92Y Announces 2017/18 Classical Concerts

92nd Street Y (92Y) and Tisch Center for the Arts Director Hanna Arie-Gaifman today announced concert programming for the 2017/18 season, which brings both the world's rising talent and most renowned artists to 92Y's intimate and acoustically rich Kaufmann Concert Hall. 92Y is proud to present unique musical initiatives and collaborations, in which artists can explore repertoire and embrace the creative connections that resonate strongly with them. As a result, audiences can engage more fully with the performers during a concert in a vibrant and intimate setting. The high level of excellence and an atmosphere in which musicians are nurtured are hallmarks of 92Y programming. In its commitment to reaching and developing new classical music audiences, 92Y has championed educational initiatives that engage a diverse group of New York City public school students, who are given the opportunity to see concerts free of charge and interact with the artists as part of a larger curriculum.

"Soundspace," expands to a five-concert series with a unifying theme exploring Schubert's piano and vocal works.

Pianist Angela Hewitt returns for the second year of her "Bach Odyssey"-a four-year survey of the complete keyboard works by J.S. Bach.

The coming season also features the New York premiere of a 92Y co-commission by Bryce Dessner, and debuts by five distinguished artists who are new to 92Y's stages.

In addition, 92Y continues to present the broad array of subscription series that have become its signature, such as "Distinguished Artists," "Masters of the Keyboard," "Chamber Ensembles" and "Art of the Guitar." These series continually reinforce 92Y's position as a presenter that collaborates closely with its performing artists to bring audiences engaging and passionately performed programs featuring a rich variety of repertoire from the past and the present.

"I am thrilled to launch a season of concerts that engages deeply with some of the greatest repertoire, both old and new," said Dr. Arie-Gaifman. "I am looking forward to welcoming a range of vocal repertoire back to 92Y next season, and to sublime and daring performances by some of today's most exciting instrumentalists, ensembles and singers."

92Y 2017/18 SEASON

Full program details are available in the chronological listing below.

OPENING NIGHT CONCERT
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Mischa Maisky-October 5, 2017
The 2017/18 season at 92Y opens with a celebration of cellist Mischa Maisky's 70th birthday season as he partners with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for this special event. The program features Schubert's "Arpeggione" Sonata in A minor, for cello and string orchestra, arranged by D. Tabakova, and Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings, Op. 48. The remainder of the program will be announced at a later date.

SPECIAL EVENT: Paco Peña - October 21, 2017
Flamenco guitarist, composer, dramatist and producer Paco Peña performs a one-night-only special event at 92Y entitled "Esencias: The Music of Flamenco." "Esencias" spotlights the guitar as a solo vehicle for expressing the passionate flamenco art form. Additional special guest performers will be announced at a later date.

"SOUNDSPACE"- Schubert: Epic and Intimate
February 16, April 13, May 4 & 11, June 8, 2018

Inspired by the artistic salons of Schubert's time, these one-hour, late-night (9:30 p.m.) concerts in 92Y's intimate Buttenwieser Hall this season explore Schubert's most personal music. Opening the series, in their 92Y debuts, are tenor Christoph Prégardien, with pianist Julius Drake, performing Winterreise. (February 16) Prégardien, a revered lieder singer, has been praised for his work by the New York Times: "His lyric tenor voice had a youthful glow, yet he sang with plaintive beauty and piercing insight."

In a series of three recitals (April 13, May 4 and 11) pianist Shai Wosner delves into Schubert's pioneering late piano sonatas, which Wosner says are "six great novels, rich with insights into the human condition." April 13's program features Sonatas in A and C minor, D. 845 and 958. Wosner performs the "Gasteiner" Sonata in D major, D. 850 and Sonata in A major, D. 959. The final recital of the three in this season, on May 11, includes Sonata in G major, D. 894, Op. 78 ("Fantasie") and Sonata in B-flat major, D. 960. Wosner was described as a "Schubertian of unfaltering authority and character" by Gramophone magazine in connection with this project.

The final Soundspace program of the 2017/18 season, on June 8, marks the 92Y recital debut of the vocal quartet, New York Polyphony, as they perform a selection of Schubert's part-songs, as well as Saint-Saëns, Finzi, Ivan Moody, a "response piece" to Schubert's Op. 17 part-songs by Gregory W. Brown, and more. Founded in 2006, the quartet as been praised for a "rich, natural sound that's larger and more complex than the sum of its parts." (National Public Radio)

"BACH ODYSSEY" -Angela Hewitt, piano
November 8, 2017; March 14 & 18, 2018
With a worldwide reputation as one of the world's foremost performers and interpreters of Bach's music, Angela Hewitt continues her four-season survey of his complete keyboard works in 2017/18. Three recital programs include the four partitas (November 8), the completeWell-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (March 14) and Goldberg Variations (March 18).

DISTINGUISHED ARTISTS SERIES

Violinist Leila Josefowicz with John Novacek, piano-November 4, 2017
Violinist Leila Josefowicz, long known for her commitment to performing works from the 20th and 21st centuries, brings a recital program of music by Sibelius (Valse Triste, Op. 44, No. 1, arr. Friedrich Hermann) and Prokofiev (Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80), along with John Adams's 1995 Road Movies, and, in honor of his 100th birthday year, Bernd Alois Zimmermann (Sonata for Violin and Piano).

Flutist Emmanuel Pahud and pianist Alessio Bax-February 17, 2018
Emmanuel Pahud-principal flute of the Berlin Philharmonic-has established a stellar solo career, and is known for not just performing classical repertoire, but also jazz and other genres. For his 92Y recital, Pahud is joined by pianist Alessio Bax in a program that includes Poulenc's Flute Sonata; Schubert's Sonata in A minor, D. 821, "Arpeggione;" Bach's Flute Sonata in E-flat major, BWV 1031; and Pahud's own arrangement of Mendelssohn's Violin Sonata in F Major (1838).

Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor with Musicians from the New York Philharmonic-April 10, 2018
Co-presented by 92Y and the New York Philharmonic the rising superstar pianist Benjamin Grosvenor-who makes his 92Y debut in recital earlier in the season-and his Philharmonic colleagues perform Brahms's Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 and Schubert's famed Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, "Trout." Keyboard winner of the 2004 BBC Young Musician Competition at the age of eleven, Grosvenor has since become an internationally regarded pianist. In 2016, he was named the inaugural recipient of The Ronnie and Lawrence Ackman Classical Piano Prize with the New York Philharmonic.

Steven Isserlis, cello and Richard Egarr, harpsichord-April 29, 2018
Isserlis and Egarr, in his 92Y debut, offer a mostly Baroque-era program including repertoire by Bach, Boccherini, Handel and Scarlatti for both cello and for viola da gamba. He and Egarr are frequent collaborators, both in live performance and on recordings. Familiar to 92Y audiences, Isserlis has been a regular guest for recitals, as well as educational and children's presentations.

MASTERS OF THE KEYBOARD SERIES

Nikolai Lugansky-October 29, 2017
The Financial Times wrote of Nikolai Lugansky, "Rachmaninov rarely comes with much more poise or patience than this." Lugansky brings Rachmaninoff's Selected Preludes, Opp. 23 & 32 to the first recital on the 2017/18 Masters of the Keyboard series at 92Y. Also included are Schumann's Kinderszenen and Chopin's Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60 and Ballade No. 4 in F minor

Benjamin Grosvenor (92Y debut)-November 15, 2017
Young British keyboard sensation Grosvenor makes his 92Y debut in a program that spans the eras. He begins with Bach's French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 followed by Brahms's Four Pieces, Op. 119, which are interspersed with Brett Dean's 2013 work, inspired by Brahms, Hommage à Brahms. The second half of the program opens with Debussy's Prelude to L'après-midi d'un faune, arranged by Leonard Borwick and George Copeland, and is followed by Berg's Sonata, Op. 1. Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit concludes the performance.

Jeremy Denk-December 9, 2017
Winner of a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship, the Avery Fisher Prize, and Musical America's Instrumentalist of the Year award, Jeremy Denk was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2016. A favorite of audiences worldwide and of The New York Times, which once wrote, "Mr. Denk, clearly, is a pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs." Denk returns to 92Y with a typically thoughtful and wide-ranging program of music, from Mozart's Rondo in A minor, K. 511, Denk moves to Prokofiev's Visions fugitives, and then Beethoven's Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109. The second half comprises Beethoven's An die ferne Geliebte (trans. Liszt) and Schumann's Fantasie in C major, Op. 17, which quotes Beethoven's song cycle.

Inon Barnatan-March 3, 2018
Acclaimed as "One of the most admired pianists of his generation," by the New York Times, Israeli pianist Inon Barnatan offers an intriguing program of musical moments, by Schubert (Moments Musicaux, D. 780), Israeli composer Avner Dorman (Two Moments Musicaux) and Rachmaninoff (Six Moments Musicaux, Op. 16).

