Wednesday, June 17, 2020MVM Inbox ConcertsInspired by Yo Yo Ma's "Songs of Comfort", home-recorded performances posted online throughout the global shutdown, our next Inbox Concert from Mount Vernon Music goes live this Saturday morning at 10 (Central). I'm playing soothing Romantic favorites by Grieg, Mendelssohn, and Clara Schumann. Check the Mount Vernon Music Facebook Page to watch Saturday, or to see it archived later.
Tuesday, June 09, 2020Art Music Concert -- online editionDespite not being able to perform for a live audience, we got together -- masks and all! -- to rehearse and record a lovely chamber program for the Art Music Series in Dallas. The video is now up, and features the Beethoven "Spring" Sonata and Mendelssohn D minor trio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdG_U2GoPDg&t=7s
Wednesday, May 06, 2020Cliburn KidsI've missed getting into the public schools with Cliburn in the Classroom during the pandemic, but am recording at home for some virtual four- and six-hands pieces to be posted by Cliburn Kids. Keep an eye out here in the coming weeks: https://www.cliburn.org/kids/
February 7, 2020New videosCheck 'em out! Bach, Chopin, Debussy, Takemitsu
Wednesday, December 11, 2019Rach 2Delighted to already have been re-invited to perform with the Mesquite Symphony Orchestra next season, this time in Rachmaninoff's Second!
Tuesday, November 19, 2019Salon, Stage, and Silver ScreenOne more concert trip before the Thanksgiving holiday, as I'll be returning to Temple Sholom of West Essex to play a recital of works ranging from Bach and Mozart to Philip Glass and Richard Rodgers. More info on my Calendar page!
Wednesday, November 06, 2019Those who can do, teachGearing up for my next appearances with Mount Vernon Music -- we've got a program of works by composer-pedagogues, featuring Hindemith, Dukas, and the monumental Dohnanyi Sextet in C major
September 12, 2019FWSO and Tchaikovsky in MesquiteThanks to all who came out last Saturday to hear our Carnival of the Animals with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and maestro Michael Krajewski! Up next is Tchaikovsky's 1st concerto with the Mesquite Symphony, this Saturday at 7:30pm. Hope to see you there!
Wednesday, June 12, 2019Basically Beethoven debutJust over a month to go until my first performance on the Basically Beethoven festival in Dallas! Check back for details on our 4-hand program (Dr. Jonathan Tsay providing the other two) of symphonic masterpieces arranged for piano duet.
Monday, May 13, 2019Spring projectsComing up on a busy few weeks as staff accompanist for the Myrna Brown and Donna Marie Haire flute contests, and the Int'l Society of Bassists Convention after that. I can't wait to be back in Bloomington this time for ISB!
But before that, I'm fortunate to join a great group including FWSO members for the Mozart and Beethoven quintets for piano and winds, plus works by Glinka and Barlow. More under Calendar!
Tuesday, April 30, 2019Mozart 467What a treat to play Mozart 21 with Maestro Anavitarte and the Brazos Chamber Orchestra - seeing three venues full to near capacity really brings home how important the BCO is to these communities. Bravi!
Wednesday, April 17, 2019Dr. EvanIt's official!
Sunday, March 24, 2019Cliburn at the ModernAn "all-piano lovefest" indeed; fun playing the Rodgers-Hough Carousel Waltz to a full house yesterday! Next up is a solo recital of French and American music presented by the East TX SO!
Saturday, February 16, 2019WKUJust getting home from a fantastic few days at Western Kentucky University -- great hearing a couple of Dr. Zachary Lopes' very impressive piano students in a masterclass, speaking for an hour to an entrepreneurship class about my research, and performing Debussy etudes plus collaborative works with violist Andy Braddock.
Monday, October 29, 2018En Blanc et NoirOne more performance this month of my French recital program, "En Blanc et Noir". I'll be heading to Killeen tonight as the Fall Guest Artist at Central Texas College. Looking forward to it!
Thursday, September 27, 2018Beethoven 4 - recording coming soonOur three performances of the Beethoven 4th concerto and Josef Labor quintet are in the books. Thanks to all who came out to hear it, and bravi to the "orchestra": Mark and Ute Miller, Yuko Mansell, Elizabeth White, and Jack Unzicker! Check here or YouTube soon for recordings.
September 18, 2018TXWesThank you Dr. Ilka Araujo, Dr. John Fisher and José Cubela for welcoming me to work with the wonderful students at Texas Wesleyan University in a masterclass today! Looking forward to being back for my solo recital Oct 25th
April 6, 2018Martinu, Khachaturian, and (just a little) BrahmsPracticing for some chamber concerts at the beginning of May featuring a couple of wonderful, underplayed gems by Martinu and Khachaturian , the Madrigal Sonata for Flute/Violin/Piano and Trio for Clarinet/Violin/Piano, respectively.
Also on the programs will be 45 minutes of some of my favorite music, period: the Brahms Sonatas Op. 120, which Brahms originally wrote for clarinet and later adapted for viola. I'll be playing the F minor sonata with clarinet and the E-flat with viola. Really looking forward to playing these amazing pieces again!
March 21, 2018TX WindsI've just finished a very gratifying series of performances for Texas Winds Musical Outreach with FW Symphony principal oboe Jennifer Lucio and concertmaster Michael Shih - wishing them a great Bach Double Concerto with FWSO this Friday!
February 27, 2018Bass and BaroqueBusy weekend coming up -- on Saturday and Sunday I'm joined by several fine musicians for all-Baroque chamber programs at the Dallas Public Library and in Mount Vernon, and right in between (Sunday at noon) I play an ambitious program of new music with Szymon Marciniak at the TCU Double Bass Festival. Our program features a 2017 work by Andres Martin ("Sueños" Suite) and Frank Proto's "Lost", a world premiere. You can stream this recital live on the TCU School of Music YouTube channel.
January 22, 2018FL tourA recital at the University of Florida, plus masterclasses at UF and Santa Fe College, in two weeks!
I'll be playing a program centered around the 12 Etudes of Debussy, including music by two of his influences (Bach, Chopin), a rough contemporary (Schoenberg), and a later-20th century composer influenced by Debussy and the French school (Takemitsu).
January 17, 2018Trout/Strauss chamber concertsStarting next week I'll be back on the Mount Vernon Music series for four performances of Schubert's Trout Quintet and the Richard Strauss Piano Quartet! Looking forward to playing alongside violinist Mark Miller, violist Ute Miller, cellist Zach Mansell and bassist Jack Unzicker.
Here's the when/where:
Weds Jan. 24 at 4pm - Finney Hall, Texas A&M--Commerce (2600 S. Neal St., Commerce, TX)
Sat Jan. 27 at 7:30pm - Mount Vernon Music Hall (402 Leftwich, Mount Vernon, TX)
Sun Jan 28 at 3:00pm - Metroplex Piano (721 Keller Parkway, Keller, TX)
Mon Jan 29 at 7:30pm - Irons Hall, UT--Arlington (701 S. Nedderman Dr., Arlington, TX)
December 5, 2017FW Opera and Xmas balletFor all the holiday gigs I have not exactly looked forward to, the two I've got coming up next week are very good ones:
Sunday at 3pm I perform in a FW Opera prodcution of Giancarlo Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors, in a chamber orchestration of the original accompaniment.
And then Thursday and Friday I return to Avant Chamber Ballet at City Performance Hall in Dallas for two performances of Christmas Carol, set to music by Tchaikovsky and Borodin. I'll play solo as well as in collaboration with the Cezanne Quartet.
More info on tickets etc in my calendar entries.
October 30, 2017RzewskiWorking on my fist- and elbow calluses (you read that right) as I'm prepping for another Cliburn at the Modern concert this coming Saturday. I'll be playing Frederic Rzewski's atmospheric Piano Piece No. IV, and the rather noisy -- and extremely fun -- Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues.
Several other great pianists are on the program too (Shields-Collins Bray, Catharine Lysinger, Alex McDonald, Jonathan Tsay, and Cliburn silver medalist Kenneth Broberg). See calendar for details!
September 24, 2017Rush hour recitalLooking forward to a recital of Bach, Haydn, Chopin, Debussy and Bartók this Monday!
Details -- 9/25 at 5:30pm, Tarrant County College NW campus (on Marine Creek Parkway), Recital Hall (room WFAB1105). Free admission.
April 18, 2017Final DMA RecitalI'll be performing my last recital as a doctoral student this Wednesday 7pm. If you're in the DFW area, please come! If not, it'll stream live online here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJzbdD1ajpU
March 1, 2017Brahms concerto livestream/duo recitalsMy performance with the TCU Symphony and Maestro Alex Fokkens (Brahms B-flat, 1st movement) on Thursday, 3/9 will stream live on the TCU School of Music YouTube Channel! Link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr9X9dymZ9c
The concert starts at 7 Central and I play last, likely around 8.
Coming up soon after that -- Natsuko and I play dance-inspired music for two and four hands on the Mount Vernon Music series. Shows in east TX, Dallas, and Ft. Worth -- see Calendar for details!
January 12, 2017Happy New Year!I'm excited to announce I've recently joined the artist roster of Price Rubin Partners, a distinction I'm honored to share with Leslie Howard, Anthony Newman, the Eroica Trio, and others.
I've got some exciting (and very different) chamber projects coming up soon, as well as solo and concerto appearances -- and will be wrapping up my doctoral work this May. As always, my mailing list (found on my "Contact" page) and social media feeds (icons in the lower right-hand corner) are the best ways to be in touch. Let me know how I can keep you in the loop, and happy 2017!
November 6, 2016New recordings; shows in Commerce and HurstI've uploaded several new videos (works by Adams, Bartok, Beethoven, Brahms, etc) and complete live audio recording of Liszt's Totentanz with orchestra. Check the "multimedia" page for these and more.
And if you missed our first two Mount Vernon Music performances of the Brahms B Major Trio and Beethoven Eroica Quartet, we've got two more coming up: Monday 11/7 at Texas A&M Commerce, and Tuesday 11/15 at TCC-Northeast in Hurst. Details on my Calendar
October 18, 2016Brahms 2ndCramming double thirds like nobody's business this week (thanks Brahms.) before heading up to Sherman for their symphony's opening concert! More info below -- tix range from $15-25, and it's only an hour north of Dallas.
But first -- I'm excited to be representing the Cliburn this evening at the FW Youth Orchestra student recital (St. Mary of the Assumption, Magnolia Ave, 7pm). Looking forward to hearing their performances, and playing some Liszt, Gottschalk and Gershwin myself!
October 3, 2016BassEuro and October concertsPrague was a big success -- Czech back later (!) for photos -- and now embarking on a very busy October:
10/8 -- Cliburn at the Modern, playing American Berserk by John Adams
10/15 -- recital with Leone Buyse and Michael Webster (faculty, Rice U.) at TCU
10/18 -- Cliburn in the Community, solo performance for the FW Youth Orchestra
10/22 -- Brahms 2nd Concerto with the Sherman Symphony
10/24 and 25 -- recitals with bassist Brian Perry (DSO) at UT-Arlington and SMU
10/29, 30, etc... -- Mount Vernon Music -- works by Fuchs, Brahms, and Beethoven
See my Calendar page for details -- and hope to see you at the concerts!
September 12, 2016DSO opener and PragueHow can you not have a great time hearing or performing Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals? Click below for Scott Cantrell's Dallas Morning News review.
