The Embassy Series called Primakov’s Chopin concertos EDGAR MOREAU, CD “one of the great Chopin 2015- 2016 Season recordings of recent times. These are CELLO(WASHINGTON DEBUT (22nd YEAR) performances of extraordinary power RECITAL) and beauty.” In 1999, as a teen-aged JESSICA OSBORNE, PIANO Jerome Barry, Director/Founder prizewinner of the Cleveland As of February 1, 2016 International Piano Competition, Primakov was praised by Donald Friday, May 6, 2016, 7:30pm SPRING SEASON Rosenberg of the Cleveland Plain Dealer: “How many pianists can make a line sing as the Moscow native did on this occasion? Every “The rising star of the French cello,” 21-year-old cellist poignant phrase took ethereal wing. Elsewhere the music Edgar Moreau consistently captivates audiences with his soared with all of the turbulence and poetic vibrancy it effortless virtuosity and dynamic performances (Le Figaro possesses. We will be hearing much from this remarkable Magazine). He won First Prize in the 2014 Young Concert Uniting People Through Musical Diplomacy musician.” Program: Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov. Artists International Auditions after capturing, at the age of Buffet reception inc/black tie optional/$160/valet 17, Second Prize and the Prize for the Best Performance of parking. the Commissioned Work at the 2011 Tchaikovsky IN COOPERATION WITH THE Competition under the EMBASSY OF ISRAEL chairmanship of Valery EMBASSY OF HUNGARY Gergiev. In 2013, he was VENUE TO BE ANNOUNCED 2950 SPRING OF FREEDOM, NW named “New Talent of GUY MINTUS JAZZ TRIO ESTERHÁZY TRIO the Year” at the Victoires de la Musique in France, MICHAEL BRÜSSING, BARYTON and in 2015, he was Monday, March 28, 2016- Reception at ANDRAS BOLYKI, VIOLA named “Solo Instrumenta- MÁRIA ANDRÁSFALVY- BRÜSSING list of the Year.” As 6:30pm; concert starts at 7:30pm. recipient of the 2015 Arthur Waser Award, he receives a grant of CHF 25,000 and makes his debut with the Lucerne Guy Mintus’s recent awards Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 7:30pm Symphony Orchestra. He was awarded six concert prizes at include 'Herb Alpert Young Jazz the YCA Auditions and is recipient of the Florence Gould Composer Award' and the “Fran Foundation Fellowship of YCA. His album of Baroque Morgenstren Davis Scholarship” - The Esterházy Trio, directed by Michael Brüssing has chosen concertos is set for a November 2015 release on Warner by ASCAP as well as two 'Down its name from the famous Hungarian noble family. The Classics label. Program: Bach, Franck, Schnittke, Chopin. Beat Magazine Student Awards' group has, for more than 15 years now, specialized on the Artist’s reception- $150/valet parking for Outstanding Jazz music for Barytone (Viola di bordone) at the court of Performance and Arrangement. Esterházy. Concerts at festivals (mainly the “original places” winner. Inc. reception $70 at Esterháza RESIDENCE OF THE ICELANDIC Castles in Hun- AMBASSADOR gary and Eisen- stadt, Austria), 2443 KALORAMA ROAD, NW RESIDENCE OF THE RUSSIAN Radio - and TV – LAUFEY SIGURĐARDÓTTIR, VIOLIN AMBASSADOR productions ORF, BETH LEVIN, PIANO Arte, 3 SAT, TH 1125 16 STREET, NW NHK Tokyo and VASSILY PRIMAKOV, PIANO others) and 30 CDs with Brilliant Classics, CPO/SWR and Saturday, May 21, 2016, 7:30pm Cavalli Records show the accep-tance of these efforts The complete recording of all works written by Joseph Haydn Friday, April 1, 2016 at 7:30pm for the barytone (21 CDs) was published 2009. The Laufey Sigurðardóttir was born musicians of the group have all a lot of experience with and raised in Reykjavik Iceland. She graduated from the Reykjavik In recent years, Vassily Primakov has been hailed as a pianist different period instrument formations throughout Europe. Conservatory and took post-graduate of world class importance. Gramophone wrote that Program: Haydn, Tomasini, Abel. Buffet reception- studies in the United States with “Primakov’s empathy with Chopin’s spirit could hardly be $90/Ample parking on street. Professor Neikrug. Later she took more complete,” and the American Record Guide stated: lessons with Grumiaux in Belgium “Since Gilels, how many pianists have the right touch? In BELMONT MANSION(NEW VENUE) and received a state grant from the Italian government to Chopin, no one currently playing sounds as good as this! study in Rome. Laufey has appeared as a recitalist and This is a great Chopin pianist.” Music Web-International 1618 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE., NW chamber musician in all of the Scandinavian countries, The They do exist, the sumptuous jewels of sound at eye level Switzerland, and Austria, having played at prestigious Netherlands, Spain and Russia and premiered a number of with the creations of the great masters, written by Kahn, venues in four different continents, such as Carnegie Hall pieces written especially for her. Laufey is a permanent Klughardt or precisely, Kauder. In addition to the qualities of (New York), Tonhalle (Zurich), Wigmore Hall (London), member of