Concert ARChive
Past Performances by the ARC Ensemble
- 2023
November 29, 2023
Mazzoleni Concert Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
ARC Ensemble: Celebrating 20 Years
Walter Braunfels | String Quintet in F sharp Minor, op. 63
Frederick Block | String Quartet, op. 23*
Frederick Block | Piano Quintet, op. 19*
Frederick Block | Suite for Clarinet, op. 73*
*All modern premieres
Read ProgramApril 2, 2023
Mazzoleni Concert Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
The Music of Alberto Hemsi
Danze nuziali greche, op. 37 bis for cello and piano
Meditation in Armenian Style, op. 16 for cello and piano
Quintet for Viola and String Quartet, op. 28
Ad augusta per angusta, op. 35 for piano
Pilpúl Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 27
Tre Arie Antiche for String Quartet, op. 30 (dalle ‘Coplas Sefardies’)
*All first performances in modern times
Read Program - 2022November 13, 2022
Mazzoleni Concert Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
The Music of Robert Müller-Hartmann
Two Pieces for Cello and Piano
Sonata for Two Violins, op. 32Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 5Three Intermezzi and Scherzo for Piano, op. 22String Quartet no. 2, op. 38*All first performances in modern times
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May 5, 2022
Mazzoleni Concert Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
Mark Neikrug’s A Song by MahlerThe Canadian premiere of Marc Neikrug's A Song by Mahler. A celebrated concert singer, famous for a particular Mahler love song, develops early onset Alzheimer’s.Featuring special guests Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano; Kelly Markgraf, baritone.
March 20, 2022
Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
Livestream Concert: Music from Exiles to IsraelCurrently available to stream via the Library of Congress website, this concert features works byPaul Ben-Haim | Clarinet Quintet, op. 31a
Verdina Shlonsky | Hora Danse for violin and piano
Franz Crzellitzer | Piano QuintetAvailable to stream via the Library of Congress:
- 2021April 15, 2021
Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
Ottoman Treasures
ALL ALBERTO HEMSI PROGRAM:
Pilpúl Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 27
Quintet for Viola and String Quartet, op. 28
Meditation for Cello and Piano, op. 16
Tre Arie Antiche for String Quartet, op. 30 (dalle Coplas Sefardies)
*All first performances in modern times
Available to stream at RoyalConservatory.Live
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March 12, 2021
Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
Beethoven 250 Festival
ALL BEETHOVEN PROGRAM:
Five Folk Song Arrangements
Symphony no. 2 in D Major, op. 36
String Quintet in C Major, op. 29
Featuring special guests Monica Whicher, soprano; Julien Altmann, viola.
Available to stream at RoyalConservatory.Live
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January 26, 2020
Teatro dei Rinnovati, SienaVittorio Rieti | String Quartet no. 1
Paul Ben-Haim | Clarinet Quintet op. 31a
Erich Korngold | Suite for Piano left hand, two violins and cello, op. 23January 23, 2020
Parco della Musica, RomeWalter Kaufmann | String Quartet no. 11
- 2019November 17, 2019
Mazzoleni Concert Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
The Music of Dmitri KlebanovString Quartet no. 2
Six Songs
Piano Trio no. 2
Featuring special guest Olenka Slywynska, mezzo-soprano
*All first performances in modern times
Read ProgramMay 6, 2019
Ferrara Musica, Ferrara, Italy
ARC EnsembleVittorio Rieti | String Quartet no. 1
Paul Ben-Haim | Clarinet Quintet, op. 31a
Walter Kaufmann | String Quartet no. 11
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | Piano Quintet no. 1, op. 69
May 3, 2019
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
ARC EnsembleMieczysław Weinberg | Violin Sonata, op. 12
