SUMMER OF BOHEMIA CONCERT #1- June 27th, 2024 - 8 PM
Leoš Janàček - Sonata for Violin and Piano (1914)
1. Con Moto
2. Ballada
3. Allegretto
Tereza Stanislav - Violin, Rohan De Silva - Piano
Ernst von Dohnányi - Serenade in C major for String Trio Op.10
1. Marcia (Allegro)
2. Romanza (Adagio non troppo)
3. Scherzo (Vivace)
4. Tema con variazioni (Andante con moto)
5. Rondo
Roger Wilkie - Violin, Robert Brophy - Viola, Eric Byers - Cello
Intermission
Antonin Dvořàk - String Quartet in F major Op.96 “American”
1. Allegro ma non troppo
2. Lento
3. Molto Vivace
4. Vivace ma non troppo
New Hollywood String Quartet
Praised as “ideally eloquent” by the Los Angeles Times, cellist Eric Byers captivates audiences as a soloist, chamber musician, and composer. At 18, he made his solo debut with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. In 2018 he debuted with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a last minute substitution. His performance of the third movement of B.A. Zimmerman's Cello Concerto was lauded as “rapturously played” and “utterly convincing” by the Los Angeles Times. His solo repertoire spans J.S. Bach to today’s most innovative composers including Esa-Pekka Salonen, Thomas Adès, Andrew Norman, Caroline Shaw, and Peter Eötvös. Byers’ performed Kaija Saariaho’s ‘Sept Papillon’ for solo cello with ‘ethereal wonder’ (LA Times) at Disney Hall. His performance of Adès’ ‘Lieux retrouvés’ with pianist Gloria Cheng was described as ‘magnificent’ and ‘masterful’ (Culture Spot LA).
Rohan De Silva’s partnerships with violin virtuosos Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Cho-Liang Lin, Midori, Joshua Bell, Benny Kim, Kyoko Takezawa, Vadim Repin, Gil Shaham, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Julian Rachlin, James Ehnes and Rodney Friend have led to highly acclaimed performances at recital venues all over the world.
A Southern California native, violinist Roger Wilkie has been the beloved concertmaster of the Long Beach Symphony for over 27 years. He has appeared as a soloist throughout his career with the Symphony, performing the concertos of Brahms, Mendelssohn, Bruch, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, and more recently Sibelius to critical acclaim.
Dividing her time among chamber, solo, orchestral and recording projects, Tereza has been hailed for her “expressive beauty and wonderful intensity” (Robert Mann) of her playing, her “sure technique and musical intelligence” (Calgary Herald), and “ her sweet tone, brilliant phrasing, uncannily pointed rhythm and pure intonation (even at the violin’s highest and lowest extremities)” (Huffington Post).
Violinist Rafael Rishik was born in New York City and started the violin at age 4. At age six he was one of the youngest students ever accepted to the Juilliard School of Music. During the next 12 years of study in New York, Mr. Rishik also attended the famed Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art.
Robert Brophy can be seen and heard playing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, LA Opera and many West Coast chamber music series.
Andrew Shulman, principal cello with LACO and faculty at USC, was the first British winner of the Piatigorsky Award and was made an Honorary RCM by The Queen Mother.
SUMMER OF BOHEMIA CONCERT #2 - June 28th, 2024 - 8 PM
Josef Suk - ‘Piseñ’ “Love Song” for Violin and Piano
Adagio non troppo lento
Tereza Stanislav - Violin, Rohan De Silva - Piano
Antonin Dvořák- Piano Trio in E minor Op.90 ‘Dumky’
1. Lento maestoso — Allegro quasi doppio movimento
(E minor – E major)
2. Poco adagio — Vivace non troppo — Vivace (C# minor)
3. Andante — Vivace non troppo — Allegretto (A major – A minor – A major)
4. Andante moderato — Allegretto scherzando — Quasi tempo di marcia (D minor – D major)
5. Allegro (E♭ major – E♭ minor)
6. Lento maestoso (C minor – C major)
Margaret Batjer - Violin, Rohan De Silva - Piano, Andrew Shulman - Cello
Intermission
Leoš Janáček - String Quartet No.1 “Kreutzer Sonata” (1923)
1. Adagio con moto
2. Con moto
3. Con moto - Vivace - Andante- Tempo 1
4. Con moto
New Hollywood String Quartet
Rohan De Silva’s partnerships with violin virtuosos Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Cho-Liang Lin, Midori, Joshua Bell, Benny Kim, Kyoko Takezawa, Vadim Repin, Gil Shaham, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Julian Rachlin, James Ehnes and Rodney Friend have led to highly acclaimed performances at recital venues all over the world.
