PhiloSonia 2016-17 Season
Revelations
This season takes you on a journey through the struggles and triumphs of different composers as expressed through their masterpieces
The Composer as Architect
Saturday, October 29th, 2016 7:30pm
The Old Stone House
336 Third Street, btw. 4th/5th Avenues, Brooklyn, NY 11215
...A heart-beat-like rhythm, melodies evoking a composer's native folklore; this concert looks at the different elements composers use to unify their works: Johannes Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1, Op 78, Edvard Grieg Violin Sonata No. 3 in c minor, Witold Lutoslawski Subito.
Stanichka Dimitrova, violin Spencer Myer, piano
The Composer as Rebel
Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 8:00pm
South Oxford Space
138 South Oxford Street btw Atlantic Avenue and Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
...reflects on composers’ conscious decision to break away from established norms and develop their own unique style: Schnittke String Quartet No. 3, Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet Op 59, No. 3.
Stanichka Dimitrova, violin Chieh-Fan Yiu, viola
Igor Pikayzen, violin Michael Katz, cello
The Composer as Confessor
Friday, February 10th, 2017 7:30pm
The Old Stone House
336 Third Street, btw. 4th/5th Avenues, Brooklyn, NY 11215
...examines how composers look back into their lives through their work: Bedřich Smetana “From My Life", Franz Schubert String Quintet D.956
Stanichka Dimitrova, violin Chieh-Fan Yiu, viola Adrian Daurov, cello
Igor Pikayzen, violin Michael Katz, cello
The Composer as Redeemer
Saturday, April 8th, 2017 8:00pm
South Oxford Space
138 South Oxford Street btw Atlantic Avenue and Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
...explores how composers facing death find solace and redemption in the immortality of their works: Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 6, Op 80 in f minor, Franz Schubert String Quartet No. 14, D.810,"Death and the Maiden".
Stanichka Dimitrova, violin Chieh-Fan Yiu, viola
Yezu Elizabeth Woo, violin Adrian Daurov, cello