Aaron Silberman Concert Series

These free concerts are made possible through a generous gift to the Baruch College Fund from Aaron Silberman (’46). All concerts take place in the Engelman Recital Hall, One Bernard Baruch Way (25th Street between Lexington and Third Avenues).

Aaron Silberman concert series, 2014–2015

Monday, November 24, 7:00pm
Alain Trudel (trombone) with guests

Thursday, November 13, 2:45pm
Alexander String Quartet

Monday, March 9, 7:45pm
Sara Davis Buechner (piano)

Thursday, April 23, 2:45pm
Alexander String Quartet

Aaron Silberman concert series, 2013–2014

Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 6:00 p.m.
The Tempest Trio (Alon Goldstein, piano, Ilya Kaler, violin, Amit Peled, cello)

Thursday, November 21, 2013, 2:45 p.m.
Alexander String Quartet,

Thursday, March 13, 2013, 6:00 p.m.
Jim Campbell (clarinet) and Stephan Silvestre (piano)

Thursday, May 1, 2:45 p.m.
Alexander String Quartet

Aaron Silberman concert series, 2012–2013

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 4:15 p.m.
Anastasia Rizikov, piano

Thursday, November 15, 2012, 2:45 p.m.
The Alexander String Quartet

Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 4:15 p.m.
Julian Milkis, clarinet

Thursday, April 25, 2013, 2:45 p.m.
The Alexander String Quartet

Aaron Silberman concert series, 2011–2012

October 4, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.
Pianist Sara Davis Buechner, Music of Hayden, Weber and Gershwin

November 17, 2011 at 2:45 p.m.
Alexander String Quartet
Music by Schubert

March 14, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.
Clarinetist Charles Neidich and Piano Accompanist

Aaron Silberman Concert Series, 2009–2010

November 10, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
The Ortner-Roberts Duo
Susanne Ortner-Roberts, Clarinet, and Tom Roberts, Piano
A Trip to America: A Yiddish/Creole Fusion

November 19, 2009 at 2:45 p.m.
The Alexander String Quartet
Music of Mendelssohn

February 4, 2010 at 7:45 p.m.
David Jalbert, Piano
Music of Shostakovich, Wijeratne, and Schumann

April 22, 2010 at 2:45 p.m.
The Alexander String Quartet
Music of Dvorak

Aaron Silberman Concert Series 2008–2009

Thursday, April 30, 2009, 2:45 p.m.
Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Clarinet & Strings in B minor, Op. 115
Guest Clarinetist: Joan-Enric Lluna

Thursday, March 19, 2009, 6 p.m.
Alec Chien, Concert Pianist
Piano Sonata in G Major, Op.79 by Beethoven
Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op.106, “Hammerclavier” by Beethoven

Aaron Silberman Concert Series 2007–2008

Thursday, March 6, 2008, 6 p.m.
Sergiu Schwartz, violin
Alec Chien, piano
Music of Mozart, Brahms, Debussy, and Smetana
Program: Mozart (Sonata for Piano & Violin K.301); Claude Debussy (Sonata for Violin & Piano); Johannes Brahms (Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108); Bedrich Smetana (From My Native Land)

Thursday, May 1, 2008, 2:45 p.m.
The Alexander String Quartet
Music of Webern, Riley, and Peterson
Program: Webern, Five Pieces; Riley, Mythic Birds Waltz; Peterson, Jazz Play

Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 7:45 p.m.
Sara Davis Buechner, award-winning classical concert pianist
Cocktails and Skyscrapers: The Manhattan Music of George Gershwin and Dana Suesse

Thursday, November 20, 2008, 2:45 p.m.
Alexander String Quartet
Sextet, Op. 36 (1864) Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Allegro non troppo
Scherzo: Allegro non troppo

Thursday, March 1, 2007, 6:00 p.m.
The Manhattan Trio
Dmitry Lukin, violin
Dmitry Kouzov, cello
Milana Bahl, piano
Music of Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich, and Tchaikovsky

Thursday, April 26, 2007, 2:45 p.m.
The Alexander String Quartet
Music of Jerome Kern and B?la Bart?k

Wednesday, October 10, 2007, 6:15 p.m.
Joseph Petric, concert accordion
Normand Forget, oboe
Music of Telemann and J. S. Bach

Thursday, November 15, 2007, 2:45 p.m.

The Alexander String QuartetMusic of Mozart, Brahms, Debussy, and Smetana
Program: Lou Harrison (String Quartet); Maurice Ravel (String Quartet in F)

Aaron Silberman Concert Series 2006–2007

Tuesday, September 26, 2006, 4:20 p.m.
Phyllis Jo Kubey, contralto
Yeeha Chiu, piano
Music of Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Faur?, Ives, Purcell, and Schubert

Thursday, November 16, 2006, 2:45 p.m.
The Alexander String Quartet
Music of Terry Riley and Wayne Peterson

Aaron Silberman Concert Series 2004–2005
Wednesday, October 6
BRIAN GANZ, piano
music of Beethoven and Chopin
2:45 p.m.
Engelman Recital Hall

Wednesday, November 17
THE ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET
music of Brahms and Mozart
6:00 p.m.
Engelman Recital Hall

Thursday, November 18
THE ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET
music of Brahms and Mozart
2:45 p.m.
Engelman Recital Hall

Monday, March 7
MONICA WHICHER, soprano, and JOSHUA GRUNMANN, piano music of Handel, Schubert, Faur?, and Brahms
1:00 p.m.
Engelman Recital Hall

Thursday, April 14
THE ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET
music of Ives and Schubert
2:45 p.m.
Engelman Recital Hall

Aaron Silberman Concert Series 2002–2003

Monday, October 21, 2:45 p.m.
THE NEW ENGLAND TRIO
Alan Grishman, violin
Ben Clinesmith, cello
Yeeha Chiu, piano
music of Beethoven, Boury, and Dvorak

Wednesday, November 20, 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 21, 2:45 p.m.
THE ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET
music of Mozart and Janacek

Wednesday, March 19, 4:20 p.m.
THEODORE BAERG, baritone, and JOSHUA GRUNMANN, piano
Art Songs and Arias

Thursday, April 10
THE ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET
music of Beethoven and Shostakovich

Aaron Silberman Concert Series 2001–2002

Tuesday, September 25, 6:00 p.m.
The Archduke Trio
Sergiu Schwartz, violin
Misha Quint, cello
Dmitry Rachmanov, piano
music of Haydn, Schubert, and Mendelssohn

Thursday, November 15, 2:45 p.m.
The Alexander String Quartet
music of Webern and Ravel

Monday, March 4, 1:00 p.m. and 4:20 p.m.
Beverley Johnston, percussionist
music of Bach, Abe, Reich, Hatzis, and Johnston

Monday, March 11, 6:00 p.m.
Paul Green, clarinet, and Rachel Franklin, piano
music of Brahms, Debussy, and Gershwin

Wednesday, April 10, 2:45 p.m.
Joanne Rogers and Jeannine Morrison, duo pianists
music of Simmons, Saint-Sa?ns, Dohnanyi, and Lutoslawski

Thursday, May 2, 2:45 p.m.
The Alexander String Quartet
music of Shostakovich and Dvorak

Aaron Silberman Concert Series 2000–2001

Monday, 23 October, 2:45
The Blackstone Trio
“Music of the Americas”

Thursday, November 16, 2:45 p.m.
The Alexander String Quartet
Works of Haydn and Beethoven

Tuesday, March 28, 2:45 p.m.
Brian Ganz, pianist
Music of Chopin

Thursday, April 26, 2:45 p.m.
The Alexander String Quartet
Works of Shostakovich

Aaron Silberman Concert Series 1999–2000

Wednesday, 20 October, 2:45
Lara Downes, piano
Works of McDowell, Ives, Griffes, Beach, and Joplin

Thursday, November 18, 2:45 p.m.
The Alexander String Quartet
Works of Mendelssohn and Peterson

Monday, March 27, 11:15 a.m.
Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima, clarinets
Jonatha Feldman, piano
Works of Mendelssohn, Sarasate, and Carter

Wednesday, April 12, 2:45 p.m.
Alec Chien, piano
Works of Schumann, Schubert, and Brahms

Thursday, May 4, 2:45 p.m.
The Alexander String Quartet
Works of Mozart and Bartok

Aaron Silberman Concert Series 1998–1999

Wednesday, October 7, 1998
Kate Ransom, violin, and William Ransom, piano
Music of Mozart and Beethoven
2:45 p.m., Nallin Hall (room 1220)

Thursday, November 19, 1998
The Alexander String Quartet
Music of Haydn and Janacek
2:45 p.m., Nallin Hall (room 1220)

Thursday, March 11, 1999
Robert Greenberg, speaker
The Alexander String Quartet
Beethoven’s String Quartets: A Musical Diary
celebrating Beethoven Week at Baruch College
1:00-2:15 p.m., Mason Hall (17 Lexington Ave., ground floor)

Wednesday, April 28, 1999
Douglas Webster, baritone, and Jon Klibanoff, piano
Music of Gershwin, Barber, and Bernstein
2:45 p.m., Nallin Hall (room 1220)

Baruch College
Engelman Recital Hall
One Bernard Baruch Way
(25th St. between Lex. and 3rd Ave.)
New York City

Free Admission.

These concerts are made possible through a generous gift to the Baruch College Fund from Aaron Silberman ’46.

For more information, call the Department of Fine and Performing Arts, (646) 312-4052.