Past Concerts
2010-2011 Season
Spring 2011:
Sunday, April 17th, 2011, 5-6:30 pm
Serafim Smigelskiy, cello
Yelena Grinberg, piano
Works by Boccherini, Beethoven, and Brahms
The Roerich Museum of New York
319 West 107th Street
New York, NY 10025-2799
FREE admission
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Tuesday, April 19th, 2011, 12:30-1:30 pm
Yelena Grinberg, piano
“Liszt and His World”
Works by Beethoven, Schumann, and Liszt
The Maiden Lane Center
180 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10038
FREE Admission
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Saturday, April 30th, 12 p.m.
G-Sharp Duo
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano
“Liszt and His Circle”
Works by Schubert, Brahms, Kodaly, and Liszt
The Steinway Hall
109 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
www.steinwayhall.com
Admission: $20, adults; $10, students
CASH ONLY at the door
Bagel Brunch reception will be served prior to the concert J
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Friday, May 6th, 2011, 7 p.m.
G-Sharp Duo in Recital
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano
“Liszt and His World”
Works by Schubert, Brahms, Kodaly, and Liszt
The Bronxville Women’s Club
135 Midland Avenue
Bronxville, NY 10708
www.bronxvillewomensclub.org
Admission: Adults, $20; Students, $10
CASH ONLY at the door
Wine and cheese reception following the concert J
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Thursday, May 19th, 2011, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Dr. Yelena Grinberg ~ Solo Lecture Recital
Celebrating Liszt and His Circle
Works by Beethoven, Schumann, and Liszt
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The Harvard Club
27 W. 44th Street (between 5th and 6th Ave)
Free Admission – RSVP required
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Tuesday, June 7th, 12:30-1:30 pm
G-Sharp Duo in Recital
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano
‘’Celebrating Liszt and His Circle”
Works by Schubert, Brahms, Kodaly and Liszt
180 Maiden Lane Center
New York, NY 10038
FREE Admission
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Thursday, June 16th, 7:30-8:30 pm
G-Sharp Duo in Recital
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano
‘’Celebrating Liszt and His Circle”
Works by Schubert, Saint Saens, Kurtag, Brahms and Liszt
WMP Concert Hall
31 East 28th Street
New York, NY 10016
www.wmpconcerthall.com
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Friday, July 22nd, 7 p.m.
Serafim Smigelskiy, cello
Yelena Grinberg, piano
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Works by Boccherini, Beethoven, and Brahms
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The Players Club
Sponsored by Harvardwood
16 Gramercy Park South
New York, NY 10003
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Fall 2010:
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010, 12:30-1:30 pm
G-Sharp Duo
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano
Works by M. Harrison, Bach, Clara Schumann, and Busoni
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180 Maiden Lane, New York
FREE Admission
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Thursday, October 7th, 2010, 7 p.m.
Golden Key Music Institute Series
G-Sharp Duo
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano
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Bechstein Piano Center
207 W. 58th Street
New York, NY 10019
*call for a seat reservation – 212.581.5550
Admission: $20 Adults; $10 Students & Seniors
CASH ONLY
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Saturday, October 23rd, 2010, 8 p.m.
Friday, October 29h, 2010, 7 p.m.
G-Sharp Duo in Recital
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano
Works by M. Harrison, Bach, Clara Schumann, and Busoni
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Faust Harrison Pianos
205 West 58th Street
New York, NY 10019
www.faustharrisonpianos.com
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Admission: $20 Adults; $10 Students & Seniors
CASH ONLY AT THE DOOR
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Thursday, November 4th, 2010, 1:10-2:25 p.m.
“Brahms the Miniaturist: Exploring his Late Klavierstucke”
Dr. Yelena Grinberg
Solo Piano Lecture-Performance
Columbia University, Dodge Hall
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Tuesday, November 16th, 2010, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Yelena Grinberg, piano
Humor In Music ~ Solo Piano Recital
Works by Haydn, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Schumann
180 Maiden Lane, New York
FREE Admission
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Friday, November 19th, 2010, 7 p.m.
”Exploring Humor in Music”
Dr. Yelena Grinberg – Solo Piano Lecture-Performance
Works by Haydn, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Schumann
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The Harvard Club
27 W. 44th Street (between 5th and 6th Ave)
Free Admission – RSVP required
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2009-2010 Season
Spring 2010:
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010, 8 p.m.
Columbia Faculty Series: “Columbia Sounds”
Prokofiev – Sonata for Flute and Piano in D Major, op. 94
Susan Rotholz, flute
Yelena Grinberg, piano
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Miller Theater at Columbia University
2960 Broadway at 116th Street
New York, NY 10027
212.854.1633
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Thursday, April 1st, 2010, 7 p.m.
Golden Key Music Institute Series
Celebrating Schumann’s 200th Anniversary
Beethoven’s Sonata no. 5 in F Major (“Spring”), op. 24
G-Sharp Duo
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano
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Bechstein Piano Center
207 W. 58th Street
New York, NY 10019
*call for a seat reservation – 212.581.5550
Admission: $20 – adults; $10 – students and seniors
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Friday, April 9th, 2010, 7 p.m.
G-Sharp Duo ~ “Celebrating Schumann and His World”
Works by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Webern, and Schumann
Faust Harrison Pianos
205 West 58th Street
New York, NY 10019
www.faustharrisonpianos.com
Admission: $20 (cash only at the door)
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Sunday, April 18th, 2010, 7 p.m.
Dr. Yelena Grinberg ~ Solo Piano Lecture-Recital
Works by Bach and Mendelssohn
The Craftsman Pianos
578 Nepperhan Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10701-6600
www.craftsmanpiano.net
FREE Admission
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Tuesday, May 12, 2010, 12:30-1:30 pm
Yelena Grinberg Solo Recital
Works by Bach and Schumann
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180 Maiden Lane
FREE Admission
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Thursday, May 20, 2010, 7 p.m.
Dr. Yelena Grinberg ~ Solo Piano Lecture-Performance
”Music and Dance: Exploring Bach and Schumann as a Creative Pair”
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The Harvard Club
27 W. 44th Street (between 5th and 6th Ave)
Free Admission – RSVP required
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Thursday, June 3, 2010, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Yelena Grinberg ~ Classical Background Music
”Eat, Drink, and Be Literary Series” with Sam Shepard
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
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BAMcafé
Tickets: $52 (includes dinner, wine, tax, and tip)
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Saturday, June 5, 2010, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
G-Sharp Duo in Recital
“Celebrating Schumann and His World”
Works by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Webern, and Schumann
Montauk Library
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871 Montauk Hwy
Montauk, NY 11954-5269
(631) 668.3377
www.suffolk.lib.ny.us
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Sunday, June 6th, 2010, 3 – 4 p.m.
G-Sharp Duo in Recital
Sonatas by Beethoven and Schumann
Rogers Memorial Library
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91 Coopers Farm Road
Southampton, NY 11968
http://rogers.suffolk.lib.ny.us
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Tuesday, June 8th, 2010, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
G-Sharp Duo in Recital
Works by Beethoven, Webern, and Schumann
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180 Maiden Lane
FREE Admission
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Fall 2009:
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009, 6 – 8:30 pm
Solo Piano Lecture-Recital on Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations
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The Down Town Association of New York
60 Pine Street
New York, NY 10005-15011
NOTE: You *must* pre-register online to attend:
www.harvardwood.org/event/dtaOct15
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
G-Sharp Duo in Recital ~
Celebrating Mendelssohn’s 200th Anniversary
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180 Maiden Lane
Works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Schoenberg, and Brahms
Admission: FREE
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Friday, October 30th, 2009, 7 p.m.- 9 p.m.
G-Sharp Duo ~ “Celebrating Mendelssohn & His Circle”
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Klavierhaus
211 West 58th Street
New York, NY 10019
www.klavierhaus.com
Admission: $20 – adults; $10 – students, seniors
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Thursday, November 5th, 2009, 7 p.m.- 9 p.m.
G-Sharp Duo presents sonatas by Mozart and Mendelssohn
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Bechstein Piano Center
207 W. 58th Street
New York, NY 10019
*call for a seat reservation – 212.581.5550
Suggested Admission: $20 – adults; $10 – students and seniors
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Sunday, November 8th, 2009, 3 p. m. – 4:30 p.m.
Silberger – Grinberg Duo
Works by Mozart, Schumann, Gershwin
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Meadowlands Environment Center
2 De Korte Park Plaza
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
www.njmeadowlands.gov
Admission: FREE
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Yelena Grinberg Solo Recital
Celebrating Mendelssohn’s 200th Anniversary
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180 Maiden Lane
Admission: FREE
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009, 7 p.m.- 9 p.m.
Yelena Grinberg – Solo Lecture-Recital
“Celebrating Mendelssohn: Multifaceted Musician”
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The Harvard Club of New York
27 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036
www.hcny.com
Admission FREE
RSVP required
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2008-2009 Season
Spring 2009:
Sunday, April 19, 2009, 7 pm
G-Sharp Duo performs at Tenri Cultural Institute of New York
43A West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
Admission: $20 adults, $10 students
Works by J. S. Bach, P. Lasser, Schumann, Schoenberg, and Schumann
Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 12:30 pm
G-Sharp Duo performs at The Maiden Lane Center, New York
Admission FREE
Works by J. S. Bach, P. Lasser, Schoenberg, Schubert
Sunday, April 26th, 2008, 5 pm
G-Sharp Duo performs at The Roerich Museum, New York
Admission FREE
Works by J. S. Bach, P. Lasser, Schumann, Schoenberg, and Schubert
Thursday, April 30, 2009, 8 pm
Barnard-Columbia-Juilliard Concert at The Miller Theater, Columbia University
Admission FREE
Schubert “Arpeggione” Sonata, Dvorak Piano Quintet
Sunday, May 10, 2009, 6 pm
G-Sharp Duo performs at Tenafly, NJ
Admission FREE
Works by J. S. Bach, Lasser, and Schumann
Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 12:30 pm
Yelena Grinberg performs at The Maiden Lane Center, New York
Admission FREE
TBA
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009, 7 pm
Yelena Grinberg’s Lecture-Performance at The Harvard Club, New York
Admission FREE, RSVP required
”The Old and the New: Beethoven’s Variations in C minor, WoO 80,
6 Variations in F, op. 34, and 15 Variations and Fugue in E-flat (“Eroica”), op. 35”
Fall 2008:
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008, 2:30-4:00 pm
G-Sharp Duo performs at Columbia University
In-Class Lecture-Performance
”From Heroic to Pastoral Style: Exploring Beethoven’s
“Kreutzer” Sonata and Sonata in G, op. 96 as a Contrasting Pair”
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008, 12:30 pm
G-Sharp Duo performs at The Maiden Lane, New York
Admission FREE
Works by Stravinsky, Bartok, and Grieg
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008, 8 pm
G-Sharp Duo performs at The Harvard Club, New York
Admission FREE
Works by Stravinsky, Lasser, Ravel, Bartok, and Grieg
Friday, November 21, 2008, 8 pm
Barnard-Columbia-Juilliard Concert at The Miller Theater, Columbia University
Admission FREE
Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne for Violin and Piano
Beethoven’s Sonata for Cello and Piano in C Major, op. 102, no. 1
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2007-2008 Season
Fall 2007:
Friday, September 28th, 2007, 5-7 pm
G-Sharp Duo in Masterclass with Alexander Tamir in Columbia U
Admission FREE
Franck – Sonata in A Major, M8
Thursday, November 8th, 2007, 8 pm
Barnard-Columbia-Juilliard concert at Miller Theater
Admission FREE
Works TBA
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007, 12:30 pm
G-Sharp Duo recital at Maiden Lane
Admission FREE
Works by Couperin, Ravel, and Franck
Spring 2008:
Sunday, January 27th, 2008, 8 pm
G-Sharp Duo performs at St. Paul’s Church, Boston
Admission $25
Beethoven’s Sonata No. 10 in G Major for violin and piano, op. 96
Friday, April 4th, 2008, 8 pm
Barnard-Columbia-Juilliard concert at Miller Theater
Admission FREE
Works TBA
Sunday, April 13th, 2008, 2:30 pm
Solo Piano Recital at The Harvard Club, New York
Admission FREE
Works by J. S. Bach-Liszt, Schubert, Clara and Robert Schumann
Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 12:30 pm
Yelena Grinberg performs at The Maiden Lane Center
Admission FREE
Works by Bach-Liszt, Schubert, Clara and Robert Schumann
Sunday, April 27th, 2008, 8 pm
G-Sharp Duo New York Debut at The Merkin Hall, New York
General Admission $25
Works by Schubert, Brahms, Messiaen, and Franck
Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 12:30 pm
G-Sharp Duo performs at The Maiden Lane Center
Admission FREE
Works by Schubert, Brahms, and Franck
Friday, May 9th, 2008, 8 pm
G-Sharp Duo performs at Bates College, Maine
Admission FREE
Works by Schubert, Brahms, Messiaen, and Franck
June 9 – June 27, 2008
G-Sharp Duo attends and performs in the Banff Festival, Canada
Works TBA
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2006-2007 Season
Spring 2007:
Friday, January 19th, 2007, 8 pm
Grinberg-Gendron-Lifschitz Shostakovich Trio at Paul Hall, Juilliard
Admission FREE
Works by Shostakovich and Prokofiev
Saturday, February 10th, 2007, 8:30 pm
G-Sharp Duo performance at Paul Hall, Juilliard
Admission FREE
Works by Bach, Schubert, Debussy, and Saint-Saens
Tuesday, March 27, 2007, 12:30 pm
G-Sharp Duo performance at Maiden Lane Center
Admission FREE
Works by Schubert, H. Miura, and Beethoven
Friday, March 30th, 2007, 8 pm
Barnard-Columbia-Juilliard Concert at Miller Theater
Admission FREE
Works by Beethoven and Schubert
Saturday, April 7th, 2007, 1 pm
G-Sharp Duo Concert at Barge Music
Admission FREE
Works by Schubert, H. Miura, and Beethoven
Tuesday, May 1, 2007, 12:30 pm
Yelena Grinberg at Maiden Lane Center
Admission FREE
Works by F. Couperin and M. Ravel
Friday, May 11, 2007, 8 pm
Yelena Grinberg’s Doctoral Solo Piano Recital at Juilliard, Paul Hall
Admission FREE
Works by Soler, Halffter, Albeniz, Couperin, Helps and Ravel
Friday, May 18th, 2007, 8 pm
G-Sharp Duo Concert at Bates College, Maine
Admission FREE
Works by Schubert, Beethoven, H. Miura, and Schumann
Fall 2006:
Thursday, November 9th, 2006, 8 pm
G-Sharp Duo Recital at The Harvard Club
Admission FREE
Works by Schubert, Beethoven, Hiroya Miura, and Schumann
Friday, November 17th, 8 pm
Barnard-Columbia-Juilliard Concert at Miller Theater
Admission FREE
Tuesday, November 21st, 12:30 pm
G-Sharp Duo Lunchtime Concert at The Maiden Lane Center
Admission FREE
Works by Schubert, Hiroya Miura, and Schumann
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2005-2006 Season
Spring 2006:
Monday, May 29th, 1:30 pm
Chamber Music Foundation Competition Grand Prize Round
Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall
G-Sharp Duo performs Beethoven’s “Kreutzer” Sonata
Friday, April 28th, 8 pm
Barnard-Columbia-Juilliard Concert at Miller Theater
admission FREE
Tuesday, April 18th, 12:30 pm
Maiden Lane Concert
featuring piano quartets by R. Schumann and J. Brahms
Fall 2005:
Wednesday, December 7, 8 pm
J. Kramer Memorial Concert
at Columbia’s Miller Theater
Thursday, December 1, 8 pm
Barnard-Columbia-Juilliard Fall Concert
at Miller Theater
Tuesday, November 29th, 8 pm
Columbia Chamber Players at Weill Hall
Sunday, November 20th, 5:30 pm
Yelena Grinberg — Carnegie Hall debut
