With:
Mariana Karpatova, mezzo-soprano, Stanichka Dimirova, Joanna Maurer, Georgy Valtchev, violin, Lev “Ljova” Zhurbin, viola, Wolfram Koessel and Alberto Parrini, cello, Lora Al-Ahmad, Aleksandar Hadzievski, Anna Stoytcheva and Lora Tchekoratova, piano

PROGRAM

M. GOLEMINOV (1908-2000) Five Sketches for String Quartet

I. Children’s Play
II. Harvest
III. Dance

Georgy Valtchev, violin, Stanichka Dimitrova, violin, Lev”Ljova” Zhurbin, viola, Wolfram Koessel, cello 

S. PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) Five Melodies, op. 35bis for violin and piano, Selections I. Andante
III. Animato, ma non allegro
IV. Andantino, un poco scherzando

Stanichka Dimitrova, violin, Anna Stoytcheva, piano

C. M. LOEFFLER (1861-1935) Songs for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano
Text by Paul Verlaine

I. Rêverie en sourdine
II. Le rossignol 
III. La lune blanche

Mariana Karpatova, mezzo-soprano, Georgy Valtchev, viola, Lora Tchekoratova, piano

Intermission

M. PONCE (1882 - 1948) “Estrellita” for violin and piano

Georgy Valtchev, violin, Lora Tchekoratova, piano

J. BRAHMS (1833 - 1897) Piano Trio in C major No. 2, Op. 87

II. Andante con moto
III. Scherzo: Presto

Joanna Maurer, violin, Alberto Parrini, cello, Anna Stoytcheva, piano

G. GERSHWIN (1898-1937) “Cuban Overture” (four-hand piano arrangement)

Lora Al-Ahmad, piano, Aleksandar Hadžievski, piano

D. TABAKOVA (b. 1980) “Stone Trail” for Piano Quintet (US Premiere), (2023)

I. Carved in Time
II. Trail
III. Tesserae - Carved in Stone

Georgy Valtchev, violin, Stanichka Dimitrova, violin, Lev “Ljova” Zhurbin, viola, Wolfram Koessel, cello, Lora Tchekoratova, piano

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