Pre-concert Recitals and Lectures

All pre-concert events are FREE to ticket-holders of that evening’s performance.

Wednesday, July 29 at 6:45
Pre-concert lecture about Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart by Elaine Sisman
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse
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Friday and Saturday, July 31–August 1 at 7:00
Claire-Marie Le Guay, piano
Mozart: Sonata in C minor, K.457
Avery Fisher Hall

Saturday, August 1 at 2:00
Unquiet Traveller film introduction by director Bruno Monsaingeon
Post-film discussion with pianist Piotr Anderszewski
Walter Reade Theater

Tuesday and Wednesday, August 4–5 at 7:00
Trio con Brio Copenhagen
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, Op.49
Avery Fisher Hall

Friday and Saturday, August 7–8 at 7:00
Jon Manasse, clarinet
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Brahms: Sonata in F minor, Op.120, No.1
Avery Fisher Hall

Tuesday, August 11 at 7:00
Arnaud Sussmann, violin
Michael Brown, piano
Dvořák: Sonatina in G major, Op.100
Avery Fisher Hall

Wednesday, August 12 at 7:00
Pre-concert lecture about Haydn, Mozart, and Mendelssohn at 6:45
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse
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Friday, August 14 at 6:15
Pre-concert discussion about A Flowering Tree with John Adams, Peter Sellars, and Ara Guzelimian
Irene Diamond Education Center

Sunday, August 16
Post-concert discussion with María Guinand, Peter Sellars, and Ara Guzelimian
Rose Theater

Friday and Saturday, August 14–15 at 7:00
Yevgeny Sudbin, piano
Scarlatti: Piano Sonata in F minor, K.466
Scarlatti: Piano Sonata in G major, K.455
Medtner: Fairy Tale in B-flat minor, Op.20, No.1 (“Campanella”)
Rachmaninoff (arr. Sudbin): Spring Waters
Avery Fisher Hall

Saturday, August 15 at 2:00
Opera Jawa film introduction by Peter Sellars
Walter Reade Theater

Sunday, August 16 at 2:00
Robert Levin, fortepiano
Mozart: Sonata in D major, K.576
Alice Tully Hall

Monday, August 17 at 6:15
Pre-concert discussion with John Adams, Michael Collins, and Ara Guzelimian
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse
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Tuesday, August 18 at 7:00
Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano
Chopin: Polonaise in A major, Op.40 No.1
Chopin: Nocturne in D-flat major, Op.27 No.2
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No.1

Wednesday, August 19 at 7:00
Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano
Rachmaninoff: Five Preludes from Op.23
Bizet/Horowitz: Carmen Variations

Thursday, August 20 at 6:15
Pre-performance discussion about the Mark Morris Dance Group with Mark Morris and Joan Acocella
Irene Diamond Education Center

Thursday, August 20 at 6:30
Emerson String Quartet
Mendelssohn: Fugue in E-flat major, Op.81, No.4
Haydn: String Quartet in C major, Op.74, No.1
Alice Tully Hall

Friday, August 21 at 6:45
Pre-concert lecture about Haydn’s Creation by Peter A. Hoyt
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse