Past concerts by The Boston Virtuosi


2003 - Saturday, October 18, 8:00 PM, Pickman Hall at the Longy School, Follen Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Still Haydn After All These Years.

Music of Michael Haydn and Joseph Haydn.

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

Haydn, MichaelSymphony in E-flat
Haydn, JosephConcerto for Piano in D MajorMichael Lewin, piano
Haydn, JosephConcerto for Violin and Piano in F MajorIrina Muresanu, violin
Michael Lewin, piano
Haydn, JosephSymphony #49 in f minor, "The Passion"


2003 - Saturday, May 17, 8:00 PM

Ancient Inspirations.

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

FarinaPavana e Gagliarda
BoccheriniNight in the Streets of Madrid
St. GeorgesSymphony ConcertanteMari Black and Stephen Yu, violins
CoriglianoVoyage
DebussyDances Sacree et ProfaneVirginia Crumb, Harp
RespighiAncient Airs and Dances, suite #3


2003 - Saturday, February 15, 8:00 PM

Valentine Serenade.

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

VivalidiConcert in B-flat for Violin and CelloTerry King and Laura Bossert, soloists
Joseph SukSerenade for Strings, Opus 6
TchaikovskySerenade in C, Opus 48


2002 - Saturday, December 7, 8:00 PM

Northern Lights - Music of Scandinavia.

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

Carl NielsenPetite Suite, Opus 1Denmark
Dag WirenSerenade for String Orchestra, Opus 11Sweden
Jan SibeliusRomanza, Opus 42Finland
Einojuhani RautavaaraSuite for StringsFinland (US premiere)
Edvard GriegHolberg SuiteNorway


2002 - Sunday, October 6, 4:00 PM, Parish Center for the Arts, Westford MA

Visions of America.

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

StravinskyDumbarton Oaks
CoplandAppalachian Spring
KulenovicConcerto Ostinato for Piano and Chamber Orchestra (world premiere)Janice Weber, Piano
BachBrandenburg VI concerto

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2002 - Saturday, October 5, 8:00 PM

Visions of America.

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

StravinskyDumbarton Oaks
CoplandAppalachian Spring
KulenovicConcerto Ostinato for Piano and Chamber Orchestra (world premiere)Janice Weber, Piano
BachBrandenburg VI concerto


2002 - Saturday, June 1, 8:00 PM

Visions of America #6.

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

Antonio Vivaldi Concerto Rustica
Frederic Chopin Piano Concerto #2 Michael Lewin, Piano
Charles Ives Symphony #3 "The Camp Meeting" Pulitzer Prize 1947
Louis Moreau Gottschalk Grand Tarantelle

"A most sensitive and brooding performer, with a controlled, awesomely intense style. He roared passionately yet precisely through the Chopin." Washington Post

"Michael Lewin ... generated an electricity that had us breathless in our seats." El Vocero, San Juan, Puerto Rico

"... an interpreter of international quality, charmed a public of connoisseurs, as they applauded his great integrity, virtuosity and sincerity." La Depeche, Toulouse, France


2002 - Saturday, April 6, 8:00 PM

Visions of America #5.

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

Copland Quiet City
Haydn Cello Concerto in C Major Young Artist Concerto Competition Winner
Emily Taubl, Cello
Gustav Mahler Adagietto
David Diamond Rounds
Igor Stravinsky Concerto for Strings in D Major


2002 - Saturday, February 9, 8:00 PM

Valentine Passion.

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for Two Violins
Leos Janacek Suite
Antonin Dvorak Serenade for Strings


2001 - Saturday, October 20, 8:00 PM

Concerti Grossi.

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

Vuk Kulenovic Concerto Grosso for Cello and String Orchestra Cynthia Forbes, Cello World Premiere!
Dmitry Shostakovich Piano Concerto #1 Janice Weber, Piano
Ernest Bloch Concerto Grosso #1 with piano obbligato

"Were Shostakovich alive today he would no doubt find a worthy soulmate in Janice Weber." Syracuse Post Standard

"...defying the laws of physics and probability by playing astounding torrents of notes with accuracy, wit and consummate musicianship." Sarasota Herald Tribune

"Janice Weber would be one of our most interesting pianists even if she weren't also one of our liveliest novelists. She boasts a fabulous, instinctive, natural technique of the kind you can perfect but never acquire if you don't have it already." Boston Globe


2001 - Saturday, June 2, 8:00 PM, at Faneuil Hall, Boston

Boston Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra.

