2007 FESTIVAL PROGRAM*

OPENING NIGHT
Concert #1
TUESDAY JUNE 12, 2007 9PM

MODERN ROMANCE
Jazz Meets Classical

Straight from Carnegie Hall
Sold Out April 2007 Performances

Featuring
Russia's Jazz Ambassador
Igor Butman, saxophone
and
Composer
Igor Raykhelson - piano

with Guest Artists
Julian Milkis - clarinet
Nikolay Solonovich - cello

Selected works by
Handel, Rachmaninoff, Kreisler, Sollima, Ravel

Works by Igor Raykhelson;
Excerpts from Sonata for Violin and Piano in A minor (2001)
Excerpts from Sonata for Cello in A minor (2001)
Modern Romance (2000)
Contemplation
Modern Romance (2000)
Mirage for Cello and Piano (2002)

There will be a 15 minute intermission during the performance.

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Concert #2
WEDNESDAY JUNE 13, 2007 9PM

Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor -- Chopin (1810-1849)

Igor Raykhelson - piano

Clarinet Quintet in B flat major -- C.M. von Weber (1786-1826)
1. Allegro
2. Fantasia -- Adagio
3. Menuetto -- Capriccio
4. Rondo -- Allegro giojoso

Julian Milkis - clarinet
Sergey Lomovsky - violin
Andrey Poskrobko - violin
Roman Balashov - viola
Alexie Naidenov - cello

intermission

2 Pieces for Violin and Piano -- Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
1. Melody
2. Waltz
3. Scherzo

Igor Raykhelson - piano

Piano Quartet in G sharp minor (Hommage Robert Schuman) -- Raykhelson (1961-)
1. Sostenuto -- Allegro resoluto
2. Scherzo -- Alegretto
3. Andante cantabile
4. Finale -- Allegro meastoso

Igor Raykhelson, composer/piano
Roman Balashov - viola
Nikolay Solonovich - cello

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Concert #3
THURSDAY JUNE 14, 2007 9PM
VIVALDI

Concerto Grosso No. 8 in G Minor (Christmas Concerto) -- A.Corelli (1653-1713)
1. Vivace–grave
2. Allegro
3. Adagio-Allegro-Adagio
4. Vivace
5. Allegro
6. Largo Pastorale

Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A major -- A. Vivaldi (1678-1741)
 
Double Concerto for 2 Violins and Strings in A minor -- A. Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Moscow Soloists Chamber Orchestra

intermission

The Four Seasons "Spring" -- A. Vivaldi (1678-1741)
1. Allegro
2. Largo
3. Allegro

The Four Seasons "Summer" -- A. Vivaldi (1678-1741)
1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Presto

The Four Seasons "Autumn" -- A. Vivaldi (1678-1741)
1. Allegro
2. Adagio molto
3. Allegro

The Four Seasons "Winter" -- A. Vivaldi (1678-1741)
1. Allegro non molto
2. Largo
3. Allegro

Moscow Soloists Chamber Orchestra


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Concert #4
FRIDAY JUNE 15, 2007 9PM
ALL BACH

Concerto for Three Violins in D Major --J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Allegro

Violin Soloists:
Arana Shevliakova, Sergey Lomovsky
Mikhail Ashurov

Piano Concerto No.1 in D Minor -- J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Igor Raykhelson - piano

intermission

Concerto for Violin and Strings in A minor-- J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Brandenburg concerto No. 3 in G Major-- J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
1. Allegro
2. Largo
3. Presto

Moscow Soloists Chamber Orchestra

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Concert #5
SATURDAY JUNE 16, 2007 9PM
FINAL CONCERT Festival 2007

Souvenir de Florence Op. 70 -- P. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
1. Allegro con spirito
2. Adagio cantabile e con moto
3. Allegretto moderato
4. Allegro vivace

intermission  

US PREMIERE

Concerto for Clarinet, Strings and Jazz Trio in E flat -- Raykhelson (1961-)

Julian Milkis, clarinet
Igor Raykehlson, composer/piano
Moscow Soloists Orchestra

 

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*Program subject to change without notice.