Past Concerts
The Solasta Piano Trio
Eva Schaumkell, Pianist
Niv Ashkenazi, Violinist
Zack Reaves, Cellist
Sunday, November 5, 2023
Showtime: 4:00pm
Check In: 3:15pm
Community Auditorium
Church of Scientology of the Valley
11455 Burbank Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601
The Solasta Piano Trio’s Program
Dmitri Shostakvoch
5 pieces for 2 violins and piano
arr. L. Atovmyan
Prelude
Gavotte
Elegy
Waltz
Polka
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio op. 70 no.1 “Ghost”
Allegro vivace e con brio
Largo assai ed espressivo
Presto
Intermission
Clara Schumann
Piano Trio, op. 17
Allegro moderato
Scherzo and Trio
Andante
Allegretto
George Gershwin
3 Preludes
Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
Andante con moto
Agitato
Guideri/Walz/Durkovic Piano Trio
Jessica Guideri, Violinist • John Walz, Cellist
Timothy Durkovic, Pianist
Sunday, October 8, 2023
Showtime: 4:00pm
Check In: 3:15pm
Community Auditorium
Church of Scientology of the Valley
11455 Burbank Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Guideri/Walz/Durkovic Piano Trio’s Program
Antonin Dvořák
Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 – “Dumky”
Lento maestoso
Poco adagio
Andante
Andante moderato
Allegro
Lento maestoso
Intermission
Johannes Brahms
Trio No. 2, Op. 87 in C Major
Allegro
Andante con moto
Scherzo. Presto
Finale. Allegro giocoso
George Gershwin
(Smith/Heifetz arrangement for Piano Trio)
Porgy and Bess Suite
Overture
Summertime
My Man’s Gone Now
It Aint’ Necessarily So
Bess You Is My Woman
There’s A Boat Dat’s Leaving Soon For New York
Oh Lawd, I’m On My Way
Maestros of the Violin and Guitar
Philip Vaiman, Russian-American Violinist
Laura Mazon Franqui, Cuban Classical Guitarist
Sunday, September 10, 2023
Showtime: 4:00pm
Check In: 3:15pm
Community Auditorium
Church of Scientology of the Valley
11455 Burbank Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Maestros of the Violin and Guitar’s Program
Gabriel Fauré
Pavane, Opus 50
Manuel Da Falla
Arr. by Pujol
From the Seven Spanish songs
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Aria No. 5 from Bachianas Brasilieras
Leonard Cohen
Arr. by Reena Esmail
Hallelujah (violin solo)
José Sirera
Jerezana (guitar solo)
Intermission
Laura Snowden
Song for Maria (guitar solo)
Francisco Tárrega
Capricho Arabe (guitar solo)
Niccoló Paganini
Arr. by Heinrich Albert
Cantabile
George Gershwin
Arr. by Malou F. Rogers
Lullaby
Astor Piazzolla
Arr. by Philip Vaiman
Cafe 1930, Nightclub 1960
Faliks•Cani Piano & Violin Duo
Internationally Acclaimed Musicians
Pianist, Inna Faliks
Violinist, Roberto Cani
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Showtime: 4:00pm
Check In: 3:15pm
Community Auditorium
Church of Scientology of the Valley
11455 Burbank Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Free Parking: Farmdale Avenue lot and street parking
Faliks•Cani Piano & Violin Duo’s Program
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Opus 30 No. 3
1. Allegro assai
2. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
3. Allegro vivace
Maurice Ravel
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in G
1. Allegretto
2. Blues, Moderato
3. Perpetual mobile, Allegro
Intermission
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major “Kreutzer”, Opus 47
1. Adagio sostenuto – Presto – Adagio
2. Adante con variazioni
3. Presto
Inna Faliks
Internationally Renowned Ukrainian-American Pianist
Sunday, June 11, 2023
Showtime: 4:00pm
Check In: 3:15pm
