New York Viola Society



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Worldwide Viola Events - September 2005 through August 2006

September 3, 2005
Bremen, Germany

Kim Kashkashian, Viola
Robyn Schulkowsky, Percussion

Performances as part of Musikfest Bremen

September 4, 2005
Fulda, Germany

Avri Levitan, Viola
Dafna Levitan, Piano

Recital - Works by Mendelssohn, Bloch, Bruch, Partos, Kreisler

September 8, 2005
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

George Taylor, Viola
Mayron Tsong, Piano

Masterclass and Lecture Recital featuring the Shostakovich Sonata

September 8, 2005
Erlangen, Germany

Avri Levitan, Viola
Dafna Levitan, Piano

Recital - Works by Mendelssohn, Bloch, Bruch, Partos, Kreisler

September 9, 2006
Concertgebouw, Bruges, Belgium

Paul Silverthorne, Viola
London Sinfonietta, Diego Masson, Conductor

Berio - Chemins II

September 10, 2005
Cambridge, England

Penny Brown, Viola
Cambridge String Players, Leon Lovett, Conductor

Vaughan Williams - Suite for Viola and Orchestra

September 11, 2005
Marburg, Germany

Avri Levitan, Viola
Dafna Levitan, Piano

Recital - Works by Mendelssohn, Bloch, Bruch, Partos, Kreisler

September 12, 2005
University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma

Matthew Dane, Viola
Stephanie Leon Shames, Piano

Bach - Cello Suite No. 4
Elliot Carter - Elegy
George Rochberg - Sonata
Paganini - Sonata per la Gran' Viola

September 16, 2005
Goshen College Community School of the Arts, Goshen, Indiana

Rosalyn Troiano, Viola and Baroque Viola
Christiine Seitz, Piano

Works by Biber, Brahms and Hindemith

September 16, 2005
St. Lukes, South Minneapolis, Minnesota

Rolf Krogstad, Viola
Norma Gobran, Cello

Marcello - Sonata for Viola and Piano
Bach - Sonata in G for Viola da Gamba
Beethoven - Duet "Eyeglasses Obligato"
Clarke - Two Pieces for Viola and Cello
Dowland/Tertis - Elizabethan Melody for Viola and Cello

September 16, 2005
Kronberg Cello Festival, Frankfort, Germany

Antoine Tamestit, Viola
Micha Maisky, Cello
Orchestre Beethovenhalle Bonn

Strauss - Don Quixote

September 16, 2005
Longy School of Music, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Roger Tapping, Viola
Kwang-Wu Kim, Piano

Brahms - Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 2

September 16, 17 and 19, 2005
Richmond, Virginia

Roberto Diaz, Viola
Richmond Symphony, Mark Russell Smith, Conductor

Penderecki - Viola Concerto (chamber version)

September 17, 2005
University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware

Lenny Schranze, Viola
John Peterson, Piano

Guest Recital featuring the music of Brahms

September 17, 2005
Munich, Germany

Nils Moenkemeyer, Viola
Nadie Schuster, Piano

J.S. Bach - Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029
Schumann - Märchenbilder for viola and piano, op. 113
Vieuxtemps - Elegy for viola and piano, op. 30
Vaughan Williams - Romance, for viola and piano
Schubert - Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D 821
Hertenstein - Tinte a note di sangue - Tango

September 17 and 18, 2005
Schloss Neuschwantstein, Schwangau, Germany

Ryszard Groblewski, Viola
Capella Istropolitana

Stamitz - Concerto in D Major, Op. 1
J.C. Bach (Casadesus) - Concerto in C minor

September 19, 2005
Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany

Tabea Zimmermann, Viola
Antoine Tamestit, Viola

Benjamin - Viola, Viola

September 20, 2005
Liederhalle, Stuttgart, Germany

Antoine Tamestit, Viola
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Wolfram Christ, Conductor

Stamitz - Concerto in A Major

September 20, 2005
Vienna Austria

Julian Rachlin, Viola
Ernst Ottensamer, Clarinet
Vienna Virtuosi

Bruch - Concerto for Viola and Clarinet, Op. 88

September 20, 2005
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado

Russell Guyver, Viola

Faculty Recital

September 20, 2005
Instituto Pergolesi, Ancona, Italy

Roberto Molinelli, Viola
Paolo Biondi, Piano

Britten - Lachrymae
Rota - Sonata
Hindemith - Sonata Op. 11, No. 4
Molinelli - Elegia per Manhattan
Molinelli - Milonga para Astor

September 21, 2005
Bloomington, Indiana

Atar Arad, Viola
IU Chamber Orchestra, Segal, Conductor

Atar Arad - Viola Concerto

September 22, 2005
Kapelle in der Musikschule, St. Wendel, Germany

Carol Rodland, Viola
Tatevik Mokatsian, Piano

Recital, including
Dan Coleman - Summer for Viola and Piano (2003)

September 22, 2005
St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London, England

Yuri Zhislin, Viola
Natalia Lomeiko, Violin
London Soloists Chamber Orchestra

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

September 23, 2005
Stratford, Ontario, Canada

Sharon Wei, Viola
Angela Park, Viola

Schubert - Arpeggione Sonata
Sid Rabinovitch - Adieu Babylon
Mendelssohn - Song Without Words in D major
Hindemith - Sonata Op. 25 No. 4
Milhaud - Quatre Visages

September 23, 2005
Historischer Sitzungssaal des Landratsamtes in Ottweiler, Ottweiler, Germany

Carol Rodland, Viola
Tatevik Mokatsian, Piano

Recital, including
Dan Coleman - Summer for Viola and Piano (2003)

September 24, 2005
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

Rivka Golani, Viola
Kamloops Symphony, Bruce Dunn, Conductor

Bartok - Viola Concerto

September 26, 2005
San Francisco Conservatory, San Francisco, California

Paul Hersh, Viola
Hillary Nordwell, Piano

Britten - Lachrymae

September 27, 2005
Chichester Cathedral, Chichester, England

Matthew Jones, Viola
Michael Hampton, Viola

Schumann - Marchenbilder
Matthew Hindson - Lament for viola and piano
York Bowen - Phantasy for Viola and Piano, Op. 54

September 28, 2005
Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina

Alvoy Bryan, Viola

Faculty Recital

September 30, 2005
University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland

Emma Peebles, Viola

Glinka - Sonata
Milhaud - Sonata
Bach - Courante

October 1, 2005
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana

Michael Hall, Viola
Martha Krasnican, Piano

ASTA Viola Day and Recital

October 1, 2005
Kunstlerhaus, Boswil, Switzerland

Tabea Zimmermann, Viola
Hartmut Hoell, Piano

??Clarke - Sonata
Hindemith - Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 25, No.4
Shostakovich - Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147??

October 1, 2005
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Mara Gearman, Viola
Mikylah Myers McTeer, Violin
San Juan Symphony, Arthur Post, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

October 2, 2005
School of Music, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Renee Moore-Skerik, Viola

Repertoire includes John Tartaglia's "Fantasia on Themes of Marin Marais" with bassist Paul Sharpe and a piano quartet by Faure with Nancy Oliveros, violin, Alex Ezerman, cello, and Mary Ellen Haupert, piano.

October 2, 2005
Haverford School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ana Tsinadze, Viola
Temple University Symphony Orchestra, Luis Biava, Conductor

Berlioz - Harold in Italy

October 2, 2005
University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Hawaii

Steven Flanter, Viola
Thomas Yee, Piano

Works by Hummel, Shulman, Hindemith, and Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee.

October 2, 2005
St. Luke's Church, Ottawa, Canada

Kevin James, Viola
Barbara Solís, Piano

Through the poetry of Federico Garcia Lorca and the music of some of Spainís greatest composers, this concert will reflect the profound influence of the guitar motif as it has been used over the centuries, to evoke atmospheres and provide backgrounds that are unique to the Andalucian culture, both poetically and musically.

October 3, 2005
Wigmore Hall, London, England

Antoine Tamestit, Viola
Cedric Tiberghien, Piano

Schumann - Marchenbilder
Ligeti - Sonata for Solo Viola
Brahms - Sonata in Eb for Viola and Piano, Op. 120, No. 2

October 4, 2005
Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia

Tania Maxwell Clements, Viola
neoPhonia New Music Ensemble

Nickitas J. Demos - Mirrors of Eternity, a chamber concerto for viola

October 4, 2005
Francis Marion University, Florence, South Carolina

Sherry Woods, Viola
Benjamin Woods, Piano

Brahms and Hindemith Sonatas

October 6, 2005
Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey

Antoine Tamestit, Viola
Marcus Hadulla, Piano

Schubert -"Arpeggione and Piano" Sonata in A Minor, D. 82
Shostakovich - Sonata for Viola and Piano Opus 14
Rebecca Clarke - Sonata for Viola and Piano

October 7, 2005
Bludenz, Austria

Julian Rachlin, Viola
Itamar Golan, Piano

Schumann - Marchenbilder
Britten - Lachrymae

October 7, 2005
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Aaron Au, Viola
Michael Massey, Piano
Marcia Swanston, Mezzo-soprano

Schumann - Marchenbilder
Brahms - Two Songs, Op. 91
Leoffler - Four Poems, Op. 5

October 8, 2005
Macalaster College, St. Paul, Minnesota

Minnesota Viola Society's Viola Fair

The program will include guest violist, Christine Rutledge, who will present a lecture/demonstration on baroque viola, there will be group viola playing, and a recital by members of the Viola Society.