Dividing her time among chamber, solo, orchestral and recording projects, Tereza has been hailed for her “expressive beauty and wonderful intensity” (Robert Mann) of her playing, her “sure technique and musical intelligence” (Calgary Herald), and “ her sweet tone, brilliant phrasing, uncannily pointed rhythm and pure intonation (even at the violin’s highest and lowest extremities)” (Huffington Post).
Violinist Rafael Rishik was born in New York City and started the violin at age 4. At age six he was one of the youngest students ever accepted to the Juilliard School of Music. During the next 12 years of study in New York, Mr. Rishik also attended the famed Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art.
Robert Brophy can be seen and heard playing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, LA Opera and many West Coast chamber music series.
Andrew Shulman, principal cello with LACO and faculty at USC, was the first British winner of the Piatigorsky Award and was made an Honorary RCM by The Queen Mother.
Margaret Batjer has served as concertmaster of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra in 1998. Throughout her successful career as soloist, chamber musician, teacher, and concertmaster, she has established herself as a versatile and respected artist worldwide.
SUMMER OF BOHEMIA CONCERT #3 - June 29th, 2024 - 4 PM
Bohuslav Martinů - Sonata No.1 in B flat minor for Cello and Piano (1939)
1. Poco Allegro-Allegro
2. Lento
3. Allegro con brio
Andrew Shulman - Cello, Rohan De Silva - Piano
Antonin Dvořàk - Piano Quartet No.2 in E flat major Op.87
1. Allegro con fuoco
2. Lento
3. Allegro Moderato, grazioso
4. Allegro, ma non troppo
Rodolfo Leone - Piano, Rafael Rishik - Violin, Robert Brophy - Viola,
Eric Byers - Cello
Intermission
Bedřich Smetana - String Quartet in E minor ‘From My Life’ (1876)
1. Allegro vivo appassionato
2. Allegro moderato à la Polka
3. Largo sostenuto
4. Vivace
New Hollywood String Quartet
Praised as “ideally eloquent” by the Los Angeles Times, cellist Eric Byers captivates audiences as a soloist, chamber musician, and composer. At 18, he made his solo debut with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. In 2018 he debuted with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a last minute substitution. His performance of the third movement of B.A. Zimmerman's Cello Concerto was lauded as “rapturously played” and “utterly convincing” by the Los Angeles Times. His solo repertoire spans J.S. Bach to today’s most innovative composers including Esa-Pekka Salonen, Thomas Adès, Andrew Norman, Caroline Shaw, and Peter Eötvös. Byers’ performed Kaija Saariaho’s ‘Sept Papillon’ for solo cello with ‘ethereal wonder’ (LA Times) at Disney Hall. His performance of Adès’ ‘Lieux retrouvés’ with pianist Gloria Cheng was described as ‘magnificent’ and ‘masterful’ (Culture Spot LA).
Rohan De Silva’s partnerships with violin virtuosos Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Cho-Liang Lin, Midori, Joshua Bell, Benny Kim, Kyoko Takezawa, Vadim Repin, Gil Shaham, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Julian Rachlin, James Ehnes and Rodney Friend have led to highly acclaimed performances at recital venues all over the world.
Described as a “true sound philosopher” (Oberösterreichische Nachrichten), the brilliant young Italian-born pianist Rodolfo Leone, whose career is supported by the Amron-Sutherland Fund for Young Pianists at the Colburn School, was the first-prize winner of the 2017 International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna. Rodolfo released his debut album on the Austrian label Gramola in May 2018 and “Piano Jewels” featuring works of Muzio Clementi on Naxos in January 2022.
Dividing her time among chamber, solo, orchestral and recording projects, Tereza has been hailed for her “expressive beauty and wonderful intensity” (Robert Mann) of her playing, her “sure technique and musical intelligence” (Calgary Herald), and “ her sweet tone, brilliant phrasing, uncannily pointed rhythm and pure intonation (even at the violin’s highest and lowest extremities)” (Huffington Post).
Violinist Rafael Rishik was born in New York City and started the violin at age 4. At age six he was one of the youngest students ever accepted to the Juilliard School of Music. During the next 12 years of study in New York, Mr. Rishik also attended the famed Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art.
