 Director Lewis Kaplan with Jamie Laredo following their performance of the Bach Double Concerto |
Wednesday Upbeat!
The Wednesday Upbeat! series presents a mixture of established and contemporary works in a casual atmosphere. 2010 highlights included chamber works by Schumann and Chopin, solo piano performances by Emma Tahmiziàn, Boris Slutsky, and Peter Basquin, the Ying and Shanghai Quartets, Bartok's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, and the world premiere of a new string quartet by Claude Baker.
Please note the change in venue - Wednesday Upbeat! concerts now take place in Studzinski Recital Hall at Bowdoin College.
All performances Wednesdays, 7:30 PM at Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College.
Concert dates for 2010 are: June 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28, and August 4.
Tickets
- Individual tickets are $25; season tickets are not available.
- Tickets may be ordered with season subscriptions or purchased after our box office opens in mid-June.
- Because of the limited capacity of this hall, we recommend purchasing tickets in advance.
- Priority seating will be given to tickets pre-ordered with Festival Fridays season subscriptions.
- All seats general admission.
For more information, please call (207) 725-3895 or email info@bowdoinfestival.org.
Program Notes, written this summer by intern Durrell Bowman, through a collaboration with the American Musicological Society, may be reached by clicking the  icon.
2010 Wednesday Upbeat! Programs
| Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 7:30 p.m. |
CLARA SCHUMANN
Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17
Maria Schleuning, violin; Rosemary Elliott, cello
Elinor Freer, piano
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN
Polonaise Fantasy, Op. 61
Boris Slutsky, piano
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
String Quartet No. 9 in E Flat Major, op. 117
Ying Quartet |
Location: Studzinski Hall
Concert Sponsor:
Bath Savings Trust Company
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| Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 7:30 p.m. |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Märchenerzählungenen
Igor Begelman, clarinet; Karen Dreyfus, viola
Olivier Gardon, piano
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Piano Quintet
Ying Quartet; Freer, piano
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK
String Quintet in G major, Op. 77
David Coucheron, violin; Laura Lutzke, violin
Philip Ying, viola; Keiko Ying, cello
Kurt Muroki, doublebass |
Location: Studzinski Hall
Concert Sponsor:
Norton Insurance
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| Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 7:30 p.m. |
CAMILLE SAINT-SÄENS
Bassoon Sonata in G Major, op. 168
Sue Heineman, bassoon; Tao Lin, piano
CLAUDE BAKER
String Quartet No. 2: "Capriccio" (2007) (world premiere)
David Coucheron, violin; Justyna Jara, violin
Celia Hatton, viola;
Michael Midlarsky
, cello
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN
Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 8
Krzysztof Wegrzyn, violin; Rosemary Elliott, cello
Barry Snyder, piano
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
Peter Basquin, piano |
Location: Studzinski Hall
Concert Sponsor:
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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| Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 7:30 p.m. |
BEDŘICH SMETANA
Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15
Sergiu Schwartz, violin; Yehuda Hanani, cello
Peter Basquin, piano
BÉLA BARTÓK
Contrasts
Lewis Kaplan, violin; Igor Begelman, clarinet
Peter Basquin, piano
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
Emma Tahmiziàn, piano |
Location: Studzinski Hall
Concert Sponsor:
Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram
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| Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:30 p.m. |
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK
Piano Trio in E Minor, Op. 90 (“Dumky”)
Joan Kwuon, violin; Amir Eldan, cello
Constance Moore, piano
KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
String Quartet No. 3
Shanghai Quartet
BÉLA BARTÓK
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Emma Tahmiziàn, piano; Yong Hi Moon, piano;
Joshua Gates, percussion;
Luke Rinderknecht, percussion |
Location: Studzinski Hall
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| Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 7:30 p.m. |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Andante and Variations
Yong Hi Moon, piano; Ben Kim, piano; Amir Eldan, cello;
Matthew Linaman, cello;
Jonathan Dozois
, horn
SAMUEL ADLER
Canto XIX
Ricardo Iznaola, guitar
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN
Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
Sungpil Kim, piano
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3
Shanghai Quartet |
Location: Studzinski Hall
Concert Sponsor:
The Times Record
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