October 8, 2005
Wigmore Hall, London, England

Antoine Tamestit, Viola
Cedric Tiberghien, Piano

Schumann, Ligeti, Brahms

October 8, 2005
St. Andrews, Scotland

Matthew Jones, Viola
Michael Hampton, Piano

Schumann - Marchenbilder
Bliss - Sonata for viola and piano
Prokofiev/Borisovski - Scenes from Romeo and Juliet
Matthew Hindson - Lament for viola and piano
York Bowen - Fantasy for viola and piano, Op. 54

October 8, 2005
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana

Viola Festival with Scott Rawls and Yizhak Schotten

October 9 and 10, 2005
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne, Illinois

Antoine Tamestit, Viola

Recital and Masterclass

October 9, 2006
St. Andrews, Scotland

Matthew Jones, Viola
Michael Hampton, Viola

Schumann - Marchenbilder
Prokofiev/Borisovski - Scenes from Romeo and Juliet
Arthur Bliss - Sonata
Matthew Hindson - Lament for viola and piano
York Bowen - Phantasy for Viola and Piano, Op. 54

October 10, 2005
St. Polten, Austria

Julian Rachlin, Viola
Itamar Golan, Piano

Schumann - Marchenbilder
Britten - Lachrymae

October 11, 2005
Vilnius, Lithuania

Julian Rachlin, Viola
Itamar Golan, Piano

Schumann - Marchenbilder
Britten - Lachrymae

October 11, 2005
Saint Mary Magdalena¥s Chape, Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic

Jitka Hosprova, Viola
Katerina Englichova, Harp

Music of Marais, Bax, Smetana/Trnecek, Bodorova, Paganini

October 12, 2005
Falkirk Music Club, Falkirk, Scotland

Matthew Jones, Viola
Michael Hampton, Viola

Schumann - Marchenbilder
Prokofiev/Borisovski - Scenes from Romeo and Juliet
Arthur Bliss - Sonata
Matthew Hindson - Lament for viola and piano
York Bowen - Phantasy for Viola and Piano, Op. 54

October 13, 2005
Belgrade, Serbia

Julian Rachlin, Viola
Itamar Golan, Piano

Schumann - Marchenbilder
Britten - Lachrymae

October 13, 2005
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa

Julia Trahan, Viola
Robin Guy, Piano

Faculty Recital

October 13, 14 and 15, 2005
Kennedy Center, Washington, DC

Pinchas Zukerman, Viola
National Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, Conductor

Berlioz - Harold in Italy

October 14, 2005
Oberlin, Ohio

Peter Slowik, Viola
Robert Conant, Harpsichord

Bach - Three Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord

October 14, 15 and 16, 2005
Boston, Massachusetts

Kim Kashkashian, Viola
Boston Philharmonic, Benjamin Zander, Conductor

Harbison - Viola Concerto

October 14, 15, 16 and 18, 2005
Verizon Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Roberto Diaz, Viola
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor

Bartok - Viola Concerto

October 15, 2005
Brussels, Belgium

Julian Rachlin, Viola
Itamar Golan, Piano

Schumann - Marchenbilder
Britten - Lachrymae

October 15, 2005
Oji Hall , Ginza, Tokyo, Japan

Kenta Matsumi, Viola

Recital

October 15, 2005
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

Jonathan Bagg, Viola

Ligeti - Sonata for Solo Viola

October 15, 2005
Strathdee Music Club, Strathdee, Scotland

Matthew Jones, Viola
Michael Hampton, Viola

Schumann - Marchenbilder
Prokofiev/Borisovski - Scenes from Romeo and Juliet
Arthur Bliss - Sonata
Matthew Hindson - Lament for viola and piano
York Bowen - Phantasy for Viola and Piano, Op. 54

October 16, 2005
Vienna, Austria

Julian Rachlin, Viola
Itamar Golan, Piano

Schumann - Marchenbilder
Britten - Lachrymae

October 16, 2005
Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, Ohio

The Ohio Viola Society's Ohio Viola Day

Master classes, a demonstration of new and old violas, and a concert. Special guest will be Carol Rodland, Professor of Viola at New England Conservatory, will teach a master class, and perform in the concert. Other master class teachers and performers will include Lisa Boyko, Jeffrey Irvine, Mark Jackobs, Stanley Konopka, Laura Kuennen-Poper, Lynne Ramsey, Karen Ritscher, Lembi Veskimets, and Louise Zeitlin.

A selection of violas will be shown by various makers and dealers, including Terry Carlin, Gerry Forestieri, W.H.Lee, Shar Fine Instrument Shop, and Peter Zaret.

October 16, 2005
University of California, Davis, California

Ellen Ruth Rose, Viola
Kurt Rhode, Viola

George Benjamin - Viola, Viola

October 16, 2005
Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, Indiana

Anthony Devroye, Viola

Music by Penderecki, Hindemith, Ligeti, Brahms and Max Reger

October 17, 2005
Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China

Tabea Zimmermann, Viola

Master Class

October 17, 2005
Zaragosa, Spain

Yuri Zhislin, Viola

Hindemith - Der Schwanendreher

October 18, 2005
Bourglinster, Luxembourg

Ilan Schneider, Viola
Maria Meerowitch, Piano

Glinka - Sonata in D minor
Brahms - Sonata in Eb, Op. 120, No. 2
Paganini - Sonata per la Grand Viola
Michael Kugel - Preludes Classiques
Wieniawski - Variations on an original theme, Op. 15

October 18-21, 2005
Krefeld, Germany

Julian Rachlin, Viola
Niederrheinische Sinfoniker, Roland Kluttig, Conductor

Dvorak - Cello Concerto (transcription for Viola & Orchestra)

October 19, 2005
Beijing, China

Tabea Zimmermann, Viola
China Philharmonic Orchestra, Steven Sloane, Conductor

Bartok - Viola Concerto
Berlioz - Harold in Italy

October 19, 2005
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Michael Fernandez, Viola
Lucina Horner, Viola
Nadezhda Bogdan, Piano
Katie Martin, Triangle

Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet Suite (13 movements)
The performance will include the Morning Serenade which Prokofiev wrote for two violas, piano, and triangle.

October 20, 2005
Mozartsaal, Hamburg, Germany

Kim Kashkashian, Viola
Robert Levin, Piano

Recital
Betsy Jolas - Quatre Duos

October 20, 2005
Eugene, Oregon

Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Viola
Eugene Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero, Conductor

Walton - Viola Concerto

October 21, 2005
Musiksaal Margeläcker, Wettingen, Switzerland

Kim Kashkashian, Viola
Robert Levin, Piano

Recital

October 21 and 22, 2005
Northeastern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois

Michael Strauss, Viola
Camerata Chicago, Drostan Hall, Conductor

Stamitz - Viola Concerto

October 22, 2005
Genova, Italy

Kim Kashkashian, Viola
Robert Levin, Piano

Recital

October 22, 2005
Bowling Green, Ohio

Viola Day at Bowling Green State University

Hosted by Csaba Erdelyi: Masterclasses and recitals, including a recital by

Yizhak Schotten, Viola
Csaba Erdelyi, Viola
Katherine Collier, Piano

Brahms - Sonata in e minor, Op.38 (Mr. Schotten)
Rebecca Clarke - Sonata (Mr. Erdelyi)
Leclair - Duo in c minor (Merssrs. Schotten and Erdelyi)

October 22, 2005
St Giles' Church, Oxford, England

Monica Cuneo, Viola
Hester Crombie, Piano

Luigi Boccherini - Sonata for Viola and Piano in C minor
Alessando Rolla - Sonata for Viola and Bass in C
Works by Paganini

October 22, 2005
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne, Illinois

Rudolf Haken, Viola

Faculty Recital

October 23, 2005
Oak Brook Bath & Tennis Club, Oak Park, Illinois

Michael Strauss, Viola
Camerata Chicago, Drostan Hall, Conductor

Stamitz - Viola Concerto

October 23, 2005
Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma

Scott Lee, Viola
Amy I-Lin Cheng, Piano

M. Bruch - Romanze in F Major, opus 85
Brahms - Sonata in E-Flat Major, opus 120, no. 2
C. Frank - Recitativo
J. Massenet - Meditation from "Thais"
Elgar - Salut D'Amour
N. Paganini - La Campanella
G. Boulanger - Budapest at Night

October 23, 2006
Reading University, Reading, England

Matthew Jones, Viola
Michael Hampton, Viola

Prokofiev/Borisovski - Scenes from Romeo and Juliet
Matthew Hindson - Lament for viola and piano
York Bowen - Phantasy for Viola and Piano, Op. 54

October 23, 2006
Shrine of St. Francis, San Francisco, California

Neils Bultmann, Viola
John Renke, Organ

Music of Bultmann, Vaughan Williams and Bach

October 24, 2005
Sala della Società Filarmonica, Trento, Italy

Kim Kashkashian, Viola
Robert Levin, Piano

Recital

October 24, 2005
Royal Opera House, London, England

Konstantin Boyarsky, Viola

Recital

October 24, 2005
Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

Jitka Hosprova, Viola
Philharmonic Orchestra Hradec Kralove, Ondrej Kukal, Conductor
Prague Philharmonic Choir, Jaroslav Brych, Choirmaster

Kancheli - Styx for viola, choir and orchestra

October 25, 2005
Kleve, Germany

Kim Kashkashian, Viola
Robert Levin, Piano

Recital

October 25, 2005
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Amadi Hummings, Viola

Faculty Recital

October 26, 2005
Feierabendhaus, Ludwigshafen, Germany

Kim Kashkashian, Viola
Robert Levin, Piano

Recital

October 27, 2005
The Czech Embassy, 3900 Spring of Freedom St., NW, Washington, DC

Jitka Hosprova, Viola
Katerina Englichova, Harp

Music of Marais, Bax, Smetana/Trnecek, Bodorova, Paganini

October 27, 2005
BBC Studios, Toronto, Canada

Teng Li, Viola
Li Wang, Piano

Music by Schumann, Bruch, Reger, Vieuxtemps and Weber

October 27, 2005
Kosice, Slovakia

Bohuslav Matousek, Viola
Slovak State Philharmonic, Kosice, Tomas Hanus, Conductor

Martinu - Rhapsody-Concerto

October 28, 2005
Schloss, Dachau, Germany

Kim Kashkashian, Viola
Robert Levin, Piano

Recital

October 29, 2005
Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England

Pinchas Zukerman, Viola
Mark Neikrug, Piano

Bach - Gamba Sonata in G minor
Takemitsu - A Bird Came Down the Walk
Shostakovich - Viola Sonata

October 29, 2005
Hotel Greif, Wels, Austria

Kim Kashkashian, Viola
Robert Levin, Piano

Recital

October 29, 2005
The Old Church, Portland, Oregon

Stephen Price, Viola

Recital

October 30, 2005
Hartt College of Music, West Hartford, Connecticut

Steve Larson, Viola
Sally Pinkas, Piano

Recital - Schumann and Shostakovich

October 30, 2005
Ithaca, New York

Roberta Crawford, Viola
Michael Salmirs, Piano

Shostakovich - Viola Sonata, Op. 147

October 31, 2005
Martinskirche, Basel, Switzerland

Kim Kashkashian, Viola
Robert Levin, Piano

Recital

November 1, 2005
Birmingham, Alabama

Michael Fernandez, Viola
Lucina Horner, Viola
Nadezhda Bogdan, Piano
Katie Martin, Triangle

Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet Suite (13 movements)
The performance will include the Morning Serenade which Prokofiev wrote for two violas, piano, and triangle.

November 2, 2005
University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada

Charlotte Hug, Viola and electronics
Chantale Laplante, Computer

Guest Recital

November 3, 2005
Moscow, Russia

Julian Rachlin, Viola
Janine Jansen, Violin
Moscow Virtuosi

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

November 3, 2005
Edinburgh, Scotland

Pinchas Zukerman, Viola
Marc Neikrug, Piano

Recital, included Shostakovich Viola Sonata

November 4, 2005
Old First Church, San Francisco, California

Don Erlich, Viola
San Francisco Student Philharmonic, Andrei Gorbatenko, Conductor

Hindemith - Trauermusik
Telemann - Viola Concerto in G Major

November 5 and 6, 2005
Omaha, Nebraska

Paul Neubauer, Viola
Omaha Symphony, JoAnn Falletta, Conductor

Joan Tower - Viola Concerto (World Premiere)

November 6, 2005
Herberger College, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

Nancy Buck, Viola
Eckart Sellheim and Andrew Campbell, Piano

Recital

November 7, 2005
Musikverein/Brahms Saal, Vienna

Johannes Flieder, Viola
Ensemble Kontrapunkte, Peter Keuschnig, Conductor

Hindemith - Der Schwanendreher

November 7, 2005
University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida

Libor Ondras, Viola

Faculty Recital

November 7, 2005
Laredo Community College, Laredo, Texas

Luis Casal, Viola
Mikolaj Górecki, Piano

Bach - Gamba Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029
Bartok - Viola Concerto
Philippe Hersant - Pavane for Alto Solo
Shostakovich - Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147

November 8, 2005
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, Massachusetts

Kim Kashkashian, Viola
Robert Levin, Piano

Paul Hindemith - Sonata (1939)
Schumann - Marchenbilder
Songs of Villa-Lobos, Guastavino. Montsalvatge

November 8, 2005
University or Canterbury, Christ Church, New Zealand

Alisa Smith, Viola

Recital

November 8, 2005
American College of Greece, Athens, Greece

Michael Zaretsky, Viola

Bach Solo Suites for Cello

November 8, 2005
Vienna, Austria

Julian Rachlin, Viola
Itamar Golan, Piano

Schumann - Marchenbilder
Shostakovich - Sonata for Viola and Piano

November 9 and 10, 2005
Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Matt Dane, Viola

Recital and Masterclass

November 10, 2005
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee

Mark Neumann, Viola

Guest Recital

November 10, 2005
Manchester, England

Antoine Tamestit, Viola
BBC Philharmonic, Stamatia Karampini, Conductor

Schnittke - Viola Concerto

November 10, 2005
University Cultural Center, Singapore

Zhou Yi, Viola
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Orchestra, Chan Tze Law, Conductor

Gyula David - Viola Concerto in A minor

November 10, 2005
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Steven Dann, Viola
David Louie / Dianne Werner, Piano

Rontgen - Viola Sonata

November 10 & 11, 2005
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia

Roger Benedict, Viola
Sydney Symphony, Richard Gill, Conductor

Berlioz - Harold in Italy

November 11, 2005
Estonia

Daniel Raiskin, Viola
Arvo Leibur, Violin
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Juri Alperten, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

November 11, 2005
Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, England

Karin Norlen, Viola
Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra, Lionel Friend, Conductor

Bartok - Viola Concerto

November 11 and 13, 2005
Charlottesville, Virginia

Constance Gee, Viola
Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra, Carl Roskott, Conductor

Bartok - Viola Concerto

November 11 and 13, 2005
Paonia and Grand Junction, Colorado

Erika Eckert, Viola
Kathryn Mientka, Piano
Tyme Mientka, Cello

Benjamin Britten - Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48
Robert Schumann - Märchenbilder for Viola and Piano, Op. 113
Benjamin Britten - Elegy for Viola
Rebecca Clarke - Sonata for Viola and Piano

November 12, 2005
University of Plymouth Sherwell Centre, Plymouth, England

Rebecca Jones, Viola
Abigail Richards, Piano

Benjamin Britten - Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48
Robert Schumann - Märchenbilder for Viola and Piano, Op. 113
Benjamin Britten - Elegy for Viola
Rebecca Clarke - Sonata for Viola and Piano

November 12, 2005
Pendleton, Oregon

Hong-Mei Xiao, Viola
Oregon East Symphony, Kenneth Woods, Conductor

Hindemith - Der Schwanendreher

November 13, 2005
Ithaca, New York

Kate Vincent, Viola
Cornell Chamber Orchestra, Chris Younghoon Kim, Conductor

Derek Bermel - Soul Garden

November 14, 2005
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

Sharon Wei, Viola
Angela Park, Viola

Schubert - Arpeggione Sonata
Sid Rabinovitch - Adieu Babylon
Mendelssohn - Song Without Words in D major
Hindemith - Sonata Op. 25 No. 4
Milhaud - Quatre Visages

November 15, 2005
Tonhalle und Kongresshaus, Zurich, Switzerland

Yuri Bashmet, Viola
Anna Sophie Mutter, Violin
Camarata Salzburg

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

November 15, 2005
Banff Center, Alberta, Canada

Pinchas Zukerman, Viola
Jean Desmarais, Piano

Shostakovich - Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147

November 16, 2005
Hochstein School of Music & Dance, Rochester, New York

Alexandra Moellmann, Viola
Joseph Werner, Piano

Bloch - Suite

November 17, 2005
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

Andrew Justice, Viola
Beth Kelly, Traverso
Heather Miller, Viola da Gamba
Francesca Brittan, Keyboard
Shane Levesque, Keyboard

Music by Tommaso Giordani, Carl Stamitz and others

November 18, 2005
Weber State University, Ogden, Utah

Michael Palumbo, Viola
Laura Bronson Larson, Piano
Shi-Hwa Wang, Piano
Viktor Uzur, Cello

Michel Corrette - Viola Sonata in Bb
Brahms - Sonatensatz
Georgio Ferrari - Improvisazione for solo viola
Bohuslav Martinu - Sonata No. 1 for Viola and Piano
Beethoven - Serenade, Opus 8

November 18, 19 and 20, 2005
Lyric Theater, Kansas City, Missouri

Paul Neubauer, Viola
Kansas City Symphony, Michael Stern, Conductor

Joan Tower - Purple Rhapsody for Viola and Orchestra (Viola Concerto)

November 18 and 20, 2005
Fanueil Hall, Boston Massachusetts

Kim Kashkashian, Viola
Lucy Chapman Stoltzman, Violin
Boston Classical Orchestra, Steven Lipsitt, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

