Originally formed in New York at the Manhattan School of Music, the Zodiac Trio enjoys a concert schedule that spans across three continents. Since its inception, the Zodiac Trio has performed at such leading venues as the famed Festival Radio France Montpelier, Lincoln Center in New York, the Four Season Performing Arts Centre in Toronto, Izumi Hall in Japan, the Oriental Performing Arts Center in Shanghai; has been broadcast by France 3 Television, CBC Radio and Television in Canada, National Public Radio in the U.S. and has recorded multiple times for Radio France in Paris. In June of 2010, the Zodiac Trio performed a six-city tour of China where the young ensemble was welcomed on the country's leading stages and was invited to present masterclasses at the China Conservatory in Beijing and Ningboa University.

Upon completing a specialized chamber music course at the Paris Superior Conservatory as protégé of the renowned Ysaÿe Quartet, the Zodiac Trios reputation as the new leading clarinet-violin-piano ensemble began to grow rapidly, prompting invitations from such venues as Festival Radio France Montpellier, Russian River Music Festival and Old First Concerts in California, Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music in Nebraska, Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center, Merkin Concert Hall in New York, Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mount Allison University in Canada, Pro-Musica Festival and Festival Autour d'une Piano in France, among many others. In addition to performing, the young ensemble is often called upon to present chamber music masterclasses, appearing in that capacity at the Boston University, Boston Conservatory, Berklee College of Music, Ningboa University and the China Conservatory in Beijing.

The current 2010-11 season includes performances on the celebrated Schneider Concert Series at the New School in New York, St. Vincent College Concert Series, Virtuosi Series in Winnipeg in Canada, The Four Seasons Performing Arts Centre in Toronto, Berklee College of Music in Boston, Boston Conservatory, performances in California, the International Colmar Festival, and a return to China for a second tour, among others. In addition, the Trio has received invitations from such prestigious series in the US as the Harvard Music Club and Tulsa Chamber Music.

The Zodiac Trio has been a recipient of a number of prizes and awards from national and international competitions in France, Italy, U.S. and Japan, including International Chamber Music Competition Duchi D'Acquaviva and Val Tidone International Music Competition in Italy, Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition in the U.S., FNAPEC Ensemble Competition in Paris and has received the Encore Grant for contemporary music from the American Composers Forum.

Strong advocates of new music, the trio has commissioned new works in order to expand the clarinet-violin-piano trio repertoire, and strives to serve as a platform of exposure for up-and-coming composers. In the Spring of 2011, the Zodiac Trio launched the Boston New Music Project in collaboration of Berklee College of Music and the Boston Conservatory which resulted in two new works written for and performed by the ensemble, numerous student composer workshop and an hour-long live feature on WGBH Boston Classical Radio.

The Zodiac Trio is on the artist roster of the Cziffra Foundation in Paris, an organization dedicated to promoting Europes top young artists, and has also been chosen by Culture France to receive moral and financial support from the « Declic » Program, partner with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Mecenat Musical Societe General. The Zodiac Trio also enjoys the generous support of the Swiss Global Artistic Foundation.

Zodiac Trio
Kliment
Vanessa
Riko

Kliment

Praised for his easy "facility, a vibrant tone and expressiveness and exuberance" by the New York Concert Review, " masterful playing" by LOrfeo (Mexico) and" confident musicality" by the Lincoln Journal Star, American clarinetist Kliment Krylovskiy has been enjoying an international concert career as member of the esteemed Zodiac Trio.

Mr. Krylovskiys artistry has taken him to many of the worlds leading stages such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Chicago Cultural Center, Bellas Artes Centre (Mexico), Izumi Hall (Japan) and the Acropolis (France), among many others, as he performed throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan and Russia. With a busy touring schedule, the young clarinetist has been invited to numerous festivals including the Russian River Chamber Music festival (CA), Old First Concerts (CA), Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music (NE), Virtuosi Concert Series (Canada), Mount Allison University Performing Arts Series (Canada), St. Vincent College Concert Series, Schneider Concert Series at the New School (NY), Cest Pas Classique! Festifal (France), Musique a Flaine (France), Radio France Festival Montpellier (France) and Festival ProMusica (France). He has recorded for a number of radio stations in the US and Europe, including live broadcasts on Radio France in Paris.

