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For 88 years, from 1937 to 2024, Performance Santa Fe has been presenting the best in music, dance and theater at iconic Santa Fe locations. It is no irony that there are also 88 keys on a piano. With each key and year, our legacy includes great soloists and pianists to the finest ensembles, from theater and dance to opera and music of every genre. No other Santa Fe nonprofit has such a long history of varied repertoire and education offerings, presented on a consistent basis.
The organization has upheld its excellence in the performing arts and brings joy and enrichment to the community. Every year, Performance Santa Fe’s free education programs provide inspiring performances, classroom mentorship, and master classes with our visiting world-renowned performers resulting in life-changing interaction for more than 3,000 students at 24 local schools. Our education programs serve as a catalyst for academic achievement, enriched creativity, and personal growth.
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PERFORMANCE SANTA FE PRESENTS
ALEXANDER MALOFEEV
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28 | 7:30 PM | ST. FRANCIS AUDITORIUM
Alexander Malofeev came to international prominence when, in 2014, he won the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians at age thirteen. Reviewing the performance, Amadeus noted, “Contrary to what could be expected of a youngster… he demonstrated not only high technical accuracy but also an incredible maturity. Crystal clear sounds and perfect balance revealed his exceptional ability.” Since this triumph, Malofeev has quickly established himself as one of the most prominent pianists of his generation.
Highlights of the 2023-24 season included Malofeev’s return to the Bournemouth Symphony for a multi-concert residency, a solo tour in China, and a European tour with Filarmonica della Scala and Riccardo Chailly, as well as performances at the Munich Isarphilharmonie, Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, and Carnegie Hall. He will perform with the National Symphony Orchestra, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra under Kent Nagano, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande under Marin Alsop, and many others.
Alexander Malofeev performs with some of the most well-known orchestras around the world including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia, RAI National Symphony Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Korean Symphony Orchestra, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Russian National Orchestra, State Chamber Orchestra “Moscow Virtuosi”, Baltic Sea Philharmonic Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia, Orchestre National de Lille, and the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
ALEXANDER MALOFEEV, PHOTO: XENIE ZASETSKAYA
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“Malofeev’s artistry is truly remarkable for a young pianist who is at the beginning of what hopefully will be a long and fruitful career.”
— Boston Classical Review
ALEXANDER MALOFEEV, PHOTO: EUGENY EVTYUKHOV
He regularly appears with the most distinguished conductors on stage today, including Mikhail Pletnev, Myung-Whun Chung, Charles Dutoit, Michael Tilson Thomas, Alain Altinoglu, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, JoAnn Falletta, Susanna Mälkki, Lionel Bringuier, Alondra de la Parra, Marcelo Lehninger, Kazuki Yamada, Juraj Valcuha, Gábor Takács-Nagy, Kristjan Jarvi, Kirill Karabits, Vladimir Spivakov, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Vasily Petrenko, Andris Poga, and Fabio Luisi, among others.
He has been a guest of renowned music festivals and series including Verbier Festival, International de Piano de La Roque d’Anthéron Festival, Rheingau Music Festival, Tanglewood Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Tsinandali Festival, Master Pianists Series, and Celebrity Series of Boston.
Malofeev was born in Moscow in October 2001. Now residing in Berlin, he continues to give concerts at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, where he opened the 30th anniversary concert of the renowned Meester Pianists series.
ALEXANDER MALOFEEV
ALEXANDER MALOFEEV, PHOTO: EUGENY EVTYUKHOV
ALEXANDER MALOFEEV, PHOTO: LIUDMILA MALOFEEVA
Other recent highlights include concerts at Teatro alla Scala, Musikverein Wien, Kurhaus Wiesbaden, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Munich Herkulessaal, Philharmonie de Paris, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Theater of the Champs-Elysees, Auditorium Parco della Musica in Roma, Teatro Putruzzelli in Bari, Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Australia, Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Shanghai Oriental Art Center, National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, and the Royal Opera House Muscat in Oman.
In addition to his First Prize at the Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, he has won numerous awards and prizes at international competitions and festivals, including the Grand Prix of the first International Competition for Young Pianists Grand Piano Competition, the Premio Giovane Talento Musicale dell’anno and Best Young Musician of 2017. Also in 2017, Alexander Malofeev became the first Young Yamaha Artist.
