14 Celebrated Pianists Take to the Stage as 'The Concerto Takes Manhattan'
BUENA PARK, Calif. — Acclaimed pianists Konstantin Soukhovetski, Vassily Primakov, Nadejda Vlaeva and Matthew Cameron will perform at the premiere of the Concerto Takes Manhattan III, a special concert series running January 14th through June 3rd at the Yamaha Piano Salon in New York City. The 19-part concert series will feature 14 noted pianists performing 14 glorious concerti accompanied by a second piano playing the orchestra reduction. The series will kick off with three performances: January 14 & 28 and February 11 at 5 p.m.
The January 14 program will include: Haydn's Keyboard Concerto in D Major performed by Konstantin Soukhovetski, soloist and Vassily Primakov, orchestra; Chopin's Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Op. 22 performed by Nadejda Vlaeva, soloist and Matthew Cameron, orchestra; The New York Premiere of Filtsch's Konzertstuck for Piano and Orchestra (1845) performed by Matthew Cameron, soloist and Nadejda Vlaeva, orchestra; and Mozart's Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466 performed by Konstantin Soukhovetski, soloist and Vassily Primakov, orchestra.
The following works will be performed on January 28: Saint-Saens' Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 103 (“Egyptian”) performed by Konstantin Soukhovetski, soloist and Edvinas Minkstimas, orchestra; Schnittke's Concerto for Piano & Strings performed by Edvinas Minkstimas and Konstantin Soukhovetski; Prokofiev's Concerto No. 5, Op. 55 performed by Igor Lovchinsky, soloist and and Konstantin Soukhovetski, orchestra.
On February 11, the performances will include Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40 performed by Theresa Kim, soloist and Konstantin Soukhovetski, orchestra; Scriabin's Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 20 performed by Eleni Traganas, soloist and Michael Berkovsky, orchestra; and Tchaikovsky's Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44 performed by Jerome Lowenthal, soloist and Igor Lovchinsky, orchestra.
The performances will take place at the 3rd floor piano salon at Yamaha Artist Services, Inc., located at 689 Fifth Avenue in New York City [enter at 54th Street]. Tickets are $30 per concert. Reservations are encouraged as seating is limited. For reservations, call (212) 339-9995 x0.
For more information, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Piano Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622, telephone (714) 522-9011, or e-mail infostation@yamaha.com.
 Konstantin Soukhovetski |
 Nadejda Vlaeva |
 Vassily Primakov |
The performances will take place at the 3rd floor piano salon at Yamaha Artist Services, Inc., located at 689 Fifth Avenue in New York City [enter at 54th Street]. Tickets are $30 per concert. Reservations are encouraged as seating is limited. For reservations, call (212) 339-9995 x0.
For more information, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Piano Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622, telephone (714) 522-9011, or e-mail infostation@yamaha.com.