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BRENTANO STRING QUARTET &
Since its inception in 1992, the Brentano String Quartet has appeared throughout the world to popular and critical acclaim and in 2012 provided the key music for the film A Late Quartet. Brentano appears at 92Y for a three-concert series in which each concert features a newly commissioned work. In the second concert, they are joined by 2013 MacArthur “Genius” fellowship winner and Grammy-nominated composer-pianist Vijay Iyer. Mr. Iyer has been described by The New Yorker as one of “today’s most important pianists…brilliantly eclectic.” His piano quintet Time, Place, Action, a 92Y co-commissioned work, receives its New York premiere alongside works by Beethoven. Brentano String Quartet BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in D major, Op. 18, No. 3 Tickets $25 (age 35 & under), $35, $52, $62 This concert will be live-streamed on www.92yondemand.org/livecast PIANIST BENJAMIN HOCHMAN Monday, March 10, 7:30 PM Pianist Benjamin Hochman presents a recital of variations with the world premiere of a personal commission by Israeli-American composer Tamar Muskal. Mr. Hochman’s passion for the compositional technique and championship of contemporary composers is demonstrated throughout the program with additional works by Berio, Knussen and Rzewski. Mr. Hochman’s commitment to contemporary composers extends to his recordings. In November 2013 he released Homage to Schubert for the Avie label pairing two late Schubert piano sonatas alongside musical tributes by György Kurtág and Jörg Widmann. With its fine acoustics and intimate setting, SubCulture produces a unique concert experience that will allow Mr. Hochman to make a personal connection with the audience through commentary from the stage. Tickets $30, $35 GUITARIST DAVID RUSSELL Saturday, March 22, 8:00 PM Grammy Award-winning classical guitarist David Russell is renowned for his superb musicianship and inspired artistry, having earned the highest praise from audiences and critics alike. Mr. Russell was named a Fellow of The Royal GUILIANI: Rossiniana, No. 3, Op. 121 Pre-concert talk with Benjamin Verdery of Yale University at 7:00 PM Tickets $25 (age 35 & under), $45, $58, $62 PIANIST YEFIM BRONFMAN & Sunday, March 30, 3:00 PM Following his critically acclaimed January performance as part of 92Y and the New York Philharmonic’s co-presented Yefim Bronfman, piano SCHUBERT: Sonatina for Violin and Piano in A minor, D. 385 Tickets $25 (age 35 & under), $45, $58, $62 Tickets are available at www.92Y.org/concerts or 212-415-5500. For additional press inquiries, please contact Kirshbaum Demler & Associates: ABOUT 92Y 92Y is a world-class nonprofit community and cultural center that connects people at every stage of life to the worlds of education, the arts, health and wellness, and Jewish life. Through the breadth and depth of 92Y’s extraordinary programs, we enrich lives, create community and elevate humanity. More than 300,000 people visit 92Y’s New York City venue annually, and many more join us through digital and social media, live webcasts of events, and an extensive archive of stage programs and original content produced for the web, all available on 92YOnDemand.org. A proudly Jewish organization since its founding in 1874, 92Y embraces its heritage and enthusiastically welcomes people of all backgrounds and perspectives. For more information, visit www.92Y.org. |
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In this piece, notated sections open up and transform through various real-time decision processes. The overall shape is a mixtape: a series of juxtaposed episodes through which a larger story emerges.”
The Washington Post praised Mr. Hochman’s recent Kennedy Center debut, writing: “Hochman led the audience through this rugged, majestic landscape with such rhetorical authority that there was no hint of movement among his listeners when he paused between sections. The minute he was done, the audience launched immediately into ovations.”
Academy of Music in London and his expansive discography contains over twenty-five discs on the Telarc, GHA and Opera Tres labels. In his exclusive New York engagement for the season, Mr. Russell 
CONTACT! series at SubCulture, pianist Yefim Bronfman returns to 92Y’s Kaufmann Concert Hall for a program spanning genres and time periods. He is joined by members of the New York Philharmonic for chamber works by Schubert, Bartók and Brahms. Yefim Bronfman is the New York Philharmonic’s 2013-2014 Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence and this concert is a co-presentation with the New York Philharmonic. 
