Masterworks Series: Amanda Maier, Jessie Montgomery, Clara Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Avner Dorman, Robert Schumann / Deborah Buck & Orli Shaham
$35
- Deborah Buck, violin
- Orli Shaham, piano
Jessie Montgomery — Rhapsody No. 1
Clara Schumann — Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22
Johannes Brahms — Intermezzo in B minor, Op. 119, No. 1
Avner Dorman — After Brahms: Three Intermezzi (Intermezzo No. 2)
Robert Schumann — Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105
Pianist Orli Shaham joins violinist Deborah Buck for chamber music on the Barge. The program highlights the music and influence of the composer and pianist Clara Schumann, including sonatas by Amanda Maier and Robert Schumann and works by Brahms, Avner Dorman, and Jessie Montgomery.
About Bargemusic
Moored in Brooklyn just under the Brooklyn Bridge, Bargemusic presents great music year-round. Walk across the gangplank of a renovated coffee barge into a “wonderfully intimate wood-paneled room with thrilling views of lower Manhattan and excellent acoustics.” Experience why critics call Bargemusic “the perfect chamber-music hall” and why artists say it is “unlike any other place in the world to perform.”
https://www.bargemusic.org/About Deborah Buck, violin
About Orli Shaham, piano
A consummate musician recognized for her grace, subtlety and brilliance, pianist Orli Shaham is in demand for her prodigious skills and admired for her interpretations of both standard and modern repertoire. The New York Times called her a "brilliant pianist," The Chicago Tribune referred to her as “a first-rate Mozartean,” and London's Guardian said Ms. Shaham's playing at the Proms was "perfection."
She has performed with most of the major orchestras in the United States, on stage internationally from Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera House, and at music festivals around the world. Since 2007, she has been artistic director for Pacific Symphony’s chamber music series, and is artistic director of the interactive children's concert series Orli Shaham’s Bach Yard, which she founded in 2010.
Ms. Shaham is on faculty at The Juilliard School, and is co-host and creative for NPR’s “From the Top.” In addition to her musical education at the Juilliard School, Orli Shaham has a BA from Columbia University. She is a member of the board of trustees of Kaufman Music Center, serving as chair through 2023.
https://www.orlishaham.com/