Thursdays @ 8 pm, October 18, November 15, 2012, January 31, & February 21, 2013
Sunday, December 9, 4 pm
Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 8:30 pm
$20 ($15 ASF Members); Series Pass: $96 ($72 ASF Members)
Swedish pianist and artistic director Per Tengstrand – now in his third season of musical programming at Scandinavia House – performs a series of concerts with distinguished guest musicians. The series highlights the repertoire of Scandinavian chamber music and its composers.
Homage to the Piano: Schubert, Mozart, & Chopin
October 18, 2012
Held in the 3rd floor galleries of Scandinavia House, the series’ season begins with some of the most beautiful music written for piano, featuring Per Tengstrand and including Franz Schubert’s Four Impromptus, Op. 90, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Twelve Variations on Ah vous dirai-je, Maman (Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star).
Cello Fire from Iceland
November 15, 2012
Icelandic cellist and former ASF Fellow Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir returns to Scandinavia House, this time with two phenomenal string colleagues – violinist Owen Dalby and violist Meena Bhasin – joining pianist Per Tengstrand in a concert of works including Robert Schumann’s Fantasy Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 73, Franz Schubert’s String Trio in B flat major, D. 471, and Johannes Brahms’ Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25.
Rising Stars
December 9, 2012
Hear the musical stars of tomorrow! In this special holiday concert, young, up-and-coming musicians from the Juilliard School and New England Conservatory in Boston will perform classic pieces, as well as traditional Scandinavian holiday music.
Two Pianos are Better Than One
January 31, 2013
When The New York Times wrote an article on the piano duo of Per Tengstrand and Shan-shan Sun, the headline read “Two pianos, four hands, one heart.” This evening presents great orchestral works for two pianos such as Johannes Brahms’ Haydn Variations and Igor Stravinsky’s masterpiece The Rite of Spring.
Finnish Tango!
February 21, 2013
Finnish tango with longing and passion! Tango-orkesteri Unto and its musicians – six virtuosos fluent in genres from world music and jazz to theater and tango nuevo – present a highly unique and explosive concert.
Star Violinist Soovin Kim
March 26, 2013
The season concludes with a star on violin: Soovin Kim was the first American to win the Paganini competition (1996) and has toured the world since. The concert includes works for solo violin by J.S. Bach and Niccolò Paganini, as well as Johannes Brahms’ Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100. Do not miss this exclusive opportunity to hear his musical and technical wizardry!
