrangement, done by artistic director, Brenda Patterson.
Haydn’s opera, Armida, gets its Virginia premiere (yes, really!) in this chamber arrangement, done by artistic director, Brenda Patterson.
JS Bach: Partita in E Major for solo violin, BWV 1006
Richard Wernick: Cadenzas and Variations II (1970)
Donald Martino: Romanza (2000)
JS Bach: Partita in B Minor for solo violin, BWV 1002
Beethoven:
String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130
Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
String Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131
With Carter Coleman, violin; Rose Nelis, viola; and Gwen Krosnick, cello
Harry Thacker Burleigh: Four Southland Sketches
Amy Beach: Sonata in A Minor, Op. 34
Copland: Sonata (1943)
Dvorak: Sonatina in G Major, Op. 100
Dvorak: 4 Romantic Pieces, Op. 75
Ives: Sonata no. 2
Harry T. Burleigh: Four Southland Sketches
Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major
Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 127
Elliott Carter: Elegy for String Quartet (1943)
Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 130
With Carter Coleman, violin; Rose Nelis, viola; and Gwen Krosnick, cello
Selections from works by W.C. Handy, H.T. Burleigh, M. Ravel, G. Gershwin, W.G. Still, C. Ives, and A. Dvorak
Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74
Richard Wernick: Cadenzas and Variations II (1970) for Violin Alone
Kenji Bunch: Until Next Time (2010) for solo viola
Richard Wernick: Suite for Unaccompanied Cello (2003 - written for Gwen Krosnick)
Astor Piazzola: Tango Étude No. 3 (1987) for solo violin
Beethoven: String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95
Brahms: Sonata in D Minor, Op. 108
Stravinsky: Duo Concertante
Prokofiev: Sonata in F Minor, Op. 80
Mozart: Piano Trio in C Major, K. 548
Daniel Temkin: Five Bagatelles (2007)
Brahms: Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 101
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, op. 59 no. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 59 no. 2
Elliott Carter: Riconoscenza per Gofreddo Petrassi (1984)
Lei Liang: Feng for solo cello
Elliott Carter: Figment IV for Solo Viola
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59 no. 3
With Suliman Tekalli, violin; Rose Nelis, viola; and Gwen Krosnick, cello
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 18, no. 5
Donald Martino: Romanza (2000) for solo violin
Andrew Norman: Sabina (2009) for solo violin
Christopher Theofanidis: Flow, my tears (1997) for solo viola
Ralph Shapey: Krosnick Soli (1983) for unaccompanied cello
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat major, Op. 18, no. 6
With Brigid Coleridge, violin; DJ Cheek, viola; and Gwen Krosnick, cello
Shaw: Music in Common Time
Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives
Josquin: La déploration de la mort de Johannes Ockeghem
Hearne: Coloring Book
Hearne: Law of Mosaics
Shaw: Music in Common Time
Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives
Hearne: Coloring Book
Hearne: Law of Mosaics
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in D Major, Op. 18 no. 3
Elliott Carter: Fantasy - Remembering Roger (1999) for solo violin
John Harbison: Four Songs of Solitude (1985) for solo violin
Thea Musgrave: In The Still Of The Night (1997) for solo viola
Roger Sessions: Six Pieces for Violoncello (1967)
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18 no. 4
With Luke Hsu, violin; Stephanie Fong, viola; and Gwen Krosnick, cello
Shaw: Music in Common Time
Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives
Hearne: Coloring Book
Hearne: Law of Mosaics
Concerts at the National Gallery are open to the public, free of charge. Audience is admitted on a first-come, first-served basis 30 minutes before the concert begins. For further information, call (202) 842-6941.
Shaw: Music in Common Time
Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives
Hearne: Coloring Book
Hearne: Law of Mosaics
Barber: Dover Beach
Kilar: Orawa
Wirén: Serenade
Suk: Meditation on an Old Czech Hymn
Takemitsu: Dorian Horizon
Eisler: Ernste Gesänge
Barber: Dover Beach
Kilar: Orawa
Wirén: Serenade
Suk: Meditation on an Old Czech Hymn
Takemitsu: Dorian Horizon
Eisler: Ernste Gesänge
Tickets: $25
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I'll be competing in the first Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition. I'll be performing the following repertoire:
Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita in B Minor, BWV 1002: Allemande and Double
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata in G Major, Op. 96
Johannes Brahms: Sonata in A Major, Op. 100
Thomas L. McKinley: Dialogues for Violin Solo (2016)
Mozart: Violin Concerto in A Major, K. 219
Maurice Ravel: Tzigane
Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18, no. 1
Elliott Carter: Rhapsodic Musings (2001) for solo violin
Tibor Pusztai: Alone (2010) for solo violin
Bruno Maderna: Viola (1971) per viola sola
Elliott Carter: Figment No. 1 (1994) for cello alone
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 18, no. 2
With Gabriel Boyers, violin; Sarah Darling, viola; Gwen Krosnick, cello
All photos of Ari Isaacman-Beck courtesy of Kaitlyn Ferris.
©Ari Isaacman-Beck: Boston, MA, 2017