CHAMBER ENSEMBLES

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Mischa Maisky-October 5, 2017
In honor of cellist Mischa Maisky, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra joins him in a salute to his 70th birthday season. Also the 92Y's opening night concert of the 2017/18 season, this presentation features Schubert's "Arpeggione" Sonata in A minor, for cello and string orchestra, arranged by D. Tabakova, and Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings, Op. 48. The remainder of the program will be announced in the coming months.

Borodin Quartet-October 24, 2017
Since its founding in 1945 in the Soviet Union, the Borodin Quartet has retained a distinct identity in its playing, which The Telegraph (London) pointed to in a review: "...listening to the Quartet play Shostakovich, it was impossible to resist an uncanny sense of being taken back to the root of something." In their 70-year history, the tradition of refinement and elegance in the quartet's playing seems to have always been a hallmark. They return to 92Y in 2017/18, with a program of music by Schubert (Quartet in C minor, D. 703, "Quartettsatz") and Tchaikovsky (Album for the Young, Op. 39, arr. R. Dubinsky), as well as a second half that features two of Shostakovich's quartets: No. 6 in G major, Op. 101 and No. 13 in B-flat minor, Op. 138.

New York Philharmonic String Quartet (NY recital debut)-November 12, 2017
The newly-formed New York Philharmonic String Quartet-Concertmaster Frank Huang, Principal Associate Concertmaster Sheryl Staples, Principal Viola Cynthia Phelps, and Principal Cello Carter Brey-makes its New York recital debut at 92Y in the fall, co-presented by the New York Philharmonic. The program includes Mendelssohn's String Quartet in F minor; Beethoven's String Quartet No. 4; and Dvo?ák's String Quartet in F major, "American."

Brentano String Quartet and Soprano Dawn Upshaw-December 3, 2017
"Passionate, uninhibited and spellbinding," raves the Independent (London); the New York Times extols the Brentano Quartet's "luxuriously warm sound [and] yearning lyricism." For their 92Y appearance in the 2017/18 season, the Quartet is joined by internationally renowned soprano Dawn Upshaw for a unique program that play s with consonance and dissonance. Mozart's Quartet in C major, K.465, "Dissonance," opens the performance, followed by Upshaw and the Quartet performing Respighi's Il tramonto, for string quartet and soprano. Schubert's Five Minuets, D. 89, which are interspersed with Webern's Six Bagatelles, Op. 9 begin the second half; Schoenberg's Quartet No. 2 in F-sharp minor, for string quartet and soprano, Op. 10 concludes the program.

ART OF THE GUITAR SERIES
Benjamin Verdery, Artistic Director
The 2017/18 season marks the 17th year of the 92nd Street Y's acclaimed Art of the Guitar series, which champions classical guitar repertoire and performers from around the globe. The 2017/18 series includes four featured concerts, all with pre-concert discussions one hour prior to the performance.

Sharon Isbin and special guest Colin Davin-December 2, 2017
Acclaimed as one of the world's' finest guitarists, Sharon Isbin brings a recital program of works inspired by the regions of Spain and Latin America, as well as the tradition of tango, including music by Howard Shore, Tan Dun, de Falla, Granados, Montaña, Tarrega, and others. Former student and rising star Colin Davin makes his 92Y debut, as a special guest playing duos on this program. Davin holds numerous top prizes in international competitions, including the Guitar Foundation of American International Solo Competition, and currently serves on the conservatory faculty at the Cleveland Institute of Music.

Jorge Caballero-February 10, 2018
Jorge Caballero, who makes his 92Y recital debut in this recital, is the youngest musician and the only guitarist to win the Naumburg International Competition Award. Called "A masterly classical guitarist" by the New York Times, Caballero offers a program of music spanning the eras from Bach to Rimsky-Korsakov to Albéniz and a world premiere of a work he composed himself, written as a love song for his wife, and which encrypts the letters of her name in musical pitches.

Brazilian Guitar Quartet-March 17, 2018
Winner of the 2011 Latin Grammy Award in the "best classical album" category, the Brazilian Guitar Quartet has established itself as one of world's leading guitar ensembles. In its return to 92Y, the group-which includes regular six-string as well as extended-range eight-string guitars which allow them to perform a wider range of standard and unique repertoire-will announce its program in the coming months.

Benjamin Verdery with St. Lawrence String Quartet-May 10, 2018
The Art of the Guitar Series's director since 2006, Benjamin Verdery, appears this season with the St. Lawrence String Quartet in the New York premiere of Bryce Dessner's new work for guitar and string quartet, co-commissioned by 92Y. 92Y previously co-commissioned Memorial by Mr. Dessner, who previously studied under Mr. Verdery at Yale University, for classical guitar, viola and percussion, which premiered at 92Y in 2006. The remainder of the program will be announced in the coming months.