Often lending himself as an orchestral player, Kliment Krylovskiy has performed extensively as member of the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, with which he has toured internationally on many occasions. As one of the principal players, Mr. Krylovskiy has been invited to a private reception at the White House with the First Family after a performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.

On the competitions front, Mr. Krylovskiy is winner of multiple prizes both as a soloist and as member of the Zodiac Trio from international competitions such as the FNAPEC International Chamber Ensemble Competition of Paris, Duchi DAcqquaviva International Chamber Music Competition (Italy), Val Tidone International Music Competition (Italy), Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competion (U.S.), Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation (U.S.), Couer de Alene Symphony Young Artist Competition (resulting in a performance with the Couer de Alene Symphony), as well as the grand prize from the Couer de Alene Symphony Young Artist Competition, to name a few. As member of the Zodiac Trio, Mr. Krylovskiy has been awarded the Co-op Press Recording and Commissioning grant which resulted in a debut commercial release by the young ensemble which continues to receive airplay throughout the U.S. including National Public Radio and New Yorks WQXR and WNYC.

In 2007, Kliment Krylovskiy was awarded the prestigious Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship which carried a one-year residency in Paris, where Mr. Krylovskiy performed extensively as soloist, recitalist and chamber musician serving as an American musical ambassador to the French audiences. The same year, Mr. Krylovskiy joined the roster of the Cziffra Foundation in Paris as member of the Zodiac Trio, upon having won the First Prize.

With a strong dedication to American contemporary music, Mr. Krylovskiy and other members of the Zodiac Trio were awarded the Encore Grant from the American Composers Forum to promote the ensembles collaboration with American composer Andrew List, which brought forth performances of Lists music by the ensemble in New York, Boston and California. Currently, the ensemble is working on a large project that will promote living American composers both the United States and France, with a ten-concert tour and three residencies at Universities scheduled for 2011.

Kliment Krylovskiy studied at Indiana University Bloomington with Eli Eban, the Manhattan School of Music in New York with David Krakauer, the Nice Conservatory in France with Michel Lethiec, and at the Paris Superior Conservatory with the renowned Ysaÿe Quartet.

Mr. Krylovskiy is grateful to the Swiss Global Artistic Foundation for its kind support. The Zodiac Trio is managed by Kanon Artists in Canada.

Zodiac Trio
Kliment
Vanessa
Riko

Vanessa

Vanessa Mollard has appeared as soloist with the Gent Symphony Orchestra, Geneva Philharmonic, Marseille Symphony Orchestra and the Monte-Carlo Symphony, and has worked with Pierre Boulez, Mstislav Rostropovich, Kurt Mazur and Jean-Claude Casadesus. As a pioneer of new music, Ms. Mollard has collaborated with renowned composers Nicolas Bacri and Laurent Petigirard, whose compositions she premiered. A recipient of the Princess Grace of Monaco Foundation sponsorship, she has participated in master classes with prestigious teachers such as Olivier Charlier, Patrice Fontanarosa, Gerard Jarry, Roland Daugareil and Ivry Gitlis. Ms. Mollard holds a Diploma from the Royal Superior Conservatory of Gent, a First Prize from the Marseille Conservatory, which she obtained at the age of sixteen under the tutelage of Pierre Hommage, a Bachelor Degree from the Manhattan School of Music where she was a pupil of Patinka Kopec and a Performer Diploma from Indiana University Bloomington where she studied with the legendary Franco Gulli and Emile Naumoff, last student of Nadia Boulanger.

Zodiac Trio
Kliment
Vanessa
Riko

Riko

A versatile musician, Riko Higuma is a highly sought-after piano collaborator and a sensitive chamber musician, performing with the worlds leading artists throughout the United States, Europe, Russia and Japan. Giving her first solo recital at an early age at the Teatro San Martin in Buenos Aires, the Japanese-born pianist was a top-prize winner at the Jacob Flier International Piano Competition and the Santa Fe International Piano Competition.

Ms. Higuma has participated in numerous music festivals around the world, including the Nagano-Aspen Music Festival and the LaJolla Music Society Summerfest in California, where her live solo performance was broadcast on NPRs Performance Today. Notably, she was one of the Young Artists for the Van Cliburn Piano Institute in Fort Worth, where she appeared with the Fort Worth Symphony under Edward Browne.