Up next: bass and more bass. European premieres of important contemporary works, plus violin repertoire from Franck to Enescu, and uncovering works not heard in public in 200 years by Franz Joseph Keypers, all at the BassEuro convention in Prague.
June 8, 2016An "intoxicating", "pristine", "seminal recording""This is a new standard for all to consider."
Rave reviews for our new recording are coming in -- Tom Knific's review in the most recent edition of Bass World is copied below! {And for anyone literate in Dutch, more great coverage here (translation forthcoming, we hope!): http://www.opusklassiek.nl/cd-recensies/cd-aw/marciniak01.htm}
From Bass World April/May 2016:
"A fabulous new DVD/CD package has recently been released on the Red Mark label featuring the Richard Dubugnon Sonata; Lu Shang’s Fantasy Higgs Boson; Frank Proto’s Sonata No. 3; and Chiel Meijering’s Ultimate Workout. In these world premiere recordings, Szymon Marciniak offers electrifying performances throughout. The ensemble with pianist Evan Mitchell is pristine and symbiotic. For those fortunate to be in attendance, this project essentially represents their ISB 2015 recital at Fort Collins. This release extends that privilege to all, and it not to be missed.
Richard Dubugnon’s Sonata, 2009, is a beautifully engaging opening to the recording. A composer and bassist, Dubugnon has already provided the bass world with a number of gems. His ever-rising recognition in the world of composition should be celebrated. Marciniak and Mitchell achieve many sublime moments. The Scherzino explores the kalimba-like possibilities of right-over-left-hand pizzicato. The honesty of the Lied movement will stop you in your tracks. It is an engaging performance and seminal recording.
The Fantasy Higgs Boson for Double Bass and Piano, by Chinese composer Lu Shang, won grand prize in the solo division of the 2014 ISB Composition Competition. Its gorgeous crystalline textures and forward leaning momentum subtlety reference the composer’s roots. As the title reflects, it is more a work of our time. The international premiere and recording of this work could not be presented with more integrity than exhibited by these artists.
The world waited 50 years for Frank Proto’s second bass sonata after he composed Sonata 1963 as a student at the Manhattan School of Music, a work that remains captivating for its synthesis of styles and relative accessibility. Sonata 1963 has become a global bass repertoire centerpiece. Now, only two years after the premiere of Sonata No. 2, Proto gives us Sonata No. 3, composed for Szymon Marciniak. With perspective, it is a remarkable thing to witness Proto’s return to this format after creating so much music in so many idioms and incarnations. While playfulness and stylistic nimbleness are ever present, there is also an intensity and distillation of vocabulary and emotional intent permeating Sonata No. 3. The intoxicating performances of Marciniak and Mitchell must be a delight to the composer. After half a century, Frank Proto is still writing towards our future. And with Szymon Marciniak, he has again found the ultimate nexus for his art. This is a new standard for all to consider.
But wait! There is a bonus track, Dutch composer Chiel Meijering’s The Ultimate Workout. Please seek it out, your reward will be great! And seek out this recording." – Review by Tom Knific
March 1, 2016CD release!!Our new recording is out!! Visit www.Liben.com for information on ordering the DVD/CD combo pack, and check my Facebook page for a video excerpt.
Thanks to the composers of these exciting new pieces for double bass and piano -- Richard Dubugnon, Shang Lu, Chiel Meijiring, and most of all Frank Proto, whose new sonata is the featured work on the recording, and who edited and produced it.
February 14, 2016Rach 2Check out the TCU School of Music YouTube channel for the live webcast of my performance this Friday night at 7 central -- second movement of Rachmaninoff's 2nd concerto...with organ accompaniment! Looking forward to playing with the Tim Shewmaker Philharmonic.
January 28, 2016New recording, upcoming concerts, Touring RosterThe CD/DVD I recorded with double bassist Szymon Marciniak is ~almost~ ready! Copies are being pressed as we speak, and the score of Frank Proto's Third Sonata (one of the world premieres we recorded) has just been published. Check www.liben.com in the coming weeks for more info.
Coming up next are three more shows with Mount Vernon Music. Our first concert in Mount Vernon was a success, and we'll play the same program (Milhaud Suite, Schumann Fairy Tales, Brahms G minor Quartet) twice in Dallas on 2/7 and 2/8, and in a slightly different format at Texas A&M Commerce (2/1). I'll make a second appearance in Commerce in between all those dates, in a recital with clarinet superstar Corrado Giuffredi on February 6th.
I've also been informed my spot on the TCA Texas Touring Roster will be renewed for another two-year cycle. This program provides grants to nonprofit presenters who hire me, so I look forward to another two years of concerts throughout the state!
January 10, 20162016Finally posted some pictures from our concert trip to Shanghai (with Gary Karr and Yuan Xiong Lu)! We had a full house at the Shanghai Concert Hall for our radio-broadcast and TV-recorded concert, which was streamed to many thousands live online. What a fun show -- beautiful hall, enthusiastic fans, press conference beforehand plus an appearance at the Shanghai Conservatory the following day. Very fortunate to have closed out last year on a high note!
Coming up in the next few weeks are a recorded rehearsal of a new musical theatre work-in-progress, four chamber concerts with Mount Vernon Music, and a recital with clarinet superstar Corrado Giuffredi at Texas A&M--Commerce... check "calendar" or social media for details!
November 20, 2015Recital tomorrow!Come out to TCU for my second doctoral recital tomorrow! On the program are works by Bach, Ravel and Schubert. 7pm in PepsiCo Hall.
Monday night's concert with double bass legend Gary Karr was a huge success, and we're looking forward to playing the same program in Shanghai next month!
October 19, 2015SU Recital and fall updatesIf you're in the Austin area and available this Saturday night, I'd love to see you at my guest recital at Southwestern University! Details and repertoire on the Calendar page...
I had a great time last month kicking off the fall season with the Fort Worth Symphony, playing principal keyboard in Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances and Adam Schoenberg's American Symphony. With everything else underway and booked solid through the end of the year, I'm already looking ahead to early 2016 -- several weeks covering parts for the Dallas Symphony; a recital with former Boston Symphony principal flutist Leone Buyse in Fort Worth; an exciting series of four chamber concerts with Mount Vernon Music; a guest chamber concert at Union University (Jackson, TN) and more!
The audio from my recording sessions over the summer with bassist Szymon Marciniak is DONE. Now on to editing video and the finishing touches -- hoping to post about its release by late February or March!
In the meantime, more double bass fun: I'll be playing a concert with Gary Karr, arguably the father of the modern double bass recital, and TCU Professor Yuan Xiong Lu, on November 16th. (Keep an eye out for the live online stream!) We're then playing the same program on December 20th at Shanghai Concert Hall, my second performance in that city in the last year and a half. I'll post articles etc.. in the lead-up to the concert as they appear!
July 17, 2015RecordingJust back from a week of recording in Cincinnati with double bassist Szymon Marciniak. We put in a few really solid sessions, and had a great time hanging out with composer Frank Proto. I'm really looking forward to the CD/DVD release early next year!
June 23, 2015E75 reviewCheck out Theater Jones for a great review of our concert from last Friday!
June 9, 2015May wrap-upI've just come to the end of a busy and exciting stretch, with a couple of DSO concerts (Bernstein Kaddish Symphony), the Mendelssohn D minor trio with a couple of wonderful players on the Spectrum series, and most recently a week of bass madness at the ISB convention. Playing again with Szymon Marciniak was a treat (world premieres of works by Frank Proto and Shang Lu, plus a likely US premiere of Richard Dubugnon's sonata), plus exciting collaboration with everyone from a tango specialist to a longtime LA Phil player to an avant-garde performance artist.
Coming up on the 19th is an exciting project combining a contemporary photography exhibition with music of the Second Viennese School (details on my calendar)!
April 3, 2015ISB etcMany thanks to everyone who came out to hear me at Merkin Hall last week and in the Spectrum chamber concert at First Jefferson Unitarian Church this past Monday! A couple of updates:
This June I'll be premiering two massive new works for double bass and piano, the Fantasy Higgs Boson by Shang Lu, and a new sonata by Frank Proto, arguably the most prolific composer ever for that instrument. This will mark the second time in as many years I've gotten to collaborate with the outstanding bassist Szymon Marciniak, this time at the International Society of Bassists convention in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Before that, though, I'm playing loads of violin repertoire around Fort Worth (two Brahms sonatas, Franck, Beethoven...) and in May have my next gig with the Dallas Symphony, in their Bernstein Kaddish Symphony performances.
Spring/summer is filling up fast, and next season's engagements are going up on the calendar as they come in...
January 20, 2015Great concerts in DallasDone with two weekends performing in varied roles with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, most recently as a soloist in John Adams' Grand Pianola Music! Many thanks to the DSO and Maestro Case Scaglione.
January 14, 2015Mailing ListThere's now a signup form for my email list on the "Contact" page -- sign up to stay in the loop about upcoming concerts and other developments!
January 7, 2015Dallas premiere of Liquid InterfaceI'm making a last-minute substitution for a staff pianist in the Dallas Symphony, performing the Dallas premiere of Mason Bates' 2007 work Liquid Interface, a four-movement symphony on the theme of water in its various states. Yesterday's rehearsal with Maestro Jaap van Zweden was a blast! My solo debut with the orchestra is next weekend in John Adams' Grand Pianola music -- details on my calendar.
December 16, 2014DSOCheck my calendar for info on concerts with the Dallas Symphony next month. And thanks to all who came out to hear "Themes" this Sunday!
December 1, 20142015 dates and moreConcert info for early next year is on the way -- keep an eye on my calendar for more. My program notes for "Themes", a solo recital program I'm debuting in a couple of weeks, are coming soon as well. Interesting things next season -- dates will be posted as bookings are finalized.
37 programs down, 44 to go -- nearing the midway point of a busy year with Cliburn Musical Awakenings!
June 4, 2014TCA Touring RosterI am honored to announce that the Texas Commission on the Arts has added me to its Texas Touring Roster for 2014-16!! You can read their press release here:
EVAN MITCHELL ACCEPTED FOR NEW
TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE ARTS TEXAS TOURING ROSTER
Austin, TX – June 4, 2014 – 3LDQLVW Evan Mitchell is pleased to announce he has been approved for inclusion on the new Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) Texas Touring Roster. The Texas Touring Roster features some of the state’s best artistic talent and is designed to ensure that all Texans may enjoy events and performances by these artists in their local communities. Mitchell is one of 150 artists and arts companies selected for inclusion on the roster.
“Artists on the Texas Touring Roster travel to communities across the state and perform in a variety of venues,” said TCA executive director Gary Gibbs. “In addition to performances, they may also conduct workshops, master classes, residencies, lecture-demonstrations or arts education components as a way to engage community residents. We are proud to offer the citizens of Texas access to such high-quality artistic talent.”
Artists on the roster must have a history of touring and maintain a reasonable fee range. The Texas Commission on the Arts does not provide direct funds to artists in the Texas Touring Roster. Instead, TCA provides grants to arts presenters, schools, libraries, theaters, and other nonprofits and government units throughout Texas to help with the cost of bringing in companies and artists from the roster. Presenters may apply through TCA’s Arts Respond Performance Support grant category for a portion of the artistic fees for artists from the Texas Touring Roster.
Acceptance onto the Texas Touring Roster benefits artists like Mitchell by giving them a powerful marketing tool. Access to grant funds combined with the fact that Texas Touring Roster artists have been deemed the best in their field by a panel of statewide experts makes these artists attractive to a variety of presenters, including schools, festivals, theaters and other venues.
