Recitals in New York

Selected works for two violins, violin and viola, and solo violin with Mark Peskanov, violin; and Margo Shohl violin/viola

Presented by Special Venue Music Awards.

Transcendante Presented by European Piano Academy of Atlanta. Performers: Boris Cepeda, Piano Program: LISZT Transcendental Etudes; LISZT Grandes Études de Paganini; LISZT Rhapsodie espagnole; LISZT "Erlkönig" from 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert; LISZT Isoldes Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde (after Wagner)

Presented by Fryderyk Chopin Society of Texas, Inc..

American Dialogues 250 Presented by Carnegie Hall Presents. Performers: Sphinx Virtuosi; J’Nai Bridges, Mezzo-Soprano; Amaryn Olmeda, Violin; Rubén Rengel, Violin Program: RUBÉN RENGEL RUBÉN RENGEL Encuentro (World Premiere); RACHEL MCFARLANE RACHEL MCFARLANE American Dialogue (NY Premiere); STRAVINSKY STRAVINSKY Concerto in D; KREISLER KREISLER Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice; PERKINSON PERKINSON Louisiana Blues Strut: A Cakewalk , for Solo Violin; JESSIE MONTGOMERY JESSIE MONTGOMERY Banner; DAMIEN GETER DAMIEN GETER Declaration ( NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)

Celebrate: Opus 90 Presented by The George D. and Freida B. Abraham Foundation. Performers: Alan Chow, Piano; Liu Liu, Piano; Cahill Smith, Piano; George Abraham, Piano

From Paris to Vermont — A Musical Lineage 75 Years in the Making This program explores the rich compositional legacy connected to Kinhaven’s co-founder, Dorothy Dushkin, her brother-in-law—violinist and arranger Samuel Dushkin— and a circle of musicians who studied in Paris under the legendary Nadia Boulanger. This recital includes fun music by Stravinsky, Copland, Gershwin, Caroline Shaw, and a few other American composers that are closely connected to this legacy. Aaron Copland Two Pieces for Violin and Piano (1926) I. Ukulele II. Nocturne Lili Boulanger D-un Matin de printemps (on a spring morning) (1917-1918) Dorothy Dushkin Berceuse for Nadia (1949) Bruce Adolphe Fantasia on Beethoven’s Spring Sonata (commissioned by Deborah Buck in 2020) Allen Shawn Winter Sketchbook IV. Presto (1989) Alex Robertson Canzonetta (2025) Max Grafe Fire on the Mountain (commissioned by Deborah Buck in 2026) Nicolas Scherzinger Rain for days and days (commissioned by Deborah Buck in 2026) George Gershwin/Samuel Dushkin Short Story (1925) Caroline Shaw Broad and Free (2017) Igor Stravinsky/Samuel Dushkin Divertimento IV. b) Variation & c) Coda (1932) with Deborah Buck, violin, and Orli Shaham, piano Biographies Violinist Deborah Buck has been hailed by The Strad for her “surpassing degree of imagination and vibrant sound.” Equally at home in recital halls, symphony stages, recording studios, opera houses, and even on Saturday Night Live, she maintains a versatile career as a chamber musician, concertmaster, recitalist, educator, and artistic leader. Recent performance highlights include recitals at BargeMusic (NYC) with pianists Orli Shaham and Orion Weiss, performances on series such as GatherNYC, Lyrica Chamber Music (NJ), Reflections in Music (NYC), Sands Point/Four Seasons of Music (NY), Small Spaces/Orchestra Lumos (CT), and annually at the Telluride Chamber Music Festival (CO). Dedicated to broadening the expressive range of her violin playing, Buck has premiered numerous works written for her, including DeBut for solo violin by John Harbison and Fantasia on Beethoven’s Spring Sonata by Bruce Adolphe. In 2025, she recorded September, a newly commissioned work by Curtis Stewart from his 24 American Caprices, as well as a new joint arrangement of Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson’s Louisiana Blues Strut with percussionist Yousif Sheronick. She was also featured, to critical acclaim, on a recent Avie Records release devoted to the music of Bruce Wolosoff. In 2026, Buck will rec

In Recital: Mark's Music Night Presented by The Mark Shaparin Foundation. Performers: Tamar Kurdadze, Piano; Joseph Staten, Cello