2016 CONCERT SCHEDULE
Special Event
Introducing Pianist Viktor Valkov
Saturday, July 23, 7:30 p.m. This event is limited seating |
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Couperin |
Unmeasured Prelude in C Major |
Froberger |
Lamentation on the death of Ferdinand III |
Liszt |
Isolde's Liebestod, from Wagner's Tristan and Isolde |
Beethoven |
Sonata No. 29, "Hammerklavier," Op. 106 |
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Viktor Valkov, piano
Winner of the 2012 New Orleans International Piano Competition, Viktor Valkov has been hailed as a "lion of the keyboard" and "sensational" (Wiesbadener Kurier). A winner of Astral Artists' 2015 National Auditions, he recently gave a critically acclaimed recital in London's Wigmore Hall, and appeared as soloist with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, and the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra.
Mr. Valkov has appeared frequently as a recitalist in the U.S., Japan, Germany, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, and Macedonia. He has performed with most of the major orchestras in his native Bulgaria, and at most of the country's important music festivals. He debuted with the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, and performed Dimitar Nenov's Grande Piano Concerto with New Symphony Orchestra, under Rossen Milanov. Mr. Valkov has made a number of recordings for the Bulgarian National Radio archive, and for Bulgarian National Television and Macedonian Radio and Television.
Mr. Valkov frequently performs with Bulgarian cellist Lachezar Kostov. In 2009, the Kostov- Valkov Duo gave its Carnegie Hall debut in Zankel Hall, and in 2011 won the Liszt-Garisson International Competition, where the duo was also awarded the Liszt Prize and special prizes in the collaborative artists category. In 2008, they recorded the entire opus for cello and piano by Nikolay Roslavets, released by Naxos in 2011.
Viktor Valkov studied at the State Music Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria, and went on to study at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen, Germany. He also holds a Masters degree from The Juilliard School, and in the fall of 2010, he began his DMA degree studies at Rice University.
Six Subscription Concerts
1. CLARA, ROBERT AND JOHANNES
Wednesday, July 20, 7:30 p.m.
Clara Schumann |
Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22 |
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Schumann |
Piano Trio No.2 in F Major, |
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Brahms |
String Sextet No. 2 in G Major |
2. VARIETY IS THE SPICE
Friday, July 22, 7:30 p.m.
Boccherini |
String Quintet in C Major, Op. 42 | Sponsored by |
Paganini: |
Terzetto Concertante | |
Manuel De Falla |
Siete canciones populares espaņolas
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Thierry Escaich |
Tango Virtuoso
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Joaquin Turina |
Escena Andaluza, Op.7
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3. AFTERNOON DELIGHTS
Sunday, July 24, 4 p.m.
J.S. Bach |
Concerto Italiano BWV971 | Sponsored by |
Castelnuovo-Tedesco |
Quintet for Guitar and String Quartet, Op. 143 |
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Mendelssohn |
Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 49 |
4. A MYRIAD OF FESTIVAL FIRSTS
Wednesday, July 27, 7:30 p.m.
Schubert |
Quartettsatz in C Minor, D.703 |
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Debussy |
Trio in G Major |
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Stewart |
Piano Quartet (World Premiere) |
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Dvorak |
Bass Quintet in G Major, Op. 77 |
5. DUO TO 'RACH' THE HOUSE
Friday, July 29, 7:30 p.m.
W.A. Mozart |
Divertimento in F Major, |
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Arnold Bax |
Elegaic Trio
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Herbert Howells |
Piano Quartet |
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Rachmaninoff |
Sonata in G Minor, Op.19, for cello and piano |
6. BOWING OUT WITH BARTOK
Sunday, July 31, 4 p.m.
Saint-Saens: |
Fantasie Op.124 for Harp and Violin |
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Zoltan Kodaly |
Intermezzo for String Trio |
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Erwin Schulhoff |
Concertino for Flute, Viola, and Double Bass |
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Bartok |
Piano Quintet, BB33 |
