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SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2024 AT 4 PM JORDI SAVALL, VIOLA DA GAMBA AND CONDUCTOR HESPÈRION XXI (EARLY MUSIC ENSEMBLE) LE NUOVE MUSICHE THE BAROQUE REVOLUTION IN EUROPE (1560 - 1660) Jordi Savall , viola da gamba, conductor “If there were no Jordi Savall, we’d all live on a musically smaller planet.”— San Francisco Classical Voice Hespèrion XXI “The glorious ensemble sound of Hespèrion XXI featured period-instrument textures rendered with a delicacy and clarity sufficient to make a listener truly feel like a time traveler. — The New York Times ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE BUY TICKETS Jordi Savall and his legendary ensemble, Hespèrion XXI , will explore 100 years of musical history in a fascinating concert of music by early Baroque masters. For more than 50 years, Jordi Savall has rescued musical gems from the obscurity of neglect and oblivion and given them back for all to enjoy. A tireless advocate for early music, he interprets and performs the repertory both as a viola da gambist and a conductor. Savall founded the ancient music ensemble Hespèrion XXI in 1974 as a way of recovering and disseminating the rich and fascinating musical repertoire prior to the 19th century on the basis of historical criteria and the use of original instruments. Today the ensemble is central to the understanding of the music of the period between the Middle Ages and the Baroque. 2023-2024 SEASON October 15, 202 3 Lysander Piano Trio November 12, 2023 Angel Blue, soprano Bryan Wagorn, piano December 3, 2023 Brentano String Quartet Antioch Chamber Choir January 14, 2024 Goldmund String Quartet February 18, 2024 Candlelit Music of The Spirit March 10, 2024 Richard Goode, Piano Late Beethoven April 7, 2024 Jordi Savall, Conductor Hespèrion XXI May 12, 2024 Mothers Day Concert June 2, 2024 Mozart’s Double Concertos Artist Roster Parlance Program Notes LOCATION At West Side Presbyterian Church 6 South Monroe Street Ridgewood, NJ 07450 For map and directions, click here . CONCERT AMENITIES Whee lchair Accessible Fr e e Parking for all concerts FEATURING BUY TICKETS PROGRAM Le Nuove Musiche The Baroque Revolution in Europe (1560 - 1660) This program is approximately 75 Minutes in length Program Notes Vincenzo Ruffo (ca.1508-1587) Capricci in musica a tre voci (Milano, 1564) La Gamba – La Disperata – La Piva Emilio de’ Cavalieri (ca.1550-1602) Rappresentatione di Anima, et di Corpo (Roma, 1600) Sinfonia La Pellegrina: Intermedii et concerti (Siena, 1589) Ballo del Granduca Tobias Hume (ca.1569-1645) Captain Humes Poeticall Musicke (Londra, 1607) The Lady Sussex delight The Earle of Pembrookes Galiard Anonymous (England, ca.1610) Greensleeves to a Ground Samuel Scheidt (1587 - 1654) Ludi Musici (1621) Galliard Battaglia, SSWV 59 Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583 - 1643) Il primo libro delle canzoni (Rome, 1628) Canzon terza, a due canti, F 8.14c Andrea Falconiero (ca.1586-1656) Il primo libro di canzone (Naples, 1650) Ciaccona Juan García de Zéspedes (1619-1678) Guaracha Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger (ca.1580 - 1651) Libro terzo d’intavolatura di chitarrone (Roma, 1626) Variations on the Folia Anonymous (Spain, ca.1660) Diferencias sobre la Folía Andrea Falconiero l primo libro di canzone (Naples, 1650) Passacalle Biagio Marini (1594-1663) Per ogni sorte di strumento musicale (Venice, 1655) Passacaglio Tarquino Merula (1595-1665) Canzoni overo sonate concertate per chiesa e camera (Venice, 1637) Chiaccona Antonio Valente (ca.1520-ca.1580) Intavolatura de cimbalo (Naples, 1576) Gallarda Napolitana Watch viola gambist Jordi Savall perform La Rêveuse: Les folies d’Espagne de Marin Marais: Watch Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI play an excerpt from Lachrimae Caravaggio: This program has been made possible in part by a grant administered by the Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs from funds granted by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2024 AT 4 PM PIANIST PAUL LEWIS PLAYS SCHUBERT’S LAST THREE SONATAS ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE BUY TICKETS On November 17 , the poetic English pianist Paul Lewis will return to PCC's stage. Universally acclaimed for his sovereign Schubert interpretations, Lewis