Violinist

May 2023 marked the 30th anniversary of Mieczysław Horszowski’s death. The legendary pianist was active in collaborating with his contemporary composers, and this program features two of the composers with whom he had personal contact: Enrique Granados and Camille Saint-Saëns.

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Horszowski Trio | The Journey and Legacy of Miecio’s Clavichord

Longy School of Music of Bard College

The father of chamber music, Joseph Haydn was known for the humor in his music, in addition to the elegance and intellect in his music. American composer William Bolcom wrote a brilliant and personal work for piano trio, inspired by Haydn’s humor and artistry. Bolcom himself shows a fun side together with seriousness in his music-making, as did Schoenberg. We feature some of their cabaret songs followed by Schoenberg’s most compact yet colorful and poetic solo piano piece, arranged for piano trio by the Horszowski Trio’s violinist, Jesse Mills, with his personal dedication and passion for Schoenberg’s music.

Horszowski Trio | Enduring Humor from Papa Haydn in Vienna and Beyond

The celebrated Horszowski Trio returns with a piano trio by the too-infrequently-performed Clara Schumann and three recently composed short works after the music of her husband, Robert Schumann. Shostakovich’s profoundly moving WWII-era elegy rounds out the evening.

Horszowski Trio

Kohl Mansion

The first African American woman to have her works performed by major orchestras, Florence Price, born in 1887, broke barriers at a time when classical music was dominated by white men. Trained at the New England Conservatory in Boston before moving to the midwest, she found success during the Chicago Black Renaissance, writing music that blended spirituals and folk tunes with classical forms. Though her work faded into relative obscurity after her death in 1953, the discovery of a significant cache of her compositions in 2009 brought about a revival of her work. This rekindling of interest has been driven by musicians like Cann, who, in 2016, performed the New York City premiere of Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement, reigniting her legacy and underscoring her enduring impact on classical music.

Visionary Sounds

The DiMenna Center for Classical Music

Experience the virtuosic prowess of St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble in a program of some of Antonio Vivaldi’s most evocative and dynamic concertos.

Vivaldi Virtuosi

Carnegie Hall

Nadia Boulanger, an educator at Longy, taught so many talented composers from around the world. “Vers la vie nouvelle (Towards new life)” is one of a very few works she composed, and it is a poignant, honest and emotional piece written after her sister’s death. Chen Yi grew up during the cultural revolution in China. In spite of her tough childhood, her music after she moved to America has blossomed and invoked such a beautiful memory of China. Smetana’s loss of his young child was devastating. He used his musical language to express his grief, anger, loneliness, dreams, and memories of a joyful time with her (incorporating into the piece a poignant melody they used to sing together). This piano trio became one of the most complex yet meaningful masterpieces he created.

Horszowski Trio | Personal Memories and New Life

Masterworks Series: Bach, Rebecca Clarke, Bartok, Shostakovich / Jesse Mills, Mark Peskanov, Rieko Aizawa

Bargemusic

Masterworks Series: Haydn and Schubert / Horszowski Trio

Celebrated Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin joins OSL for this program dedicated to the expressive powers of the piano quintet, including Florence Price’s evocative and masterful Piano Quintet in A minor and Brahms’ Piano Quintet.

Piano Quintets with Hamelin

Kaufman Music Center

Originally composed for the short film of the same name by artist Jyll Bradley, Woman Holding a Balance evokes the interplay of light, space, and geometry through the medium of the string quartet. Musical cycles, metamorphosis, and the “self” surge forth in Strange Loops, inspired by the 2007 book I Am a Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter. Rounding out the program is the much-loved Septet by Ludwig van Beethoven. Filled with youthful exuberance, this chamber music classic shows the composer on the verge of his early symphonic successes and command of musical vivacity.

Beethoven and Clyne

Concerts are Tuesday nights and begin at 7.30 p.m. in the second floor Ballroom of Julia Morgan's gorgeous <a>Berkeley City Club</a>, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley.

Jesse Mills

Violinist

Events

Apr 12, 2024

Horszowski Trio | The Journey and Legacy of Miecio’s Clavichord · Longy School of Music of Bard College

Mar 1, 2024

Horszowski Trio | Enduring Humor from Papa Haydn in Vienna and Beyond · Longy School of Music of Bard College

Feb 25, 2024

Horszowski Trio · Music At Kohl Mansion

Jan 24, 2024

Visionary Sounds · Orchestra of St. Luke’s

Dec 13, 2023

Vivaldi Virtuosi · Orchestra of St. Luke’s

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