Ms. Higumas collaborations on the recital and concert stage have included distinguished artists such as Albert Markov, Paul Cohen, Neil Rosenshein and Aaron Rosand. She has also working in a chamber music setting with Cho-Liang Lin, Alan Gilbert, Charles Curtis, Steven Tanenbom, Jorge Bosso, Dora Schwarzberg and Timothy Eddy, among others. For the past three years, she has been a regular participant of the International Academy of Music in Italy and the Summit Music Festival in New York, where she performed with the legendary violinist Aaron Rosand.

Ms. Higuma is currently engaged as a staff vocal accompanist at the Manhattan School of Music, from which she holds both Bachelor and Master of Music degrees obtained under the tutelage of Phillip Kawin.

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Kliment
Vanessa
Riko

Projects

Boston New Music Project
DiAPAZON
Music of the Imagination

Boston New Music Project

The Boston New Music Project (BNMP) is an annual collaboration between Berklee College of Music, Boston Conservatory and the ZODIAC TRIO, which focuses on contemporary chamber music by living American composers.

On January 31st and February 3rd, the Zodiac Trio gave two performances that featured World Premieres of works by Boston-based composers Andrew List and Andy Voreds, written for the ensemble. The program also included Ned Rorem's "End of Summer," as well as Phillip Glass' "Music in Fifths," which accompanied a short film by the French film-maker Nicolas Hauser, which was created for the musical work.

In addition, the Zodiac Trio, joined by Andrew List and Andy Vores, presented two workshops at both institutions for student composers to discuss the composer/performer relationship, and read through works by the attending students.

At the end of the workshops, the Zodiac Trio selected a work from each workshop to be premeired on the closing concert at David Friend Recital Hall (Berklee College fo Music), alongside premieres by Vores and List and music by Glass and Rorem.

The goal of the Boston New Music Project is to foster, encourage and promote contemporary American chamber music , with a special focus on Boston-based composers, both established and aspiring.

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Listen to the Zodiac Trio on "LIVE FROM FRASER" on Boston's Classical Radio WGBH performing and discussing the Boston New Music Project

DiAPAZON

The DiAPAZON QUARTET

Vanessa Mollard, violin

Clara Zaoui, cello

Xénia Maliarevitch, piano

Kliment Krylovskiy, clarinet

The DiAPAZON Quartet is a product of a unique and exciting collaboration between the musicians from Paris two leading young ensembles Duo Humoresque and the Zodiac Trio. Having met at the specialized chamber music class of the Ysaye Quartet (Paris Conservatory), which brought forth such ensembles as the Ebene and the Modigliano Quartets, the young musicians have often crossed paths on the international competition circuit, and have decided to join forces in an ensemble that not only serves as a platform for the thrilling clarinet-violin-cello-piano repertoire, but allows for a vastly wide range of repertoire provided by the ensembles different combination possibilities.

Individually, both ensembles boast an international touring schedule, having performed throughout the United States, Canada, France, Italy, Japan and China. Being a product of the Conservatoire Nation Superior de Musique de Paris and the Ysaye Quartet Chamber Music Class, the young ensembles enjoy a particularly distinctive reputation in France where they have been invited by such prestigious festivals Radio France Montpelier, The International Colmar Festival, Salle Cortot, Salle Pleyel and Théâtre de Fontainebleau, to name a few. recorded and were featured on Radio France in Paris and profit from the support of numerous foundations such as Culture Frances « Declic » Program, (partner with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs), the Mecenat Musical Societe General, Cziffra Foundation and the Swiss Global Artistic Foundation.

What attracted the Zodiac Trio and Duo Humoresque to one another is a noticeably similar approach to performing and interpretation, which is marked by unbridled energy and unreserved dedication to their musical ideas. While the Zodiac Trio was noted for their musicality of rare intensity (La Tribune), a firm investment in its interpretations" (ClassiqueInfo.com) and a contagious enjoyment of music (Ouest France), Duo Humoresque (enter quotes).

However, it was also the difference in the young ensembles repertoire inclinations that provided an intriguing contrast. The Zodiac Trios clarinet-violin-piano instrumentation calls for a more contemporary choice of repertoire - the trio has earned a reputation as a spokesman for new music and are founders of the Boston New Music Project in the U.S.; while Duo Humoresque programming was rooted more in the Romantic, Classical and Impressionistic style.

