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Dear Friends!
I am thrilled 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 and elegant European tradition of Hausmusik.
This Spring 2019 Season, I am thrilled to curate a series of unique salons in celebration of some of the greatest Russian composers, including the notable Soviet composer of Polish-Jewish origin, Mieczyslaw Weinberg (1919-1996) who turns 100 this year!
I kick off the Season on Sunday, January 13th, 2019, at 5 p.m. & Wednesday, January 16th, 2019, at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, February 10th, 2019, at 5 p.m. & Wednesday, February 13th, 2019, at 7 p.m. – with 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). 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. On Saturday, March 9th, at 5 p.m., Sunday, March 10th, at 6 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 terrific Russian-American cellist, Andrey Tchekmazov, followed by a thematic program of Russian Reflections I with violinist Emilie-Anne Gendron, as part of our G-Sharp Duo, on Saturday, March 23rd, at 5 p.m. and Sunday, March 24th, at 5 p.m. On Sunday, April 7th, at 5 p.m. and Wednesday, April 24th, at 7 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. On Sunday, May 4th, at 5 p.m. and Wednesday, May 8th, at 7 p.m., don’t miss the Russian Masterworks for Cello and Piano II with cellist, Valeriya Sholokhova, and, on Sunday, May 19th, at 5 p.m. and Wednesday, May 22nd, at 7 p.m., enjoy the sparkling showcase of the Russian Jewels for piano four-hands. On Sunday, June 2nd, at 5 p.m. & Wednesday, June 5th, at 7 p.m., I am excited to present a one-of-a-kind program of Russian Rarities for flute, viola, and piano, featuring never-heard trios by Weinberg and Nikolaeva, alongside Schnittke’s Neo-Baroque Suite in the Old Style for flute and piano and Anton Rubinstein’s volcanic Viola Sonata in F minor. The Season will come to a close with the glorious 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!
With best wishes for a healthy, happy, and musically inspiring year,
Dr. Yelena Grinberg, founder and the artistic director of Grinberg Classical Salon Series
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, February 10th, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, February 13th, 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)
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)
GLINKA – Trio Pathetique in D minor for clarinet, bassoon, and piano (1827)
SCHUMANN – Fantasiestucke for clarinet and piano, op. 73 (1851)
BEETHOVEN – Trio in B-flat Major for piano, clarinet, and bassoon, op. 11 (1797)
RUSSIAN MASTERWORKS FOR CELLO AND PIANO I
Saturday, March 9th, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 10th, 2019, at 6 p.m.
Wednesday, March 13th, 2019, at 7 p.m.
Andrey Tchekmazov, cello
Yelena Grinberg, piano
RACHMANINOFF – Prelude in F Major for cello and piano, op. 2 (1892)
ARENSKY – Oriental Air for cello and piano, op. 56 (1894-1900)
MYASKOVSKY – Cello Sonata No. 2 in A minor, op. 81 (1948-49)
SCHNITTKE – Musica nostalgica for cello and piano (1992)
PROKOFIEV – Sonata in C Major for cello and piano, op. 119 (1949)
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RUSSIAN REFLECTIONS I
Saturday, March 23rd, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 24th, 2019, at 5 p.m.
G-SHARP DUO
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano
MEDTNER – Canzona and Dance in C Major, op. 43 (1922-24)
PROKOFIEV – Violin Sonata in F minor, op. 80 (1938-1946)
AUERBACH – Preludes for violin and piano, op. 46 (1999, rev. 2003)
BORODIN – Nocturne in D Major, arr. for violin and piano (1881)
MYASKOVSKY – Violin Sonata in F Major, op. 70 (1946-47)
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WEINBERG AND HIS WORLD
Sunday, April 7th, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, April 24th, 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 – 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.
G-SHARP DUO
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano
RACHMANINOFF – Romance in D minor for violin and piano, op. 6 (1891)
GLAZUNOV – Meditation in D Major for violin and piano, op. 21 (1891)
MEDTNER – Violin Sonata No. 1 in B minor, op. 21 (1909-10)
TCHAIKOVSKY – Serenade melancolique, op. 26; Humoreske, 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.
Valeriya Sholokhova, cello
Yelena Grinberg, piano
TCHAIKOVSKY – Nocturne from Six Morceaux, op. 19 (1873)
SHOSTAKOVICH – Sonata in D minor for cello and piano, op. 40 (1934)
ARENSKY – Romance in D Major for cello and piano, op. 56 (1894-1900)
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
GLINKA – Capriccio on Russian themes in A Major (1834)
RUBINSTEIN – Chanson russe from 3 Characteristic Pieces, op. 9 (1854)
ARENSKY – Selections from 12 pieces for piano four-hands, op. 66 (1903)
BORODIN – Tarantella in D Major for piano four-hands (1862)
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GLINKA – Valse-Fantaisie, arr. for piano four-hands (1839, rev. 1845)
STRAVINSKY – Five Easy Pieces for piano four-hands (1917)
RACHMANINOFF – Six Morceaux for piano four-hands, op. 11 (1894)
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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)
WEINBERG – Trio for flute, viola, and harp (piano) (1979)
NIKOLAEVA – Trio for flute, viola, and piano, op. 18 (1958)
ZHURBIN – Valse from opera, Doctor Zhivago, arr. for viola and piano
RUBINSTEIN – Viola Sonata in F minor, op. 49 (1855)
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RUSSIAN PIANO TRIOS
Wednesday, June 19th, 2019, at 7 p.m.
Sunday, June 23rd, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Thursday, June 27th, 2019, at 7 p.m.
Eric Silberger, violin
Valeriya Sholokhova, cello
Yelena Grinberg, piano
MYASKOVSKY – Cello Sonata No. 1 in D Major, op. 12 (1911)
RACHMANINOFF – Trio elegiaque No. 1 in G minor (1892)
TCHAIKOVSKY – Valse sentimentale in F minor, op. 51, no. 6 (1880);
Valse-Scherzo in C Major for violin and piano, op. 34 (1877)
ARENSKY – Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, op. 32 (1894)
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Dear Friends!
I am thrilled to be hosting the 6th year – and 11th Season! – of the Grinberg Classical Salon Series on New York’s Upper West Side, reviving the old and elegant European tradition of Hausmusik.
This Summer, don’t miss three one-of-a-kind salons:
1. On Sunday, July 28th, at 5 p.m. and Wednesday, July 31st, at 7 p.m., join me and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra mandolinist, Joyce Balint, for MAGICAL MANDOLIN II – a special sequel to last summer’s Magical Mandolin I, featuring gorgeous Baroque jewels by Vivaldi, Bach, Telemann, Handel, and Scarlatti, alongside poignant masterworks by J. C. Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Grieg, and Calace;
2. On Sunday, August 25th, at 5 p.m., I will be joining terrific young bassoonist, Remy Taghavi, for a special tribute to the BRILLIANT BASSOON, including Vivaldi’s picturesque Bassoon Concerto in B-flat Major (“La Notte“), Telemann’s wistful Bassoon Sonata in F minor, Mozart’s sublime and one-and-only Bassoon Concerto in B-flat Major, Saint-Saens’s pastoral Sonata for bassoon and piano, Ravel’s alluring Piece en forme de Habanera, Dutilleux’s Sarabande et cortege for bassoon and piano, inspired by the French Impressionism of Debussy and Ravel, and Boutry’s delightfully jazzy Interferences for bassoon and piano;
3. On Wednesday, August 28th, at 7 p.m., don’t miss the magnificent MUSIC FOR CLARINET, BASSOON, AND PIANO, featuring Beethoven’s fiery Piano Trio in B-flat Major, op. 11 in the seldom-heard instrumentation for piano, clarinet, and bassoon and Glinka’s amorous Trio Pathetique in D minor for clarinet, bassoon, and piano, alongside Saint-Saens’ Neo-Classical Sonata for bassoon and piano, Schumann’s whimsical Fantasiestucke for clarinet and piano, and Poulenc’s avant-garde Sonata for clarinet and bassoon.
To learn more and to purchase tickets, scroll down below.
Looking forward to seeing you at these not-to-be-missed salons!!!
With best wishes,
Dr. Yelena Grinberg, founder and the artistic director of Grinberg Classical Salon Series
MAGICAL MANDOLIN II
Sunday, July 28th, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, July 31st, 2019, at 7 p.m.
JOYCE RASMUSSEN BALINT, mandolin
YELENA GRINBERG, piano
VIVALDI – Concerto in C Major for mandolin and keyboard, RV 425 (1725)
BACH – Partita in B minor, BWV 1002 (ca. 1720)
TELEMANN – Sonatina No. 4 in A Major for mandolin and continuo (1733)
HANDEL – Chaconne in G Major, HWV 435 (1733)
SCARLATTI – Sonata in D minor, K. 89 (ca. 1730)
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BEETHOVEN – Sonatina in C minor, WoO 43a (1796)
BRAHMS – Hungarian Dance, arr. for mandolin and piano (1869)
GRIEG – Norwegian Dance, arr. for mandolin and piano (1880)
BARTOK – Roumanian Folk Dances, arr. for mandolin and piano (1915)
CALACE – Bolero for mandolin and piano, op. 26 (ca. 1920)
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BRILLIANT BASSOON
Sunday, August 25th, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Remy Taghavi, bassoon
Yelena Grinberg, piano
VIVALDI – Bassoon Concerto in B-flat Major (“La Notte“), RV 501 (ca. 1730)
TELEMANN – Sonata in F minor for basson and continuo, TWV 41 (1728-29)
MOZART – Bassoon Concerto in B-flat Major, K. 191 (1774)
SAINT-SAENS – Sonata for bassoon and piano, op. 168 (1921)
RAVEL – Piece en forme de Habanera, arr. for bassoon and piano (1907)
DUTILLEUX – Sarabande et Cortege for bassoon and piano (1942)
BOUTRY – Interferences for bassoon and piano (1972)
MUSIC FOR CLARINET, BASSOON, AND PIANO
Wednesday, August 28th, 2019, at 7 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)
GLINKA – Trio Pathetique in D minor for clarinet, bassoon, and piano (1827)
SCHUMANN – Fantasiestucke for clarinet and piano, op. 73 (1851)
BEETHOVEN – Trio in B-flat Major for piano, clarinet, and bassoon, op. 11 (1797)
Dear Friends!
I am thrilled to be hosting the 6th year – and 12th Season! – of the Grinberg Classical Salon Series on New York’s Upper West Side, reviving the old and elegant European tradition of Hausmusik.
Clara Schumann (1819-1896) was one of the most venerable musicians of the Romantic era, a child prodigy, a celebrated virtuoso pianist whose career spanned seven decades, an imaginative composer, a meticulous editor, the beloved muse and wife of Robert Schumann, a dedicated mother of eight children, an influential teacher, and a great inspiration to so many of her contemporaries, including Mendelssohn, Chopin, Liszt, Thalberg, Rubinstein, and most importantly her close life-long friend (if not lover!), Johannes Brahms.
This Fall, don’t miss eight, one-of-a-kind salons in celebration of the 200th birthday of Clara Schumann and the composers within her circle, including (unjustly) little-known music by her female contemporaries, with works by Fanny Mendelssohn, Louise Farrenc, Pauline Viardot, Cecile Chaminade, Ethel Smyth, Amy Beach, and Lili Boulanger.
To preview the upcoming Fall 2019 salon schedule and to purchase tickets, scroll down below.
Looking forward to seeing you all this Fall!
With best wishes,
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 [email protected] or sign up here.
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PRIESTESS OF THE PIANO:
Celebrating Clara Schumann at 200
Sunday, September 8th, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, September 18th, 2019, at 7 p.m.
Dr. Yelena Grinberg, speaker & pianist
All-Clara Schumann program:
Prelude and Fugue in G minor, op. 16 (1845)
Soirees musicales, op. 6 (1834-35)
Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, op. 20 (1853)
Three Romances, op. 21 (1853-55)
Piano Sonata in G minor (1841-42)
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CELEBRATING CLARA SCHUMANN AND HER CIRCLE I
Sunday, October 6th, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, October 9th, 2019, at 7 p.m.
VALERIYA SHOLOKHOVA, cello
YELENA GRINBERG, piano
FELIX MENDELSSOHN – Song without Words in D Major, op. 109 (1845)
FANNY MENDELSSOHN – Fantasia in G minor for cello and piano (1829)
CHOPIN – Largo from Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 65 (1846)
KIRCHNER – Select Pieces for cello and piano, op. 79 (1886)
SCHUMANN – Adagio and Allegro for cello and piano, op. 70 (1849)
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CLARA SCHUMANN – Romanza from Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 7 (1835)
BRAHMS – Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, op. 99 (1886)
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CELEBRATING CLARA SCHUMANN AND HER CIRCLE II
Sunday, October 20th, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019, at 7 p.m.
G-SHARP DUO
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano
JOACHIM – Romance in C Major for violin and piano (1855)
DIETRICH – Allegro in A minor from F.A.E. Sonata (1853)
REINECKE – Deutscher Waltzer from Fantasiestucke, op. 22 (1845)
KIRCHNER – Romance und Schlummerlied for violin and piano, op. 63 (1883)
BRAHMS – Sonatensatz in C minor from F.A.E. Sonata (1853)
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CLARA SCHUMANN – Three Romances for violin and piano, op. 22 (1853)
ROBERT SCHUMANN – Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, op. 121 (1851)
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CELEBRATING CLARA SCHUMANN AND HER CONTEMPORARIES
Sunday, November 3rd, 2019, at 5 p.m.
G-SHARP DUO
Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin
Yelena Grinberg, piano
CLARA SCHUMANN – Romance in B Major, op. 5 (1834-36)
CECILE CHAMINADE – Capriccio in E minor for violin and piano, op. 18 (1890)
FANNY MENDELSSOHN – Adagio in E Major for violin and piano (1823)
LILI BOULANGER – Nocturne and Cortege for violin and piano (1911 / 1914)
PAULINE VIARDOT – 6 Morceaux for violin and piano (1867)
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AMY BEACH – Romance in A Major for violin and piano, op. 23 (1893)
ETHEL SMYTH – Violin Sonata in A minor for violin and piano, op. 7 (1887)
CLARA SCHUMANN AND HER WORLD
Sunday, November 17th, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, November 20th, 2019, at 7 p.m.
Yelena Grinberg, piano
Elena Kuschnerova, piano
SCHUBERT – March militaire in D Major for piano four-hands, D. 733 (1818)
FANNY MENDELSSOHN – Four pieces for piano four-hands (ca. 1830)
BRAHMS – Variations on a Theme by Schumann in E-flat Major, op. 23 (1861)
CLARA SCHUMANN – March in E-flat Major for piano four-hands (1879)
ROBERT SCHUMANN – Pictures from the East for piano four-hands, op. 66 (1848)
FELIX MENDELSSOHN – Allegro brillante for piano four-hands, op. 92 (1841)
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MUSIC FOR FLUTE, CELLO, AND PIANO
Sunday, December 1st, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, December 4th, 2019, at 7 p.m.
Allison Kiger, flute
Valeriya Sholokhova, cello
Yelena Grinberg, piano
CLARA SCHUMANN – Romance in A minor, WoO (1855)
ETHEL SMYTH – Allegro moderato from Cello Sonata in A minor, op. 5 (1887)
LOUISE FARRENC – Trio in E minor for flute, cello, and piano, op. 45 (1856)
CECILE CHAMINADE – Concertino for flute and piano in D Major, op. 107 (1902)
FANNY MENDELSSOHN – Piano Trio in D minor, op. 11 (1846)
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CLARA SCHUMANN AND HER FRIENDS
Sunday, December 15th, 2019, at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, December 18th, 2019, at 7 p.m.
Eric Silberger, violin
Laura Metcalf, cello
Yelena Grinberg, piano
CLARA SCHUMANN – Romance No. 2 in G minor, op. 11 (1838-39)
ROBERT SCHUMANN – Intermezzo in D minor for violin and piano from F.A.E. Sonata (1853)
MENDELSSOHN – Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, op. 49 (1839)
BRAHMS – Andante from Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, arr. for cello and piano (1878-1881)
CLARA SCHUMANN – Piano Trio in G minor, op. 17 (1846)
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