Aspect Foundation For Music And Arts Presents Taneyev And Arensky: In TCHAIKOVSKY'S SHADOW

The ASPECT Foundation for Music & Arts presents Taneyev and Arensky: In Tchaikovsky's Shadow on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at Bohemian National Hall, part of the foundation's second New York City season of illuminating performances featuring many of the most prominent performers and musical scholars of today.

Taneyev and Arensky: In Tchaikovsky's Shadow, conceived by violinist Philippe Quint, shines a spotlight on Sergei Taneyev's Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 30 and Anton Arensky's String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, performed by Quint together with violinist Ji in Yang, pianist Alexander Kobrin, violist Milena Pajaro van de Stadt, and cellists Zlatomir Fung and Brook Speltz.

Journalist Damian Fowler will interview Quint in an illustrated talk interspersed throughout the program, bringing to life the music of these two composers who lived under the shadow of Tchaikovsky's greatness through historical artifacts, scores, paintings, and photographs. Anton Arensky's Quartet was composed in memory of Tchaikovsky for an ensemble of single violin, viola and two cellos, and Tchaikovsky's pupil Sergei Taneyev is often called the "Russian Brahms."

Additional concerts in ASPECT Foundations' 2017-18 season include The Art of Fugue on Thursday, April 12, 2018, featuring the Fretwork Ensemble and an illustrated talk by Richard Boothby; Weimar: The Cradle of Musical Talent on Thursday, April 19 featuring pianist Vsevolod Dvorkin and cellist Sergey Antonov, with an illustrated talk by Stephen Johnson; and Fête Galante: The Anatomy of Melancholy on Thursday, May 17 featuring the Four Nations Ensemble and soprano Sherezade Panthaki, with an illustrated talk by Tav Holmes.

Program Information
Taneyev and Arensky: In Tchaikovsky's Shadow
Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 7:30pm
Bohemian National Hall | 321 E. 73rd St. | NYC
Tickets: $45 includes wine and refreshments
Link: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3051098

Performers:
Philippe Quint, violin
Alexander Kobrin, piano
Milena Pajaro van de Stadt, viola
Zlatomir Fung, cello
Brook Speltz, cello
Jiin Yang, violin

Program:
Sergei Taneyev - Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 30
Anton Arensky - String Quartet No. 2 in A minor

About Damian Fowler
Damian Fowler is a New York-based journalist who covers the arts, culture, and human-interest stories. A former BBC reporter, he is a contributor to Vanity Fair, and The Guardian newspaper. He is the author two books: Falling Through Clouds: A Story of Survival, Love, and Liability (St. Martin's Press), and American Impresario: David Gockley's Life in Opera (Chronicle Books). He has also profiled Philippe Quint for The Jewish Week, and the Steinway publication Listen: Life with Music and Culture.

About ASPECT Foundation for Music and Arts
ASPECT Foundation for Music and Arts was founded by Irina Knaster in London in 2011 and relocated to New York City in 2016. ASPECT presents a new concert format - one that transforms the traditional recital into an intimate, engaging, and thought-provoking blend of performance, speech, and image.

The Foundation's chamber-music events feature some of today's leading musicians and music experts. For each concert, they set the works on the program in context with presentations supported by visuals. These "illustrated talks" reveal fascinating details about the composer, the music, and the cultural history of the period in question.

By putting heart and soul into every concert, ASPECT aims both to support and promote artists, and to welcome audiences old and new to explore new aspects of a classical repertoire of endless riches. It's more than a concert. To find out more, please visit www.aspectfoundation.net.