The artistic goal of the Dementia Quartet is to explore and promote the clarinet-violin-cello-piano repertoire, present a widely varied repertoire of all genres and style by featuring the ensembles numerous instrumentation possibilities, collaborate with guest artists, and program large works such as symphonies and concerti arranged for the ensemble, thus bringing them to light through a new medium.

Music of the Imagination

ZODIAC TRIO IN CHINA-MUSIC OF THE IMAGINATION

This summer, the Zodiac Trio perform a Six-city tour of China, presenting a unqiue program that goes beyond the standard classical music concert by incorporating theatrical and visual elements.

From performing and narrating Igor Stravinsky's "L'Histoire du Soldat" in costumes of the characters, to collaborating with dancers for Astor Piazzolla's tangos , this program helps the audience connect with the music presented and further relate to the interpretations offered.

Inspired in part by the ground-breaking ensemble "Red Priest," the Zodiac Trio believes that this unique approach helps raise future generations of classical music audiences as well as broaden the difinition of a classical music concert, especially to places where classical chamber music is not the tradition.

China TOUR 2011

Schedule

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JANUARY

14 Chamber Music America Natioanl Conference SHOWCASE - Westin New York, Times Square (1:30PM)

27 Firehouse space Williamsburg, New York City

30 Tuffs University Boston, MA

FEBRUARY

1 Berklee College of Music Boston, MA

3 Berklee College of Music Boston, MA

4 Boston Conservatory Boston, MA

5 Christ Episcopal Church Concert Series Castle Rock, CO

6 Western State College of Colorado Masterclass Gunnison, CO

7 Western State College of Colorado Gunnison, CO

9 Outreach Concert Denver CO

10 Grand County Concert Series Denver CO

12 Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society San Francisco, CA

13 University of California, Berkeley CNMAT Berkeley, CA

17 Old First Concerts San Francisco, CA

19 San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts Chamber Music Series San Angelo, TX

APRIL

15 Musique en Provence Bandol, FRANCE

JUNE

16 Quogue Chamber Music Festival - The Hamptons, Long Island, NY

AUGUST

3 Brookside Summer Concert Series Midland, CANADA

19 Edinburgh Festival Edinburgh, SCOTLAND

OCTOBER

13 Les Musicales du Parc de Wesserling Ranspach, FRANCE

21 Singer Famiily Recital Series Schenectady, NY

NOVEMBER

13 Musical Arts Series Durant, OK

16 Lone Star College Conroe, TX

17 Tulsa Chamber Music Tulsa, OK

18 Tulsa Chamber Music Tulsa, OK

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NOVEMBER

1-3 Recording for Blue Griffin label Lansing, MI

13 "Les Musicalede l'Arbousiere" Festival Chateauneuf de Gadagne, FRANCE

OCTOBER

6 DiAPAZON Outreach Clinic Vendee, FRANCE

7 DiAPAZON Concert Vendee, FRANCE

11 Festival "En Terre Romantique" Metz, FRANCE

23 Hart House Concerts Toronto, CANADA

25 McMaster University Toronto, CANADA

26 Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Toronto, CANADA

27 Classical 96 CBC Radio Performance Toronto, CANADA

29 Stockey Center for the Performing Arts Parry Sound, CANADA

ONTARIO CONTACT SHOWCASE

30 Visual and Performing Arts, Newmarket Newmarket, CANADA

AUGUST

27 Xuzhou Concert Hall Xuzhou, CHINA

26 Guangzhou Opera House Guangzhou, CHINA

25 Schenzhen Concert Hall Schenzhen, CHINA

24 Tianjin Concert Hall Tianjin, CHINA

22 Children's Arts Theatre, Beijing, CHINA

21 Children's Arts Theatre Beijing, CHINA

JULY

12 International Colmar Festival Colmar, FRANCE

24 Festival L'ete Musical des Douves Douves, FRANCE

22 Fondation Carzou Carcossenne, FRANCE

28 DiAPAZON Concert, Fondation des Etas-Unis, Grand Salon Paris, FRANCE

FEBRUARY

03 BOSTON NEW MUSIC PROJECT : David Friend Recital Hall Boston, MA

Andy Vores - Fabrication 17: Stunt (WORLD PREMIERE)

Andrew List - Title TBA (WORLD PREMIERE)

