Jupiter 2019 - 2020 Season
20 Mondays at 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
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Concert Venue:
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church
152 West 66 Street (west of Broadway), New York
“one of the most refined and intelligent church spaces in New York” ~ The New York Times
Built in 1893 by Josiah Cleveland Cady, architect of the old Metropolitan Opera House and the American Museum of Natural History
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Listen to a live recording of the Jupiter Symphony
Chamber Players from September 23, 2013
Recorded by Joseph Patrych
Roman Rabinovich piano
Xiao-Dong Wang violin
Mihai Marica cello
Antonín DVORÁK Piano Trio No. 1 in Bb Major Op. 21
i. Allegro molto
ii. Adagio molto e mesto
iii. Allegretto scherzando
iv. Finale
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Monday, February 17, 2pm & 7:30pm
Choice Mozart
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church
152 West 66 Street (west of Broadway)
Josef Spacek violin
Concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic ~ winner of the Michael Hill Violin Competition ~ “His
high-charisma playing was fueled by priceless musical comprehension.” Philadelphia Inquirer ~ “Never mind the superb technical accomplishment of his playing, it’s the musical and interpretative achievement that is so impressive here.” International Record Review
Paul Neubauer viola
First
violist to win an Avery Fisher Career Grant, first prize winner of the
Whitaker, D’Angelo and Lionel Tertis competitions ~ “Neubauer’s
seamless control of the bow, his intonation, his rich and varied tonal
palette, mark him as a member of the elite.” The New York Times
MOZART Sonata in C Major K. 46d
~ the genius at age 12, for violin and cello
MOZART Sonata-Sextet in F Major K. 497a
~ among his finest works, the Sonata is originally for piano 4-hands ~ arranged by Peter Serkin for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, viola, cello, and double bass
The musicologist Alfred Einstein called this substantial and often dramatic Sonata “the crowning work of its kind” and Mozart himself marked the title page “Grande Sonate,” implying a more ambitious treatment of the form. Received enthusiastically in Vienna, it was very likely written for members of the Jacquin family or at least for performance at the Jacquin home.
MOZART Divertimento for string trio K. 563
~ in the noble key of Eb Major
Alfred Einstein noted, “It is a true chamber-music work, and grew to such large proportions only because it was intended to offer . . . something special in the way of art, invention, and good spirits. . . . Each instrument is primus inter pares, every note is significant, every note is a contribution to spiritual and sensuous fulfillment in sound.”
Jupiter Players on this program:
Zlatomir Fung cello
Gold Medalist at the 2019 Tchaikovsky Competition, winner of the 2017 Young Concert Artists Auditions and 2017 Astral National Auditions; First Prizewinner of the 2018 Schoenfeld, 2016 Enescu, 2015 Johansen, 2014 Stulberg, and 29th Irving Klein Competitions; Second Prizewinner at the 2018 Paolo (Finland) competition; selected a 2016 Presidential Scholar of the Arts
Gabriel Polinsky double bass
Winner of the 2019 Philadelphia Orchestra Allen Greenfield Competition, and fourth prize at the Irving Klein Competition
Roni Gal-Ed oboe
First Prize winner of the Lauschmann Oboe Competition in Mannheim ~ “Outstanding” The New York Times ~ “Expressive, wonderful player” German SZ Magaziner
Vadim Lando clarinet
Winner of the CMC Canada, Yale and Stonybrook competitions ~ “consistently
distinguished...vibrant, precise, virtuosic playing” The New York Times
Marlène Ngalissamy bassoon
Won first prize at the 2012 Canadian Music Competition ~ “Ngalissamy gave a fully evolved shape and sinewy sound to the long phrase. Nuanced, authoritative, rendered in a variety of colors, it was a solo to win auditions.” Philadelphia Inquirer
Jupiter in the News
ConcertoNet
“knocked the socks off this listener...It was wondrous chamber music. And the three artists gave it the deserving excitement, volition and imagination.”
Harry Rolnick, ConcertoNet more...
“the performers were top notch”
“The homey church where these concerts take place, nestled on West 66th Street in the shadow of Lincoln Center, is an intimate and acoustically vibrant place for chamber music.”
Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times more...
Strad Magazine
“A finely forthright, fluent and expressive account of Haydn's Divertimento in E-flat major opened this programme of miscellaneous chamber music in a series known for adventurous programming.”
Dennis Rooney, Strad Magazine more...
ConcertoNet
“Mr.
Nygaard’s cadenza flowed down Mozart lanes and paths, each with
beautiful backgrounds. And at the very end, Mr. Nygaard brought forth
that martial major theme, like an unexpected gift.”
Harry Rolnick, ConcertoNet more...
“...the group’s efforts proved illuminating ...Brown played a
lovely, subtly virtuosic cadenza for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 by
Jens Nygaard, the ensemble’s founder, who died in 2001, but whose
fascination with rarities continues to drive its programming”
Allan Kozinn, The New York Times more...
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Monday, March 2, 2pm & 7:30pm
French Finesse
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church
152 West 66 Street (west of Broadway)
Ilya Itin piano
Winner of the Leeds, Gina Bachauer, Robert Casadesus, William Kappel, Rachmaninoff, Rubinstein, and Bunkamura competitions ~“He plays marvelously with all his body and his soul: a very great pianist and musician.” Le Figaro ~ “Undoubtedly, Itin is a major pianist, with an ease about him that makes you want to listen to him for hours.” The Philadelphia Inquirer ~ “Ilya Itin — a brilliantly insightful pianist” The New York Times
Xiao-Dong Wang violin
Twice winner of the Yehudi Menuhin Violin Competition, and First Prize and special Szymanovski Prize winner of the Wieniawski-Lipinski International Competition
Jacqueline Kerrod harp
“exceptionally virtuosic and sensitive” Classical Source
Maurice RAVEL Introduction and Allegro
~ his vividly colorful septet for virtuoso solo harp, flute, clarinet, and string quartet exploits the harp’s full range of technical possibilities
Commissioned by the Érard Company to demonstrate the expressive range of the firm’s double-action pedal harp, “the sweet and nostalgic Introduction begins with parallel winds, then strings, soon enhanced by upward arpeggios from the harp. During the ensuing Allegro the harp expands on melodic material from the Introduction. The entire piece revels in rhapsodic and evocative song-like passagework suggestive of dream states and unfettered romance [Steven Lowe].”
Camille SAINT-SAËNS Clarinet Sonata in Eb Major Op. 167
~ an absorbing work that harks back to the galant style of the 18th century, yet is reminiscent of the neoclassical movement of his day, composed in the last year of his life and dedicated to August Perier, a fine clarinetist with an astonishing technique
DEBUSSY Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
~ of timeless grace, the impressionistic trio flows with ambiguous harmonies, austere textures and timbre, and instrumental sonorities
Written at a time when he was feeling low from the military conflict of the Great War and his own illness (he had colon cancer), Debussy expressed ambivalence about its emotional effect in a letter to his friend, the Swiss journalist Robert Godet, “[The music is] so terribly melancholy that I can’t say whether one should laugh or cry. Perhaps both at the same time?”
Gabriel FAURÉ Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor Op. 15
~ hauntingly beautiful, it’s an eloquent, cherished gift from one of the most elegant and refined of all composers, and Saint-Saëns’s devoted and most famous student
Jupiter Players on this program:
Njioma Grevious violin
Won a Keston-Max Fellowship to study and perform with the London Symphony Orchestra in April 2020, a Silver Medal with the Abeo Quartet at the 2019 Fischoff competition, and First Prizes for Performance and Interpretation at the 2018 Prix Ravel chamber music competition in France ~ described by the Boston Musical Intelligencer as a “thoroughly confident and mature violinist”
Cong Wu viola
Assistant Principal Violist of the New York Philharmonc, won 3rd Prize in the 14th Primrose Viola Competition and a Special Prize in the 12th Lionel Tertis Competition
Timotheos Petrin cello
Winner of the 2015 Astral Artists Auditionm, top prize winner at the Paulo Cello Competition in Finland ~ “a great and passionate soloist style: expressive, vibrant singing lines, sparkling rhythm... an interesting, original personality” Helsingin Sanomat
Barry Crawford flute
He plays “with steely accuracy and a superb singing
tone.” Fred Kirshnit ~ New York Sun
Vadim Lando clarinet
Winner of the CMC Canada, Yale and Stonybrook competitions ~ “consistently
distinguished...vibrant, precise, virtuosic playing” The New York Times
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Monday, March 16, 2pm & 7:30pm
Irish Emeralds
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church
152 West 66 Street (west of Broadway)
Roman Rabinovich piano
Winner of the Rubinstein, Animato and Arjil competitions, the Mezzo and Salon de Virtuosi awards, and the Vendome Prize ~ “admirable interpretations...performed with a rich, full-blooded sound, singing lines and witty dexterity.” The New York Times
Stefan Milenkovich violin
Winner of the Indianapolis, Paganini, Tibor Varga, Queen Elisabeth,
Yehudi Menuhin, and Young Concert Artists competitions ~ “a stunning virtuoso.” Strings ~ “Milenkovich’s recital at the Kennedy Center was so disarmingly magical that it is not easy to describe its glories. This is not so much a matter of a dazzling virtuosity (though he has it all) as of searching musicianship.” The Washington Post
BEETHOVEN Irish Song
~ the tunes are winsome and the accompanying piano trio occasionally sounds unmistakably like vigorous echoes of his muscular style ~ between 1806 and 1818 Beethoven collaborated with a Scottish collector of folk music by the name of George Thomson in arranging more than 100 folksongs for an estimated £550
John FIELD Divertissement No. 1 H. 13
~ simply delicious piano quintet, alternately titled Rondeau Pastoral and better known in its version for solo piano, Twelve O’clock Rondo, on account of the 12 “chimes” at the end ~ by the creator of the Nocturne, which had a major influence on Chopin
We thank the University of Virginia (Special Collections) for providing a copy of the Rondeau Pastoral for our performances.
Sir Charles Villiers STANFORD Serenade in F Major Op. 95
~ a glorious nonet for strings and winds that radiates a splendid sense of spirit and fun ~ by the influential musician responsible for the renaissance in British music
Sir Hamilton HARTY Piano Quintet in F Major Op. 12
~ in a lyrical Romantic idiom, with a distinct, breezy Irish-salted voice
We are grateful to Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, for providing a copy of the autograph manuscript for our performances.
Jupiter Players on this program:
Lisa Shihoten violin
Honored by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, and winner of the Menuhin and Paganini violin competitions
Sarah Sung viola
Currently at Juilliard, studying with Paul Neubauer and Cynthia Phelps ~ cofounder of VISION Collective along with Timothy Chooi and Drake Driscoll, an initiative that builds meaningful relationships with and among refugees by sharing and exchanging music between diverse communities
Christine Lamprea cello
First Prize winner of the Sphinx and Schadt competitions, winner of the 2013 Astral Artists’ Auditions and recipient of an award from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts ~ praised by the Boston Musical Intelligencer for her “supreme panache and charmingly effortless phrasing”
Ha Young Jung double bass
Gold Medalist in the 2017 Berliner competition, multiple prizewinner at the 2016 Irving Klein and 2016 Boulder Chamber Music competition, First Prizes at the 2013 Koussevitzky and 2007 International Double Bass competitions, Grand-Prix in the 2006 String Competition in Moscow ~ “Disarming prodigy who achieved the rare distinction of making her instrument seem worthy of solo status.” Daily Telegraph of London
Barry Crawford flute
He plays “with steely accuracy and a superb singing
tone.” Fred Kirshnit ~ New York Sun
Yoonah Kim clarinet
Winner of the 2016 Concert Artists Guild Competition and first prizewinner of the Vandoren Emerging Artist Competition ~ hailed by the New York Times for her “inexhaustible virtuosity.”
Gina Cuffari bassoon
Co-principal Bassoonist of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, praised for her “sound that is by turns sensuous, lyric,
and fast moving” Palm Beach Daily News
Karl Kramer horn
Winner of the 1997 and 1999 American Horn
competitions ~ “Praise goes to the heroic horn playing of Karl Kramer.” New York Classical Review |
Jupiter featured on Our Net News
American program opener on March 18, with grateful thanks to Michael Shaffer of OurNetNews.com for recording the matinee concert, and making available the Horatio Parker Suite video for our viewing pleasure.
Horatio Parker Suite in A Major, Op. 35, composed in 1893
Prelude
Stephen Beus piano
Stefan Milenkovich violin
David Requiro cello
More video from this performance can be viewed on our video
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Jupiter on YouTube
featured in a short documentary on artist Michael McNamara
NEW YORK CANVAS : The Art of Michael McNamara is a video
portrait of the artist who has painted iconic images of New York City
for more than a decade, capturing the changing urban landscape of his
adopted city. Our Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players provide the music
from Brahms’s Piano Quartet in G Minor, underscoring the inspiration
the artist has drawn from Jens Nygaard and the musicians. Michael was
also our Jupiter volunteer from 2002 to 2010.
Here is a video of the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players performance of
the Rondo alla Zingarese movement:
The producer-director, Martin Spinelli, also made the EMMY
Award-winning “Life On Jupiter: The Story of Jens
Nygaard, Musician.”
For more information, visit our video
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