PROGRAM

Saturday, October 10th 2009, 8 PM

CONCERT 1: "Soldier Stories"

Alfredo Casella: Serenata / Serenade, op.46

I. Marcia
II. Minuetto
III. Notturno
IV. Gavotta
V. Cagatina
VI. Finale

Stefan Milenković, violin
Giovanni Sollima, cello
Alexandra Gruber, clarinet
Bence Bogányi, bassoon
Guillaume Jehl, trumpet

Igor Stravinsky: L’histoire du soldat / The story about a soldier
Part 1.
I. Introduction: The Soldier's March (Marche du Soldat)
II. Music for Scene One: Airs by a Stream (Petits airs au bord du ruisseau)
III. The Soldier's March (Marche du Soldat)
IV. Music for Scene Two: Pastorale
V. Airs by a Stream (Petits airs au bord du ruisseau)
VI. Music for Scene Three: Airs by a Stream (Petits airs au bord du ruisseau)

Part 2.
I. The Soldier's March (Marche du Soldat)
II. The Royal March (Marche Royale)
III. The Little Concert (Petit Concert)
IV. Three Dances (Trois Danses): Tango – Valse – Ragtime
V. The Devil's Dance (Danse du Diable)
VI. Little Chorale (Petit Choral)
VII. The Devil's Song (Couplets du Diable)
VIII. Great Choral (Grand Choral)
IX. Triumphal March of the Devil (Marche Triomphale du Diable)

Susanna Yoko Henkel, violin
Mathew McDonald, double bass
Alexandra Gruber, clarinet
Bence Bogányi, bassoon
Guillaume Jehl, trumpet
Tobias Unger, trombone
Christian Langer, preccusion
Søren Nils Eichberg, conductor
Krešimir Mikić, narrator

Sunday, October 11th 2009, 11 AM

CONCERT 2: Mozart Matinée

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Duo for violin and viola in B-flat major, K.424
I. Adagio - Allegro
II. Andante cantabile
III. Thema con Variazioni: Andante grazioso

Stefan Milenković, violin
Hartmut Rohde, viola

Quintet for clarinet and string quartet in A major, K.581
I. Allegro
II. Larghetto
III. Menuetto
IV. Allegretto con variazioni

Alexandra Gruber, clarinet
Susanna Yoko Henkel, violin
Stefan Milenković, violin
Hartmut Rohde, viola
Monika Leskovar, cello
 
Tuesday, October 13th 2009, 8 PM

CONCERT 3: Italian and "Italian"

Luigi Boccherini: String Quintet No.60 in C major, G 324 – „La Musica Notturna delle Strade di Madrid“ / „Music of the Madrid streets at night“
I. Le campane de l'Ave Maria - the Ave Maria of the main church
II. Il tamburo dei Soldati - The soldiers drum
III. Minuetto dei Ciechi - the Minuet of the Blind Beggars
IV. Il Rosario - The Rosary
V. Passa calle - the Passacaglia
VI. Il tamburo - The soldiers drum
VII. Ritirata - The retreat of the military night watch of Madrid

Susanna Yoko Henkel, violin
Stefan Milenković , violin
Guy Ben-Ziony, viola
Giovanni Sollima, cello
Monika Leskovar, cello

Igor Stravinsky: Italian suite for violin and piano
I. Introduzione
II. Serenata
III. Tarantella
IV. Gavotta con due variazioni
V. Scherzino
VI. Minuetto – Finale

Susanna Yoko Henkel, violin
Itamar Golan, piano

Niccolò Paganini: Trio in D major, op.66, MS 69 for violin, cello and guitar
I. Allegro con brio
II. Minuetto
III. Andante larghetto
IV. Rondo

Stefan Milenković, violin
Ani Aznavoorian, cello
Petrit Çeku, guitar

Luigi Boccherini: Quintet No.4 in D major, for two violines, viola, cello and guitar, (version for two cellos), G 448 – „Fandango“
I. Pastorale
II. Allegro maestoso
III. Grave assai - Fandango

Stefan Milenković, violin
Susanna Yoko Henkel, violin
Guy Ben-Ziony, viola
Giovanni Sollima, cello
Monika Leskovar, cello

Wednesday, October 14th 2009, 8 PM

CONCERT 4: Schubertiade

Franz Schubert

String Trio, D 581
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante
III. Menuetto: Allegretto
IV. Rondo: Allegretto

Stefan Milenković, violin
Guy Ben-Ziony, viola
Ani Aznavoorian, cello

Fantasy for violin and piano, D 934

Susanna Yoko Henkel, violin
Itamar Golan, piano

Quintet for piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass, D 667, „The Trout“
I. Allegro vivace
II. Andante
III. Scherzo. Presto
IV. Thema. Andantino - Variazioni 1 - 5 - Allegretto
V. Finale. Allegro giusto

Susanna Yoko Henkel, violin
Guy Ben-Ziony, viola
Giovanni Sollima, cello
Mathew McDonald, double bass
Itamar Golan, piano

Thursday, October 15th 2009, 8 PM

CONCERT 5: Contemporary Music Lounge

Cathy Milliken: Two step

Susan Knight, viola
Matthew McDonald, double bass

Terry Riley: Cantos Desiertos
I. Francesco en Paraiso
II. Cancion Desierto
III. Quijote
IV. Llanto
V. Tango Labeado

Susanna Yoko Henkel, violin
Edin Karamazov, guitar

Giovanni Sollima: Interpretation of Dreams

Giovanni Sollima, cello
Monika Leskovar, cello

Søren Nils Eichberg: Trio for piano, violin and cello

Søren Nils Eichberg, piano
Susanna Yoko Henkel, violin
Monika Leskovar, cello


Alain Ridout: Ferdinand, the Bull

Susanna Yoko Henkel, violin
Krešimir Mikić, narrator

Friday, October 16th 2009, 8 PM

CONCERT 6: Happy Birthday, Felix!

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Sonate for cello and piano No.2 in D major, op.58
I. Allegro assai vivace
II. Allegretto scherzando
III. Adagio
IV. Molto allegro e vivace

Giovanni Sollima, cello
Lauma Skride, piano

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Piano Trio No.2 in C minor, op.66
I. Molto energico e con fuoco
II. Andante espressivo
III. Scherzo. Molto allegro – quasi presto
IV. Finale. Allefro appassionato

Susanna Yoko Henkel, violin
Monika Leskovar, cello
Lauma Skride, piano

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Piano sextet in D major, op.110
I. Allegro vivace
II. Adagio
III. Menuetto
IV. Allegro vivace

Stefan Milenković, violin
Susan Knight, viola
Guy Ben-Ziony, viola
Ani Aznavoorian, cello
Matthew McDonald, double bass
Milana Chernyavska, piano
 
Saturday, October 17th 2009, 8 PM

CONCERT 7: Beethoven7

Ludwig van Beethoven

7 variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, WoO 46

Monika Leskovar, cello
Milana Chernyavska, piano

Violin Sonate No.7 in C minor, op.30, No.2
I. Allegro con brio
II. Adagio cantabile
III. Scherzo. Allegro
IV. Finale. Allegro

Stefan Milenković, violin
Milana Chernyavska, piano

Septet for clarinet, bassoon, french horn, violin, viola, cello and double bass in E-flat major, op.20
I. Adagio
II. Allegro con brio
III. Adagio cantabile
IV. Tempo di Menuetto
V. Tema. Andante con Variazioni
VI. Scherzo. Allegro molto e vivace
VII. Andante con moto alla Marcia
VIII. Presto

Susanna Yoko Henkel, violin
Guy Ben-Ziony, viola
Giovanni Sollima, cello
Matthew McDonald, double bass
Alexandra Gruber, clarinet
Sergio Azzolini, bassoon
Radovan Vlatković, french horn

MUSICIANS

Susanna Yoko Henkel, violin (Germany/Croatia)
Stefan Milenković, violin (Serbia/USA)
Guy Ben-Ziony, viola (Israel)
Hartmut Rohde, viola (Germany)
Ani Aznavoorian, cello (USA)
Monika Leskovar, cello (Croatia)
Giovanni Sollima, cello (Italy)
Matthew McDonald, double bass (Australia)
Edin Karamazov, guitar (Croatia)
Petrit Çeku, guitar (Kosovo)
Søren Nils Eichberg, piano, conductor (Denmark)
Lauma Skride, piano (Latvia)
Milena Chernyavska, piano (Ukraine)
Itmar Golan, piano (Israel)
Alexandra Gruber, clarinet (Germany)
Guillaume Jehl, trumpet (France)
Christian Langer, percussions (Germany)
Tobias Unger, trombone (Germany)
Sergio Azzolini, bassoon (Italy)
Bence Boganyi, bassoon (Hungary)
Radovan Vlatković, french horn (Croatia)
Krešimir Mikić, narrator