Ives Quartet

Joseph Haydn Quartet in D major, Op. 50, No. 2Elinor Armer String Quartet 2010Antonín Dvorák Quartet in F major, Op. 96, ‘AmericanSuperb artistry, performance passion, a spirit of musical adventure, warmth of tone and interpretation and smart programming have been the hallmarks of the Ives Quartet’s decade of music making. “This is not your mothers […]

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Hadley McCarroll

Béla Bartók Out of DoorsRobert Schumann Kreisleriana, Op. 16György Ligeti Études pour piano, deuxième livre (selections)Franz Liszt Les jeux deux à la Villa dEsteLudwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101Pianist Hadley McCarroll explores the fascinating and intricate influences connecting the piano music of Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, Bartók and Ligeti. Hailed for […]

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Namik Sultanov

Nikolay Medtner Sonata Reminiscenza in A minor, Op. 38Johannes Brahms Intermezzo in A major and Ballade in G minor, Op. 118Maurice Ravel La ValseQara Qaraev Two FuguesAzer Dadashov HallelujahSergey Rachmaninoff Sonata No. 2 (revised edition)Had the distinguished piano virtuoso and teacher Namik Sultanov not immigrated to the United States, he might by now have been […]

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Melodiya Chamber Ensemble

Sergey Rakitchenkov and Arkady Serper are both graduates of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory who began their distinguished careers in the major concert halls of Europe and Russia before immigrating to the United States. Rakitchenkov is a long-standing member of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Serper a prominent pianist, composer, and faculty member at the Crowden […]

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