MUSIC IN THE MANSION
GREYSTONE ESTATE
905 LOMA VISTA DRIVE
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210
Now in its 15th season
ALL PERFORMANCES SUNDAY at 2PM
Seating is limited. ADVANCE REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED.
Ticket Cost: $20
Purchase Tickets: (310) 285-6850
Information: (310) 285-6830
Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.
Del Russo / De Almeida / Pezzone Ensemble
CATHERINE DEL RUSSO oboe/English horn
VICTOR DE ALMEIDA viola
BRYAN PEZZONE piano
Among Southern California's finest ensemble artists, these three friends share their passion for chamber music with the audience.
Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.
"Svetlana Smolina, an outstanding Russian pianist with a luxuriant tone ... found urgency in the flashy solo part." - Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, July 2011
Russian Pianist
SVETLANA SMOLINA
Born in Nizhny-Novgorod, Russia, pianist Svetlana Smolina has performed with orchestras and in recitals worldwide. Some recent notable solo appearances with orchestras include Mariinsky Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall, New York Philharmonic at Avery Fischer Hall, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Orchestra National de France, Odessa and Nizhny Novgorod Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, with iPalpiti in Walt Disney Concert Hall, and numerous others. A frequent guest in the world's leading festivals, she has performed recitals in prestigious halls including Royal Covent Garden Opera, Mariinsky 3 Concert Hall, Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory Hall, Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, Grand Artists Series in Tel-Aviv, Academia Santa Cecilia in Rome, and Vienna's Sacher Hall, to name just some. Dr. Smolina is DMA graduate from the University of Michigan. She has recorded for Decca/Phillips and with violinist Vadim Repin for Deutsche Grammophon in Berlin.
Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.
"A diamond among voices"
- Times of London
Countertenor
SLAVA KAGAN-PALEY
Born in Belarus and based in Tel Aviv, Slava Kagan-Paley made his debut in 1987 with the Leningrad Philharmonic as a soloist in Schumann's Requiem. Since then he completed his post-diploma vocal training at the Guildhall School in London and has performed in recitals and operas worldwide. In 1993, he performed the role of Joan of Arc in the world premiere of Arms for the Maid for the Royal Opera House Garden Venture. In Germany, the Czech Republic, and Hungary, he sang the role of the Witch in the Lou Harrison's opera Rapunzel. Among numerous other career highlights, in March 1998, he performed a leading role in the world premiere of Péter Eötvös' opera Trois Soeurs for the Opéra National de Lyon conducted by Kent Nagano. In 1999, he recorded the album Laudate, containing eight Baroque gems including Pergolesi's Salve Regina and J.S. Bach's Erbarme Dich.
Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.
Hausmann Quartet
YUAN CHANG cello
ISAAC ALLEN violin
BRAM GOLDSTEIN violin
ANGELA CHOONG viola
Formed in the summer of 2004 at LyricaFest in New Jersey, the Hausmann Quartet joins San Diego State University as the 2010-2012 Resident String Quartet.
And
Aiana String Quartet
JILLIAN BLOOM cello
MARIO ANDREU viola
HANNAH HURWITZ violin
ROSAMINNA WATSON violinThe Aiana String Quartet, winners of the 2011 Coleman-Barstow Prize for Strings at the Coleman International Chamber Music Competition, has just completed a year at San Diego State University as the Resident String Quartet.
Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.
"…an exceptionally talented young cellist and musician. He is heading for an important place in the world of music." - renowned cellist Janos Starker
FRANCISCO VILLA cello
Ecuadorian-Spanish cellist Francisco Vila's interest in new music has paired him in collaboration with Grammy-Award-winning composer Osvaldo Golijov and Grammy-nominated composer/classical guitarist Apostolic Paraskevas in Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall. Recent appearances included Los Angeles County Museum of Art in a radio broadcast recital with pianist Luiza Borac, Carnegie Hall as a member of the New York String Orchestra directed by Jaime Laredo, Philadelphia's Kimmel Center, and Walt Disney Concert Hall and Israel's Eilat International Music Festival with iPalpiti Orchestra of International Laureates. Upcoming performances include a recital at the Beaumaris Music Festival in Wales. Francisco studied under Janos Starker and Sharon Robinson, and chamber music with Menahem Pressler, at Indiana University, where he was the first-prize winner of the '09-'10 concerto competition.
Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.
OHTAE KWON trombone
TAE YEON LIM piano
South-Korean-born trombonist Ohtae Kwon earned his Artist Diploma at the USC Thornton School of Music. He is director of music at Antioch Presbyterian Church in Montrose CA.
and
JENNI OLSON flute
Jenni Olson is an active orchestral and chamber music performer in the Los Angeles area. She performs regularly with the chamber music ensemble Orion Winds, which she co-founded, and has performed with various orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Opera, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, New West Symphony, and the Pacific Symphony. She is currently principal flute with the Stockton Symphony and second flute with the Long Beach Symphony and Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra. Jenni earned her BA from California State University, Stanislaus and her MM and DMA from the University of Southern California, where she studied with Jim Walker.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tickets for the concert below are $30.
Purchase online at www.ipalpiti.org or (310) 205-0511.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 7pm
iPalpiti orchestra /Eduard Schmieder, conductor
Acclaimed for its “beauteous string playing”, “lustrous, polished tone,” and “vocal quality”, iPalpiti returns to Los Angeles for its 15th annual Festival. iPalpiti [ee-PAHL-pit-ee is Italian for “heartbeat”] is a consortium of prize-winning musicians from around the globe.
The concert is at the inner court of the mansion. Tickets for this concert only $30 at www.ipalpiti.org or (310) 205-0511.
