Saturday, May 16 8:00 p.m
"New Treasures from the Museum"
Hear music as it was heard 1500 and 200 years ago
New acquisitions unveiled in concert!
Program:
Mozart Fantasia in c minor, K.396
Bach Italian Concerto BWV 971
Elena Winther
Liszt "Les Preludes" arranged for piano duet by the composer
Elena Winther and Vladimir Pleshakov
Beethoven Sonata in C major, Op.2/3
Mendelssohn Fantasy in F-sharp minor (Scottish Sonata), Op.28
Vladimir Pleshakov
Please join us in a post-concert reception celebrating The Pleshakov Piano Museum's newly received Museum Charter and the beautiful new theater seats in Weisberg Hall.
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Saturday, July 25 8:00 p.m
"In Friendly Combat"
Husband-and-wife team preserve individuality while working as a team
Program:
Brahms Sonata in F minor for Two Pianos, Op.34
Arensky Suite, Op. 15 for Two Pianos
Stravinsky "Petrushka" Three Scenes for Two Pianos
Elena Winther and Vladimir Pleshakov
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Saturday, August 29 8:00 p.m
"The Legacy of Liszt"
Great works by the most striking composer-pianist in history.
Program:
Sonetto 104 del Petrarca ("Annèes de Pèlerinage" Italy)
Sonata in B minor
Elena Winther
"Au bord d'une source" ("Annèes de Pèlerinage" Switzerland) "Feux follets" (Transcendental Etudes)
"Reminiscences de Don Juan" Mozart-Liszt
Vladimir Pleshakov
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Presented by Catskill Mountain Foundation
These three events are funded in part by the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation.
Elena Winther and Vladimir Pleshakov are internationally-renowned concert pianists who have played in the world's most prestigious halls. They have a discography which is re-issued by different companies, and never goes off the market. They are the founders of the Pleshakov Piano Museum, which has a significant collection of instruments from the days of Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt. The museum also contains a trove of research material including records, books, scores, journals and tools.
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