Robert Brophy can be seen and heard playing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, LA Opera and many West Coast chamber music series.
Andrew Shulman, principal cello with LACO and faculty at USC, was the first British winner of the Piatigorsky Award and was made an Honorary RCM by The Queen Mother.
SUMMER OF BOHEMIA CONCERT #4 - June 30th, 2024 - 4 PM
Bohuslav Martinů - NOVÝ ŠPALÍČEK (8 Czech Folk Songs)
for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano
1. Bohatá milá (The Rich Sweetheart)
2. Opuštěný milý (The Abandoned Lover)
3. Touha (Yearning)
4. Zvědavá dievča (The Inquisitive Girl)
5. Veselá dievča (The Happy Girl)
6. Smutný milý (The Mournful Lover)
7. Prosba (Prayer)
8. Vysoká veža (The High Tower)
Jessie Shulman - Mezzo-Soprano, Rohan De Silva - Piano
Antonin Dvořák - Terzetto in C major Op.74 for Two Violins and Viola
1. Introduzione. Allegro ma non troppo
2. Larghetto
3. Scherzo. Vivace-Trio, Poco meno mosso
4. Tema con variazioni. Poco Adagio-Molto
Jessica Guideri - Violin, Susan Rishik - Violin, Robert Brophy - Viola
Bohuslav Martinů - Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano H. 356
1. Moderato
2. Andante
3. Poco allegro
Boris Allakhverdyan - Clarinet, Alin Allakhverdyan - Piano
Intermission
Antonin Dvořák - Piano Quintet in A major Op.81
1. Allegro, ma non tanto
2. Dumka, Andante con moto
3. Scherzo (Furiant), Molto Vivace
4. Finale, Allegro
Rohan De Silva - Piano, New Hollywood String Quartet
Susan Rishik is a violinist in the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, a position she has held since 1999. In addition to her appearances with LACO, Susan performs regularly with LA Opera and other local orchestras and chamber music groups.
Jessica Guideri spent the last two years as the associate principal second violin in the Phoenix Symphony. In January of 2008 she was offered a position in the Seattle Symphony, but opted to join Pacific Symphony as the associate principal second violin.
Pianist Alin Melik-Adamyan is a prize-winning collaborative artist, soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. Praised with a “sensitivity unique in the piano world” (The Musical Gourmet), Alin has won numerous competitions and scholarships including the YMF/ASCAP Leiber & Stoller Scholarship, first prize at the Los Angeles Liszt International Competition, and first prize at the William Grant Still Young Artists Competition, among many others.
British mezzo-soprano Jessie Shulman is a versatile and dynamic performer praised for her "warm, velvety sound" (Lauri's List) and "plum-velvet mezzo voice" (Broadway World). With an extensive background in opera and classical repertoire, she is an avid performer of concert works with orchestra, art song, choral and chamber music.
Rohan De Silva’s partnerships with violin virtuosos Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Cho-Liang Lin, Midori, Joshua Bell, Benny Kim, Kyoko Takezawa, Vadim Repin, Gil Shaham, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Julian Rachlin, James Ehnes and Rodney Friend have led to highly acclaimed performances at recital venues all over the world.
Boris Allakhverdyan was appointed Principal Clarinet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2016. He previously served as Principal Clarinet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the Associate Principal Clarinet of the Kansas City Symphony. Mr. Allakhverdyan is a founding member of the Prima Trio, the Grand Prize and the Gold Medal winner of the prestigious 2007 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.
Dividing her time among chamber, solo, orchestral and recording projects, Tereza has been hailed for her “expressive beauty and wonderful intensity” (Robert Mann) of her playing, her “sure technique and musical intelligence” (Calgary Herald), and “ her sweet tone, brilliant phrasing, uncannily pointed rhythm and pure intonation (even at the violin’s highest and lowest extremities)” (Huffington Post).
Violinist Rafael Rishik was born in New York City and started the violin at age 4. At age six he was one of the youngest students ever accepted to the Juilliard School of Music. During the next 12 years of study in New York, Mr. Rishik also attended the famed Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art.
Robert Brophy can be seen and heard playing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, LA Opera and many West Coast chamber music series.
Andrew Shulman, principal cello with LACO and faculty at USC, was the first British winner of the Piatigorsky Award and was made an Honorary RCM by The Queen Mother.