FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012 AT 7:30 PM
JULIO ELIZALDE, PIANO
Winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition (2009) and the Yehudi Menuhin Competition (2008), Ray Chen is among the most compelling young violinists today. His recent performances, including debut recitals at the Kennedy Center in Washington D. C. and the Merkin Hall in New York, have enraptured both the audiences and the critics. “Ray Chen can do pretty much anything he wants on the violin” (Anne Midgette, The Washington Post). “His whole performance was out of this world” (Elise Simoens, De Standaard). Mozart, Brahms, Ysaÿe, Saint-Saëns. Ray records for Sony. $100/including Australian buffet/dinner/wine/valet parking available
EMBASSY OF BULGARIA
1621 22ND STREET, NW
FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012 AT 7:30 PM
BELLA HRISTOVA, VIOLIN
IEVA JOKUBAVICIUTE, PIANO
First Prize Winner in the 2008-09 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, Ms. Hristova and made her debut in the Young Concert Artists Series during the 2009-10 season at Merkin Concert Hall in New York, sponsored by the Rhoda Walker Teagle Prize, and at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. At the Auditions, she was also awarded the Helen Armstrong Violin Fellowship, the Miriam Brody Aronson Award, the Ruth Laredo Memorial Award, the Candlelight Concert Society Concert Prize, and the Lied Center of Kansas Concert Prize. Program: Schumann, Tower, Janáček, Brahms. Very limited seating. $100/ including Bulgarian buffet dinner/wine.
EMBASSY OF AUSTRIA
3524 INTERNATIONAL COURT, NW
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012 AT 7:30 PM
MENDELSSOHN PIANO TRIO
PETER SIROTIN, VIOLIN
YA-TING CHANG, PIANO
FIONA THOMPSON, CELL
GUEST ARTIST: MICHAEL STEPNIAK, VIOLA
Our fabulous trio in residence, Mendelssohn Piano Trio joined by violist Michael Stepniak will present a program of Austrian chamber music, which will include a Piano Trio by Joseph Haydn, a rarely performed youthful Piano Quartet by Gustav Mahler and the celebrated Piano Trio in E flat Major by Franz Schubert. This is a real treat. $50/ including dessert reception and Winter Palace Vodka tasting by Emperor Vodka.
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