the Icelandic Symphony Orcestra and teaches the music itself, the unexpected spectrum of timbres in the Theatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro), and Seoul Arts Center violin at the Reykjavik Conservatory as well as being an rare combination of oboe, viola and piano plays a vital role, (Seoul), among others. He has been a guest soloist of several artistic director of a Mozart festival in Reykjavik and an as well as the immaculate ensemble playing of the three Brazilian orchestras, including the Brazilian Symphony annual music festival held in the north of Iceland. Program: musicians, also active as soloists, which has frequently been Orchestra, Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra, São Paulo Schubert, Grieg, Beethoven. Buffet reception: critically acclaimed. Ivan Danko (Oboe), Róbert Lakatos Radio Orchestra, São Paulo University Orchestra and $110/ample parking on street. (Viola) and Ladislav Fanzowitz (Klavier) have been friends for Campinas Symphony Orchestra; in Europe, he performed many years. Finally, in 2008, Ivan Danko, in the meantime a with the Tonhalle Orchestra, the Royal Liverpool EMBASSY OF solo oboist at the Philharmonic Orchestra, the Republic of San Marino Stuttgart State Opera, Symphony Orchestra and the Northern Orchestra of 2410 CALIFORNIA ST., NW called his friends Portugal; in the United States he was guest soloist of the JUAN VASLE, BASS-BARITONE together and with Phoenix Symphony, the Pontiac Symphony and the Peabody GEORGE PEACHEY, PIANO them founded a Symphony Orchestras. Moreover, Ronaldo has been invited permanent trio. to participate in important music festivals, such as the Folle Appearances soon Journée, the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, the Académie Tuesday, May 24, 2016- 7:30pm followed, primarily in Musicale de Villecroze and Ravinia's Steans Music Institute. Germany and Program: Guarnieri, Chopin, Granados, Villa-Lobos- Slovakia. The $125/reception/valet parking. Vasle, a Slovenian citizen, was born in , ensemble's first CD (Kauder, Klughardt, Kahn) was released , where he received his diploma as a singer at the in 2010. Meanwhile, the trio is also internationally active and Superior Institute of Arte (Instituto Superior de Arte) of the made its debut in the USA with concerts in New York and Teatro Colón. He was a Washington in October of 2014. Program: „Jewels from EMBASSY OF THE finalist at the Luciano Eastern Europe“- Kauder, Dvořák, Kupkovič, Tschaikowsky, 3900 SPRING OF FREEDOM, NW Pavarotti International Voice Scharwenka. $80/buffet reception, ample parking on VERONIKA BÖHMOVÁ, PIANO Competition in Philadelphia. street. Since 1990, he is a member of the solo ensamble of the SNG Thursday, June 9, 2016- 7:30pm Opera and Ballet Ljubljana, RESIDENCE OF THE BRAZILIAN where he has performed a AMBASSADOR (NEW VENUE) long line of important bass Veronika has performed her recitals for audiences in the roles: Zahari, Lindorf, 3006 MASSACHUSETTS AVE, NW Czech Republic (Prague Coppelius, Dappertuto, RONALD ROLIM, PIANO Spring and Prague Autumn Miracle, don Alfonso, festivals), Belgium, Germany, Ferrando, Escamillo, Martin Krpan, St. Bris, Ramfis... He also Austria, Poland, Slovakia, took part in guest appearances in Australia, , the Czech Friday, June 3, 2016- 7:30pm Slovenia, Lithuania, France, Spain and Italy. Veronika's Republic, Italy, Canada, Kosovo, , , and Limited Seating elsewhere. He has also performed in many oratorios of repertoire features solo and Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Rossini, Verdi and lieder chamber pieces and she has recitals. Program: Operatic Arias, Lieder and Slovenian Described by newspaper El Norte (Monterrey, Mexico) as an performed a number of Folksongs. Buffet reception- $90/ample parking on artist “especially capable of moving an audience through his piano concerts with street. interpretations,” Brazilian pianist RONALDO ROLIM is a conductors J. Bělohlávek, P. Berman, P. Goodwin, J. Hrůša, prominent figure among the newest generation of K. Kawamoto, O. Kukal, and others. Buffet reception- outstanding musicians. Winner $95/ample parking on street. EMBASSY OF SLOVAKIA of more than 30 prizes in 3523 INTERNATIONAL CT., NW competitions around the globe, he has just been awarded the ORDER FORM INCLUDED. BECOME A KAUDER TRIO Third Prize and the Schumann “FRIEND.” PLEASE CONSIDER A TAX- Prize at the prestigious EXEMPT CONTRIBUTION TO THE Concours Géza Anda, in Zurich. EMBASSY SERIES. Friday, May 27, 2016- 7:30pm Ronaldo has performed extensively in his native Brazil, WWW.EMBASSYSERIES.ORG as well as in the United States, Beethoven, Mozart and Brahms? Famous names are rarely [email protected]. Mexico, South Korea, Portugal, THE EMBASSY SERIES, P.O. BOX 9871 found on the programs of the Hugo Kauder Trio; however, Spain, France, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, great music definitely is. The three musicians are convinced: WASHINGTON, DC 20016

CALL: (202) 625-2361

PROGRAM AND VENUES SUBJECT TO CHANGE.