OPENING NIGHT GALA
Celebrating 20 years of BCENY
In Honor of Our Friends, Mentors and Patrons
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024 | 7:30 PM
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
with
Mariana Karpatova, mezzo-soprano, Moran Katz, clarinet, Georgy Valtchev, Stanichka Dimitrova, violin, Alexandrina Boyanova, viola, Ari Evan, cello, Lora Al-Ahmad, Anna Stoytcheva, Lora Tchekoratova, piano
PROGRAM
W. A. MOZART (1756 − 1791) Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K 478
III. Rondo
Georgy Valtchev, violin, Alexandrina Boyanova, viola, Ari Evan, cello, Lora Tchekoratova, piano
EUGÉNE YSAŸE (1858 − 1931) ‘Rêve D’enfant” for Violin and Piano, Op. 14
Stani Dimitrova, violin, Lora Al-Ahmad, piano
LORA AL-AHMAD (b. 1995) “Dosta: Bound For The Celestial” for Piano Quintet*
Georgy Valtchev, Stani Dimitrova, violin, Alexandrina Boyanova, viola, Ari Evan, cello, Lora Al-Ahmad, piano
*U. S. Premiere
PANCHO VLADIGEROV (1899 − 1978) Selected Songs
Mariana Karpatova, mezzo-soprano, Anna Stoytcheva, piano
~ INTERMISSION ~
MAURICE RAVEL (1875 − 1937) Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2. in G major, M.77
II. Blues moderato
Georgy Valtchev, violin, Lora Tchekoratova, piano
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833 − 1897) Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
I. Allegro
Moran Katz, clarinet, Georgy Valtchev, Stani Dimitrova, violin, Alexandrina Boyanova, viola, Ari Evan, cello
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 − 1807) Piano Trio No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 1
I. Allegro
Stani Dimitrova, violin, Ari Evan, cello, Anna Stoytcheva, piano
ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810 − 1856) Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op. 44
I. Allegro brillante
Georgy Valtchev, Stani Dimitrova, violin, Alexandrina Boyanova, viola, Ari Evan, cello, Lora Tchekoratova, piano
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VIP tickets - $100 that include a reception at Lounge 48 and Orchestra Prime seats (rows A — G)
are AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH US and cannot be bought at the Weill Recital Hall Box office.
Orchestra tickets (rows H-O) - $50 (price at the box office $59).
Balcony tickets (rows AA-EE) - $25 (price at the box office $34).