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June 2012
10-16: Accent12 festival, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music / Cincinnati, OH
The Momenta Quartet joins as faculty-in-residence; performances TBA
8: Jacobi Medical Center / Bronx, NY / 10 AM
Carnegie Hall's Musical Connections presents an outreach performance by the Toomai Quintet
May 2012
20: Chapel of Our Lady Restoration concert series / Cold Spring, NY / 4 PM
The Momenta Quartet performs works by Philip Glass, Dalit Warshaw, and Franz Schubert
April 2012
18-20: Barnes Auditorium, Cornell University / Ithaca, NY
The Momenta Quartet returns to Cornell for performances of graduate student works for string quartet and gamelan, in collaboration with the Cornell University Gamelan Ensemble; a special "Kagel-fest" featuring works by Kagel and Beethoven, and a screening of Kagel's 1970 film Ludwig van; and a graduate student composition forum
13: Jacobi Medical Center / Bronx, NY / 10 AM
Carnegie Hall's Musical Connections presents an outreach performance by the the Toomai Quintet
3: The Center for Jewish History / New York, NY / 8 PM
The Momenta Quartet performs works by Copland, Strauss, Philip Glass, Dalit Warshaw, and a world premiere by David Glaser
March 2012
30: Miller Theatre, Columbia University / New York, NY / 8 PM
Glories of the Japanese Traditional Music Heritage - Concert III, sponsored by Columbia University's Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies
The Momenta Quartet joins composer and shakuhachi player Elizabeth Brown in a performance of her Mirage (2008)
26: The Dobbs Ferry Woman's Club / Dobbs Ferry, NY / 1 PM
The Hudson Valley Music Club presents the Momenta Quartet
Works by Dvorak, Dalit Warshaw, Philip Glass, and Eric Nathan
22-23: North Central Bronx Hospital / Bronx, NY
Carnegie Hall's Musical Connections presents the Toomai Quintet in a two-day workshop-performance with NCBH geriatric-psychiatric patients
18: Maurice Gusman Concert Hall, University of Miami / Coral Gables, FL / 4 PM
The Miami Civic Music Association presents the Toomai Quintet in a concert of works by Lecuona, Ponce, Chavez, and more
4-5: Princeton Symphony Chamber Music Series / Princeton, NJ
The Momenta Quartet gives three performances of "Music Inspired by Literature"
March 4, 2 PM, Stonebridge at Montgomery
March 4, 4:30 PM, Princeton Institute for Advanced Studies
March 5, 4 PM, Princeton Windrows
Program:
Philip Glass (b. 1937): String Quartet No. 2 (1983) "Company"
Dalit Warshaw (b. 1974): Elegy on a Theme by Sappho (2006)
Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in a minor, D804 "Rosamunde"
1: Klavierhaus / New York, NY / 7:30 PM
The Golden Key Music Institute presents the G-Sharp Duo
February 2012
16: Temple Israel of the City of New York / New York, NY / 8 PM
The Musicians of Lenox Hill perform
10: Jacobi Medical Center / Bronx, NY / 10 AM
Carnegie Hall's Musical Connections presents an outreach performance by the Toomai Quintet
7: Harvard Club of New York / New York, NY / 7:30 PM
The Toomai Quintet performs works by Ponce and Dvorak
4: Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater, Symphony Space / New York, NY / 4 PM
The Momenta Quartet performs on the 3rd Annual"Music of Now" Marathon
January 2012
29: South Orange Performing Arts Center / South Orange, NJ / 3 PM
As part of the Juilliard@SOPAC series, the Toomai Quintet presents "A Tribute to Two Latin American Masters: Ernesto Lecuona and Manuel Ponce"
28: TimeIn Gallery at HiArt! / New York, NY
Momenta Quartet performance, presented by the Temple University Composition Department
24-25: New Canaan Elementary Schools / New Canaan, CT
Toomai Quintet teaching-performing residency
18: WMP Concert Hall / New York, NY / 12:30 PM
The Strad for Lunch series presents the Toomai Quintet in works by Ponce and Dvorak
13: Jacobi Medical Center / Bronx, NY / 10 AM
Carnegie Hall's Musical Connections presents an outreach performance by the Toomai Quintet
10: Le Poisson Rouge / New York, NY / 7:30 PM
The Momenta Quartet performs works by Huang Ruo
Past Highlights:
2011
December 20 / The Momenta Quartet performs a student composition reading at Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, as Ensemble-In-Residence
December 16 / With the Piano Quartet on the Balcony
, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
December 14 / Carnegie Hall's Musical Connections presents an outreach performance by the Toomai Quintet at Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY
December 11 / The Argento Ensemble performs at the Austrian Cultural Forum, New York
World premiere of full version of David Fulmer's "On Night", cycle for chamber ensemble and solo soprano saxophone; with saxophonist Eliot Gattegno and conducted by David Fulmer
December 6 / The Metropolis Ensemble join The Roots on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (read about it, and watch the video, here!)
