Sunday Concert Series at the GARDNER...#1

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January 13, 2013

Beethoven Violin Sonatas, Part 1

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Sonata in D Major, Op 12 no

Sonata in A Major, Op 12 no. 2

Sonata in E-flat Major, Op no. 12

Sonata in A Minor, Op 23

 

 About the Artists:

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*  Corey Cerovsek  *

Corey Cerovsek, (violin)

has performed to constant acclaim...

His North American performances have included those with the orchestras of Boston,

Philadelphia,

San Francisco,

Detroit,

Mantreal,

Vancouver,

Toronto,

among many others.

  Internationally with such groups as the:

 Israel Philharmonic,

Iceland Symphony,

Prague Symphony,

 Ireland,

Australia,

Denmark,

                                France,

                                Japan,

                                China.

Milanolla Stradivarius -1728

Born in 1972 in Vancouver, Canada, and now residing in Paris, Cerovsek began playing the violin at the age of five.  After early studies with Charmain Gadd and Gichard Goldner he graduated at age 12 from University of Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music with gold medal for the highest marks in strings.  That same year, he was accepted by Josef Gingold as a student and enrolled at Indiana University, where he received bachelor's degrees in mathematics and music at age 15, masters in both at 16 and completed his doctoral course work in mathematics and music at age 18.   Corey Cerovsek performs on the "Milanollo" Stradivarius of 1728, an instrument played, among others, by Christian Ferras, Giovanni Battista Viotte, and Nicolo` Paganini. Upon receiving this jewel of an instrument, Mr. Cerovsek commented: " Playing the "Milanollo, was like going from black and white into colour",  "A whole new universe opened up. This Stradivarius is so noble, with a sound that's almost smoky. It doesn't come out and hit you in the face, but curls around and comes at you from behind giving a wide range of possibilities. It has a wonderfully rich G string, an enveloping sound which sounds good even at the back of a concert hall."

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*  Paavali Jumppanen  *

 Paavali Jumppanen, (piano) 

born in 1974 in Espo, Finland, began to play the piano at the age of five at the Espoo Music Institute .  He studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.  From 1997-2000 he worked with Krystian Zimmerman at the Music Academy of Basel in Switzerland, where he was awarded the Soloist Diploma with the highest possible awards.  In addition to the Viennese Classical and Romantic repertoire, Mr. Jumppanen frequently programs the classics of the avant-garde as well as contemporary works, and regularly commissions works from the Finnish composers.   Winner of First Prize in Finland's national Maj Lind Competition in Helsinki at the age of nineteen, Mr. Jumppanen has since performed as soloist with all of Finland's orchestras, and he frequently appears with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic, Tapiola Sinfonietta and the Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Jumppanen's  New York debut in 2001 garnered reviews of "fresh and exciting" playing and "immense power and as extraordinary range of colors."Mr. Jumppanen has since toured extensively in the U.S.  Mr. Jumppanen spent the 2011-2012 season in residence at the Harvard University in Cambridge conduction a research project for the Piano Sonatas book.

Paavali Jumppanen, Piano - InstantEncore

ENJOY

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My good friend Pat and I enjoyed a Sunday afternoon in Boston at 
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum-Calderwood Hall. Currently presenting a Sunday concert series that can't be beet !

What a wonderful time we had wandering through the museum prior to the long awaited Beethoven Violin Sonata concert. 

Taking our seats, we enjoyed the pre-excitement jitters as the performers came on stage.
Calderwood Hall, the newest of concert halls in Boston is SUPERB!

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 *******  Many More Concerts to Come *******