Paul Ben-Haim | Clarinet Quintet, op. 31a
Walter Kaufmann | String Quartet no. 11
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | Piano Quintet no. 1, op. 69
February 27, 2019
Schoenberg Hall UCLA, Los Angeles
From India to Indiana: The Music of Walter KaufmannALL KAUFMANN PROGRAM:
Sonatina no. 12, arr. for clarinet and piano
String Quartet no. 7
Violin Sonata no. 2, op. 44
String Quartet no. 11
Septet for piano and strings
*All first performances in modern times - 2018
November 15, 2018
Angela Burgess Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London, UK
A Distant SerenadeAdolf Busch | Divertimento, op. 30
Karl Amadeus | Hartmann Burleske Musik
Jerzy Fitelberg | Serenade für Rundfunk
Members of the ARC Ensemble in residence with students from The Glenn Gould School and the Royal Academy of Music
November 14, 2018
Angela Burgess Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London, UK
Screening of EXIT: MUSIC
November 13, 2018
David Josefowitz Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London, UK
To the EastWalter Kaufmann | String Quartet no. 11
Mieczysław Weinberg | Piano Quintet, op. 18
Members of the ARC Ensemble in residence with students from The Glenn Gould School and the Royal Academy of Music
October 27, 2018
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, Calgary Pro Musica
ARC EnsembleMieczysław Weinberg | Violin Sonata no. 1
Jerzy Fitelberg | String Quartet no. 2
Walter Kaufmann | String Quartet no. 11
Szymon Laks | Piano Quintet
July 8, 2018
Rockport Chamber Music Festival, MA
ARC Ensemble with Davóne Tines, bass-baritoneMario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | Piano Quintet no. 1, op. 69
Jacques Ibert | Chansons de Don Quichotte
Georges Enescu | Piano Quartet no. 1
July 6, 2018
Rockport Chamber Music Festival, MA
Screening of EXIT: MUSIC
April 6, 2018
Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
Bernstein @ 100Leonard Bernstein | Anniversaries
Walter Kaufmann | String Quartet no. 11
Leonard Bernstein (arr. Tiefenbach) | Six Songs
The ARC Ensemble with Jamie Bernstein, Wallis Giunta and Sebastian Knauer
March 24, 2018
CBC Studio 1, Vancouver
JUNO Classical ShowcaseSzymon Laks | Piano Quintet
- 2017
November 25, 2017
Mazzoleni Concert Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
The Music of Walter KaufmannALL KAUFMANN PROGRAM:
Romantic Piano Trio
Sechs Lieder
String Quartet no. 7
Violin Sonata no. 2, op. 44
Septet for three violins, viola, two cellos and piano
Featuring special guests Katya Poplyansky, violin; Kimberly Jeong, cello; Monica Whicher, soprano; Ben Smith, piano.
*All first performances in modern times
September 10, 2017
Herrenhaus Bannacker, Augsburg, Germany
Mozart@AugsburgSir Edward Elgar | Piano Quintet in A minor, op. 84
Antonin Dvořák | Piano Quintet in A major, op. 81
September 9, 2017
Auditorium Hall, Enescu Festival, Bucharest, Romania
ARC EnsembleSir Edward Elgar | Piano Quintet in A minor, op. 84
Jerzy Fitelberg | String Quartet no. 2
George Enescu | Piano Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 16
May 23, 2017, 8:45 pm
Washington Jewish Film Festival, E Street Cinema, Washington, DC
EXIT: MUSIC Documentary
May 21, 2017, 2:00 pm
Washington Jewish Film Festival, Bethesda Row Cinema, Bethesda, MD
EXIT: MUSIC Documentary
March 26, 2017
Boca Raton Jewish Film Festival, Boca Raton, Florida
Premiere of EXIT: MUSIC Documentary
February 2017
Air Canada in-flight entertainment presents EXIT: MUSICAvailable on all domestic flights throughout the month
- 2016
November 29, 2016
HotDocs Cinema, Toronto
Premiere of EXIT: MUSIC DocumentaryFollowed by short performance from the ARC Ensemble
Walter Kaufmann | String Quartet no. 11
March 17, 2016
deBijloke, Ghent, Belgium
ARC EnsembleMieczysław Weinberg | Violin Sonata no. 1
Jerzy Fitelberg | String Quartet no. 2
Dmitri Shostakovich | Piano Quintet, op. 57
November 10, 2016
Mazzoleni Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
International Acoustic Music Awards (IAMA) Showcase
November 6, 2016
Beit Rayim Synagogue, Richmond Hill
Holocaust Education Week: Music of Another World
The Music of Szymon LaksALL LAKS PROGRAM:
String Quartet no. 4
Sonatina for Piano
Piano Quintet - 2015September 26, 2015
Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
Free Culture Days Performance: ARC Ensemble
May 21, 2015
Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
21C Music Festival: Light and Matter
Omar Daniel (text by Yann Martel) | You are where you are
Jerzy Fitelberg | String Quartet no. 2
Featuring special guest Robert Pomakov, bass
Available to stream at RoyalConservatory.Live
May 7, 2015
Pro Musica Hebraica, Terrace Theatre, Kennedy Centre, Washington, DC
Before the Night: Jewish Classical Masterpieces of Pre-1993 EuropeJerzy Fitelberg | String Quartet no. 2
Erich Korngold | Suite for Piano left hand, Two Violins and Cello, op. 23
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | Piano Quintet no. 1 in F Major, op. 69
March 29, 2015
Göttinger Kammermusikgesellschaft. Aula der Universität, Göttingen, Germany
ARC EnsembleMieczysław Weinberg | Piano Quintet, op.18
Adolf Busch | String Sextet, op.40
March 27, 2015
Muziekcentrum de Bijloke, Ghent, Belgium
ARC EnsembleMieczysław Weinberg | Violin Sonata no. 1, op. 12
Szymon Laks | Piano Quintet on Popular Polish Themes
Hanning Schröder | Moorsoldaten Lied, op. 62
Paul Ben-Haim | Piano Quartet in C minor, op. 4
Featuring special guests Emily Kruspe, violin; Winona Zelenka, cello. - 2014November 4, 2014
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto
Holocaust Education WeekPerformance and discussion featuring Simon Wynberg and Alexander Neef
Jerzy Fitelberg | String Quartet no. 2
September 28, 2014
Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
In association with the Stratford Festival
"The Hell Where Youth and Laughter Go"George Butterworth | Suite for String Quartet
Sir Edward Elgar | Piano Quintet in A minor, op. 84
Featuring special guest actor Ian Deakin
August 30, September 6 & 13, 2014
Stratford Festival, Stratford, ON
"The Hell Where Youth and Laughter Go"George Butterworth | Suite for String Quartet
Sir Edward Elgar | Piano Quintet in A minor, op. 84
Featuring special guest actor Ian Deakin
July 10, 12 & 13, 2014
Lincoln Center Festival, New York, NY
Park Avenue Armory
The Chamber Music of Mieczysław WeinbergThree short concerts of Weinberg’s chamber music that preceded Houston Grand Opera’s production of Weinberg’s The Passenger
From the Lyrics of Baratiynsky, op. 125
Piano Trio, op. 24
Cello Sonata no. 2, op. 63
Violin Sonata no. 1, op. 12
Piano Quintet, op. 18
Featuring special guests Robert Pomakov, bass; Se-Doo Park, cello.
Read ProgramMay 22, 2014
Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
21C Music Festival: Faster Still Anaïs NinR. Murray Schafer | Quintet for Piano and Strings
April 6, 2014
Budapest Spring Festival, Sir Georg Solti Chamber Hall, Liszt Academy, Budapest
ARC EnsembleLeo Weiner | String Trio op. 6.
Szymon Laks | Piano Quintet on Popular Polish Themes
Mieczysław Weinberg | Piano Quintet, op. 18
April 4, 2014
Muziekcentrum de Bijloke, Ghent, Belgium
Kraakhuis
ARC EnsembleJerzy Fitelberg | Sonatina for for Two Violins
Szymon Laks | Piano Quintet on Popular Polish Themes
Mieczysław Weinberg | Piano Quintet, op. 18
March 20 - 29, 2014
Tour of Western Canada
ARC EnsembleNiccolo Paganini | Quartet no. 15
Ludwig van Beethoven | Serenade, op. 8 (arr. Matiegka)
Bernhard Crusell | Clarinet Quartet, no. 2 in C minor, op. 4
Rebecca Clarke | Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale for clarinet and viola
Benjamin Bowman | Quintet for clarinet, string trio and guitar
Featuring Benjamin Bowman, violin; Steven Dann, viola; Joaquin Valdepeñas, clarinet; Simon Wynberg, guitar; Se-Doo Park, cello.
