16th Annual iPalpiti Festival of International Laureates
July 11-28, 2013 Encinitas – Beverly Hills – Los Angeles
Eduard Schmieder, Music Director & Conductor
“… Eduard Schmieder, the founder of the admirable iPalpiti, believes that music remains a functional universal language…Schmieder is an authoritative conductor. A tall and serious Russian of the old school, he goes in for intense expression and dug-in string sonorities…” – Los Angeles Times, Mark Swed, Chief Music Critic (2010)
July 11 – July 14 (Thurs/Fri./Sat. 7:30 PM, Sun. 2:00 PM)
iPalpiti Soloists in Encinitas, CA – Encinitas Library
Violinist: Conrad Chow/Canada, Irina Chepizhnaya/Russia, Davide de Askaniis/Italy
Violists: Victor de Almeida/Brazil-Australia-USA, Joseph Kauffman/USA
Violoncellist: Jacob Shaw Pianist: David Kaplan
Thursday, July 11 7:30 PM
Encinitas Library
Virtuosi I: The Italians & Schumann
Niccólo Paganini Introduction & Variations on “Di tanti palpiti” from Rossini’s Opera “Tancredi,” Op.13
Davide de Askaniis/David Kaplan
Niccólo Paganini La Streghe, Op.8 (Witches Dance)arr.A. Markov
Davide de Askaniis/Victor de Almeida
Giovanni Sollima Heimat Terra (1993) per violino e violoncello
Davide de Askaniis/Jacob Shaw
Robert Schumann Davidsbündlertänze, Op.6
David Kaplan
Joseph Hellmesberger Serenade for Three Violins
Conrad Chow/Irana Chepizhnaya/Davide de Askaniis
Friday, July 12 7:30 PM
Encinitas Library
Virtuosi II: The Italians + French
Mauro Giuliani Serenata for Violin, Cello and Guitar
Adagio. Scherzo. Alla Pollaca
Irina Chepizhnaya/Jacob Shaw/Edward Trybek
Niccólo Paganini Sonatina in E
Irina Chepyzhnaya/David Kaplan
Bohuslav Martinu Variations on the theme of Rossini
Jacob Shaw/David Kaplan
Arcangelo Corelli La Follia-Variationson the theme by Farinelli (arr. by Hubert Leonard & Henry Marteu)
Conrad Chow/Davide de Askaniis
Bernhard Crusell Clarinet Quartet No 1, E flat Major
iPalpiti Junior Andrew Moses, ClarinetIrina Chepizhnaya/Joseph Kauffman/Jacob Shaw
Saturday, July 13 7:30 PM
Encinitas Library
Bruckner & Beethoven
Bruckner StringQuintet in F major – Adagio
Beethoven Quintet Opus 104
Bruckner StringQuintet Op. Posth. Intermezzo
Conrad Chow/Irina Chepizhnaya/Victor de Almeida/Joseph Kauffman/Jacob Shaw
Sunday July 14 2:00 PM
Encinitas Library
The British & The Americans
Howard Blake Piano Quartet Op.179
David Kaplan/Davide de Askaniis/Victor de Almeida/Jacob Shaw
Jerome Kern Smoke Gets in Your Eyes ( from musical Roberta), Arr. Igor Frolov
Scott Joplin Ragtime (The Easy Winners). Arr. Igor Frolov
Conrad Chow/Irina Chepizhnaya/David Kaplan
Saturday, July 20 7:30 PM
iPalpiti Orchestra & Soloists
Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
Selections from Festival programs
Sunday, July 21 2:00 PM
iPalpiti Orchestra/Eduard Schmieder, conductor
SOKA Performing Arts Center
CPE Bach Sinfonia in B-flat, WQ 182/2
Anton Webern Langsamer Satz (1905)
Marc-Olivier Dupin Variations Sur La Traviata de Verdi (Arias from Verdi’s Traviata)
Alexandru Tomescu, violin soloist/Romania
P.I. Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence Op.70
6:00 PM
iPalpiti Soloists at Sundays Live!
LACMA, Bing Theater
Alexandru Tomescu, violin/Romania
Virtuoso Solo: Bach/Paganini/Ysaye
Monday, July 22 2PM
Festival Forum
Classical Music/Live Concerts: Where Do They Go From Here?
Hannon Theater / Mt. St. Mary’s College
Robert Sherman, an award-winning broadcaster and music critic and columnist for The New York Times of 40 years, is joined by a panel of prominent music critics of Los Angeles for shared questions, thoughts and opinions. Audience participation welcomed.
Open to the public: musicians, teachers, students, presenters.
Panel: Mark Swed, Richard Ginell, Laurence Vittes, Rick Schultz
8:00 PM
Leo Frankel Concert Hall, Beverly Hills
“Paganini: Devil or Angel?”
Alexandru Tomescu, violin
Tuesday, July 23 12:00 PM
iPalpiti Soloists
UCLA / Korn Hall
Niccólo Paganini La Streghe, Op.8 (Witches Dance)arr. A. Markov
Davide de Askaniis, violin /Victor de Almeida, viola
Giovanni Sollima Heimat Terra (1993) per violino e violoncello
Davide de Askaniis /Jacob Shaw
Benjamin Britten Suite for cello solo N 3, op 87
Jacob Shaw
Mauro Giuliani Serenata for Violin, Cello & Guitar in A Major
Adagio. Scherzo. Alla Pollaca
Irina Chepizhnaya /Jacob Shaw/ Edward Trybek
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) La Follia – Sonata “Folies d’Espagne” Op.5 No.12 (arr. for 2 violins by Hubert Leonard & Henry Marteu)
Conrad Chow/Davide Askaniis
Wednesday, July 24 7:00 PM
iPalpiti Soloists
Greystone Mansion
Niccólo Paganini La Streghe, Op.8 (Witches Dance)arr. A. Markov
Davide de Askaniis, violin /Victor de Almeida, viola
Schubert String Quintet in C major D.956 Op.posth. 163
Catharina Chen, Nora Hapca, violins/Victor de Almeida, viola/Yoni Draiblate, Julie Jung, celli
Thursday, July 25 12:00 PM
iPalpiti Soloists
UCLA / Korn Hall
Bernhard Crusell Clarinet Quartet No 1, E flat Major
iPalpiti Junior Andrew Moses, Clarinet
Irina Chepizhnaya/violin, Joseph Kauffman/viola, Jacob Shaw/cello
Franz Schubert String Quintet in C major D.956
Catharina Chen, Nora Hapca, violins/Victor de Almeida, viola/Yoni Draiblate, Julie Jung, celli
6:00 PM
Meet the Artists Gala
Private Home Beverly Hills
Saturday, July 27 8:00 PM
iPalpiti Orchestra/Eduard Schmieder, conductor
FESTIVAL GRAND FINALE
Walt Disney Concert Hall
CPE Bach Sinfonia in B-flat, WQ 182/2
Anton Webern Langsamer Satz (1905)
Marc-Olivier Dupin Variations Sur La Traviata de Verdi (Arias from Verdi’s Traviata )
Alexandru Tomescu, violin soloist/Romania
P.I. Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence
Sunday, July 28 6:00 PM
iPalpiti Soloists at Sundays Live!
LACMA, Bing Theater
Bruckner String Quintet in F major – Adagio
Beethoven Quintet Opus 104
Bruckner String Quintet Op. Posth.: Intermezzo
Conrad Chow, Irina Chepizhnaya, violins/Victor de Almeida, Joseph Kauffman, viola/Jacob Shaw, cello