Russell Hill Rogers Musical Evenings at San Fernando Cathedral | Season 22 by Musical Bridges Around the World

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PROG RAMS A ND EVENTS

MUSICAL EVENINGS AT SAN FERNANDO CATHEDRAL Bringing enchanting music from around the globe to the nation’s oldest continuously operating Catholic sanctuary!

THE GURWITZ INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION Discovering the next generation of top young pianists from around the globe

MBAW ART GALLERY Showcasing works of contemporary artists & bringing community together with quarterly receptions

D’S ON KEYS - fundraiser

Benefiting educational outreach with performance by MD’s, PhD’s, JD’s, DDS’s, and community professionals

MUSICAL SPROUTS STEAM curricula taking students on a journey through art and music, opening their minds to far-away cultures

KIDS TO CONCERTS Introducing more than 50,000 students annually to multicultural performances by world-class artists

GOLDEN AGE Providing outstanding live music performances to seniors in assisted living and community centers in Bexar County

IMPRESARIO CLUB - membership program Celebrate the Senses!

MUSICA VIVA! - membership program Music as it’s meant to be heard - in Chambers

Mission To transform lives through multicultural performing and visual arts by shattering barriers, creating connectivity and inspiring hope for those with least access.

Vision A world where fine arts are accessible to all, our common humanity is recognized, cultural diversity is celebrated, and all are united in peace.

Values EXCELLENCE

EQUITY

INSPIRATION

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LETTER FROM THE CEO & BOARD CHAIRMAN Welcome to our 22nd Season! It is with great pride that we introduce Russell Hill Rogers Musical Evenings at San Fernando Cathedral as it has never before been presented! We are taking these concerts to new heights, asking each of our international artists this season to include a piece from their native country. What a way to celebrate cultural diversity! We will also pay tribute this season to Anyaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father, who recently passed, during a special summer concert. Over the summer, some of our team traveled to Spain to receive the Fair Saturday Award and present our organization at The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. Alongside arts agencies from Germany, Rwanda, South Africa and Spain - Musical Bridges was the first US organization to receive this prestigious honor for social impact through the arts. In the off-season, we have been working hard to develop new programs. Musical Bridges Around the World recently absorbed the San Antonio International Piano Competition. Rebranded as The Gurwitz (honoring past competition president Ruth Jean Gurwitz), it replaces our International Music Festival this season and each quadrenium thereafter. We have also launched Impresario Club as we invite patrons to Celebrate the Senses! This membership series will pair fine wine and culinary delights with award-winning artists on select Fridays throughout the season. A highlight in our engagement this year is the exciting growth of our Musical Sprouts educational program, now in its fourth year. It measures the impact of STEAM curricula taught through the media of music and art in partnership with UT Health and UTSA. Thanks to the recent grant awarded by the Impact San Antonio Foundation, Inc., the program has expanded from 4 to 10 Title 1 schools in Bexar County! If you would like to know more about supporting our programs and events, visit our website or call the office at 210-464-1534. We look forward to sharing this spectacular season with you!

Eric Miller, MD Board Chairman 2

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Anya Grokhovski Artistic Director & CEO

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Moscow Nights 7 PM SUNDAY 27 OCTOBER 2019

From Buckingham Palace to the grand opening of Musical Bridges’ 22nd Season, Nina Kotova brings her elegant cello performance to the San Fernando Cathedral. She is joined by the premier Russian String Orchestra (formerly Kremlin).

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RUSSIAN STRING ORCHESTRA M I S H A R AC H L E V S K Y, M u s i c D i r e c t o r

1st VIOLINS

2nd VIOLINS

VIOLAS

CELLOS

Evgeny Pravilov Valeriya Sidorenko Veronika Roshchyna Valeriya Oleynik

Galina Yurchenko Vera Butysina Anna Tsypel

Fedor Vetrov Nikita Sidorov Aleksei Simakin

Vladislav Almakaev Alla Pitirimova Maria Shirianko

DOUBLE BASS

HARPSICHORD

Alexander Pavlov

Elena Portnaya

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program WE OPEN THE 22ND SEASON IN TRIBUTE TO THE HONOR ABLE LIL A COCKRELL

A N T O N Í N DVO R Á K (18 41-19 0 4 )

Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22 PA B L O C A S A L S (18 76 -19 73 )

El Cant Dels Ocells (“Song of the Birds”) for cello solo

P YO T R I LY I C H T C H A I KOV S K Y (18 4 0 -18 73 )

Andante Cantabile, for cello and string orchestra in D major (arr. of 2nd mvt. from String Quartet No.1) A N T O N I O V I VA L D I (1678 -1741) Cello Concerto, for cello, strings & continuo in G major, RV 413 I. Allegro II. Largo III. Allegro

Cello Concerto, for cello, strings & continuo in A minor, RV 419 I. Allegro II. Andante III. Allegro

The harpsichord featured was built in 2001 by San Antonio builder Gerald Self. It is closely based on the instruments of Flemish builders in Antwerp in the first half of the 17th century. The cello podium featured was handmade by Frank Strazza with Strazza Furniture and based after a 1960 design by an Eastman School of Music faculty member. The podium has an internal soundboard and actual soundpost which helps enhance and project the tone of the cello.

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N I N A KOTOVA | Cello russia

The Russian-American cellist Nina Kotova, has been praised by Gramophone as a “strong and individual artist” and by the Los Angeles Times as “a talent to reckon with- poised, committed, graceful and spirited.” Nina Kotova studied at the Moscow Conservatory and graduated from the Musikhochschule in Cologne. Ms. Kotova has performed on Red Square in Moscow, for the Imperial Family of Japan and at Buckingham Palace. She has appeared in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, at Town Hall and Carnegie Hall in NewYork, Wigmore Hall, the Barbican Centre in London, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Berlin Philharmonic, to name a few. Ms. Kotova has also been the subject of numerous features in Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and the Wall Street Journal, The SundayTelegraph Magazine, Hello magazine and has appeared on television on A&E’s “Breakfast with the Arts”, “Hard Talk” and the “Charlie Rose Show”. Ms. Kotova has appeared on the covers of Classic FM, Gramophone China, Il Venerdi Italia and Reader’s Digest. Ms. Kotova has collaborated with pianists Jose Feghali, Helene Grimaud, Lang Lang and Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Ms. Kotova has performed with conductors including Stephane Deneve, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Vladimir Jurowski, Claus Peter Flor, Alain Lombard, Nicola Luisotti, Sir Antonio Pappano, Libor Pesek, Hans Vonk and Jaap Van Zweden. Ms. Kotova co-founded the Festival Del Sole/Festival Napa Valley in Napa Valley and Cortona, Italy. She calls the Festivals “a mecca and meeting place for artists and admirers of the arts alike”. She has also taught at the University of Texas at Austin as an Artist in Residence. A versatile collaborator, Ms. Kotova has performed the Vivaldi double concerto with Bobby McFerrin, appeared on the MTV Music Awards at the MET with Trent Reznor, appeared in Matthew Barney’s Cremaster, and performed with Sting and Trudy Styler in the production “Twin Spirits”. Nina has toured with John Malkovich and collaborated with Jeremy Irons in “Chopin: Seduction, Smoke and Music”.

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RUS S I A N S T R I N G O RC H E S T R A russia

Founded in 1991, the orchestra, comprised of some of Russia’s finest young string players, has carved a niche for itself under the creative baton of its founder and music director Misha Rachlevsky. Whether it is the highly-acclaimed CDs or its mesmerizing concerts, Chamber Orchestra Kremlin’s warmth and high energy create addictive performances that stay with listeners long after the last note has been played. About half of nearly 2,000 concerts the orchestra has performed to date have taken place in Moscow, the rest were played on tours in 25 countries in North and South America, Europe and the Far East. The orchestra’s discography of over 30 CDs has received widespread international acclaim, such as the Diapason d’Or award in France, Critics Choice in London’s Gramophone, Critics Choice in The New York Times, and Record of the Year award in Hong Kong. The signature quality of the orchestra is the depth and variety of its repertoire -- over 1000 compositions from early baroque to works written on commission from Misha Rachlevsky and the orchestra by composers from Russia, Europe and the USA. The orchestra prides itself in offering interesting and often unique programs, not only for its home audience, but on tour as well. From Frankfurter Allgemeine, summarizing its review of the orchestra’s debut at Frankfurt’s Alte Oper: “The evening with this ensemble, which boasts to be made up of Moscow’s best musicians, completely eliminated any doubts with regard to this statement.”

M I S H A R AC H L E VS K Y | Music Director Misha Rachlevsky’s lifetime affinity for chamber music and chamber orchestra repertoire began at the College of the Moscow Conservatory and the Gnessin Academy of Music. Born in Moscow, his violin studies began at the age of five and continued through the well-traveled path of the Russian school of string playing. After leaving the Soviet Union in 1973, he lived and worked in different countries on three continents, and in1976 settled in the United States, becoming active in the field of chamber music. Mr. Rachlevsky founded the New American Chamber Orchestra (NACO) in 1984, and led it to international prominence, completing nine European tours in four years. In 1989, Rachlevsky accepted an offer from the city of Granada, Spain - a two-year project under which NACO became the resident orchestra of Granada while, concurrently, Rachlevsky founded and led Granada’s own chamber orchestra. In 1991, in the heady aftermath of Moscow’s momentous events of August 1991, Misha Rachlevsky found it impossible to resist an opportunity presented by Claves to record Russian works for this label. When Claves concurred with his suggestion to realize the project with Russian musicians, Rachlevsky called auditions, and Chamber Orchestra Kremlin was created.

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Under the Paris Sky 7 PM SUNDAY 8 DECEMBER 2019

The Pan-American multicultural Thalea String Quartet, appointed as the Sphinx Ensemble 2018, will shine in a performance of Joseph Haydn’s “Emperor” Quartet. All the way from Galicia, Spain, the member of the Silk Road Ensemble and jazz virtuoso accordionist Victor Prieto will bring European sensibility to an unprecedented fusion program. T H A LE A S T R I N G Q U A R T E T VICTOR PRIETO a c c or d ion

Z L A T A N R ED Z I C bass

OLIVER RAJAMANI p e r c ussion

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program

A A R O N C O P L A N D (19 0 0 -19 9 0 )

Movement for String Quartet

J O S E P H H AY D N (173 2 -18 0 9 )

String Quartet Opus 76, No. 3 (“Emperor”) I. Allegro I I . Po c o a d a g i o ; c a n t a b i l e III. Menuet to. Allegro I V. F i n a l e . P r e s t o

VICTOR PRIETO

Rosa for accordion solo

A L E X A N D E R K H R I S T I A N OV

Under the Paris Sky Rhapsody for accordion, string quartet, bass and percussion

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T H A L E A S T R I N G Q UA R T E T c anada - us The Thalea String Quartet is dedicated to bringing timeless music to audiences from all walks of life. From living rooms to concert stages around the world, the Thalea String Quartet aims to connect with audiences on a musical, emotional and personal level, from first time listeners to string quartet aficionados. They are devoted to building a new and diverse audience for chamber music through innovative programming and community engagement. Formed in 2014 at the Zephyr International Chamber Music Festival in Courmayeur, Italy, the Thalea String Quartet has been praised for their “vibrant performance” and “sincere expressivity” (SF Classical Voice). The quartet has performed recitals across Europe, the United States, and Canada, and has appeared at the Kennedy Center, Massey Hall, and Weill Hall. They were the first quartet-in-residence at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music from 2015-17. They were recently named the Young Professional String Quartet at the Butler School of Music, where they are mentored by the highly acclaimed Miró Quartet. They also serve as Associated Artists at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Waterloo, Belgium, where they are mentored by the Artemis Quartet. The Thalea String Quartet were top prize winners at both the 2018 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and the 2018 Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition. They were appointed as the Sphinx Ensemble at the 2018 Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, and will return this coming summer as a Shouse Ensemble. They were ensemble-in-residence at the Bear Valley Music Festival for the summers of 2018 and 2019.

V I C TO R P R I E TO | Accordion s pa i n

There are some musicians who always get classified in the “beyond” categories in the magazine polls. They are usually musicians that are in such a unique area of music that there are few peers to make a single category for their respective instrumental talent and focus. Victor Prieto belongs to that list. Grammy Winner Victor Prieto is hailed by The New York Times as “A fiendishly skilled accordionist and composer” and by The All About Jazz as “One of the best World music and Jazz accordionists now days”. He has changed the way musicians and spectators view accordion by revolutionizing both technique and sound (Chord approach on both hands). His love for the traditional Galician music and classical education enriches his compositions with explosive rhythm and colors uniquely combining Galician Roots, Celtic, Brazilian, Jazz, Tango, and Classical music

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Victor continues collaborating on world stages with Yo-Yo Ma (Songs of Joy and Peace, Sony BMG Masterworks. “2010 Grammy Winning Album”), Arturo O’Farrill Latin Jazz Orchestra, Cristina Pato, The Maria Schneider Orchestra, Valinor Quartet (“Second Half” 2014 Grammy Nominated album) Paquito D’Rivera, Chris Cheek, Christian Howes Group. He teaches Master Classes in US Berklee College of Music, “Playing outside the Box”, Spain, Italy, Portugal and has headed the jazz accordion studies at the Brooklyn Conservatory, New York and he also was the Chairman of the Accordion department at Adagio Conservatory, Lugo (Spain).

Z L ATA N R E Z D I C | Bass Zlatan Redzic has been a member of the San Antonio Symphony since 1999. Zlatan also performed with Atlanta Symphony, Atlanta Opera, Jacksonville Symphony and San Antonio Opera. He holds a Bachelor’s of Music from Indiana University where he studied with Bruce Bransby. At Indiana and at Aspen Music Festival, he was a winner of numerous awards as a soloist. Zlatan has served as a mentor at the Aspen School of Music which he attended for three years. He is an active chamber musician and performs regularly with major San Antonio chamber groups.

O L I V E R R A JA M A N I | Percussion An Austin, Texas World Music award winner, a nominee of the 2008 US Artist Award and the 2014 nominee of the prestigious German world music award in the European Charts, Rajamani has toured internationally and has recorded and performed with poets and artists wide-ranging in style including Jeronimo Maya, Gypsy Kings, and Willie Nelson. Rajamani’s unique musical sound and original compositions are drawn from the spiritual and Gypsy/folk chants of India and the elegant Western orchestral/folk traditions of Europe and the Lone Star State of Texas.

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Suite Strings 7 PM SUNDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2020

Grammy-nominated mandolin soloist Avi Avital and “Yo-Yo Ma of the harp” Bridget Kibbey come together in a sophisticated duo program of Baroque and modern composers.

AVI AVITAL man d o l in

BRIDGET KIBBEY harp

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program J O H A N N S E B A S T I A N B AC H (16 8 5 -175 0

Sonata in E- Flat Major, BW V 1031 I. Allegro moderato II. Siciliano III. Allegro M A N U E L D E FA L L A (18 76 -194 6 )

Siete Canciones Populares Españolas I. El paño moruno II. Seguidilla murciana III. Asturiana IV. Jota V. Nana VI. Canción VII. Polo M A R C L AV RY (19 0 3 -19 67 )

Three Jewish Dances I. Sher (Scissors Dance) II. Yemenite Wedding Dance III. Hora J OAQ U Í N R O D R I G O (19 01-19 9 9 )

Cuatro madrigales amatorios I. ¿Con qué la lavaré? II. Vos me matásteis. III. ¿De dónde venís, amore? IV. De los álamos vengo, madre. H E I T O R V I L L A - L O B O S (18 8 7-19 59 )

Aria from Bachianas brasileiras No.5 JAC O B D E B A N D O L I M (1918 -19 6 9 )

Assanhado and Doce de Coco

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AV I AV I TA L | Mandolin israel