March 20, 2014
Kamloops Campus in the Alumni Theatre, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC
March 21, 2014
Kelowna Community Concerts, Kelowna Community Theatre, Kelowna, BC
March 22, 2014
Penticton Community Concerts, Cleland Theatre, Penticton, BC
March 24, 2014
Creston Concert Society, Prince Charles Theatre, Creston, BC
March 25, 2014
Trail Society for the Performing Arts, Charles Bailey Theatre, Trail, BC
March 27, 2014
ArtSpring Theatre, Salt Spring Island, BC
March 28, 2014
White Rock Concerts, White Rock Baptist Church, Surrey, BC
March 29, 2014
Valley Concert Society, Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, Abbotsford, BC
January 5, 2014Radio broadcast of the September 29, 2013 ARC Ensemble concert in Koerner Hall
CBC In Concert
Igor Stravinsky | Suite Italienne
Giacomo Puccini | I Crisantemi
Ottorino Respighi | Il Tramonto (The Sunset)
Hugo Wolf | Italian Serenade
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | Piano Quintet no. 1 in F Major, op. 69 - 2013November 18, 2013
Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
ARC Ensemble The Musical World of Polish Jews, 1920-1960Mieczysław Weinberg | Piano Quintet, op. 18
Szymon Laks | Piano Quintet on Popular Polish Themes
Jerzy Fitelberg | Sonatina for Two Violins
November 17, 2013
Zipper Hall, The Colburn School, Los Angeles, CA
ARC EnsembleMieczysław Weinberg | Piano Quintet, op. 18
Szymon Laks | Piano Quintet on Popular Polish Themes
Jerzy Fitelberg | Sonatina for Two Violins
September 29, 2013
Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
In association with Instituto Italiano di Cultura
ARC EnsembleIgor Stravinsky | Suite Italienne
Giacomo Puccini | I Crisantemi
Ottorino Respighi | Il Tramonto (The Sunset)
Hugo Wolf | Italian Serenade
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | Piano Quintet no. 1 in F Major, op. 69
Featuring special guest Peter Barrett, baritone
Read ProgramSeptember 21, 2013
Stratford Festival, Stratford, ON
ARC Ensemble, Music Suppressed in Fascist ItalyVittirio Rietti | String Quartet no. 1
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | Piano Quintet no. 1 in F Major, op. 69
Aldo Finzi | Pavana
Featuring narrator Sam Moses reading excerpts from October 16, 1943 by Giacomo Debenedetti, translated by Estelle Gilson.
Read ProgramMay 23, 2013
Kleine Zaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
ARC EnsembleRobert de Roos | String Quartet
Leo Smit | Trio for viola, clarinet & piano
Nico Richter | String Quartet
Darius Milhaud | La Creation du Monde
Songs by Stephan, Korngold & Kattenburg, featuring special guest Lenneke Ruiten, soprano.
March 10, 2013
Wigmore Hall, London, UK
ARC EnsembleMieczysław Weinberg | Clarinet Sonata, op. 28
Szymon Laks | Piano Quintet on Popular Polish Themes*
Felix Mendelssohn (arr. Louie) | Violin Sonata in D minor*
Paul Ben-Haim | Piano Quartet, op. 4*
(*UK Premiere)
March 5, 2013
Mazzoleni Concert Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
ARC EnsembleMieczysław Weinberg | Clarinet Sonata, op. 28
Szymon Laks | Piano Quintet on Popular Polish Themes
Felix Mendelssohn (arr. Louie) | Violin Sonata in D minor
Paul Ben-Haim | Piano Quartet, op. 31a
February 10, 2013
CBC BroadcastWolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Clarinet Quintet, K. 581
R. Murray Schafer | Piano Quintet - 2012
December 13, 2012
Vancouver Academy of Music, Vancouver, BC
Music in the Morning, VancouverW. A. Mozart | Clarinet Quintet, K. 581
R. Murray Schafer | Piano Quintet*
*World Premiere
November 8, 2012
Beth-Tzedek Synagogue, Toronto
Holocaust Education Week: "Reclaiming Memory"Mieczysław Weinberg | Jewish Songs, op. 17
Szymon Laks | Piano Quintet on Popular Polish Themes
Samuel Gardner (arr. Bellison) | Clarinet Quintet, Hebreische Fantasie
Paul Ben-Haim | Piano Quartet, op. 31a
Featuring special guest Kyra Folk-Farber, soprano
September 10, 2012
Musikfest Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
ARC EnsemblePaul Ben-Haim | Clarinet Quintet, op. 31a
Mieczysław Weinberg | Piano Quintet, op. 18
September 8, 2012
Hannover, Villa Seligmann in cooperation with Europäisches Zentrum für Jüdische Musik
ARC EnsembleFelix Mendelssohn (arr. Louie) | Violin Sonata in D minor
Paul Ben-Haim | Clarinet Quintet, op. 31a
Samuel Gardner (arr. Bellison) | Clarinet Quintet, Hebreische Fantasie
Mieczysław Weinberg | Piano Quintet, op. 18 - 2011November 8, 2011
Mazzoleni Concert Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
ARC Ensemble: Music, Conscience and Accountability during the Third ReichPresented by the Royal Conservatory in association with the Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre and the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
Heinz Tiessen | Zwei ernste Weisen
Karl Amadeus Hartmann | Quartet no. 1 “Carrillon”
Adolf Busch | String Sextet in G Major, op. 40
Read ProgramMarch 6, 2011
Enav Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
ARC Ensemble: Internal and External ExilePaul Ben-Haim | Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 31a
Paul Ben-Haim | Melodies from the East, for voice and piano
Kurt Weill | Three Songs
Walter Braunfels | Quintet for Strings in F-sharp minor, op. 63
Featuring special guests Edna Porchnik, mezzo-soprano; Revital Hachamoff, piano.
