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2023-10-16 17:31:00
Quatuor Danel. October 15, 2023.
Town Hall, New York City. (Orchestra, Seat N117. $15.45)The quartet at the conclusion of the concert.ProgramFranz Schubert (1797-1828), Quartet in C Minor, D. 730 "Quartettsatz" (1820).Mieczyslaw Weinberg (1919-1996), Quartet No. 16 in A-flat Major, Op. 130 (1981).Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80 (1847).Artists: Marc Danel, violin; Gilles Millet, violin; Vlad Bogdanas, viola; Yovan Markovitch, cello.The quartet is named after it's leader, Marc Danel, and has been around for over 30 years. It's has worldwide presence; for example, in the month of October they have concerts in several cities in the US and in Leuven, Belgium. Naturally this was my first encounter with the ensemble.The Schubert piece was relatively short (less than 10 minutes) and contains two movements: Allegro assai, and Andante.Weinberg was a Polish-born Russian composer and pianist, per Wikipedia, which also lists the 159 compositions authored by the composer. The musicians certainly got a […]
2021-08-13 18:26:00
The chamber music series Music at Kohl Mansion returns to live programming for 2021-22. Sunday, October 31: Harlem Quartet with pianist-composer Aldo López-Gavilán Program of Schumann and works to be announced in early October. Noted for its “fresh, bracing, and intelligent” attitude towards classical music, vibrant programming, collaborations across genres, and fundamental commitment to outreach and education, the Grammy Award-winning Harlem Quartet returns for its third visit to Music at Kohl. Cuban pianist and composer Aldo López-Gavilán, brother of the Quartet’s first violinist, Ilmar López-Gavilán, joins the ensemble (with Melissa White; violin, Jaime Amador; viola; and Felix Umansky, cello) for a program full of exuberance, color, and spirit in a happy marriage of classical mastery and virtuoso jazz. The Harlem Quartet was founded in 2006 by the Sphinx Organization, and has played the world’s leading concert venues – including Carnegie Hall and The White House across North and South America, and Europe. The musicians are currently […]
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2019-12-10 20:01:15
Life As A ‘Petit Rat’: Two Teen Students At The Paris Opera Ballet School
“Pointe spoke with these two young dancers” — Hortense Millet-Maurin and Vincent Vivet, both 15 — “to see what it’s like studying inside the world’s oldest ballet academy.” – Pointe Magazine
2019-07-12 07:00:00
ABC NewsSixty years ago it would have been difficult to find a home in Australia without a Millet broom. Now, as an industry dies around them, two men are refusing to be ...
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