will perform Schubert’s profound final trilogy of sonatas . Read what the London Guardian’s critic Andrew Clements: Schubert’s last works given a masterful treatment “Over the last two years Paul Lewis has been working his way through Schubert’s piano sonatas, and he has now reached the fourth and last programme in his series. Logically enough it is devoted to the final three sonatas, in C minor, D. 958, A major D. 959, and in B flat, D.960, a triptych that Schubert completed in September 1828, two months before his death. Lewis is a wonderfully unfussy and straightforwardly lucid interpreter of these great works, judicious with his rubato, and never imposing unnecessary mannerisms on the music” whether structurally or texturally everything is consistently uncluttered. And just as importantly, he was always at pains to allow the music the expressive space it requires, whether giving full weight to the silences that play such an important role in late Schubert, or letting the twists and shifts of the harmony work their magic.” 2024-2025 SEASON September 29, 2024 Cellobration! October 20, 2024 Modigliani Quartet November 17, 2024 Paul Lewis Plays Schubert December 15, 2024 The Virtuoso Flutist Denis Bouriakov January 19, 2025 The Virtuoso Organist Paul Jacobs February 9, 2025 The Virtuoso Cellist Steven Isserlis March 9, 2025 Ravel’s 150th Birthday Concert April 13, 2025 Quartetto Di Cremona May 18, 2025 Late Night With Leonard Bernstein Artist Roster Parlance Program Notes LOCATION At West Side Presbyterian Church 6 South Monroe Street Ridgewood, NJ 07450 For map and directions, click here . CONCERT AMENITIES Whee lchair Accessible Fr e e Parking for all concerts FEATURING BUY TICKETS PAUL LEWIS , piano PROGRAM Program Notes The Late Piano Sonatas Franz Schubert Franz Schubert Sonata no. 19 in C minor D. 958 Franz Schubert Sonata no. 20 in A major D. 959 Franz Schubert Sonata no. 21 in B flat major D. 960 Watch Paul Lewis discuss and perform the Andantino from Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959: Watch Paul Lewis discuss his deep relationship with the piano sonatas of Franz Schubert:

ABOUT THE 2008-2009 SEASON 2008-2009 SEASON Artist Roster Parlance Program Notes LOCATION At West Side Presbyterian Church 6 South Monroe Street Ridgewood, NJ 07450 For map and directions, click here . CONCERT AMENITIES Whee lchair Accessible Fr e e Parking for all concerts

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2024 AT 4 PM MODIGLIANI QUARTET ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE BUY TICKETS The Paris-based Modigliani Quartet occupies the upper echelon of today’s string quartets. In addition to their annual tours in the United States and in Asia, the quartet’s European tours have brought inspired acclaim in the major concert halls of London, Paris, Vienna, Berlin, and Saint Petersburg. 2024-2025 SEASON September 29, 2024 Cellobration! October 20, 2024 Modigliani Quartet November 17, 2024 Paul Lewis Plays Schubert December 15, 2024 The Virtuoso Flutist Denis Bouriakov January 19, 2025 The Virtuoso Organist Paul Jacobs February 9, 2025 The Virtuoso Cellist Steven Isserlis March 9, 2025 Ravel’s 150th Birthday Concert April 13, 2025 Quartetto Di Cremona May 18, 2025 Late Night With Leonard Bernstein Artist Roster Parlance Program Notes LOCATION At West Side Presbyterian Church 6 South Monroe Street Ridgewood, NJ 07450 For map and directions, click here . CONCERT AMENITIES Whee lchair Accessible Fr e e Parking for all concerts FEATURING BUY TICKETS MODIGLIANI QUARTET Amaury Coeytaux, violin; Loïc Rio, violin; Laurent Marfaing, viola; François Kieffer, cello “ The Modigliani quartet clearly belongs to the world’s greatest “ — Le Monde (Paris) “ A gripping and persuasive performance, played with awesome individual and communal brilliance ” — The Strad (London) “One of today’s best quartets in the world...Balance, transparency, symphonic comprehension, confident style, their performance reached a very high and inspiring level ” — Süddeutsche Zeitung (Munich) The elite French ensemble will perform a wide-ranging program that will include Joaquín’s Turina’s lushly impressionistic La oración de torero (The Bullfighter’s Prayer), Brahms’s tenderhearted Quartet in B-flat, Op. 67, and Beethoven’s sublime Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 . His student, Carl Czerny, wrote that the second movement “occurred to Beethoven while he was contemplating the starry sky and thinking of the music of the spheres.” PROGRAM Joaquín’s Turina Program Notes La oración de torero (The Bullfighter’s Prayer) Johannes Brahms Program Notes String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 67 Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 Program Notes Watch the Modigliani Quartet play Mendelssohn’s Quartet in A minor, Op. 13, Presto

Parlance Chamber Concerts. New Jersey Symphony and Classical Orchestra Style Concerts REVISIT HIGHLIGHTS FROM PCC's 2024–2025 SEASON! Thank you for helping make Parlance Chamber Concerts’ 17th season such a resounding success! As we put the finishing touches on our exciting 18th season, we invite you to check back in mid-June for full details about the 2025–26 lineup. You can also stay informed by signing up to receive our e-mail announcements here . In the meantime, we hope you'll enjoy this 5-minute video highlighting memorable moments from the season that just concluded. As we look ahead, we invite you to become a participating partner in the music-making by making a tax-deductible contribution. Your support helps us to bring exceptional musical artistry to our community. SUPPORT PARLANCE CHAMBER CONCERTS PAST CONCERTS 2024 – 2025 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 AT 4 PM CELLOBRATION! CARTER BREY, CELLO RAFAEL FIGUEROA, CELLO EDWARD ARRON, CELLO ZVI PLESSER, CELLO JEEWON PARK, PIANO Parlance Chamber Concerts’s 17th season will begin joyfully on September 29 with a “Cellobration” spotlighting four of today’s leading cellists. Carter Brey , principal of the New York Philharmonic; Rafael Figueroa , principal of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Zvi Plesser , professor at The Juilliard School; and the versatile soloist and chamber musician Edward Arron will join forces in a rich selection of cello solos and ensembles by Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, and others . LEARN MORE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2024 AT 4 PM MODIGLIANI QUARTET AMAURY COEYTAUX, VIOLIN LOÏC RIO, VIOLIN LAURENT MARFAING, VIOLA FRANÇOIS KIEFFER, CELLO Founded in 2003, the Paris-based Modigliani Quartet occupies the upper echelon of string quartets. In addition to their annual tours in the United States and in Asia, the quartet’s European tours have inspired acclaim in the major concert halls of London, Paris, Vienna, Berlin, and Saint Petersburg. The elite French ensemble will perform a wide-ranging program that will include Joaquín’s Turina’s lushly impressionistic La oración de torero (The Bullfighter’s Prayer), Brahms’s tenderhearted Quartet in B-flat, Op. 67 , and Beethoven’s sublime Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 . His student, Carl Czerny, wrote that the second movement “occurred to Beethoven while he was contemplating the starry sky and thinking of the music of the spheres.” LEARN MORE “ A gripping and persuasive performance, played with awesome individual and communal brilliance ” — The Strad (London) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2024 AT 4 PM PIANIST PAUL LEWIS PLAYS SCHUBERT’S LAST THREE SONATAS On November 17 , the poetic English pianist Paul Lewis will return to PCC's stage. Universally acclaimed for his sovereign Schubert interpretations, Lewis will perform Schubert’s profound final trilogy of sonatas . LEARN MORE “Mr. Lewis’s playing offered warmth and fluidity with no loss of clarity…[he] transported the listener to the world of late Schubert ” — The New York Times SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2024 AT 4 PM THE VIRTUOSO FLUTIST DENIS BOURIAKOV, FLUTE A RECITAL FOR FLUTE AND ORCHESTRA with MUSICIANS FROM THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC MICHAEL PARLOFF, CONDUCTOR On December 15 , the phenomenal Crimean flutist Denis Bouriakov will perform a recital of concertos for flute and orchestra by Mozart, Bach, François Devienne and Saint-Saëns . He will be supported by an ensemble of Musicians from the New York Philharmonic conducted by PCC’s Artistic Director Michael Parloff. LEARN MORE SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2025 AT 4 PM THE VIRTUOSO ORGANIST PAUL JACOBS, ORGAN On January 19 , the Grammy Award-winning organist Paul Jacobs