Community Auditorium
Church of Scientology of the Valley
11455 Burbank Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Inna Faliks’ Program
Rodion Shchedrin
Basso Ostinato
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor
Book 1 WTC
Jan Freidlin
Ballade in Black and White
(Composed for Inna Faliks and premiered in Weill Hall in 2011.)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Fantasy in D minor, K 385
Frédéric Chopin-Franz Liszt
The Maiden’s Wish
Franz Liszt
La Campanella Paganini
Frédéric Chopin
Polonaise-Fantaisie, Opus 61
Intermission
Ludwig van Beethoven
Bagatelle No. 1 Opus 126
Bagatelles Nos. 2 and 3
Bagatelle No. 4
Bagatelle No. 5
Bagatelle No. 6
The Vieness Piano Duo
Dynamic Classical Pianists
Eva Schaumkell and Vijay Venkatesh
Sunday, April 2, 2023
Showtime: 4:00pm
Check In: 3:15pm
Community Auditorium
Church of Scientology of the Valley
11455 Burbank Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Images and Video from The Vieness Duo’s Performance
The Vieness Piano Duo’s Program
Johann Sebastian Bach/Mary Howe
Sheep may safely graze, BWV 208
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dances
no 1 in g minor, Allegro molto
no 2 in d minor, Allegro non assai
no. 3 in f major, Allegretto
no 4 in f minor, Poco Sostenuto
no 5 in f-sharp minor, Allegro vivace
Franz Schubert
Fantasie in f-minor, D. 940
Allegro molto moderato
Largo
Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Finale. Allegro molto moderato
Intermission
Frédéric Chopin
Barcarolle Op. 60 in F-sharp Major
Vijay Venkatesh solo
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Moments Musicaux No. 3, 4
Eva Schaumkell solo
Camille Saint-Saëns
The Carnival of the Animals
Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
Hens and Roosters
Fast Animals/Wild Donkeys
Tortoises
The Elephant
Kangaroos
Aquarium
Donkeys
The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods
Aviary
Fossils
The Swan
Finale
Philip Vaiman and Mikhail Korzhev
Classical Russian Violin & Piano
Sunday, March, 2023
Showtime: 4:00pm
Check In: 3:15pm
Community Auditorium
Church of Scientology of the Valley
11455 Burbank Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Images from Philip and Mikhail’s Performance
Philip Vaiman and Mikhail Korzhev’s Program
Eugene Ysaÿe
Sonata No.4 in E-Minor Op.. 27 “A Fritz Kreisler” for Solo Violin
I. Allemande: Lento maestoso
II. Sarabanda (Quasi lento)
III. Finale (Presto ma non troppo)
Sergei Rachmaninov – Earl Wild for solo piano
Four Songs for piano
“Dreams”, op. 37 #5
“Do Not Grieve” op. 14 #8
“Sorrow in the Springtime ” op. 21 #12
“Floods of Spring” op. 14 #12
Sergei Rachmaninov
Sonata #2, op. 36 in B-flat minor for solo piano
1. Allegro agitato
2. Non allegro. Lento
3. Molto allegro
Intermission
Ernst Krenek
Sonatina op. 5 #1 in B-flat major for solo piano
1. Allegretto
2. Andante molto
3. Vivace
Felix Mendelssohn
“If With All Your Heart” -arr. for violin and piano by Malou Rogers
Niccoló Paganini
Cantabile for violin and piano
Sigismond Stojowski
Melodie for violin and piano
Alfredo D’Ambrosio
Serenade for violin and piano
Astor Piazzolla
From 4 Seasons of Buenos Aires- arr. for violin and piano by Malou Rogers
Inverno Porteño
Verano Porteño
The LA OperaBabes
Sopranos Lauren Carter & Angela Molineux, Pianist Annelise Longuemare
An Opera Valentine
Sunday, February 5, 2023
Showtime: 4:00pm
Check In: 3:15pm
Community Auditorium
Church of Scientology of the Valley
11455 Burbank Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Images and Video from The LA OperaBabes’ Performance