A Celebration of American Music.

The Boston Virtuosi Young Artist Concerto Competition Winner.

Soloist: Talia Allenberg-Mailman, harp.

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

Handel, G. F. Concerto for Harp in B flat, Opus 4 # 6 Talia Allenberg-Mailman, harp
Claudio Regazzi Passages and Places Alon Yvagnai, piano World Premiere Performance!
Morton Gould Stringmusic


2001 - Sunday, April 22, 3:00 PM, at Christ Church, 0 Garden Street, Cambridge

Boston Virtuosi Chamber Players.

A little larger ensemble.

Program:

Mozart Horn Quintet
Frank Bridge Sextet


2001 - To Be Rescheduled, at Kings Chapel, Boston

Boston Virtuosi Chamber Players.

A French Promenade.

Program:

Francaix Trio
Ravel Introduction and Allegro
Debussy Danses Sacree et Profane


2001 - Friday, March 30, 8:00 PM, at Faneuil Hall, Boston

Boston Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra.

A Celebration of American Music.

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

Corigliano Voyages
Ellington Sophisticated Lady
Stravinsky Dumbarton Oaks
Copland Appalachian Spring


2001 - Sunday, February 25, 3:00 PM, at Christ Church, 0 Garden Street, Cambridge

Boston Virtuosi Chamber Players.

Even larger ensemble.

The nearest T stop is Harvard on the Red line.

Program:

Beethoven Septet
Dvorak Quintet


2001 - Saturday, January 27, 8:00 PM, at Faneuil Hall, Boston

Boston Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra.

In Memory of the Holocaust.

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

Boccherini Cello Concerto in B-flat Major Joel Cohen, cello
Haydn Symphony # 22, "Philosopher"
Morton Gould Elegy
Shostakovitch Chamber Symphony, Opus 110A


2000 - Sunday, November 5, 5:00 PM, at Kings Chapel, Boston

Boston Virtuosi Chamber Players.

Works for small ensemble.

Spanish and Latin inspirations.

Program:

Boccherini Night in the Streets of Madrid
Turina Oracion del Torrero
William Grant Still Dances de Panama


2000 - Saturday, October 14, 8:00 PM, at Faneuil Hall, Boston

Boston Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra.

Neopolitan Passion.

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

Vivaldi Concerto for Strings in A
Paganini Variatione Moses di Rossini Polina Sedukh, violin, in her North American debut!
Resphigi Ancient Airs and Dances
Tchaikovsky Souvenir di Florence


2000 - April 29 at First and Second Church, Boston

Special benefit concert #2 by the Boston Virtuosi Chamber Players!

Ravel Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano
Mendelssohn Octet for Strings

Performers:

Susanna Cortesio, Caroline Medford, Paula Morelli, Karen Oosterbahn, violins
Laura Bossert, Paul Dulude, violas
Joel Cohen, Cameron Sawzon, cellos
Eric Mazanson, piano


2000 - March 11 at First Parish Church, Cambridge

Special benefit concert #1 by the Boston Virtuosi Chamber Players!

The concert will be held at 8 PM at First Parish Church at 1446 Massachusetts Ave, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA.

All-Beethoven program:

Archduke Trio - Piano, Violin and Cello
String Quartet Op. 18 #5

Performers:

Rebecca Katsenes, Susanna Cortesio, Paula Morelli, violins
Paul Dulude, viola
Joel Cohen, Mary-Alice McCann, cello
Eric Mazanson, piano


2000 - March 3 at Winchester Town Hall

Our first performance in this venue!

2000 - March 4 at First and Second Church, Boston

The Spring Concert.

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

Mendelssohn Concerto for Violin and Piano Jeffrey Howard, Violin
Anna Soukiassian, Piano
Copland, Aaron Appalachian Spring


2000 - January 8 at First and Second Church, Boston

The Winter Concert.