will again grace our stage in a afternoon of towering masterpieces for the King of Instruments by Bach, Mendelssohn, Franck, Ives and Liszt . Don’t miss the musician that the Washington Post called “one of the great living virtuosos . LEARN MORE “Paul Jacobs is one of the great living virtuosos.” — The Washington Post “… An obliterating performance by one of the major musicians of our time.” - Alex Ross, The New Yorker SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2025 AT 4 PM THE VIRTUOSO CELLIST STEVEN ISSERLIS, CELLO CONNIE SHIH, PIANO On February 9, the renowned British cellist Steven Isserlis will make his long-awaited Parlance debut. Celebrated worldwide for his deeply communicative artistry, Isserlis radiates joy and virtuosity with every note he plays. His internationally diverse program will include works by Beethoven, Martinu, Boulanger , and Edvard Grieg’s soaring sonata for cello and piano . “Steven Isserlis can have the listener in perpetual wonder at the ingredients of his art…” — The Australian “Isserlis's incomparable technique, phrasing, expression and sensitivity across all the tempi and dynamics, quite simply, were incredible. There can be no doubt that Isserlis is an inspired and inspiring - musician” — Limelight Magazine LEARN MORE SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2025 AT 4 PM CELEBRATE RAVEL’S 150th BIRTHDAY! ERIKA BAIKOFF, SOPRANO SOOHONG PARK, PIANO On March 9 , celebrate Maurice Ravel’s 150th Birthday with the beguiling Russian-American soprano Erika Baikoff and the stellar Korean pianist Soohong Park. Their recital will feature a selection of Ravel’s most alluring song cycles and ravishing piano solos, including Shéhérazade and Gaspard de la nuit . LEARN MORE “As Barbarina in the Met’s Le Nozze di Figaro, soprano Erika Baikoff made the most of her moment to shine. When staged simply and sung so beautifully, as it was here, Barbarina’s short aria, ‘L’ho perduta…me meschina’, is one of the brightest musical gems in the opera.” — Seen and Heard International "What sounds like easy playing in both senses of the word actually requires not only extraordinary technique but also a sensitive feeling for the breaks and depths of Schumann's music. Only a few people can do this really well, like pianist Soohong Park , the gold medal winner of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama” — Die Glocke, Germany. SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2025 AT 4 PM QUARTETTO DI CREMONA CRISTIANO GUALCO, VIOLIN PAOLO ANDREOLI, VIOLIN SIMONE GRAMAGLIA, VIOLA GIOVANNI SCAGLIONE, CELLO On April 13 , the lustrous Quartetto di Cremona will make their eagerly anticipated return to PCC. The award-winning Italian ensemble will perform pinnacles of the quartet repertoire including Debussy’s luminous String Quartet and Beethoven’s spiritually transcendent Quartet in A minor, Op. 132 . LEARN MORE “It’s a rare blend: breadth of sound and capriciousness combined with perfect tuning and ensemble has the players sounding absolutely of one voice… Nothing less than life-affirming.” 
 – Gramophone SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2025 AT 4 PM LATE NIGHT WITH LEONARD BERNSTEIN A MULTIMEDIA CABARET JAMIE BERNSTEIN, HOST AMY BURTON, SOPRANO JOHN MUSTO, PIANO MICHAEL BORISKIN, PIANO On May 18 , you won’t want to miss our star-studded seasonal finale, Late Night with Leonard Bernstein . This multimedia cabaret will be hosted by the Maestro’s daughter, Jamie Bernstein , in collaboration with acclaimed soprano Amy Burton and pianists John Musto and Michael Boriskin . They will provide an affectionately intimate portrait of the multifaceted titan of 20th-century American music. LEARN MORE “A look at the after-hours maestro [that] revealed his mischievous personality and musical predilections … the audience filled the room with lusty laughs and applause.” — The New York Times ABOUT PARLANCE CHAMBER CONCERTS VIDEO INTRO TO PARLANCE CHAMBER CONCERTS Michael Parloff introduces the mission and history of PCC. Audience members share their experiences. LEARN MORE PCC: A VIDEO SAMPLER See short video clips from past seasons, featuring the Emerson Quartet, Sir James Galway Richard Goode, and others. MEET THE ARTISTS ABOUT THE SEASON 17 YEARS OF GREAT MUSIC MAKING COVID-19 Info for Parlance Chamber Concerts attendees: Read more here.

EIGHTEEN YEARS OF BRINGING THE WORLD’S FINEST MUSICAL ARTISTS TO OUR COMMUNITY Piano Anderson & Roe Emanuel Ax Inon Barnaton James Baillieu* Alessio Bax Boris Berman Jonathan Biss Xak Bjerken Michael Boriskin Wendy Chen Gloria Chien Lucille Chung Jeremy Denk Simone Dinnerstein Richard Goode Julie Gunn Marc-André Hamelin Wu Han Warren Jones Henry Kramer* Rachel Naomi Kudo Paul Lewis Anne-Marie McDermott Philip Moll John Musto Ken Noda John Novacek Garrick Ohlsson Jeewon Park Soohong Park Juho Pohjonen Anna Polonsky Roman Rabinovich Peter Serkin Connie Shih Albert Cano Smit Conrad Tao Andrew Tyson Gilles Vonsattel Bryan Wagorn Shai Wosner Orion Weiss Vocal Benjamin Appl, baritone* Erika Baikoff, soprano Angel Blue, soprano Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano Lawrence Brownlee, tenor* Amy Burton, soprano Danielle de Niese, soprano Ying Fang, soprano Nathan Gunn, baritone Thomas Hampson, baritone Wendy Bryn Harmer, soprano Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano Susanna Phillips, soprano Dimitri Pittas, tenor Matthew Polenzani, tenor Morris Robinson, bass Lucy Shelton, soprano Meigui Zhang, soprano String Quartet Brentano Calidore Cremona Danish Emerson Escher Goldmund Jerusalem Modigliani New York Philharmonic Schumann Piano Trio Lysander Trio Pinchas Zukerman Trio Sitkovetsky Trio Violin Benjamin Beilman Jeanelle Brierley Benjamin Bowman David Chan Chee-Yun Tim Fain Ming-Feng Hsin Quan Ge Frank Huang Paul Huang Katharine Fong Stefan Jackiw Erin Keefe Alexi Kenney Michelle Kim Soovin Kim Aline Kobialka Yoon Kwon Kristen Lee Sean Lee Qian-Qian Li Kerry McDermott Nathan Melzer Anne Akiko Meyers Clara Neubauer Oliver Neubauer Elmar Oliviera Wen Qian Catherine Ro Philip Setzer Emily Daggett Smith Sheryl Staples Arnaud Sussmann James Thompson Danbi Um Sarah Crocker Vonsattel Audrey Wright Kevin Zhu Viola Abraham Appleman Maurycy Benaszak Isabella Bignasca Ettore Causa Karen Dreyfus Lawrence Dutton Guillermo Figueroa Mark Holloway Mary Hammann Hsin-Yun Huang Matthew Lipman Milan Milisavljević Paul Neubauer Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt Cynthia Phelps Robert Rinehart Dov Scheindlin Cong Wu Cello Edward Aaron Carter Brey Nicholas Canellakis Matthew Christakos Sterling Elliott* David Finckel Andrés Díaz Rafael Figueroa Zlatomir Fung Jerry Grossman Sihao He Steven Isserlis Mihai Marica Eileen Moon Joel Noyes Zvi Pressler Jonathan Swenson* Paul Watkins Nathan Vickery Viola da Gamba Jordi Savall Accordion Radu Ratoi* String Bass Timothy Cobb Jon Deak Richard Fredrickson David J. Grossman Brendan Kane Leigh Mesh Flute Sarah Beaird Denis Bouriakov Erin Bouriakov Sir James Galway Lady Jeanne Galway Érik Gratton Stefán Höskuldsson Maron Anis Khoury Seth Morris Chelsea Knox Robert Langevin Lauren Scanio Yoobin Son Oboe Michal Cieślik Elaine Douvas Nathan Hughes Joseph Jordan Ryan Roberts John Upton Clarinet Innhyuck Cho David Gould (basset horn) Dean LeBlanc (basset horn) Jon Manasse Anthony McGill Jessica Phillips Anton Rist Richard Stoltzman Osmo Vänskä Stephen Williamson Bassoon Jensen Bocco* Evan Epifanio Frank Morelli Mark Romatz William Short* Horn Javier Gándara Brad Gemeinhardt Liana Hoffman Erik Ralske Anne Scharer Hugo Valverde Tanner West Trumpet Chris Coletti David Krauss Trombone Demian Austin Weston Sprott Percussion Barry Centanni Ian Rosenbaum Gregory Zuber Organ Paul Jacobs Guitar Sharon Isbin Los Angeles Guitar Quintet Jason Vieaux Harp Nancy Allen Mariko Anraku Emmanuel Ceysson Michelle Gott Deborah Hoffman Saxophone Steven Banks Lino Gomez Harpsichord Paolo Bordignon Theremin Darryl Kubian Glass Harmonica Cecelia Brauer Friedrich Heinrich Kern Large Ensembles Antioch Chamber Ensemble (Choir) Hespèrion XXI Members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Members of the Metropolitan Opera Chorus The Tallis Scholars* Jazz Artists Bill Charlap Trio Stefon Harris, vibraphone Paquito D’Riviera Quintet Bucky Pizzarelli, guitar Howard Alden, guitar Frank Vignola, guitar Narrator Jamie Bernstein Stephanie Blythe Ann Crumb Gareth Icenogle Benjamin Luxon Ray Menard Michael Parloff Midge Woolsey Dancer Anni Crofut *2025 – 2026 Parlance Debut Artist

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2025 AT 4 PM THE VIRTUOSO CELLIST STEVEN ISSERLIS, CELLO CONNIE SHIH, PIANO “Steven Isserlis can have the listener in perpetual wonder at the ingredients of his art…” — The Australian “Isserlis's incomparable technique, phrasing, expression and sensitivity across all the tempi and dynamics, quite simply, were incredible. There can be no doubt that Isserlis is an inspired and inspiring - musician” — Limelight Magazine “Connie Shih proved a terrific, imaginative partner, with enough lightness, speed and power” — Washington Post ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE BUY TICKETS Acclaimed worldwide for his profound musicianship and technical mastery, British cellist Steven Isserlis enjoys a unique and distinguished career. A sovereign artist and a commanding virtuoso, Isserlis radiates the transcendent joy of music in every phrase he plays. 2024-2025 SEASON September 29, 2024 Cellobration! October 20, 2024 Modigliani Quartet November 17, 2024 Paul Lewis Plays Schubert December 15, 2024 The Virtuoso Flutist Denis Bouriakov January 19, 2025 The Virtuoso Organist Paul Jacobs February 9, 2025 The Virtuoso Cellist Steven Isserlis March 9, 2025 Ravel’s 150th Birthday Concert April 13, 2025 Quartetto Di Cremona May 18, 2025 Late Night With Leonard Bernstein Artist Roster Parlance Program Notes LOCATION At West Side Presbyterian Church 6 South Monroe Street Ridgewood, NJ 07450 For map and directions, click here . CONCERT AMENITIES Whee lchair Accessible Fr e e Parking for all concerts FEATURING BUY TICKETS Steven Isserlis Connie Shih His internationally diverse program will feature works of Beethoven, Bohuslav Martinu, and Nadia Boulanger . This afternoon will culminate in Edvard Grieg’s folk-tinged cello sonata , which Isserlis poetically describes as “combining warm-hearted charm with joyous excitement and imbued with Grieg’s soaring ecstasy of yearning wistfulness.” PROGRAM Ludwig van Beethoven Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2 Program Notes Bohuslav Martinů Program Notes Cello Sonata No. 1 Nadia Boulanger 3 Pieces for cello and piano Program Notes Edvard Grieg Cello Sonata, Op. 36 Program Notes Watch Steven Isserlis perform the third movement of Joseph Haydn’s Concerto Concerto No. 1 in C major

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VIDEOS PARLANCE PERFORMANCE VIDEOS VIDEO CONCERT PREVIEWS PARLOFF MULTIMEDIA LECTURES AND INTERVIEWS Watch in full screen Go to the video you'd like to watch. Press the red button with white arrow to play video. At the bottom-right of the video player, click full screen icon. An introduction to violinist Anne Akiko Meyers and guitarist Jason Vieaux An Introduction to Met Harpists Emmanuel Ceysson and Mariko Anraku Beethoven’s 9th violin sonata: The Kreutzer or the Bridgetower? Introduction to Brahms’s A-Major Violin Sonata, Op. 100; Stefan Jackiw, violinist Introduction to Brahms’s Klavierstücke, Op. 119; Richard Goode, pianist Introduction to Mozart’s A-minor Piano Sonata; Richard Goode, pianist Introduction to pianist Richard Goode Introduction to Vibraphonist Stefon Harris Preview of Matthew Polenzani & Ken Noda’s March 29, 2015 Concert A Short History of William Walton’s Façade Entertainments

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 AT 4 PM CARTER BREY, RAFAEL FIGUEROA, EDWARD ARRON, & ZVI PLESSER, CELLOS WITH JEEWON PARK, PIANO CARTER BREY , Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic RAFAEL FIGUEROA , Principal Cello, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ZVI PLESSER , Cello Professor, The Juilliard School EDWARD ARRON , Cello Professor, Amherst Collage JEEWON PARK , PIANO “Carter Brey opened the Beethoven Sonata with a jaw-droppingly resonant account of the rich low ascending notes…Brey’s natural eloquence was spotlighted time and again…ocher-toned mastery.” — The Washington Post “Edward Arron displayed a satiny tone and a light, elegant touch…He sang out beautifully.” — The Cincinnati Post “The solo part showcased the polished and confident playing of Israeli cellist, Zvi Plesser … The most difficult passages were enjoyable both for the ears and the eyes.” — Zoltán Szabó, Bachtrack ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE BUY TICKETS 2024-2025 SEASON September 29, 2024 Cellobration! October 20, 2024 Modigliani Quartet November 17, 2024 Paul Lewis Plays Schubert December 15, 2024 The Virtuoso Flutist Denis Bouriakov January 19, 2025 The Virtuoso Organist Paul Jacobs February 9, 2025 The Virtuoso Cellist Steven Isserlis March 9, 2025 Ravel’s 150th Birthday Concert April 13, 2025 Quartetto Di Cremona May 18, 2025 Late Night With Leonard Bernstein Artist Roster Parlance Program Notes LOCATION At West Side Presbyterian Church 6 South Monroe Street Ridgewood, NJ 07450 For map and directions, click here . CONCERT AMENITIES Whee lchair Accessible Fr e e Parking for all concerts FEATURING BUY TICKETS Parlance Chamber Concerts’s 17th season will begin with a joyful “Cellobration ” featuring four of the leading cellists of our time. Carter Brey , principal cellist of the New York Philharmonic; Rafael Figueroa , principal cellist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Zvi Plesser , cello professor at The Juilliard School of Music; and renowned solo cellist and chamber musician Edward Arron will be joined by the elegant pianist Jeewon Park . Their program will highlight the cello’s uniquely rich and flexible musical voice in an afternoon of solos, duos, trios, and quartets by Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Chopin, Mendelssohn, and Rachmaninoff and others. PROGRAM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, arr. for four cellos by Douglas Moore Program Notes Sergei Rachmaninoff Andante from Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 for cello and piano Zvi Plesser, cello and Jeewon Park, piano Program Notes Jean Barrière Allegro prestissimo from Sonata in G for two cellos Carter Brey and Edward Arron, cellos Program Notes Johann Sebastian Bach Air from Orchestra Suite No. 3 in D arr. for four cellos Program Notes Felix Mendelssohn Song Without Words in D for cello and piano Rafael Figueroa, cello and Jeewon Park, piano Program Notes David Popper Requiem for three cellos and piano Rafael Figueroa, Edward Arron, and Zvi Plesser, cellos; Jeewon Park, piano Program Notes Frederic Chopin Polonaise Brillante in C, Op. 3 for cello and piano Carter Brey, cello and Jeewon Park, piano Program Notes Intermission Johann Sebastian Bach Vor deinen Thron tret’ ich hiermit arr. for four cellos by Finckel Cello Quartet Program Notes Ludwig van Beethoven Seven Variations on Bei Männern from Mozart's Magic Flute for cello and piano Edward Arron, cello, and Jeewon Park, piano Program Notes Georg Friedrich Händel Sonata in G minor, Op. 2, No. 8 for two cellos and piano Zvi Plesser and Rafael Figueroa, cellos; Jeewon Park, piano Program Notes Georg Goltermann Serenade Op. 119, No. 2 for four cellos Program Notes Joseph Haydn Allegro molto from Cello Concerto in C major: Hob. VIIb/1 Program Notes Watch Carter Brey perform the Scherzo from Chopin’s Sonata for cello and piano in G minor, Opus 65: Watch Edward Arron perform the 1st movement of Bach’s Prelude to Suite No. 1 in G: Watch Zvi Plesser perform the 1st movement of Dvorak’s Cello Concerto: