Grinberg Classical Salon Series
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Dear Friends!
I am delighted to be hosting the 6th year – and 11th Season! – of the Grinberg Classical Salon Series on New York’s Upper West Side, in revival of the old European tradition of Hausmusik in an intimate domestic setting.
Forthcoming this Winter / Spring 2019, I am thrilled to curate a series of unique salons in celebration of some of the greatest Russian and Jewish composers, including the notable Soviet composer of Polish-Jewish origin, Mieczyslaw Weinberg (1919-1996) whose 100th birthday is coming up next year.
Before the official start of the Russian-Jewish season, coming up this January – on Sunday, January 13th, 2019, at 5 p.m. & Wednesday, January 16th, 2019, at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, January 27th, 2019, at 5 p.m. & Wednesday, January 30th, 2019, at 7 p.m. – I will present a two-part solo lecture-performance, Bach: English Suites I & II, showcasing all six of Bach’s magnificent English Suites, BWV 806-811 (ca. 1720) alongside his rarely-heard, youthful Suite in F minor, BWV 823 (ca. 1715) and Suite in A minor, BWV 818 (ca. 1705). Forthcoming on Sunday, February 24th, is one-of-a-kind Music for Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano, which will include Beethoven’s exuberant Trio in B-flat Major and Glinka’s impassioned Trio Pathetique. In March – on Sunday, March 10th, at 5 p.m. and Wednesday, March 13th, at 7 p.m. – enjoy the Russian Masterworks for Cello and Piano I, for which I will be joined by a young and charismatic cellist, Sebastian Stoger, followed by a thematic program of Russian Reflections I with violinist Emilie-Anne Gendron, as part of our G-Sharp Duo, on Sunday, March 24th, at 5 p.m. and Wednesday, March 27th, at 7 p.m. In the month of April – on Sunday, April 7th, at 5 p.m. – I invite you to a special tribute to Weinberg and His World with the fabulous flutist, Jessica Taskov, featuring works by Mendelssohn, Mahler, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, and Weinberg, followed by Russian Reflections II with violinist Emilie-Anne Gendron on Sunday, April 14th, at 5 p.m. and Wednesday, April 17th, at 7 p.m, which will conclude with Medtner’s monumental Violin Sonata (“Epic”). On Sunday, May 4th, at 5 p.m. and Wednesday, May 8th, at 7 p.m., you sure don’t want to miss the Russian Jewels for piano four-hands for which I will be joined by a fellow Russian pianist, Elena Kushnerova. And, on Sunday, May 19th, at 5 p.m. and Wednesday, May 22nd, at 7 p.m., rejoice in the Russian Jewels for cello and piano. Not-to-be-missed are the Russian Rarities for flute, viola, and piano on Sunday, June 2nd, at 5 p.m. and Wednesday, June 5th, at 7 p.m. with trios by Shostakovich Weinberg, Nikolaeva, alongside Lera Auerbach’s Preludes in the rarely-played version for flute and piano and Anton Rubinstein’s seldom-heard Sonata for viola and piano in F minor. The Season will conclude with the magnificent Russian Piano Trios by Rachmaninoff, Arensky, and Tchaikovsky on Wednesday, June 19th, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 23rd, at 5 p.m.
Looking forward to seeing you at these not-to-be-missed salons in celebration of Mieczyslaw Weinberg alongside some of the greatest Russian composers within his circle!
With best wishes for a healthy, happy and blessed New Year,
Dr. Yelena Grinberg, founder and the artistic director of Grinberg Classical Salon Series
PS: To be added to the salon email guestlist and / or to be considered to perform in the Grinberg Classical Salon Series, please contact Dr. Yelena Grinberg at ygpiano@gmail.com or sign up here.
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BACH: ENGLISH SUITES I
Sunday, January 13, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 at 7 p.m.
DR. YELENA GRINBERG, speaker & pianist
All-BACH program:
English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806 (ca. 1720)
English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 (ca. 1720)
Suite in F minor, BWV 823 (ca. 1715)
English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 (ca. 1720)
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BACH: ENGLISH SUITES II
Sunday, January 27th, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, January 30th, 2019, at 7 p.m.