Artists on the Texas Touring Roster range from individual performing and visual artists to large performing arts companies. They represent artistic disciplines including music, visual art, dance, theater, storytelling, literary art and folk art. Options are diverse and range from ballet to bluegrass, animation to poetry, jazz to children’s theater, and everything in between.
More information on Evan Mitchell is available at www.evanmitchell.net. The complete Texas Touring Roster, as well as information on the Arts Respond Performance Support grant category, is available online at www.arts.texas.gov.
About the Texas Commission on the Arts
The mission of the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) is to advance our state economically and culturally by investing in a creative Texas. TCA supports a diverse and innovative arts community in Texas, throughout the nation, and internationally, by providing resources to enhance economic development, arts education, cultural tourism and artist sustainability initiatives. For more information on TCA and its programs, please visit www.arts.texas.gov.
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June 4, 2014Successful debutsI'm back from Shanghai, where I had a blast playing at the Oriental Art Center for a crowd of roughly 1,500, and a month before that I was thrilled to have an enthusiatic full house on hand for my Myra Hess Series debut in Chicago! Thanks to the International usic Fund Chicago, and to everyone in China, for making these happen.
February 11, 2014Myra HessI've just confirmed April 9th as the date of my Myra Hess Memorial Concerts recital! Check the calendar page for more, and a solo recital at TCU later that month.
January 21, 2014Spring concerts confirmedCheck the calendar page for a few newly confirmed dates -- my Shanghai debut, plus faculty recitals at TCC and a guest recital at the TCU Bass Festival.
November 19, 2013Up next...It's been a busy fall with concerts, prepping for competitions, and sending out doctoral applications -- two concerts are posted already for 2014 with others to come, including my first performances in China! Keep an eye on the 'calendar' page for more.
June 28, 2013Off to ItalyI've added a few more concerts to the 'Calendar' page -- all are part of the Incontri Musicali festival in Spoleto beginning in late July!
May 27, 2013Summer concertsTwo new dates, both with Open Classical in Dallas -- excited to play the Clarke Viola Sonata and Brahms B Major Trio! Check the Calendar page for more details.
April 27, 2013New recordings are up
I've posted some new audio and video clips on the 'multimedia' page; the videos are also on YouTube and my Facebook page. Great music by Brahms, Takemitsu, Beethoven, and Prokofiev. Enjoy!
January 31, 2013Early Spring Concerts
Check the calendar page for info on upcoming concerts! Recently added -- two chamber performances with Open Classical in Dallas, and a solo recital in Fort Worth
October 22, 2012Calendar updates
A couple of changes to upcoming recitals:
10/24: I'll be playing at 7pm (Central); see the 'Calendar' page for a link to the live webcast!
11/2: My recital will be broadcast on WFMT and online at 8pm (Central as well)
September 22, 2012Website launch!Welcome to my new site! You can find out about me, view my schedule, check out audio and video recordings, and more using the menu at the bottom of this page. Watch for updates here, or shoot me an email if you'd like me to keep you up to date. Enjoy!
Lauded for his “impassioned and vigorous” playing (Pianomania), pianist Evan Mitchell has established himself as a bold and versatile artist. His richly varied schedule of nearly 100 performances per year includes solo recitals, concerti, chamber music, outreach, and orchestral keyboard work. His performances have been deemed “incredibly beautiful” (Fanfare), “amazing” (Fort Worth Weekly), and “no less than stunning” (Lima News). Evan’s new recording of world premieres with bassist Szymon Marciniak is earning rave reviews; most recently, Bass World called their performances “intoxicating,” deeming this “a seminal recording.” He is also featured on the 2012 release “Piano de Pampa y Jungla: A Collection of Latin American Piano Music.”
Evan’s performances have been heard in New York’s Steinway Hall and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, in ten countries on four continents, radio broadcast on WFMT (Chicago), WFHB (Bloomington), Classic FM 94.7 (Shanghai), and televised in North Texas. Highlights include debuts for the prestigious Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts (Chicago), at Merkin Concert Hall (NYC), and at several major venues in Shanghai. Evan has soloed in concerti with such ensembles as the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Lima Symphony Orchestra, and Victoria Symphony; worked with conductors including Jaap van Zweden, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Case Scaglione, Darryl One, Crafton Beck, and David Effron; and collaborated in recital with major artists including clarinetists Corrado Giuffredi and Michael Webster, flutists Leone Buyse and Jim Walker, double bassist Gary Karr, plus members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the symphony orchestras of Cleveland and Rio de Janeiro (OSB). Recent and upcoming engagements include concerti by Mozart, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky, solo recitals featuring the complete Debussy Études, and a debut on the longstanding Basically Beethoven summer festival (Dallas).
A passionate and articulate advocate for the arts, Evan looks constantly for ways to reach new audiences, and to inspire in others a love for music. The Texas Commission on the Arts recently named Evan to its Texas Touring Roster, a program that provides grants to nonprofit presenters in order to fund performances by the state’s finest musicians, poets, visual artists, and more. This season, Evan returns for a seventh year as a featured artist for Cliburn in the Classroom, the signature educational outreach program of the Cliburn, which exposes more than 30,000 public school students annually to classical music and for which he has given more than 250 performances. Other performance affiliations include Avant Chamber Ballet and DFW-based Open Classical, whose motto – “Music that’s dressed down, not dumbed down” – summarizes a mission to present classical music in less formal, unconventional spaces. Evan’s enthusiasm for the music of our time is reflected in recent world premieres of works by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Frank Proto, Shang Lu, and Stacy Garrop, several of which have been recorded and released commercially.
Evan has captured first prize in the Kingsville International Young Performers Competition, Five Towns Competition, PianoTexas International Festival Concerto Competition, and the Twelfth Annual Competition in the Performance of Music from Spain and Latin America, in which he was also awarded the Jacques Klein Prize for Best Performance of a Brazilian Solo Piano Work. He won Fifth Prize at the 2012 World Piano Competition, a special audience award in the final concert of the 2009 PianoFest series (Freiburg, Germany), and was featured in the Rising Stars concert of the 2008 Toronto Summer Music Festival. Most recently, he gave a recital at Merkin Concert Hall in New York City as a quarterfinalist in the Honens International Piano Competition.
As an educator, Evan has served as Associate Instructor of Piano at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and is currently on the faculty of Tarrant County College. In addition to his private studio teaching, he has given masterclasses at the University of Florida, Southwestern University, Santa Fe College, Western Kentucky University, and other institutions. He has been invited as a prescreening juror for the Dallas International Piano Competition and as a judge for contests presented by the Texas Music Teachers Association, Carrollton Music Teachers Association, and Sonata Club. Evan currently serves as President of the Fort Worth Music Teachers Association.
A native of Montclair, New Jersey, Evan holds degrees from the Indiana University-Bloomington Jacobs School of Music (BM, MM) and Texas Christian University (DMA). His principal teachers have included John Owings, Arnaldo Cohen and the late José Feghali, and he has worked with numerous artist-teachers including Dr. Yoheved Kaplinsky, Barry Douglas, and Ann Schein.
J.S. Bach Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C major, BWV 1061
Bartók Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119
Beethoven Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Bernstein Symphony No. 2, “The Age of Anxiety”
Brahms Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Concerto No. 2 in Bb major, Op. 83
Chopin Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Liszt Fantasy on Hungarian Themes, S. 123
Concerto No. 1 in Eb major, S. 124
Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
Totentanz, S. 126
Mendelssohn Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Mozart Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Concerto No. 22 in Eb major, K. 482
Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Concerto No. 27 in Bb major, K. 595
Prokofiev Concerto No. 1 in Db major, Op. 10
Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40
Ravel Concerto in G major
Saint-Saëns Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Schumann Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Strauss Burleske in D minor (1886)
Tchaikovksy Concerto No. 1 in Bb minor, Op. 23
Upcoming Performances
Saturday, March 13, 2021Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2Mount Vernon Music HallMount Vernon, TX"Bel Canto and the Piano" -- works by Chopin, George Walker, and Fauré view map
Sunday, April 11, 2021Piano Solo/4-Hands ConcertMount Vernon Music HallMount Vernon, TXWith Dr. Jonathan Tsay, pianoSchubert - Fantaisie in F minor
Liszt - Les Preludes (arr.)
more tbd... view map
Sunday, May 09, 2021Overcoming Obstacles - Clara Schumann and ShostakovichMount Vernon Music HallMount Vernon, TXto include the Clara Schumann Piano Trio and Shostakovich Piano Quintet view map
June 07-12, 2021ISB ConventionUniversity of NebraskaLincoln, NEStaff Collaborator for the 2021 International Society of Bassists Convention
June 30-July 03, 2021ICA ClarinetFestFort Worth, TXCollaborative Artist for the 2021 International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest
Past Performances
Saturday, February 06, 2021POSTPONED - Rachmaninoff 2nd ConcertoMesquite Arts CenterMesquite, TXThis concert will be rescheduled in early 2022.
Friday, January 29, 2021Solo and Four-Hands RecitalUniversity of MemphisMemphis, TNWith Dr. Jonathan Tsay, pianoto include Liszt - Les Preludes (arr. for piano 4-hands), Schubert Fantasie in F minor, and various solo works
Saturday, November 14, 2020Blanco Performing ArtsCommunity Church of the HillsJohnson City, TXSolo and 4-hand works with Dr. Jonathan Tsay, piano
November 16, 2020Art Music ConcertsOnline BroadcastDallas, TXwith violinist Maria Schleuning and cellist Gayane ManasjanHaydn - Piano Trio No. 44 in E major
Dvorak - Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor, Op. 26more info...
Saturday, October 24, 2020Outdoor Concert: "Fall Color"Lowry PavilionMount Vernon, TXIgnaz Lechner - Trio No. 1 in B-flat, Op. 37
Hermann Goetz - Piano Quintet in C minor, Op. 16
Friday, October 23, 2020POSTPONED - Liszt Hungarian FantasyPeace Lutheran ChurchHurst, TXPerforming with the Northeast Orchestra and Maestro Tom Connely
Sunday, September 13, 2020Inbox ConcertFacebook PremiereJoin us for another Mount Vernon Music Inbox Concert -- I'll be playing several solo works and live-commenting all the way through!Brahms/Busoni - Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
Hailstork - Eight Variations on "Shalom Chaverim"
J.S. Bach - English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808more info...
Monday, June 08, 2020Art Music ConcertsEpiscopal Church of the TransfigurationDallas, TX"Live" recording to be posted on YouTube. With cellist Gayane Manasjan and violinist Maria SchleuningBeethoven - Spring Sonata
Mendelssohn - Piano Trio in D minor
Monday, June 01, 2020-- canceled -- Clara Schumann/Mendelssohn/Shostakovich - Mount VKawai Piano GalleryPlano, TXJoin us for piano trios by Clara Schumann and an 11-year-old (!!) Felix Mendelssohn, plus the monumental Shostakovich Piano Quintet.
Sunday, May 31, 2020-- canceled -- Clara Schumann/Mendelssohn/Shostakovich - Mount VMount Vernon Music HallMount Vernon, TXJoin us for piano trios by Clara Schumann and an 11-year-old (!!) Felix Mendelssohn, plus the monumental Shostakovich Piano Quintet.
