Past Performances
Sunday, JUNE 4, 2017 7:00pm
Bridging the Gap V, curated by Robert Sirota
Panel discussion at 7:00, performance at 7:30
National Sawdust (map)
Works by Jonathan Bailey Holland, Angel Lam, and Robert Sirota
Martha Cargo, flute; Chris Grymes, clarinet; Victor Caccese, percussion; Mika Sasaki, piano;
Jennifer Choi, violin; Ben Larsen, cello; Paulina Yeung, soprano; Zhou Yi, pipa; Jonny Allen, percussion;
Marcus Crawford Guy, dancer; Sandbox Percussion
Bridging the Gap V, curated by Robert Sirota
Panel discussion at 7:00, performance at 7:30
National Sawdust (map)
Works by Jonathan Bailey Holland, Angel Lam, and Robert Sirota
Martha Cargo, flute; Chris Grymes, clarinet; Victor Caccese, percussion; Mika Sasaki, piano;
Jennifer Choi, violin; Ben Larsen, cello; Paulina Yeung, soprano; Zhou Yi, pipa; Jonny Allen, percussion;
Marcus Crawford Guy, dancer; Sandbox Percussion
Saturday, MAY 13, 2017 7:30pm
Chamber Music Intensive: Adult Mini-Intensive Artist Faculty Concert
Marian Anderson Recital Hall, Danbury Music Centre (map)
Tickets at the door
Works by Joplin, Ives, Debussy, Stravinsky, Lindberg
Isabel Hagen, viola; Ben Laude, piano; Ariana Nelson, cello; Chelsea Starbuck Smith, violin; Mika Sasaki, piano
Chamber Music Intensive: Adult Mini-Intensive Artist Faculty Concert
Marian Anderson Recital Hall, Danbury Music Centre (map)
Tickets at the door
Works by Joplin, Ives, Debussy, Stravinsky, Lindberg
Isabel Hagen, viola; Ben Laude, piano; Ariana Nelson, cello; Chelsea Starbuck Smith, violin; Mika Sasaki, piano
Sunday, MAY 7, 2017 5:00pm
Forte New York Chamber Music: Recital Series
New York Presbyterian Church (map)
FREE ADMISSION
Works by Janacek, Beethoven, and Prokofiev
Petteri Iivonen, violin; Mika Sasaki, piano
Forte New York Chamber Music: Recital Series
New York Presbyterian Church (map)
FREE ADMISSION
Works by Janacek, Beethoven, and Prokofiev
Petteri Iivonen, violin; Mika Sasaki, piano
Tuesday, APRIL 25, 2017 7:30pm
CARNEGIE HALL presents: Ensemble Connect
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (map)
Ticket info
VILLA-LOBOS Quinteto em forma de chôros
REVUELTAS Ocho por radio
REVUELTAS Homenaje a Federico García Lorca*
INGRAM MARSHALL Fog Tropes
COPLAND Appalachian Spring
*Rosie Gallagher, flute; Bixby Kennedy, clarinet; Brian Olsen and Jean Laurenz, trumpets; Oliver Barrett, trombone; Brandon Ilaw, percussion; Mika Sasaki, piano; Rebecca Anderson and Mari Lee, violins; Troy Rinker, double bass
CARNEGIE HALL presents: Ensemble Connect
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (map)
Ticket info
VILLA-LOBOS Quinteto em forma de chôros
REVUELTAS Ocho por radio
REVUELTAS Homenaje a Federico García Lorca*
INGRAM MARSHALL Fog Tropes
COPLAND Appalachian Spring
*Rosie Gallagher, flute; Bixby Kennedy, clarinet; Brian Olsen and Jean Laurenz, trumpets; Oliver Barrett, trombone; Brandon Ilaw, percussion; Mika Sasaki, piano; Rebecca Anderson and Mari Lee, violins; Troy Rinker, double bass
Thursday, APRIL 20, 2017 4:00pm
DMA Solo Piano Lecture-Performance
Morse Hall at the Juilliard School (map)
FREE ADMISSION
Chopin and Schumann: Nighttime Expressions at the Piano
Works by Robert Schumann and Frédéric Chopin
DMA Solo Piano Lecture-Performance
