Pianist Emanuel Ax performs in the Concert Series at 8 p.m. Dec. 5, in Jackson Hall. Ax received Grammy awards for the second and third volumes of his cycle of Haydn’s piano sonatas and joined Yo-Yo Ma on a series of Grammy-winning recordings of the Beethoven and Brahms sonatas for cello and piano.
His program:
• Chopin — Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61; Three Mazurkas, Op. 56; Four Mazurkas, Op. 41; and Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise brillante, Op.22.
• Schumann — Fantasy, Op.17, and Fantasiestücke, Op.12.
Violinist Jenny Scheinman returns to the Mondavi Center as a headliner, performing in the Studio Jazz Series Dec. 8-11 in the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre.
She played the Mondavi Center last year with Bill Frisell’s Disfarmer Project: Musical Portraits from Heber Springs.
For her forthcoming concerts at the Mondavi Center, Scheinman will be joined by Bay Area pianist Myra Melford, assistant professor of music at 91¿´Æ¬ Berkeley.
Each concert in Scheinman’s four-night run is set to begin at 8. Ticket availability is limited for Dec. 11; contact the box office for more information.
Pianist Gleb Ivanov performs in the Debut Series, at 8 p.m. Dec. 12 and 2 p.m. Dec. 13 in the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre. Ivanov studied with Mstislav Rostropovich and performed with the famous maestro as soloist with the Nizhny Novgorod Philharmonic Orchestra.
Ivanov’s program for his Mondavi Center concerts:
• Schubert — Gutte Nacht (from Winterreise), Ave Maria and Sonata in D Major, D. 850
• Tchaikovsky — Two selections from The Seasons: Barcarolle (June) and Christmas (December).
• Prokofiev — Sonata No. 7, Op. 63.
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