CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS

Performance Friday, January 17, 2014 | 7:30 PM

Avi Avital

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Recognized by The New York Times for his "exquisitely sensitive playing" and "stunning agility," mandolinist Avi Avital is one of the world’s most exciting young musicians. Avital comes to Carnegie Hall for a unique recital that showcases his deep commitment to building a fresh legacy for the mandolin through virtuosic performance and exciting new repertoire.

This concert is part of Salon Encores.

Performers

  • Avi Avital, Mandolin
  • Sivan Magen, Harp
  • String Quartet to be announced

Program

  • ANONYMOUS Tre fontane
  • BACH Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004
  • BLOCH "Nigun" from Baal shem
  • YASUO KUWAHARA Improvised Poem
  • FALLA Siete canciones populares españolas (arr. Avital)
  • DAVID BRUCE Cymbeline for Mandolin and String Quartet (NY Premiere)

Watch

 

Bach's Concerto in D minor (Allegro)
Avi Avital, Mandolin

The Distinctive Debuts series is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for the presentation of young artists provided by The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable Foundation.

Additional endowment support for international outreach has been provided by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
This performance is part of Distinctive Debuts.

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