Ned Rorem - End of Summer

Phillip Glass - Music in Fifths

TWO PREMIERES OF CHOSEN STUDENT COMPOSITIONS FROM BOSTON

CONSERVATORY AND BERKLEE COLLEGE

02 BOSTON NEW MUSIC PROJECT : Boston Conservatory Boston, MA

Student Composers Workshop/Reading

01 BOSTON NEW MUSIC PROJECT : Berklee College of Music

Student Composers Reading/Workshop

JANUARY

31 BOSTON NEW MUSIC PROJECT: Sully Hall, Boston Conservatory

Andy Vores - Fabrication 17: Stunt (WORLD PREMIERE)

Andrew List - Title TBA (WORLD PREMIERE)

Ned Rorem - End of Summer

Phillip Glass - Music in Fifths

27 BOSTON NEW MUSIC PROJECT: WBGH Radio Feature

Ned Rorem - "End of Summer"

Marcus Paus - Trio (written for the Zodiac Trio)

Andrew List - "Noa Noa"

Astor Piazzolla - Verano Porteno

2010

NOVEMBER

15 CINARS International Performing Arts Conference SHOWCASE Montreal, CANADA

13 Festival "C'est Pas Classique!" Nice, FRANCE

12 Festival "C'est Pas Classique!" Nice, FRANCE

06 St. Vincent College Concert Series - Carey Center Performing Arts Auditorium Latrobe, PA

OCTOBER

29 Theatre Raymond Kabbaz, Lycee Francais de Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA

26 Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Toronto, Canada

23 Virtuosi Concert Series Winnipeg, Manitoba - CANADA

FROM PARIS WITH ÉLAN

"The Folk Influence in Classical Music" - from Khatchaturian to Piazzolla

22 Outreach Concert / Presentation Winnipeg, Manitoba - CANADA

17 Schneider Series, Tishman Auditorium at The New School New York, NY

Milhaud Suite for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano

Brahms Clarinet Trio, Opus 114 (guest cellist Yves Dharamraj)

Nicolas Bacri "Smiling Suite"

Bela Bartok "Contrasts"

SEPTEMBER

02 Western Arts Alliance Conference - Chamber Music America Showcase Long Beach, CA

AUGUST

08 Festival Autour d'un Piano Château de Carrouges, France

JULY

27 Festival Radio France Montpellier FRANCE

26 Festival Radio France Montpellier FRANCE

JUNE

19 Jeunes Talents, Hotel Soubis Paris, FRANCE

Igor Stravinsky "Suite de l'Histoire du soldat"

Marcus Paus "Trio"

Astor Piazzolla "Verano Porteño"

Darius Milhaud - Suite pour violon, clarinette et piano op. 157 b

Béla Bartok - Contrastes pour clarinette, violon et piano (Sz. 111)

12 National Center for the Performing Arts Beijing, CHINA

11 Dalian Development Area Grand Theatre Dalian, CHINA

10 Gu Lang Yu Concert Hall Xiamen, CHINA

09 Salle de Musique Gulangyu - "Quatre Saisons des Semaines Musicales Internationales Xiamen, CHINA

Darius Milhaud - Suite du "Voyage sans bagages" pour violon, clarinette et piano

Claude Debussy - Premiere Rhapsodie pour clarinette et piano

Nicolas Bacri - "A Smiling Suite" op.100b pour violon, clarinette et piano CREATION EN ASIE

Edward Grieg - Sonate n.2 pour violon et piano

Béla Bartók - Contrasts pour violon, clarinette et piano

06 Théâtre de Nanping Nanping, CHINA

04 Shanghai Oriental Art Center - Performance Hall Shanghai, China

MARCH

08 Radio France Paris, FRANCE

Recording - winners of the FNAPEC chamber music competition in Paris

FEBRUARY

28 Merkin Concert Hall New York, NY

"The Infinite Wonders of the Sound Imaginarium"

25 Private Performance/Reception sponsored by the French Counsulat of Boston Boston, MA

24 Berklee College of Music Boston, MA

Igor Stravisnky - "A Soldier's Tale"

Bela Bartók - "Contrasts"

Andrew List - "Noa Noa. A Gauguin Tableau"

23 Boston University Boston, MA

Chamber Music Class given by the Zodiac Trio

22 Boston Conservatory of Music Bostoh MA

Zodiac Trio presents:"Forging a new Medium in Chamber Music: the Violin/Clarinet/Piano Trio"

21 Private Event East Brunsiwck, NJ

07 Old First Concerts San Francisco, CA

"American Chamber Music"