Saturday, May 16, 2020Adjudication - Arlington MTAOnline pop and jazz festival
May 7-9, 2020-- canceled -- Adjudication - Steinway CompetitionSteinway Piano GalleryFort Worth, TX
Saturday, April 25, 2020-- canceled -- Adjudication - Weatherford MTA
Saturday, March 28, 2020-- canceled -- Adjudication - TCU Honors FestivalFort Worth, TXJudging for the annual TCU Prep Honors Festival
Tuesday, March 24, 2020-- postponed to Fall 2020 -- Faculty Recital with Dr. Jody Webb,Finney Concert HallCommerce, TXWorks by Brahms, Debussy, Szalowski, and more
Sunday, February 23, 2020From the Caucasus to the Caspian Sea - Mount Vernon MusicSteinway HallFort Worth, TXBabajanian - Elegy, arr. for Flute and Piano
Reza Vali - selections from Persian Folksongs for Flute and Cello
Fikret Amirov - selections from Azeri Folksongs for Flute and Piano
Behzad Ranjbaran - Fountains of Fin
Intermission
Sulkhan Tsintsadze - Five Pieces for Cello and Piano
Jeren Kurbanchaleyva - Sonata for Flute and Piano, *world premiere
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Trio Elegiaque in G minor
Saturday, February 22, 2020From the Caucasus to the Caspian Sea - Mount Vernon MusicMount Vernon Music HallMount Vernon, TXBabajanian - Elegy, arr. for Flute and Piano
Reza Vali - selections from Persian Folksongs for Flute and Cello
Fikret Amirov - selections from Azeri Folksongs for Flute and Piano
Behzad Ranjbaran - Fountains of Fin
Intermission
Sulkhan Tsintsadze - Five Pieces for Cello and Piano
Jeren Kurbanchaleyva - Sonata for Flute and Piano, *world premiere
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Trio Elegiaque in G minor
Saturday, December 14, 2019Solo recital - private eventFort Worth, TX
Sunday, November 24, 2019Solo RecitalTemple Sholom of West EssexCedar Grove, NJPhilip Glass - Morning Passages
Mozart - Sonata in F major, K. 533/494
Bach - Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, BWV 903
--intermission--
Brahms- Drei Klavierstücke, Op. 117
Copland - Piano Variations (1930)
Rodgers/Hough - Carousel Waltz
Tuesday, November 19, 2019Dohnanyi Sextet - Color of Sound seriesFinney Recital HallCommerce, TXTed Hansen - Canticle
Dukas - Villanelle for Horn and Piano
Hindemith - Sonata for Viola and Piano Op. 11, No. 4
Dohnanyi - Sextet for Strings, Clarinet, Horn, and Piano, Op. 37
Monday, November 18, 2019Dohnanyi Sextet - Mount Vernon MusicIrons Recital HallArlington, TXTed Hansen - Canticle
Dukas - Villanelle for Horn and Piano
Hindemith - Sonata for Viola and Piano Op. 11, No. 4
Dohnanyi - Sextet for Strings, Clarinet, Horn, and Piano, Op. 37
Saturday, November 16, 2019Dohnanyi Sextet - Mount Vernon MusicMount Vernon Music HallMount Vernon, TXTed Hansen - Canticle
Dukas - Villanelle for Horn and Piano
Hindemith - Sonata for Viola and Piano Op. 11, No. 4
Dohnanyi - Sextet for Strings, Clarinet, Horn, and Piano, Op. 37
Saturday, September 21, 2019MVM GalaMount Vernon Music HallMount Vernon, TXJoin us for a special evening in celebration of Mount Vernon Music!
Saturday, September 14, 2019Tchaikovsky - Concerto No. 1Mesquite Arts centerMesquite, TXTix start at only $10!Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
Mesquite Symphony Orchestra
Felix Torres, conductor
Saturday, September 07, 2019FWSO - Carnival of the AnimalsBass Performance HallFort Worth, TX
Sunday, July 14, 2019Basically Beethoven Festival: Symphonic Masterpieces for Piano 4Moody Performance HallDallas, TXDebussy - Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"
Beethoven - selected movements from Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountain
other works tbd.more info...
June 20-23, 2019TMTA ConventionHouston, TX
June 2- 9, 2019International Society of Bassists ConventionBloomington, INReturning for a third convention as staff accompanist
Saturday, June 01, 2019Mozart and Beethoven QuintetsMount Vernon Music HallMount Vernon, TXWind Synergy: music for piano and winds, featuring quintets by Mozart and Beethoven
Friday, May 31, 2019Mozart and Beethoven QuintetsOrchestra hallFort Worth, TXWind Synergy: music for piano and winds, featuring quintets by Mozart and Beethoven
May 16-18, 2019Texas Flute Society CompetitionsDenton, TXStaff accompanist for the Myrna Brown and Donna Marie Haire competitions
Monday, April 29, 2019Mozart - Concerto K. 467Granbury First United Methodist ChurchGranbury, TXSoloing with the Brazos Chamber Orchestra, conducted by David Anavitarte
Mozart - Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Thursday, April 25, 2019Mozart - Concerto K. 467First United Methodist ChurchBurleson, TXSoloing with the Brazos Chamber Orchestra, conducted by David Anavitarte
Mozart - Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Tuesday, April 23, 2019Mozart - Concerto K. 467Field Street Baptist ChurchCleburne, TXSoloing with the Brazos Chamber Orchestra, conducted by David Anavitarte
Mozart - Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Date TBD, April 2019Solo Recital presented by ETSOLiberty HallTyler, TXProgram TBD. Heading out to Tyler for a solo recital presented by the East Texas Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, March 23, 2019Cliburn at the Modern: Broadway TranscriptionsModern Art Museum of Fort WorthFort Worth, TXLooking forward to a fourth appearance on the Cliburn at the Modern series, this time in "My Favorite Things: An All-Piano Lovefest of Broadway Songs."more info...
March 09-10, 2019Adjudicator - TMTA Solo Contest, Regional RoundTexas Woman's UniversityDenton, TX
Thursday, February 14, 2019Guest Artist RecitalWestern Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KYLooking forward to this teaching and performing visit to WKU! Program TBD
Thursday, February 14, 2019Guest Lecture, "Wisdom of the Crowd: Lessons in Audience-BuildinWestern Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KY
Wednesday, February 13, 2019Guest MasterclassWestern Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KY
Monday, February 04, 2019Don Quixote (arr. sextet)Dallas, TX
Sunday, February 03, 2019Don Quixote (arr. sextet)Mount Vernon, TX
Monday, October 29, 2018Guest Artist RecitalCentral Texas CollegeKilleen, TXI'll be coming to CTC as their featured guest artist for the Fall 2018 semester. Program to include French keyboard music by Rameau, Debussy, Fauré and Ravel.
Thursday, October 25, 2018Guest Artist RecitalMartin HallFort Worth, TXRameau - selected pieces
Debussy - Twelve Etudes (complete)
~intermission~
Fauré - Nocturne No. 6 in D-flat, Op. 63
Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin
Sunday, October 14, 2018Solo RecitalTemple Sholom of West EssexCedar Grove, NJCoffee and dessert served at 2:00pm, with the performance starting shortly afterward.
This concert is generously sponsored by Dr Lynne B HarrisonRameau - selected pieces
Debussy - Twelve Etudes (complete)
~intermission~
Fauré - Nocturne No. 6 in D-flat, Op. 63
Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin
Saturday, October 06, 2018Adjudicator - CMTA Solo ContestLewisville, TXAll-day event; serving as a juror for the inaugural Carrollton Music Teachers Association Solo Piano Competition
Wednesday, September 26, 2018Beethoven 4th ConcertoFinney Concert HallCommerce, TXBeethoven - Piano Concerto no. 4 (accompaniment arranged for string quintet)
Josef Labor - Piano Quintet, Op. 3
with Mark Miller and Yuko Mansell, violins; Ute Miller, viola; Elizabeth White, cello; Dr. Jack Unzicker, double bass
Monday, September 24, 2018Beethoven 4th ConcertoIrons Recital HallArlington, TXBeethoven - Piano Concerto no. 4 (accompaniment arranged for string quintet)
Josef Labor - Piano Quintet, Op. 3
with Mark Miller and Yuko Mansell, violins; Ute Miller, viola; Elizabeth White, cello; Dr. Jack Unzicker, double bass
Saturday, September 22, 2018Beethoven 4th ConcertoMount Vernon Music HallMount Vernon, TXBeethoven - Piano Concerto no. 4 (accompaniment arranged for string quintet)
Josef Labor - Piano Quintet, Op. 3
with Mark Miller and Yuko Mansell, violins; Ute Miller, viola; Elizabeth White, cello; Dr. Jack Unzicker, double bass
September 7-9, 2018Fort Worth Symphony OrchestraBass Performance HallFort Worth, TXPiano/synth/celesta/organ in Pops and Family Concerts
May 17-18, 2018Myrna Brown Flute CompetitionTexas Woman's UniversityDenton, TXI'll be returning for a second year as staff accompanist for the Myrna Brown Flute Competition
Sunday, May 13, 2018Mount Vernon Music - Piano and WindsMount Vernon Music HallBrahms - two Sonatas for Piano and Clarinet/Viola, Op. 120
Khachaturian - Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano
Martinu - Madrigal Sonata for Flute, Violin, and Piano
Hahn - Romanesque for Flute, Viola, and Piano
with Daryl Coad, clarinet; Ebonee Thomas, flute; Mark Miller, violin; and Ute Miller, viola
Saturday, May 12, 2018Mount Vernon Music - Piano and WindsCollora PianoDallas, TXBrahms - two Sonatas for Piano and Clarinet/Viola, Op. 120
Khachaturian - Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano
Martinu - Madrigal Sonata for Flute, Violin, and Piano
Hahn - Romanesque for Flute, Viola, and Piano
with Daryl Coad, clarinet; Ebonee Thomas, flute; Mark Miller, violin; and Ute Miller, viola
Tuesday, May 1, 2018Color of Sound - Piano and WindsTexas A&M - CommerceCommerce, TXBrahms - two Sonatas for Piano and Clarinet/Viola, Op. 120
Khachaturian - Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano
Martinu - Madrigal Sonata for Flute, Violin, and Piano
Hahn - Romanesque for Flute, Viola, and Piano
with Mary Druhan, clarinet; Julee Kim Walker, flute; Mark Miller, violin; and Ute Miller, viola
Sunday, March 4, 2018Mount Vernon Music - Baroque programJonsson Public LibraryDallas, TXTBD
Saturday, March 3, 2018Mount Vernon Music - Baroque programMount Vernon Music HallMount Vernon, TXTBD
Tuesday, February 6, 2018MasterclassUniversity of FloridaGainesville, FL
Monday, February 5, 2018MasterclassSanta Fe CollegeGainesville, FL
Monday, February 5, 2018Guest artist solo recitalUniversity of FloridaGainesville, FLTakemitsu - Rain Tree Sketch II
Bach - Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue
Schoenberg - Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19
Chopin - Barcarolle, Op. 60
--intermission--
Debussy - 12 Etudes (complete)
Monday, January 29, 2018Mount Vernon Music - TroutIrons Recital HallArlington, TXStrauss - Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13
Schubert - Trout Quintet, D. 667
Sunday, January 28, 2018Mount Vernon Music - TroutMetroplex PianoStrauss - Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13
Schubert - Trout Quintet, D. 667
Saturday, January 27, 2018Mount Vernon Music - TroutMount Vernon Music HallMount Vernon, TXStrauss - Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13
Schubert - Trout Quintet, D. 667
Wednesday, January 24, 2018Color of Sound - TroutTexas A&M - CommerceCommerce, TXStrauss - Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13
Schubert - Trout Quintet, D. 667
December 14-15, 2017Avant Chamber BalletMoody Performance HallDallas, TXI'll be accompanying the Avant Chamber Ballet's Christmas Carol show with the Cezanne String Quartet. The show features music from the Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Tchaikovsky's Piano Trio.more info...
