OLGA KERN IN RECITAL 
MASTERS OF THE KEYBOARD

Saturday, February 1, 8:00 PM
92Y- Kaufmann Concert Hall

Olga Kern, the striking young Russian Gold Medal winner of the 2001 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition – whose performance of the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 made her the first woman to achieve this distinction in over thirty years – returns to 92nd Street Y in her only New York engagement of the season. 

In 2004 Ms. Kern gave her highly acclaimed Carnegie Hall recital debut in Zankel Hall. In an unprecedented turn of events, Ms. Kern gave a second recital eight days later in Isaac Stern Auditorium at the invitation of Carnegie Hall. This season, Ms. Kern performs with the symphonies of Dallas, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Anchorage, Nashville, Virginia, Rochester, Madison, Johnson City, Syracuse and Colorado. Ms. Kern’s complete discography is available on Harmonia Mundi, and her highly anticipated Chopin Sonatas CD was released in 2010. 

RACHMANINOFF: Selections from Preludes, Op. 32
ALKAN: Selections from Twelve Études in the Major Keys, Op. 35
MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition

Tickets $25 (age 35 & under), $35, $52, $57
Artist Website: Olga Kern

BRENTANO STRING QUARTET &
SOPRANO CHRISTINE BRANDES

Saturday, February 8, 8:00 PM
92Y - Kaufmann Concert Hall

Since its inception in 1992, the Brentano String Quartet has appeared throughout the world to popular and critical acclaim and in 2012 provided the key music for the film A Late Quartet, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Christopher Walken. This season, the ensemble presents a three-concert series at 92Y, pairing works of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Mendelssohn with New York quintet premieres by Eric Moe, Vijay Iyer and Felipe Lara. The ensemble opens its series on February 8 with soprano Christine Brandes’s 92Y debut and the New York premiere of Eric Moe’s Of Color Braided All Desire. Noted for her radiant, crystalline voice and superb musicianship, Brandes brings her committed artistry to repertoire ranging from the 17th century to newly composed works. She enjoys an active career in North America and abroad, performing at many of the world’s most distinguished festivals and concert series in programs spanning recitals, chamber music, oratorio and opera.

Brentano String Quartet
Mark Steinberg, violin
Serena Canin, violin
Misha Amory, viola
Nina Lee, cello
Christine Brandes, soprano

HAYDN: Arianna a Naxos (“Teseo mio ben”), Cantata for Soprano
MOE: Of Color Braided All Desire for Soprano and String Quartet (New York premiere)
MENDELSSOHN: String Quartet in D major, Op. 44, No. 1

Tickets $25 (age 35 & under), $35, $52, $62
Artist Website: Brentano String Quartet, Christine Brandes

JENNY LIN, PIANO

Tuesday, February 25, 7:30 PM
SubCulture - 45 Bleecker Street (downstairs)

Acclaimed by The New York Times for her "remarkable technical command" and "gift for melodic flow", pianistJenny Lin is admired for her adventurous programming and charismatic stage presence. Her ability to combine classical and contemporary literature has brought her to the attention of international critics and audiences. Ms. Lin’s extensive discography includes more than 20 critically acclaimed recordings on Hänssler Classic, Steinway & Sons, eOne Records, BIS Records, and Sunrise Records with a new CD of piano solo works by Stravinsky scheduled for release. She has performed with the American Symphony, Winnipeg Symphony, La Orquesta Sinfónica de Gijón in Spain; SWR Rundfunkorchester in Germany; Orchestra Sinfonica Nationale della RAI in Italy, and National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan. Her 92Y recital at SubCulture features music from her recent disc, Get Happy, on the Steinway & Sons Label.

The Composer-Pianists: The Art of Transcriptions and Arrangements
BACH / BUSONI: Chaconne in D minor, BWV 1004
LISZT: Rigoletto: paraphrase de concert (after Verdi)
KREISLER / RACHMANINOFF: Liebesleid
STRAVINSKY / AGOSTI: L’Oiseau de feu 
RODGERS / PREVIN: “Blue Moon”
RODGERS / HOUGH: “Hello, Young Lovers”
RODGERS / HOUGH: “My Favorite Things”
LOEWE / MAZEW: Eliza in Ascot
GERSHWIN / WILD: “Embraceable You”
GERSHWIN / WILD: “I Got Rhythm”
BERLIN / HYMAN: “Blue Skies”
ARLEN / PRUTSMAN: “Get Happy”

Tickets $30, $35
Artist Website: Jenny Lin

Tickets are available at www.92Y.org/concerts or 212-415-5500.

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