DR. YELENA GRINBERG, speaker & pianist
All-BACH program:
English Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809 (ca. 1720)
English Suite No. 5 in E minor, BWV 810 (ca. 1720)
Suite in A minor, BWV 818 (ca. 1705)
English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 (ca. 1720)
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MUSIC FOR CLARINET, BASSOON, AND PIANO
Sunday, February 24th, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Bixby Kennedy, clarinet
Remy Taghavi, bassoon
Yelena Grinberg, piano
SAINT-SAENS – Sonata for bassoon and piano, op. 168 (1921)
POULENC – Sonata for clarinet and bassoon, FB 32a (1922)
BEETHOVEN – Trio in B-flat Major for piano, clarinet, and bassoon, op. 11 (1797)
SCHUMANN – Fantasiestucke for clarinet and piano, op. 73 (1851)
GLINKA – Trio Pathetique in D minor for clarinet, bassoon, and piano (1827)
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RUSSIAN MASTERWORKS FOR CELLO AND PIANO I
Sunday, March 10th, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, March 13th, 2019, at 7 p.m.
Sebastian Stoger, cello
Yelena Grinberg, piano
RACHMANINOFF – Two pieces for cello and piano, op. 2
SHOSTAKOVICH – Sonata in D minor for cello and piano, op. 40 (1934)
SCHNITTKE – Musica nostalgica for cello and piano
PROKOFIEV – Sonata in C Major for cello and piano, op. 119 (1949)
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RUSSIAN REFLECTIONS I
Sunday, March 24th, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2019, at 7 p.m.
G-SHARP DUO
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano
SHOSTAKOVICH – Three Fantastic Pieces, op. 5 (1922)
SCHNITTKE – Sonata No. 1 for violin and piano (1963)
WEINBERG – Three Pieces, WoO (1934)
MEDTNER – Violin Sonata No. 1 in B minor, op. 21 (1909-10)
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WEINBERG AND HIS WORLD
Sunday, April 7th, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 10th, 2019, at 7 p.m.
Jessica Taskov, flute
Yelena Grinberg, piano
SHOSTAKOVICH – Preludes, arr. for flute and piano (1934)
MAHLER – Select Songs, arr. for flute and piano (1885)
MENDELSSOHN – Sonata in F Major, arr. for flute and piano (1838)
WEINBERG – Select Miniatures for flute and piano, op. 29 (1946)
PROKOFIEV – Sonata for flute and piano in D Major, op. 94 (1943)
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RUSSIAN REFLECTIONS II
Sunday, April 14th, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 17th, 2019, at 7 p.m.
G-SHARP DUO
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano
MEDTNER – Nocturne No. 1 in D minor, op. 16 (1907-08)
– Canzona and Dance No. 1 in C Major, op. 43 (1922-24)
PROKOFIEV – Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, op. 80 (1938-46)
TCHAIKOVSKY – Nocturne in F Major, op. 10 (1871-72)
– Humoreske in G Major, op. 10 (1871-72)
STRAVINSKY – Divertimento for violin and piano (1932)
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RUSSIAN MASTERWORKS FOR CELLO AND PIANO II
Sunday, May 5th, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, May 8th, 2019, at 7 p.m.
Ben Capps, cello
Yelena Grinberg, piano
PROKOFIEV – Ballade for cello and piano in C Major, op. 15 (1911)
MYASKOVSKY – Sonata No. 1 for cello and piano in D Major, op. 12 (1911)
GLAZUNOV – Chant du Menestrel for cello and piano, op. 71 (1900)
RACHMANINOFF – Sonata in G minor for cello and piano (1901)
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RUSSIAN JEWELS FOR PIANO FOUR-HANDS
Sunday, May 19th, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019, at 7 p.m.
Yelena Grinberg, piano
Elena Kushnerova, piano
Works by Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Balakirev, Arensky, Rachmaninoff, and Kapustin
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RUSSIAN RARITIES FOR FLUTE, VIOLA, AND PIANO
Sunday, June 2nd, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, June 5th, 2019, at 7 p.m.
Jessica Taskov, flute
Lev (“Ljova”) Zhurbin, viola
Yelena Grinberg, piano
SCHNITTKE – Suite in the Old Style for flute and piano (1972)
RUBINSTEIN – Sonata for viola and piano in F minor (1855)
WEINBERG – Trio for flute, viola, and piano (1979)
SHOSTAKOVICH – Four waltzes for flute, clarinet, and piano, op. 97c (1955)
NIKOLAEVA – Trio for flute, viola, and piano, op. 18 (1958)
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RUSSIAN PIANO TRIOS
Wednesday, June 19th, 2019, at 7 p.m.
Sunday, June 23rd, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Eric Silberger, violin
Ben Capps, cello
Yelena Grinberg, piano
RACHMANINOFF – Trio elegiaque No. 1 in G minor (1892)
ARENSKY – Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, op. 32 (1894)
TCHAIKOVSKY – Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50 (1881-82)
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