Summer of Bohemia Chamber Music Festival

You are cordially invited to come join us for the upcoming Summer of Bohemia Chamber Music Festival at the stunning Pompeian Room of the Doheny Mansion. These four concerts will feature 13 works that showcase the extraordinary music of Antonin Dvořák, Leos Janáček, Ernst von Dohnányi, Josef Suk, Bedřich Smetana and Bohuslav Martinů . Joining the New Hollywood String Quartet- violinists Tereza Stanislav and Rafael Rishik, violist Robert Brophy and cellist Andrew Shulman are some of the most accomplished chamber musicians from around the world. The guest artists are- violinist Margaret Batjer, pianist Rohan De Silva, pianist Rodolfo Leone, clarinetist Boris Allakhverdyan, violinist Roger Wilkie, violinist Jessica Guideri, violinist Susan Rishik, cellist Eric Byers, pianist Alin Allakhverdyan, and mezzo-soprano Jessie Shulman.

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FESTIVAL PROGRAM:

SUMMER OF BOHEMIA CONCERT #1- June 27th, 2024- 8 PM

Leoš Janáček - Sonata for Violin and Piano

1. Con Moto

2. Ballada

3. Allegretto

Tereza Stanislav-Violin, Rohan De Silva- Piano

Ernst von Dohnànyi - Serenade for String Trio in C Major Op.

1. Marcia (Allegro)

2. Romanza (Adagio non troppo)

3. Scherzo (Vivace)

4. Tema con variazioni (Andante con moto)

5. Rondo

Roger Wilkie-Violin, Robert Brophy-Viola, Eric Byers-Cello

Antonin Dvořák - String Quartet in F major ‘American’

1. Allegro ma non troppo

2. Lento

3. Molto Vivace

4. Vivace ma non troppo

New Hollywood String Quartet

SUMMER OF BOHEMIA CONCERT #2 – June 28th, 2024- 8 PM

Josef Suk- 'Piseñ' " Love Song" for Violin and Piano

Adagio non troppo lento

Tereza Stanislav-Violin, Rohan De Silva- Piano

Antonin Dvořák - Piano Trio in E minor Op. 90 ‘Dumky’

1. Lento maestoso — Allegro quasi doppio movimento

(E minor – E major)

2. Poco adagio — Vivace non troppo — Vivace (C♯ minor)

3. Andante — Vivace non troppo — Allegretto (A major – A minor – A major)

4. Andante moderato — Allegretto scherzando — Quasi tempo di marcia (D minor – D major)

5. Allegro (E♭ major – E♭ minor)

6. Lento maestoso (C minor – C major)

Margaret Batjer-Violin, Rohan De Silva- Piano, Andrew Shulman-Cello

Leoš Janáček - String Quartet No. 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’

1. Adagio con moto

2. Con moto

3. Con moto-Vivace-Andante-Tempo 1

4. Con moto

New Hollywood String Quartet

SUMMER OF BOHEMIA CONCERT #3 - June 29th, 2024- 4 PM

Bohuslav Martinů - Sonata for Cello and Piano No.1in B♭minor (1939)

1. Poco Allegro - Allegro

2. Lento

3. Allegro con brio

Andrew Shulman-Cello, Rohan De Silva-Piano

Antonin Dvořák - Quartet for Piano and Strings in E♭ major

1. Allegro con fuoco

2. Lento

3. Allegro Moderato, grazioso

4. Allegro, ma non troppo

Rodolfo Leone-Piano, Rafael Rishik-Violin, Robert Brophy-Viola,

Eric Byers-Cello

Bedřich Smetana - String Quartet in E minor ‘From My Life’

1. Allegro vivo appassionata

2. Allegro moderato alla polka

3. Largo sostenuto

4.Vivace

New Hollywood String Quartet

SUMMER OF BOHEMIA CONCERT #4 – June 30th, 2024- 4 PM

Bohuslav Martinů - 8 Czech Folk Songs.

1. Bohatá milá (The Rich Sweetheart)

2. Opuštěný milý (The Abandoned Lover)

3. Touha (Yearning)

4. Zvědavá dievča (The Inquisitive Girl)

5. Veselá dievča (The Happy Girl)

6. Smutný milý (The Mournful Lover)

7. Prosba (Prayer)

8. Vysoká veža (The High Tower)

Jessie Shulman- Mezzo-Soprano, Rohan De Silva- Piano

Dvořák - Terzetto for String Trio In C Major Op. 74

1. Introduzione. Allegro ma non troppo

2. Larghetto

3. Scherzo. Vivace-Trio, Poco meno mosso

4. Tema con variazioni. Poco Adagio-Molto

Jessica Guideri-Violin, Susan Rishik-Violin, Robert Brophy-Viola

Bohuslav Martinů - Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano H.356

1. Moderato

2. Andante

3. Poco allegro

Boris Allakhverdyan- Clarinet, Alin Allakhverdyan-Piano

Antonin Dvořák - Quintet for Piano and Strings in A major Op. 81

1. Allegro, ma non tanto

2. Dumka, Andante con moto

3. Scherzo (Furiant), Molto Vivace

4. Finale, Allegro

Rohan De Silva- Piano, New Hollywood String Quartet

PARKING & DIRECTIONS :
Parking is free at all concerts held in the Pompeian Room of the Doheny Mansion.

Doheny Mansion
Mount Saint Mary’s University, Doheny Campus
10 Chester Place Los Angeles, CA 90007

Use the entrance gate on St. James Park W to access the Doheny Campus.

Park in the AAA parking lot adjacent to the entrance gate.

Contact us at [email protected] should you need to park closer to the Mansion.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Doheny Mansion, 10 Chester Place, Los Angeles, United States