February 2008
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Thursday, February 7, 2008
Tanya Bannister
Leonard Nimoy Thalia, Symphonyspace, at 7:30 pm

Tanya Bannister, piano


Contemporary women composers, including works by Sofia Gubaidulina, Suzanne Farrin, Galina Ustvolskaya, Kaija Saariaho and Sheila Silver


Ensemble Matheus
Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, at 7:30 pm

Jean-Christophe Spinosi, conductor   •   Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano


Works by Handel:
“Presti omai” from Giulio Cesare
“Empio diro tu sei” from Giulio Cesare
“Dall'ondoso periglio... Aure, deh, per pietá” from Giulio Cesare
“Dopo notte” from Ariodante
“Venti turbini” from Rinaldo

Works by Vivaldi:
Sinfonia from La fida ninfa
Sinfonia in C Major, RV 116
“Oh ingiusti numi...Anderò, chiamerò” from Orlando Furioso
Concerto in D Major for Two Violins and Orchestra, RV 513

Gluck: “J'ai perdu mon Eurydice” from Orphée et Eurydice


Jeffrey Siegel
Victor Borge Hall, Scandinavia House, 7:30 pm

Jeffrey Siegel, piano


Grieg & the Romantics

Works by Grieg:
Lyric Pieces
Homage to Chopin

Works by Chopin:
Polonaise in c minor
Barcarolle
Waltz in F Major


Scandinavia House
58 Park Avenue, at 38th Street

Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Kaufmann Concert Hall, 92nd Street Y, at 8:00 pm

Candida Thompson, conductor   •   Kim Kashkashian, viola


Van Bree: Allegro for Four String Quartets
Olivero: Neharót Neharót for Viola, Strings, Accordion, Percussion, Tape (World Premiere, 92nd Street Y Commission)
Britten: Lachrymae for Viola and Strings, Op. 48a
Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22


Festival Chamber Music
Merkin Hall, at 8:00 pm

Yuri Funahashi, piano   •   Theodore Arm, violin/viola   •   Laurie Smukler, violin
Eriko Sato, viola   •   Ruth Sommers, cello   •   David Jolley, french horn
Charles Neidich, clarinet   •   Luke Rinderknecht, drum


Mozart: Trio in E Flat Major, K 498 “Kegelstatt”
Martinu: Quartet for Clarinet, French Horn, Cello and Drum
Dohnanyi: Sextet in C Major Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Clarinet and Horn


The Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center at 8:00 pm

Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Fédéric Chaslin, Conductor
Elina Garanca   •   Michael Schade   •   Franco Vassallo
Maurizio Muraro   •   Ruggero Raimondi

Sung in Italian with Met Titles in English

National Symphony Orchestra
Isaac Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, at 8:00 pm

Leonard Slatkin, conductor   •   Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano


Mason Bates: Liquid Interfaces (NY Premiere)
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)


The New York Collegium
Miller Theatre, at 8:00 pm

The New York Collegium, Andrew Parrott, conductor
Marc Molomot, tenor   •   Thomas Meglioranza, baritone


Bach's Music Theatre

J. S. Bach: Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten (dramma per musica), BWV 207
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067
Der zufriedengestellte Aeolus “Aeolus Satisfied” (dramma per musica), BWV 205

Even though he is considered one of the most dramatic composers of all time, Bach never wrote an opera, much to the musical world’ÄöˆÑˆ¥s dismay. This program features two of his works that are as close as he came.


The New York Festival of Song
Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall at 8:00 pm

Jonita Lattimore, soprano   •   Mary Testa, mezzo-soprano   •   James Martin, baritone
Steven Blier, piano   •   Greg Utzig, guitar/banjo


Harry, Hoagy & Harold

Works by Warren, Carmichael, and Arlen


Program: TBA


o.blaat
The Tank, at 10:00 pm

o.blaat (Keiko Uenishi) is known for her sound works formed through experiments in restructuring and analyzing one's relationship with sounds via kinesthetic response as well as aural cognition in sociological and environmental context.

Tickets: $6.00


The Tank
279 Church Street


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