Mozart (1756-1791) Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 I Allegro II Larghetto III Menuetto IV Allegretto con variazioni Schubert (1797-1828) Octet in F major, D. 803 I Adagio – Allegro – Più allegro II Adagio III Allegro vivace – Trio – Allegro vivace IV Andante – variations. Un poco più mosso – Più lento V Menuetto. Allegretto – Trio – Menuetto – Coda VI Andante molto – Allegro – Andante molto – Allegro molto Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet and Mark Peskanov, violin with Semplice Players: Zoë Martin-Doike, violin Beatrice Chen, viola Noah Chen, cello Nathaniel Chase, double bass Sarah Boxmeyer, French horn Cynde Iverson, bassoon Biographical Notes Mark Peskanov, violin– American virtuoso violinist and artistic visionary Mark Peskanov was born in Odessa. Peskanov sang before he could walk or talk, and soon became a star violin student at the famed Stolyarsky school. His phenomenal facility and musicianship won him both the Aspen and Juilliard concerto competitions, bringing him to the notice of Isaac Stern and Mstislav Rostropovich and rocketing him into the top echelons of the music world. Peskanov’s major accolades include the Avery Fischer Career Grant, the first Frederick R.Mann Award, and Carnegie Hall’s first Isaac Stern Award. Since 2005, he is president and artistic/executive director of Bargemusic. Peskanov has curated over 3,000 chamber concerts at Bargemusic, encompassing a vast range of genres and styles, presenting over 200 concerts annually to New York audiences. Under his leadership Bargemusic continues to evolve as an innovative, influential, and integral component of New York City’s cultural world. Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet– Clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein is considered one of today’s most exceptional artists. Fiterstein has performed in recital, with distinguished orchestras, and with chamber music ensembles throughout the world. He won first prize at the Carl Nielsen International Clarinet Competition and received the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant Award. The Washington Post has described his playing as “dazzling in its spectrum of colors, agility, and range. Every sound he makes is finely measured without inhibiting expressiveness” and The New York Times described him as “a clarinetist with a warm tone and powerful technique.” As soloist he has appeared with the Czech, Israel, Vienna, and St. Paul Chamber Orchestras, Belgrade Philharmonic, Danish National Radio Symphony, Tokyo Philharmonic, China National Symphony Orchestra, KBS Orchestra of South Korea, Jerusalem Symphony, Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Lincoln Center, Kansas City Symphony, and the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela. SEMPLICE PLAYERS In music, the Italian marking “Semplice” means the performance should sound fresh, simple, and satisfying. Semplice Players has taken that approach in close to one hundred concerts in beautiful New York City venues since its founding in 2016. The concerts have attracted listings and cri...
In 1977, Bargemusic began presenting chamber music in an unlikely and startlingly beautiful venue—a floating barge at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge.