The LA OperaBabes’ Program
Giuseppe Verdi
Brindisi La Traviata (duet)
Giacomo Puccini
Quando m’en vo, La Boheme (Angela solo)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sull’aria, Le nozze di Figaro (duet)
Dove sono, Le nozze di Figaro Mozart (Lauren solo)
Claudio Monteverdi
Pur ti miro, L’incoronazione di Poppea (duet)
Richard Strauss
Mein herr marquis, Die Fledermaus
(Angela solo – performed in the English translation)
Georges Bizet
Habanera, Carmen (duet)
Kurt Weil
Youkali (Lauren solo)
Antonio Vivaldi
Laudamus te, Gloria (duet)
Intermission
Giacomo Puccini
O mio babbino caro, Gianni Schicchi (Angela solo)
Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber
Agnus dei, Requiem (duet)
Jacques Offenbach
Barcarolle, Les contes d’Hoffman (duet)
Claude Debussy
Il pleure dans mon coeur, Ariettes Oubliées (Lauren solo)
Erik Satie
Je te veux (Lauren solo)
Franz Liszt
Mephisto Waltz (Annelise solo)
Léo Delibes
Flower duet, Lakmé (duet)
Sabine Pothier
Jazz Pianist
Monday, December 19, 2022
Community Auditorium
Church of Scientology of the Valley
11455 Burbank Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Images from Sabine’s Performance
Sabine’s Program
Sabine
Tune For Errol
Stevie Wonder
Higher Ground
Bill Evans
Turn Out The Stars
Chick Corea
Tones For Joan’s Bones or Spain
Cole Porter
Love For Sale
Sabine
LA in the Fall
Miles Davis
Nardis
Michel Legrand
Windmills Of Your Mind
Laura Mazon Franqui
Classical Guitarist
Friday, December 9, 2022
Community Auditorium
Church of Scientology of the Valley
11455 Burbank Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Images from Laura’s Performance
Laura’s Program
Jorge Morel
Danza Brasileira (2:39-2:43)
Heitor Villalobos
Prelude No 3 (5:30)
J. Sirena
Jerezana
Leo Brouwer
Decameron Negro
I – El arpa del Guerrero ( 5:10)
II – Huida por el bosque de los ecos (4:30)
III – Balada de la doncella enamorada (6:00)
Laura Snowden
Song for Maria (2:50)
Leo Brouwer
Hika (7:02)
Eduardo Martin
La Ausencia
Joaquin Turina
Sonata para Guitarra (12:00 apprx)
I – Allegro
II – Cantabile
III – Allegro Vivo
Carlos Rafael Rivera
Cancion ( 2:43)
Agustin Barrios
Vals Op 8 no 3 (4:15)
Claudia Montero
Rojo (from Tres colores portenhos) (5:00)
Leo Brouwer
Danza del Altiplano (3:00)
Nadejda Vlaeva
Classical Pianist
Friday, November 18, 2022
Community Auditorium
Church of Scientology of the Valley
11455 Burbank Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Images and Video from Nadejda’s’s Performance
Nadejda’s Program
Bach/Saint-Saëns
Overture, BWV29
Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata in G major
- Allegro
- Adagio
- Allegro e Presto
Franz Liszt
Benediction de Dieu dans la solitude
Liebestraum No. 3
Grand Etude de Paganini No. 6
Pancho Vladigerov
From Impressions, Op. 9
Waltz
Aveu
Passion
Nadejda Vlaeva
Piano Sonata in F minor *American Premier
I. Allegro appassionato
II. Andante teneramente
III. Allegro vivace
Pancho Vladigerov
Exotic Prelude No. 3, Op. 17
Lily Popova
Bulgarian Classical Pianist
Sunday, October 23, 2022
Community Auditorium
Church of Scientology of the Valley
11455 Burbank Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Images and Video from Lily’s Performance
Lily’s Program
Franz Liszt
The Chapel of William Tell
The Lake of Walenstadt
Paraphrase on Themes from Rigoletto
Un Sospiro
Hungarian Rhapsody no.10
Lily Popova
Furioso
Soaring
Phantom Waltz
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition
