2015 / 2016 season - Portland Piano International

2015 / 2016 SEASON
Arnaldo Cohen, Artistic Director
PERFECTLY PIANO. PERFECTLY PORTLAND.
FAST BECOMING THE NUMBER ONE CHOICE
OF WORLD COMPETITION WINNERS
Beloved Works Alongside Rarities...
2014 RUBENSTEIN COMPETITION – TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
2015 CHOPIN COMPETITION – MIAMI, FLORIDA
AS I LOOK FORWARD to my third
season as artistic director of Portland Piano
International, I am gratified by the artistry
and camaraderie we have shared. Together,
we continue to cross new frontiers and
expand our programs (please see pages
10-11). I am very grateful for your support.
P
THE NORTHWEST’S
REMIER
PIANO STORE
Arnaldo Cohen
Artistic Director
As we shift our recitals to Saturdays and
Sundays – both in the afternoon – we intend
to expand our growing circle of music lovers.
Please bring your family and friends!
This season Portland Piano International offers an astonishing range of repertoire,
with 11 completely different recital programs! Through music, we honor solemn
anniversaries – 40 years since Shostakovich’s death and one century since the
Armenian genocide. We hear beloved works alongside rarities like Janácek’s Sonata
and Liszt’s Hexameron (variations on Bellini’s opera The Puritans). We delight in
Chopin’s witty response to Mozart’s 12 Variations on Ah vous dirai-je, Maman as
well as Earl Wild’s virtuosic transcriptions of Rachmaninov and Gershwin.
Our season ends with the towering talent of Murray Perahia, the eminent American
pianist acclaimed throughout the world. In order to meet ticket demand for his
rare Portland appearance on April 10, 2016, we present Mr. Perahia in the Arlene
Schnitzer Concert Hall and urge an early subscription purchase to secure the very
best seats (see page 14-15 for details).
Our season includes artists from Russia, France, America, Germany and Armenia, four
Portland debuts, and music from all over the world and across centuries. Please join
the voyage of discovery that is Portland Piano International’s 2015 / 2016 season!
Portland Piano International appreciates the generous support of our sponsors:
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Noam Ben-Hamou
SEP 26, 2015
SAT 4 PM
H PDX DEBUT H
LINCOLN HALL
SEP 27, 2015
SUN 4 PM
ALEXANDER MELNIKOV
H PDX DEBUT H
LISE DE LA SALLE
OCT 24, 2015
SAT 4 PM
LINCOLN HALL
lisedelasalle.com
OCT 25, 2015
SUN 4 PM
LINCOLN HALL
LINCOLN HALL
Nationality: Russian
Nationality: French
Born: Moscow
Born: Cherbourg
Lives: Berlin
Lives: Paris
Teacher: Lev Naumov
Teachers: Pierre Réach,
Bruno Rigutto, Pascal
Nemirovski, Genevieve
Joy-Dutilleux
Age: 42
Noteworthy: Protégé
of Sviatoslav Richter
Shostakovich: Preludes
and Fugues named
one of “50 Greatest
Recordings of All Time”
by BBC Music Magazine
Age: 27
Recording Label:
Harmonia Mundi
Photo © Lynn Goldsmith
Photo © Marco Borggreve
The audience had to remember to breathe…
the exhilaration didn’t let up for a second.
– Washington Post
Melnikov reveals a kaleidoscope of color and moods…
an exhilarating experience. – BBC Music Magazine
Noteworthy: At nine,
first concert broadcast
live on Radio-France
At 11, entered Paris
Conservatoire At 13,
concerto debut, Paris
recital debut and tour with
the Orchestre National
d’Ile de France Received
Gramophone’s “Recording
of the Month” twice
before age 20
Recording Label: Naïve
Beyond the Score | MON, OCT 26 | 10 AM
FREE! See page 13 for details.