December 4 / Performance of Brahms Double Concerto with cellist Peter Dzialo and the Beth-El Orchestra, conducted by Joseph Ness
Presented by the Beth-El Music & Arts Committee, Beth El Temple, West Hartford, CT
November 20 / The Momenta Quartet performs at the Rockland Conservatory, Pearl River, NY
"India Meets String Quartet", with guests Barbara Benary and Marcie Frishman, percussion
Barbara Benary (b. 1946): Tamil Quartets (2007)
Michael Rose (b. 1976): Mohini Thinks of Leaving (2007)
Cage: String Quartet in Four Parts (1950)
Philip Glass (b. 1937): Music in Similar Motion (1969)
November 18-19 / The Toomai Quintet's teaching-performing residency at Bak Middle School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, FL
November 11 / Carnegie Hall's Musical Connections presents a collaborative outreach performance by the the Toomai Quintet and soprano Camille Zamora at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Ossining, NY
November 10 / Momenta Quartet lecture-performance at Lehman College; featuring works by Byrd, Bach, Mozart, Dvorak, and Philip Glass
October 30-November 6 / Momenta Quartet performances presented by the Ohana Arts Fall Festival of Music, Hawaii
Concerts featuring works by Faure, Chausson, Milhaud, Philip Glass, Cergio Prudencio in collaboration with pianists Djordje Nesic and Jonathan Korth, soprano Rachel Schutz, and mezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin; masterclasses and lecture-performances at Hawaii Pacific University and University of Hawaii
October 22 / With the Piano Quartet on the Balcony
, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
October 22 / Recital with Yelena Grinberg, piano at Steinway Hall
"Celebrating Liszt at 200"
Mozart: Violin Sonata in G, KV301
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7 in c minor, op.30/2
Bartok: Rhapsody No. 1, Sz.86
Kurtag: Tre Pezzi for violin and piano, op.14e (1979)
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no. 12 in C-sharp minor for violin and piano
October 20 / Carnegie Hall's Musical Connections presents an outreach performance by the Toomai Quintet at Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY
October 15 / Recital with Yelena Grinberg, piano at the Bronxville Women's Club, Bronxville, NY
Works by Mozart, Beethoven, Bartok, and Liszt
September 29-30 / The Momenta Quartet in Jakarta, Indonesia
The Komunitas Salihara presents Tony Prabowo's "Pastoral" (2006), with Nyak Ina Raseuki ("Ubiet"), Indonesian traditional vocalist, and Binu Sukaman, soprano (review)
September 15 / The Metropolis Ensemble, fresh from recording two albums at the Tanglewood's Ozawa Hall, performs "Renderings" at the Angel Orensanz Center, New York
August 26-28 / The Momenta Quartet at the Gretna Music Festival, Mt. Gretna, PA
With guests Charles Abramovic, piano (in piano quartets by Mozart and a world premiere by Allen Krantz) and Sarah Darling, viola (in the Bruckner Viola Quintet and works by Byrd, Pärt, and Pérotin)
June 26-August 14 / Marlboro Music Festival, Marlboro, VT
Performances of works by Hensel, Schnittke, Schubert, Brahms, and Copland
June 23 / Sejong Soloists perform at the Guggenheim Museum, New York
June 16 / Recital with pianist Yelena Grinberg at WMP Concert Hall, New York
Works by Schubert, Brahms, Kodály, Kurtág, and Liszt
June 11 / With the Piano Quartet on the Balcony
, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
May 31 / The Momenta Quartet performs rare works by Julián Carrillo at the Americas Society, New York
May 29 / The Momenta Quartet performs works by Huang Ruo, private event, New York
May 27 / The Momenta Quartet performs with Soyoung Kim, piano at the Fleming Education Center Auditorium, University of Southern Mississippi, Long Beach, MS
Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 1 in g minor, KV478
Schnittke: Violin Sonata No. 1 (1963)
Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1 in c minor, op.15
May 22 / Gamelan Dharma Swara and the Momenta Quartet perform Jack Body/Wayan Gde Yudane's "A House in Bali" for string quartet, gamelan, narrator, and sheng at Le Poisson Rouge, New York
May 13 / The Momenta Quartet performs at the Museum of Chinese in America, New York, presented by the League of Compsers/ISCM
"Chinese Composers Elsewhere":
Melissa Hui (b. 1966): Map of Reality (2009)
Kee Yong Chong (b. 1971): Silence Cosmos (2005)
Jason Kao Hwang (b. 1957): If We Live in Forgetfulness, We Die in a Dream (2011) *World premiere
Kee Yong Chong: String Quartet No. 4, "Clouds Surging" (2011) *Koussevitzky Foundation commission world premiere
Huang Ruo (b. 1976): String Quartet No. 2, "The Flag Project"
May 11 / Carnegie Hall's Musical Connections presents an outreach performance by the Toomai Quintet at Metropolitan Hospital, New York
May 6 / Recital with Yelena Grinberg, piano at the Bronxville Women's Club, Bronxville, NY
April 30 / Recital with Yelena Grinberg, piano at Steinway Hall, New York
Schubert: Violin Sonata in A, D574 "Grand Duo"
Brahms: Sonatensatz (Scherzo from F.A.E. Sonata)
Kodály: Adagio for violin and piano (1905)
Liszt: Grand Duo concertant sur la Romance de "Le Marin", S128/R462
