2008-2009 SEASON AT

THE LYRIC:

CELEBRATING MUSICAL CREATIVITY:
FROM PRODIGY TO SEPTUAGENARIAN

Lyric audience

ALL OF LYRIC'S CONCERTS ARE HELD AT THE
KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION ON
15 EAST 65TH STREET ON WEDNESDAYS AT 7:30PM,
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

ALL PROGRAMS AND ARTISTS
ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

Robert Langevin - Principal Flute, NY Philharmonic
Sheryl Staples - Principal Assoc. Concertmaster, NY Philharmonic
Catherine Cho - Violin
Cynthia Phelps - Principal Viola, NY Philharmonic
Eileen Moon - Assoc. Principal Cello, NY Philharmonic
Erik Ralske - Acting Assoc. Principal French Horn, NY Philharmonic

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Flute Quartet in C major - Hob. V:6
Divertimento a Tres for Horn, Violin, and Cello in Eb major- Hob. XLV:5
“The Sunrise” String Quartet - Hob. LXXVI:4

JOHANN MICHAEL HAYDN
Divertimento for Flute, Horn, Violin, Viola and Cello in G major - Perger #94

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Carmina String Quartet
Daniel Schnyder - Saxophone

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
String Quartet in D major - Hob. LXXVI:5
String Quartet in G major - Hob. LXXVII:1

DANIEL SCHNYDER
3rd Quartet for Saxophone and Strings (U.S. PREMIERE)
Selected short pieces

Hai-Ye Ni - Principal Cello, Philadelphia Orchestra
Igor Begelman - Clarinet
with Philadelphia Orchestra friends

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
String Quartet in C major - Hob XX:2
String Quartet in F major - Hob LXXVII:2

CARL MARIA VON WEBER
Clarinet Quintet in Bb major - Opus 34

Ying Huang - Soprano, Metropolitan Opera
Thomas Bagwell - Piano

FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Liederbuch für Cecile - WORLD PREMIERE
Lieder Ohne Worte - WORLD PREMIERES

FANNY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL
Selections from “Lieder für das Pianoforte”
Selected songs

PLEASE NOTE: THIS CONCERT WILL BE HELD AT THE STEPHEN WISE FREE SYNAGOGUE
ON 30 WEST 68TH STREET

Tatiana Goncharova - Piano
Roman Simovic - Violin
Daniel Boico - Conductor
with the Lyric Chamber Ensemble

FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in e minor (U.S. PREMIERE, as completed by Dr. Larry Todd)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in e minor, Opus 64 (EARLY VERSION)
Double Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Orchestra in d minor

Tatiana Goncharova - Piano
Anna Rabinova - Violin, New York Philharmonic
Sophie Shao - Cello

FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Piano Trio in d minor, Opus 49

FANNY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL
Piano Trio in d minor
Selections from “Das Jahr”

Kenny Drew Jr. - Piano

FREDERIC CHOPIN - “Jazz Impressions of Chopin”
Waltz in Ab major - Opus 69, No. 1
Prelude in e minor - Opus 28, No. 4
Prelude in F# major - Opus 28, No. 13

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata in E major - Opus 109, No. 30

DUKE ELLINGTON
Selections from “The Sacred Concerts”
- In the Beginning,God
- Heaven
- My Love
- Come Sunday
- Freedom

OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Le Baiser de l’Enfant-Jesus - No. 15
Regard de l’eglise d’amour - No. 20

PLEASE NOTE: THIS CONCERT IS HELD AT VICTOR BORGE HALL, 58 PARK AVENUE @ 37th STREET AS PART OF THE VICTOR BORGE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

Matt Herskowitz - Piano, Lyric’s new Artist-in-Residence
Mat Fieldes - Bass
David Rozenblatt - Percussion
Ittari Shapira - Violin
Mick Block- Cello

JOHN WILLIAMS
Suite from Schindler's List
- Schindler's Theme
- Jewish Town
- Remembrances

ERNEST BLOCH
Jewish Life
- Prayer
- Supplication
- Jewish Song

BEYLE SCHAECHTER-GOTTESMAN
You Ask Me Why (arr. Matt Herskowitz)

AVRAHAM SUTSKEVER/AVRAHAM BRUDNO
Under Your White Starry Heaven (arr. Matt Herskowitz)

SHELDON HARNICK/JERRY BOCK
If I Were a Rich Man (arr. David Rozenblatt)

MATT HERSKOWITZ
Jerusalem Trilogy
(WORLD PREMIERE performance, commissioned by the Lyric Chamber Music Society of New York)
- Allegro Assai
- Andante
- Presto