2008-2009 LYON & HEALY HALL CONCERT SERIES
Saturday, November 22, 2008 8 p.m.
Elizabeth Hainen, harp
Noah Geller, violin
Hyunju Lee, violin
Anna Marie Ahn Petersen, viola
Yumi Kendall, cello
Elizabeth Hainen, Principal Harpist of The Philadelphia Orchestra since 1994, has appeared as concerto soloist and recitalist throughout the United States, Europe and Japan. Having graced the stages of Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony Hall and the J. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as well as the Marlboro Festival, Ms. Hainen has won international acclaim as one of today’s foremost harpists. She is joined in recital by string quartet with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
PROGRAM
Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Concerto in E Major
Gabriel Pierné
Concertstück
André Caplet
Conte Fantastique after E.A. Poe’s “The Mask of the Red Death”
Marcel Grandjany
Rhapsody for Harp and String Quartet
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Saturday, December 13, 2008 8 p.m.
Ángel Padilla Crespo, harp
Lourdes Ambriz, soprano
Described by Spanish harpist Nicanor Zabaleta as a “harpist of great talent…whose trills are unlike those of any other harpist in the world,” Mexican harpist Ángel Padilla Crespo joins us in the midst of his accomplished career. As a concert artist, Mr. Padilla Crespo has performed recitals and concerti throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and Latin America. Joining him in recital is Mexican soprano Lourdes Ambriz. Having a prestigious career with the Mexican National Opera, Ms. Ambriz has performed on both the American and European stages, including the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and the Prague Opera Orchestra.
PROGRAM
Gabriel Fauré
Claire de Lune
En Prière
Dans les Ruis d’un Abbaye
Auguste Durand (Arr. H. Renié)
Valse No. 1, Op. 83
Reynaldo Hahn
L’Enamourée
Si mes Vers avaient des Ailes!
A Chloris
Maurice Ravel (Arr. C. Salzedo)
Cinq Mélodies Populaires Grécques
J. Nin Culmell
Tres Morillas Me Enamoran en Jaén
Fernando J. Obradors
Con Amores la mi Madre
Del Cabello más sutil
El Molondrón
Isaac Albéniz
Torre Bermeja
Carlos Guastavino
Rocío
Se equivocó la Paloma
Nana del Niño Malo
Silvestre Revueltas
Canciones de Niños
Arturo Márquez
Dibujos Sobre un Puerto
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Saturday, February 7, 2009 8 p.m.
The Debussy Trio
Audiences are captivated by the dynamic expressive performances of the Debussy Trio, specializing in 20th and 21st century music. Celebrating their 20th Anniversary, harpist Marcia Dickstein, flutist Angela Wiegand and violist David Walther together have performed nationwide tours in 37 states, as well as countless community outreach programs. Internationally, they have appeared at Festivals in Copenhagen, Geneva and Prague and have been recognized by Gramophone Magazine of London.
PROGRAM
Claude Debussy
Deuxieme Sonate
David Walther
A Two for One Trio
Don Davis
Slam Ahead
Christopher Guardino
Mistral (world premiere)
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Saturday, March 21, 2009 8 p.m.
Anna Verkholantseva, harp
Alexander Trostiansky, violin
Known equally as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral performer, Anna Verkholantseva has established herself as one of the most accomplished harpists worldwide. A consistent prizewinner at international competitions, Ms. Verkholantseva currently serves as the Principal Harpist of the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Alexander Trostiansky, solo violinist of the Moscow Philharmonic Society joins her in recital. Together, they have played to critical acclaim in London’s Covent Garden, Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, Chicago Symphony Hall and San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre.
PROGRAM
Gioacchino Rossini
Andante con Variazioni per Arpa e Violino
Louis Spohr
Sonate
Sergei Rachmaninov
Vokalise
Valeri Kikta
Sonata for Violin and Harp
Camille Saint-Saëns
Fantasie for Violin and Harp, Op. 124
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Saturday, April 25, 2009 8 p.m.
Judy Loman, harp
Recognized as one of the world’s leading harp virtuosos, Judy Loman graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with the celebrated harpist, Carlos Salzedo. Having served as the Principal Harpist of the Toronto Symphony for 42 years, she currently holds the Maryjane Mayhew Barton Chair in Harp Studies at the Curtis Institute. As a soloist, Ms. Loman has received the admiration of audiences and critics alike across Canada, the United States, Europe and Japan.
PROGRAM
J. S. Bach
Praeludium and Fugue in D-Moll
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in B Minor, K. 27
Sonata in C Minor, K. 11
Sonata in G Major, K. 14
Alfredo Casella
Sonata per Arpa
Glenn Buhr
Tanzmusik
R. Murray Schafer
The Crown of Ariadne, for harp, percussion and tape
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Lyon & Healy Hall Concert Series Past Seasons
2005-2006 Lyon & Healy Hall Concert Series
Saturday, October 29, 2005
An Evening of Chamber Music
Hosted by pianist, Charles Wadsworth
Wendy Chen, piano
Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet
John Sharp, cello
Program
Francis Poulenc
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Johannes Brahms
Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A Minor, Op. 114
Ludwig van Beethoven
Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in B-flat Major, Op. 11
Samuel Barber
Souvenirs for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 28
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Vermeer String Quartet
Mathieu Dufour, flute
Program
Frederick Kuhlau
Quintet for Strings and Flute in A Major, Op. 51 No. 3
Leoš Janáček
String Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters”
Johannes Brahms
String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51 No. 2
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Ilya Kaler, violin
Stephen Balderston, cello
Boris Slutsky, piano
Program
Johannes Brahms
Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C Minor, Wo02 “FAE Sonata”
Franz Schubert
Fantasia in C Major for Violin and Piano D. 934
Antonin Dvořák
Piano Trio in F Minor Op. 65 (B. 130)
Saturday, February 25, 2006
María Luisa Rayan, harp
Thomas Robertello, flute
Program
Alan Hovhaness
The Garden of Adonis, Op. 245
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata in G Minor BWV 1020
Ravi Shankar
L’Aube Enchantée
Astor Piazzolla
Histoire du Tango
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Ilya Kaler, violin
Andrea Swan, piano
Program
Tommaso Vitali
Chaconne for Violin and Piano in G Minor
Johannes Brahms
Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano in D Minor, Op. 108
Manuel de Falla
Suite Populaire Espagnole for Violin and Piano
Eugene Ysaye
Sonata No. 6 for Violin Solo in E Major, Op. 27
Niccolo Paganini
I Palpiti: Introduction and Variations on “Di tanti palpiti” from Rossini’s “Tancredi” for Violin and Piano, Op. 13/MS 77
Saturday, April 1, 2006
Nancy Allen, harp
Program
Marcel Tournier
Etude de Concert “Au Matin”
Vers la source dans le bois
Lolita la danseuse from “Images”
Ludwig Spohr
Fantasie for Harp in C Minor, Op. 35
Marcel Grandjany
Children’s Hour Suite, Op. 25
Gabriel Fauré
Impromptu for Harp in D-flat Major, Op. 86
Paul Hindemith
Sonata for Harp
Mikhail Glinka, Arr. Mily Balakirev
The Lark
Sergei Prokofiev
Prelude in C Major, Op. 12
Ernesto Halffter
Danza de la Pastora
Eduardo López-Chavarri
El Viejo Castillo Moro
Isaac Albeniz
Spanish Dance “Oriental”
Manuel de Falla
Spanish Dance No. 1 from “La Vida Breve”
2006-2007 Lyon & Healy Hall Concert Series
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Vermeer String Quartet
Yukiko Ogura, viola
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet, Op. 18, No. 2
Benjamin Britten
String Quartet, Op. 94, No. 3
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet in C Major, K. 515
Saturday, November 4, 2006
Emmanuel Ceysson, harp
Program
Johann Sebastian Bach
French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in C Major, K. 200
Sonata in F Minor, K. 466
Henriette Renié
Ballade Fantastique
Benjamin C.S. Boyle
Suite Sylvanesque (2006)
Gabriel Fauré
Une Châtelaine en sa tour, Op. 110
Albert Zabel
Fantasy on Gounod’s Faust
Saturday, December 2, 2006
DaXun Zhang, double bass
Tomoko Kashiwagi, piano
Program
Robert Schumann
Adagio and Allegro in A-flat Major, Op. 70
Reinhold Glière
Intermezzo, Op. 9
David Anderson
Sonata for Double Bass and Piano
Han-Kun Sha
Grassland Song
Hai-Huai Huang
Horse Racing
Camille Saint-Saëns
The Swan (from The Carnival of the Animals)
George Gershwin
I Got Rhythm
Henri Vieuxtemps
Souvenir d’Amerique, Op. 17 (Variations on Yankee Doodle)
Saturday, February 3, 2007
Marie-Pierre Langlamet, harp
Program
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Transcribed by Chantal Mathieu