Glass - "Music in Fifths"

Ned Rorem - "End of Summer"

Paul Schoenfield - "Freylack"

Peter Schickele - "Serenade for Three"

Andrew List - "Noa, Noa. A Gauguin Tableau" - CA PREMIERE

05 Russian River Chamber Music Healdsburg, CA, United States

Music of Poulenc, Stravinsky, Debussy, Marcus Paus, Milhaud, and Bartok

JANUARY

24 Radio France - "Generation Jeunes Interpretes" Paris, FRANCE

Paul Schoenfield - Fraylach

Alexander Aratiunian - Suite (I. Introduction)

Aram Khachaturian - Trio

Marcus Paus - Trio (written for the Zodiac Trio)

08 Temple University Philadelphia, PA

2009

NOVEMBER

14 Festival MozARia (Pro Musica) Pamiers, France

08 Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music Lincoln, NE

Darius Milhaud - Suite

Alban Berg - Adagio

Aram Khachaturian - Trio

Igor Stravinsky - LHistoire du Soldat

Bela Bartok Contrasts

06 Mount Allison Univerisity Performing Arts Series Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada

Darius Milhaud - Suite

Alban Berg - Adagio

Aram Khachaturian - Trio

Igor Stravinsky - LHistoire du Soldat

Bela Bartok Contrasts

05 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society Kitchener Waterloo, Canada

Paul Schoenfield - "Fraylach"

Stravinsky - L'Histoire du Soldat

Jean Vanhal - Trio in Eb Major

Marcus Paus - Trio

Alexander Aratunian - Suite

Peter Schickele (aka P.D.Q Bach) - Serenade for Three

Bartok - Contrasts

01 Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center Chicago, IL

Alexander Arutiunian: Suite for Clarinet, Violin and Piano

Chopin: Ballade No. 4 Opus. 52

Three Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op.73 Phantasiestücke

Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano

Béla Bartók Contrasts

Programs

Thematic Programs

Thematic Programs

COMMISSIONED WORKS

COMPLETE REPERTOIRE

WORKS WRITTEN FOR CLARINET, VIOLIN AND PIANO BY THE MASTERS

A real treat of the chamber music aficionado - the night is dedicated to the pillars of the clarinet-violin-piano repertoire written by the Masters

Darius Milhaud - Suite

Alban Berg - Adagio

Aram Khachaturian - Trio

Igor Stravinsky - L'Histoire du Soldat

Bela Bartok Contrasts

STORY-TELLING AND IMAGES IN CLASSICAL MUSIC

Without a doubt, music evokes images and unlocks the imagination. With this program, we explore this phenomenon as we present works that were written with specific images and tales in the composers mind

Darius Milhaud - Suite from "Voyage without Baggage"

Igor Stravinsky - L'Histoire du Soldat

Francis Poulenc - Invitation au Château

Astor Piazzolla - The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

Bela Bartok - Contrasts

THE ROMANTIC SOUL

We look deep into one of the most emotional periods of Classical Music Romanticism, with a varied range of works from solo piano to the complete clarinet-violin-piano trio.

Max Bruch - Eight Pieces

Robert Schumann - Fantasy Pieces for Viola, Clarinet and Piano

Johannes Brahms - Sonata for Violin and Piano in D Minor

Arnold Bax - Trio in One Movement

Anton Arensky -Trio in D Minor

THE RUSSIAN-FRENCH CONNECTION

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the royal Russian courts spoke solely in French while its leaders such as Peter the Great looked to Paris for their political and architectural inspiration. Numerous Russian artists including Stravinsky and Chagall called France their home, while the famous bistro cafes took their name from the Russian word fast Here we examine French and Russian music side by side as we present legendary works next to contemporary.

Darius Milhaud - Suite from "Voyage without Baggage"

Francis Poulenc - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano

Igor Stravinsky - L'Histoire du Soldat

Dmitry Shostakovich - Violin Sonata in D Minor

Anton Arensky - Trio in D minor

MUSIC OF A SILENCED NATION: SOVIET COMPOSERS

For over seventy-five years, the Soviet Regime in Russia was diligently dedicated to eliminating the countrys most talented and intelligent. From writers, to musicians, to scientists the countrys brightest were sent into exile, banned from stages and simply eliminated. Yet this incredible nation managed to produce some of this centurys strongest and most prophetic voices. With Music of a Silenced Nation we present renowned Russian composers from the Soviet era, side by side with lesser-known, yet as important, figures whose names never made it across the iron curtain.

Sergei Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No. 3

Edison Denisow - Sonata for solo Clarinet

Dmitry Shostakovich - Violin Sonata in D Minor

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Vocalise

Galina Ustvolskaya Trio

Anton Arensky Trio in D minor

AMERICAN CHAMBER MUSIC

With most of attention in classical music geared towards Europe, this program turns the eye to the American composer in chamber music, as we discover the gems of chamber music repertoire from this continent.

Peter Dickinson- Rags, Hymns and Blues

William Bolcom - Afternoon Cakewalk

Philip Glass - Music in Fifths

John Harbisson - Variations

Ned Rorem - End of Summer

Charles Ives - Largo

Peter Schickele (a.k.a. PDQ Bach) - Serenade for Three

Or

Philip Glass - Music in Fifths

George Gershwin (Heifetz) - Porgy and Bess (Violin and Piano)

Leonard Bernstein - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano

Peter Schickele (a.k.a. PDQ Bach) - Serenade for Three

Samuel Barber - Piano Sonata

Charles Ives - Largo

NIGHT OF BRAHMS AND THE ROMANTICS

A variation of the the Romantic Soul program with a special emphasis on one of this periods masters Johaness Brahms.

Johannes Brahms - Intermezzo for piano

Johannes Brahms - Clarinet Sonata No. 2

Arnold Bax - Trio in One Movement

Johannes Brahms - Violin Sonata in D

Anton Arensky - Piano Trio

FOLK INFLUENCE IN CLASSICAL MUSIC

Throughout history, composers looked at folk music, passed on generation to generation, for their inspiration. In this program, we take a closer look at this phenomenon as we present five wonderful works inspired by music of the people.

Aram Khachaturian - Trio

Paul Schoenfield - Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano

Astor Piazzolla - Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dances

Bela Bartok - Contrasts

THE ART OF THE SONATA

The Art of the Sonata pays a tribute to one of the most important structures in classical music. From 18th century Vienna, to late 20th century Russia, it features the sonata from Beethoven to Denisow.

Francis Poulenc - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano

Ludwig van Beethoven - Waldstein Sonata

Dmitry Shostakovich - Sonata for Violin and Piano

Edison Denisow - Sonata for solo Clarinet

THE EVOLUTION OF THE CLARINET-VIOLIN-PIANO ENSEMBLE

A real treat for the chamber music aficionado. With this intriguing program, we examine the various stages of the clarinet/violin/piano ensemble, as we take the audience on a journey that spans two hundred years and encompasses Europe, Russia and the United States.

Jean Vanhal - Trio

Arnold Bax - Trio in One Movement

Bela Bartok - Contrasts

Nicolas Bacri - Smiling Suite

Igor Stravinsky - L'Histoire du Soldat

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

A program that is light, yet contains some of the masterpieces of the 20th century

Paul Schoenfield - Freylach

Aram Khachaturian - Trio

Igor Stravinsky - L'Histoire du Soldat

Dmitry Shostakovich - Waltz

Bela Bartok - Contrasts

Astor Piazzolla - Verano Porteno

Complete Repertoire

THEMATIC PROGRAMS

Complete Repertoire

COMMISSIONED WORKS

Trio Clarinet-Violin-Piano

AMY, Gilbert (~15min)

• Trio

ARENSKY, Anton (~12min)

• Trio no. 1 en Ré Mineur Opus. 32

ARUTIUNIAN, Alexander (~16min)

• Suite

BAX, Arnold (~18min)

• Trio in One Mouvement

BOUCHAUD, Xavier (~9min)

• Trio Written for the Zodiac Trio

BARTOK, Bela (~18min)

• Contrasts

BERG, Alban (~12min)

• Adagio

BOLCOM, William (~10min)

• Afternoon Cakewalk

DICKINSON, Peter (~18min)

• Hymns, Rags and Blues

HARBISON, John (~20min)

• Variations

IVES, Charles Edward (~6min)

• Largo for Trio

KHACHATURIAN, Aram Ilyich (~15min)

• Trio in Si b Majeur

LIST, Andrew (~15min)

Commissioned Works

Commissioned Works

Sponsors

Consulat Général de France à Boston

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