November 19, 2005
Christ Church, New Zealand

Bevan Chignall, Viola
Canterbury Philharmonia

Martinu - Rhapsody-Concerto

November 20, 2005
Brighton, England

Paul Silverthorne, Viola
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth, Conductor

Berlioz - Harold in Italy

November 20, 2005
Edinburgh, Scotland

Julian Marshall, Viola
Scottish Sinfonia, Neil Mantle, Conductor

Walton - Viola Concerto

November 20, 2005
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Carol Rodland, Viola
Marc-Antonio Barone, Piano

Recital presented by the Philadelphia Viola Society

November 20, 2005
Krems, Austria

Julian Rachlin, Viola
Sophie Rachlin, Piano

Bruch - Romance
Britten - Lachrymae

November 21 and 22, 2005
University of Ulster, Northern Ireland

Stephen Spackman, Viola
Vesna Podrug, Piano

Recital

November 22, 2005
Santiago, Chile

Garth Knox, Viola

Solo recital to include first performance of Alejandro Guarello's "Solitario VIII" for solo viola, plus music of Grisey, Nunes and Knox

November 22, 2005
Beethoven-Saal, Stuttgart, Germany

Yuri Bashmet, Viola
Anna Sophie Mutter, Violin
Camarata Salzburg

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

November 22, 2005
Madison, Wisconsin

Sally Chisholm, Viola
UW Chamber Orchestra, James Smith, Conductor

Paul Schoenfeld - Concerto for Viola and Orchestra

November 22, 2005
Saluda, North Carolina

Jan Daugherty, Viola

Recital - works of Marin Marais, Fuchs, Coletti and Vieuxtemps

November 23, 2005
Sheffield, England

Molly Cockburn, Viola
Gillian Bithel, Piano

Recital

November 24, 2005
Cordoba, Argentina

Garth Knox, Viola

Music of of Alejandro Guarello, Grisey, Nunes and Knox

November 24, 2005
Bordeaux, France

Yuri Bashmet, Viola
Mikhail Muntian, Piano
Richard Rimbert, Clarinet

Bach - Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major
Bruch - Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 83
Mendelssohn - Sonata in c minor for Viola and Piano
Takemitsu - A Bird Came Down the Walk

November 25, 2005
PROA, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Garth Knox, Viola

Music of of Alejandro Guarello, Grisey, Nunes and Knox

November 26, 2005
Oxford, England

James Boyd, Viola
Oxford Symphony Orchestra, Robert Max, Conductor

Berlioz - Harold in Italy

November 26, 2005
Sheffield, England

Robin Ireland, Viola
Susanne Stanzeleit, Violin

Johann Sebastian Bach - Two-part Inventions (transcribed by Robin Ireland), BWV 772-86
Robin Ireland - Pairings III for Violin and Viola
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Duo in G, K423

November 26, 2005
Philharmonie, Essen, Germany

Yuri Bashmet, Viola
Anna Sophie Mutter, Violin
Camarata Salzburg

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

November 27, 2005
Essen, Germany

Julian Rachlin, Viola
Essen Philharmonic Orchestra, Stefan Soltez, Conductor

Bruch - Romance

November 28, 2005
Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, Texas

Misha Galaganov, Viola
John Owings, Piano

Faculty Recital

November 28, 2005
University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky

Maggie Snyder, Viola

Guest Recital

November 29, 2005
Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York

John Graham, Viola
Kristian Bezuidenhout, Piano and Harpsichord

Liptak - Concerto for Viola and Percussion
Works by Bach and Brahms

November 29, 2005
Coral Gables, Florida

Ross DeBardelaben, Viola
Armen Shaomian, Piano

J.S. Bach - Gamba Sonata in G minor
R. Vaughan Williams - Romance
Robert Schumann - Marchenbilder
Carl Maria von Weber - Andante and Hungarian Rondo

November 30, 2005
Haslemere, Surrey, England

Lawrence Power, Viola
Simon Crawford-Phillips, Piano

Brahms - Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1
Brahms - Sonata No. 2 in Eb, Op. 120 No. 2
Britten - Lachrymae
Prokofiev - Five Pieces from Romeo and Juliet

November 30, 2005
Epson, England

Matthew Quenby, Viola
London Concertante, Adam Summerhayes, Conductor

Telemann - Concerto in G Major

December 1, 2005
Prague, Czech Republic

Jitka Hosprova, Viola
Katerina Englichova, Harp

Music of Marais, Bax, Smetana/Trnecek, Bodorova, Paganini

December 1, 2005
Mill Valley, California

Phyllis Kamrin, Viola
Kurt Rohde, Viola
Left Coast Chamber Ensemble

J.S. Bach - Brandenburg Concerto #6 in Bb major
George Benjamin - Viola, Viola
Yu-Hui Chang - Perplexing Sorrow for viola, flute and piano
Kurt Erickson - New Work for two violas and piano. World Premiere

December 1, 2005
Lancaster, England

Lawrence Power, Viola
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Gerard Schwarz, Conductor

Turnage - On Opened Ground

December 2, 2005
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee

Sheila Browne, Viola
David Brunell, Piano
Lorraine DiSimone, Mezzo-soprano

Faculty Recital

December 2, 2005
Laramie, Wyoming

James Przygocki, Viola

Recital - Works of Brahms, Shostakovich and Martinu

December 2, 2005
Antwerp, Belgium

Yuri Bashmet, Viola
Moscow Soloists

Schnittke - Monologue for Viola and strings

December 3, 2005
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Christine Rutledge, Baroque Viola
Shari Rhoads, Harpsichord

Recital

December 3, 2005
Eindhoven, Netherlands

Yuri Bashmet, Viola
Moscow Soloists

Schnittke - Monologue for Viola and strings

December 3, 2005
Munich, Germany

Julian Rachlin, Viola
Itamar Golan, Piano

Schumann - Marchenbilder
Shostakovich - Sonata for Viola and Piano

December 4, 2005
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California

Helen Callus, Viola
Robert Koenig, Piano

Works by Clarke, Vieuxtemps, Bridge, Prokovfiev, and Brahms

December 4, 2005
San Francisco Conservatory, San Francisco, California

Jodi Levitz, Viola

Faculty Recital - Viola Project III- New Music for the Viola

December 5, 2005
San Francisco, California

Phyllis Kamrin, Viola
Kurt Rohde, Viola
Left Coast Chamber Ensemble

J.S. Bach - Brandenburg Concerto #6 in Bb major
George Benjamin - Viola, Viola
Yu-Hui Chang - Perplexing Sorrow for viola, flute and piano
Kurt Erickson - New Work for two violas and piano. World Premiere

December 6, 2005
Utrecht, Netherlands

Yuri Bashmet, Viola
Moscow Soloists

Schnittke - Monologue for Viola and strings

December 6, 2005
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

Michael Zaretsky, Viola
Alina Polyakov, Piano

Faculty Recital - Works by Brahms, Hindemith, Jakoulov and Shostakovich

December 7, 2005
Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jaime Laredo, Viola and Conductor
Jennifer Koh, Violin

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

December 8, 2005
Toulouse, France

Antoine Tamestit, Viola
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Joseph Swensen, Conductor

Walton - Viola Concerto

December 8, 2005
Grenoble, France

Christophe Desjardins, Viola
Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain, Daniel Kawka, Conductor

Patrick Marcland - De temps en temps, for Viola and 10 Instruments

December 8 and 10, 2005
Edinburgh, Scotland

Lawrence Power, Viola
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Garry Walker, Conductor

Beamish - Viola Concerto No. 2 "The Seafarer"

December 9, 2005
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Sally Chisholm, Viola
Catherine Kautsky, Piano

Works by Chen Yi, George Crumb, John Harbison, Andrew Imbrie, Toru Takemitsu, and Yehuda Yannay

December 11, 2005
Toledo Art Museum, Toledo, Ohio

Rico McNeela, Viola
Michelle Cooker, Piano

Bach - Gamba Sonata No. 2 in D Major
Brahms (trans. Primrose) - Cello Sonata in E Minor Op. 38
Reger - Suite No. 1 in G Minor Op. 131d
Weber - Andante e Rondo Ongarese

December 11 and 12, 2005
Dresden, Germany

Antoine Tamestit, Viola
Dresdner Philarmoniker, Serge Baudo, Conductor

Schnittke - Viola Concerto

December 12, 2005
Teatro Lirico, Cagliari, Italy

Yuri Bashmet, Viola
Mikhail Muntian, Piano

Bach - Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor
Brahms - Sonata in Eb for Viola and Piano, Op. 120, No. 2
Shostakovich - Sonata for Viola and Piano

January 5 (+), 2006
Franschhoek, Bredasdorp, Napier, Greyton and Mossel Bay, South Africa

Anne-Bartje Fontein, Viola
Mareli Stolp, Piano

Music by Debussy, Schumann, Schubert and Bach

January 7, 2006
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Yizhak Schotten, Viola
Katherine Collier, Piano
Ya-Chi Cheng, Percussion

J.S.Bach - Italian Concerto
Colgrass - Variations for Four Drums & Viola
Brahms - Sonata in E Minor, Op. 38

January 7, 2006
Macao, China

Yuri Bashmet, Viola
Moscow Soloists

Paganini - Concertino for Viola and Strings

NB: Part of Far East Tour - Shanghai (4th), Hong Kong (5th), Guangzhou (7th), Kuala Lumpur (9th & 10th), Mumbai (13th)

January 7 and 8, 2006
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Roberto Diaz, Viola
Dutch Philharmonic Orchestra, Yakov Kreizberg, Conductor

Penderecki - Viola Concerto

January 9 through March 30, 2006
Lincoln Drill Hall, Lincoln, England

Viola! Viola! - An Exhibition of Photography

With 50 photographs from 2 Lincolnshire photographers, this exhibition highlights the least appreciated of the stringed instruments. Jean Burns-Thomson has used her love of landscape and natural forms as a backdrop. David OíDonnell has an eye for the incongruous and dramatic. Convivium Music commissioned these photographs to link two commissions for music for the viola. One by John Woolrich which had its World Premiere in Lincoln in 2004 and the other by Brett Dean which is currently in progress.