Sunday, December 10, 2017Amahl: Fort Worth Opera productionRidglea Presbyterian ChurchFort Worth, TXMenotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors, accompanied by a chamber ensemble. Co-production of the Fort Worth Opera and Ridglea Presbyterian Church.more info...
November 16-19, 2017Dallas Symphony OrchestraMeyerson Symphony CenterDallas, TXJoining the DSO again for four concerts on the piano part of Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony. Jun Märkl, guest conductor.
Saturday, November 4, 2017Cliburn at the ModernModern Art Museum of Fort WorthFort Worth, TXWorks by Frederic Rzewski
Monday, September 25, 2017Solo recitalTCC Northwest - WFAB 1105 (Recital Hall)Fort Worth, TXBach - Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue
Haydn - Sonata in A-flat major, Hob. XVI:46
Chopin - Barcarolle, Op. 60
etudes by Chopin and Debussy
Bartók - Out of Doors, Sz. 81
Saturday, September 16, 2017Neo CamerataPoor David's PubDallas, TXOpening for Travis Buster at the legendary Dallas folk venueSame as Friday's show in Lampasas.more info...
Friday, September 15, 2017Neo CamerataMarkwood ManorLampasas, TXwith Mark Landson (violin/viola), Stephen Page (violin), and John Landefeld (cello)Works by Mark Landson:
Travels for piano trio
Dream on a Cirrus Sky for cello and piano
Vokante Heroa for piano quartetmore info...
Wednesday, August 30, 2017Open Classical Artist Series with Szymon MarciniakAllGood CafeDallas, TXWe'll be repeating our program from 8/26 (with a few small changes) at AllGood Cafe in Deep Ellum.
Saturday, August 26, 2017Recital with Szymon Marciniak, double bassSteinway HallFort Worth, TXRSVP to (817)665-1853Szymon and I are preparing for the Bradetich Competition in Denton at the beginning of September. We've performed many times together as well as recorded an album, and I'm really looking forward to him being in our area for a bit!
The program includes works by Hertl, Proto, Bach, Dubugnon, Gliere, Bloch, and others
Saturday, July 22, 2017Recital with Rachel Woolf, fluteUniversity of North TexasDenton, TXWorks by Kleinknecht, Schubert, Jolivet and others
Sunday, July 2, 2017Patriotic Concert feat. soprano Mela DaileyWilshire Baptist ChurchDallas, TXI'll be joining Grammy award-winning soprano Mela Dailey in works by Copland and Carlisle Floyd
Wednesday, June 14, 2017KC Bass Fest - Recital with Szymon MarciniakOverland Park, KSWorks by Proto, Dubugnon, Gliere, Bloch, and Hertl
Sunday, June 11, 2017Recital with Alyson Davis, celloBrahms - Sonata in E minor, Op. 38
Boccherini - Concerto in B-flat major
June 4-10, 2017International Society of Bassists ConventionIthaca CollegeIthaca, NYI'm excited to be returning as a staff accompanist for featured recitalists at the 2017 ISB convention! Details to come soon.
May 18-19, 2017Myrna Brown Flute CompetitionDenton, TXStaff accompanist, performing with six competitors in works by Liebermann, Jolivet, Bozza, Zyman, Mozart, Taffanel, and others.
Sunday, May 7, 2017Recital with Silvia Vargas Ramirez, saxophonePepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXworks by DeCruck, Desenclos, and others
Saturday, April 29, 2017Recital with Mehrdad Gholami, flutePepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXFranck - Sonata in A major; works by Bartók and others
Sunday, April 23, 2017Recital with Javier Bonet, French hornI'll be playing with internationally-acclaimed horn soloist Javier Bonet on a recital presented by Houghton Horns! Repertoire to include works by Mozart, Schumann, Dukas, and more.
Venue and exact time details to follow.
Wednesday, April 19, 2017Final DMA recitalPepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXworks by Haydn, Debussy, and Brahms
Tuesday, April 4, 2017Recital with Toni Aurilio, saxophonePepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXworks by Harbison and others
Saturday, April 1, 2017Cliburn at the ModernModern Art Museum of Fort WorthFort Worth, TXMusic of Gabriela Lena Frank, including the Sonata for Piano Four-Handsmore info...
Saturday, April 1, 2017Recital with Jim Walker, flutePepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXworks by Bach, Gershwin and others with the former LA Philharmonic principal flutist and current Colburn Conservatory professor
Sunday, March 26, 2017Recital with Carrie Green, flutePepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXGaubert - Fantaisie
Prokofiev - Sonata for Flute and Piano in D major, Op. 94
Thursday, March 16, 2017It Takes TwoSteinway HallFort Worth, TXWith pianist Natsuko EjiriA memorable evening featuring three centuries of music inspired by dance, from Allemande to Zapateado!
Sunday, March 12, 2017It Takes TwoCollora PianoDallas, TXWith pianist Natsuko EjiriA memorable evening featuring three centuries of music inspired by dance, from Allemande to Zapateado!
Saturday, March 11, 2017It Takes TwoMount Vernon Music HallMount Vernon, TXWith pianist Natsuko Ejiri.A memorable evening featuring three centuries of music inspired by dance, from Allemande to Zapateado!
Thursday, March 9, 2017Brahms - Concerto #2 -- TCU SymphonyEd Landreth AuditoriumFort Worth, TXAs a winner of the TCU Concerto Competition, I'll be playing the first movement of the Brahms B-flat concerto with the TCU Symphony conducted by Alex Fokkens.more info...
Sunday, February 19, 2017Mount Vernon Music - KlezmerJ. Erik Jonsson Central Public LibraryDallas, TXWorks by Paul Schoenfield and others
Saturday, February 18, 2017Klezmer-Inspired Classical Chamber WorksMount Vernon MusicMount Vernon, TXWorks by Paul Schoenfield and others
Wednesday, February 15, 2017Color of SoundTexas A&M - CommerceCommerce, TXWorks by Paul Schoenfield and others
Tuesday, February 14, 2017Mount Vernon Music - KlezmerTCC Northeast CampusHurst, TXWorks by Paul Schoenfield and others
February 10-12, 2017Dallas Symphony OrchestraMeyerson Symphony CenterDallas, TXI'll be playing the celesta part in Respighi's Pines of Rome
Saturday, February 11, 2017Recital with Melissa Rowl, fluteEd Landreth AuditoriumFort Worth, TXJolivet - Chant de Linos
Liebermann - Sonata for Flute and Piano, Op. 23
November 17-20, 2016Dallas Symphony OrchestraMeyerson Symphony CenterDallas, TXLutoslawski - Concerto for Orchestra
Tuesday, November 15, 2016Beethoven's Eroica *Quartet*TCC Northeast CampusHurst, TXBrahms: Trio in B major, Op. 8
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, arr. for Piano Quartet (arr. F. Ries)
Monday, November 7, 2016Color of SoundTexas A&M - CommerceCommerce, TXBrahms: Trio in B major, Op. 8
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, arr. for Piano Quartet (arr. F. Ries)
October 2016Guest MasterclassAustin CollegeSherman, TXDetails tbd
Sunday, October 30, 2016Beethoven's Eroica *Quartet*Mount Vernon Music HallMount Vernon, TXBrahms: Trio in B major, Op. 8
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, arr. for Piano Quartet (arr. F. Ries)
Saturday, October 29, 2016Beethoven's Eroica *Quartet*Wilshire Baptist ChurchDallas, TXBrahms: Trio in B major, Op. 8
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, arr. for Piano Quartet (arr. F. Ries)
Tuesday, October 25, 2016Recital with DSO double bassist Brian PerryCaruth Auditorium, Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TXWith a sneak preview recital/open dress rehearsal for the UT-Arlington double bass studio on 10/24.Brahms - Sonata in E minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 38
Piazzolla - Grand Tango
French repertoire t.b.d.
Saturday, October 22, 2016Brahms Concerto #2 -- SSO Season OpenerKidd-Key AuditoriumSherman, TXBrahms - Piano Concerto #2
Sherman Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Dominick, conductor
Tuesday, October 18, 2016Cliburn in the CommunitySt. Mary of the Assumption ChurchFort Worth, TXSolo works by Liszt, Gottschalk, and Gershwin
Friday, October 14, 2016Recital with Leone Buyse and Michael WebsterPepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TX
Saturday, October 8, 2016Cliburn at the ModernModern Art Museum of Fort Worth"The American Piano"
September 19-25, 2016BassEuro 2016HAMU (Havel Music Academy)Prague, Czech RepublicGuest pianist for the 2016 BassEurope convention and festivalIncludes European premieres by Frank Proto, Shang Lu, Fabian Müller, etc... as well as repertoire staples such as violin sonatas by Franck, Brahms, and Enescu.
September 9-10, 2016Dallas Symphony RemixCity Performance HallDallas, TXSaint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals
Case Scaglione, conductor
Wednesday, June 29, 2016DSO at Bravo! VailGerald Ford AmphitheaterVail, COCarmina Burana with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
June 3-5, 2016Dallas Symphony OrchestraMeyerson Symphony CenterDallas, TXFriday and Saturday concerts are at 7:30PM; Sunday matinee at 2:30PMContributing two hands to the four-hand piano part of Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony. Also on the program is the same composer's FIfth Piano Concerto (with Louis Lortie) and a world premiere by Conrad Tao
April 29-May 1, 2016DSO - Carmina BuranaMeyerson Symphony CenterDallas, TXConcerts Friday-Sunday (*no Thursday concert this weekend)Carmina Burana with the Dallas Symphony Orchestramore info...
Sunday, April 24, 2016Recital with Xiang Wang, violinPepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXMozart - Sonata in E minor, K. 304
Beethoven - Sonata in A, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
Thursday, April 14, 2016Recital with Yu Hou, violinPepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXProgram to include:
Faure - Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13
Monday, April 11, 2016Guest chamber recitalUnion UniversityJackson, TNwith David Warren, clarinet, and Laurielle Warren, violaMusic for Clarinet, Viola and Piano:
Mozart - Trio in E-flat, K. 498 ("Kegelstatt")
Schumann - Märchenerzählungen, Op. 132
Bruch - selectrions from Eight Pieces, Op. 83
Saturday, April 2, 2016Recital with Leone Buyse, flutePepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXVery excited to be performing in recital with flutist Leone Buyse, former principal of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and currently Professor of Flute at Rice University! TCU will be livestreaming the concert, as always.
