The Alexander Paley Music Festival, the concert series that the Moldavan-born pianist has staged in Richmond since 1998, will return for three concerts, Jan. 9-11, at St. Luke Lutheran Church, 7757 Chippenham Parkway.
Paley and his spouse and piano 4-hands partner, Peiwen Chen, will be joined by violinist Daisuke Yamamoto, concertmaster of the Richmond Symphony, and Neal Cary, the orchestra’s principal cellist, in programs of Russian keyboard and chamber music, including works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Anton Arensky and Anton Rubinstein.
Donations of $20 per concert are requested.
For more information, call (804) 665-9516 or visit http://paleymusicfestival.org
Dates, artists and programs for this season’s festival:
Jan. 9 (7:30 p.m.)
Arensky: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
Alexander Paley, piano
Daisuke Yamamoto, violin
Neal Cary, cello
Tchaikovsky: “Meditation,” Op. 42, No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Melody, Op. 42, No. 3
Tchaikovsky: “Serenade mélancholique,” Op. 26
Tchaikovsky: “Valse Scherzo,” Op. 34
Daisuke Yamamoto, violin
Alexander Paley, piano
Rachmaninoff: “Trio élégiaque” No. 1 in G minor
Alexander Paley, piano
Daisuke Yamamoto, violin
Neal Cary, cello
Rubinstein: “Bal costumé” (“Costume Ball”), Op. 103 – Part 1
Alexander Paley & Peiwen Chen, piano 4-hands
Jan. 10 (7:30 p.m.)
Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80
Daisuke Yamamoto, violin
Alexander Paley, piano
Prokofiev: Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119
Neal Cary, cello
Alexander Paley, piano
Rubinstein: Sonata in D major, Op. 89
Alexander Paley & Peiwen Chen, piano 4-hands
Jan. 11 (3 p.m.)
Rubinstein: “Bal costumé” (“Costume Ball”), Op. 103 – Part 2
Alexander Paley & Peiwen Chen, piano 4-hands
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28
Rubinstein: Melody in F major, Op. 3, No. 1
Rubinstein: “Valse-Caprice” in E flat major
Alexander Paley, piano
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