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32 PIANO SONATAS
San Antonio International Piano Competition

Saturday, January 7, 2012
7:30 p.m. at Trinity University’s Ruth Taylor Recital Hall
Jeffrey Swann, piano
Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No.1
Sonata No. 13 in E-flat, Op. 27, No.1
Sonata No. 29 in B-flat, Op.106, “Hammerklavier”

Tuesday, January 10, 2012
7:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Naoko Takao, piano
Sonata No. 3 in C, Op. 2, No.3
Sonata No. 11 in B-flat, Op. 22
Sonata No. 26 in E-flat, Op. 81a, “Les Adieux”
Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90

Tuesday, January 17, 2012
7:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Spencer Myer, piano
Sonata No. 10 in G, Op. 14, No. 2
Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp minor, Op. 78, “A Therese”
Sonata No. 21 in C, Op. 53, “Waldstein”
Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, “Appassionata”

Tuesday, January 24, 2012
7:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Christopher Guzman, piano
Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49, No. 1
Sonata No. 20 in G, Op. 49, No. 2
Sonata No. 30 in E, Op. 109
Sonata No. 25 in G, Op. 79
Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2, “The Tempest”

Tuesday, January 31, 2012
7:30 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church
Audrey Andrist, piano
Sonata No. 22 in F, Op. 54
Sonata No. 31 in A-flat, Op. 110
Sonata No. 18 in E-flat, Op. 31, No. 3, “The Hunt”
Sonata No. 15 in D, Op. 28, “Pastorale”

Tuesday, February 7, 2012
7:30 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church
Ryo Yanagitani, piano
Sonata No.12 in A-flat, Op. 26, “Funeral March”
Sonata No. 4 in E-flat, Op. 7
Sonata No. 28 in A, Op. 101
Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, “Pathétique”

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
7:30 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church
Richard Dowling, piano
Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 2, No. 2
Sonata No. 9 in E, Op. 14, No. 1
Sonata No. 16 in G, Op. 31, No. 1
Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, “Moonlight”

Saturday, February 18, 2012
7:30 p.m. at Trinity University’s Ruth Taylor Recital Hall
Jeffrey Swann, piano
Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10, No. 1
Sonata No. 6 in F, Op. 10, No. 2
Sonata No. 7 in D, Op. 10, No. 3
Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111

MUSIC FOR SOLO CELLO AND PIANO
Camerata San Antonio

Ken Freudigman, cello | Kristin Roach, piano

Friday, January 6, 2012
7:00 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church
Sonata No 1 in F major, Op. 5, No.1
Sonata No 4 in C major, Op. 102, No.1
12 Variations on “See the Conquering Hero Comes” from Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus
Sonata No 3 in A major, Op. 69

Sunday, January 8, 2012
3:00 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church
Sonata No 2 in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2
12 Variations on “Mädchen oder Weibchen” from Mozart’s The Magic Flute
7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen” from Mozart’s The Magic Flute
Sonata No 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2

WORLD PREMIERES
SOLI Chamber Ensemble
Beethoven R/Evolutions

Monday, January 23, 2012
Pre-concert talk 7:00 pm
Concert 7:30 p.m. at Gallery Nord

Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Pre-concert talk 7:00 pm
Concert 7:30 p.m.
Ruth Taylor Recital Hall, Trinity University

Ertan Torgul, violin | Stephanie Key, clarinet
David Mollenauer, cello | Carolyn True, piano

World premieres of new SOLI works inspired by Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge, op.133, from Doug Balliett, Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Moravec, Dan Welcher, and Xi Wang, plus the premiere of Brian Bondari’s Fuge transcription for SOLI.

VIOLIN SONATAS
Musical Bridges Around the World

Beethoven Violin Sonatas: Three Free Concerts
6:30 p.m. at San Fernando Cathedral

January 15, 2012
Gary Levinson, violin and Baya Kakouberi, piano
Sonatas No. 7, Op. 30, No. 2, No. 8, Op. 30, No. 3 & No. 10, Op. 96

January 29, 2012
Emanuel Borok, violin and Elena Portnaya, piano
Sonatas No. 1, Op. 12, No. 1, No. 2, Op. 12, No. 2 & No. 3, Op. 12, No. 3

February 5, 2012
Mark Cheikhet, violin and Elena Basilova, piano
Sonatas No. 4, Op. 23, No. 5, Op. 24, “Spring” & No. 6, Op. 30, No. 1

Beethoven in the Style of Jazz
Sunday, January 22, 2012
3 p.m. at McAllister Auditorium

Texas Public Radio
Thursday, January 12, 2012
7 p.m. at Beethoven Maennerchor (FREE for TPR members)
TPR Presents: Beethoven
Featuring Camerata San Antonio and other musical guests

Thursday, January 26, 2012
7:30 p.m. at Santikos Bijou (Rated R)
TPR Cinema: A Clockwork Orange

Musical Offerings
Sunday, January 15, 2012
3 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church
Musical Offerings: Living in the Shadow of Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, “Ghost” and musical gems of Beethoven’s contemporaries.

Monday, January 23, 2012
7 p.m. at Texas Lutheran University, Seguin, Texas
Living in the Shadow of Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5 in D major “Ghost” and musical gems of Beethoven’s contemporaries Ries, Schubert, Brahms and others. (FREE)

OLMOS ENSEMBLE
Saturday, January 28, 2012
4:30 p.m. at the Majestic Theatre (FREE)
Olmos Ensemble
Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat major, Op. 16
Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20

San Antonio Chamber Music Society
Sunday, January 29, 2012
3:15 p.m. at Temple Beth-El
San Antonio Chamber Music Society presents the Pacifica Quartet
Dvořák Cypresses
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 9, Op. 117
Beethoven: Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No.1 “Razumovsky”

Sunday, April 1, 2012
3:15 p.m. at First Unitarian Universalist Church
San Antonio Chamber Music Society presented the Vienna Piano Trio
Beethoven: Variations on “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu” Op. 121a
Maricio Kagel: Piano Trio
Schumann: Piano Trio no. 1 in D minor, Op. 63

Tuesday Musical Club
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
2 p.m. at Laurel Heights United Methodist Church
Tuesday Musical Club Artist Series presents Violinist Augustin Hadelich
Includes Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47

Please note: Programs and artist subject to change