SEP 26 PROGRAM
SEP 27 PROGRAM
OCT 24 PROGRAM
OCT 25 PROGRAM
Schubert: Fantasie in C Major Op., 15,
D. 760 (Wanderer-fantasie); 3 Klavierstücke
Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues,
Op. 87 (Nos. 13-24)
Beethoven: Sonata in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3
Bach: Chromatic Fantaisie and Fugue
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
Bach/Busoni: Nun Komm Der Heiden
Heiland, BWV 659; Ich Ruf Zu Dir, BWV 639
Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues,
Op. 87 (Nos. 1-12)
Debussy: 6 Préludes
Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme
by Handel, Op. 24
Bach/Liszt: Prelude and Fugue in A minor
Brahms: Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79; Theme
and Variations in D minor, Op. 18b
Schumann: Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17
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2015 / 2016 SEASON 5
DEC 5, 2015
SAT 4 PM
LINCOLN HALL
DEC 6, 2015
SUN 4 PM
JAN 16, 2016
SAT 4 PM
H PDX DEBUT H
CHARLIE ALBRIGHT
NAREH ARGHAMANYAN
LINCOLN HALL
arghamanyan.com
JAN 17, 2016
SUN 4 PM
charliealbright.com
LINCOLN HALL
LINCOLN HALL
Nationality: American
Nationality: Armenian
Born: Centralia, WA
Born: Vanadzor, Armenia
Lives: New York
Lives: Hannover, Germany
Teachers: Nancy Adsit,
Wha-Kyung Byun,
Yoheved Kaplinsky
Teachers: Alexander
Gurgenev, Heinz
Medjimorec, Avedis
Kouyoumdjan, Arie Vardi
Age: 27
Noteworthy: First classical
pianist accepted to the
Harvard University/New
England Conservatory Joint
Program, graduating with
a B.A. in Pre-Med and
Economics from Harvard
and Master of Music
from NECM Five-time
collaborator with Yo-Yo Ma
Recipient of Avery Fisher
Career Grant (2014)
Recording Label:
CAPC Music
Age: 26
Photo © Julia Wesely
…her quiet lyricism was as magical as
her powerhouse pyrotechnics.
Photo © Stan Giske
Recording Label:
Pentatone
Virtuosity meshed with a distinctive
musicality throughout.
JAN 16 PROGRAM, dedicated to the 100th
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
– New York Times
Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien,
Op. 26
Delalian: Dedicated to Komitas
Brahms: 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117
Pärt: Für Alina
Medtner: from Vergessene Weisen, Op. 28
Babajanyan/Arghamanyan: Aria vocalise,
Call Me, Andante
Rachmaninov: Lilacs, Op. 21, No. 5;
Daisies, Op. 38, No. 3
Komitas/Andriasyan: Selected works from
6 Songs
Rachmaninov/Wild: O Cease the Singing,
Op. 4, No. 4; Sorrow in Springtime, Op. 21,
No. 12; Dreams, Op. 38, No. 5; Vocalise,
Op. 34, No. 14
DEC 5 PROGRAM
DEC 6 PROGRAM
Janácek: Sonata 1.X.1905
Mozart: 12 Variations on Ah vous dirai-je, Maman
Beethoven: Eroica Variations
Chopin: Variations on Là ci darem la mano, Op. 2
Chopin: 12 Studies, Op. 25
Menotti: Ricercare and Toccata on a Theme from
The Old Maid and the Thief
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
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– Musical America
Noteworthy: At age 14,
youngest student admitted
to Vienna’s University for
Music and Performing
Arts Winner, 2008
Montréal International
Music Competition
Komitas/Arghamanyan: Hommage à Komitas
Ekmalian/Arghamanyan: Two Sharakans
Stravinsky/Agosti: Three movements from
The Firebird Suite
JAN 17 PROGRAM
Gershwin/Wild: The Man I Love;
Embraceable You
Balakirev: Islamey
2015 / 2016 SEASON 7
MAR 12, 2016
SAT 4 PM
LINCOLN HALL
MAR 13, 2016
SUN 4 PM
APR 10, 2016
SUN 2 PM
H PDX DEBUT H
JOSEPH MOOG
MURRAY PERAHIA
ARLENE SCHNITZER
CONCERT HALL
murrayperahia.com
josephmoog.de
Portland Piano
International Recitals:
December 1981, April
2004, March 2007
LINCOLN HALL
Nationality: American
Nationality: German
Born: The Bronx, NY
Born: Ludwigshafen,
Germany
Lives: London
Teachers: Bernd Glemser,
Arie Vardi
Teachers: Mieczyslaw
Horszowski, Rudolf Serkin,
Alexander Schneider,
Pablo Casals
Age: 28
Age: 68
Noteworthy: At 10,
entered the University of
Music Karlsruhe Concert
debut in Rio de Janeiro
at 12 New Artist of the
Year 2012 Recipient,
International Classical
Music Award 2014
Solo Instrumentalist of
the Year 2014 for his CD
Scarlatti Illuminated
Noteworthy: 1972,
winner Leeds International
Piano Competition
Principal Guest Conductor,
Academy of St. Martin
in the Fields 2004,
Awarded honorary Knight
of the British Empire
by Queen Elizabeth II,
in recognition of his
outstanding service to
music Recipient of two
Grammy Awards and
several Gramophone
Awards, including first
ever Piano Award in 2012
Lives: Hannover, Germany
Recording Label:
Onyx Classics
Photo © Paul Marc Mitchell
…played with unerring precision and
exhilarating abandon…a name to watch.
– Gramophone
Photo © Nana Watanabe
MAR 12 PROGRAM
MAR 13 PROGRAM
Bach: Italian Concerto, BWV 92
Tchaikovsky: Grande Sonata in G Major, Op. 37
Brahms: 4 Ballades, Op. 10
Debussy: L’Isle Joyeuse; Trois Images Oubliées
Liszt: Deux Légendes; Les jeux d’eau à la
Villa d’Este; Hexaméron
Godowsky: Symphonic Metamorphosis on
Strauss’ Fledermaus
Perahia’s extraordinary pianism is a
sacrament of purification and a kind of
return to an age of pianistic innocence.
– Los Angeles Times
Recording Label:
Sony Classical
Program to be announced.
A NOTE FROM OUR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR:
Beyond the Score | MON, MAR 14 | 10 AM
FREE! See page 13 for details.
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I will announce the 2016 / 2017 season at Murray’s recital and
I invite you to join me at a reception to toast the next season!
Subscribers will be first in line for 2016 / 2017 season tickets.
– Arnaldo Cohen
2015 / 2016 SEASON 9
COMMISSIONING PROJECT
Photo © Jim Leisy
EDUCATION & OUTREACH:
Through the Commissioning Project,
Portland Piano International builds the solo
piano repertoire for the 21st century and
beyond. Beginning with the 2015 / 2016
season, we will premiere new solo works for
piano by Oregon composers, working very
closely with Rising Stars artists who will then
perform the works in free, interactive concerts
in Portland and beyond.
Piano’s Future is Now, at
PORTLAND PIANO INTERNATIONAL.
THOLEN FELLOWS PROJECT
Teaching is critical to the future of piano
performance. Through the Nellie Tholen Fund
of the Oregon Community Foundation, Portland
Piano International brings accomplished pianists
and professors to rural Oregon to work with
teachers motivated to advance their skills. The
Project, named in honor of legendary Nellie
Tholen who taught piano in Portland for 62
years, encourages teachers to become leaders
in their communities.
Under Artistic Director Arnaldo Cohen, Portland Piano International has
undertaken several bold initiatives, to make solo piano performance
MORE ACCESSIBLE to a broad range of audiences, to offer
PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES to the next generation of virtuosos,
to commission NEW WORKS FOR SOLO PIANO by Oregon composers
and to inspire Oregon piano teachers to develop NEW TEACHING
SKILLS AND GREATER PASSION for their craft.
RISING STARS PROGRAM
Portland Piano International has always
championed up-and-coming pianists. Many
Portland Piano International artists play here
just before international fame. Rising Stars
presents exceptionally talented performers
on the cusp of professional careers, in onehour, conversational, free recitals around
the state and visits to community music
programs. With Rising Stars, we break down
walls and invite people of all ages to join the
audience, and the conversation.
Photo © Yupeng Gu
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Photo © Andie Petkus
PORTLAND PIANO
INTERNATIONAL
SUMMER FESTIVAL
The Summer Festival is an immersive
experience in all things piano that takes
place over a long June weekend on the
lush campus of Lewis & Clark College.