“Alexander Malofeev manifests the piano mastery of the new millennium in itself” — Il Giornale “
ALEXANDER MALOFEEV
Alexander Malofeev, PIANO
Monday, October 28 | 7:30 PM | Saint Francis Auditorium
Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946
Franz SCHUBERT
1. Allegro assai (1797-1828)
2. Allegretto
3. Allegro
Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22 Fryderyk CHOPIN (1810-1849)
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Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3 Sergei RACHMANINOFF
1. Elégie (1873-1943)
2. Prélude
3. Mélodie
4. Polichinelle
5. Sérénade
4 Preludes, Op. 22 Aleksandr SCRIABIN (1871-1915)
Fantasie, Op. 28 Aleksandr SCRIABIN
Franz SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
Franz Peter Schubert (31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a vast oeuvre, including more than 600 secular vocal works (mainly Lieder), seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music, and a large body of piano and chamber music. His major works include the art songs “Erlkönig”, “Gretchen am Spinnrade”, and “Ave Maria”; the Trout Quintet; the Symphony No. 8 in B minor (Unfinished); the Symphony No. 9 in C major (Great); the String Quartet No. 14 in D minor (Death and the Maiden); the String Quintet in C major; the Impromptus for solo piano; the last three piano sonatas; the Fantasia in F minor for piano four hands; the opera Fierrabras; the incidental music to the play Rosamunde; and the song cycles Die schöne Müllerin, Winterreise and Schwanengesang.
Born in the Himmelpfortgrund suburb of Vienna, Schubert showed uncommon gifts for music from an early age. His father gave him his first violin lessons and his elder brother gave him piano lessons, but Schubert soon exceeded their abilities. In 1808, at the age of eleven, he became a pupil at the Stadtkonvikt school, where he became acquainted with the orchestral music of Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven. He left the Stadtkonvikt at the end of 1813 and returned home to live with his father, where he began studying to become a schoolteacher. Despite this, he continued his studies in composition with Antonio Salieri and still composed prolifically. In 1821, Schubert was admitted to the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde as a performing member, which helped establish his name among the Viennese citizenry. He gave a concert of his works to critical acclaim in March 1828, the only time he did so in his career. He died eight months later at the age of 31, the cause officially attributed to typhoid fever, but believed by some historians to be syphilis.
Appreciation of Schubert’s music while he was alive was limited to a relatively small circle of admirers in Vienna, but interest in his work increased greatly in the decades following his death. Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms and other 19th-century composers discovered and championed his works. Today, Schubert is considered one of the greatest composers in the history of Western classical music and his music continues to be widely performed.
Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946
1. Allegro assai
2. Allegretto
3. Allegro
The Drei Klavierstücke D. 946, or “Three Piano Pieces”, are solo pieces composed by Schubert in May 1828, just six months before his early death. They were conceived as a third set of four Impromptus, but only three were written. They were first published in 1868.
No. 1 in E minor
The main section (allegro assai) is in 2/4 time, though, as it is largely in triplets, the effect is like 6/8 for much of the time. It soon moves to E major. As originally written, the piece had two trios, the first in B major, andante in alla breve time, and the second in A major, andantino in 2/4.
No. 2 in E major
This is the most commonly heard of the set and is a highly lyrical piece and very long if all repeats are observed. The first appearance of the main section and both trios are each in two sections, each repeated. The main section is an allegretto in 6/8 time. The first trio is in C minor and major (no change in meter or time signature). The second one is in A minor (l’istesso tempo in alla breve time), with modulations to B minor halfway.
No. 3 in C major
By far the shortest of the three, as it only includes one trio instead of two, this is a lively piece (allegro) in 2/4. The main section exhibits a great deal of syncopation. The trio is in two sections with repeats written out in a varied form. It is in D major and 3/2 time with no change in tempo indication. There is a substantial coda, again with syncopation.
Fryderyk CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the greatest Romantic piano composers. Chopin was born in Żelazowa Wola, a village in the Duchy of Warsaw. A famous child prodigy, he grew up in Warsaw where he completed his music education and composed many of his mature works before leaving Poland in 1830 at age 20, shortly before the November 1830 Uprising.
After the Uprising, he lived in Paris as part of Poland’s Great Emigration. During the last 19 years of his life, Chopin performed only about 30 times, usually in a salon. He supported himself by selling his compositions and teaching piano. From 1837 to 1847 he carried on a relationship with the French writer Amandine Dupin, better known as George Sand.
Since he composed many piano pieces, he was called the poet of the piano. Most of Chopin’s works are for solo piano, though he also wrote two piano concertos, a few chamber pieces and some songs to Polish lyrics. His piano works are often technically difficult, especially because deep expression is involved along with the importance of considering each detail in his music. Chopin also created the instrumental ballade, along with the addition of new ideas to the piano sonata, mazurka, waltz, nocturne, polonaise, étude, impromptu, scherzo and prélude.
Chopin suffered from poor health most of his life and died of tuberculosis in Paris in 1849 at age 39.
Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22
Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E-flat major, Op. 22, was composed by Chopin between 1830 and 1834. The Grande polonaise brillante in E-flat, set for piano and orchestra, was written first, in 1830–31. In 1834, Chopin wrote an Andante spianato in G, for piano solo, which he added to the start of the piece, and joined the two parts with a fanfare-like sequence. The combined work (both orchestrated version and solo piano version) was published in 1836, and was dedicated to Madame d’Este.
AI PORTRAIT: CURT DOTY
Sergei RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943)
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (1 April [Old Style 20 March] 1873 – 28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music. Early influences of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and other Russian composers gave way to a thoroughly personal idiom notable for its song-like melodicism, expressiveness, dense contrapuntal textures, and rich orchestral colours. The piano is featured prominently in Rachmaninoff’s compositional output and he used his skills as a performer to fully explore the expressive and technical possibilities of the instrument. Born into a musical family, Rachmaninoff began learning the piano at the age of four. He studied piano and composition at the Moscow Conservatory, from which he graduated in 1892, having already written several compositions. In 1897, following the disastrous premiere of his Symphony No. 1, Rachmaninoff entered a four-year depression and composed little, until supportive therapy allowed him to complete his well-received Piano Concerto No. 2 in 1901. Rachmaninoff went on to become conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre from 1904–1906, and relocated to Dresden, Germany, in 1906. He later embarked upon his first tour of the United States as a pianist in 1909.
After the Russian Revolution, Rachmaninoff and his family left Russia permanently, settling in New York in 1918. Following this, he spent most of his time touring as a pianist through the US and Europe, from 1932 onwards spending his summers at his villa in Switzerland. During this time, Rachmaninoff’s primary occupation was performing, and his compositional output decreased significantly, completing just six works after leaving Russia. By 1942, his declining health led him to move to Beverly Hills, California, where he died from melanoma in 1943.
Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3
1. Elégie
2. Prélude
3. Mélodie
4. Polichinelle
5. Sérénade
Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3, is a set of five piano solo pieces composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1892. The title reflects the pieces’ imagery rather than their musical form, as none are actual fantasies. The set was dedicated to Anton Arensky, his harmony teacher at the Moscow Conservatory.
Elegie in E minor
Elegie is a musical elegy at moderato tempo.
Prelude in C minor
The second piece, Prelude is the most famous of the set.
Melody in E major
Melody is a short piece played Adagio sostenuto. It was rewritten by Rachmaninoff in 1940, along with the Serenade.
Polichinelle in F minor
The fourth piece, called Polichinelle, is in an ambiguous key although often referred to as “in F minor” (the F minor triad has never been established throughout), and played Allegro vivace. It is a character piece, based on the Commedia dell’arte character Pulcinella (Polichinelle is the French translation of this word) from which Punch (from Punch and Judy) derives. It is in ternary form (ABA), beginning and ending with a fast section that gives way to a slower, lyrical melodious passage in the middle.
Serenade in B minor
The set ends with Serenade. It was rewritten by Rachmaninoff in 1940, along with the Melodie in E major. In several places, the key is in B Dorian mode instead of B minor.
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Aleksandr SCRIABIN (1871-1915)
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Scriabin (6 January 1872 [Old Style 25 December 1871] – 27 April [Old Style 14 April] 1915) was a Russian composer and virtuoso pianist. Before 1903, Scriabin was greatly influenced by the music of Fryderyk Chopin and composed in a relatively tonal, late-Romantic idiom. Later, and independently of his influential contemporary Arnold Schoenberg, Scriabin developed a much more dissonant musical language that had transcended usual tonality but was not atonal, which accorded with his personal brand of metaphysics. Scriabin found significant appeal in the concept of Gesamtkunstwerk as well as synesthesia, and associated colours with the various harmonic tones of his scale, while his colour-coded circle of fifths was also inspired by theosophy. He is often considered the main Russian Symbolist composer and a major representative of the Russian Silver Age.
Scriabin was an innovator as well as one of the most controversial composer-pianists of the early 20th century. The Russian Encyclopedia said of him, “no composer has had more scorn heaped on him or greater love bestowed.” Leo Tolstoy described Scriabin’s music as “a sincere expression of genius.”
On 14 April 1915, at age 43 and at the height of his career, Scriabin died in his Moscow apartment of sepsis. After his death, his apartment became a museum, Scriabin Russian State House-Museum of Music, “ANS”, an important experimental music center for contemporary composers, and a concert hall. Scriabin’s son-in-law, pianist Vladimir Sofronitsky, lived and performed in this House-Museum.
AI PORTRAIT: CURT DOTY
4 Preludes, Op. 22
No. 1 - Andante in G-sharp Minor
No. 2 - Andante in C-sharp Minor
No. 3 - Allegretto in B Major
No. 4 - Andantino in B Minor
Scriabin’s 4 Preludes were written in 1897, the same year as his marriage to Vera Isakovich. The year was also the one during which Scriabin began work on his Third Piano Sonata.
