Musica Viva
chamber music as it should be heard
October 1, 2011: "Mozart and Salieri” Keeping with the tradition of Russian aristocracy to present operas at estate theaters for a group of close friends, we present to our members – for the first time in Musical Viva’s history – the staged and costumed opera, Mozart and Salieri, by Rimski-Korsakov. The hour-long opera will be sung in Russian, with English surtitles.
December 10, 2011: “Anya’s Musical Birthday Bash” Join us as we celebrate our Artistic Director, Anya Grokhovski’s BIG birthday with a group of her musical friends from all over the world! Among her guests: pianists from Mexico, Georgia, Germany and long-time friend and violinist, Emanuel Borok, former concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony. The program is a surprise… Come celebrate!
January 21, 2012: "Beethoven and Friends" In the spirit of the Beethoven Festival, led by the San Antonio Symphony, we present Beethoven favorites for piano, violin and cello. The Russian power trio is: Valery Grokhovski, piano, Mark Cheikhet, violin and Velitchka Yotcheva, cello. After performing this program all over Russia and Europe, this dynamic ensemble will once again astound our members with their impeccable musicianship.
March 24, 2012: “Indian Kaleidoscope” Movement, Song, and Spoken Word performed by Amie Maciszewski, Shiv Naimpally, Ratan Kumar, V Sriram, Anuradha Naimpally, Soumya Ashok, Purna Bajekal
May 19, 2012: “Shall We Dance?” The Grand Finale of the 14th season will feature world-famous folkloric ensemble, Gibaro de Puerto Rico, known for their dynamic, fiery performances. They will take our members on a Caribbean journey through history and tradition, presenting dances from six major islands, in festive costumes, with live combo accompaniment.
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Among the 4 unique types of musical experiences MBAW produces, our Musica Viva series showcases musicians from our Main Stage series in intimate, salon-style performances. One of MBAW’s founding members, Dr. Gustavo Medellin, underwrites these evenings because he appreciates the way close proximity of small audiences to exceptional artistic voices playing period instruments can create transcendent musical experiences for everyone involved.
Musica Viva evenings, now offered to donors by invitation, were MBAW’s first productions when the group was founded in 1998. Focused on music by small ensembles, these concerts are designed to be performed “in chambers” in private residences, just as the classical composers of the chosen pieces had originally intended. Initially, a small but avid group of local music lovers supported these events.
Since then, these evenings have evolved into meetings where performers and participants mingle over meals of specially-paired wines and foods following each intimate musical presentation.
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Programs and artists are subject to change without notice