March 8, 2011
Jerusalem Music Centre, Jerusalem, Israel
ARC Ensemble: Internal and External ExilePaul Ben-Haim | Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 31a
Paul Ben-Haim | Melodies from the East, for voice and piano
Kurt Weill | Three Songs
Walter Braunfels | Quintet for Strings in F-sharp minor, op. 63
Featuring special guests Edna Porchnik, mezzo-soprano; Revital Hachamoff, piano.
March 11, 2011
Clairmont Hall, Buchmann-Mehta School, Tel Aviv UniversityMieczysław Weinberg | Clarinet Sonata, op. 28
Erich Korngold | Suite for piano left hand, two violins and cello, op. 23
Mieczysław Weinberg | Piano Quintet, op. 18
March 14, 2011
Henry Crown Auditorium, Jerusalem TheatreMieczysław Weinberg | Clarinet Sonata, op. 28
Erich Korngold | Suite for piano left hand, two violins and cello, op. 23
Mieczysław Weinberg | Piano Quintet, op. 18
- 2010
December 4 & 5, 2010
Bargemusic, Brooklyn, NY
Karel Berman | Poupata (“Buds”)
Paul Ben-Haim | Melodies from the East
Paul Ben-Haim | Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 31a
Walter Braunfels | String Quintet in F# Minor, op. 63
November 18, 2010
Pro Musica Hebraica, Terrace Theatre, Kennedy Centre, Washington, DC
War and Exile: The Music of Berman, Braunfels, and Ben-HaimKarel Berman | Poupata
Paul Ben-Haim | Melodies from the East
Paul Ben-Haim | Clarinet Quintet, op. 31a
Walter Braunfels | String Quintet in F-sharp minor, op. 63
Featuring special guest Robert Pomakov, bass - 2009
March 19 & 20, 2009
Chutzpah Festival, Vancouver, BC
Programme 1: Continental Britons
Robert Kahn | 7 Lieder aus Jungbrunnen
Mátyás Seiber | Divertimento for Clarinet and String Quartet
Franz Reizenstein | Piano Quintet
Programme 2: Exiled to the New World
Felix Mendelssohn | Violin Sonata in D minor
Hans Weisse | Quintet for Clarinet and Strings*
Hanns Eisler (arr. Wynberg) | Three Songs, with text by Bertholt Brecht
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | Ballate dell’Esilio
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | Piano Quintet
*World premiere - 2008November 18, 2008
Pro Musica Hebraica, Terrace Theatre, Kennedy Centre, Washington, DC
Lost and Found: Jewish Musical Treasures from Eastern EuropeMieczysław Weinberg | Clarinet Sonata, op. 28
Szymon Laks | Passacaille arranged for cello and piano
Sergei Prokofiev | Overture on Hebrew Themes
Mieczysław Weinberg | Piano Quintet, op. 18
November 9-13, 2008
Edmond J. Safra Hall, New York, NY
Music in Exile: Émigré composers of the 1930sMusic in Exile is a series of concerts, lectures and films that explore the works and the context of Jewish composers who fled Germany during the 1930s, and the non-Jews who stayed behind, resisted the regime and became "internal exiles."
Featuring special guests Yosef Tamir, clarinet; Robert Pomakov, bass; Chris Pedro Trakas, baritone; Marc Neikrug, conductor; Saul Rubinek, actor and director; Daniel Phillips, violin; Steven Tenenboom, viola; Timothy Eddy, cello; Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; Steve Taylor, oboe; Alan Kay, clarinet; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Jonathan Haas, percussion.