April 28 / The Musicians of Lenox Hill present an evening of Romantic chamber music at Temple Israel of the City of New York
April 23 / Sejong Soloists members perform a program featuring two rare Stradivari Society violins, Beverly Hills, CA (review)
Vivaldi: Concerto for 3 Violins in F, RV551
Wieniawski: Polonaise Brillante No. 2 in A, op.21
Sousa: Stars and Stripes (arr. Dukov for two violins)
April 22 / Sejong Soloists at the Cerritos Performing Arts Center, Cerritos, CA (review)
M. Haydn: Notturno in f
Piazzolla/Desyatnikov: Las cuatro estaciones porteñas
Mendelssohn: Concerto for violin, piano, and strings in d minor (with Daniel Cho, violin and Orli Shaham, piano)
April 11 / The Momenta Quartet (with Katharine Dain, soprano) perform at the Center for Jewish History, New York
Bart Bartholomew (b. 1947): Lament (1999) for solo cello
Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 2 in f-sharp minor, op.10
Philip Glass (b. 1937): String Quartet No. 5 (1991)
April 5 / The Momenta Quartet (with guests Katharine Dain, soprano and Ubiet, Indonesian vocalist) perform at WMP Concert Hall, New York
Tony Prabowo (b. 1956): Hampa for Multiple Voices (2002)
Takuma Itoh (b. 1984): Event Horizon (2008-9)
Wayan Gde Yudane (b. 1964): Entering the Stream (2009) for piano trio
Tony Prabowo: Pastoral (2006), chamber opera for two voices and string quartet; text by Goenawan Mohamad
March 30-31 / Momenta Quartet's annual Cornell University residency
Performing new works by Cornell graduate student composers Jesse Benjamin Jones, Eric Nathan, and Niccolo Athens; and joining the New Music in Southeast Asia symposium; with Katharine Dain, soprano, Nyak Ina Raseuki ("Ubiet"), Indonesian traditional vocalist, Xak Bjerken, piano, and the Cornell University Gamelan Ensemble in works by Kee Yong Chong (b. 1971), Tony Prabowo (b. 1956), Wayan Gde Yudane (b. 1964), and Michael Asmara (b. 1956)
March 28 / Eric Nathan portrait concert, presented by the Hudson Valley Music Club series, at the Dobbs Ferry Woman's Club, Dobbs Ferry, NY
March 27 / The Momenta Quartet (with guests Katharine Dain, soprano and Ubiet, Indonesian vocalist) perform at Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium, Haverford College, Haverford, PA
Dvorak: String Quartet No. 12 in F, op.96 "American"
Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 2 in f-sharp minor, op.10
Tony Prabowo (b. 1956): Pastoral (2006), chamber opera for two voices and string quartet; text by Goenawan Mohamad
March 24 / The Momenta Quartet presents "Coming to America: Music by Immigrant Composers" at the Paul Robeson Galleries, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
Dvorak: String Quartet No. 12 in F, op.96 "American"
Manena Contreras (b. 1966): Instantes (2005)
Kento Watanabe: The Traveler's Song (2010)
Huang Ruo (b. 1976): String Quartet No. 2, "The Flag Project" (2009)
March 5 / The Momenta Quartet (with guest pianist Blair McMillen) performs the Brahms Piano Quintet on the Composers Collaborative: Serial Underground series at Cornelia Street Café, New York
February 27 / The Momenta Quartet performs at the TimeIn Gallery at HiArt! (New York), presented by the Temple University Composition Department
Manena Contreras (b. 1966): Instantes (2005)
Kento Watanabe: The Traveler's Song (2010)
Arthur Kampela (b. 1960): Uma Faca Só Lâmina (A Knife All Blade, 1998)
Plus world premieres by Adam Vidiksis and Anne Neikirk
February 26 / The Momenta Quartet performs on the Music & Mosaics Concert Series at Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
Manena Contreras (b. 1966): Instantes (2005)
Kento Watanabe: The Traveler's Song (2010)
Arthur Kampela (b. 1960): Uma Faca Só Lâmina (A Knife All Blade, 1998)
Huang Ruo (b. 1976): String Quartet No. 2, "The Flag Project" (2009)
February 24 / The Toomai Quintet performs at ISSUE Project Room, Brooklyn
Scott Wollschleger (b. 1980): Quintet (2011), World premiere
James Tenney: Quintext (1972)
Richard Carrick (b. 1971): Adagios (2010), NY Premiere
February 21 / The Momenta Quartet performs on the 2nd Annual"Music of Now" Marathon at Symphony Space, New York, NY
Arthur Kampela (b. 1960): Uma Faca Só Lâmina (A Knife All Blade, 1998)
Huang Ruo (b. 1976): String Quartet No. 2, "The Flag Project" (2009)
February 10-11 / Momenta Quartet masterclasses, composition reading, and performance at Williams College, Williamstown, MA
In collaboration with "The BOX: Music by Living Composers" series:
Cergio Prudencio (b. 1955): Transfiguraciones (2006/7)
Arthur Kampela (b. 1960): Uma Faca Só Lâmina (A Knife All Blade, 1998)
Agustín Fernández (b. 1958): String Quartet No. 1 "Montes" (2007)
Manena Contreras (b. 1966): Instantes (2005)
February 6 / The Momenta Quartet's 2nd Annual Kampelathon, Brooklyn
Featuring an open rehearsal of the second half of Arthur Kampela's Uma Faca Só Lâmina (A Knife All Blade, 1998), a live interview with the composer, and a performance by the Arthur Kampela band
January 23 / SONYC (The String Orchestra of New York City) performs at The Kosciuszko Foundation, New York
SONYC (The String Orchestra of New York City) performs an all-Polish program:
Szarzyński: Sonata (1690's?)
