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FRENCH BACH I

Sunday, January 14th, 2018, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, January 17th, 2018, at 7 p.m.

DR. YELENA GRINBERG, speaker & pianist

All-BACH program:

French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812 (ca. 1722-25)
French Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 815 (ca. 1722-25)
French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813 (ca. 1722-25)

Suite in A Major, BWV 832 (ca. 1708)
French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817 (ca. 1722-25)

BUY TICKETS for Sunday, Jan. 14th, 2018, at 5 p.m.
BUY TICKETS for Wednesday, Jan. 17th, 2018, at 7 p.m.

FRENCH BACH II

Sunday, January 28th, 2018, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, January 31st, 2018, at 7 p.m.

DR. YELENA GRINBERG, speaker & pianist

All-BACH program:

French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814 (ca. 1722-25)
French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816 (ca. 1722-25)
Aria and Variation 16 (Ouverture) from the Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1741)
French Overture in B minor, BWV 831 (1735)

BUY TICKETS for Sunday, January 28th, at 5 p.m.
BUY TICKETS for Wednesday, January 31st, at 7 p.m. 

MOZART A PARIS

Thursday, February 15th, 2018, at 7 p.m.
Sunday, February 18th, 2018, at 5 p.m.

  

G Sharp Duo

EMILIE-ANNE GENDRON, violin
YELENA GRINBERG, piano

All-MOZART program:

Violin Sonata in D Major, K. 7 (1763-64)
Violin Sonata in A Major, K. 305 (1778)
Violin Sonata in E minor, K. 304 (1778)
Violin Sonata in D Major, K. 306 (1778)

BUY TICKETS for Thursday, February 15th, 2018, at 7 p.m.
BUY TICKETS for Sunday, February 18th, 2018, at 5 p.m.

MUSIC FOR FLUTE, CELLO, AND PIANO

Sunday, February 25th, 2018, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, February 28th, 2018, at 7 p.m.
  

    

JESSICA TASKOV, flute
BEN CAPPS, cello
YELENA GRINBERG, piano

BEETHOVEN – Trio in G Major for piano, flute, and cello, WoO 37 (1786)
HUMMEL – Trio in A Major for flute, cello, and piano, op. 78 (1818)
KUHLAU – Grand Trio in G Major for flute, cello, and piano, op. 119 (1832)
WEBER – Trio in G minor for flute, cello, and piano, op. 63 (1818)

BUY TICKETS for Sunday, February 25th, 2018, at 5 p.m.
BUY TICKETS for Wednesday, February 28th, 2018, at 7 p.m.

FRENCH MASTERWORKS FOR CELLO & PIANO I

Sunday, March 11th, 2018, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, March 14th, 2018, at 7 p.m.
  

    

BEN CAPPS, cello
YELENA GRINBERG, piano

COUPERIN – Pieces de concert, arr. for cello and piano (1724)
DEBUSSY – Sonata for cello and piano (1915)
FAURE – Sonata No. 1 in D minor for cello and piano, op. 109 (1917)
CHAUSSON – Piece in C Major, op. 39 (1897)
SAINT-SAENS – Sonata in C minor for cello and piano, op. 32 (1872)

BUY TICKETS for Sunday, March 11th, at 5 p.m.
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FRENCH IMPRESSIONS I

Sunday, March 25th, 2018, at 5 p.m.

  

G-SHARP DUO

Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano

COUPERIN – Selections from Nouveau concerts (1724)
DEBUSSY – Sonata for violin and piano in G minor (1917)
POULENC – Sonata for violin and piano (1942-43)
FAURE – Berceuse & Romance for violin and piano (1878-79 / 1883)
SAINT-SAENS – Sonata No. 1 in D minor for violin and piano, op. 75 (1885)

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FRENCH FLUTE

Sunday, April 8th, 2018, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 11th, 2018, at 7 p.m.

  

JESSE HAN, flute
YELENA GRINBERG, piano

COUPERIN – Selections from Nouveau concerts (1724)
BLAVET – Sonata for flute and piano in G Major (“L’Henriette”), op. 2, no. 1 (1732)
SAINT-SAENS – Romance in D-flat Major for flute and piano, op. 37 (1871)
FAURE – Sicilienne for flute and piano, op. 78 (1893)

CHAMINADE – Concertino in D Major for flute and piano, op. 107 (1902)
ANDRIESSEN – Theme and Variations on a Theme by Couperin for flute and piano (1944)

RAVEL – Minuet from Le Tombeau de Couperin (1914-17)
POULENC – Sonata for flute and piano (1957)

BUY TICKETS for Sunday, April 8th, at 5 p.m.

FRENCH MASTERWORKS FOR CELLO & PIANO II

Sunday, April 22nd, 2018, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 25th, 2018, at 7 p.m.
  

