The Fryderyk Chopin Society of Connecticut & New Britain Museum of American Art Presents
Vladimir Valjarević Piano Recital
The New Britain Museum of American Art
56 Lexington Street, New Britain, CT.
Fryderyk Chopin Society of Connecticut is thrilled to partner with the New Britain Museum of American Art to bring visitors classical music performances from world-renowned pianists.
CONCERT INFORMATION
All concerts begin at 3 p.m. in the Stanley Works Center. Doors open at 2:30 p.m.
Concert seating is first come, first served on the day of the concert and seating capacity is limited to 120.
Museum Members have free admission, and Museum guests are welcome with the purchase of an admission ticket.
MEMBERSHIP
Become a member of the FCS and receive such perks as a 50% museum admission discount for FCS concerts, invitations to VIP receptions, and special recognition in our programs.
DONATIONS
To make a charitable donation to the Chopin Society, please make the check out to The Fryderyk Chopin Society of CT. To make a contribution using a credit card and PayPal, please visit our website: chopinsocietyct.org
Biography
The critics have praised pianist Vladimir Valjarević for his “caressing legato,” “silk-
on-velvet seductiveness” (Fanfare Magazine),
“beautiful lyricism and . . . wide variety of tones and colorings, perceptively applied with care”
(All Music Guide). He has also been called “an outstandingly responsive partner and superb tonalist” (The Strad). His performances have taken him throughout America, Europe, and Asia, and have garnered enthusiastic critical acclaim. Valjarevic has collaborated with numerous contemporary composers in various projects, including commissions, recordings, and world premiers. He has recorded for Labor Records, Romeo Records, Centaur Records, Blue Griffin, and MSR Classics. As a soloist and chamber musician, he has won numerous prizes at National Competitions in the former Yugoslavia as well as at the “Citta di Stresa” and “Citta di Marsala” International Competitions for the Young in Italy. Valjarevic studied in his native Bosnia, at Belgrade Conservatory (Serbia), Mannes School of Music (BM & MM), Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University (DMA) and at Geneva Conservatory in Switzerland, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. His primary piano instructors are Pavlina Dokovska, Pascal Devoyon, Susan Starr, and Planinka Jurisic-Atic. Valjarevic is on piano faculty at Mannes School of Music (College, Prep) and Mason Gross School of the Arts, and teaches piano pedagogy and literature at Mannes. His festival affiliations include Beijing International Music Festival and Academy, and Xi’An Music Festival in China, Round Top in Texas, IIYM in Kansas, IKIF in New York. Learn more……
PROGRAM
LOWELL LIEBERMANN (B. 1961)
Nocturne No. 10, Op. 99
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810 - 1849)
Waltz E minor, Op. Posth.
Nocturne in A flat Major, Op. 32 No. 2 Mazurka “À Émile Gaillard”
Prelude in C sharp Minor, Op. 45 Prelude in A flat, Op. Posth.
LORA AL AHMAD (B.1995)
Tribute to Chopin
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918)
Masques
D’un cahier d’esquisses (From a Sketchbook) L’isle joyeuse
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810 - 1849)
Barcarolle, Op. 60