Solo Piano Recital at NOVA Alexandria

Friday, April 5, 2024
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

PROGRAM TBA

Piano Masterclass at NOVA Alexandria

Thursday, April 4, 2024
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

DETAILS TBA

Solo Recital at the Brushwood Music Center

Saturday, March 23, 2024
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

PROGRAM

Lili Boulanger – Trois morceaux pour piano

Clara Schumann – Three Romances, Op. 21

Grazyna Bacewicz – Piano Sonata No. 2

Vivian Fung – “Kotekan” from Glimpses

Joan Tower – Sixth Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman

Emma Lou Diemer – Piano Sonata No. 3

Solo Piano Recital presented by the Washington International Piano Arts Council

Friday, February 23, 2024
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM

PROGRAM

J.S. Bach – Keyboard Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826

Lili Boulanger – Trois morceaux pour piano

Maurice Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin

Vivian Fung – “Kotekan,” from Glimpses

Johannes Brahms – 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center

Natalia Kazaryan joins the musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra.

Friday, February 9, 2024
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

PROGRAM

Franz Schubert – Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, “Trout”

Maurice Ravel – Arrangements of the Mother Goose Suite

PERFORMERS

Jennifer Kim, violin

Andrew Eng, viola

Eugena Cheng, cello

Charles Nilles, bass

Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center

From Brahms and Ravel to George Walker and Vivian Fung:
The Great Explorers of Harmony and Rhythm

Friday, February 2, 2024
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

PROGRAM

Vivian Fung – “Kotekan” from Glimpses

Johannes Brahms – 7 Fantasien, Op. 116

George Walker – Piano Sonata No. 5

Maurice Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin

WETA Front Row Washington

WETA broadcast of Conservation/Exploration with clarinetist Zachary Good on Front Row Washington

Monday, January 22, 2024
9:00 PM – 10:30 PM

PROGRAM

Louis Couperin, Elisabeth de La Guerre, François Couperin – French Baroque Style Brisé for solo bass clarinet

Jessie Montgomery – Peace for clarinet and piano

Germaine Tailleferre – Arabesque for clarinet and piano

Joan Tower – Wingspan for clarinet and piano

Zachary Good – Paco’s One Hundred Years for solo clarinet

Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 120, No. 2

Olivier Messiaen – Chant dans le style de Mozart for clarinet and piano

Although anchored by Beethoven’s vivacious “ Appassionata” Sonata, this program takes listeners on a grand musical journey across nearly 100 years of musical development — from France at the start of World War I to midcentury modernism and a thrilling work for prepared piano written at the dawn of the 21st century.

Program:
Vivian Fung – “Kotekan,” from Glimpses
Grażyna Bacewicz – Piano Sonata No. 2
Lili Boulanger – Trois morceaux pour piano
George Walker – Piano Sonata No. 2
Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 23, Op. 57 “Appassionata”

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Although anchored by Beethoven’s vivacious “ Appassionata” Sonata, this program takes listeners on a grand musical journey across nearly 100 years of musical development — from France at the start of World War I to midcentury modernism and a thrilling work for prepared piano written at the dawn of the 21st century.

Program:
Vivian Fung – “Kotekan,” from Glimpses
Grażyna Bacewicz – Piano Sonata No. 2
Lili Boulanger – Trois morceaux pour piano
George Walker – Piano Sonata No. 2
Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 23, Op. 57 “Appassionata”

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Brahms - Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

Marta Krechkovsky, violin

Elizabeth Fayette, violin

Erika Grey, viola

Joseph Gotoff, cello

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Solo Recital featuring works by Lili Boulanger, Grazyna Bacewicz, Vivian Fung, Brahms, and George Walker.

Program TBA

Works by HT Burleigh, Ottorino Respighi, Margaret Bonds, Undine Smith Moore and a world premiere of Chrystal E. Williams’ collaboration with composer Felipe Hostin.

Edvard Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra

James Lee, conductor

The price of your ticket includes access to unlimited food and drinks.

Felix Mendelssohn's older sister of three years, Fanny Mendelssohn, was a prolific composer, and the source of much of her brother's inspiration. Both siblings wrote piano trios and songs, as well as especially lyrical pieces for piano solo entitled “Songs without Words.” Enjoy the lesser known Fanny Mendelssohn's meticulously crafted works and unique brand of melody and expressiveness alongside those of Felix. Cofounders Natalia Kazaryan and Christopher Schmitt will be joined by Associate Concertmaster of the National Symphony, violinist Ying Fu, and series regular, cellist Joseph Gotoff.

Solo Recital of works by Vivian Fung, Mel Bonis, Grazyna Bacewicz, Joan Tower, Lera Auerbach, and Emma Lou Diemer.

Her Art’s Desire Opening Night Gala

Solo piano work performed by Natalia Kazaryan, as well as her Undergraduate students from Howard University.

Adjudicating final round of the Piano Competition.

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The pioneering voices of African-American women and the men who supported them, the collaboration between the sexes in poetry and song, and the progressive integration of thematic content and musical texture provide the essence of this artistic tribute to such a relevant piece of American history. Acclaimed mezzo-soprano Chrystal E. Williams returns from the Metropolitan Opera to offer a program of Art Songs with pianist and cofounder Natalia Kazaryan. H.T. Burleigh's “Five Songs of Laurence Hope” will be performed alongside Ottorino Resphigi's “Quattro Canzone,” based on a text by Ada Negri. Spirituals by Margaret Bonds and Undine Smith Moore, “The Dean of Black Women Composers,” will be featured beside the world premiere of “They Walk Alone,” a collaboration between Ms. Williams’ and her husband: composer, Felipe Hostin.

In keeping with holiday celebrations around the globe, our December concert will explore how various composers found meaning in music, whether it be through tradition, worship, or simply gratitude and purpose. Pianist and cofounder Natalia Kazaryan will perform the Second Keyboard Partita by the great J.S. Bach, and several selections from the Vingt regards sur l’enfant-Jésus of Olivier Messiaen, who was a prisoner of war during WWII in France. The concert will close with Felix Mendelssohn's second piano trio, an homage to the role of the spiritual in his life. Pianist and cofounder Christopher Schmitt will be joined by series regular cellist Joseph Gotoff, and the young prodigious talent of Bulgarian/Japanese descent, violinist Julia Angelov.

Reception begins at 6:30, followed by the concert at 7:15.

Discounted parking after 6 pm at 2001 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W

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Solo recital featuring works by Beethoven, Messiaen, Bonis, and Ravel. Fill out contact form for more information.

Works by Valerie Coleman, Kevin Day, David Lang, and Brian Nabors.

Sarah Frisof, flute

Peter Cain, clarinet

Jennifer Kim, violin

Eugena Chang, cello

Scott Christian, percussion

Natalia Kazaryan, piano

An American Celebration: A Celebration of the Life of George Walker

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For this month of gratitude, we will celebrate George Walker's centennial through the performance of his cello sonata among a cornucopia of other American music.Leonard Bernstein’s clarinet sonata brings youthful spirit, jazzy rhythms, and lyricism reminiscent of Copland, who called the sonata perfection. The intensity and passion with which Polish-American composer Robert Muczynski composed his Fantasy pieces for piano, clarinet and cello offer a stark contrast to the Trio of Hilary Purrington. Pianist and cofounder Natalia Kazaryan will be joined by the principal clarinetist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Michael Rusinek and cellist Rosanna Butterfield.

THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION – LEADING INTERNATIONAL COMPOSERS: A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF GEORGE WALKER

Violin and Piano Sonata, No. 2 (1979) 

Sonata for Cello and Piano (1957) 

Perimeters for clarinet and piano (1966) 

Five Fancies for clarinet and piano four hands (1975) 

Bleu for Unaccompanied Violin (2011) 

Music For Three (1971) for piano trio