Music for Peace: Music of Schumann and Beethoven
Saturday, October 17, 2015 @ 7:30 pm
Introducing our 2015-16 Music for Peace Concert Series, internationally renowned violinist James Buswell joins three Boston-based luminaries for Schumann’s romantic and nostalgic outpourings, as well as a trio by one of Schumann’s heroes.
Schumann Fantasy Pieces for Cello and Piano, Opus 73
Schumann Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano
Beethoven Trio in E flat major, Opus 70 No 2
James Buswell, violin
Carol Ou, cello
Mana Tokuno, piano
Victor Rosenbaum, piano.
All concerts are Saturdays at 7:30 pm at the Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. Reserve Seats Now
Single concert: $25 for members, $35 for non-members, $10 for students.
Series of 3 concerts: $60 for Massachusetts Peace Action members, $85 for non-members, $25 for students. Reserve seats for the series. Join Massachusetts Peace Action now!
Tax-deductible Donations in any amount support our work for peace. Supporters donate $250 or more to Massachusetts Peace Action Education Fund; they receive two reserved seats with preferred seating in the first 3 rows of each concert, and recognition in the programs. Sponsors donate $500 and receive four reserved seats; Benefactors donate $1,000 and receive eight reserved seats.
To reserve, mail a check to Massachusetts Peace Action Education Fund, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone 617-354-2169. Download and print the Concert Series Order Blank 2015-2016. To purchase online, click here to reserve for the entire series, or reserve individual seats for the Schumann and Beethoven, Schubert, or Brahms concerts.
Violinist James Buswell is one of the most versatile musicians of the 21st century. As a solo violinist, he has performed more than one hundred concerti with orchestras on five continents. In 2014 he expanded this list of solo repertoire with debut recordings of one Turkish and one American Concerto from the 20th century for release on the Naxos label. He was a Grammy nominee for his recording of the Barber Violin Concerto with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Distinguished conductors with whom he has collaborated include Leonard Bernstein, George Szell, Seiji Ozawa, Zubin Mehta, Andre Previn, Pierre Boulez, and Michael Tilson Thomas. Ever since appearing at the Spoleto Festival in Italy prior to enrolling in college, Buswell has also been an enthusiastic chamber musician. For more than a decade he was a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York.
Cellist Carol
Ou has thrilled audiences on five continents with her fiery,
impassioned, and insightful performances. As a soloist, her most memorable
tours have been in Eastern Europe, Argentina, and Asia. As the cellist of the
Carpe Diem String Quartet, she frequently performs a zesty mix of classical and
contemporary quartets with crossover repertoire. Other collaborations have been
with celebrated performers Hillary Hahn, James Buswell, Pascal Rogé, and Robert
Levin at the Marlboro Music Festival, Australian Festival of Chamber Music,
Nevada Chamber Music Festival, and other noted music festivals. Ou’s
discography includes solo and chamber music CDs issued by Chi-Mei, Naxos, and
Albany records.
Pianist Mana Tokuno has received wide-spread acclaim for her sensitive and insightful interpretations and her brilliant virtuosity. First Prize winner of the prestigious Competition Internationalé, she also received the Leo Sirota Award for Piano Solo Performance at the Corpus Christi International Competition as well as the Special Award for Schubert Interpretation at the International Competition Valsesia Musica in Varallo, Italy. Other prizes include the Dosei-Kai Prize for Distinction in Performance, and the Silver Medal in the Chubu Chopin Competition in Nagoya, Japan.
Pianist Victor Rosenbaum, former chair of the New
England Conservatory piano and chamber music departments for more than ten
years, has performed widely as soloist and chamber music 
performer
in the United States, Europe, Asia, Israel, and Russia, in such prestigious
halls as Alice Tully Hall in New York and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg,
Russia. He has collaborated with such artists as Leonard Rose, Arnold
Steinhardt, Robert Mann, and the Cleveland and Brentano String Quartets, among
others. Festival appearances have included Tanglewood, Rockport, Yellow Barn,
Kneisel Hall (Blue Hill), Kfar Blum and Tel Hai (Israel), Masters de Pontlevoy
(France), the Heifetz Institute, and more. He has been a soloist with the
Indianapolis and Atlanta symphonies and the Boston Pops.
His highly praised recordings of Schubert and Beethoven are on Bridge Records
and his recordings of Schubert and Mozart are on Fleur de Son. He serves on the
faculty of the Mannes College of Music in New York, was Director and President
of the Longy School of Music from 1985-2001, and is Music Director of the Music
for Peace series.
performer
in the United States, Europe, Asia, Israel, and Russia, in such prestigious
halls as Alice Tully Hall in New York and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg,
Russia. He has collaborated with such artists as Leonard Rose, Arnold
Steinhardt, Robert Mann, and the Cleveland and Brentano String Quartets, among
others. Festival appearances have included Tanglewood, Rockport, Yellow Barn,
Kneisel Hall (Blue Hill), Kfar Blum and Tel Hai (Israel), Masters de Pontlevoy
(France), the Heifetz Institute, and more. He has been a soloist with the
Indianapolis and Atlanta symphonies and the Boston Pops.
His highly praised recordings of Schubert and Beethoven are on Bridge Records
and his recordings of Schubert and Mozart are on Fleur de Son. He serves on the
faculty of the Mannes College of Music in New York, was Director and President
of the Longy School of Music from 1985-2001, and is Music Director of the Music
for Peace series.
Upcoming Events:
| Music for Peace: Music of Schumann and Beethoven | Saturday, October 17, 2015 - 7:30pm | Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church | Cambridge |  |
| Shut Pilgrim Speakout | Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 1:00pm | Boston State House | Boston | |
| Palestinian Villages: Erased from Space and Consciousness | Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 7:00pm | 3 Church Street | Cambridge |  |
| Increasing Federal and State Investment in Public Transit | Saturday, October 24, 2015 - 9:30am | SEIU Local 32BJ/ District 615 | Boston |  |
| Hearing on the Budget for All Resolution! | Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 12:30pm | Massachusetts State House | Boston |  |
| Save the Date: Medea Benjamin speaking on The U.S. - Saudi Alliance Disaster for the Middle East | Friday, November 13, 2015 - 7:00pm | First Church | Cambridge | |
| A New Day? Organizing to Change US Policy on Israel and Palestine | Saturday, November 14, 2015 - 12:30pm | Harvard University - William James Hall | Cambridge |  |
| Rising to the Challenge: Sustainable Security for All | Saturday, November 21, 2015 - 9:00am | Harvard Law School, Wasserstein Hall | Cambridge |  |
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