92Y Art of the Guitar is presented with major support by The D'AdDario Foundation. Additional support is generously provided by The Augustine Foundation and The Leir Charitable Foundations in memory of Henry J. & Erna D. Leir.

Subscription ticket packages for 92Y's 2017/18 season are now on sale. For more information, please visit 92Y.org/Concerts or call the 92Y Box Office at 212-415-5500.

92nd Street Y
2017/18 CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF CONCERTS
All Concerts this Season are in Kaufmann Concert Hall unless otherwise noted
at 1395 Lexington Avenue @ 92nd Street

Thursday, October 5, 2017, 8 pm
OPENING NIGHT CONCERT
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Mischa Maisky, cello

SCHUBERT: "Arpeggione" Sonata in A Minor, for cello and string orchestra (arr. D. Tabakova)
TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade for Strings, Op. 48

Additional works to be announced

Saturday, October 21, 2017, 8:00 pm
Special Event
Esencias: The Music of Flamenco
Paco Peña, flamenco guitar
Guest guitarist to be announced

Paco Peña returns to the roots of his legendary flamenco company, in a concert that highlights the power of the guitar alone to reveal the essence of this passionate art-form.

Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 7:30 pm
Chamber Ensembles
Borodin Quartet

SCHUBERT: Quartet in C minor, D. 703, "Quartettsatz"
TCHAIKOVSKY: Album for the Young, Op. 39 (arr. R. Dubinsky)
SHOSTAKOVICH: Quartet No. 6 in G major, Op. 101
SHOSTAKOVICH: Quartet No. 13 in B-flat minor, Op. 138

Sunday, October 29, 2017, 3:00 pm
Masters of the Keyboard
Nikolai Lugansky, piano

SCHUMANN: Kinderszenen, Op. 15
CHOPIN: Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60
CHOPIN: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
RACHMANINOFF: Selected Preludes, Op. 23 & Op. 32

Saturday, November 4, 2017, 8 pm
Distinguished Artists
Leila Josefowicz, violin
John Novacek, piano

SIBELIUS: Valse Triste, Op. 44, No. 1 (arr. F. Hermann)
PROKOFIEV: Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80
John Adams: Road Movies
B. A. ZIMMERMANN: Sonata for Violin and Piano

Wednesday, November 8, 2017, 7:30 pm
Bach Odyssey (Year 2)
Angela Hewitt, piano

BACH:
Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827
Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829
Partita in A major, BWV 832
Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830

The second year of Angela Hewitt's 4-year survey of Bach's keyboard music

Sunday, November 12, 2017, 3 pm
Chamber Ensembles
New York Philharmonic String Quartet (New York Recital Debut)

BEETHOVEN: Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4
DVO?ÁK: Quartet in F major, Op. 96 "American"
MENDELSSOHN: Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80

Co-presented with the New York Philharmonic

Wednesday, November 15, 2017, 7:30 pm
Masters of the Keyboard
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano (92Y debut)

BACH: French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816
BRAHMS: Four Pieces, Op. 119 interspersed with
BRETT DEAN: Hommage à Brahms
DEBUSSY: Prelude to L'aprés-midi d'un faune (arr. Leonard Borwick/George Copeland)
BERG: Sonata, Op. 1
RAVEL: Gaspard de la nuit

Saturday, December 2, 2017, 8 pm
Art of the Guitar
Sharon Isbin, guitar
With special guest Colin Davin, guitar (92Y debut)

Howard Shore: Selections from The Departed
Tan Dun: Seven Desires for guitar
Works by DE FALLA, GRANADOS, MONTAÑA, TARREGA and others

Sharon Isbin presents a solo recital inspired by Spain, Latin America and tango, with duets with special guest Colin Davin, a former student and rising young star of the guitar world.

Pre-concert talk at 7pm with Benjamin Verdery

Sunday, December 3, 2017, 3:00 pm
Chamber Ensembles
Brentano String Quartet
Dawn Upshaw, soprano

MOZART: Quartet in C major, K. 465, "Dissonance"
RESPIGHI: Il tramonto, for string quartet and soprano
SCHUBERT: Five Minuets, D. 89, interspersed with WEBERN: Six Bagatelles, Op. 9
SCHOENBERG: Quartet No. 2 in F-sharp minor, for string quartet and soprano, Op. 10

Saturday, December 9, 2017, 8 pm
Masters of the Keyboard
Jeremy Denk, piano

MOZART: Rondo in A minor, K. 511
PROKOFIEV: Visions fugitives
BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
BEETHOVEN (trans. LISZT): An die ferne Geliebte
SCHUMANN: Fantasie in C major, Op. 17

Saturday, February 10, 2018, 8:00pm
Art of the Guitar
Jorge Caballero, guitar (92Y recital debut)

BACH: Partita, BWV 1013
ALBÉNIZ: Five Pieces from "Suite Iberia"
JORGE CABALLERO: Midsummer Love Serenade (world premiere)
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34

All arrangements for solo guitar by the artist

Pre-concert talk at 7pm with Benjamin Verdery

Friday, February 16, 2018, 9:30 pm - Buttenwieser Hall
Soundspace
Schubert: Epic and Intimate
Christoph Prégardien, tenor (92Y debut)
Julius Drake, piano (92Y debut)

SCHUBERT: Winterreise, D. 911

Saturday, February 17, 2018, 8 pm
Distinguished Artists
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
Alessio Bax, piano

POULENC: Flute Sonata, FP 164
SCHUBERT: Sonata in A minor, D. 821, "Arpeggione"
BACH: Flute Sonata in E-flat major, BWV 1031
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Sonata in F major (1838) (arr. E. Pahud)

Saturday, March 3, 2018, 8 pm
Masters of the Keyboard
Inon Barnatan, piano

SCHUBERT: Moments Musicaux, D. 780
AVNER DORMAN: Two Moments Musicaux
RACHMANINOFF: Six Moments Musicaux, Op. 16

Wednesday, March 14, 2018, 7:30 pm
Bach Odyssey (Year 2)
Angela Hewitt, piano

BACH:
The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV, 846-869

The second year of Angela Hewitt's 4-year survey of Bach's keyboard music

Saturday, March 17, 2018, 8 pm
Art of the Guitar
Brazilian Guitar Quartet

Program to be announced

Pre-concert talk at 7pm with Benjamin Verdery

Sunday, March 18, 2018, 3 pm
Bach Odyssey (Year 2)
Bach Odyssey VI
Angela Hewitt, piano

BACH: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

The second year of Angela Hewitt's 4-year survey of Bach's keyboard music

Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 7:30 pm
Distinguished Artists
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

BRAHMS: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
SCHUBERT: Piano Quartet in A major, D. 667

Co-presented with the New York Philharmonic

Friday, April 13, 2018, 9:30 pm - Buttenwieser Hall
Soundspace
Schubert: Epic and Intimate
Shai Wosner, piano

Part 1
SCHUBERT:
Sonata in A minor, D. 845, Op. 42
Sonata in C minor, D. 958

Over three concerts, delve into the special world of Schubert's pioneering late piano sonatas, which for Shai Wosner are "six great novels, rich with insights into the human condition."

Sunday, April 29, 2018, 3:00 pm
Distinguished Artists
Steven Isserlis, cello
Richard Egarr, harpsichord (92Y debut)

BACH: Gamba Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027
BACH: Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011
BOCCHERINI: Cello Sonata in G major, G. 5
SCARLATTI: Keyboard Sonata in D minor, K. 90
HANDEL: Keyboard Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430, "The Harmonious Blacksmith"
BACH: Gamba Sonata No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028

Friday, May 4, 2018, 9:30 pm - Buttenwieser Hall
Soundspace
Schubert: Epic and Intimate
Shai Wosner, piano

Part 2
SCHUBERT:
Sonata in D major, D. 850, Op. 53 "Gasteiner"
Sonata in A major, D. 959

Over three concerts, delve into the special world of Schubert's pioneering late piano sonatas, which for Shai Wosner are "six great novels, rich with insights into the human condition."

Thursday, May 10, 2018, 7:30 pm
Art of the Guitar
Benjamin Verdery, guitar
St. Lawrence String Quartet

BRYCE DESSNER: New work for guitar and string quartet (New York premiere, 92Y co-commission)
Other works to be announced :
Sonata in D major, D. 850, Op. 53 "Gasteiner"
Sonata in A major, D. 959

Friday, May 11, 2018, 9:30 pm
Soundspace
Schubert: Epic & Intimate
Shai Wosner, piano

Part 3
SCHUBERT:
Sonata in G major, D. 894, Op. 78 "Fantasie"
Sonata in B-flat major, D. 960

Over three concerts, delve into the special world of Schubert's pioneering late piano sonatas, which for Shai Wosner are "six great novels, rich with insights into the human condition."

Friday, June 8, 2018, 9:30 pm
Soundspace
Schubert: Epic and Intimate
New York Polyphony, vocal quartet (92Y recital debut)

Part-songs by SCHUBERT, SAINT-SAËNS, FINZI, IVAN MOODY, GREGORY W. BROWN, and others

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