January 10, 2006
University of Salford, Greater Manchester, England

Richard Muncey, Viola
Anne-Marie Hastings, Piano

Shostakovich - Viola Sonata Op. 147
Schumann - Marchenbilder Op. 113

January 12, 2006
University of Florida, Gainsville, Florida

Kenneth Martinson, Viola

Faculty Recital

January 12, 13 and 14, 2006
St. Paul, Minnesota

Sabina Thatcher, Viola
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Andreas Delfs, Conductor

Harbison - Viola Concerto

January 13, 2006
Warwick University, Warwick, England

Matthew Jones, Viola
Michael Hampton, Viola

Schumann - Marchenbilder
Prokofiev/Borisovski - Scenes from Romeo and Juliet
York Bowen - Phantasy for Viola and Piano, Op. 54

January 13, 2006
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee

Sheila Browne, Viola
David Brunell, Piano

Recital - music of faculty artist Kenneth Jacobs

January 14, 2006
Saskatoon, Saskatchuan, Canada

Steven Dann, Viola
Saskatoon Symphony, Douglas Sanford, Conductor

Peter Lieberson - Viola Concerto

January 14, 2006
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Melia Watras, Viola
Susan Gulkis Assadi, Viola
Mara Gearman, Viola

UW School of Music and faculty violist Melia Watras hosts violists of all ages at Viola Day. Events include a master class by Susan Gulkis Assadi, principal violist of the Seattle Symphony; a concert featuring Watras and Seattle Symphony violist Mara Gearman, which will culminate in a *Play-in* (where all are encouraged to play); a reception; and other special events.

January 14, 2006
La Mirada Civic Auditorium, La Mirada, California

Cynthia Fogg, Viola
Tom Flaherty, cello
La Mirada Symphony, David Stenske, Conductor

Tom Flaherty - In The Midst of Darkness, Light Persists for solo viola, cello, and orchestra

January 15, 2006
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

Jonathan Bagg, Viola
with Arturo Ciompi, Petra Berenyi and Eliza Bagg

Duos for viola with cimbalom (Hungarian dulcimer), clarinet & violin by Martinu, Kurtag, Clarke & Stravinsky

January 18, 2006
IRCAM, Paris, France

Garth Knox, Viola
Eric Daubresse, Electroinics

Grisey - Prologue

January 19th, 2006, 8:00
Westbrook Auditorium, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois

Michael Hall, Viola
Martha Krasnican, Piano

Johann Hummel - Fantasie
Henri Vieuxtemps - Capriccio for solo viola
Alan Shulman - Theme and Variations
Marta Ptaszynska - "Elegia: in memoriam Johnn Paul II" (2005), solo viola
Rebecca Clarke - Sonata

January 20, 2006
Baiersbronn, Germany

Yuri Bashmet, Viola
Xenia Bashmet, Piano

Bach - Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major
Brahms - Sonata in Eb for Viola and Piano, Op. 120, No. 2
Shostakovich - Sonata for Viola and Piano

January 20, 2006
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Madison, Wisconsin

Nils Bultmann, Viola

Performing solo Bach, a Sonata for Solo Viola by Paul Hindemith, and some of his own solo viola compositions

January 21, 2006
Jordan Hall, Boston, Massachusetts

Nicholas Bootiman, Viola
Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose, Conductor

Penderecki - Concerto for Viola

January 21, 2006
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Joshua Belvedere, Viola
UBC Symphony Orchestra, John Van Deursen, Conductor

Bartok - Viola Concerto

January 22, 2006
Cologne, Germany

Antoine Tamestit, Viola
Markus Hadulla, Piano

Schubert - Arpeggione Sonata
Shostakovich - Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Schumann - Maerchenbilder, Op.113
Zimmermann - Sonata for Solo Viola
Britten - Lachrymae

January 22, 2006
Musical Offering, Evanston, Illinois

Vannia Phillips, Viola
Alan Dubois, Clarinet
Rick Ferguson, Piano

Faculty Recital

January 22, 25, 26, 27 and February 5, 2006
Whitwick / London / Cambridge / Norwich, England

Martin Outram, Viola
Tasmin Little, Violin
Britten Sinfonia

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

January 23, 2006
Ludwigshafen, Germany

Yuri Bashmet, Viola
Mikhail Muntian, Piano

Bach - Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major
Brahms - Sonata in Eb for Viola and Piano, Op. 120, No. 2
Shostakovich - Sonata for Viola and Piano

January 24, 2006
Vienna, Austria

Antoine Tamestit, Viola
Markus Hadulla, Piano

Schubert - Arpeggione Sonata
Shostakovich - Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Schumann - Maerchenbilder, Op.113
Zimmermann - Sonata for Solo Viola
Britten - Lachrymae

January 24, 2006
St. Davids Hall, Cardiff, Wales

Matthew Jones, Viola
Michael Hampton, Viola

Schumann - Marchenbilder
Prokofiev/Borisovski - Scenes from Romeo and Juliet
York Bowen - Phantasy for Viola and Piano, Op. 54

January 25, 2006
Winterthur, Switzerland

Jürg Dähler, Viola
Willi Zimmermann, Violin
Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur, Jac van Steen, Conductor

Christian Jost - Mozarts 13097. Tag (premiere)

January 25, 2006
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Antoine Tamestit, Viola
Markus Hadulla, Piano

Schubert - Arpeggione Sonata
Britten - Lachrymae
Ligeti - Sonata
Prokofiev - ?

January 26 and 27, 2006
St. Etienne / Lyon, France

Christophe Desjardins, Viola
Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain, Gilbert Amy, Conductor

Jonathan Harvey - Jubilus, for Viola and Ensemble

January 26 and 27, 2006
Brno, Czech Republic

Karel Plocek, Viola
Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Martin Turnovsky, Conductor

Berlioz - Harold in Italy

January 27, 2006
SMU Meadows School of Music, Dallas, Texas

Rumen Cvetkov, Viola
Vesselin Demirev, Violin and Conductor
SMU Symphony Orchestra

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

January 27, 2006
Tokyo, Japan

Yoshiko Kawamoto, Viola
Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, Cello
Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Naoto Otomo, Conductor

Strauss - Don Quixote

January 27, 2006
Liege, Belgium

Antoine Tamestit, Viola
Frank Peter Zimmermann, Violin
Orchestre Philarmonique de Liege, Louis Langree, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

January 27, 2006
Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria

Yuri Bashmet, Viola
Gidon Kremer, Violin
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Riccardo Muti, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

January 27, 2006
St Johns Smith's Square, London, England

Maxim Rysanov, Viola
David Jurits, Violin
London Mozart Players

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

January 28, 2006
St. Louis, Missouri

Brett Deubner, Viola
Christopher Kenniff, Guitar

Works by Schubert, Levy, Purcell and Adler.

January 28, 2006
Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Viola Society presents
"Viola Day"

Matt Dane, Julia Adams and viola maker David Rivinus will do presentations.

