Evermay Concert Series
Ryuji Ueno Foundation Signature ProductionsAbout Evermay Concert Series
The Evermay Concert Series presents extraordinary performances exclusively produced by award-winning, world-class performers acting as Appointed Visiting Producers of the Ryuji Ueno Foundation. Complementing the music is the venue, an intimate setting in the historic and beautiful Georgetown estate of Evermay.
The series is one of the signature programs of the Ryuji Ueno Foundation. There will be two seasons, one in the fall and one in the spring. The Ryuji Ueno Foundation is pleased to present the Evermay Concert Series as part of its mission to support excellence in classical music, to broaden its relevance to new audiences, and to further innovation in the arts.
2020 Spring Evermay Concert Series
January - May 2020
- LOCATION:
- 1623 28th Street NW, Washington, DC 20007
- SCHEDULE:
- 01/22 (Wed) Rosamunde Quartet
- 02/14 (Fri) Luosha Fang & Ryo Yanagitani
- 02/19 (Wed) Luosha Fang, Shahab Paranj, & Michael Djupstrom
- 03/13 (Fri) Heifetz on Tour
- 04/3 (Fri) The 6821 Quintet
- 04/24 (Fri) Mayuko Kamio & Noreen Cassidy-Polera
- 05/1 (Fri) Academy of Vocal Arts
- 05/8 (Fri) Richard Stoltzman & Yu Kosuge
- 05/15 (Fri) Yu Kosuge
January 22, 2020 (Wed)
Rosamunde Quartet
6:30PM Doors Open
7:00PM Performance
9:15PM Conclusion of Evermay Evening
Rosamunde Quartet
January 22, 2020 (Wed)
PROGRAM
Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
Kevin Puts: Credo (2007)
Franz Schubert: Quartet in A minor, D. 804, “Rosamunde”
6:30PM Doors Open
7:00PM Performance
9:15PM Conclusion of Evermay Evening
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February 14, 2020 (Fri)
Appointed Visiting Producer Luosha Fang Presents: Love: The Art of Inclusion and Compassion, Concert No. 1: Romantic Love
Luosha Fang & Ryo Yanagitani
6:30PM Doors Open
7:00PM Performance
9:15PM Conclusion of Evermay Evening
Luosha Fang & Ryo Yanagitani
Appointed Visiting Producer Luosha Fang Presents: Love: The Art of Inclusion and Compassion, Concert No. 1: Romantic Love
February 14, 2020 (Fri)
PROGRAM
Franz Schubert: Fantasie in C major for violin and piano, D. 934
Franz Schubert: Sonata in A minor, D. 821
Frederick Delius: Sonata No. 2
Selection of Romances from various composers
6:30PM Doors Open
7:00PM Performance
9:15PM Conclusion of Evermay Evening
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February 19, 2020 (Wed)
Appointed Visiting Producer Luosha Fang Presents: Love: The Art of Inclusion and Compassion, Concert No. 2: Music without Borders
Luosha Fang, Shahab Paranj, & Michael Djupstrom
6:30PM Doors Open
7:00PM Performance
9:15PM Conclusion of Evermay Evening
Luosha Fang, Shahab Paranj, & Michael Djupstrom
Appointed Visiting Producer Luosha Fang Presents: Love: The Art of Inclusion and Compassion, Concert No. 2: Music without Borders
February 19, 2020 (Wed)
PROGRAM
Adrian Pop: Tiituri II for violin and piano
Benjamin Pesetsky: Sonata for Solo Violin and Viola (world premiere commission)
Michael Djupstrom: Walimai for viola and piano
Paul Hindemith: Kleine Sonata for viola d'amore and piano
Marc Mellits: Mara's Lullaby
Henry Cowell: Homage to Iran for violin, piano, and tombak
6:30PM Doors Open
7:00PM Performance
9:15PM Conclusion of Evermay Evening
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March 13, 2020 (Fri)
Heifetz on Tour
6:30PM Doors Open
7:00PM Performance
9:15PM Conclusion of Evermay Evening
Heifetz on Tour
March 13, 2020 (Fri)
PROGRAM
Dohnanyi: Serenade for String Trio, Op. 10
I. March
Stamitz: Viola Concerto in D major, Op. 1
I. Allegro
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 8 in G, Op. 30 No. 3
II. Tempo di Menuetto
III. Allegro Vivace
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
IV. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro, ma non-troppo – Poco più lento – Adagio
Handel-Halverson: Passacaglia
Jonathan Leshnoff: Three-Minute Chaconne
Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25
III. Andante con moto
IV. Rondo Alla Zingerese
6:30PM Doors Open
7:00PM Performance
9:15PM Conclusion of Evermay Evening
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April 3, 2020 (Fri)
The 6821 Quintet
6:30PM Doors Open
7:00PM Performance
9:15PM Conclusion of Evermay Evening
The 6821 Quintet
April 3, 2020 (Fri)
PROGRAM
Michael Djupstrom: Songs of Spring
(Commissioned by and premiered at the 2016 National Cherry Blossom Festival)
Mamiko Hirai: Portraits of Sakura – our memories of bloom
(Commissioned by and premiered at the 2017 National Cherry Blossom Festival)
Kunihiko Murai: Sakura on the Potomac
Arrangement by Christian Jacob
(Commissioned by the Ryuji Ueno Foundation and premiered at the 2018 National Cherry Blossom Festival)
Clancy Newman: Cherry Blossom Fantasy
(Commissioned by the Ryuji Ueno Foundation and premiered at the 2019 National Cherry Blossom Festival)
6:30PM Doors Open
7:00PM Performance
9:15PM Conclusion of Evermay Evening
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April 24, 2020 (Fri)
Mayuko Kamio & Noreen Cassidy-Polera
6:30PM Doors Open
7:00PM Performance
9:15PM Conclusion of Evermay Evening
Mayuko Kamio & Noreen Cassidy-Polera
April 24, 2020 (Fri)
PROGRAM
Mozart: Adagio in E major, KV 261
Mozart: Rondo in C major, KV 373
Mozart: Sonata in G major, KV 301
Grieg: Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45
Elgar: Salut d’Amour
Kreisler: Tambourin Chinois
Rachmaninov: Vocalise
Rimsky-Korsakov/Heifetz: The Flight of the Bumble Bee
Massenet: Meditation from Thais
Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen Op. 20
6:30PM Doors Open
7:00PM Performance
9:15PM Conclusion of Evermay Evening
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May 1, 2020 (Fri)
Academy of Vocal Arts
6:30PM Doors Open
7:00PM Performance
9:15PM Conclusion of Evermay Evening
Academy of Vocal Arts
May 1, 2020 (Fri)
PROGRAM
Selection of opera arias
6:30PM Doors Open
7:00PM Performance
9:15PM Conclusion of Evermay Evening
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May 8, 2020 (Fri)
Appointed Visiting Producer Yu Kosuge Presents: Air and Wind: Music That Wafts Through the Ages
Richard Stoltzman & Yu Kosuge
6:30PM Doors Open
7:00PM Performance
9:15PM Conclusion of Evermay Evening
Richard Stoltzman & Yu Kosuge
Appointed Visiting Producer Yu Kosuge Presents: Air and Wind: Music That Wafts Through the Ages
May 8, 2020 (Fri)
PROGRAM
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 120 No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne No. 17, Op. 62-1
Camille Saint-Saëns: Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 167
6:30PM Doors Open
7:00PM Performance
9:15PM Conclusion of Evermay Evening
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May 15, 2020 (Fri)
Appointed Visiting Producer Yu Kosuge Presents: Air and Wind: Music That Wafts Through the Ages
Yu Kosuge
6:30PM Doors Open
7:00PM Performance
9:15PM Conclusion of Evermay Evening
Yu Kosuge
Appointed Visiting Producer Yu Kosuge Presents: Air and Wind: Music That Wafts Through the Ages
May 15, 2020 (Fri)
PROGRAM
Louis-Claude Daquin: “Le coucou” & “Les vents en courroux” from Premier livre de Pièces de Clavecin
François Couperin: "Les petites moulins à vent" from Troisieme livre de Pièces de Clavecin
Jean-Philippe Rameau: "Le Rappel des Oiseaux" from Deuxième livre de pièces de clavecin
Akira Nishimura: Kalavinka (2006)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata Op. 31-2 “Tempest”
Florent Schmitt: from “Crépuscules” Op. 56, No. 3 “Sylphides”
Claude Debussy: from Preludes I
No.2 "Voiles"
No.3 "Le vent dans la plaine"
No.4 "Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir"
No.7 "Ce qu'a vu le vent d'Ouest"
No.10 "La Cathédrale engloutie"
Claude Debussy: from Preludes II
No. 1 “Brouillards”
Leoš Janáček: In the Mists
6:30PM Doors Open
7:00PM Performance
9:15PM Conclusion of Evermay Evening
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