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

Vivaldi, Antonio Concerto for Four Violins Rebecca Katsenes, Charles Sherba, Susanna Cortesio, Caroline Medford, violins
Stamitz, Karl Symphonia Concertante in D Charles Sherba, Violin
Consuelo Sherba, Viola
Holst, Gustav St. Paul's Suite
Britten, Benjamin Simple Symphony


1999 - October 30 at First and Second Church, Boston

Paul Dulude, Conductor

The third season premiere of the Boston Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Boston's new great orchestra of soloists, conducted by Paul Dulude, presents an evening of great soloists, the start of its tribute to Aaron Copland, and the richly romantic Dvorak Serenade for Strings.

Program:

Neruda, Jan Concerto a Corno Primo Jeffrey Work, Trumpet
Vaughn-Williams Violin Concerto Rebecca Katsenes, Violin
Copland, Aaron Quiet City
Dvorak, Antonin Serenade for Strings


1999 - May 22 at First and Second Church, Boston

Paul Dulude, Conductor, with Julianne Borg, Soprano

Program:

Boccerini, Luigi Night in the Streets of Madrid Op. 30 #6
Rodrigo, Joaquin Canconeta Rebecca Katsenes, Violin
Villa-Lobos, Heitor Bachianas Brasileiras #5 Julianne Borg, Soprano
Turina, Joaquin La Oracion del Torero, Op. 34
Sawzin, Cameron Turnabout Tango (World Premiere)
Williams, Alberto Primera Suite Argentina


1999 - February 28 at First and Second Church, Boston

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

Vivaldi, Antonio Concerto for Strings in A Major
Bach, Johann Sebastian Concerto for Violin in A Minor Susan Faux, violin
Nielsen, Carl Little Suite, Op. 1
Elgar, Edward Introduction and Allegro Rebecca Katsenes and Charles Sherba, violins
Consuelo Sherba, viola
Joel Cohen, Cello


1998 - November 1 at First and Second Church, Boston

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

Bach, Johann Sebastian Concerto in D Minor for oboe and violin, BWV 1060 Stephen Wade, oboe
Katherine Winterstein, violin
Elgar, Edward Serenade
Debussy, Claude Dances Sacree et Profane Virginia Crumb, harp
Grieg, Edvard Holberg Suite


1998 - June 25 at WCRB Classical at Copley

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Symphony #29 1st movement
Haydn, Joseph Second Horn Concerto, 3rd movement James Mosher, horn
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Sinfonia Concertante, 1st movement Alexey Shabalin, violin
Bing Liu, viola
Barber, Samuel Adagio for Strings
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich Serenade for Strings
Bach, Johann Sebastian Concerto for Two Violins Victor Romanul and Alexander Romanul, violins
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Symphony #29, 4th movement


1998 - May 10 at Trinity Church, Newton

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

Vivaldi, Antonio Concerto for Two Cellos in G minor Joel Cohen and Cynthia Forbes, cellos
Bach, Johann Sebastian Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor Victor Romanul and Alexander Romanul, violins
Prokofiev, Sergey Duo for Violins Victor Romanul and Alexander Romanul, violins
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Symphony #29 in A Major, K. 211


1998 - February 22 at Trinity Church, Newton

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

Vivaldi, Antonio Concerto in C minor for violoncello, RV 401 Cynthia Forbes, violoncello
Handel, George Frederick Concerto Grosso, op. 6, no. 10 Rebecca Katsenes and Ilia Steinschneider, violins
Joel Cohen, violoncello
Mahler, Gustav Adagietto from Symphony #5
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich Serenade in C Major


1997 - November 23 at Trinity Church, Newton

Premier Concert of the Boston Virtuosi

Paul Dulude, Conductor

Program:

Bach, Johann Sebastian Brandenburg Concerto #3 in G Major, BWV 1048
Haydn, Joseph Concerto #2 for Horn and Orchestra in D Major James Mosher, horn
Barber, Samuel Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in Eb Major, K. 364 Alexey Shabalin, violin
Bing Liu, viola