The first mandolin soloist to be nominated for a classical Grammy, Avi Avital has been compared to Andres Segovia for his championship of his instrument and Jascha Heifitz for his incredible virtuosity. More than 100 contemporary compositions have been written for him, including works by Anna Clyne, Avner Dorman and Giovanni Sollima. Avi is an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist, recording four albums on the label. In 2018/19, Avital debuted on the main stage of Carnegie Hall with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. In the Spring of 2019, following on from his most recent Deutsche Grammophon recording, Avital toured North America with bassist Omer Avital. Recent appearances in the US also include performances with the St. Louis Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony, and the Chicago Symphony. Avital’s inspired music-making has electrified audiences in performances around the world. He has performed with orchestras such as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche Symphonie Orchester Berlin, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Tonhalle Zurich, Israel Philharmonic, Dresden Phiharmonic, and Tasmania Symphony Orchestra, under conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Kent Nagano, Osmo Vänskä, Ton Koopman and Giovanni Antonini. Performances have taken him to Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts, London’s Wigmore and Royal Albert Halls, Berlin Philharmonie, Zurich’s Tonhalle, Barcelona’s Palau de la Música Catalana, Paris Philharmonie, Vienna Konzerthaus, New York’s Carnegie Hall and Palais de Versailles with a live telecast on TV Arte. Artistic partners with whom he collaborates include: Andreas Scholl, Juan Diego Flórez, Dawn Upshaw, Giora Feidman, Ray Chen, David Greilsammer, Richard Galliano, Ksenija Sidorova, percussionist Itamar Doari and the Dover and Danish String Quartets. He plays on a mandolin made by Israeli luthier Arik Kerman.

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B R I D G E T K I B B E Y | Harp israel

Called the “Yo-Yo Ma of the harp” by Vogue’s Senior Editor Corey Seymour, Bridget Kibbey is a winner of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, a Salon de Virtuosi SONY Recording Grant, an artist with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and winner of Premiere Prix at the Journées de les Harpes Competition in Arles, France. Kibbey has fast gained a reputation for her diverse, energetic programming that spans the Baroque, French Masterworks, and rhythmic migration in South America. Kibbey has toured and recorded with luminaries Placido Domingo, Dawn Upshaw, and Gustavo Santaollalo for SONY Records and Deutsche Grammophon. Her own debut album, Love is Come Again, was named one of the Top Ten Releases by Time Out New York. Bridget Kibbey’s solo performances have been broadcast on NPR’s Performance Today, New York’s WQXR, WNYC’s Soundcheck, WETA’s Front Row Washington, WRTI’s Crossover, and on television in A&E’s Breakfast with the Arts. Most recently she was named “Best in Studio 2018” by WQXR for her performance of her own adaptation of J.S. Bach’s Toccata and Fugue, live on air. Kibbey appears frequently as soloist and chamber musician at festivals and series across the globe, including Schloss Elmau, Pelotas Festival, Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart, Aspen, Bravo!Vail, Santa Fe, Spoleto, Big Ears Knoxville, Chamber Music Northwest, Bridgehampton, Bay Chamber, Savannah Music Festival, and Music@Menlo.

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Dreams from Afar 7 PM SUNDAY 12 APRIL 2020

Armenian soprano Mane Galoyan returns to Musical Bridges after her highly anticipated Met debut in the Fall of 2019. She will be joined by the international competition winner Belgian violin/piano duo of Nikolaas Kende and Jolente de Maeyer in a spectacular program from Beethoven to Bernstein.

MANE GALOYAN soprano

J O LE N T E DE M A E Y E R vio l in

N I K O L A A S K E N DE piano

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program jolente de maeyer,

v io l i n n i k o l a a s k e n d e , pia no

L U D W I G VA N B E E T H OV E N (17 70 -18 2 7 )

Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3 I. Allegro assai II. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso III. Allegro vivace C É S A R F R A N C K (18 2 2 -18 9 0 )

Mélancolie F R I T Z K R E I S L E R (18 75 -19 62 )

Schön Rosmarin (Lovely Rosemary)

m a n e g a l o ya n ,

s op ra no j o l e n t e d e m a e y e r , v io l i n n i k o l a a s k e n d e , pia no KO M I TA S (18 6 9 -19 3 5 )

Lullaby E DVA R D M I R ZOYA N (19 21- 2 012 )

I Had a Dream M A R C B L I T Z S T E I N (19 0 5 -19 6 4 )

What will it be from Regina L E O N A R D B E R N S T E I N (1918 -19 9 0 )

I Feel Pretty There Is a Place For Us from West Side Story R I C H A R D S T R AU S S (18 6 4 -194 9 )

Morgen ! (Tomorrow!) Cäcilie

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JOLENTE DE MAEYER | Violin belgium

“Completely spellbinding not just in technical matters but in stylistic sensibility and musical characterisation as well” - The Gramophone One of the leading Belgian violinists, Jolente De Maeyer is recognized as an exceptionally gifted artist, reflected in the numerous awards and effusive reviews she has received for both her live performances and recordings. Prizewinner of several international competitions in Portugal (Cardona Competition), Russia (Liana Issakadze Competition) and London (Benjamin Britten Competition), the international career of Jolente started with a successful participation at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels. Performances with all major Belgian orchestras and concert tours in Europe and America was followed by an extensive tour in South Africa and North America in 2018 performing amongst others at the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts in Chicago. Her recordings include concerti by Saint-Saens and Vieuxtemps with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Liège with Christian Arming, awarded an ‘Editors Choice’ from Diapason, and the CD ‘Kreutzer sonata’ with duo partner Nikolaas Kende, awarded a ‘Gold Label’ from Klassiek Centraal. After an invitation from Yehudi Menuhin when she was 14 years old, Jolente studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School near London. She continued her studies in London, Berlin and Waterloo where she graduated in the class of Augustin Dumay in 2013. Since 2018 Jolente is professor violin at the Conservatory of Tilburg, the Netherlands and has given masterclasses in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Texas and California.

N I KO L A A S K E N D E | P i a n o belgium

“Poet in every inch of his fingers” - Le Progres Nikolaas Kende has been praised for his poetic playing and honest musicality full of passion. Both as soloist and chamber musician he is a highly demanded pianist on international concert stages. A winner of several competitions, including the EPTA, Tenuto and Vriendenkrans Concertgebouw Amsterdam competitions, his successful participation at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels (2007) was followed by concerts in most European countries and an American debut (2009) with the 1st piano concerto of Brahms.

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2015 marked his solo debut in Mozambique and South Africa; followed by debuts in USA and Canada. In 2018 he made his Chinese debut with an extensive recital tour. Nikolaas studied in Antwerp with his parents, Heidi Hendrickx and Levente Kende, in Amsterdam with Jan Wijn and in Munich and Fiesole with Elisso Virsaladze. In addition he studied with such artists as Murray Perahia and Radu Lupu. In 2015, Nikolaas was appointed professor of piano at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp. He has given masterclasses in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Texas, California and China.

M A N E GA LOYA N | S o p r a n o armenia

Armenian soprano Mané Galoyan, whom Classical Source exclaimed, “…is a real find…” is making a splash in the classical music industry. In the most recent season, Ms. Galoyan makes her Metropolitan Opera debut, singing Prilepa/Chlöe in Pique Dame, conducted by Vasily Petrenko. She also returns to Houston Grand Opera to sing Gilda in Rigoletto, debuts with Hawaii Opera Theatre as the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro, and the role of Giannetta and cover of Adina in L’elisir d’Amore with Glyndebourne Festival. Finally, she will offer a solo recital with Cypress Creek FACE in the greater Houston area, and a residency with Musical Bridges in San Antonio, including recital and chamber music programs. For the 2018-2019 season, Ms. Galoyan performed Violetta with the Glyndebourne Festival on tour and Gilda in Rigoletto with Kentucky Opera and Wolf Trap Opera. Symphonic engagements included Rachmaninoff’s The Bells with James Gaffigan and The Dallas Symphony, as well as with Andrés Orozco-Estrada and the Houston Symphony. Ms. Galoyan also performed select Russian song repertoire with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at Alice Tully Hall and Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with the Aspen Music Festival. As part of her final season with the Houston Grand Opera Studio in 2017-2018, she performed Violetta and the Confidante in Elektra. Ms. Galoyan’s extensive concert performances include Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, Schubert’s Mass in G and Mass in C, Vivaldi’s Gloria, and Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, all with the Armenian National Chamber Orchestra, as well as the Fauré Requiem with the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra. Mané Galoyan is a winner of numerous international competitions, including First Prize in the 27th Eleanor McCollum Competition and Concert of Arias with Houston Grand Opera, Third Prize in the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition, Fourth Prize in the 6th International Vocal Competition China in Ningbo, Third Prize in the 2017 Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition, a 2014 prize in the Hans Gabor Belvedere Competition, and first prize in the Bibigul Tulegenova International Singing Competition in Kazakhstan. Ms. Galoyan is a graduate of the Houston Grand Opera Studio, and holds two degrees from the Yerevan State Komitas Conservatory in Armenia, where she was named the 2013 winner of the President of the Republic of Armenia Youth Prize.