    

BEN CAPPS, cello
YELENA GRINBERG, piano

COUPERIN – Pastorale for cello and piano, arr. Cassado (ca. 1717 / 1925)
RAVEL – Sonate posthume for cello and piano (1897)
FAURE – Sonata No. 2 in G minor for cello and piano, op. 117 (1921)
MASSENET – MelodieElegie for cello and piano (1872)
SAINT-SAENS – Sonata No. 2 in F Major for cello and piano, op. 123 (1905)

BUY TICKETS for Sunday, April 22nd, at 5 p.m.
BUY TICKETS for Wednesday, April 25th, at 7 p.m.

FRENCH GEMS FOR PIANO FOUR-HANDS

Saturday, May 5th, 2018, at 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 6th, 2018, at 5 p.m.

  

YELENA GRINBERG, piano
ELENA KUSHNEROVA, piano

DEBUSSY – Petite Suite for piano four-hands (1886-89)
FAURE – Dolly Suite for piano four-hands, op. 56 (1893-96)
RAVEL – La mere l’oye (“Mother Goose Suite”) for piano four-hands (1910)
POULENC – Sonata for piano four-hands (1918 / 1939)
SATIE – Trois Morceaux en forme de Poire for piano four-hands (1903)
BIZET – Jeau d’enfants (“Children’s Games”) for piano four-hands, op. 22 (1871)

BUY TICKETS for Saturday, May 5th, at 5 p.m.
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FRENCH IMPRESSIONS II

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018, at 7 p.m.

 

G-SHARP DUO

EMILIE-ANNE GENDRON, violin
YELENA GRINBERG, piano

RAVEL – Sonata No. 1 for violin and piano (“Sonate Posthume“) (1897)
SAINT-SAENS – Sonata No. 2 in E-flat Major for violin and piano (1896)
MESSIAEN – Fantasie for violin and piano (1933)
FRANCK – Sonata in A Major for violin and piano (1886)

BUY TICKETS for Wednesday, May 23rd, at 7 p.m.

FRENCH PIANO TRIOS

Saturday, June 2nd, 2018, at 5 p.m.
Sunday, June 3rd, 2018, at 5 p.m.

       

ERIC SILBERGER, violin
BEN CAPPS, cello
YELENA GRINBERG, piano

FAURE – Elegie for cello and piano, op. 24 (1880)
SAINT-SAENS – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, op. 92 (1892)
MASSENET – Meditation from Thais, arr. for violin and piano (1893)
RAVEL – Piano Trio in A minor (1914)

BUY TICKETS for Saturday, June 2nd, 2018, at 5 p.m.
BUY TICKETS for Sunday, June 3rd, 2018, at 5 p.m.

FRENCH WINE, WOMEN AND SONG

Saturday, June 9th, 2018, at 5 p.m.

    

PATRICIA SONEGO, soprano
YELENA GRINBERG, piano

Songs by Couperin, Saint-Saens, Massenet, Bizet, Viardot, Chaminade, Holmes, Faure, Hue, Debussy, Lekeu, d’Indy, Boulanger, Ravel, Milhaud, Poulenc, Talleferre, Satie, Vieu, and Messiaen

BUY TICKETS for Saturday, June 9th, at 5 p.m.

CELEBRATING COUPERIN LE GRAND

Sunday, June 24th, 2018, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, June 27th, 2018, at 7 p.m.

Dr. Yelena Grinberg, speaker & pianist

COUPERIN – Sixieme Ordre (1716-17); Dix-huitieme Ordre (1722)
HELPS – “Hommage to Ravel” from Three Hommages (1972)
RAVEL – Le Tombeau de Couperin (1914-17)

BUY TICKETS for Sunday, June 24th, at 5 p.m.
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MAGICAL MANDOLIN

Sunday, July 22nd, 2018, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, July 25th, 2018, at 7 p.m.
Sunday, July 29th, 2018, at 5 p.m.

   

JOYCE RASMUSSEN BALINT, mandolin
YELENA GRINBERG, piano

VIVALDI – Concerto in G Major for mandolin and keyboard, RV 532 (1725)
BACH – Sonata in G minor, arr. for mandolin and keyboard, BWV 1001 (ca. 1720)
HANDEL – Sonata in D Major, arr. for mandolin and keyboard, HWV 371 (1730)
BEETHOVEN – Adagio in E Major, WoO 43b; Andante con variazioni, WoO 44b (1796)
GRIEG – Solveig’s Cradle Song from Peer Gynt Suite, arr. for mandolin and piano (1875)
CALACE – Rondo, Romanza, and Tarantella for mandolin and piano (1905)
HUMMEL – Grande Sonate for mandolin and piano in C Major, op. 37a (1810)

BUY TICKETS for Sunday, July 22nd, at 5 p.m.
BUY TICKETS for Wednesday, July 25th, at 7 p.m.
BUY TICKETS for Sunday, July 29th, at 5 p.m.

CELEBRATING COUPERIN LE GRAND 

Wednesday, August 15th, 2018, at 7 p.m.

Dr. Yelena Grinberg, speaker & pianist

COUPERIN – Dix-huitieme Ordre (1722)
RAVEL – Le Tombeau de Couperin (1914-17)

Private Residence on Upper East Side, New York

FREE admission

ROMANTIC MASTERWORKS FOR CELLO AND PIANO

Friday, August 17th, 2018, 5-8 p.m.
Saturday, August 18th, 2018, 5-8 p.m.

  

DOROTHY LAWSON, cello
YELENA GRINBERG, piano

Works by BACH, BEETHOVEN, MENDELSSOHN, SCHUMANN, DVORAK, GRIEG, and FAURE

The Metropolitan Museum
Balcony Bar
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028

FREE admission with the ticket to the Museum

ENCHANTING EVENING FOR FLUTE, HARP, AND PIANO

Sunday, August 26th, 2018, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, August 29th, 2018, at 7 p.m.

       

JESSICA TASKOV, flute
VIOLETTA NORIE, harp
YELENA GRINBERG, piano

MENDELSSOHN – Fantasia on “The Last Rose of Summer” for solo piano, op. 15 (1827)
SCHUBERT – Introduction and Variations on “Trockne Blumen” for flute and piano, D. 802 (1824)
TURINA – Tema y variaciones for harp and piano, op. 100 (1945)
MOZART – Concerto for flute, harp, and orchestra (piano), K. 299 (1778)

BUY TICKETS for Sunday, August 26th, at 5 p.m.
BUY TICKETS for Wednesday, August 29th, at 7 p.m.

ROMANTIC MASTERWORKS FOR CELLO AND PIANO

Friday, August 31st, 2018, 5-8 p.m.
Saturday, September 1st, 2018, 5-8 p.m.

  

DOROTHY LAWSON, cello
YELENA GRINBERG, piano

Works by BACH, BEETHOVEN, MENDELSSOHN, SCHUMANN, DVORAK, GRIEG, and FAURE

The Metropolitan Museum
Balcony Bar
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028

FREE admission with the ticket to the Museum

MAGICAL MANDOLIN

Saturday, September 8th, 2018, at 7 p.m.

   

JOYCE RASMUSSEN BALINT, mandolin
YELENA GRINBERG, piano

VIVALDI – Concerto in G Major for mandolin and keyboard, RV 532 (1725)
BACH – Sonata in G minor, arr. for mandolin and keyboard, BWV 1001 (ca. 1720)
HANDEL – Sonata in D Major, arr. for mandolin and keyboard, HWV 371 (1730)
BEETHOVEN – Andante con variazioni for mandolin and piano,WoO 44b (1796)
GRIEG – Morning and Anitra’s Dance arr. for mandolin and piano (1875)
CALACE – Rondo, Romanza, and Tarantella for mandolin and piano (1905)
HUMMEL – Grande Sonate for mandolin and piano in C Major, op. 37a (1810)

Mozartina Musical Arts Conservatory
43 Prospect Avenue
Tarrytown, NY 10591

General Admission: $30

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FANTASTICAL BACH

Sunday, September 16th, 2018, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, September 19th, 2018, at 7 p.m.

DR. YELENA GRINBERG, speaker & pianist

All-Bach Program:

Toccata in D minor, BWV 913 (1707-1714)
Toccata in F-sharp minor, BWV 910 (1707-1714)
Toccata in E minor, BWV 914 (1707-1714)
Toccata in G Major, BWV 916 (1707-1714)
Toccata in C minor, BWV 911 (1707-1714)
Toccata in G minor, BWV 915 (1707-1714)
Toccata in D Major, BWV 912 (1707-1714)

BUY TICKETS for Sunday, Sep. 16th, at 5 p.m.
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CELEBRATING GRIEG AND HIS CIRCLE I

Sunday, September 30th, 2018, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018, at 7 p.m.

 

G-SHARP DUO

EMILIE-ANNE GENDRON, violin
YELENA GRINBERG, piano

SCHUBERT – Violin Sonata No. 3 in G minor, D.408 (1816-17)
BRAHMS – Sonata No. 1 in G Major for violin and piano, op. 78 (1878-79)
SIBELIUS – Berceuse and Danse caracteristique, op. 79 (1915-17)
SVENDSEN – Romance in G Major for violin and piano, op. 26 (1881)
GRIEG – Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, op. 13 (1867)

BUY TICKETS for Sunday, Sept. 30th, at 5 p.m.
BUY TICKETS for Wednesday, Oct. 3rd, at 7 p.m.