Fantasie, Op. 28
Scriabin’s Fantasie in B minor, Op. 28, was written in 1900. This is a single sonata form movement which bridges the gap between Scriabin’s third and his fourth sonata. The first edition was published by Belaieff.
The Fantasy contains some of Scriabin’s most difficult writing before his late period. The dense and contrapuntal textures are extremely difficult to voice, the collisions between the hands require careful working out, and the left-hand accompaniment is in places more or less impossible (requiring redistribution).
PERFORMANCE SANTA FE PRESENTS
KRISTIN CHENOWETH
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 | 7:30 PM | THE LENSIC
Emmy® and Tony® Award winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth’s career spans film, television, voice-over and stage. In 2015, Chenoweth received a coveted star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2009, she received an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in “Pushing Daisies.” In 1999, she won a Tony Award for “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” and she was nominated for her original role of Glinda the Good Witch in “Wicked” in 2004. Chenoweth has been nominated for two Emmy Awards and for a People’s Choice Award for her role on “Glee.” Chenoweth earned a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and Broadway. com Audience Choice Award for her lead role in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s “On the Twentieth Century.” She also earned nominations for a Tony Award and a Drama League Award for the role.
Her next major project is the development of the newly announced musical based on the award-winning 2012 documentary The Queen of Versailles and the life of beauty queen, socialite and TV personality Jacqueline “Jackie” Siegel. Chenoweth is attached to star and produce through her production banner Diva Worldwide Entertainment. The project, described as “a new musical exploring the true cost of fame, fortune, and family,” will reteam her with her Wicked composer, Stephen Schwartz, who is on board to write the music.
Chenoweth can currently be seen in the second season of Apple TV+’s acclaimed musical-comedy series “Schmigadoon!” which premiered in April. She received a Critics’ Choice Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, for her role as Mildred Layton in the first season.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Notable television roles include appearances in “American Gods,” “Trial & Error,” “The West Wing,” Disney’s “Descendants” and “The Muppets.” Chenoweth starred in the holiday film “A Christmas Love Story,” which premiered on Hallmark Channel. and hosted the Food Network competition series “Candy Land.”
Chenoweth was seen starring in the sports drama “National Champions.” She also starred in the Netflix film “Holidate,” and voiced the character Daisy in the HBO Max film “The Witches.” She voiced the role of Gabi in the hit animated film “Rio 2” and Fifi, Snoopy’s beloved French poodle in “The Peanuts Movie.” She starred in the indie teen drama entitled “Hard Sell” and additional film credits have included “The Boy Next Door,” “Deck the Halls,” “Twelve Men of Christmas,” “Four Christmases,” “RV,” “Bewitched,” “The Pink Panther,” “Hit & Run” and “Family Weekend.” She also starred in NBC’s “Hairspray Live!” as Velma Von Tussle. Chenoweth voiced the role of Princess Skystar in Lionsgate/Hasbro’s “My Little Pony: The Movie,” and can also be heard in the Sony Pictures animated film “The Star.”
Chenoweth is a graduate of Oklahoma City University with a Master’s degree in Opera Performance. She is an inductee into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, as well as the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame.
EDUCATION RETROSPECTIVE
In close partnership with local education agencies, Performance Santa Fe’s award-winning education programs bring the vibrant world of music, dance, and theater to life for the young people of our community. These programs seek to enhance the role of the performing arts by inspiring greater awareness of their educational, cognitive, and emotional power.
By encouraging an active and experiential study of the arts, Performance Santa Fe advances the belief that all human beings are inherently creative. These programs are designed to build on that creativity by equipping schoolchildren with the skills necessary for a life-long engagement with the arts and an understanding of their essential contribution to enlightened citizenship.
Every year, we provide inspiring performances, innovative programs, and life-changing interaction with world-renowned performing artists to more than 3,000 students in 24 local schools. These programs serve as a catalyst for academic achievement, enriched creativity, mental well-being, and personal growth.
Performance Santa Fe offers all its education programs at no cost to participants, reflecting our mission to bring joy and enrichment to community members otherwise unable to access top-tier arts education. These programs are funded entirely by foundations, grants, and individual donors.
Performance Santa Fe offers discounts to its year-round performance season to students, educators, families, and patrons under 30.
JULIAN SANDS MASTER CLASS, PHOTO: GABRIELLA MARKS
NICOLA BENEDETTI MASTER CLASS, PHOTO: GABRIELLA MARKS
MARK MORRIS MASTER CLASS, PHOTO: GABRIELLA MARKS
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