Musical Treasures from Bulgaria
Wednesday, May 20th, 2026, at 7:30 PM
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
with
Lora Markova, violin and Lora Al-Ahmad, piano
Co-presented with
”St. Cyril and St. Methodius International Foundation”
Partially underwritten by
Dr. Helma Philips and Mr. Ivan Kavrakov
Mrs. Nellie Gipson and Mr. Robert Gipson
Mr. John Christman
Prof. Pavlina Dokovska
PROGRAM
G. ZLATEV-CHERKIN (B. 1977)
Sevdana
W. A. MOZART (1756–1791)
Sonata in G Major, K. 301 (1778)
I. Allegro con spirito
II. Allegro
S. PROKOFIEV (1891–1953)
Sonata No. 2 in D Major for violin and piano, Op. 94A (1943)
I. Moderato
II. Scherzo: Presto
III. Andante
IV. Allegro con brio
G. GERSHWIN (1898–1937)
From Porgy and Bess (1935), Arranged for violin and piano by Jascha Heifetz (1901–1987)
1. Summertime
2. A Woman is a Sometime Thing
3. My Man’s Gone Now
4. It Ain’t Necessarily So
C. DEBUSSY (1862–1918)
Sonata in G Minor for violin and piano, L. 140 (1917)
I. Allegro Vivo
II. INTERMÈDE: Fantasque et LÉGER
III. Finale: TRÈS ANIMÉ
L. AL-AHMAD (B. 1995)
Mutual
C. SAINT-SAËNS (1835–1921) / E. YSAŸE (1858–1931)
Étude en Forme de Valse (After Saint-SAËNS, Op. 52, No. 6)