Noskowski: String Quartet in d minor, op.9
Bacewicz: Concerto for String Orchestra (1948)
Kryszstof Penderecki (b. 1933): Sinfonietta per archi (1992)
January 14 / Carnegie Hall's Musical Connections presents a collaborative outreach performance by the the Toomai Quintet and Sospiro Winds at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Ossining, NY
2010
December 12-30 / Sejong Soloists' tour of South Korea
December 9 / Sejong Soloists' 11th Annual Gala Benefit at Zankel Hall, New York
November 23 / Recital with Yelena Grinberg, piano at Faust Harrison PIanos
Michael Harrison: Yaman Kalyan: Raga Prelude No. 1
J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 3 in E Major, BWV1016 for violin and continuo
Clara Schumann: Three Romances, op.22
Busoni: Violin Sonata No. 1 in e minor, op.29
November 10 / The Momenta Quartet performs on the Barbès Classical series, Brooklyn
November 9 / Carnegie Hall's Musical Connections presents an outreach performance by the the Toomai Quintet at Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center and Home, Staten Island, NY
November 7 / Performance on the Golden Key Salon Series
The G-Sharp Duo performs works by J.S. Bach and Clara Schumann
November 5 / The Toomai Quintet performs Jessica Pavone's "Songs of Synastry and Solitude" at the Philadelphia Art Alliance
October 27 / Carnegie Hall's Musical Connections presents an outreach performance by the Toomai Quintet at Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY
October 24 / The Momenta Quartet performs on the Sunday Music Series at Chapel of Our Lady Restoration, Cold Spring, NY
The Momenta Quartet performs...
Kento Watanabe: Traveler's Song (2010) *World premiere
Huang Ruo (b. 1976): String Quartet No. 2, "The Flag Project" (2009)
Agustín Fernández (b. 1958): String Quartet No. 1, "Montes" (2007)
Dvorak: String Quartet No. 12 in F, op.96 "American"
October 2 / The Momenta Quartet presents "Up, Down, and Out of Town" at Location One (Roulette), New York:
Melissa Hui (b. 1966): Map of Reality (2009)
Gordon Beeferman (b. 1976): String Quartet (2006)
Huang Ruo (b. 1976): String Quartet No. 2, "The Flag Project"
Philip Glass (b. 1937): String Quartet No. 5 (1991)
September 29 / Carnegie Hall's Musical Connections presents an outreach performance by the the Toomai Quintet at the United Hindu Cultural Council Senior Center, South Ozone Park, NY
August 13 / The Momenta Quartet performs at Music at Gretna:
Beethoven: Serenade for Flute, Violin, and Viola, op.25 (with Carl Ellenberger, flute)
Philip Glass (b. 1937): String Quartet No. 5 (1991)
Brahms: Piano Quintet in f minor, op.34 (with Blair McMillen, piano)
July-August / Great Mountains International Festival and School, South Korea
With Sejong as ensemble-in-residence; featuring works by Couperin, Mozart, Shostakovich, Vivaldi, Janáček, Britten, Arvo Pärt, and two premieres by Richard Danielpour
June 25 / The Momenta Quartet's Three-Fingered Fundraiser, Brooklyn
Sebastián Zubieta: Cuarteto (1991) (World premiere)
Cergio Prudencio: Transfiguraciones (2006/7)
Martin Iddon: Danaë (2009-10) for string trio
David Simons: Cipher (1992) (World premiere of quartet version)
Philip Glass: Music in Similar Motion (1969)
June 17-18 / The Momenta Quartet, with guests Blair McMillen (piano) and Joanne Lin (cello), gives the American premiere of two works by Johanna Doderer at the Austrian Cultural Forum (New York) and Austrian Embassy (Washington, D.C.)