January 28, 2006
The United Reformed Church, Oxted, Surrey, England

Sarah-Jane Bradley, Viola
Susanna Gregorian, Violin
The Sinfonietta, Johann Michael Katz, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

January 29, 2006
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium

Antoine Tamestit, Viola
Markus Hadulla, Piano

Schubert - Arpeggione Sonata
Shostakovich - Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Schumann - Maerchenbilder, Op.113
Zimmermann - Sonata for Solo Viola
Britten - Lachrymae

January 29, 2006
Tonhalle, Zurich, Switzerland

Hariolf Schlichtig, Viola
Erich Höbarth, Violin
Capella Andrea Barca, Riccardo Muti, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

January 29, 2006
Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio

Louise Zeitlin, Viola

Faculty Recital

January 29, 2006
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

Jonathan Sturm, Viola and Violin

Faculty Recital

January 29, 2006
Gardner Museum, Boston, Massachusetts

Kim Kashkashian, Viola
Corey Cerovsek, Violin
Gardner Chamber Orchestra, Douglas Boyd, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

January 29, 2006
Auditoriom San Rocco, Pesaro, Italy

Francesco Negroni, Viola
Ettore Pellegrino, Violin
Orchestra sinfonica Abruzzese, Vittorio Antonellini, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

January 30, 2006
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Yizhak Schotten, Viola
Ida Kavafian, Violin
Chamber Orchestra

Mozart - B-flat Duo for violin and viola K. 424
Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

January 30, 2006
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

Sheila Browne, Viola

Guest Recital

February 1, 2006
Cadogan Hall, London, England

Lawrence Power, Viola
Stephanie Gonley, Violin
English Chamber Orchestra, Leopold Hager, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

February 1, 2006
DePauw University, Indiana

Amy Brandfonbrener, Viola
John Clodfelter, Piano

Recital including music of Clarke and Brahms

February 2, 2006
Viterbo University, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Spencer Martin, Viola
Du Huang, Piano

Guest Artist Recital

February 2, 2006
St. James' Piccadilly, London, England

Sarah-Jane Bradley, Viola
Susanna Gregorian, Violin
The Sinfonietta, Johann Michael Katz, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

February 3, 2006
National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland

Yuri Bashmet, Viola
RTE National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Alan Buribayev, Conductor

Berlioz - Harold in Italy

February 3, 2006
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa

Spencer Martin, Viola
Du Huang, Piano

Faculty Recital

February 3, 2006
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Christine Rutledge, Viola
Alan Huckleberry, Piano

MidWest Viola Festival

February 3, 2006
Konzerthuset, Stockholm, Sweden

Antoine Tamestit, Viola
Markus Hadulla, Piano

Schubert - Arpeggione Sonata
Shostakovich - Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Schumann - Maerchenbilder, Op.113
Zimmermann - Sonata for Solo Viola
Britten - Lachrymae

February 3, 2006
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Tabea Zimmermann, Viola

Ligeti - Sonata

February 4, 2006
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Tabea Zimmermann, Viola
Martin Frost, Clarinet
Silke Avenhaus, Piano

Hindemith - Sonata, Op. 25, No. 1
Hindemith - Sonata, Op. 11, No. 4
Mozart - Kegelstatt Trio

February 5, 2006
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Tabea Zimmermann, Viola
Antoine Tamestit, Viola

George Benjamin - Viola, Viola
Turina … Escena andaluza, op. 7

February 5, 2006
Colgate University, Hamilton, New York

Laura Klugherz, Viola
Christine Diwyk, Piano

Works by French composers for viola and piano; Ravel, Chausson, Vieuxtemps, Milhaud, Buxehaude, Faure, and LeClair.

February 5, 2006
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

ReneÈ Skerik, Viola
Sugurd Ogaard, Organ

Bach Organ Recital

February 6, 2006
Longy School of Music, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Michael Zaretsky, Viola
Sally Pinkas, Piano

Martinu - Sonata for Viola and Piano No. 1
Honegger - Sonata for Viola and Piano
Schumann - Marchenbilder for Viola and Piano, opus 113
Shostakovich - Sonata for Viola and Piano, opus 147

February 9, 2006
New Orleans, Louisiana

Yosef Tamir, Viola
Jasper Wood, Violin
Toronto Philharmonia, Kerry Stratton, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

February 9, 2006
New Walk Museum, Leister, England

Robin Ireland, Viola
Gretel Dowdeswell, Piano

Brahms - Sonata in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet

February 9, 2006
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Hsiaopei Lee, Viola

Faculty Recital

February 9, 2006
Toronto, Canada

Yosef Tamir, Viola
Jasper Wood, Violin
Toronto Philharmonia, Kerry Stratton, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

February 9 and 11, 2006
New Orleans, Louisiana

Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Viola
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Xian Chang, Conductor

Walton - Viola Concerto

February 9, 13 and 14, 2006
San Diego/La Jolla/Ranch Santa Fe, California

Vesna Gruppman, Viola
Igor Gruppman, Violin
San Diego Chamber Orchestra, Hobart Earle, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

February 10, 2006
Rudolfinum/Dvorak Hall, Prague, Czech Republic

Jan Peruskai, Viola
Bohumil Kotmel, Violin
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Ondrej Kukal, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

February 10, 2006
Jamestown College, Jamestown, North Dakota

Roger Chase, Viola
Michiko Otaki, Piano

Works of Clara & Robert Schumann, Brahms, Schubert, Chopin and Joseph Jongen.

February 10 and 11, 2006
Victoria Concert Hall, Singapore

Guan Qi, Viola
Chan Yoong Han, Violin
Singapore Symphony, Matthias Bamert, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

February 11, 2006
Columbus, Ohio

Paul Neubauer, Viola
Promusica Chamber Orchestra, Timothy Russell, Music Director

Telemann - Viola Concerto
Handel - Viola Concerto in B minor

February 11, 2006
Columbus, Ohio

Paul Neubauer, Viola
Promusica Chamber Orchestra, Timothy Russell, Music Director

Joan Tower - Purple Fantasy (Concerto for Viola and Orchestra)

February 11, 2006
ECLAT New Music Festival - Stuttgart, Germany

Garth Knox, Viola d'amore
Neue Vocalsolisten

Georg Friedrich Haas - New composition for voices and viola d'amore (World premiere)

February 12, 2006
Switzerland

Maxim Rysanov, Viola
Evelyn Chang, Piano

Recital

February 12, 2006
Leipzig, Germany

Antoine Tamestit, Viola
Allemagne MDR Orchester, Kwame Ryan, Conductor

Walton - Viola Concerto

February 12, 2006
Santa Monica, California

The Southern California Viola Society will hold a Multiple Viola Play-in Party

February 12, 2006
Straubing, Germany

Julian Rachlin, Viola
Itamar Golan, Piano

Schumann - Marchenbilder

February 13, 2006
Nurtingen, Germany

Julian Rachlin, Viola
Itamar Golan, Piano

Schumann - Marchenbilder

February 14, 2006
Baltimore, Maryland

Jon Poupore, Viola

Recital, including Robin Oye - "Suite for Viola"

February 15, 2006
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

Jonathan Bagg, Viola

Recital

February 15, 2006
Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, England

Philip Dukes, Viola
Sophia Rahman, Piano
Rahman, Clarinet

Mozart - Trio in Eb major, K. 498 Kegelstatt
Britten - Lachrymae for viola and piano
Bruch - 2 from 8 Pieces Op. 83
Francaix - Trio

February 15, 2006
Hannover, Germany

Julian Rachlin, Viola
Itamar Golan, Piano

Schumann - Marchenbilder
Shostakovich - Sonata for Viola and Piano

February 16, 2006
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado

Juliet White-Smith, Viola

Faculty Recital - Works by George Rochberg, Paul Barsom and Brahms

February 16, 2006
Champs-Elysées Concert Hall, Paris, France

Gerard Caussé, Viola
Michel Portal, Clarinet
National Orchestra of France, Jonathan Schiffman, Conductor

Wolfgang Rihm - Double Concerto for Clarinet and Viola

February 16, 18, 19 and 20, 2006
Bremen, Essen and Hannover, Germany

Hanna Weinmeister, Viola
Christian Tetzlaff, Violin and Conductor
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

February 17, 2006
Deerfield Presbyterian Church, Deerfield, New Jersey

Rachel Ku, Viola

Recital

February 17 and 19, 2006
Bosie, Idaho

Peter Slowik, Viola
Boise Baroque Orchestra

Telemann - Viola Concerto
Bach - Suite in C Major

February 18, 2006
Dortmund, Germany

Julian Rachlin, Viola
Itamar Golan, Piano

Schumann - Marchenbilder

February 19, 2006
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Michael Kimber, Viola

Guest Recital

February 19, 2006
Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois

Istvan Szabo, Viola

Faculty Recital

February 19, 2006
The Paramount, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Krista Hove Windingland, Viola
Karen Murphy, Piano

Works by Albeniz, Bach, Brahms, Rebecca Clarke, Hindemith

February 19, 2006
Concertgeouw, Amsterdam, Holland

Lawrence Power, Viola
Marianne Thorsen, Violin
Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra, Peter Santa, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

February 20, 2006
Paris, France

Christophe Desjardins, Viola
Quatuor Diotima
Marion Levy, Dancer

Michael Levinas - Les lettres enlacées II et IV

February 20, 2006
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas

Michael Kimber, Viola

Guest Recital

February 22, 2006
York, England, England

Rivka Golani, Viola
Alan Hacker, Violin
Benjamin Frith, Piano

Schubert - Arpeggione Sonata
Mozart - Kegelstatt Trio, K. 498
Bruch - Eight Pieces for Viola, Clarinet and Piano, Op. 83

February 22, 2006
Megaron, Athens, Greece

Antoine Tamestit, Viola
Markus Hadulla, Piano

Schubert - Arpeggione Sonata
Shostakovich - Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Schumann - Maerchenbilder, Op.113
Zimmermann - Sonata for Solo Viola
Britten - Lachrymae

February 23, 2006
Penn State University

Juliet White-Smith, Viola
Ann Deighton, Piano
Diane Toulson, Flute

Guest Artist Concert

February 23, 2006
Essen, Germany

Tabea Zimmermann, Viola
Heinrich Holl, Piano
Jorg Widman, Clarinet

Schumann - Marchenbilder
Schumann - Marchenerzahlungen
Kurtag - Hommage a R. Sch., op.15 d
Mozart - "Kegelstatt"-Trio KV598