Tuesday, March 29, 2016Bach Harpsichord ConcertoPepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXBach - Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C major, BWV 1061
Tak Yan Yeung and myself, soloists
TCU Collegium Musicum, directed by Dr. H. Joseph Butler
Thursday, March 24, 2016Recital with Jiazhi Zhang, violinPepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXworks by Glazunov, Beethoven, and others
March 5-6, 2016TCU International Double Bass FestivalFort Worth, TXAccompanying various guest artists in recital
Monday, February 8, 2016Mount Vernon Music -- St. Rita'sSt. Rita Catholic ChurchDallas, TXwith Mark Miller, violin; Ute Miller, viola; Brian Magnus, cello; and Daryl Coad, clarinetMilhaud - Suite for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano
Schumann - Märchenerzählungen, Op. 132
Brahms - Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25
Sunday, February 7, 2016Mount Vernon Music -- at ColloraCollora PianoDallas, TXwith Mark Miller, violin; Ute Miller, viola; Brian Magnus, cello; and Daryl Coad, clarinetMilhaud - Suite for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano
Schumann - Märchenerzählungen, Op. 132
Brahms - Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25
Saturday, February 6, 2016Recital with Corrado Giuffredi, clarinetFinney Hall, Texas A&M--CommerceWorking with clarinet superstar Corrado Giuffredi (presented by Backun Artists) in a really fun recital program. Poulenc Sonata, some operatic fantasies, and more. Come out to Commerce if you're in the metro area this weekend!Poulenc - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, plus works by Piazzolla and others
Monday, February 1, 2016The Color of SoundTexas A&M CommerceCommerce, TXwith Mark Miller, violin; Ute Miller, viola; Brian Magnus, cello; and Dr. Mary Alice Druhan, clarinetMilhaud - Suite for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano
Brahms - Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25
Saturday, January 23, 2016Mount Vernon MusicMount Vernon Music HallMount Vernon, TXwith Mark Miller, violin; Ute Miller, viola; Brian Magnus, cello; and Daryl Coad, clarinetMilhaud - Suite for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano
Schumann - Märchenerzählungen, Op. 132
Brahms - Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25
Sunday, December 20, 2015Concert with Gary Karr & Yuan Xiong LuShanghai Concert HallShanghai, ChinaI'll be accompanying double bass legend Gary Karr and TCU Professor Yuan Xiong Lu on Gary's first trip to China! Livestream info coming soonworks by Grieg, Bottesini, Koussevitzky, Paganini, and many more
Saturday, November 21, 2015Solo recitalPepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXBach - Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue
Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin
Schubert - Sonata in C minor, D. 958
Monday, November 16, 2015Guest artist and faculty recital, TCUPepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXConcert with TCU bass professor Yuan Xiong Lu and double bass legend Gary Karr! Preview of our performance this December in ShanghaiWorks by Grieg, Koussevitzky, et al.
Friday, November 13, 2015Recital with David Warren, clarinetPepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXwith Laurielle Warren, violaNino Rota - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Bruch - selections from Op. 83
November 5-8, 2015Dallas Symphony OrchestraMeyerson Symphony CenterDallas, TXConcerts Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. *No concert Friday!*Celesta part in Petrushka (1947 version) with the Dallas Symphony Orchestramore info...
Monday, November 2, 2015Recital with Shuai Jiao,violinPepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXworks by Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, et al
Saturday, October 31, 2015Chamber concertPepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXwith David Warren, clarinet, and Laurielle Warren, violaBruch - selections from Eight Pieces, Op. 83
Saturday, October 31, 2015Recital with Natasha Costello, flutePepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXProkofiev - Flute Sonata in D major, Op. 94
Works by Gaubert, Piazzolla, et al
Saturday, October 24, 2015Guest recitalSouthwestern UniversityGeorgetown, TXRepertoire & other details of my appearance at SU coming soon!more info...
Saturday, October 24, 2015MasterclassSouthwestern UniversityGeorgetown, TX
September 11-13, 2015Fort Worth Symphony OrchestraBass Performance HallFort Worth, TXI'm playing piano and celesta in the American Symphony by Adam Schoenberg and the Symphonic Dances of Rachmaninoff. Concerts at 7:30 Friday and Saturday, 2pm SundayWorks by Adam Schoenberg, Mozart, and Rachmaninoffmore info...
Monday, August 31, 2015Private event -- house concertFort Worth, TX
July 10-17, 2015Recording sessionsGreaves Concert HallI'm headed to the Cincinnati area for a weeklong recording project featuring new double bass and piano repertoire. Updates on 2016 DVD/CD release coming soonFrank Proto - Sonata No. 3 (2015);
Shang Lu - The Fantasy Higgs Boson (2014);
Richard Dubugnon - Sonata (2009);
plus a surprise bonus track.
With double bassist Szymon Marciniak
Friday, June 26, 2015Cliburn Junior CompetitionEd Landreth AuditoriumFort Worth, TXStaff Accompanist for the inaugural Cliburn Jr.Orchestral reductions of concerti by Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and Ravel
Friday, June 19, 2015Ensemble75/Goss-Michael FoundationDallas, TXA program featuring works of the Second Viennese School in conjunction with contemporary visual artwork.
I'll be playing Schoenberg's Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19 and selections from his Brettl-Lieder (Cabaret Songs) with soprano Corrie Donovan.more info...
June 2-6, 2015ISB ConventionColorado State UniversityFort Collins, COFor details and more about the International Society of Bassists, click the link below.I've been invited to play a fascinating program with bassist Szymon Marciniak, including world premieres of music by Shang Lu and Frank Proto.
Program --
Richard Dubugnon: Sonata, op. 44
Shang Lu: Fantasy Higgs Boson
Frank Proto: Sonata No. 3more info...
May 14 & 16, 2015Dallas Symphony OrchestraMeyerson Symphony CenterDallas, TXPerformances are Thursday and Saturday nights, May 14 and 16.I'll be playing the piano part in Bernstein's Symphony No. 3 ("Kaddish")
Monday, May 11, 2015Spectrum Concert Series season finaleFirst Jefferson Unitarian Universalist ChurchFort Worth, TXwith violinist Swang Lin (Associate Concertmaster, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra) and cellist Nan Zhang (Dallas Symphony Orchestra)Mendelssohn - Trio in D minor, Op. 49more info...
Monday, May 4, 2015Recital with Lydia Yan, flutePepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXWorks by Sancan, Borne, and others
Sunday, May 3, 2015Recital with Shuai Jiao, violinPepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXto include Brahms - Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78
Sunday, April 26, 2015Recital with Catherine Beck, violinPepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXFranck - Sonata in A major; selections by Bach and Bloch
Monday, April 13, 2015Recital with Yu Hou, violinEd Landreth AuditoriumFort Worth, TXto include Brahms - Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op. 108
Wednesday, April 1, 2015Recital with Xiang Wang, violinEd Landreth AuditoriumFort Worth, TXto include Beethoven - Sonata No. 7 for Piano and Violin in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2
Saturday, March 28, 2015Metroplex Flutes in recitalTCUFort Worth, TXWorks by Chaminade, Borne, and Clarke with Dr. Terri Sánchez and Won Lee
Thursday, March 26, 2015Honens Quarterfinal RecitalMerkin Concert HallNew York, NYMy performance in the quarterfinal round of the Honens International Piano Competition will be at Merkin Hall in late March. It's open to the public, so come if you're in or around the city!Takemitsu - Rain Tree Sketch II; Beethoven - "Pathetique" Sonata; Bartók - Out of Doorsmore info...
Sunday, March 22, 2015Recital with Emily Holzer, flutePepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXto include works by Ian Clarke, Jules Mouquet and others
Sunday, March 8, 2015Avant Chamber BalletEisemann CenterRichardson, TXselections by Beethoven and Chopinmore info...
Saturday, March 7, 2015Avant Chamber BalletEisemann CenterRichardson, TXselections by Beethoven and Chopinmore info...
Monday, February 23, 2015Spectrum Concert Series -- POSTPONEDFirst Jefferson Unitarian Universalist ChurchFort Worth, TX**The concert has been rescheduled for March 30th
I'll be appearing in February on Spectrum, a series organized by and featuring musicians of the Fort Worth Symphony OrchestraWorks by Gliere and Francaix with Marie-Sonja Cotineau, French horn
Saturday, February 14, 2015Solo RecitalPepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXWebcast info coming soon"Themes"
featuring short works by Gershwin, Ives, and Gottschalk; Bartók's Out of Doors; and the Brahms Handel Variations
Sunday, February 1, 2015Recital with Laurielle Warren, violaPepsico Recital HallFort Worth, TXwith David Warren, clarinetBrahms - Sonata in F minor for Viola and Piano, Op. 120, No. 1; Mozart - Trio in E-flat ("Kegelstatt") for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, K. 498
January 16-17, 2015Dallas Symphony Orchestra debutCity Performance HallDallas , TXJohn Adams - Grand Pianola Music
Case Scaglione, conductor
Shields-Collins Bray and myself, solo pianistsmore info...
TBDPostponed -- Longview Symphony Home Concert SeriesLongview, TXI'll play a fundraising house concert for the Longview Symphony, designed to reach out to folks who have never been to a classical event before. Also looking foward to working with local piano students before the event!Shorter works ranging from Bach to Gershwin
January 8-11, 2015Dallas Symphony OrchestraMeyerson Symphony CenterDallas, TXI'm making a last-minute substitution in the Bates! Four concerts, Thursday-Sunday (Thurs-Sat at 7:30, Sunday at 2:30)Dallas premiere of Mason Bates' "Liquid Interface", plus works by Chavez , Rachmaninoff, and Dvorakmore info...
Sunday, December 14, 2014Solo RecitalTemple Sholom of West EssexCedar Grove, NJ 07009Excited to announce I have been invited to return for a third concert at Temple Sholom!"Themes": a program exploring composers' use of pre-existing music and styles.
Gershwin - 3 Preludes; Ives - "The Alcotts"; Gottschalk - Souvenir de Porto Rico; Bartok - Out of Doors; Brahms - Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel
Monday, November 24, 2014Recital with Laurielle Warren, violaPepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXwith David Warren, clarinetMozart - Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano in E-flat major, K. 498 ("Kegelstatt")
Tuesday, November 18, 2014Recital with Yu Hou, violinPepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXWorks by Prokofiev, Beethoven, and others
Tuesday, November 18, 2014Recital with Edinson Moreno, violinPepsiCo Recital HallFort Worth, TXGrieg - Sonata in C minor for Piano and Violin, Op. 45; works by Ponce, Vitali and others
Saturday, October 4, 2014Fall for the ArtsKlyde Warren ParkDallas, TXRepresenting the Cliburn with some fun audience favorites, arranged for four hands!Four-hands music with Natsuko Ejiri
Saturday, May 17, 2014Saturday Brunch Series ConcertOriental Art CenterShanghai, ChinaLiszt - Paganini-Étude No. 2; Brahms - Intermezzo Op. 117, No. 2; Mendelssohn - Variations Sérieuses, Op. 54; Rachmaninoff - Prelude Op. 23, No. 7
Selections with with double bassist Yuan Xiong Lumore info...
Thursday, May 15, 2014Outreach EventLocal university t.b.d.Shanghai, ChinaPreview of concert at Oriental Art Center on May 17
Artist Diploma RecitalEd Landreth AuditoriumFort Worth, Texast.b.d.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014Solo Recital, Myra Hess Memorial ConcertsPreston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural CenterChicago, IL 60602Haydn - Sonata in C-sharp minor, Hob. XVI: 36; Mendelssohn - Variations Sérieuses, Op. 54; plus works by Brahms, Schoenberg, and Debussymore info...
Monday, March 31, 2014Faculty Recital with Michael Attaway, trumpetTarrant County College Northeast -- NSTU 1615Hurst, TXworks by Haydn, Kennan and others
Saturday, March 29, 2014Solo and Collaborative RecitalCollora PianoDallas, TXSolo works by Haydn, Brahms, Schoenberg, Debussy, and Mendelssohn; Cello sonatas by Kodaly and Barber with Zachary Mansellmore info...
