Poulenc Trio, woodwind piano trio

We invite you to attend the fifth and final concert of the 2021-2022 Concert Season for The Artist Series of Tallahassee, featuring Poulenc Trio, LIVE at Opperman Hall. Also available as livestream and video on our website, www.theartistseries.org! Treat mom to a lovely afternoon concert on Mother’s Day!

POULENC TRIO, ABOUT US… In a recent review, the New York Times praised the Trio for its “elegant rendition” of Piazzolla’s Tangos. The Washington Post said the trio “does its namesake proud” in “an intriguing and beautifully played program” with “convincing elegance, near effortless lightness and grace.” The group has been called “virtuosos of classical and contemporary chamber music” in one profile for Russian television. The Trio is committed to commissioning, performing and recording new works from contemporary composers. Since its founding, the Trio has greatly expanded the repertoire available for the oboe, bassoon and piano, with more than 20 new works written or arranged for the group, including three triple concertos for Trio and full orchestra. The Trio has also made a commitment to explore and promote music that reflect its members’ African, Asian, Eastern European, and Jewish roots. The Trio launched a pioneering concert series called Music at the Museum, in which musical performances are paired with museum exhibitions, with special appearances from guest artists and curators. As part of the series, the Trio has collaborated with the National Gallery in Washington DC, the Walters Art Museum and Baltimore Museum of Art and the Hermitage State Museum in Russia. Guest artist collaborators have included violinist Hilary Hahn, the Thibaud Trio of Berlin, soprano Hyunah Yu, and clarinetists Alexander Fiterstein, Anthony McGill and David Shifrin. Poulenc Trio’s original mixed-media projects are extensive, and include work with filmmakers Elizabeth and Alden Phelps for Trains of Thought, Guggenheim-winning poet Lia Purpura for Creation, and Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) students for Yiddish Lexicon. The Trio is deeply engaged in musical and educational outreach programs, including Poulenc & Snacks, an informal performance and residency series for younger audiences around the United States. The Trio regularly conducts masterclasses, with recent engagements at the University of Ohio, San Francisco State University, Florida State University and the University of Colima in Mexico. In review of Trains of Thought, the Trio’s latest release on the Delos label, MusicWeb International praised the Trio’s “highly accomplished playing [which] brings out the humor, wit and occasional touches of solemnity and sentimentality, playing in a refreshingly direct and forthright manner.” The Trio’s prior album, Creation, debuted at #4 on Apple Music’s iTunes Classical Music playlist and garnered high praise from the American Record Guide for the group’s technique and expressive range.

Irina Kaplan Lande trained in the famous tradition of piano playing at the St. Petersburg Conservatory in Russia. She is a winner of the Baltimore Chamber Music Award. Irina is a longtime faculty member at the Peabody Institute, teaching piano and chamber music, and has served on the faculty of the College of Notre Dame and Towson University. In her free time she loves to ski in the winter and forage for mushrooms in the summer.

Alexander Vvedenskiy became the principal oboist for the Louisville Orchestra in 2015. He holds degrees from Curtis Institute of Music and Manhattan School of Music. He won the Grand Prize of the Classic Pure Vienna International Competition in Vienna, Austria (2007); 2nd prize in the International Radio Competition for Young Musicians Concertino Praga in Prague, Czechia (2008); and was the winner of the Philadelphia Orchestra Greenfield Competition (2011). Alex is an avid runner and photographer.

Bryan Young is the principal bassoonist of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra and is a member of the IRIS Orchestra in Memphis. He has performed as soloist with the Baltimore Symphony and the National Symphony Orchestra. Bryan serves on the Board of Directors of Chamber Music America. In addition to his musical activities, Bryan founded Intertwine Systems, a healthcare focused software company.

POULENC TRIO PROGRAM
Sunday, May 8, 2022, 4 p.m.
Meet the Artist Chat following the Concert
Alex Vvedenskiy, oboe; Bryan Young, bassoon; Irina Kaplan Lande, piano

Trio Pathétique in D minor, Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)Allegro moderato ScherzoLargoAllegro con spirito

Suite in the Old Style, Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)arr. M. KrutikPastoraleBalletMinuetFuguePantomine

Romance, Op. 97a, Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)A Spin through Moscowarr. Anatoly Trofimov

INTERMISSION

Trio for Piano, Oboe, and Bassoon, Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)Presto AndanteRondo

Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano, André Previn (1929-2019)Lively SlowJaunty

Poulenc Trio appears by arrangement with Lisa Sapinkopf Artists.www.chambermuse.com

This concert is sponsored by Albert and Darlene Oosterhof honoring Carla Connors for all she’s accomplished on behalf of The Artist Series of Tallahassee.