February 23, 2006
Denver School of the Arts, Denver, Colorado

Jennifer Stumm, Viola

Music of Penderecki, Schumann, Faure and Haydn

February 23, 2006
Sinkro Festival, Vitoria, Spain

Garth Knox, Viola

Solo recital with electronics. Program:
Giacinto Scelsi - Manto
Zuriñe Gerenbarrena - Azalpean
Gerard Grisey - Prologue
Michael Edwards - Freedom Fried (first performance)
Richard Karpen - "Solo/Tutti"

February 23-25, 2006
Dallas, Texas

Pinchas Zukerman, Viola and Conductor
Viviane Hagner. Violin
Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

February 24, 2006
Lugano, Switzerland

Bruno Pasquier, Viola
Orchestra de la Suisse Italienne, Christopher Hogwood, Conductor

Mozart - Viola Concerto in A Major, after K. 622

February 24, 2006
Antwerp, Belgium

Tabea Zimmermann, Viola
Antje Weithaas, Violin

Mozart - Duo in G Major, KV 423
Bartok - Duos
Spohr - Duo Op. 13
Martinu - 3 Madrigals

February 24 and 26, 2006
Richmond, Virginia

Molly Sharp, Viola
Karen Johnson, Violin
Richmond Symphony, Mark Russell Smith, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

February 25, 2006
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Kim Kashkashian, Viola

Recital

February 25, 26 and 28, 2006
Vienna, Austria

Tobias Lea, Viola
Rainer Honeck, Violin
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,, Riccardo Muti, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K.364

February 26, 2006
Longy School of Music, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Kim Kashkashian, Viola

Pro Musicis presents: "Mostly Armenian"
Pro Musicis presents acclaimed violist Kim Kashkashian and friends in the only Boston performance of a "Mostly Armenian" concert exploring the folk roots of Armenian and Hungarian contemporary songs and the dance forms of BartÛk, Mansurian, and Komitas. Ms. Kashkashian is an alumna of Pro Musicis and currently teaches viola and chamber music at the New England Conservatory.

February 26, 2006
Longy School of Music, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Poet Power II: New Songs for Contralto, Viola and Piano
Elizabeth Anker, contralto
With guest artists Scott Woolweaver, viola and Baroque viola; Wayman Chin, piano; John McDonald, piano; Dana Maiben, Baroque violin; Dianne Pettipaw, Baroque violin; Harold Lieberman, Baroque viola; Joan Esch, Baroque cello; and Peter Watchorn, Baroque organ.

BACH: Cantata #54, Widerstehe, doch der S¸nde
TRESTER: Nobody sees a flower Moose in the Morning (WORLD PREMIERE)
SAWYER: Three Levertov Songs (WORLD PREMIERE)
WINGES: Discover and Reveal : A song cycle for Alto Voice, Viola and Piano (WORLD PREMIERE)

February 26, 2006
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

ReneÈ Skerik, Viola

Faculty Recital

February 27, 2006
Athens, Greece

Rivka Golani, Viola
Dimitris Dessylas, Percussion
The Camerata Orchestra of Athens, Alexander Myrat, Conductor

Hatzis - Pyrrachean Dances

February 28, 2006
Monaco

Charles Lockie, Viola
Yva Fenouil, Piano

Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and Fuchs

February 28, 2006
Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina

David Marschall, Viola
Frank Pittman, Piano

Works of Schubert, Stravinsky, Prokofiev

February 28, 2006
Calouste Gulbenkian Venue Hall, Lisbon, Portugal

Paul Silverthorne, Viola
David Hockings, Percussion
Mark van de Weil, Clarinet
John Constable, Piano

Berio - Naturale
Hommage a Robert Schumann

March 1, 2006
Startford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England

Rivka Golani, Viola
Gil Sharon, Violin
Orchestra of the Swan, David Curtis, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

March 2, 2006
Oxford, England

Suzie Meszaros, Viola
Levon Chilingirian, Violin
Oxford Philomusica, Marios Papadopoulos, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364
Kurt Atterberg - Suite No. 3 for Violin,Viola and Strings, Op. 19 No. 1 (1917)

March 2, 2006
Irish Center, Paris, France

Garth Knox, Viola
Agnes Vesterman, Cello

Program to include "Malor me bat" by Garth Knox in a new version for viola d'amore and cello, "Folies" by Marin Marais, some irish traditional music, and improvisation to irish texts and paintings.

March 2, 2006
Ludwigshafen, Germany

Tabea Zimmermann, Viola
Antje Weithaas, Violin

Mozart - Duo in G Major, KV 423
Bartok - Duos
Spohr - Duo Op. 13
Martinu - 3 Madrigals

March 2 and 3, 2006
Malaga, Spain

Rafael Altino, Viola
Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Bamert, Conductor

Hindemith - Der Schwanendreher

March 3, 2006
San Francisco, California

Sergey Rakitchenkov, Viola
Olga Ortenberg-Rakitchenkov, Harp
Arkadi Serper, Piano

Melodiya - Recital

March 3, 2006
Brown Univesity, Providence, Rhode Island

Cally Sizer, Viola
Brown University Orchestra, Paul Phillips, Conductor

Bartok - Viola Concerto

March 3, 2006
Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Steven Kruse, Viola
Windsor Symphony Orchestra, Marc David, Conductor

Stamitz - Viola Concerto

March 4, 2006
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

MidWest Viola Festival

Violists Rudolf Haken, William Preucil, Sr., and Christine Rutledge, Scott Conklin, violin and Alan Huckleberry, piano

March 4, 2006
Fanueil Hall, Boston, Massachusetts

Cally Sizer, Viola
Brown University Orchestra, Paul Phillips, Conductor

Bartok - Viola Concerto

March 4, 2006
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois

Yumi Sagiuchi, Viola
Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Robert G. Hasty and Ruth Lin, Conductors

Walton - Viola Concerto

March 4 and 5, 2006
Buffalo, New York

Paul Neubauer, Viola
Buffalo Philharmonic, JoAnn Falletta, Conductor

Joan Tower - Viola Concerto

March 5, 2006
Hays, Kansas

Juliet White-Smith, Viola
Hays Symphony Orchestra, Jeff Jordan, Conductor

Hoffmeister - Concerto in D Major

March 6, 2006
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York

Philip Ying, Viola
Elinor Freer, Piano

Music of Brahms, Glinka and Larsen

March 6, 2006
Centenary College, Shreveport, Louisiana

Adrienne Gabriel, Viola
Cathy DeRousse, Piano

Faculty Recital

March 6, 2006
University of Houston, Houston, Texas

Lawrence Wheeler, Viola
Abbey Simon, Piano

Faculty Recital - Works of Beethoven, Brahms and Schumann

March 6, 2006
Gorizia, Italy

Yuri Zhislin, Viola
Grigori Zhislin, Violin
Orchestra?

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

March 7, 2006
Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Tobias Lea, Viola
Rainer Honeck, Violin
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,, Riccardo Muti, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K.364

March 7, 2006
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

Mark Neumann, Viola

Faculty Recital

March 7, 2006
West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia

Nicole Brockmann, Viola

Faculty Recital

March 8, 2006
Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio

Tobias Lea, Viola
Rainer Honeck, Violin
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,, Riccardo Muti, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K.364

March 9, 2006
University of Manchester, Manchester, England

Robin Ireland, Viola

Bach - Suite No 2 in D minor (transcribed from cello)
Robin Ireland - Mirage (1997)
Bach - Suite No 6 in D (transcribed from cello)

March 9, 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Tobias Lea, Viola
Rainer Honeck, Violin
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,, Riccardo Muti, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K.364

March 10, 2006
Urbana, Illinois

Tobias Lea, Viola
Rainer Honeck, Violin
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,, Riccardo Muti, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

March 10, 2006
University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware

Victoria Chiang, Viola
Micah Yui, Piano

Recital - Music of Brahms, Enesco, Kodaly and Hindemith
Masterclass earlier in the day.

