Two Great Piano Quartets: A House Concert
Schedule
Thu Jun 20 2024 at 07:00 pm
Location
330 Tynebrook Lane,Houston,77024,US | Houston, TX
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Two Great Piano Quartets We warmly invite you to an exclusive evening of classical brilliance in a house concert setting. Immerse yourself in the powerful emotions and intricate melodies of two of the greatest piano quartets ever composed, by Johannes Brahms and Gabriel Fauré.
Date: Thursday, June 20th, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM (Music starts promptly; Doors open at 6:15 PM for mingling and a potluck)
Venue: A cozy, resonant home perfect for a personal musical experience
Featuring:
- Chavdar Parashkevov , Violin
- Ferenc Illenyi , Viola
- Louis-Marie Fardet , Violoncello
- Brian Suits , Piano
Program Highlights:
-Brahms - Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60
-Fauré - Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15
Why This Evening Is Special:
-Inspiring Performances: Witness the passionate intensity of Brahms and the delicate intricacies of Fauré in an ambiance that heightens every note.
-Potluck Gathering: Echoing a tradition of community, bring a favorite dish to share, enhancing the warmth and connection of the evening.
-Artist Insights: Engage directly with the performers as they share their personal reflections on the music and its impact.
-Community Connection: Join fellow aficionados and new friends in a setting that fosters deep connections and shared musical journeys.
Secure Your Spot: Space is limited for this exclusive musical gathering. Reserve now to experience a symphony of tastes, tales, and timeless compositions.
About Chavdar Parashkevov: Praised by Strad magazine as "a romantic virtuoso with sparkling and brilliant tone and clarity of gesture," Bulgarian violinist Chavdar Parashkevov has performed widely, including appearances in Bulgaria, Turkey, the United States, Germany, Russia, Italy, and Denmark. His recent performances include chamber music recitals at the Round Top Festival, Houston Museum of Art concert series, and the Cypress Creek FACE Foundation. Parashkevov has received several accolades, including First Prize in both the National Competition Svetoslav Obretenov in Provadia and the “Young Talents Competition” in Sofia, where he also received a special Bach prize. His other awards include Second Prize in “The Best Performance of Bulgarian Music” in Varna and First Prize for the “Best Performance of Czech and Slovak Music” also in Varna. In 2005, Parashkevov and pianist Vessy Smith released their debut album Moto Perpetuo , featuring works by Bulgarian composers; the album was notably played on the Space Shuttle Atlantis in 2009. Parashkevov holds degrees from the School for the Arts in Varna, SMU, and the University of Houston, with guidance from teachers such as Peter Hristoskov, Veronica Bogaertz, and others. Currently, he balances a dual career in performance and teaching, playing for the Houston Grand Opera and Houston Ballet Orchestras.
About Ferenc Illenyi: An accomplished artist on both the violin and viola, Ferenc Illenyi is a native of Hungary, where his first teacher was his father, a violinist with the Hungarian State Opera. He made his debut in Budapest performing the Beethoven and Tchaikovsky violin concertos. He has performed recitals in Hungary, Germany, Switzerland, Canada, and the United States, and has recorded works by Paganini, Saint-Saens, and Schubert for Hungarian radio and television. Illenyi holds a master’s degree in music from the Liszt Music Academy in Budapest and has completed additional graduate work at the Banff Center in Alberta, Canada, the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, and the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music. Illenyi has been a member of the Houston Symphony since 1991.
About Louis-Marie Fardet: Born in Rochefort, France, cellist Louis-Marie Fardet moved to Paris to attend the renowned Lycée Racine for pre-professional musicians from 1990-93. He was accepted at the Paris Conservatory in 1992, in the studio of Philippe Muller, graduating in 1996. The following two years he studied with Michel Strauss in the Perfectionnement cello class, then came to Houston and earned his Master’s Degree at Rice University. Returning to France in 2001, he became a tenured member of the prestigious Paris Opera Orchestra in 2002, six months after being appointed on a unanimous committee vote. After a five-year tenure in Opéra de Paris, Fardet moved back to Houston in late 2006, and served as Assistant Principal Cellist for the Houston Grand Opera and Ballet until 2015, when he won the fourth chair cello position with the Houston Symphony. He serves occasionally as acting principal cellist with the Houston Symphony. In recent summers he has performed at the Round Top Music Festival, and he also participated in both the 1998 and 2000 Ravinia Festival Steans Institutes. In 2000 he played in “Jerusalem Chamber Music Encounters” with Isaac Stern, and in 1999 in the Isaac Stern Chamber Music Workshop at Carnegie Hall. In 1999 he also toured France as a soloist with La Camerata Chamber Orchestra. Fardet was a finalist in the 2001 Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition, a semi-finalist in the 1998 Maria Canals Sonata Competition (Barcelona, Spain), a 1996 semi-finalist in the Antonio Janigro International Cello Competition (Zagreb, Croatia), and a 1995 at the Maurice Ravel Academy. Fardet is the founder of Francoeur Chamber Music Society in Houston.
About Brian Suits: An eclectic musician, pianist Brian Suits has made a career primarily as accompanist and chamber musician, and has a broad knowledge of the repertoire both of instrumentalists and singers. He is a skilled improviser as well, and feels at home in a great variety of styles. Suits is also an occasional composer, conductor, and arranger. Among his recordings are a solo piano CD of jazz-flavored original works, and CDs with violinist Kyung Sun Lee and tenor Robert Swensen. Suits composed his 2019 Piano Trio for the Bayou City Trio, a group which he founded along with violinist Chavdar Parashkevov and cellist Louis-Marie Fardet. Other compositions include concerti, chamber works, and short piano pieces. Arrangements include orchestrations for more than a dozen Korean films, including 2006 Cannes Festival favorite The Host, which was directed by 2020 Academy Award winner Bong Joon-Ho (for Parasite). Suits has conducted the French Chamber Orchestra Albéric Magnard, the Gonzaga Symphony, Nino Rota’s Italian Straw Hat at the University of Houston, and several orchestras in Korea. He taught at the Yale School of Music from 1990-2002, and currently teaches at the University of Houston as Professor of Accompanying and Chamber Music, as well as art song coach and professor of lyric diction. In summers he plays at both the University of Houston’s Texas Music Festival, and the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival in Burlington, Vermont. He has also been involved with the Aspen, Great Mountains, and Banff Music Festivals. His BM is from the University of Texas at Austin, and his MM is from the University of Southern California. His teachers have included Brooks Smith (the last of violinist Jascha Heifetz’s collaborators), David Renner, Jean Barr, and Donald Grantham
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