BWW Previews: PERFORMERS OF WESTCHESTER Fall Season

This Sunday, September 14th, the Performers of Westchester kicked off its 23rd season with a performance by the renown Brentano String Quarter in a program of Mozart, Bartok and Schubert. The Performers of Westchester was established in 1982 by pianist Joel Rosen with the purpose of arranging performances of chamber music in private homes rather than in concert halls. The concept was designed to allow audiences to listen and experience chamber music in the ambience originally intended by the composer. This season features an eclectic array of poplular chamber music repertoire as well as modern, rarely presented, and unusual pieces.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2014, 4-6PM

BRENTANO STRING QUARTET

• MOZART String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 458

• BARTÓK String Quartet No.3, Sz.85

• SCHUBERT Death and the Maiden

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2014, 4-6pm

Andy Simionescu, violin, Benjamin Hochman, piano

• MOZART Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K. 304

• SCHUMANN Carnaval, Op. 9

• FRANCK Violin Sonata in A Major

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2014, 4-6PM

HUGO KAUDER TRIO

• LACHNER Piano Trio, Op. 102

• KAUDER Trio for Oboe, Viola, and Piano

• SCHUMANN 6 Studien in kanonischer Form, Op. 56

• SCHARWENKA Piano Trio, Op. 121

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2014, 6:30-8:30PM (Steinway Hall)

SUNDY, OCTOBER 19, 2014, 4-6PM (Westchester)

Jung Lin, piano, Andy Simionescu, violin, Michael Mermagen, cello

• BACH-BUSONI Chaconne (From Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor)

• RAVEL Sonata for Violin and Cello

• MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 66 in C minor

• SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014, 4-6PM

Joyce Yang, piano

• ALBÉNIZ Iberia (selections)

• GINASTERA Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2

• RACHMANINOFF Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 36 in B-flat minor

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014, 5-7PM

Leon Fleisher, Katherine Jacobson, Yury Shadrin, Tian Lu, piano

• BACH - EGON PETRI Sheep May Safely Graze

• KIRCHNER Music for Left Hand

• WOOLF Five Bagatelles for Solo piano

• SCHUBERT Impromptu in G Flat Major, Op. 90

• SCHUBERT FANTASY IN F MINOR FOR PIANO FOUR HANDS, D. 940

• RAVEL La Valse for 2 pianos

• RACHMANINOFF Suite No. 2, Op. 17

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2014, 8-10PM

VARIATION STRING TRIO with Natalie Zhu, piano

• BEETHOVEN String Trio, Op. 9, No. 1 in G Major

• LUDWIG Aria Fantasy for Piano Quartet

• FAURÉ Piano Quartet No. 2, Op. 45 in G minor

For more information on Performers of Westchester and their Fall season, please visit:

www.performersofwestchester.org