Season 2025-26 Opening Night Gala

Wednesday, October 29th, 2025 | 7:30 PM

Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall

Program

W. A. MOZART (1756–1791) Flute Quartet No. 2 in C Major, K 285b

I. Allegro
II. Andantino con variazioni

With
Carol Wincenc, flute, Georgy Valtchev, violin, Alexandrina Boyanova, viola, Ari Evan, cello

Lora AL-AHMAD (b. 1995) Pomirenie (Reconciliation) for Two Violins (2024)

With
Blagomira Lipari, violin, Stanichka Dimitrova, violin

Penka KOUNEVA (b. 1967) Earth for Piano Quintet

With
Blagomira Lipari, violin, Stanichka Dimitrova, violin, Alexandrina Boyanova, viola, Ari Evan, cello, Anna Stoytcheva, piano

Claude DEBUSSY (1862–1918) Children’s Corner, L. 113

IV. The Snow is Dancing
VI. Golliwogg’s Cakewalk

With
Anna Stoytcheva, piano

Dobrinka TABAKOVA (b. 1980) Simple Prayer for Complex Times (In Memoriam Ted Popoff)

With
Lora Tchekoratova, piano

Intermission

Charles ALKAN (1813–1888) Nocturne in B major, Op. 22

With
Lora Al-Ahmad, piano

Johannes BRAHMS (1833–1897) Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano, Op. 91

I. Gestillte Sehnsucht

With
Mariana Karpatova, mezzo-soprano, Alexandrina Boyanova, viola, Lora Tchekoratova, piano

Philippe GAUBERT (1879–1941) 3 Aquarelles (Three Watercolors)

I. Par un clair matin

With
Carol Wincenc, flute, Ari Evan, cello, Anna Stoytcheva, piano

SELECTED BULGARIAN SONGS

Dobri HRISTOV (1875–1941) “Луковитски моми” (Maidens from Lukovit)

Dimitar PETKOV (1919–1997) “Месечинко, льо грейливка” (Little Moon, Shine)

Georgy ZLATEV-CHERKIN (1905–1977) “Синеоката” (The Blue-eyed Maiden)

Parashkev HADJIEV (1912–1992) “Бре Стояне” (Hey, Stoyane!)

With
Mariana Karpatova, mezzo-soprano, Lora Al-Ahmad, piano

Robert SCHUMANN (1810–1856) Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44

II. In modo d’una marcia. Un poco largamente
IV. Finale: Allegro brillante

With
Georgy Valtchev, violin, Stanichka Dimitrova, violin, Alexandrina Boyanova, viola, Ari Evan, cello, Lora Tchekoratova, piano