June 14 / Performance on the Cornelia Street Café's "Serial Underground" series
Elliott Carter: Rhapsodic Musings (2000) for violin solo
Christopher Stark: aMBiValence (2009) for amplified string trio and delay (with members of the Momenta Quartet)
June 9 / Final concert of the Toomai Quintet's 2009-10 residency at P.S. 161 (Carnegie Hall's Weill Institute Partnership School)
June 5-6 / Recitals with Yelena Grinberg, piano at the Montauk Library (Montauk, NY) and Rogers Memorial Library (Southampton, NY)
Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in f minor, op.4
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, op.24 "Spring"
Webern: Four Pieces for violin and piano, op.7
Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2 in d minor, op.121
May 22 / The Momenta Quartet performs on the Brooklyn Conservatory New Music Collective's "East Meets West" series
Tony Prabowo (b. 1956): Commonality 1 for Viola and Tape (1998)
Michael Rose (b. 1971): Mohini Thinks of Leaving (2007)
Kee Yong Chong (b. 1971): Silence Cosmos (2005)
Michael Asmara (b. 1956): Three Pieces for Solo Violin (2008)
Philip Glass (b. 1937): Music in Similar Motion (1969)
May 16 / The Toomai Quintet perfoms on the Con Vivo Chamber Music Series, Jersey City
Works by Georges Onslow, Erik Satie, and the world premiere of the string quintet version of Richard Carrick's "Adagios"
May 6 / Members of the Momenta Quartet perform with Soyoung Kim, piano at the Cohen-Davison Theater, Peabody Conservatory
Members of the Momenta Quartet in recital with Soyoung Kim, piano
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 21 in e minor, KV304
Schnittke: Violin Sonata No. 1 (1963)
Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1 in c minor, op.15
May 3 / The Momenta Quartet (with guest pianist Blair McMillen) performs at Temple University, Philadelphia; works by Matthew Greenbaum, Temple Univ. student composers, and the Brahms piano quintet
May 2 / SONYC (The String Orchestra of New York City) performs at St. Peter's Church, New York
Telemann: Overture No. 10 in G, TWV55 "Don Quixote"
Walton: Sonata for String Orchestra (1971)
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in c minor, op.110
April 29 / Momenta Quartet lecture-performance at Lehman College; featuring works by Haydn, Kodály, Philip Glass, Michael Rose, and Agustín Fernández
April 23 / SONYC performs at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (See May 2 program above)
April 1 / Performance of Beethoven's "Spring" sonata with pianist Yelena Grinberg on the Golden Key Salon Series, New York
March 17 / The Toomai Quintet performs at ISSUE Project Room, Brooklyn
Works by Georges Onslow, Jessica Pavone, Huang Ruo, Adrian Willaert, and more
March 16 / SONYC concert presented by the Williamsport (PA) Community Concert Association
(See May 2 program above)
March 10-11: The Momenta Quartet in residence at Cornell University
Cergio Prudencio (b. 1955): Transfiguraciones (2006/7)
Gordon Beeferman (b. 1976): String Quartet (2006)
Arthur Kampela (b. 1960): String Quartet, Uma Faca Só Lâmina ("A Knife All Blade", 1998)
Agustín Fernández (b. 1958): String Quartet No. 1 “Montes” (2007)
Philip Glass (b. 1937): Music in Similar Motion (1969)
And 5 new works by Cornell graduate composers
February 24 / The Momenta Quartet performs an all-Latin American program at the The Americas Society, New York
Manena Contreras (b. 1966): Instantes (2005)
Cergio Prudencio (b. 1955): Transfiguraciones (2006/7)
Arthur Kampela (b. 1960): String Quartet, Uma Faca Só Lâmina ("A Knife All Blade", 1998)
Agustín Fernández (b. 1958): String Quartet No. 1 “Montes” (2007)
February 14 / Performance of Prokofiev's violin duo in C with violinist Asmira Woodward-Page, presented by Barbès, Brooklyn
February 11 / The Toomai Quintet performs Jessica Pavone's Songs of Synastry and Solitude at The Stone, New York
February 8 / The Momenta Quartet gives the world premiere of Arthur Kampela's Uma Faca Só Lâmina ("A Knife All Blade", 1998) on the Cornelia Street Café's "Serial Underground" series, New York
January 29 / Carnegie Hall's Musical Connections presents the Toomai Quintet at the Diana H. Jones Senior Center, Brooklyn
January / Tour of South Korea with the Sejong Soloists
Repertoire includes David Diamond's "Rounds", Handel's Concerto Grosso op.6/1, Earl Kim's "Dear Linda", Kagel's "Match for Three Players", Mozart's Piano Concerto KV413
16: Seoul Women's Association Benefit
17: Sungnam Arts Center
19: Gangreung Arts Center
22: Hoam Art Hall
24: Hoam Art Hall
2009 and previous
December 2009 / East Asia concert tour with Sejong Soloists and violinist Gil Shaham
Programs include Golijov's "Last Round", Piazzolla/Desyatnikov Las cuatro estaciones porteñas, Haydn's Violin Concerti in G and C, and the Mendelssohn Octet
8: Incheon Culture and Arts Center / Incheon, Korea
11: Sejong Performing Arts Center / Seoul, Korea
13: Shanghai Concert Hall / Shanghai, China
15: Beijing National Center for the Performing Arts / Beijing, China
16: Jhihde Theatre / Kaohsiung, Taiwan
17: National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall / Taichung, Taiwan
18: Taipei National Concert Hall / Taipei, Taiwan
December 2, 2009 / Sejong Soloists 10th Annual Gala, Alice Tully Hall; hosted by Paula Zahn and with special guest Gil Shaham
Maurer: Concertante for Four Violins in A major, op. 55
Richard Danielpour (b. 1956): Lacrimae beati (World premiere)
Nan-Pa Hong: Boatman’s Song (Traditional, Korea)
Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat Major, op. 20
November 13, 2009 / The Ossia Symphony Chamber Players at Elebash Hall, New York
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, op.4
Michael Gatonska (b. 1967): Transformation of the Hummingbird (2003)
Piazzolla/Desyatnikov: Las cuatro estaciones porteñas (with Lara St. John, violin)
November 10, 2009 / The Toomai Quintet performs at Roulette for the CD release party of Jessica Pavone's Songs of Synastry and Solitude (on Tzadik Records)
November 9, 2009 / The Momenta Quartet gives the NY premiere of Gordon Beeferman's String Quartet (2006) on the Cornelia Street Café's "Serial Underground" series
November 5, 2009 / Performance on the Golden Key Salon Series, New York
With Yelena Grinberg, piano
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 8 in C, KV296
Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F (1838)
October 30, 2009 / Recital at Klavierhaus, New York
With Yelena Grinberg, piano
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 8 in C, KV296
Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F (1838)
Schoenberg: Phantasy, op.47
Brahms: Violin Sonata in d minor, op.108
Mendelssohn: Allegro in C (1820)
October 28, 2009 / Carnegie Hall's Musical Connections presents the Toomai Quintet at Jacobi Hospital, Bronx
October 13, 2009 / Sejong Soloists at the Hopkins Performing Arts Center, Dartmouth College
Jay Greenberg (b. 1991): Four Scenes (2008)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A, KV414 (with Orli Shaham, piano)
Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat Major, op. 20
October 10, 2009 / Sejong Soloists at Hodgson Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center in Athens, GA (Program above)
September 24, 2009 / Season opening recital at the Louvre
With Takashi Sato, piano
Schubert: Sonatina No. 3 in g minor, D408
Kreisler: Recitativo and Scherzo, op.6 for violin solo
Elliott Carter (b. 1908): Rhapsodic Musings (2000) for violin solo
Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D, op.94b
Gershwin/Heifetz: "It Ain't Necessarily So" from Porgy and Bess
September 14, 2009 / Carnegie Hall's Musical Connections presents the Toomai Quintet at the Opening Ceremony of the new R.O. Perelman Heart Institute at Weill Cornell Medical Center
September 12, 2009 / Recital at Schenectady Library, "Young Musicians Forum" Recital Series
With Nathan Brandwein piano; works by Fauré, Prokofiev, Schubert, Poulenc, Carter, and Kreisler
August 21 and 23, 2009 / Salle de la Matze, Sion, Switzerland: Final Round and Laureates' Concert at the 2009 Sion-Valais International Violin Competition
Beethoven Violin Concerto with the Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok, conducted by Shlomo Mintz
June 22, 2009 / Sejong Soloists at the International Festival of Arts and Ideas (review)
M. Haydn: Notturno in F
Piazzolla/Desyatnikov: Las cuatro estaciones porteñas
Jay Greenberg (b. 1991): Four Scenes (2008)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 11 in F, KV413 (with Robert Blocker, piano)
June 21, 2009 / Sejong Soloists at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival (Program above)
May 8, 2009 / Toomai Quintet performs at the Con vivo chamber music series, Jersey City
May 1, 2009 / Advent Lutheran Church, New York
Matthew Greenbaum’s “Nameless” with the Cygnus Ensemble and the Momenta Quartet;
American premiere of Stefan Wolpe's "Fragment for String Quartet" (1950-1)
Listen to mp3's of the live performance!
