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The Catalyst String Quartet in Review

The Catalyst String Quartet Karla Donehew Perez, violin Christopher Jenkins, viola Karlos Rodriguez, cello The American Bible Society; New York, NY April 5, 2013

In sponsoring this superb concert by The Catalyst String Quartet in the Conference Center of The American Bible Society’s New York headquarters, Musica da Camara continued its policy of [...]

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The Klopotic-Pierce-Zoering Trio in Review

Light and Sound Presents The Klopotic-Pierce-Zoering Trio Julianne Klopotic, violin; Joshua Pierce, piano; Lawrence Zoering, cello The Old Stone House; Brooklyn, New York April 4, 2013

Founded by violinist Julianne Klopotic, Light and Sound bills itself as a “full-spectrum music performance series.” From the experimental to the classic, with jazz/rock and world music [...]

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James Jeonghwan Kim in Review

James Jeonghwan Kim, cello Larry Wang, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall; New York, NY February 3, 2013

James Kim: Photo credit: Ryan Moon

 

There are debuts and debuts: the blood bank of human endeavor is forever bringing new musical talent to the fore. But I daresay, the recital of [...]

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2010-2011 Concert Season

Tokyo String Quartet (Martin Beaver, Kikuei Ikeda, violins, Kazuhide Isomura, viola, Clive Greensmith, cello) 92nd Street Y; New York, NY October 30, 2010 With pianist Juho Pohjonen January 22, 2011 With pianist Aleksandar Madzar March 5, 2011 With pianist Robert Levin Orion String Quartet (Daniel and Todd Phillips, violins, Steven Tenenbom, viola, Timothy Eddy, cello) [...]

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The Ansonia Trio

The Ansonia Trio Angelia Cho, violin Laura Metcalf, cello Andrea Lam, piano Bechstein Artist Series at Bechstein Piano, New York, NY June 11, 2010

Ansonia Trio

A relative newcomer to the chamber music scene, the Ansonia Trio was formed in 2009, and won the Grand Prize of the Daniel Rutenberg [...]

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An Evening of American Song: “And If the Song Be Worth a Smile”

An Evening of American Song: “And If the Song Be Worth a Smile” Lisa Delan, soprano Kristin Pankonin, piano Matt Haimovitz, cello The Allen Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center May 21, 2010, New York, NY

This concert of songs by six living American composers was presented by PentaTone Classics [...]

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SoNoRo Festival Bucharest

SoNoRo Festival Bucharest Ensemble Raro: Diana Ketler, piano; Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin; Razvan Popovici, viola; Bernhard Naoki Heidenborg, cello; Roxana Constantinescu, guest mezzo-soprano Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall New York, NY February 16, 2010

Formed in 2004, Ensemble Raro (named after Master Raro, the wise old arbiter of Schumann’s imaginary Davidsbündler) must be one of the [...]

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Denitsa Laffchieva, clarinet; Ofer Canetti, cello; Maria Prinz, piano

Denitsa Laffchieva, clarinet; Ofer Canetti, cello; Maria Prinz, piano Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY February 11, 2010

Three musicians from different corners of the world, Maria Prinz from Bulgaria; Denitsa Laffchieva from Bulgaria—but residing in London; and Ofer Canetti from Israel, converged recently to perform a program of Debussy, [...]

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Cello-Piano Duos Prove Popular This Winter

Cello-Piano Duos Prove Popular This Winter By Edith Eisler, New York, NY

Formed in 1980, the Timothy Eddy/Gilbert Kalish cello-piano duo is another remarkable collaboration. The two players are ubiquitous on the music scene: in addition to giving concerts together, they are active as soloists, chamber musicians and pedagogues. Eddy is the cellist [...]

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