92Y: Gil Shaham, violin with Akira Eguchi, piano
In person: $30-$65
Stream: $25
- Gil Shaham, violin
- Akira Eguchi, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Rondo in C major, K. 373
Avner Dorman — Violin Sonata No. 3 "Nigunim"
Scott Wheeler — Isolation Rag
Max Raimi — Anger Management
Reena Esmail — When the Violin
Gabriel Fauré — Sonata in A major
One of the great violinists of our age, Gil Shaham returns to our stage in a rare NYC recital appearance. In concert with his frequent collaborator, pianist Akira Eguchi, Shaham performs an exquisite violin masterwork in Faure's A major Sonata and a contemporary work that has become a hallmark of his repertoire, Avner Dorman's "Nigunim." Commissioned by 92Y and premiered on our stage by Shaham in 2011, "Nigunim" has become one of the violinist's signature works. "Everyone who hears the piece falls in love with it – they're electrified by it," he says. Also on the program: a Mozart rondo and three short solo violin works written for Shaham in this must-see concert for violin music lovers.
About 92Y
About Gil Shaham, violin
About Akira Eguchi, piano
Since making his highly acclaimed New York recital debut at Alice Tully Hall in 1992, Mr. Eguchi has performed in the foremost music centers of the United States, Europe, and the Far East. His appearances in the United States include Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and the 92nd Street Y in New York City, and the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.. Also he has performed at Musikverein in Vienna, Barbican Centre in London, Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris, Herkulessaal in Munich, Tonhalle in Zurich. and Concertgebouw at Amsterdam. Distinguished for his performances for heads of State, Mr. Eguchi has played for President Clinton presented by Isaac Stern at the White House, and for the Emperor and Empress of Japan at Hamarikyu Ashahi Hall in Tokyo. Mr. Eguchi has been featured in numerous tours of the United States, France, England, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, Italy, Belgium, Poland, Slovenia, Ireland, Spain, Greece, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan, encompassing recitals and concerts with many of those countries' foremost ensembles. He is also known as a collaborative pianist for renowned Violinists such as Gil Shaham, Anne Akiko Meyers, Akiko Suwanai, Kyoko Takezawa, Tamaki Kawakubo, and Reiko Watanabe amongst the others.
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