Read ProgramConcert 1: Germany – Musical Exile and ResistanceNovember 9, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Walter Braunfels | String Quintet in F-sharp minor, op. 63
Adolf Busch | String Sextet in G Major, op. 40
Concert 2: Continental BritonsNovember 10, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Robert Kahn | Suite for violin and piano, op. 69
Matyas Seiber | Divertimento for clarinet and string quartet
Franz Reizenstein | Piano Quintet in D Major, op. 23
Concert 3: A Pole Apart - Mieczysław WeinbergNovember 11, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Sonata for clarinet and piano, op. 28
From Zhukovsky’s Lyrics, op. 116, cycle for bass and piano
Quintet for piano and strings, op. 18
Concert 4: Exiles to AmericaNovember 14, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | Ballate dell’esilio (Guido Cavalcanti)
Hanns Eisler | Three Songs (Bertholt Brecht)
Walter Arlen | The Poet in Exile
Marc Neikrug | Through Roses
April 12-13, 2008
Cadogan Hall, London, UK
Music in Exile: Émigré composers of the 1930sMusic in Exile is a series of concerts, lectures and films that explore the works and the context of Jewish composers who fled Germany during the 1930s, and the non-Jews who stayed behind, resisted the regime and became "internal exiles.”
Featuring special guests English Chamber Orchestra Ensemble (ECO); Marc Neikrug, conductor; Saul Rubinek, actor & director; Stephanie Gonley, violin.
Read ProgramConcert I: Inner ExileApril 12, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Philipp Jarnach | Fünf lieder, op. 15
Heinz Tiessen | Amsel (“Blackbird”) Septet, op. 20
Walter Braunfels | String Quintet in F-sharp minor, op. 63
Concert II: Continental BritonsApril 12, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Robert Kahn | 7 Lieder aus Jungbrunnen
Berthold Goldschmidt | Two Morgenstern Songs
Hans Gál | Clarinet Quintet, op. 107
Franz Reizenstein | Piano Quintet in D, op. 23
Concert III: Poles ApartApril 13, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Mieczysław Weinberg | Clarinet Sonata, op. 28
Alexander Tansman | String Sextet
Mieczysław Weinberg | Piano Quintet, op. 18
Concert IV: Through RosesApril 13, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Songs by Karl Weigl, Erich Korngold, Miklós Rózsa, Kurt Weill and Hanns Eisler
Marc Neikrug | Through Roses - 2007
Information forthcoming.
- 2006October 14-15, 2006
CBC Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto
Music in ExileFollowing the critical success of ARC's 2003 Music Reborn series, Music in Exile explored the music of composers who fled Nazi Europe, as well as those who remained, removed themselves from a regular musical life and entered an "internal exile.” The concerts and lectures were presented by Albrecht Dumling and Bret Werb.
Read ProgramProgram I: Internal ExileOctober 14, 2006 at 2:00 pm
Karl Amadeus Hartmann | String Quartet no. 1, “Carillon”
Heinrich Kaminski | Quartet, op. 1 for clarinet, viola, cello and piano
Walter Braunfels | String Quartet in F-sharp minor, op. 63
Program II: Mahogany Songspiel & Through RosesOctober 14, 2006 at 8:00 pm
Kurt Weill | Mahagonny Songspiel
Marc Neikrug | Through Roses
Program III: The Musical DiasporaOctober 15, 2006 at 2:00 pm
Alexander Zemlinsky | Six Songs
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | Piano Quintet no. 1, op. 69
Philipp Jarnach | Das Amrumer Tagebuch, op. 30
Alexander Tansman | Septet
Program IV: Poles ApartOctober 15, 2006 at 8:00 pm
Mieczysław Weinberg | Clarinet Sonata, op. 28
Karl Weigl | Three Intermezzi
Mieczysław Weinberg | Sonata for Double Bass
Alexander Tansman | String Sextet - 2005November 10, 2005
Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto
Julius Who? The Music of Julius RöntgenSonata for cello and piano in G minor
String Sextet in G major
Sonata for viola and piano in C minor
Trio for clarinet, viola and piano in E flat major
Quintet for piano and strings in a minor, op. 100
Featuring special guest and Röntgen biographer Jurjen Vis.