Saturday, March 29, 2014Private Event, Fort Worth Food & Wine FestivalBass Performance HallFort Worth, TX
Sunday, March 9, 2014Recital with Szymon Marciniak, double bassPepsiCo HallFort Worth, TXPresented by the TCU International Double Bass FestivalHertl - Sonata for Double Bass and Piano; Meijiring - The Ultimate Workout (2012); Proto - Nine Variants on Paganini; works by Gliere and Blochmore info...
Tuesday, March 4, 2014Faculty RecitalTarrant County College Northeast - NCAB 1111Hurst, TXHaydn - Sonata in C-sharp minor, Hob. XVI: 36; Mendelssohn - Variations Sérieuses, Op. 54; Bartok - Out of Doors, Sz. 81; cello & piano works t.b.d.
Saturday, February 22, 2014Sonata Club Piano Duet Competition (judging)Tarrant County College NortheastHurst, Texas
Wednesday, October 23, 2013Solo RecitalSteinway Hall Fort WorthFort Worth, TXBach - Toccata in F-sharp minor, BWV 910; Mozart - Sonata in F major, K. 533/494; Paderewski - selections from Album de Mai, Op. 10; Berg - Sonata in B minor, Op. 1; Brahms - Sonata in C major, Op. 1more info...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013Faculty RecitalTarrant County College - College Hall, NCAB 1111Hurst, TX 76054J.S. Bach - Toccata in F-sharp minor, BWV 910; Beethoven - Sonata in A major, Op. 101; Paderewski - selected pieces; Debussy - Études, Book II
August 4, 2013Incontro Musicale 4Bach - Toccata in F-sharp minor, BWV 910; Ravel - Sonata for Violin and Cello; Brahms - Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
August 1, 2013Incontro Musicale 3Lutoslawski - "Bukoliki" for Viola and Cello; Prokofiev - Sonata no. 1 for Violin and Piano in F minor, Op. 80; Beethoven - String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso"
July 28, 2013Incontro Musicale 2Boccherini - Flute Quintet in B-flat major, G. 442; Bruch - Eight Pieces for Clarinet (Violin), Viola, and Piano, Op. 83; Barber - Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 6; Wolf - "Italian Serenade"
July 21, 2013Incontro Musicale 1J.S. Bach - Trio Sonata in C major, BWV 1037; Debussy - Études, Book 2; Mendelssohn - String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, Op. 13
July 21, 2013 - August 4, 2013Incontri Musicali Chamber FestivalSpoleto, ItalyWith violinists Niccoló Muti and Claudia Warburg; violist Robert Dan; and cellist Brian Yoon
Thursday, July 11, 2013North American Conference on Nineteenth-Century MusicPepsiCo HallFort Worth, TXBeethoven - Sonata Op. 90; Debussy - Études, Book 2
July 8, 2013*RESCHEDULED* Open Classical presents Classical Up CloseMoMo's at the QuadrangleDallas, TXTickets are $20 ($10 for students) plus dinnerProgram to include Brahms - Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8; Rebecca Clarke - Sonata for Viola and Piano (1919)more info...
June 19, 2013Open Classical Artist SeriesAllGood CafeDallas, TXTickets are $10 ($5 for students)Program to include: Brahms - Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8; Rebecca Clarke - Sonata for Viola and Piano (1919)more info...
April 20, 2013Recital with Max Taboada, violinEd Landreth AuditoriumFort Worth, TXProgram to include works by Bach and others
April 13, 2013Lima Symphony OrchestraCrouse Performance Hall (Veterans' Memorial Civic and ConventionLima, OHCrafton Beck, conductorLiszt - Totentanz, S. 126more info...
April 10, 2013Recital with Sinan Wang, violaPepsiCo HallFort Worth, TXProgram to include Rubinstein - Sonata for Viola and Piano in F minor, Op. 49
March 20, 2013Artist Diploma Solo RecitalPepsiCo HallFort Worth, TXBeethoven - Sonata in C minor, "Pathétique"; Debussy - two Etudes; Prokofiev - Sonata no. 7, Op. 83; Mozart - Concerto in B-flat major, K. 595
March 4, 2013Open Classical presents Classical Up CloseMoMo's at the QuadrangleDallas, TXTickets are $20 ($10 for students) plus $20 for pre-fixe dinnerProgram to include Brahms - Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34more info...
February 20, 2013Open Classical Artist SeriesAllGood CafeDallas, TXTickets are $10 ($5 for students)Program to include Brahms - Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34more info...
February 2, 2013Performance with flutist Sarah Frisof (Faculty, University of TeFine Arts Building, UTAArlington, TX
January 6, 2013Solo recital (private event)Hewlett, NYBach - Toccata in F-sharp minor, BWV 910; Beethoven - Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Brahms - Drei Intermezzi, Op. 117; Debussy - Images, Book 1 and Etudes, Book 2
November 26, 2012Recital with Elitsa Atanasova, violaPepsiCo HallFort Worth, TXClarke - Sonata for Viola and Piano (1919); works by Bartók and Igor Shcherbakov
November 19, 2012Recital with Rachel Arcega, violinPepsiCo HallFort Worth, TXworks by Khachaturian, others
November 6, 2012Recital with Julian Tello, violaPepsiCo HallFort Worth, TXRochberg - Sonata for Viola and Piano (1979); works by Bartók and Weber
November 2, 2012PianoForte Foundation Salon Series Live RecitalWFMT ChicagoChicago, IL(broadcast 11/2 at 8PM Central on WFMT Chicago)
http://www.wfmt.comTakemitsu – Rain Tree Sketch II; Brahms – Drei Intermezzi, Op. 117; Debussy – Etude No. 5, “pour les octaves”; Santoro – Sonata No. 4, “Fantasia”more info...
October 24, 2012Artist Diploma Solo RecitalPepsiCo HallFort Worth, TXLive webcast at: broadcast.tcu.edu/liveconcerts/Takemitsu – Rain Tree Sketch II; Brahms – Drei Intermezzi, Op. 117; Santoro – Sonata No. 4, “Fantasia”; Debussy – Images Book I, selected etudes
October 20, 2012Solo RecitalSteinway HallPlano, TXBrahms – Drei Intermezzi, Op. 117; Takemitsu – Rain Tree Sketch II ; Santoro – Sonata No. 4, “Fantasia”; Debussy – Images Book I, selected etudesmore info...
July 17-19, 2012World Piano Competition (3 solo appearances)Cincinnati, OHWorks by Bach, Liszt, Brahms, Beethoven, Debussy, Schoenberg, and Berg
June 30, 2012PianoTexas Young Artist RecitalFort Worth, TXBerg – Sonata in B minor, Op. 1
May 6, 2012Artist Diploma Solo RecitalPepsiCo HallFort Worth, TXBach - Toccata in F-sharp minor, BWV 910; Beethoven - Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 22; Schoenberg - Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19; Liszt - Sonata in B minor, S. 178
April 24, 2012TCU SymphonyEd Landreth AuditoriumFort Worth, TXDr. Germán Gutierrez, conductorProkofiev - Concerto no. 1 in D-flat major, Op. 10
April 19, 2012Recital with Xiaolai Zhou, celloPepsiCo HallFort Worth, TXMartinu - Sonata no. 2 for Cello and Piano
April 15, 2012Solo RecitalTemple Sholom of West EssexCedar Grove, NJBach/Busoni - Chaconne in D minor; Beethoven - Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 22; Liszt - Sonata in B minor, S. 178
March 3, 2012Recital with Zheng Zhang, celloPepsiCo HallFort Worth, TXMartinu - Sonata no. 2 for Cello and Piano; Tchaikovksy - Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
January 13, 2012Solo RecitalSteinway HallFort Worth, TXLiebermann - Nocturne, Op. 20; Bach/Busoni - Chaconne in D minor; Santoro - Sonata no. 4, "Fantasia" (1957); Beethoven - Sonata in B-flat, Op. 22; Brahms - Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 35
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Live performance of Beethoven's piano concerto No. 4 for piano quintet in a transcription by Vincent Lachner. University of Texas at Arlington, September 24, 2018
With musicians of Mount Vernon Music: Mark Miller and Yuko Mansell, violins; Ute Miller, viola; Elizabeth White, cello; Dr. Jack Unzicker, double bass
Bach - Prelude and Fugue in C Major, WTC Book 2 (Live)
Live performance, 2017
Takemitsu - Rain Tree Sketch II (Live)
Live guest artist performance at the University of Florida, 2018
Chopin - Barcarolle, Op. 60 (Live)
Live guest artist performance at the University of Florida, 2018
Debussy - Etude no. 7 (Live)
"pour les degres chromatiques" Live guest artist performance at the University of Florida, 2018
Debussy - Etude No. 1 (Live)
"pour les cinq doigts" Live guest artist performance at the University of Florida, 2018
Debussy - 12 Etudes LIVE (excerpts)
Recorded 2/5/18 at the University of Florida, guest artist recital
Beethoven - Spring Sonata/Mendelssohn - D minor trio (Live)
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring"
Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
Maria Schleuning, violin
Gayane Manasjan Fullford, cello
Frank Proto "Lost" for Double-Bass and Piano (Live)
Szymon Marciniak, double-bass
Evan Mitchell, piano
Premiere performance of "Lost" (2018) by Frank Proto (1941-) at the 2018 International TCU Bass Festival
Frank Proto, Sonata No 3 for Double Bass and Piano - Movement 1
Szymon Marciniak, Double Bass and Evan Mitchell, Piano play the first movement of Proto's Sonata No. 3 (2015).
From the Red Mark DVD "New Music for Double Bass", which also includes new works by Richard Dubugnon and Shang Lu
Arno Babadjanian - Elegy (arr. Allen/Gholami) (Live)
Live recording from February 22, 2020 in Mount Vernon Music Hall
Mehrdad Gholami, flute
Evan Mitchell, piano
Josef Labor - Piano Quintet in E minor op. 3 (Live)
Live performance of Josef Labor's piano quintet E minor op. 3 from September 26, 2018 at Texas A&M University-Commerce.
Mount Vernon Music's Orchard Ensemble:
Mark Miller, violin
Ute Miller, viola
Elizabeth White, cello
Jack Unzicker, bass
Trios by Haydn and Dvorak (Live)
Haydn - Trio in E major
Dvorak - Trio in G minor
Maria Schleuning, violin
Gayane Manasjan Fullford, cello
Art Music Mondays & Transfigured Nights series, Dallas
Recorded November 2020
Rachmaninoff - Prelude in C minor, Op. 23, No. 7
Gershwin - Three Preludes - YouTube
0:14 - Prelude no. 1 1:57 - Prelude no. 2 5:40 - Prelude no. 3 Live recital recording, February 2015.
John Adams - American Berserk (2001)
Pianist Evan Mitchell plays American Berserk by John Adams (b. 1947)
Beethoven - Sonata Op. 13, "Pathetique"
Live performance at New York's Merkin Concert Hall during the quarterfinal round of the 2015 Honens International Piano Competition.
Haydn - Sonata in C-sharp minor (2nd mvt.)
Joseph Haydn - Sonata in C-sharp minor, Hob. XVI: 36 - II. Scherzando: Allegro con brio
Brahms - Intermezzo Op. 117, No. 2
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - Intermezzo in B-flat minor, Op. 117, No. 2
Bartok - from Out of Doors: The Chase (Live)
Live performance at New York's Merkin Concert Hall during the quarterfinals of the 2015 Honens International Piano Competition.
