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SUMMARY:Music on Park Avenue with Per Tengstrand—Season Opener: Beethoven's Waldstein & Appassionata
DESCRIPTION:Music on Park Avenue returns this fall! The series presented by Scandinavia House and Per Tengstrand welcomes audiences back to Victor Borge Hall beginning in October for another season of its popular performances. Held monthly on Thursday evenings\, concerts will begin at 7:30 preceded by conversation by Tengstrand about the pieces and composer. \nOn October 13\, join us for the season opener “Beethoven’s Waldstein & Appassionata.” In the first of three concerts this fall originally planned in celebration of the composer’s 250th anniversary in 2020\, Tengstrand performs two iconic sonatas — both popular but also so different. \nTickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above; concerts will take place in Victor Borge Hall. Music on Park Avenue will continue with performances on November 17 & December 1\, 2022\, and January 19\, February 23\, March 23\, and April 20\, 2023. \nThe Music on Park Avenue concert series is supported in part by a generous grant from The Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation and in part by the Lynn Carter Fund of the ASF. \n Thanks to a generous loan by Victor Borge’s grandson Finn\, concerts will be performed on Victor Borge’s personal Steinway piano. \nSchedule & Ticketing\nSCHEDULE \nThursday\, October 13\, 2022\nBeethoven’s Waldstein & Appassionata\nJoin us for the first concert of three in the fall celebrating Ludwig van Beethoven following the 250th anniversary of his birth in 2020. Tonight’s performance includes two iconic sonatas — both popular but also so different. \nThursday\, November 17\, 2022\nTengstrand & Opus: Beethoven’s Fourth Concerto\nHear what is perhaps the most beautiful and original of Beethoven’s piano concertos\, with Per Tengstrand joined by musicians from Opus at Princeton University. \nThursday\, December 1\, 2022\nPremiere of Beethoven and the Freedom of the Will documentary\nFilm & Concert with Per Tengstrand and Hana Mundiya\, violin\nSee the World Premiere of Tengstrand’s documentary about the power of Beethoven’s music: during his days\, through historic events as well as its importance today; followed by a performance with violinist Hana Mundiya\, who is featured in the film. \nThursday\, January 19\, 2023\nThe romantic piano: Chopin\, Liszt and Schubert\nPer Tengstrand starts off the new year with the music of three romantic composers: the lyrical Chopin\, the virtuoso Liszt and the intimate Schubert. \nThursday\, February 23\, 2023\nTengstrand & Opus: The Grieg Concerto\nA crown jewel in Scandinavian classical music\, Edvard Grieg’s beautiful piano concerto\, with Per Tengstrand and strings from Opus at Princeton University. \nThursday\, March 23\, 2023\nMasterpieces for Cello and Piano: Per Tengstrand and Robin Park\nThe artistic director of Opus\, cellist Robin Park\, will join Per Tengstrand on stage to play some of the great works written for cello and piano by Beethoven and Rachmaninov\, both famed and less known discoveries. \nThursday\, April 20\, 2023\nTengstrand & Opus: The Tchaikovsky Concerto\nOne of the most famous works of music in history will end the season in a fascinating and dynamic arrangement for piano and string quartet. \nPASSES \nSERIES PASS\n$120/$96 ASF for members\nA ticket to all seven performances in the series. \nAbout Per Tengstrand\nPer Tengstrand has firmly established himself as one of today’s most exciting pianists. He has been described by The Washington Post as “technically resplendent\, powerful\, intuitively secure\,” and by The New York Times as “a superb Swedish pianist” whose recital “was rewarding\, both for its unusual programming and for his eloquent\, technically polished performances.”Tengstrand is the subject of the acclaimed Swedish documentary The Soloist\, directed by Magnus Gertten and Stefan Berg (Sweden\, 2003)\, which was featured at the International Festival of Cinema and Technology in New York. \nIn 2005 he was decorated by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden with the “Litteris et Artibus” Medal for outstanding service to the arts. During the pandemic\, Per started making music documentaries which were viewed and appreciated by people all over the world. As this line of work will continue\, the documentary Beethoven and the Freedom of the Will is planned to have its world premiere at Scandinavia House in 2022.
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SUMMARY:Jostein Gulbrandsen Trio
DESCRIPTION:Nordic Summer Jazz continues at Scandinavia House this July with performances from some of Scandinavia’s most talented jazz musicians\, composers\, and singers! On July 21\, see acclaimed Norwegian guitarist and composer Jostein Gulbrandsen along with fellow jazz artists Ronen Itzik (drums) and Mike McGuirk (bass)\, performing live in Volvo Hall. \nTickets to this event must be purchased in advance online at the link above. To receive their complimentary tickets\, ASF Members must first log into the Elevent ticketing platform using their member email before adding tickets to their cart. Attendees are required to follow all Scandinavia House safety protocols\, including observing social distancing rules in signage. Please read our full safety protocols here. \n \nAbout the Musicians\nJostein Gulbrandsen is a guitarist\, composer\, author and educator\, originally from Norway\, based in NYC since 2001. Gulbrandsen blends music from his native Norway with American jazz with compositions that are melodic and open-sounding\, with more upbeat material drawing from swinging hard bebop mixed with blues and fusion. He has released three albums under his own name\, Twelve (2007 Fresh Sound New Talent)\, Release of Tension (2011) and Looking Ahead (2018 Curling Legs records). He holds a Master’s Degree in Jazz Performance from Manhattan School of music. His best-selling method book Modern Jazz and Fusion Guitar was released on Hal/Leonard in December 2016. Gulbrandsen has performed with his Quartet and Trio at Rochester International Jazz Festival\,  Trondheim Jazz Festival(Norway)\, Nordic Jazz Festival (Washington DC)\, Faro International Guitar Festival (Portugal) and Acoustic Landscapes Guitar festival. He has also performed at Kongsberg Jazz Festival\, Birdland\, Blue Note NYC\, 55 Bar\, Smalls\, BB Kings Blues Bar\, Hard Rock Cafe NYC\, Scandinavia House/Victor Borge Hall\, Blues Alley and The Kennedy Center. He has held master classes at Trondheim Jazz Festival and The Music Conservatory in Agder (Norway) in Faro (Portugal)and at Hobart and William Smith Colleges (USA) and is a featured artist for Collings Guitars\, Quilter Labs Amplification\, Eventide Effects and Curt Mangan Strings. In addition to being an accomplished jazz and fusion guitarist and composer\, Gulbrandsen is fluent in many other musical styles including blues\, country\, rock\, pop\, funk and classical guitar. Gulbrandsen has been interviewed  and reviewed by several major newspapers and magazines in his native Norway\, including Dagblade\, Adresseavisen\, Trønderavisa\, Namdalsavisa and Musikkpraksis and also US publications such as Vintage Guitar Magazine\, Jazz Times\, Jazz Trail and All About Jazz. His recent performances at the Rochester International Jazz festival and Trondheim Jazzfest (Norway)\, received great reviews. \nA native of Jerusalem\, Israel\, drummer Ronen Itzik relocated to the United States in late 2000. After completing degrees at Berklee College of Music and Florida State University\, he established a reputation as an in-demand drummer and sought-after recording artist in New York City. He has incorporated his unique background and knowledge of diverse musical styles into performances at venues such as the Village Vanguard\, Carnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center\, Blue Note and Bimhuis. His numerous international appearances include jazz festivals in Israel\, Germany\, Korea\, Spain\, Belgium\, Colombia\, Canada and Ukraine. He has performed and recorded with jazz greats Lee Konitz\, Gary Burton\, Kenny Werner\, Roy Hargrove\, Marcus Roberts\, and Arnie Lawrence among many others. \nBassist Mike McGuirk grew up in Portland\, Oregon\, and received a bachelor’s degree in Jazz Studies at the University of North Texas\, where he studied with Jeff Bradetich.  In 1997\, he won the International Society of Bassists jazz bass competition. He has played and/or recorded with John Abercrombie\, Marc Copland\, David Liebman\, Tim Hagans\, Don Friedman\, Joey Baron\, Andy Laverne\, Eliot Zigmund\, Adam Nussbaum\, Bennie Wallace\, Mulgrew Miller\, Billy Drummond\, Renee Rosnes\, Walt Weiskopf and Eddie Henderson among others.  Recently\, he can be heard on Marc Copland’s Lunar featuring David Liebman\, and Jed Levy’s Round and Round on Steeplechase records.
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