The 2017-18 Distinguished Artists Concert and Lecture Series

Outstanding Music Performed at the Highest Level of Artistry and Expertise

Six formal concerts at Peace United Church and occasional free informal performances at other locations in Santa Cruz County.

Program I • Sunday, October 1, 4 p.m.
Piano/cello Duo: Opening Concert — Alon Goldstein & Inbal Segev
Peace United Church, 900 High Street, Santa Cruz

Domenico Scarlatti: Four Sonatas • Brahms: Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99 • Schumann: Fantasiestucke, Op. 73 • Tsintsadze: Five Pieces on Folk Themes • Dvořák: Rondo Op. 94, Including Artists/Audience Interactive Talk.

Alon Goldstein is one of the most original and sensitive pianists of his generation, admired for his musical intelligence, dynamic personality, artistic vision and innovative programming. He has played with the Philadelphia orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, the San Francisco, Baltimore, St. Louis, Dallas, Houston, Toronto and Vancouver symphonies as well as the Israel Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Los Angeles and Radio France Orchestra. Goldstein played under the baton of such conductors as Zubin Mehta, Herbert Blomstedt, Vladimir Jurowski, Rafael Frübeck de Burgos, Peter Oundjian, Yoel Levi, Yoav Talmi, Leon Fleisher and others.

Inbal Segev’s playing of the cello has been described as “characterized by a strong and warm tone… delivered with impressive fluency and style,” by The Strad and “first class,” “richly inspired,” and “very moving indeed,” by Gramophone. Equally committed to new repertoire and masterworks, Segev brings interpretations that are both unreservedly natural and insightful to the vast range of music she performs.

Segev released her recording of the complete Cello Suites of J.S. Bach in fall 2015 on the Vox label, to critical acclaim and a spot on The New York Times Classical Playlist. She has performed Bach’s Cello Suites in venues around the world including Lincoln Center and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Shanghai Concert Hall, and Henry Crown Hall in the Jerusalem Theatre.

TICKETS: General: $35.00 – Senior: $30.00 • Student: $12.50 – ($5 more at the door) (30 and under: $25 at the door; MTAC students under 12: $5 at the door)

Program II • Sunday, October 29, 4 p.m.
Pianist Jerome Rose: Beethoven, Liszt and Schumann

Program III – Thurs., November 16, 7:30 p.m.
Pianist Haskell Small: Bach, Haskell Small and John Tavener

Program IV • Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, 4 p.m.
Violinist Lucia Luque and Pianist Mauro Bertoli – Beethoven, Franck, Schumann, Piazzolla and Sarasate

Program V • Saturday Feb. 18, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Pianist Ching-Yun Hu and Prodigies of the Philadelphia Young Pianists Academy – Mozart, Chopin,
Rachmaninoff and Albert Lavignac
Master Class at 2 p.m.

Program VI • Sunday, Mar. 18, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Pianist Paul Roberts – Reflections on the Music of Ravel and Debussy

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Pre-concert interactive talks with artists on “What to Listen for in Music” one hour prior to each performance, and additional presentations by Dr. Orlando and other musicians and historians.

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Details And Tickets at http://www.distinguished artists.org/