Workshops, lecture/demonstrations, film
screenings and recitals take place in a
convivial atmosphere of conversation,
artist-mingling and social gathering. Day
or Festival passes are encouraged, but
single recital tickets are also available.
SUMMER FESTIVAL | JUNE 18–21, 2015
Join us! Sign up online or by phone.
Photo © Yupeng Gu
2015 / 2016 SEASON 11
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LISE
DE LA SALLE
OCT 26, 2015
MON 10 AM Free
JOSEPH
MOOG
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THESE INTIMATE work
sessions are integral to one of
Portland Piano International’s
core values: music education.
The sessions are FREE
and offer an extraordinary
opportunity to see and hear
the interaction between
teacher and student, each
working to create a breakthrough to a new level of
artistry for the student.
You needn’t be an expert, a
teacher or student or even
a pianist to enjoy and profit
from Beyond the Score.
MAR 14, 2016
MON 10 AM Free
LOCATION:
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711 SW 14th at Morrison in the Tiffany Center
Public transit: Providence Park MAX Station
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• No-fee ticket exchange, pending seat availability
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CALL OUR OFFICE: 503.228.1388 between
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(after August 1)
PORTLAND PIANO INTERNATIONAL VENUES
NOTE: Single tickets for Lincoln
Hall performances will be available
starting August 1, 2015. Single ticket
pricing in Lincoln Hall: $55 keyboard
side, $45 non-keyboard side. Perahia
tickets in dark gray on seating map
available now (various pricing).
Primary Venue
April 10, 2016 Perahia Performance
LINCOLN HALL
ARLENE SCHNITZER CONCERT HALL
1620 SW Park at Market
1037 SW Broadway at Main
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All 11 performances:
2015: 9/26-27, 10/24-25, 12/5-6
2016: 1/16-17, 3/12-13, 4/10*
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2015: 9/27, 10/25, 12/6
2016: 1/17, 3/13, 4/10*
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+$25 per seat
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* All performances are at Lincoln Hall except for Murray Perahia on 4/10/16,
which is at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
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SUBSCRIPTION EXCHANGES & TICKET DONATIONS
Call 503.228.1388 or email [email protected]
• Tickets may be exchanged for future performance dates in the current season, pending seat availability.
Requests must be made at least 48 hours prior to the performance. Exchanges will be permitted after
August 1, 2015.
• We regret that tickets cannot be refunded. If you cannot use your ticket(s) for any reason, please contact
us by phone or email as soon as possible to donate your ticket(s) for resale! Portland Piano International
is a 501(c)(3) organization; a receipt will be mailed to you showing the value of your ticket(s).
GENERAL POLICIES & SINGLE TICKET DISCOUNTS
• Repertoire, artists, prices and schedule are subject to change.
• Wheelchair and special access seating is available. Please call 503.228.1388 to make arrangements.
• A limited number of $20 single student tickets available one hour prior to the performance. Student
ID required.
• Arts for All tickets available by phone at least 48 hours prior to the performance; none at door.
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Includes 6 performances:
2015: 9/26, 10/24, 12/5
2016: 1/16, 3/12, 4/10*
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Single tickets now available.
All remaining subscription seats available
as single tickets August 1.
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DEC 5, 2015
SAT 4 PM
DEC 6, 2015
SUN 4 PM
JAN 17, 2016
SUN 4 PM
JOSEPH MOOG MAR 12, 2016 MAR 13, 2016
SAT 4 PM
SUN 4 PM
H PDX DEBUT H
JAN 16, 2016
SAT 4 PM
Russian
French
Armenian
NAREH ARGHAMANYAN American
CHARLIE ALBRIGHT MURRAY PERAHIA APR 10, 2016
SUN 2 PM
German
OCT 24, 2015 OCT 25, 2015
SAT 4 PM
SUN 4 PM
American
LISE DE LA SALLE H PDX DEBUT H
SEP 26, 2015 SEP 27, 2015
SAT 4 PM
SUN 4 PM
H PDX DEBUT H
ALEXANDER MELNIKOV H PDX DEBUT H
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