Morse Hall at the Juilliard School (map)
FREE ADMISSION
Chopin and Schumann: Nighttime Expressions at the Piano
Works by Robert Schumann and Frédéric Chopin
Saturday, MARCH 25, 2017 7:30pm
St. Thomas Orchestra 15th Anniversary Concert
Faust Harrison Pianos, White Plains, NY (map)
BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in G major, op. 1 no. 2
RAVEL Piano Trio in A minor
Adelya Nartadjieva, violin; Julia Yang, cello; Mika Sasaki, piano
St. Thomas Orchestra 15th Anniversary Concert
Faust Harrison Pianos, White Plains, NY (map)
BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in G major, op. 1 no. 2
RAVEL Piano Trio in A minor
Adelya Nartadjieva, violin; Julia Yang, cello; Mika Sasaki, piano
Saturday, MARCH 18, 2017 8:00pm
Manhattan School of Music: Artist Diploma Violin Recital
Miller Recital Hall at MSM (map)
FREE ADMISSION
Works by J. S. Bach, Bazzini, Prokofiev
Petteri Iivonen, violin; Mika Sasaki, piano
Manhattan School of Music: Artist Diploma Violin Recital
Miller Recital Hall at MSM (map)
FREE ADMISSION
Works by J. S. Bach, Bazzini, Prokofiev
Petteri Iivonen, violin; Mika Sasaki, piano
Tuesday, MARCH 7, 2017 7:30pm
JUILLIARD presents: Ensemble Connect
Paul Hall, The Juilliard School (map)
More info
VARÈSE Octandre for Flute, Winds, and Brass
BARTÓK String Quartet No. 4
RAVEL Piano Trio in A Minor*
*Adelya Nartadjieva, violin; Julia Yang, cello; Mika Sasaki, piano
JUILLIARD presents: Ensemble Connect
Paul Hall, The Juilliard School (map)
More info
VARÈSE Octandre for Flute, Winds, and Brass
BARTÓK String Quartet No. 4
RAVEL Piano Trio in A Minor*
*Adelya Nartadjieva, violin; Julia Yang, cello; Mika Sasaki, piano
Friday, MARCH 3, 2017 6:00pm
Charlotte White's SALON DE VIRTUOSI: Spring Song from Japan
Ambassador of Japan Residence
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Mika Sasaki, piano
Charlotte White's SALON DE VIRTUOSI: Spring Song from Japan
Ambassador of Japan Residence
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Mika Sasaki, piano
Monday, FEBRUARY 20, 2017 7:30pm
CARNEGIE HALL presents: Ensemble Connect
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (map)
Ticket info
ROSENMÜLLER Sonata No. 4 in C major
MONTEVERDI Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda (arr. Berio)
MARCELLO Oboe Concerto in C minor
CAROLINE SHAW Stucco & Brocatelle (NY premiere)
VIVALDI Sinfonia al Santo Sepolcro
VIVALDI Concerto in G major, RV 151, "Alla rustica"
Mika Sasaki, harpsichord; ToniMarie Marchioni, Oboe; Caroline Shaw, Rebecca Anderson and Adelya Nartadjieva, violins; Andrew Gonzalez, Maren Rothfritz and Caeli Smith, violas; Julia Yang, cello; Lizzie Burns, double bass; Rebecca Farley, soprano; Ian Koziara, tenor; Xiaomeng Zhang, baritone
CARNEGIE HALL presents: Ensemble Connect
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (map)
Ticket info
ROSENMÜLLER Sonata No. 4 in C major
MONTEVERDI Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda (arr. Berio)
MARCELLO Oboe Concerto in C minor
CAROLINE SHAW Stucco & Brocatelle (NY premiere)
VIVALDI Sinfonia al Santo Sepolcro
VIVALDI Concerto in G major, RV 151, "Alla rustica"
Mika Sasaki, harpsichord; ToniMarie Marchioni, Oboe; Caroline Shaw, Rebecca Anderson and Adelya Nartadjieva, violins; Andrew Gonzalez, Maren Rothfritz and Caeli Smith, violas; Julia Yang, cello; Lizzie Burns, double bass; Rebecca Farley, soprano; Ian Koziara, tenor; Xiaomeng Zhang, baritone
Friday, FEBRUARY 17, 2017 8:00pm
SKIDMORE COLLEGE presents: Ensemble Connect
Arthur Zankel Music Center, Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall (map)
More info
GUAMI/GABRIELI/CHILESE Three Venetian Canzoni (arr. Raymond Mase)
ROSENMÜLLER Sonata No. 4 in C major
MARCELLO Oboe Concerto in C minor
CAROLINE SHAW Stucco & Brocatelle (World premiere)
VIVALDI Sinfonia al Santo Sepolcro
VIVALDI Concerto in G major, RV 151 "Alla rustica"
ANDREW RINDFLEISCH In the Zone
Mika Sasaki, harpsichord; ToniMarie Marchioni, Oboe; Caroline Shaw, Rebecca Anderson and Adelya Nartadjieva, violins; Andrew Gonzalez and Maren Rothfritz, violas; Julia Yang, cello; Lizzie Burns, double bass; Nicolee Kuester, french horn; Brian Olson and Jean Laurenz, trumpets; Oliver Barrett, trombone; Matthew Winter, bass trombone
SKIDMORE COLLEGE presents: Ensemble Connect
Arthur Zankel Music Center, Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall (map)
More info
GUAMI/GABRIELI/CHILESE Three Venetian Canzoni (arr. Raymond Mase)
ROSENMÜLLER Sonata No. 4 in C major
MARCELLO Oboe Concerto in C minor
CAROLINE SHAW Stucco & Brocatelle (World premiere)
VIVALDI Sinfonia al Santo Sepolcro
VIVALDI Concerto in G major, RV 151 "Alla rustica"
ANDREW RINDFLEISCH In the Zone
Mika Sasaki, harpsichord; ToniMarie Marchioni, Oboe; Caroline Shaw, Rebecca Anderson and Adelya Nartadjieva, violins; Andrew Gonzalez and Maren Rothfritz, violas; Julia Yang, cello; Lizzie Burns, double bass; Nicolee Kuester, french horn; Brian Olson and Jean Laurenz, trumpets; Oliver Barrett, trombone; Matthew Winter, bass trombone
Tuesday, FEBRUARY 7, 2017 7:00pm
MANHATTAN CHAMBER PLAYERS: A Year in Gabriel Fauré's Life: A Love Story
(Pre) Valentine's Day Concert
(le) poisson rouge (map)
TICKET INFO
GABRIEL FAURÉ:
Berceuse, Op. 16 (1878)
Après un rêve, Op. 7 no. 1 (1877)
Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 13 (1877)
Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 15 (1877)
Grace Park, violin; Luke Fleming, viola; Michael Katz, cello; Mika Sasaki, piano
MANHATTAN CHAMBER PLAYERS: A Year in Gabriel Fauré's Life: A Love Story
(Pre) Valentine's Day Concert
(le) poisson rouge (map)
TICKET INFO
GABRIEL FAURÉ:
Berceuse, Op. 16 (1878)
Après un rêve, Op. 7 no. 1 (1877)
Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 13 (1877)
Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 15 (1877)
Grace Park, violin; Luke Fleming, viola; Michael Katz, cello; Mika Sasaki, piano
Monday, FEBRUARY 6, 2017 8:00pm
JUILLIARD Composition Concert
Paul Recital Hall at the Juilliard School (map)
No tickets necessary
ANDREW HSU erebus-cathedral
and other works by Juilliard composers performed by Juilliard students
Yoonah Kim, clarinet; Mika Sasaki, piano
JUILLIARD Composition Concert
Paul Recital Hall at the Juilliard School (map)
No tickets necessary
ANDREW HSU erebus-cathedral
and other works by Juilliard composers performed by Juilliard students
Yoonah Kim, clarinet; Mika Sasaki, piano
Thursday, JANUARY 5, 2017 7:30pm
JUILLIARD presents: Ensemble Connect
Paul Hall, The Juilliard School, New York, NY (map)
More info
VILLA-LOBOS Assobio a Jato
MOZART Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major, K. 452*
SCHUMANN Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47
*James Austin Smith, oboe; Bixby Kennedy, clarinet; Remy Taghavi, bassoon; Nicolee Kuester, french horn; Mika Sasaki, piano
JUILLIARD presents: Ensemble Connect
Paul Hall, The Juilliard School, New York, NY (map)
More info
VILLA-LOBOS Assobio a Jato
MOZART Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major, K. 452*
SCHUMANN Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47
*James Austin Smith, oboe; Bixby Kennedy, clarinet; Remy Taghavi, bassoon; Nicolee Kuester, french horn; Mika Sasaki, piano
Tuesday, DECEMBER 6, 2016 7:30pm
Carnegie Hall presents: Ensemble Connect
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (map)
Ticket info
PROKOFIEV Overture on Hebrew Themes*
GOLIJOV The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57
*Yoonah Kim, clarinet; Adelya Nartadjieva, Mari Lee, violins; Maren Rothfritz, viola; Julia Yang, cello; Mika Sasaki, piano
Carnegie Hall presents: Ensemble Connect
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (map)
Ticket info
PROKOFIEV Overture on Hebrew Themes*
GOLIJOV The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57
*Yoonah Kim, clarinet; Adelya Nartadjieva, Mari Lee, violins; Maren Rothfritz, viola; Julia Yang, cello; Mika Sasaki, piano
Sunday, DECEMBER 4, 2016 12:30pm
Piano Trio Recital: Concerts on the Slope at 2nd Street
Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Protection (map)
FREE ADMISSION
SIBELIUS Piano Trio in C major, "Lovisa"
BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in G major, op. 1 no. 2
BRAHMS Piano Trio in C minor, op. 101
Petteri Iivonen, violin
Ben Larsen, cello
Mika Sasaki, piano
Piano Trio Recital: Concerts on the Slope at 2nd Street
Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Protection (map)
FREE ADMISSION
SIBELIUS Piano Trio in C major, "Lovisa"
BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in G major, op. 1 no. 2
BRAHMS Piano Trio in C minor, op. 101
Petteri Iivonen, violin
Ben Larsen, cello
Mika Sasaki, piano
Sunday, NOVEMBER 13, 2016 2:00-3:00pm
Manhattan Chamber Players Recital
Budarz Theater, Ossining Public Library (map), NY
More info
ALL FAURÉ PROGRAM:
Berceuse
Violin Sonata in A major
Piano Quartet in C minor
Grace Park, violin
Luke Fleming, viola
Oded Hadar, cello
Mika Sasaki, piano
Manhattan Chamber Players Recital
Budarz Theater, Ossining Public Library (map), NY
More info
ALL FAURÉ PROGRAM:
Berceuse
Violin Sonata in A major
Piano Quartet in C minor
Grace Park, violin
Luke Fleming, viola
Oded Hadar, cello
Mika Sasaki, piano
Thursday, NOVEMBER 10, 2016 6:00pm
pianoSonoma Gala Concert
Yamaha Artist Salon (map), New York, NY
Ticket info
Solo works by Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Liszt
Featuring other Artists-in-Residence performances
pianoSonoma Gala Concert
Yamaha Artist Salon (map), New York, NY
Ticket info
Solo works by Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Liszt
Featuring other Artists-in-Residence performances