April 30, 2009 / Momenta Quartet lecture-performance at Lehman College
April 26, 2009 / Recital at the Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York
With Yelena Grinberg, piano
J.S. Bach: Sonata for Violin and Continuo in A, BWV1015
Philip Lasser: Chaconne Variations (2008) (U.S. Premiere)
Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 1 in a minor, op.105
Schoenberg: Phantasy for violin with piano accompaniment, op.47
Schubert: Fantasy in C
April 25, 2009 / Concert with organist Mary Jane Newman, The Presbyterian Church of Mount Kisco
Works by Handel and Vitali
April 23, 2009 / Recital presented by the Musical Club of Hartford
With Nathan Brandwein, piano; works by Handel, Mozart, Paganini, Prokofiev
April 19, 2009 / Recital at the Tenri Cultural Institute of New York
With Yelena Grinberg, piano (See April 26 program above)
April 14, 2009 / Toomai Quintet performs at Caffe Vivaldi, New York
April 1-7, 2009 / Sejong Soloists’ tour of Arizona and California with violinist Gil Shaham
Haydn: Violin Concerti in G and C, Mendelssohn: Octet, op.20 (review)
Concerts in Tucson and Scottsdale (AZ); North Ridge, Santa Barbara, and Palm Desert (CA)
March 2009 / Sejong Soloists’ tour of South Korea
Concerts in Ulsan, Pohang, Daegu, Busan, Kimhae, and Seoul
Solo performance of Otoño porteño from Piazzolla/Desyatnikov's Four Seasons aired on KBS-TV's "Classic Odyssey"
February 23, 2009 / Recital with Akira Eguchi, piano
Presented by Charlotte White's Salon de Virtuosi, by invitation for Ambassador Motoatsu Sakurai of Japan
February 20, 2009 / Sejong Soloists at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT
Works by Elgar, Jay Greenberg, Piazzolla, and Mozart
February 6, 2009 / Artist Diploma Recital II, Juilliard
Rare solo violin, violin-cello, and violin-guitar works with Michael Haas, cello and Mattias Jacobsson, guitar
Rózsa: Allegro moderato from the Sonata for Violin Solo, op.40
Elliott Carter: Rhapsodic Musings (2000)
Schulhoff: Duo for violin and cello (1925)
Kreisler: Recitativo and Scherzo, op.6 for solo violin
Falla/Kochanski: Suite populaire espagnole (1914) for violin and guitar
Piazzolla: L’histoire du tango for violin and guitar
Paganini: Cantabile
February 4, 2009 / Wednesdays at One series Artist Diploma Showcase, NY Society for Ethical Culture
Works by Falla and Piazzolla with Mattias Jacobsson, guitar
January 23, 2009 / Opening night of the 2009 FOCUS! new music festival
NY premiere of Roger Reynolds’ Aspiration (2004-5) for solo violin and chamber orchestra (New York Times review)
With the New Juilliard Ensemble conducted by Joel Sachs
December 2008 / Sejong Soloists’ 9th Annual Gala, Zankel Hall
“Violin Stories,” hosted by Paula Zahn, featuring performances on three rare violins. Works by Bloch, Dvořák, Kreisler, Sarasate, Wieniawski, and Jay Greenberg
November 2008 / Annual Friends of the Library Benefit, Juilliard
Selections from Brahms’ Piano Quartet in g minor with Nathan Brandwein, piano, Luke Fleming, viola, and Eli Lara, cello
/ G-Sharp Duo lecture-performance, Columbia University
“Beethoven’s Spiritual Journey: From the Heroic to the Pastoral Style,” featuring Beethoven’s op.47 “Kreutzer” and op.96 sonatas
/ Recital at the Harvard Club of New York
With Yelena Grinberg, piano
Stravinsky: Suite d’après des thèmes, fragments et morceaux de Giambatista Pergolesi (Kochanski version, 1925)
Philip Lasser (b. 1963): Vocalise (1999) for violin and piano
Ravel: Sonata in G (1927)
Bartok: Rhapsody No. 1, Sz.86
Grieg: Sonata No. 3 in c minor, op.45
Bolcom: Graceful Ghost Rag (1979)
September 2008 / Sejong Soloists at the Newman Performing Arts Center, Denver
Shostakovich: Praeludium and Scherzo, op.11
Bach/Stokowski: Air on the G String (from Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068)
Piazzolla/Desyatnikov: Las cuatro estaciones porteñas
Dvorak: Serenade in E, op.22
August 2008 / Great Mountains International Music Festival and School, South Korea
With Sejong as ensemble-in-residence and adjunct chamber music faculty
World premiere of Jay Greenberg’s Four Scenes (2008) for string octet; works by Sibelius, Haydn, Mozart; scenes from Philip Glass’ La Belle et la Bête
July 2008 / New York and world chamber work premieres at the Summergarden series, Museum of Modern Art (New York Times review)
With Sean Rice, clarinet; Elizabeth Lara, cello; Joel Sachs, piano
Pablo Ortiz: Hipermilonga (1997) for violin, clarinet, and piano
Valentin Bibik: Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 127 (1998)
Daniel Giorgetti: Dialogue (2000) for violin and piano
Ricardo Lorenz: Compass Points (2003) for violin, clarinet, and piano
Elliott Sharp: Homage Leroy Jenkins (2008) for violin, clarinet, and piano
May 2008 / Recital at Olin Arts Center, Bates College
With Yelena Grinberg, piano
Schubert: Sonatina No. 2 in a minor, D385
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A, op.100
Messiaen: Thème et variations (1932)
Franck: Violin Sonata in A, M8
April 2008 / Miller Theatre’s Biannual Columbia-Juilliard Series, New York
With Yelena Grinberg, piano
Ravel: Violin Sonata in G (1927)
Brahms: Piano Quintet in f minor
/ Juilliard Artist Diploma Recital I
With Nathan Brandwein, piano and Adelle-Akiko Kearns, cello
Ysaÿe: Solo Sonata op.27 no.3 “Ballade”
Fauré: Andante, op.75
Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A, op.13
Messiaen: Thème et variations (1932)
Ravel: Piano Trio in a minor (1914)
Poulenc: Bagatelle in d minor
/ Recital at Merkin Hall, New York
With Yelena Grinberg, piano
Works by Schubert, Brahms, Messiaen, and Franck
January 2008 / South Korean concert tour with Sejong Soloists
Works by Bruch, Janacek, Offenbach, Shostakovich, Dvorak, and Mozart
December 2007 / “An Intimate Evening of Music with the Stradivari Society,” New York
Joint recital with violinist Frank Huang, featuring two rare violins on loan from the Stradivari Society of Chicago
Works by Wieniawski, Sarasate, Sibelius, Saint-Saëns
/ Sejong Soloists’ Annual Gala, Zankel Hall
Featuring Hyunah Yu, soprano and the Juilliard String Quartet
Works by Bach, M. Haydn, Elgar, Dvořák, Piazzolla, and Gordon Chin
/ AXIOM ensemble at Miller Theatre
New York stage premiere of Elliott Carter's only opera, "What Next?" (1997)
Conducted by Jeffrey Milarsky
Reviews in the New York Times and the New York Observer
November 2007 / Solo performance with the Juilliard Orchestra, Avery Fisher Hall
Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
With Gal Nyska, cello; Nicholas Stovall, oboe; Virya Quesada, bassoon
Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat Major
Reviews in the New York Times (that's the back of my head at the bottom center of the photo...yeah!) and the New York Sun
October 2007 / Sejong Soloists at the Lensic Theatre (Santa Fe, NM) and Austin State University (Nacogdoches, TX)
M. Haydn: Notturno in F
Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations (Ole Akahoshi, cello)
Shostakovich: Praeludium and Scherzo, op.11
Elgar: Serenade in e minor, op.20
Piazzolla/Desyatnikov: Las cuatro estaciones porteñas
Albuquerque Journal review
August 2007 / Great Mountains International Music Festival and School, South Korea
With Sejong as ensemble-in-residence
Works by Haydn, Augusta Read Thomas, Gordon Chin, Takemitsu, Piazzolla
June 2007 / Sejong Soloists perform at London’s Cadogan Hall (review) and Paris’ Salle Gaveau (review)
Piazzolla/Desyatnikov: Las cuatro estaciones porteñas
Sukhi Kang: Four Seasons of Pyeongchang (2006) with Stefan Milenkovich, violin
Tchaikovsky: Serenade in C, op.48
May 2007 / Recital at Olin Arts Center, Bates College
With Yelena Grinberg, piano
Schubert: Sonatina No. 3 in g minor, D408
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G, op.96
Hiroya Miura: Moon Petals (2005)
Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2 in d minor, op.121
/ Sejong Soloists perform at the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater (review)
Osvaldo Golijov: Last Round (1996) for double string quartet and double bass
M. Haydn: Notturno in F
Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations (Ole Akahoshi, cello)
Ravel (arr. Tognetti): String Quartet in F (1903)
March 2007 / Recital at Brooklyn Bargemusic
With Yelena Grinberg, piano
Schubert: Sonatina No. 3 in g minor, D408
Hiroya Miura: Moon Petals (2005)
Beethoven: “Kreutzer” Sonata
February 2007 / Sejong Soloists perform at Sprague Hall, Yale University
With mezzo-soprano Susanne Mentzer
Respighi: Il tramonto, P.101
Haydn: Arianna a Naxos
Shostakovich: Praeludium and Scherzo, op.11
Schubert (arr. Mahler): Quartet in D, D810 “Death and the Maiden”
/ Juilliard Master of Music Recital
With Yelena Grinberg and Matthew Odell, piano
Bach: Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in d minor
Schubert: Sonatina No. 3 in g minor, D408
Debussy: Sonata in g minor (1917)
Paganini: Caprices Nos. 11 and 13
Saint-Saëns (arr. Ysaÿe): Valse-Caprice, op.52 no.6
October 2006 / Release of CD soundtrack, “4”, by ABC Classics (Australia)
Featured soloist in collaboration with violinists Cho-Liang Lin, Yura Lee, Adele Anthony, and bassist Rachel Calin
July-August 2006 / Sejong Soloists' tour of South Korea and residency at La Jolla Summerfest
Works by Piazzolla, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Golijov; world premiere of Sukhi Kang's Four Seasons of Pyeongchang (2006)
February 2006 / “Wednesdays at One” series, Alice Tully Hall
Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time with Matthew Odell, piano, Michael Haas, cello, and Alexey Gorokholinskiy, clarinet
Early 2006 / Release of Naxos recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons performed by violinist Cho-Liang Lin and Sejong Soloists
August 2005 / Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in Kagoshima, Japan with the MBC Youth Symphony, Shinya Ozaki conducting
July 2005 / Sejong Soloists at the Aspen Music Festival with violinists Adele Anthony and Cho-Liang Lin; works by Telemann, Hartmann, Schubert, and Vivaldi
June 2004 / Contemporary Music Workshop Fellowship, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
October 2004 /Wieniawski's Variations on an Original Theme, op.15 with the Columbia University Bach Society at Miller Theatre, David Rosenmeyer conducting
May 2003 / Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 with the Kalamazoo Symphony, Raymond Harvey conducting