CELEBRATING GRIEG AND HIS CIRCLE II

Sunday, October 14th, 2018, at 5 p.m.
Thursday, October 18th, 2018, at 7 p.m.

  

G-SHARP DUO

EMILIE-ANNE GENDRON, violin
YELENA GRINBERG, piano

MENDELSSOHN – Violin Sonata in F Major (1820)
PART – Fratres for violin and piano (1977)
SCHUMANN – Sonata No. 1 in A minor for violin and piano, op. 105 (1851)
GADE – Fantasiestucke for violin and piano, op. 43 (1864)
GRIEG – Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, op. 43 (1887)

BUY TICKETS for Sunday, October 14th, at 5 p.m.
BUY TICKETS for Thursday, October 18th, at 7 p.m.

ROMANTIC MASTERWORKS FOR CELLO & PIANO

Sunday, October 28th, 2018, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, October 31st, 2018, at 7 p.m.

  

SEBASTIAN STOGER, cello
YELENA GRINBERG, piano

BEETHOVEN – Sonata No. 4 in C Major for cello and piano, op. 102 (1815)
SCHUBERT – Sonata in A minor for arpeggione (cello) and piano, D. 821 (1824)
DVORAK – Polonaise in A Major for cello and piano (1879)
GRIEG – Sonata in A minor for cello and piano, op. 36 (1882-83)

BUY TICKETS for Sunday, October 28th, 2018, at 5 p.m.
BUY TICKETS for Wednesday, October 31st, 2018, at 7 p.m.

ROMANTIC MASTERWORKS FOR CELLO AND PIANO

Friday, November 2nd, 2018, 5-8 p.m.
Saturday, November 3rd, 2018, 5-8 p.m.

  

DOROTHY LAWSON, cello
YELENA GRINBERG, piano

Works by BACH, BEETHOVEN, MENDELSSOHN, SCHUMANN, DVORAK, and GRIEG

The Metropolitan Museum
Balcony Bar
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028

FREE admission with the ticket to the Museum

GRIEG AND HIS WORLD

Wednesday, November 7th, 2018, at 7 p.m.
Sunday, November 11th, 2018, at 5 p.m.

     

JESSICA TASKOV, flute
YELENA GRINBERG, piano

SCHUMANN – Drei Romanzen, op. 94 (1849)
GADE – Ballade from Fantasiestucke, op. 43 (1864)
REINECKE – Sonata in E minor for flute and piano (“Undine”), op. 167 (1882)
DVORAK – Romance in F minor, op. 11 (1879)
GRIEG – Sonata in F Major, op. 8 (1865)

BUY TICKETS for Wednesday, November 7th, at 7 p.m.
BUY TICKETS for Sunday, November 11th, at 5 p.m.

GRIEG AT HIS GREATEST

Sunday, November 18th, 2018, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, November 21st, 2018, at 7 p.m.

 

DR. YELENA GRINBERG, speaker & pianist

All-Grieg program:

Holberg Suite, op. 40 (1884)
Piano Sonata in E minor, op. 7 (1865)

Select Lyric Pieces, op. 12-17 (1867-1901)

BUY TICKETS for Sunday, November 18th, at 5 p.m.
BUY TICKETS for Wednesday, November 21st, at 7 p.m.

DAZZLING DANCES FOR PIANO FOUR-HANDS

Saturday, December 1st, 2018, at 5 p.m.
Sunday, December 2nd, 2018, at 5 p.m.

  

YELENA GRINBERG, piano
ELENA KUSHNEROVA, piano

SCHUBERT – Four Polonaises for piano four-hands, D. 599 (1818)
SCHUMANN – Select Ballszenen for piano four-hands, op. 109 (1851)
BRAHMS – Select Liebeslieder Waltzes for piano four-hands, op. 52 (1868)
DVORAK – Select Slavonic Dances for piano four-hands, op. 72 (1886)
GRIEG – Norwegian Dances for piano four-hands, op. 35 (1880)

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GRIEG AND HIS FRIENDS

Sunday, December 16th, 2018 at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, December 19th, 2018, at 7 p.m.

      

NATHAN MELTZER, violin
SEBASTIAN STOGER, cello
YELENA GRINBERG, piano

MENDELSSOHN – Violin Sonata in F minor, op. 4 (1825)
GADE – Piano Trio in F Major, op. 42 (1864)
GRIEG – Allegretto in E Major for cello and piano (1887)
SCHUMANN – Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor, op. 110 (1851)

BUY TICKETS for Sunday, December 16th, 2018, at 5 p.m.
BUY TICKETS for Wednesday, December 19th, 2018, at 7 p.m.