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 285
I. Allegro
II. Andantino con variazioni

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

P. KUNEVA (b. (1967) - Earth for String Quartet

with Blagomira Lipari, Stanichka Dimitrova, violin, Alexandrina Boyanova, viola, Ari Evan, cello

C. DEBUSSY (1862–1918) - Children’s Corner L. 113
IV. The Snow is Dancing
VI. Golliwogg’s Cakewalk

with Anna Stoytcheva, piano

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

with Lora Tchekoratova, piano

~ Intermission ~

C. ALKAN (1813-1888) - Nocturne in B major, Op 22

with Lora Al-Ahmad, piano

J. 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

P. GAUBERT (1879–1941) - 3 Aquarelles (Three Watercolors)
I. Par un clair matin

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

SELECTED SONGS

Dobri HRISTOV (1875–1941) - “Луковитски моми”

Dimitar PETKOV (1919–1997) - “Месечинко лю гейнливка”

Georgy ZLATEV-CHERKIN (1905–1977) - “Синеоката”

Parashkev HADJIEV (1912–1992) - “Бре Стояне”

with Mariana Karpatova, mezzo-soprano and Lora Tchekoratova, piano

R. 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, Alexandrina Boyanova, viola, Ari Evan, cello and Lora Tchekoratova, piano