Read programApril 8 & 9, 2005
Co-presented by The Royal Conservatory of Music and The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
ARC: Reel MusicTwo programs devoted to the chamber music of film composers
Featuring special guests Andrew McCandless, trumpet; Atis Bankas, violin; Zsolt Eder, violin; Mary-Kathryn Stevens, viola; Josephine Knight, cello; Raphael McNabyney, bass; Joel Quarrington, bass; Leslie Kinton, piano; Olenka Slywynska, mezzo-soprano.
Read ProgramReel Music IToru Takemitsu | Paths for solo trumpet
Nino Rota | Intermezzo for violin and piano
Jerome Moross | Sonata in G Major for piano duo & string quartet
Arthur Honegger | Intrada for trumpet and piano
Bernard Herrmann | Echoes for String Quartet
Franz Waxman | Variations on “Auld Lang Syne” for piano quartet
Franz Waxman (arr. Arnold Freed) | Two movements from Hollywood Suite for piano quintet and bass
Reel Music IINino Rota | Divertimento Concertante for bass and piano
Erich Korngold | Piano Trio, op. 1
Erich Korngold | Seven Songs
Miklós Rózsa | Quintet in F minor for piano and strings, op. 2 - 2004April 17 & 18, 2004
Mazzoleni Concert Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
A Green and Pleasant Land
Artists of The Royal Conservatory explore early twentieth century English repertoire
Featuring special guests R.H. Thompson, narrator; Mark Fewer, violin; Cynthia Steljes, oboe; Peter Cosbey, cello; Joel Quarrington, bass; Chris Pedro Trakas; baritone.
Read Program
A Green and Pleasant Land I
April 17, 2004
Benjamin Britten | Phantasy Quartet, op. 2
Ralph Vaughan Williams | Five Mystical Songs
Ralph Vaughan Williams | Piano Quintet in C minor
A Green and Pleasant Land II
April 18, 2004
Rebecca Clarke | Sonata for Viola and Piano
George Butterworth | Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad
Sir Edward Elgar | Piano Quintet in A minor, op. 84 - 2003December 5-7, 2003
Co-presented by The Royal Conservatory of Music and The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
Music Reborn: Composers of the HolocaustArtists of the Royal Conservatory explore the music of composers affected by the Holocaust
Featuring special guests Kimberly Barber, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Goerz, bass-baritone; Robert Pomakov, bass; Rennie Regehr, viola; Cherry Kim, cello; Carmen Flores, viola.
Read ProgramDecember 5, 2003
The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
Music Reborn IA concert by students of The Royal Conservatory of Music’s Glenn Gould School
Pavel Haas | Study for Strings
Pavel Haas | Suite for Oboe and Piano, op.17
Erwin Schulhoff | Concertino for flute, viola and bass
Erwin Schulhoff | String Quartet no. 1
December 6, 2003
Mazzoleni Concert Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
Music Reborn IISzymon Laks | Passacaille arranged for cello and piano
Pavel Haas | String Quartet no.3, op.15
Karel Berman | Poupata (Buds) songs for bass
Viktor Ullmann | Liederbuch des Hafis, op. 30
Mieczysław Weinberg | Piano Quintet, op.18
December 7, 2003
The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
Music Reborn IIIA concert by students of The Royal Conservatory of Music’s Glenn Gould School
Erwin Schulhoff | Three Piano Pieces
Viktor Ullmann | Four Songs
Gideon Klein | Duo for violin and cello
Szymon Laks | Piano Quintet on Popular Polish Themes
December 7, 2003
Mazzoleni Concert Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
Music Reborn IVErwin Schulhoff Five Piano Pieces
Paul Schoenfield | Camp Songs
Leo Smit | Divertimento for piano four hands
Erwin Schulhoff | Five Pieces for String Quartet
Sergei Prokofiev | Overture on Hebrew Themes, op. 34Enoch Arden, op. 38
Melodrama for narrator and piano set to the poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Seven Early Songs
Piano Quartet in C minor, op. 13
Special guest, Colin Fox, narrator
May 26, 2003
Mazzoleni Concert Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
Brothers in BrahmsFerruccio Busoni | Suite for Clarinet and String Quartet
Edward Manning | Piano Trio, op. 11
Robert Fuchs | Sonata for Double Bass and Piano, op. 97
Max Bruch | String Octet op. posth.