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Duo Baldo 7 PM SUNDAY 3 MAY 2020

Fasten your seatbelts for an unprecedented season finale. The Italian musical comedy team DUO BALDO combine virtuosic performance and theatrical humor for critically-acclaimed concerts. In 2019, they were also featured in the new television series, “Now Hear This”, in Great Performances on PBS.

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BRAD REPP vio l in

A LD O G E N T I LE S C H I piano

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program C L AU D E D E B U S S Y (18 62 -1918 )

Beau Soir (arr. by J. Heifetz)

G E O R G E G E R S H W I N (18 9 8 -19 37 )

It Ain’t Necessarily So (arr. by J. Heifetz)

J O H A N N E S B R A H M S (18 3 3 -18 9 7 )

Hungarian Dance No 5

N I C C O L Ò PAGA N I N I (178 2 -18 4 0 )

Il Duetto Amoroso

Z E Q U I N H A A B R E U (18 8 0 -19 3 5 )

Tico Tico

A N T O N I O V I VA L D I (1678 -1741)

Allegro non molto from The Four Seasons. Summer

PA B L O D E S A R A S AT E (18 4 4 -19 0 8 )

Romanza Andaluza (Spanish Dance)

W I L L I A M K R O L L (19 01-19 8 0 )

Banjo and Fiddle

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BRAD REPP | Violin ALDO GENTILESCHI | Piano/ Actor In 2002, in a small town on the outskirts of Florence, Italy, the idea of Duo Baldo was born in the most natural of ways. Brad, an American violinist studying in Lucca, and Aldo, a pianist and aspiring actor, met casually in a quaint coffee shop and began experimenting with new ideas that would eventually, and unknowingly, blossom into a show that captivates and surprises. The duo became the highlight of the town, and week after week people would flock from all around to see what they had invented. And now, over a thousand performances and tens of thousands of delighted audience members in major concert halls, recital halls and theaters around the world is the result of that casual meeting of two very different people from two very diverse cultural backgrounds. The musical comedy team Duo Baldo is renowned violinist Brad Repp and pianist/actor Aldo Gentileschi. Their critically acclaimed concerts combine virtuosic performances, theatrical humor and pop culture. Duo Baldo made their debut with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli in 2004. In February 2006, Duo Baldo won first prize at the National Short Theater Competition in Florence. After winning first prize at the 2009 Musicomicontest, they performed at the opening of the 2010 Salzburg Festival. Other invitations include Tokyo’s Musashino Cultural Foundation, the Shanghai Concert Hall, the Mozaic Festival, the Beijing Concert Hall, the Chamber Music Society of Trieste, as well as appearances in Brescia, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Lugano (Switzerland), Mexico City and Stockholm. In 2016, the duo was highly praised for a successful television appearance on Italy’s popular talent show, “Tu Sí Que Vales”. In 2018, the duo made their first successful US Tour which included 36 cities. The Ponca City News reviewed one of the duo’s performances last February: “I truthfully can’t remember laughing so much unless it was at a former concert when Victor Borge did a Community Concert here more years ago than I can count.” Also in 2018 the duo performed to a sold-out crowd at Taipei’s prestigious National Concert Hall, earning themselves a second Chinese/Taiwanese tour in October of 2019. Violinist Brad Repp has appeared as violin soloist with José Carreras in two Asia tours. He performs on a 1736 Testore violin. Aldo Gentileschi performs on whatever piano he can find. In October 2019 Duo Baldo was featured in the new television series, “Now Hear This”, (in Great Performances on PBS). This is the first classical music television program broadcast in primetime since 1967.

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Tribute to the Violinist 7 PM SUNDAY 7 JUNE 2020

Join us to celebrate and commemorate the incredible artistic life of Yuri Sheykhet, a violinist with Moscow Philharmonic for 40 years with musical offerings from the “golden age” repertoire of romantic violin, piano, and piano four hands performed by his family and friends.

D U O A LE A N Y A piano f our han d s anya grokhovski an d a l e na gorina

MARK CHEIKHET vio l in

ELE N A P O R T N A Y A piano

PROGRAM WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE CONCERT ON 7 JUNE 2020

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Y U RI S H E I K H E T | V io l i n 0 9 / 0 7/19 3 3 - 0 6 / 0 7/ 2 019 Yuri Sheykhet, who was known for his love of classical music and especially for violin, his quirky sense of humor and intellectual curiosity died on June 7th 2019 age of 85 in San Antonio due to complications from heart disease. Yuri was born in 1933 in Moscow, Soviet Union into the family of professional musicians, his father was the conductor of a jazz band in Moscow. The deprivations and horrors of the Second World War, growing up in Russia stayed with him his entire life.The joke in his family was that his parents had to come up with special treats to have him stop practicing. He met his future wife Zina Khiger - fellow violinist in The Riga Conservatory while both were studying for Masters degree in violin performance. It took a lot of convincing but eventually Zina agreed to marry him. In 1961 daughter Anya was born and they decided to make her a pianist as two professional violinists needed a free accompanist in the family. Mark was born in 1973 and it was decided even before his birth - he was going to be a concert violinist. Yuriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dream came true when he won a violin position in the Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra in 1958, where he worked for over 40 years. Among the most memorable moments were the premier of Shostakovichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Symphony #13 under the baton of Kirill Kondrashin, and accompanying Van Cliburn when he won the Tchaikovsky Competition. His job took him all over the world when the Soviet Union was a closed country and very few others in the Soviet Union had the opportunity to see the world. His jokes were soul food for his orchestra colleagues and over the years became a part of the orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s culture. He immigrated to the US after retiring from his orchestra position in 2001 and was very active as a musician in San Antonio as a part of the San Antonio Virtuosos piano quartet and through numerous students. In later years despite developing health issues, he still would practice every day for hours and took his violin with him, even when he was hospitalized. The staff of Main Methodist to this day remembers the unforgettable picture of Yuri walking down the cardiology floor practicing his violin in the hospital gown not properly tied in the back. The biggest regret of his life was that he did not leave a professional solo recording on violin. Yuri infused the love and art of music in his children and grandchildren. His daughter is a concert pianist with a doctoral degree in music and the founder and artistic director of the performing arts nonprofit Musical Bridges Around the World. His son is a concert violinist and a very talented visual artist. His grandson plays jazz piano for fun and his granddaughters take piano lessons. His granddaughters (7 and 9 year old) stole his heart in later years and took a rightful place next to his love for violin.

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D U O A LE A N YA | P i a n o russia

Alena Gorina & Anya Grokhovski are pianists with extensive concert experience as both soloists and chamber musicians who came together to share their love of piano ensemble repertory. Their programing is greatly influenced by their cultural and educational roots. Alena was born, raised, and educated in Belorussia (formerly, the Soviet Union) and Anya in Moscow, Russia. Needless to say, Russian music holds a special place in the hearts of Duo AleAnya. Both Alena and Anya hold doctoral degrees in piano performance; Alena from UT Austin and Anya from the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music in Moscow. Currently Alena is a lecturer at Texas State University, San Marcos and Anya is the Artistic Director of Musical Bridges Around the World, a non-profit cultural and educational organization based in San Antonio, Texas.

MARK CHEIKHET | Violin russia

Mark Cheikhet, violinist, is famous for his “golden tone” on romantic violin. Graduate of a Doctoral degree from Moscow Conservatory, Mark has built a unique niche for his talents in both worlds of performing and visual arts. A frequent guest of Musical Bridges Around the World, Mark has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Russia, Germany, France, Mexico and the United States. Among his recent performances are the Festival in Bressia Italy, Festival of the Russian Art in Marseille, and Festival “Oldenburg Promenade” in Germany. Currently residing in Moscow, Mark is known for multimedia performances that include exhibitions and their musical interpretations. “ … his warm and beautiful sound transforms the listener to another world. … Mark’s clarity of musical thought and virtuosity are truly remarkable. … ” (Brescia Oggi)

E L E N A P O R T N AYA | P i a n o russia

Concert pianist and Artistic Coordinator for Musical Bridges Around The World, Elena Portnaya holds two Doctoral Degrees from Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, and the University of Texas at Austin. Elena is a laureate of numerous international piano competitions and has performed solo as well as in chamber ensembles in Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine, England, Portugal, Argentina, Italy, Switzerland and the United States. In 2010-2011 season she was a member of the Houston Grand Opera Studio, working on the preparation of Madame Butterfly, Dead Man Walking and Ariadne auf Naxos, and other works under the baton of maestro Patrick Summers.

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Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts for underwriting artistic fees for Musical Evenings at San Fernando Cathedral

Russell Hill Rogers, a San Antonio businessman, philanthropist and patron of the arts, had a long association with the arts in San Antonio. While in high school, he was concertmaster of the San Antonio Youth Symphony, and at the age of 17 was chose to be in the violin section of San Antonio’s first Symphony Orchestra, founded by Max Reiter in 1939. For over 40 years, he was active in most of San Antonio’s arts organizations, serving on the Boards of the San Antonio Symphony Society, the San Antonio Museum of Art, and on the Council of the McNay Art Museum. As an actor/singer, Mr. Rogers played many roles on the stage of the San Pedro Playhouse and served as President of the Board of Directors of the San Antonio Little Theatre. He was also a member and past president of the Texas Watercolor Society and sang with the Symphony Mastersingers of the time, including the period during which they served as the Opera Chorus for the touring MET productions presented annually in San Antonio from the 1940s to the 1960s. In 1979, a gift to the San Antonio Symphony from Mr. Rogers established the annual Russell Hill Rogers String Residency, providing local string players of all ages with a unique opportunity to work with internationallyrenowned artists. Shortly before his untimely death in 1986, Mr. Rogers established the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts for the “support, encouragement, and preservation of the creative and performing arts including but not limited to painting, sculpture, architecture, music, literature and drama.” It’s specific purpose is to benefit arts organizations and provide arts offerings available to residents of Bexar County, and the Fund has underwritten a number of significant arts projects and productions in San Antonio.

THE GURWITZ 2020 San Antonio International Piano Competition 26 JANUARY - 1 FEBRUARY 2020

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FROM HONORARY CHAIRMAN DAVID ROBINSON I have been blessed to call San Antonio my home for the last three decades and watch the city become worldrecognized for basketball. Now with The Gurwitz International Piano Competition we are raising the bar for the performing arts as we attract the best and brightest emerging talent from across the globe. Music has been an incredibly important part of my family's life and I'm honored to support San Antonio's musical community in this effort. Photography by Josh Huskin

THE GURWITZ COMMITTEE

CHAIR

Susan C. Franklin

Jane Macon

Debbie Montford

Margaret Kelley, MD

Sheryl Sculley

Tracy Wolff

Sonya Medina Williams

THE GURWITZ IS A PROUD MEMBER OF

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medalists

GOLD MEDALIST $25,000

Sponsored by Susan and Aubra Franklin of Franklin Park and Drs. Michelle and Eric Miller of Central Texas Pain Center

JIALE LI, China SILVER MEDALIST $15,000

Sponsored by Mr. Ken Thompson of MACSA Musical Arts Center of San Antonio, Inc.

YEDAM KIM, South Korea BRONZE MEDALIST $10,000 Sponsored by Mrs. Virginia Kane From left to right: Jiale Li, Yedam Kim, Leonardo Colafelice

LEONARDO COLAFELICE, Italy

special prizes

AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARD | $5,000 Sponsored by Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation

LEONARDO COLAFELICE Italy

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BEST PERFORMANCE OF A SPANISH OR LATIN WORK $5,000 Sponsored by Epitacio Resendez

JONGYUN KIM South Korea

JUNIOR JURY AWARD $2,500 Sponsored by Arpeggio Music Academy LLC, Judy Garrell and Virginia Kane

ARTEM KUZNETSOV Russia

THE GURWITZ 2020

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ABOUT Musical Sprouts is an educational program that measures the impact of STEAM curricula taught through the media of music and art in partnership with UT Health Science Center. 2019-20 FEATURED COUNTRIES

INDIA

RUSSIA

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FOLLOW SPROUTS Musical Sprouts by MBAW

@SproutsMusical

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IN RECOGNITION TO Impact San Antonio is a collective-giving grant-making organization that empowers women to make the most of their charitable donation to impact the Greater San Antonio community and the nonprofits that serve it. mbaw.org

kids to concerts ABOUT Kids to Concerts is a free educational engagement program that introduces San Antonio children to faraway cultures from all over the world through folk music and dance in their very own schools. Kids to Concerts annually benefits more than 50,000 children in grades K-12 through interactive, multicultural performances by world-class artists of the highest caliber. This program is the first of its kind in the area, and is regularly praised by educators and children alike. 2019-20 FEATURED COUNTRIES

AUSTRALIA

CHINA

SPAIN

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ABOUT Golden Age is a one-of-a-kind community engagement program that provides outstanding live music performances to seniors in assisted living and community centers in Bexar County. The goal of this program is to positively impact the lives of senior citizens by providing stimulating cultural experiences, learning opportunities, socialization and entertainment free of charge.

2019-20 FEATURED COUNTRIES

AUSTRALIA

INDIA

LEBANON

SOUTH KOREA

SPAIN

RUSSIA

USA

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MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS Musical Bridges Around the World’s Members transforms lives through the performing arts by shattering barriers, creating connectivity and inspiring hope for those with least access. For membership inquiries, contact: July Jara | Director of Development julya@musicalbridges.org | 210 440 7879

MEMBERSHIPS AND BENEFITS

IMPRESARIO CLUB | $5,000 CELEBRATE THE SENSES! n

M embership for 2 to 5 exclusive Friday evenings with culinary pairings and award winning artists from around the globe at the historic Roosevelt Library

C hampagne & Hors D’oeuvres Welcome Reception

C elebrity Chef Inspired Seated Dinner

S ommelier-Paired Wines

D ialogue with International Musicians facilitated by Guest Interviewer

P rivate Performance by Acclaimed Musical Bridges’ Artists

G ourmet Coffee, Desserts & Digestifs

A utographed CD from Select Artists

M usical Bridges’ Annual Report | Inclusion as a Sustaining Member T he Musical Bridges’ Society Signature Lapel Pin

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MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS PRODUCER | $2,500 n

I nvitation to a Sunday Dinner at Biga on the Banks with Artists preceding a Musical Evening at San Fernando Cathedral (Upon Request)

I nvitation for Two to One Signature Impresario Club Evening

A utographed CD from Select Guest Artist

5 Musica Viva Salon Concerts for 2 persons: Intimate Evenings of Music, Wine and Dinner with Award Winning Artists from Around the Globe!

A nnual Report | Inclusion as a Sustaining Member

M usical Bridges’ Signature Lapel Pin

MUSICA VIVA! | $1,500 n

5 Salon Concerts on select Saturdays Evenings in some of San Antonio’s most magnificent homes. I ntimate Evenings of Music, Wine and Dinner with Award Winning Artists from Around the Globe!

A nnual Report | Inclusion as a Sustaining Member

M usica Viva Signature Lapel Pin

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE | $750 n

I nvitation for Two to One Signature Musica Viva Concert

A nnual Report | Inclusion as a Sustaining Member

M usical Bridges’ Society Signature Lapel Pin

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Celebrate The Senses!

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CHAMBER MUSIC AS IT’S MEANT TO BE HEARD – IN CHAMBERS!

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2 0 2 0 V I S I O N A RY AWA R D goes to

D r. A w i l d a R a m o s Retired Colonel of the U.S. Army Reserve MBAW Community Outreach Committee Chair and Former Board Chair

For her inspiration, dedication, leadership and perseverance in developing and advancing Musical Sprouts, with gratitude from Musical Bridges Around the World! this award will be presented live at dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on keys on 22 march 2020 in the tobin center for the performing arts

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legacy suites The Legacy Suites program has been established to honor friends of Musical Bridges who institute planned gifts to help finance our efforts to bring the beauty of international music to people of all ages in the San Antonio area. Planned gifts to Musical Bridges such as bequests, insurance, retirement plan gifts, and charitable trusts help ensure a sound financial future for the growing programs.

a gift to reflect your valuesâ&#x20AC;Ś Your planned gift of any amount to Musical Bridges, through your will or estate plan, becomes a personal legacy that expresses your lifelong valuesâ&#x20AC;Ś n

hink about your personal finant cial planning. Even a modest estate should be carefully planned to ensure your wishes are met. onsider Musical Bridges. You may c wish to leave a planned gift to continue your legacy of giving, or in memory of a loved one. ontact Julya Jara at Musical c Bridges to learn more about avail-

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eek professional help from a finans cial or legal advisor. They can assure that you receive the maximum tax and legal advantages allowed for your gift.

MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD BENEFACTORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS 1 SEPTEMBER 2018 - 15 FEBRUARY 2020

The Board of Directors of Musical Bridges Around the World extends its heartfelt gratitude to the following individuals, foundations, corporations and organizations that have supported us over the past two years.

MUSICAL BRIDGES SOCIETY ARTS AMBASSADORS: $100,000 - $1,000,000 AND ABOVE City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture Kronkosky Charitable Foundation VISIONARIES: $50,000 - $99,999 Arthur, Jonathan, and Rachel Gurwitz (Gurwitz 2020) Central Texas Pain Center - Drs. Michelle and Eric Miller (MBAW/Gurwitz 2020) Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parrish Russell Hill Rogers Fund for The Arts Bexar County LEADERSHIP: $20,000 - $49,999 Anonymous Marmon Mok Architecture (In kind) Musical Bridges Board Managed Investment Fund National Endowment for the Arts SWBC Foundation (Gurwitz 2020) The Brown Foundation, Inc. Valero Energy Foundation Hotel Valencia (In kind) Cano Development (In kind) PRESENTERS: $10,000 - $19,999 Cassandra C. Carr City Council Project Funds Franklin Park - Susan and Aubra Franklin (Gurwitz 2020) Greehey Family Foundation 46 mbaw.org

HEB Tournament of Champions Charitable Trust Joan and Herb Kelleher Charitable Foundation (Gurwitz 2020) Mrs. Virginia Kane (Gurwitz 2020) Muriel F. Siebert Foundation (Gurwitz 2020) Precision Spine and Pain Management - Yurii and Elena Borshch (Gurwitz 2020) Jan Puckett and John Richardson Raba Kistner (Gurwitz 2020) Rack Gives Back Sister Cities International Texas Commission on the Arts The Carol Lee Klose and Carolyn A. Seale Trust for Women in the Arts (Gurwitz 2020) The Plum Foundation (Gurwitz 2020) Luminous Counseling Center - Maria Winsborough (Gurwitz 2020) Roosevelt Library/Stone Standard (In kind) San Fernando Cathedral (In kind) Stan and Yuliya Zebrowski IMPRESARIO: $5,000 - $9,999 Baywood Hotels/BJ Patel (In kind) Biga on the Banks (In kind) Susan and Jon Blumenthal/Braverman Family Charitable Foundation Drs. Kenneth Bloom and Sheila Swartzman (Gurwitz 2020) Chris Carson W. Elisa Chan â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Unintech Consulting Engineers, Inc. (Gurwitz 2020)

MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD BENEFACTORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS Embassy Suites by Hilton San Antonio Airport (In kind) Empire Theatre (In kind) Enterprise Holdings Foundation (Gurwitz 2020) Vernon Haney Hard Rock Heals Foundation Kevin Hall and Josefine Heim-Hall Bruce and Anne Johnson Fabian Lainez (In Kind) Ken Mahnke (In kind) Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation (Gurwitz 2020) MACSA - Musical Arts Center of San Antonio, Inc., Ken Thompson (Gurwitz 2020) Drs. Luis and Awilda Ramos Epitacio Resendez (Gurwitz 2020) Victoria Seplarsky and Leonid Bogdanov Drs. Alice and Sergio Viroslav (Gurwitz 2020) The Japan Foundation, New York Donna and Ted Welsh, McCrea Foundation PRODUCER: $2,500 - $4,999 Alamo Music (In kind) Argyle Foundation - Margo Spitz Marbut (Gurwitz 2020) ASA Real Estate (In kind) Compass Bank WMG BBVA Foundation Arseni Grokhovski and Flor Beckman Frost Bank (Gurwitz 2020) Mr. and Mrs. Randolph D. Glickman Bryan and Macrine Helbert JLen Events - Jaime Cooke (In kind) Robert and Karen Leckie Katherine and Christopher Kimm Live Oak Allergy & Asthma Clinic (In kind) Alexander Kuzmin and Olga Marushkina Paul Martin Robert Michaelson and Anya Grokhovski

Michelle K Reese Shiner Beers Texas Cavaliers Charitable Foundation Tanya Orndorff and Phillip Wing Dr. Aureliano A. Urrutia and Gwen Cowden Wellmed Charitable Foundation Matt West and FASTSIGNS Downtown (In kind) WestEast Design Group MUSICA VIVA: $1,500 - $2,499 Amegy Bank Anonymous Dominic Anderson Jeanne Bennett Norma Bodevin and Raul Yordan Craig Browning Adriana and Carlos Contreras Jaime and Jack Cooke Michael and Mariya Dunn Adriana Flores Shahrzad Dowlatshahi and Richardson Gill Dr. Jeffrey Glass (Gurwitz 2020) Anna Hakobyan Kay and Randy Harig Annette and Allen Hartsell Katerina Akimova and Richard Jones Robert and Karen Leckie Svetlana Krizover and Yury Sless Lifshutz Foundation Michael and Nikki Little Brant Mittler and Louise A. Mandel Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McClellan LaRhesa Moon Maripat and Tom Munley Jose and Aixa Pascual Elena Portnaya Stephen T. Quigley Jr. Jenn and James Rosenblatt

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MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD BENEFACTORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS Toni Ruiz Lou and Nancy Scantland Vicki Sparks MD, PC Hector Anthony Troche UBS Financial Services Inc. Shari and Cliff Underwood Lisa and Rafael Veraza Cols. Kris and George Wolf Dr. Leopoldo Zorilla ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: $750 - $1,499 Anastasia Alidaan Aaron Asel Ret. Col. Jeanne Berkheiser Deborah Brigham T. Ruth Chang Patti Doner Tenchita and Alfredo Flores Michael and Jane Goldstein Michelle Gonzales Erika Gonzalez-Reyes Daniel Goodgame Linda and Phil Hardberger Stella and Anatoly Koretsky KRTU Jazz 91.7 (In Kind) Vicki and John McLaughlin John Newman Family Charitable Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation Timothy and Mary Owens Pizzaro Allen - Derrick Pizarro Dr. Gary W. Raba Dr. Rajam Ramamurthy Cristina and Victor Saldivar, MD Holden Shannon Terresa Stallworth, MD Frank Stenger Liz Tullis University Health System Leticia Van de Putte Stewart Zweikoft, MD

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PATRONS: $250 - $749 Arte De Ana Montoya John and Ruth Agather Mary Frances Agnello Richard C. Arredondo Benjamin Bauman Brenda L. Belville Lourdes James and Eric Breish Lee and Zachry Carter Memorial Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation. Matthew Choma Henry Cisneros Michael and Carole Clark Dr. Melvin L. Cohen Edward and Vashti Coates Dr. and Mrs. Steven A. Davis Beverly Davis Christopher Deramo April Dickson Harriet Dominique Michael Duan Esquire Tavern Mary Flanagan and Michael Lichtenstein Fisher Brothers Properties, LTD Franklin Park Sonterra (In kind) Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gonzalez Brian Gorman David Griffin Carol Growney Gwendolyn Hadnott Luci Harty Jeff Hawthorn Liliana Hayen David Ingbar (In Kind) Jacobson Family Fund Mr. Roger W. Johnson (Gurwitz 2020) Angelika C. Jansen Waheeda and Nooruddin Kara Bradley Kayser and Gemma Kennedy Dr. Margaret A. Kelley (Gurwitz 2020) Shadia Khoury

MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD BENEFACTORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS Harold Kiolbassa and Inna Lukashova John Toohey and Linda Leary Ruth Madorsky Margaret Priesmeyer-Masinter Cristina Mendez Sandra K. Murdoch Dr. Michael Niczyporuk William Sandve Jr. Susan Skaer Sheryl Sculley Sheree Stevens Douglas T. Stone Joseph Webb and Victoria Summy Ronald and Joan Symes Ian and Donna Thompson Margaret M. Vera Eileen Weigum Angela Weissmann Tim and Stacey Welu Paula and Kurt Winkler Beth A. Woolfolk FINETUNERZ: $120 - $249 James Bridges Juan Cano Geoffrey Clarke Bill F. Cogburn Norma H. De Leon Daniel Espinosa Jacob and Kristina Goldstein Thomas and Kyong Hannon Sonia Hitchcock Darby Ivins Mahera Jeevanjee Debra Kiker Henry and Ann Lipsitt Veronika Liskova Farooq Malik Nia Mapp Kathy Mayer Taddy McAllister

Linda McDavitt Adam Inselbuch and Kathryn Milano Michael Murphy Durga Suryadevara and Dipan Patel Robert Rivard and Monika Maeckle Mr. and Mrs. Philip Serwer Caleb Sharbono Kathleen Silva Kim Smith Martha Spinks Dwayne Taylor Karen Thompson Rajia Tobia Adam Wetherell Stephen Wheeler Connie and Charles White Barbara Woodriff SUPPORTERS: $1 - $119 Angela Pilcher Black, MD Ildiko Agoston Court B. Allen James Amerson Rudy Arispe Marisa and Ignacio Gallego Dr. Alexei Arkhipov, MD, PA Reem Bahhady Claudia Bankler Judith C. Barnett Anali Barrera Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barr Thomas Beck Edward S. Bernreuter Mr. and Mrs. Robert Biechlin Ronald Bird Bayla and Harvey Biskin John Blanton Cheryl Boone-Delgado Gigi Boothe Dr. April Brahinsky Jennifer Brooklyn

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MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD BENEFACTORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS Danica Bullis Virginia Burkholder Ms. Dianna Buxkemper Norma V. Cantu Joan Carroll Lily Cartwright Debora and Richard Castillo Patty Cater Marvin W. Cole Stephen Contreras John Costello Aida Cragnolino Najwa Dagher Ann Dalporto Cecily David William Davis Molly Davis Heather De Rojas Meredith Dean John Degood Samin Denkharghanian James Dykman Randell Drum Mohamed Elawad Sophie Fairley Nathan Felix Nancy Fix Anderson Diego Flores Montufar James and Veronica Foreman Gary and Nancy Fullerton Claire Gabriel Arnoldo Garza Sharon Gaskill Yair Gazitt Michael Geer M. Antonieta Gonzalez Linda H. Gonzalez Michelle Grant George R. Gregory Siyao Gu Regina Guggenheim Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Gurwitz 50 mbaw.org

Rebecca A. Hadley Hannelore Hallinger Ben Harman Nicole Hartman Warren Head Rita and Thomas Heck Sherry Heffner Dr. Roxanne Henkin Dolores Hernandez Patty Hinojosa Siegmundo Hirsch Wyndee Holbrook Crisarla Houston Ann Howell Tanya Howell Qiuli Huang and Qunying Kou Nancy Iragorri Hiroki Ivino Julya A. Jara Karen A. Jensen Sherie Johnson Kay Lorraine Johnson Ttee Ben Jurewicz Faisal Khan Natalija King Daniel Klein Paul Koudouris Michele Krapf Richard L. Bjella Alexander L. Miller Ms. Alejandra Lamprea Victor Le May Garrett Lefkowitz Juan Leon Elizabeth Lerner (Gurwitz 2020) Jane Lewis Trevor D. Lim Alissa Lockett Mary Lon James and Virginia Lukefahr Lukin Gilliland Jr. Scotty Macdaniel

MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD BENEFACTORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS Luz Elena Machado Victoria Madden Rachel Madsen Eugene W. Marck Dale Marie Steve P. Marioles Cynthia M. Marshall Abraham and Mary Marshall Sidorsky Fund Bryan Martinez Diego Martinez Maria A Martinez Martha Martinez David C Marx Charles Massiatte Jill Mata Kevin McClellan Helen McDaniel James McKinnis Yulanee McKnight Benjamin McVey Joy Meltzer Monica and Alex Miller H-B Moeller Nancy Cook-Monroe Norma J. Moore Beatrice Moreno Marie A. Morrell Ruth Morris Anne Mullen-Smith Bonnie Munroe Paul Myers Carol A. Myers Roy and Dana Myers Maria Cristina Nancy H. Nash Chantalle Nicholson John Nikolatos Steve Nivin Catherine Nored Graciela Hernandez and Arturo Nunez Kathryn O`Connor

Robert Ober Maria Mercedes Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Higgins Malgorzata Oleszkiewicz-Peralba and Josep-Maria Peralba Bernard R. Onken Angelica Padilla Darian Padua Nicolette Palmer Raymond P. Parker Janice M. Passaro Ms. Annette Paulin Annalisa Peace Pamela Peck Ana Maria Perez Antonio Perez Cassie Perkins Tom and Trish Perlmutter Maria Pilar Walter C. Pilcher Ann Pomerantz Diego Ponce Ana and Allen Quiros Debbie Racca-Sittre Trudy Rafelson Krystin Ramirez Patricia Reese-Ghany Yvette Rico Richard Rose Jill L. Rips Hilda Rivera-Santiago Dharma Rodriguez Sylvia Rodriguez Shelley Roff Kathleen Rosenberg Ruth M. Ruprecht Mary Lou Russell Marianna S Hollingsworth Dr. and Mrs. Mo Saidi Steven Salas Monica Salazar Maria Saldiva Rudy Sanchez mbaw.org

MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD BENEFACTORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS Gabriela Sanchez-Soto Deirdre Saravia Sarah Sauer Rollette Schreckenghost Dr. and Mrs. Alberto C Serrano Lee Shade Margaret L. Shapleigh Nima Shiehbeiki Aissatou Sidime-Blanton John Silantien Margaret and Jim Sims Sumer Singh Roger Singler Eugene Sloan Diane Smilgin Judith Sobre Larry Sowle Michael and Linda Spencer Valerie Stalvey Karen Stamm Anna Stamps Eugene and Sylvia Stanley Elaine E. Staton Dustin Stephens Ann Stevens Arturo and Jimmie Suarez Kausi and Murali Subramaniam Anita Tennessee Nancy Thompson Ertan Torgul` Elia T Torres Daniel Trevino Priscilla Truesdell Dr. Gustavo Valadez Ortiz Rocio Valdez Carlos Valenzuela Naomi Valladares Rebeca Velasco Emily Vergara Carmen Viramontes Howard and Aline Wang James Warner 52 mbaw.org

Jane Weekley Patti Weissler Shana Welch Rene Wender Dr. Richard D. Wheatley, Sr. Mary Ann Winden Margaret Barron and Gary Wise Chen Xiao Zhenming Xu IN LOVING MEMORY OF YURI SHEYKHET Yelena Polyachenko Jan Puckett and John Richardson Emanuel Borok Dr. and Mrs. David Levey Alena Gorina John and Selina Nanna Tatyana Boulgakova Nancy Smith Shari and Cliff Underwood Linda McDavitt Marilyn L. Michaelson Tanya Orndorff and Phillip Wing James and Carol Odell Drs. Luis and Awilda Ramos Brant Mittler and Louise A. Mandel Dominic Anderson IN LOVING MEMORY OF RAIQUA ARASTU Kathryn Babcock Shahrzad Dowlatshahi and Richardson Gill John Edwards Cindy Elliott Michael and Barbara Gentry Daniel Goodgame Linda and Phil Hardberger Deepa Malladi Debbie and John Montford Eduardo Parra

MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD BENEFACTORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS Dr. Rajam Ramamurthy Malathidevi Reddy Leah Straub and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Dr. and Mrs. Bala and Hema Viswanathan IN LOVING MEMORY OF SUE CAROL MCDONALD Lynne Noriskin COMMUNITY PARTNERS Devine Intermediate School DreamVoice J. Canavati & Co. LLC KRTU Trinity University Main Plaza Conservancy Mexican Cultural Institute Muslim Cultural Heritage Society Northwest Vista College Olaju Art Group Olmos Ensemble Opera San Antonio Roosevelt Library SA 2020 San Antonio Express News San Antonio International Relations Office San Antonio Symphony San Fernando Cathedral School of Science and Technology South Central Area Health Education Center Southwest ISD Spain Arts & Culture The Pearl Texas Public Radio The Rivard Report Trinity University University of Texas at San Antonio UT Health and Science Center University of the Incarnate Word

Wissenschaftsstadt Darmstadt World Affairs Council VOLUNTEERS Ali Abdulameer Sylvia Acosta Samer Al Saadi Bianca Bell Debbie Breen Justin Constantino Isabella de Leon Christopher de Leon Joseph Garza Ben Gibson Rolando Greenfield Michel Hadad Tarek Hadad Hank Heatly Amber Hinojosa Karla Jara Patricia King Paul Koudouris Sheila Liang Zhiyi Aaron Longoria Kirk Marchand Norma Marinez Lydia Martinez James Montemayor Ivan Novak Carolina Paz Monique Rijnkels April Saldivar Jennifer Sandoval Roberto Sandoval Joel Schiffer Dustin Stephens Cecilia Thomson Stephen Wheeler Karla Wiedmer

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THE HONORABLE LINDA & PHIL HARDBERGER

MAESTRO SEBASTIAN LANG-LESSING

LORI HOUSTON

DR.FRANCISCO CIGARROA

STEVE NIVIN

SHAHRZAD DOWLATSHAHI

THE HONORABLE CHARLES GONZALEZ U.S. House of Representatives (1993-2013)

MAYOR RON NIRENBERG

THE HONORABLE JUDGE NELSON WOLFF

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board of directors

Chair ERIC MILLER, MD Founder of Central Texas Pain Center

Vice Chair CHARLES PARRISH Former Executive VP of Tesoro Corporation

Treasurer BRYAN HELBERT Senior VP & CFO of Raba Kistner, Inc.

Secretary ARSENI GROKHOVSKI Senior Counsel - Operations CVR Energy, Inc.

DOMINIC ANDERSON VP Financial Consultant - Charles Schwab

JENIFER BROWN VP Strategic Partnerships at Sendero Wealth Management

YURII D. BORSHCH, MD Founder of Precision Spine & Pain Management

JAIME LEN COOKE Owner of JLen Events

ADRIANA L. FLORES VP of Alamo Music Center

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Waheeda Kara.pdf Saved to Dropbox â&#x20AC;¢ Oct 2, 2019 at 8<59 PM SUSAN C. FRANKLIN Co-Founder of Franklin Companies

VERNON HANEY Program Leader Construction Division of HEB Facility Alliance

CRISARLA HOUSTON, ESQ. Professor of Business and Employment Law at Texas A&M University-SA

WAHEEDA KARA VP of ABODE, Contemplative Care for the Dying

LUCI HARTY Prints Certified Financial Planner SHOP (CFP), SELECT Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP)

LETICIA R. VAN DE PUTTE, RPH President at AndradeVandePutte & Associates

Waheeda Kara RAFAEL J. VERAZA, M.P.H. Senior Scientist - Business Development at Vascular Perfusion Solutions, Inc.

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FATIMA WINSBOROUGH Founder of Luminous Counseling Center

STAN O. ZEBROWSKI, D.D.S. Owner of Northwoods Dental Spa

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PAUL MARTIN Managing Partner & CIO of Martin Capital Advisor

STEPHEN T. “TIM” QUIGLEY Immediate Past President of Sister Cities International Foundation

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meet the staff

Anya Grokhovski, DMA Founder, Artistic Director & CEO

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Emily Estill Volunteer Coordinator & Office Assistant

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independent consultants Rudy Arispe, Arispe PR Publicist Dryden Labs, LLC Website Design & Digital Marketing Coral DĂaz Graphic Design

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2,412 61 GUEST SENIOR 34 PERFORMANCES ARTISTS $0 COST TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL PERFORMANCES

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MUSICAL BRIDGES PERFORMANCES SPAN GREATER SAN ANTONIO

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MUSICAL BRIDGESâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ARTISTS HAIL FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

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Celebrations! 2019 / 2020

25th Anniversary Concert Series Mondays @ 7:30pm

October 21, 2019 “Sabores Latinos” with Christopher Guzman 56L - OLMOS AD

February 3, 2020 “Celebrations in Nature” with Jeffrey Sykes March 30, 2020 “Colorful Choreography” May 18, 020 • Season Finale “Party with Parker” with Jon Kimura Parker Olmos Ensemble Members: Eric Gratz, violin Mark Teplitsky, flute Paul Lueders, oboe Ilya Shterenberg, clarinet Sharon Kuster, bassoon Jeff Garza, horn

Concert Location: Laurel Heights United Methodist Church 227 W. Woodlawn Ave, San Antonio Admission by voluntary donation at the door $20 adults, $10 students & seniors suggested

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THE GURWITZ YOUTH AMBASSADORS

An important element of The Gurwitz mission is to encourage the development of pianists in Greater San Antonio and Texas through the Music Ambassador Program. Young pianists represent Musical Bridges & The Gurwitz to showcase the positive experiences music can bring to people of all ages and backgrounds in our community. Ambassadors are 19 years of age or younger and come with the highest recommendation from their piano teachers. They are asked to play seasonal music or a short recital, to attend or participate in a master class, or to speak with students about how they chose to play piano. These aspiring young pianists play for crowds large or small, and serve as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Opening Actâ&#x20AC;? for Gurwitz-sponsored recitals by professional pianists. Music Ambassadors receive certificates for their work and are included by Musical Bridges Around the World in select activities with international artists throughout the season.

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VOLUNTEER WITH MUSICAL BRIDGES

WE NEED YOU! Volunteers are an essential part of Musical Bridges Around the Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs and events:

musical evenings at san fernando cathedral the gurwitz international piano competition mbaw art gallery receptions musica viva! impresario club & more

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Emily Estill Volunteer Coordinator 512.992.4418 | emily@musicalbridges.org

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Thalea String Quartet

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• SEASON 22 • 27 OCTOBER 2019 | MOSCOW NIGHTS

12 APRIL 2020 | DREAMS FROM AFAR

Russian String Orchestra, Misha Rachlevsky, conductor and music director & Nina Kotova, cello | Russia

Mane Galoyan, soprano | Armenia Jolente De Maeyer, violin & Nikolaas Kende, piano | Belgium

8 DECEMBER 2019 | UNDER THE PARIS SKY

Victor Prieto, accordion | Spain The Thalea String Quartet | Canada/US 23 FEBRUARY 2020 | SUITE STRINGS

Avi Avital, mandolin | Israel Bridget Kibbey, harp | US

3 MAY 2020 | DUO BALDO

Brad Repp & Aldo Gentileschi | Italy

7 JUNE 2020 TRIBUTE TO VIOLINIST Memorial Tribute to Yuri Sheyket by children Anya Grokhovski, piano & Mark Cheikhet, violin

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Russell Hill Rogers Musical Evenings at San Fernando Cathedral | Season 22

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About the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts

Letter from the CEO & Board Chair for Season 22!