October 2021
Earth, Wind, and Art: Reading and music
Isabelle Olivier and Rita Dragonette are excited to present their next collaboration at PianoForte on October 28th. This performance will be an encounter between music and writings revolving around Pandemic--long and Art. Isabelle Olivier is a jazzwoman and harpist with a strong musical personality. She brings a wave of freshness and novelty to the international artistic world with her surprising and unique instrument. She managed to develop a very distinctive style with her fascinating and rare instrument. Isabelle has composed,…
Find out more »La Valse! The Music of Debussy, Poulenc, and Ravel – Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung, duo pianists
Performing together in many of the world’s most prestigious venues, Bax & Chung has appeared in the United Kingdom, United States, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, as well as in Aruba, Barbados, Canada, China, Cyprus, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Iceland, Israel, Korea, Palestine, Russia,and Switzerland. This concert is hosted by the North Shore Chamber Music Festival (https://nscmf.org/) and is a part of their onstage/offstage series. This event is sponsored by the Alfadyne Foundation. Program: Claude Debussy Petite Suite for piano four…
Find out more »November 2021
Chopin in the City Festival Movie Screening and Jazz Concert: Chopin. Caribbean Key
CHOPIN. Caribbean Key is a story about the music on Curacao Island. Especially about Caribbean receptions of the greatest Polish composer, Fryderyk Chopin, which is also known on the Caribbean Island of Curacao. It is a story about the Antilian history of Chopin's music and the fate of the people who created it. Here, in the 19th century, the "Caribbean Mazurka" was composed, inspired by Chopin's Mazurek. For many years this piece has been a "national dance" on the island…
Find out more »Sebastian Huydts: Piano Recital
This recital is free and open to the public, but we ask that you reserve your seats by visiting our Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sebastian-huydts-piano-recital-tickets-170041758477 Program: Haydn/Huydts: Sonatas #21, #22 & #25 based on themes by Franz Joseph Haydn Sebastian Huydts: Sonata #6, “Viejos Amigos” (2020) Donald Neale: Sonata #1 (1995)
Find out more »Astor Piazzolla Centennial Celebration – Between Angels and Demons: A Musical Portrait
In the centennial celebration of Astor Piazzolla, the single most important figure in the history of tango, multi-Grammy-nominated violinist Philippe Quint performs some of the most iconic tango pieces in a program that uses music, narration and visuals to showcase the music and movement that define this historical dance. This concert is hosted by the North Shore Chamber Music Festival (https://nscmf.org/) and is a part of their onstage/offstage series. This event is sponsored by the Alfadyne Foundation. Program: Astor Piazzolla.…
Find out more »December 2021
A Master’s Workshop – Ilya Kaler, violin
This violin masterclass will be broadcast live on both www.nscmf.org and The Violin Channel Ilya Kaler is one of the most sought-after teachers in the world and currently serves as a violin professor at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Mr. Kaler's Summer teaching and performing engagements include the Chautauqua Music Festival, Heifetz International Music Institute, Keshet Eilon Music Center in Israel, Bowdoin International Music Festival, and the Montreal Chamber Music Festival. Kaler is also frequently a judge for the world’s most prestigious…
Find out more »April 2022
Natasha Stojanovska – Piano Recital
Natasha Stojanovska, Macedonian Pianist and Composer, is currently working towards completion of her Doctorate of Musical Arts at The Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University, Chicago IL in the studio of James Giles. She received her Artist Diploma and Master of Music in Piano Performance from Indiana University South Bend with Alexander Toradze and Ketevan Badridze; Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Lynn University, Conservatory of Music with Roberta Rust. Ms. Stojanovska has performed solo and chamber music recitals…
Find out more »May 2022
Helene Papadopoulos: the Goldberg Variations
Hélène Papadopoulos is a pianist with a complex and highly sensitive personality. She is a searching artist who seeks deep insight into the music and into the art of piano playing. For her there is no detail that is too small to be part of the global conception of a work. Never sacrificing details, never abandoning the big line to reveal musical subtleties in a natural manner. Hélène Papadopoulos was born in Paris, France. She started studying the piano at…
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