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Beethoven, after all

“There is only one heroism in the world: to see the world as it is, and to love it.”
- Romain Rolland

FEATURING
Maeve Palmer, soprano
Inna Perkis, piano
Giles Tomkins, bass baritone
Kathryn Tremills, piano
Boris Zarankin, piano

ROSEBUD QUARTET

Dr. Julia Zarankin, host

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25th Annual Schubertiad

“I live and compose like a God, as if it had been so decreed.”
- Franz Schubert

FEATURING
Andrea Ludwig, mezzo soprano
Inna Perkis, piano
Boris Zarankin, piano

ROSEBUD QUARTET
Keith Hamm, viola
Sheila Jaffé, violin
Leana Rutt, cello
Aaron Schwebel, violin

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Runaway Waltz

“Now is the time when trembling on its stem Each flower fades away like incense;
Sounds and scents turn in the evening air; A melancholy waltz, a soft and giddy dizziness.”
– Charles Baudelaire

FEATURING
Allison Angelo, soprano
Helen Becqué, piano
John Lettieri, accordion
Inna Perkis, piano
Ernesto Ramirez, tenor
Boris Zarankin, piano
Ilana Zarankin, soprano

Dr. Julia Zarankin, host

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THE MYSTERY OF HISTORY:
1889 in Paris and Vienna


Paris, 1889. Millions of visitors flock to Paris to witness the great wonders of an ever-expanding and brave new world. Among them, a young Claude Debussy strolls though the Exposition Universelle and is transfixed by the music of the Javanese gamelan. Just over 1000 km away, in Vienna, there is great
turmoil. The Crown Prince Rudolf has committed suicide. The fate of the Austro-Hungarian Empire hangs in the balance. Join us as we visit this auspicious moment in history, through the lens of its most exciting compositions.

FEATURING
Helen BECQUE , piano
Stephen CERA, host
Shannon MERCER, soprano
Inna PERKIS, piano
Mark SKAZINETSKY, violin
Krisztina SZABÓ, mezzo soprano
William WEBSTER, actor
Boris ZARANKIN, piano

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24th Annual Schubertiad


While the idea of listening to and performing individual songs in a specific sequence — as a cohesive song cycle — may have existed as early as the middle ages, it was certainly a genre that came into its own in 19th Century Europe. And if Beethoven is to be credited with the earliest example of the German language song cycle (with his 1816 cycle An die ferne Geliebte), Franz Schubert will forever be recognized as the groundbreaking innovator of the genre. Come enjoy our carefully crafted tasting menu of selections from Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin, Winterreise and Schwanengesang… a feast of unpredictable melodies and infinite genius.

FEATURING
Igor GEFTER, cello
Andrew HAJI, tenor
Maeve PALMER, soprano
Inna PERKIS, piano
Mark SKAZINETSKY, violin
Micah YUI, piano
Boris ZARANKIN, piano

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To The Letter: An Epistolary Celebration


There is something so deeply intimate – and even indecent – about the act of reading a letter addressed to another. We transcend all boundaries of time and space and are launched, head-first, into the heart of a foreign landscape. When these landscapes happen to belong to the likes of Mozart, Debussy, Tchaikovsky and Chopin – all extremely prolific, accomplished and amusing letter-writers – the immersion creates even greater familiarity and deeper connection to their music. Join us for a heart-quickening afternoon!

FEATURING
Allison ANGELO, soprano
Elina KELEBEEV, piano
Andrea LUDWIG, mezzo soprano
Inna PERKIS, piano
Boris ZARANKIN, piano

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Russian Salon: Ages & Stages


We begin with Mussorgksy’s visionary Nursery cycle, in which the composer attempts to musically embody the stilted charm of a child’s patter, feelings and thoughts. We end with Shostakovich’s Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti which captures the infamous sculptor and painter’s yearning to live longer, love better and continue creating art. Composed one year before his death in 1975, Shostakovich sets these words to music as he contemplates his own death. Join us as we embark on a musical journey of life’s ages and stages.

FEATURING
Tyler DUNCAN, baritone
Lara DODDS-EDEN, piano
Julie HEREISH, cello
Sheila JAFFÉ, violin
Inna PERKIS, piano
Boris ZARANKIN, piano
Ilana ZARANKIN, soprano