Fantasy
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata K. 332
Karol Beffa
Eloge de l’ombre
Claude Debussy
Valse romantique
Wilhelm Posse
Valse
Claude Debussy
Suite Bergamasque
Franz Schubert
Impromptu D 935 and Hungarian Melody
Aram Khatchatourian
Oriental dance and Toccata
André-François Marescotti
Mouvement
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
Program
Johann Sebastian Bach, Arr. Ferruccio Busoni
Organ Chorale
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
Franz Liszt
From “Années de pèlerinage”
Les jeux d’eau à la Villa d’Este
Vallée d’Oberman
Franz Schubert
Sonata in B-flat, D. 960
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Petar Jankovic, guitar
Program
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Prelude No. 1
Prelude No. 5
Prelude No. 4
Prelude No. 3
Prelude No. 2
Federico Moreno-Torrobba
Sonatina in A Major
Isaac Albeniz
Mallorca
Asturias
Roland Dyens
Libra Sonatina
Astor Piazzolla
Three Tangos
2007-2008 Lyon & Healy Hall Concert Series
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Sivan Magen, harp
Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin
Mihaela Ionescu, violin
Charles Pikler, viola
Loren Brown, cello
Program
Paul Ben-Haim
Poem
Pierre Sancan
Theme et Variations
André Caplet
Divertissement á l’Espagnole
Enrique Granados
Spanish Dance No. 2 (Oriental)
Eduardo López-Chavarri
El Viejo Castillo Moro
Claude Debussy
Dances for Harp and String Quartet
André Caplet
Conte Fantastique
Saturday, November 17, 2007
John Sharp, cello
Milana Pavchinskaya, piano
Program
George Frideric Handel
Adagio and Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata in A Major, Op. 69
Zoltán Kodály
Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Ilya Kaler, violin
Svetlana Krasnova, piano
Program
George Frideric Handel
Sonata in G Minor for Violin and Keyboard, Op. 1, No. 6 (HWV 364A)
Johannes Brahms
Sonata No. 2 in A Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 100
Johann Sebastian Bach
Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D Minor for Violin Solo (BWV 1104)
Igor Stravinsky
Duo Concertant for Violin and Piano (1932)
Fritz Kreisler
Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice for Violin Solo, Op. 6
Caprice Viennois, Op. 2
Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3
Henryk Wieniawski
Legende, Op. 17
Polonaise de Concert in D Major, Op. 4
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
Kathryn Brown, piano
Program
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in A Major, K. 208
George Frideric Handel
Concerto in B-flat (for solo harp)
Claude Debussy
First Arabesque
Danses Sacrée et Profane
Donald Erb
Sonata for Solo Harp
(commissioned by Yolanda Kondonassis)
Carlos Salzedo
Sonata for Harp and Piano
Chanson dans la nuit
Variations on a Theme in Ancient Style
Saturday, March 8, 2008
St. Lawrence String Quartet
Program
Franz Josef Haydn
String Quartet in G Major, Op. 77, No. 1
Dmitri Shostakovich
String Quartet NO. 3 in F Major, Op. 73
Antonin Dvořák
String Quartet in G Major, Op. 106
Saturday, April 12, 2008
María Luisa Rayan-Forero, harp
Program
Johann Sebastian Bach, Arr. María Luisa Rayan-Forero
Partita 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825
Partita 2 in C Minor, BWV 826
Astor Piazzolla, Arr. María Luisa Rayan-Forero
Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (Four Seasons)
2008-2009 Lyon & Healy Hall Concert Series
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Maria Krushevskaya, harp
PROGRAM
J. S. Bach (Arr. B. Dobrokhotov)
Toccata in D Minor
Mikhail Glinka-Mily Balakirev (Arr. M. Agazarian)
The Lark
Frédéric Chopin (Arr. W. Posse)
Fantasie-Impromptu
R. Nicolas Charles Bochsa
Rondeau sur le trio “zitti zitti” du “Barbier de Seville” de Rossini
E. Parish-Alvars
Grande fantaisie sur des motifs de l’opera “Lucia di Lammermoor” de Donizetti
Carlos Salzedo
Ballade
Chia-Yu Hsu
Huan
Jacques Charpentier
La Danse devant l’Arche
E. Walter-Küne (Arr. M. Agazarian)
Fantasy on Themes of the opera “Eugene Onegin” by P. Tchaikovsky
All concerts are approximately 90 minutes in length (with interval). In rare occurences, schedule subject to change.
For more information, please contact Heather Azem at +1.312.786.1881 X312 or by email at hall@lyonhealy.com.