The UN Chamber Music Society presents
A concert in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Rachmaninoff's birth
featuring
Anastasia Nemirovich-Danchenko (PianIST)
Brenda VONGOVA (PIANIST & President of the UN Chamber Music Society)
& Members of the UN Chamber Music Society
Klavierhaus, New York |?Saturday, 24 June 2023 |?7:00pm EST (New York Time) Watch live and on
On Saturday, 24 June 2023, during the month of UN Russian Language Day, Klavierhaus will present the UN Chamber Music Society’s Concert in Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Birth.??
Language Days at the United Nations were introduced to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity and promote the equal use of the six official languages???across the Organization. These days are also an opportunity to sensitize the United Nations community to the history, culture and use of each of these languages.? In this context, the?UN Chamber Music Society celebrates all UN Language Days.??
Russian Language Day is commemorated annually on June 6th, on the birthday of the great Russian poet A.S.?Pushkin, within the framework of the program to support and develop multilingualism.? On this occasion, the concert will open with a message by H.E. Mr. Vassily A. Nebenzia, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations.?
The repertoire of the concert will feature an all-Rachmaninoff music programme – performed by Anastasia Nemirovich-Danchenko; Brenda Vongova, President of the United Nations Chamber Music Society; and members of the UN Chamber Music Society.? Founded in 2016, the UNCMS is dedicated to promoting the UN goals at large - through the universal language of music.?
The event is free and open to the public. Watch live or?on YouTube:?youtube.com/c/Klavierhaus
OPENING REMARKS
Brenda Vongova
President of the UN Chamber Music Society
MESSAGE
H.E. Mr. Vassily A. Nebenzia
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations
MUSIC PROGRAMME
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873 - 1943) 6 Morceaux, Op.11 (excerpt)
Anastasia Nemirovich-Danchenko (Piano); Brenda Vongova (Piano)
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873 - 1943) Vocalise
John-Henry Crawford (Cello), Anastasia Nemirovich-Danchenko (Piano)
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873 - 1943) 12 Romances, Op.21 No.7: How fair this spot (Arr. for Cello & Piano)
John-Henry Crawford (Cello), Anastasia Nemirovich-Danchenko (Piano)
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873 - 1943) 6 Songs, Op.4 No.4: Oh never sing to me again (Arr. for Cello & Piano)
John-Henry Crawford (Cello), Anastasia Nemirovich-Danchenko (Piano)
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873 - 1943) Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39: No. 5 in E-Flat minor
Anastasia Nemirovich-Danchenko (Piano)
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873 - 1943) 6 Songs, Op. 4, No. 4: Do Not Sing, My Beauty (Arr. for Violin & Piano)
Hana Mundiya (Violin), Brenda Vongova (Piano)
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873 - 1943) Romance in A minor
Anastasia Nemirovich-Danchenko (Piano); Hana Mundiya (Violin)
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873 - 1943) 2 Morceaux de salon, Op.6?Romance in D minor?Danse Hongroise
Anastasia Nemirovich-Danchenko (Piano); Hana Mundiya (Violin)
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Special thanks to?KlavierHaus,?Sujatri Reisinger, James Wu, and?Jerome Lowenthal