Claudio Santoro - Sonata No. 4, "Fantasia" (1957)
I. Allegro deciso
Claudio Santoro - Sonata No. 4, "Fantasia" (1957)
II. Andante
Claudio Santoro - Sonata No. 4, "Fantasia" (1957)
III. Allegro molto
Frank Proto, Sonata No. 3 for Double Bass and Piano - Movement 1
Szymon Marciniak, Double Bass and Evan Mitchell, Piano play the first movement of Proto's Sonata No. 3 (2015). From the Red Mark DVD "New Music for Double Bass"
Ives - "The Alcotts"
Charles Ives (1874-1954) - "The Alcotts", from Sonata No. 2, Concord, Mass., 1840-60
Beethoven - Sonata Op. 22 (1st mvt.)
Beethoven - Sonata Op. 22 (2nd mvt.)
Beethoven - Sonata in B-flat, Op. 22
III. Menuetto
Beethoven - Sonata in B-flat, Op. 22
IV. Rondo: Allegretto
Prokofiev - Sonata no. 7, Op. 83
I. Allegro inquieto
Prokofiev - Sonata no. 7, Op. 83
II. Andante caloroso
Prokofiev - Sonata no. 7, Op. 83
III. Precipitato
Schoenberg - Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19
J.S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in A major (WTC Book 1)
Prelude
J.S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in A major (WTC Book 1)
J.S. Bach Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808
Italian Concerto, BWV 971
Partita No. 1 in Bb major, BWV 825
Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
Toccata in F# minor, BWV 910
selected Preludes & Fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier
Bach/Busoni Chaconne in D minor (from BWV 1004)
Bartók Out of Doors, Sz. 81
Sonatina, Sz. 55
Beethoven Sonata in C major, Op. 2, No. 3
Sonata in D major, Op. 10, No. 3
Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique"
Sonata in Bb major, Op. 22
Sonata in Eb major, Op. 27, No. 1
Sonata in E minor, Op. 90
Sonata in A major, Op. 101
Berg Sonata in B minor, Op. 1
Brahms Three Intermezzi, Op. 117
Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79
Sonata in C major, Op. 1
Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Handel, Op. 24
Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 35 (Book I)
Chopin Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
Barcarolle in F# major, Op. 60
Polonaise in Ab major, Op. 53
Polonaise-Fantaisie in Ab major, Op. 61
Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20
Scherzo No. 3 in C# minor, Op. 39
Sonata No. 2 in Bb minor, Op. 35
selected Études, Mazurkas, Nocturnes, and Waltzes
Copland Piano Variations (1930)
Debussy Douze Études (complete)
Images, Books 1 & 2
Suite Bergamasque
Selected Preludes
Fauré Nocturne No. 6 in D-flat major, Op. 63
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (1924)
Three Preludes (1926)
Gottschalk Souvenir de Porto Rico
Selected short works
Granados “Quejas, o la maja y el ruiseñor”, from Goyescas
Habibi Three Preludes (2006-09)
Hailstork Eight Variations on "Shalom Chaverim" (1981)
Haydn Sonata in A major, Hob. XVI: 26
Sonata in E minor, Hob. XVI: 34
Sonata in C# minor, Hob. XVI: 36
Sonata in Ab major, Hob. XVI: 46
Ives "The Alcotts", from Sonata No. 2, "Concord, Mass., 1840-60"
Janáček selections from On the Overgrown Path
Krieger Sonatina
Liebermann Nocturne, Op. 20
Liszt Funerailles, No. 7 from Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 173
Sonata in B minor, S. 178
selected Etudes
Mendelssohn Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14
Variations Sérieuses, Op. 54
Mozart Sonata in Eb major, K. 282
Sonata in D major, K. 311
Sonata in A major, K. 331
Sonata in Bb major, K. 333
Sonata in F major, K. 533/494
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (1874)
Paderewski Selections from Album de Mai, Op.10
Prokofiev Sonata No. 7 in Bb major, Op. 83
Rachmaninoff selected Preludes, Opp. 23 and 32
Rameau Various pieces
Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin (1914-17)
Sonatine (1905)
Rodgers Carousel Waltz (arr. Hough)
Rzewski Piano Piece No. 4 (1977)
Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues, from North American Ballads (1979)
Santoro Sonata No. 4 “Fantasia” (1957)
Schoenberg Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19
Schubert Four Impromptus, Op. 90/D. 899
Sonata in B major, D. 575
Sonata in C minor, D. 958
J.S. Bach Sonata No. 2 for Flute and Continuo in Eb major, BWV 1031
Sonata No. 5 for Flute and Continuo in E minor, BWV 1034
Sonata No. 6 for Flute and Continuo in E major, BWV 1035
Sonata No. 1 for Viola da Gamba and Clavier in G major, BWV 1027
Sonata No. 3 for Viola da Gamba and Clavier in G minor, BWV 1029
Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Clavier in B minor, BWV 1014
Claude Baker Omaggi e Fantasie for Double Bass and Piano (1984)
Barber Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 6
Bartók Romanian Folk Dances (arr. for violin and piano)
Beethoven Piano Trio in Eb major, WoO 38
Quintet for Piano and Winds in Eb major, Op. 16
Sonata No. 2 for Piano and Cello in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2
Sonata No. 3 for Piano and Cello in A major, Op. 69
Sonata No. 4 for Piano and Cello in C major, Op. 102, No. 1
Sonata No. 5 for Piano and Cello in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
Sonata No. 3 for Piano and Violin in Eb major, Op. 12, No. 3
Sonata No. 4 for Piano and Violin in A minor, Op. 23
Sonata No. 5 for Piano and Violin in F major, Op. 24 (“Spring”)
Sonata No. 7 for Piano and Violin in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2
Sonata No. 9 for Piano and Violin in A major, Op. 47 ("Kreutzer")
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major "Eroica" Op. 55 (arr. for piano quartet by F. Ries)
Bozza Agrestide for Flute and Piano, Op. 44
Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60
Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34
Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8
Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101
Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano in E minor, Op. 38
Sonata No. 2 for Cello and Piano in F major, Op. 99
Sonata No. 1 for Clarinet (or Viola) and Piano in F minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Sonata No. 2 for Clarinet (or Viola) and Piano in Eb major, Op. 120, No. 2
Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 78
Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano in A major, Op. 100
Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op. 108
Brotons Sonata for Flute and Piano, Op. 21 (1986)
Bruch Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, Op. 83
Eldin Burton Sonatina for Flute and Piano (1947)
Rebecca Clarke Sonata for Viola & Piano (1919)
Ian Clarke Orange Dawn for Flute and Piano (1992)
Corelli Trio Sonata Op. 2, No. 1 in D major
Debussy Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano, L. 116
Sonata for Cello and Piano, L. 135
Decruck Sonata in C-sharp for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Desenclos Prelude, Cadence et Finale for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Dubugnon Sonata for Double Bass and Piano, Op. 44
Dukas Villanelle for Horn and Piano
Dvorak Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 26
Ellis Low Priority for Double Bass and Piano (2002)
Enescu Cantabile et Presto for Flute & Piano (1904)
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3, Op. 25
Fauré Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in A major, Op. 13
Francaix Divertimento for Horn and Piano (1953)
Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major
Gabriela Lena Frank Sonata Serrana No. 1 for Piano, Four Hands (2012)
Jacob Gade Tango-Fantasia for Flute and Piano
Garrop Noir Vignettes for Double Bass and Piano (2015)
Glinka Trio Pathétique for Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano (1832)
Grieg Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 13
Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano in C minor, Op. 45
Hahn Romanesque, for Flute, Viola, and Piano
Harbison San Antonio, a Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1994)
Haydn Piano Trio in E major, Hob. XV: 28
Hertl Sonata for Double Bass and Piano (1965)
Hindemith Sonata for Viola and Piano in F, Op. 11, No. 4
Hoover Three Sketches for Flute and Piano (2004)
Ives Sonata No. 4 for Violin & Piano (1916)
Jolivet Chant de Linos, for flute and piano
Khachaturian Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano (1932)
Kurbanklycheva Sonata for Flute and Piano *gave world premiere February, 2020
Labor Quintet for Piano and Strings, Op. 3
Liebermann Sonata for Flute and Piano, Op. 23
Lu Fantasy Higgs Boson, for Double Bass and Piano (2014)
Andrés Martín Sueños Suite for Double Bass and Piano (2017)
Frank Martin Ballade for Trombone & Piano (1940)
Martinů Madrigal Sonata for Piano, Flute, and Violin
Sonata No. 2 for Cello and Piano (1941)
Variations on a Slovak Theme for Cello and Piano, H. 378
Meijiring The Ultimate Workout for Double Bass and Piano (2011)
Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major (1838)
Trio for Piano, Violin, and Viola in C minor (1820)
Milhaud Suite for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano, Op. 157b
Misek Sonata No. 1 for Double Bass and Piano in A major, Op. 5
Sonata No. 2 for Double Bass and Piano in E minor, Op. 6
Montag Sonata in E minor for Double Bass and Piano
Mower Sonata for Piccolo and Piano
Mozart Quintet for Piano and Winds in Eb major, K. 452
Sonata for Piano and Violin in E minor, K. 304
Sonata for Piano and Violin in A major, K. 526
Sonata for Two Pianos in D major, K. 448
Trio in Eb major for Piano, Clarinet, and Viola, K. 498 ("Kegelstatt")
Muczynski Time Pieces for Clarinet and Piano (1984)
Myaskovsky Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in A minor, Op. 81
Pachelbel Musicalische Ergötzung Partita No. 2 in C minor
Piazzolla Kicho
Le Grand Tango for Cello and Piano
Oblivion
various other tangos
Poulenc Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in B-flat, FP 184
Prokofiev Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in F minor, Op. 80
Sonata for Flute (or Violin) and Piano in D major, Op. 94
Proto Lost for Double Bass and Piano (2018)
Nine Variants on Paganini for Double Bass and Piano (2001)
Sonata 1963 for Double Bass and Piano
Sonata No. 3 for Double Bass and Piano (2015)
Rachmaninoff Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 19
Trio Elegiaque No. 1 in G minor
Ravel Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano in G major (1923-7)
Reynolds Sonata for Flute and Piano
Rochberg Sonata for Viola and Piano (1979)
Rota Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1945)
Rubinstein Sonata for Viola and Piano in F minor, Op. 49
Pierre Sancan Sonatine for Flute and Piano (1946)
Satterwhite Blue Neon Tumbleweed III for Double Bass and Piano (*gave world premiere 06/2019)
Elegy for Double Bass and Piano
Schubert Fantasia in F minor for Piano, Four Hands, D. 940
Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 (“Trout”)
Rondo for Violin and Piano in B minor, D. 895
Sonata for Piano and Arpeggione in A minor, D. 821
Schumann Adagio and Allegro for Horn (or Viola or Cello) and Piano, Op. 70
Märchenerzählungen for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, Op. 132
Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in A minor, Op. 105
Three Romances for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94
Clara Schumann Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
Shostakovich Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40
Strauss Don Quixote, Op. 35, arr. for sextet by Laszlo Varga
Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13
Szalowski Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano
Takemitsu A Bird came down the Walk, for viola accompanied by piano (1995)
Telemann "Paris" Quartet No. 6 in E minor, TWV 43
Tsintsadze Five Pieces for Cello and Piano
Vivaldi Trio Sonata in D major, RV 84
Whitaker Something Like Red for Euphonium and Piano (2011)
Zwilich Excursion for Double Bass and Piano (2017)
Lament for Double Bass and Piano (2015)