March 10, 2006
Colorado State University-Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado

Hong-Mei Xiao, Viola
Pueblo Symphony, Jacob Chi, Conductor

Harold in Italy

March 11, 2006
Sheffield, England

Robin Ireland, Viola
Sheffield Philharmonic, John Pearson, Conductor

Walton - Viola Concerto

March 11 and 12, 2006
Lyon, France

Christophe Desjardins, Viola
Violists of the CNSM Lyon and instrumentalists from the Conservatoire de Geneve

"Carte blanche à Christophe Desjardins"

Franck Bedrossian - Procession, pour alto et électronique, création, commande du Grame
Robert Pascal - Création pour cinq altos et électronique, commande du Grame
Pedro Amaral - Luminescences pour alto et 5 instruments, création, commande du Grame
Carlos Grätzer - Cinq études pour quatre altos
Steve Reich - Viola Phase

March 11 and 12, 2006
Denver, Colorado

Barbara Hamilton Primus, Viola
Andrew Cooperstock, Piano
Julie Thornton, Flute
Lynne Abbey-Lee, Harp

Toru Takemitsu - A Bird Came Down the Walk (1994)
Toru Takemitsu - And Then I knew ëtwas Wind (1992)

March 12, 2006
Houston, Texas

Tobias Lea, Viola
Rainer Honeck, Violin
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,, Riccardo Muti, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K.364

March 12, 2006
Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, West Virginia

Sandra Armstrong Groce, Viola
Victoria Bragin, Piano

Clarke - Sonata

March 12, 2006
Brussels, Belgium

Garth Knox, Viola
Vincent Royer, Viola

Solos by Grisey, Sciarrino and Radulescu, duos by Radulescu and first performance of new duo by Michael Levinas

March 12 and 14, 2006
Yountville, California

Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Viola
Napa Valley Symphony, Asher Raboy, Conducter

Vaughan Williams - Suite for Viola and Orchestra

March 13, 2006
Musikverein, Vienna, Austria

Yuri Bashmet, Viola
Xenia Bashmet, Piano
Moscow Soloists

Britten - Lachrymae
Bruch - Kol Nidre

March 13, 2006
Nantes, France

Antoine Tamestit, Viola
Frank Braley, Piano

Schubert, Shostakovitch, Achron and Prokofieff

March 13 and 14, 2006
Mons, France / Brussels, Belgium

Christophe Desjardins, Viola
Ensemble Musique Nouvelle, Jean Torrel, Conductor

Philippe Boesmans - Surfing, for Viola and 15 Instruments

March 15, 2006
Luxembourg

Garth Knox, Viola

"L'Amour ý 7 cordes", one man show for children

March 16, 2006
Adelaide Festival, Adelaide, Australia

Maxim Rysanov, Viola
Candida Thompson, Violin
Amsterdam Sinfonietta

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

March 16, 2006
Royal Festival Hall, London, England

Mark Braithwaite, Viola

Rubinstein - Nocturne
Shostakovich - Viola Sonata

March 16, 2006
Paris, France

Julian Rachlin, Viola
Janine Jansen, Violin
Orchestre National de France, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

March 16, 2006
Community Music Center of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts

Elisabeth Westner, Viola
Stephen Yenger, Piano

Faculty Recital - 'Bach and the Birthday Boys' Bach (solo cello suite), Mozart (a violin/viola duet) and the Shostakovich sonata

March 16 - 20, 2006
Berlin, Germany

Tabea Zimmermann, Viola
Oriol Ensemble

Britten - Lachrymae
Hosokawa - Voyage VI for Viola and Strings

March 17, 2006
Dijon, France

Julian Rachlin, Viola
Janine Jansen, Violin
Orchestre National de France, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

March 17, 2006
London, England

Samuel Burstin, Viola
James Widden, Violin
St. Paul's Sinfonia, Andrew Morley, Conductor

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

March 18, 2006
Metropolitan Art Space, Tokyo, Japan

Yuri Bashmet, Viola and Conductor
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Hoffmeister - Viola Concerto

March 18, 2006
Liechtenstein Palace, Prague, Czech Republic

Jan Peruska, Viola
Daniel Wiesner, Piano

Hindemith - Sonata for viola solo, op. 25, No. 1
Prokofiev/Borisovsky - Six pieces from Romeo and Juliet (ballet), op. 64
Rebecca Clarke - Viola Sonata
Vieuxtemps - Elegy for viola and piano, op. 30
Wieniawski - Reverie in F sharp minor for viola and piano
Jiri Herold - Capriccio No. 2

March 18, 2006
Exeter, England

Keith Lovell, Viola
Exeter Symphony Orchestra, George Pratt, Conductor

Telemann - Viola Concerto

March 18, 2006
University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida

"Violation" Viola Recital, directed by Dr. Libor Ondras

March 19, 2006
Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo, Japan

Yuri Bashmet, Viola and Conductor
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Hoffmeister - Viola Concerto

March 19, 2006
Philharmonie, Luxembourg

Garth Knox, Viola
Ensemble Lucilin

Giacinto Scelsi - Manto
Morton Feldman - The viola in my life No. 1and 2 for viola and ensemble
George Benjamin - Viola, viola
Bruno Maderna - Viola d'amore
Morton Feldman - The viola in my life No. 3
Salvatore Sciarrino - Tre Notturni Brillanti for viola solo
Alejandro Castaños - Riflesso for viola d'amore and ensemble

March 20, 2006
Berlin, Germany

Tabea Zimmermann, Viola and Conductor

Toshio Hosokawa - Voyage VI for viola & strings
Britten - Lachrymae

March 21, 2006
Santa Monica College, Santa Monica California

Alan Busteed, Viola

Solo viola recital - includes a J S Bach Suite and Paul Hindemithís Passacaglia

March 21, 2006
Czech Republic

Bohuslav Matouöek, Viola š
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Leoö Svárovský, Conductor

T. Larcher - Still for Viola and Orchester, 2004

March 22, 2006
Rousse, Bulgaria

Wolfgang Klos, Viola
Desislava Atanasova, Piano

Recital - Music of W.A. Mozart, R. Schumann, A. Dvorak

March 23, 2006
Tokyo Opera City, Tokyo, Japan

Yuri Bashmet, Viola and Conductor
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Weber - Andante e Rondo Ongarese

March 23 - 26, 2006
Vevey, Switzerland

Garth Knox, Viola
Leonzio Cherubini - Drums
Sébastien Roux - Live electronics

Improvisations

March 23, 2006
Amado Recital Hall, University of Pennsylavnia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Victoria Chiang, Viola
Micah Yui, Piano

Recital - Music of Brahms, Enesco, Kodaly and Hindemith
Presented by the Philadelphia Viola Society

March 24, 2006
York, Ontario, Canada

Sharon Wei, Viola
Angela Park, Viola

[Schubert - Arpeggione Sonata
Sid Rabinovitch - Adieu Babylon
Mendelssohn - Song Without Words in D major
Hindemith - Sonata Op. 25 No. 4
Milhaud - Quatre Visages]

March 25, 2006
Royal Festival Hall, London, England

Matthew Jones, Viola
Michael Hampton, Viola

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Romance
Frank Bridge - 3 Pieces for Viola and Piano
Arthur Bliss - Sonata
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett - After Ariadne
Rebecca Clarke - Morpheus
York Bowen - Phantasy for Viola and Piano, Op. 54

March 25, 2006
St Nicolas Church, Newbury, England

Lawrence Power, Viola
? Orchestra, Christopher Dawe, Conductor

Walton - Viola Concerto

March 26, 2006
Konzerthaus, Berlin, Germany

Antoine Tamestit, Viola
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor

Bartok - Viola Concerto

March 26, 2006
Organ Vespers, Presbyterian Church of the Cross, Omaha, Nebraska

Thomas Kluge, Viola
Michelle Kluge, Piano

Music of Hummel, Brahms and Schubert

March 26, 2006
Rousse, Bulgaria

Yuri Bashmet, Viola
Viktor Tretiakov, Violin
Moscow Soloists

Bruch - Kol Nidrei
Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364

March 27, 2006
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Paul Coletti, Viola
Ashley Toms, Piano

Guest Recital - Works by Shostakovich, Chihara, Bloch, Clarke, and Coletti

March 28, 2006
Glen Gould Studio, Toronto, Canada

Rivka Golani, Viola
Douglas Perry, Viola
John Lenehan, Piano

Rachmaninov - Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
Shostakovich - Viola Sonata, Op. 147
Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet (two viola arrangement?)

March 28, 2006
Geneva, Switzerland

Christophe Desjardins, Viola
Contemporary ensemble from the Geneva Music Conservatory, Jean-Jacques Balet, Conductor

"Quatre Fragments pour Harold"

Pedro Amaral - Luminescences pour alto et 5 instruments, création, commande du Grame
Morton Feldman - The Viola in My Life (3), for Viola and Piano
Ivan Fedele - Elettra, for Viola and electronics
Michael Jarrell - Ömore leavesÖ for solo viola, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, double bass, piano and electronics

March 28, 2006
Rousse, Bulgaria

Yuri Bashmet, Viola
Moscow Soloists

A. Schnittke ñ Concerto for violin, viola, cello and orchestra
S. Prokofiev ñ R. Barshai ñ Vision fugitives

March 29, 2006
Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio

Steven Wedell, Viola

Faculty Recital

March 29, 2006
IRCAM, Paris, France

Christophe Desjardins, Viola
Contemporary ensemble from the Geneva Music Conservatory, Jean-Jacques Balet, Conductor

Michael Jarrell - ...some leaves..., for solo viola
Michael Jarrell - ...more leaves..., for solo viola, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, double bass, piano and electronics
Emmanuel Nunes - Improvisation II - Portrait, for solo viola

March 29, 2006
Perpignan, France

Garth Knox, Viola
Antoine Dautry, Viola
Xavier Jannequin, Viola
Jonathan Prager, electronics

Garth Knox - "Viola Spaces" for 3 violas
Denis Dufour - "Altitude" by for solo viola (premier)
Grisey - "Prologue" with live electronics
James Dillon - "Siorram"
Garth Knox - "Malor me bat" for viola d'amore and 5 violas by (violists from Antoine Dautry's viola class at Perpignan Conservatoire)

March 29, 2006
St. Petersburg, Russia