Firedance: DeFalla150 Series: Recital 1

Recital Broadcasts on Last Sundays

Co-Sponsored by

Seta Nazarian in memory of her mother Artemis Nazarian,

& Marlene Yerevanian

Program

DeFalla Firedance, Andaluza, Serenata Andaluza

Scarlatti Three Sonatas

Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody no. 8

Komitas Three Selections from Six Dances

Stravinsky Trois Mouvements du Petrouchka

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Sunday, September 27, 2026, 4:00PM

NOTE: Doors Open at 3:45pm

Broadway Presbyterian Church

601 W 114th St, New York, NY 10025, United States

Limited in-Person Tickets:

$50 for general public

$25 for Patreon members

* Important Notes:

- no tickets at the door!

- no refunds!

Livestream: Exclusively on

About the Artist-

There's such a sense of joy, even ecstasy as she plays." This is how NY1’s Stephanie Simon describes the Armenian-American

concert pianist Kariné Poghosyan's performances. Ms. Poghosyan's recent concerts include recitals at

Musikverein and Ehrbar Saal in Vienna, Casa Armena in Milan, Chicago Cultural Center, the Sheldonin Saint Louis, the Soraya Performing Arts Center in Northridge, California,

and several sold-out recitals at Carnegie Hall, including a Release concert of her "Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky" CD.

This recording garnered rave reviews, with Gramophone Magazine praising its "masterly textural layering and resounding climaxes," and the American Record Guide stating that "a more heroic program would be hard to find, and few could play it as well as the

Armenian-American Poghosyan." She was also featured on WQXR and wasinterviewed by David Osenberg on his award-winning program on WWFM, Cadenza. Renowned pianist and WWFMradio host Jed Distler described her

performance in the following way, "This is big piano playing, but big in the sense of being in the moment, being present, and totally owning her vitality and imagination.” Oscar-winning screenwriter Alex Dinelaris said, "Listening to and watching Kariné Poghosyan play fills one with life and energy. The combination of

her formidable skill and her unchecked passion is an experience I recommend for

anyone who needs to be reminded of the artist and art within themselves.”

During the pandemic, Ms. Poghosyan performed 100 consecutive free weekly

virtual concerts, gathering a loyal world-wide following as well as press coverage

from the Pianist Magazine, Katie Couric's newsletter The Wake-up Call, NY1’s

Stephanie Simon, and ABC's Rick Rowe. In February 2023, Ms. Poghosyan released her third album Folk Themes on Parma Recordings, to wonderful reviews. The TakeEffectReviews wrote "a body of work that's passionate and exploratory, Folk Themes illustrates much tenderness and vibrancy via Poghosyan's riveting playing," and Lucid-Culture called it "a colorful, expressive,

minutely jeweled new album."

In 2021, Ms. Poghosyan launched her own monthly concert series, with a new

hour-long program each month, which she produces and performs from various

venues in NYC. One can attend these concerts in person in NY or virtually through her global virtual audience on Patreon. The series are made possible through generous sponsorship of Seta Nazarian in memory of her mother Artemis Nazarian, and Marlene

Yerevanian. Details can be found at www.patreon.com/karinepoghosyan .