Schedule

World Children’s Music Festival 2020 in Tokyo: Orchestra Concert– Postponed–

Saturday, April 4, 2020
3:00 p.m.
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Ikebukuro, Tokyo

Program

Beethoven: Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op. 125
Pachelbel: Canon

Artists

Christian Vasquez, conductor
Erika Colon, conductor
Rena Otaka, soprano
Yayoi Toriki, alto
Shigehiro Sano, tenor
Yosuke Takahashi, baritone
Alexis Cardenas, Ayana Tsuji, violin
Richard Elegino, Ayako Tahara, viola
Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Edicson Ruiz, bass
Pacho Flores, trumpet
Mami Hagiwara, piano
World Children’s Music Festival 2020 Orchestra

World Children’s Music Festival 2020 in Tokyo: Chamber Music Recital– Cancelled–

Friday, April 3, 2020
7:00 p.m.
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Ikebukuro, Tokyo

Program

Saint-Saëns: Septet for Piano, Trumpet, String Quartet and Bass in E-flat major, Op.65
Mozart: Serenade No.13 for Strings in G major, K.525 “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”

Artists

Alexis Cardenas, Ayana Tsuji, violin
Ayako Tahara, viola
Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Edicson Ruiz, bass
Pacho Flores, trumpet
Mami Hagiwara, piano

Piatigorsky International Cello Festival: Colburn Celebrity Series Recital– Cancelled–

Saturday, March 21, 2020
7:30 p.m.
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA

Program

Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasilieras No.5
Bach: Air on G string

Artists

Mass Cello Ensemble
Hilo Carriel, conductor
Sarah Shafer, soprano

APU: Faculty Recital

Monday, March 9, 2020
8:00 p.m.
Munson Recital Hall, Azusa, CA

Program

Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, Op.70, No.1 “Ghost”
Brahms: Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Cello in A minor, Op.114
Johnson: Bernardino Weeps

Artists

Alex Russell, violin
Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Joel Clifft, piano

IVCM: Guest Artist Recital

Saturday, February 22, 2020
7:30 p.m.
Irvine Valley College Performing Arts Center, Irvine, CA

Program

Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, Op.70, No.1 “Ghost”
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.2 in E minor, Op.67
Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op.90 “Dumky”
Schoenfeld: Café Music
Tchaikovsky: Nocturne, Op.19, No.4

Artists

Dennis Kim, violin
Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Susan Boettger, piano
Pacific Symphony Youth Octet

Chaffey College: Guest Artist Recital

Sunday, February 9, 2020
2:30 p.m.
Chaffey College Theatre, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Program
Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango
Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op.114
Artists

Michael Yoshimi, clarinet
Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Minji Noh Lee, piano

Private Concert in San Gabriel

Saturday, February 8, 2020
7:00 p.m.
Private residence, San Gabriel, CA

Program
Piazzolla: Oblivion
Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, Op.70, No.1 “Ghost”
Rachmaninoff: Vocalise
Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op.114
and more…
Artists

Alex Russell, violin
Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Joel Clifft, piano

Biola University: Guest Artist Recital

Wednesday, December 4, 2019
12:00 p.m.
Lansing Recital Hall, La Mirada, CA

Program

Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op.65
Chopin (arr. by Ysaÿe/Szpakiewicz): Ballade No.1 in G minor

Artists

Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Jiayi Shi, piano

Alice Schoenfeld Memorial Concert

Sunday, July 28, 2019
5:00 p.m.
Pasadena Presbyterian Church, Pasadena, CA

Program

Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, Op. 49
Bach: Air from Orchestral Suite No.3 in D minor, BWV 1068
Bach: Arioso from Cantata, BWV 156
and more…

Artists

Linda Wang, violin
Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Mary Au, piano
and more…

Montecito International Music Festival: Chamber Concert

Thursday, July 18, 2019
7:30 p.m.
Hole Memorial Auditorium, Riverside, CA

Program

Brahms: Piano Quartet in C minor, Op.60
and more…

Artists

Cho-Liang Lin, violin
Renee Skerik, vola
Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Chi Yong Yun, piano

Private Concert in San Gabriel

Saturday, May 18, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Private residence, San Gabriel, CA

Program

Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D.667 “Trout”
Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Gadel: Por Una Cabeza
and more…

Artists

Alex Russell, violin
Aaron Oltman, viola
Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Thiago Correia, bass
Joel Clifft, piano

Chamber Music Concert in TongXiang

Friday, May 3, 2019
7:30 p.m.
TongXiang, China

Program

Brahms: Piano Trio in B major, Op.8
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.2 in E minor, Op.67
Schoenfield: Café Music
Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
and more…

Artists

Alex Russell, violin
Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Joel Clifft, piano

Chamber Music Concert in Yiwu

Wednesday, May 1, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Yiwu Spring Morning Music School Concert Hall, Yiwu, China

Program

Brahms: Piano Trio in B major, Op.8
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.2 in E minor, Op.67
Schoenfield: Café Music
Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
and more…

Artists

Alex Russell, violin
Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Joel Clifft, piano

Shanghai Spring International Music Festival

Saturday, April 28, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Shanghai University, Shanghai, China

Program

Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D.667 “Trout”

Artists

Alex Russell, violin
Wei Zhen, viola
Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Chao Hui, double bass
Joel Clifft, piano

Shanghai Weekly Radio Concert

Saturday, April 28, 2019
10:30 a.m.
He LuTing Concert Hall, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Shanghai, China

Program

Turina: Circulo
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, D.667 “Trout”
Schoenfield: Café Music
Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Gadel: Por Una Cabeza
and more…

Artists

Alex Russell, violin
Wei Zhen, viola
Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Chao Hui, double bass
Joel Clifft, piano

PCC: Cello Recital

Thursday, April 11, 2019
12:00 p.m.
Westerbeck Recital Hall, Pasadena, CA

Program

Chopin: Études in E minor, Op.25-7
Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op.65
Chopin (arr. by Ysaÿe/Szpakiewicz): Ballade No.1 in G minor

Artists

Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Jiayi Shi, piano

APU: Faculty Recital

Tuesday, April 9, 2019
8:00 p.m.
Munson Recital Hall, Azusa, CA

Program

Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.2 in E minor, Op.67
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, Op.57

Artists

Alex Russell, violin
Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Eugene Alcalay, piano

Hanson-Koobs Chamber Concert

Sunday, January 13, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Hole Memorial Auditorium, Riverside, CA

Program

Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op.47
and more…

Artists

Jason Uyeyama, violin
Ken Aiso, viola
Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Elvin Rodriguez, piano

 

Cello Ensemble Holiday Concert

Friday, December 7, 2018
8:00 p.m.
Munson Recital Hall, Azusa

Program

Handel: Joy to the World
Grieg: In the Hall of the Mountain King from “Peer Gynt”
Tchaikovsky: Fantasia from “The Nutcracker Suite”
Villa-Lobos: Aria from Bachianas Brasileiras No.5
and more…

Artists

Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
with students from APU cello studio

Polish Festival: Special Performance

Sunday, November 4, 2018
5:00 p.m.
Vacant, Harajuku, Tokyo

Program

Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op.65
Chopin: Études in E minor, Op.25-7

Artists

Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Marie Kiyone, piano

Tsuruga International Culture Festival: Special Recital

Saturday, November 3, 2018
5:00 p.m.
Kirameki Minato Hall, Tsuruga, Fukui

Program

Chopin: Études in E minor, Op.25-7
Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op.65
Chopin (arr. by Ysaÿe/Szpakiewicz): Ballade No.1 in G minor

Artists

Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Marie Kiyone, piano

Recital in Fukushima with Tsunami Cello

Monday, October 29, 2018
12:15 p.m.
City Hall, Soma, Fukushima

Program

Bach: Adagio
Rachmaninoff: Vocalise
Saint-Saëns: The Swan
Chopin: Études in E minor, Op.25-7
Kreisler: Liebesleid

Artists

Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Jiayi Shi, piano

Recital in Miyagi with Tsunami Cello

Saturday, October 27, 2018
8:00 p.m.
Hotel Kanyo, Minamisanriku, Miyagi

Program

Bach: Adagio
Rachmaninoff: Vocalise
Dvořák: Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op.72-2
Massenet: Méditation from Thaïs
Chopin: Études in E minor, Op.25-7
Saint-Saëns: The Swan
Kreisler: Liebesleid

Artists

Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Jiayi Shi, piano

Tokyo Recital

Saturday, October 25, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Yamaha Hall, Tokyo

Program

Bach: Adagio (from Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV564)
Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata
Bernstein (arr. by Szpakiewicz): Clarinet Sonata
Franck: Cello Sonata in A major
Chopin (arr. by Ysaÿe/Szpakiewicz): Ballade No.1 in G minor

Artists

Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Jiayi Shi, piano

マレック・シュパキエヴィッチ チェロリサイタル (Japanese)

APU: Faculty Artist Recital– in Memory of 2011 Tsunami and Earthquake in Northern Japan

Saturday, October 20, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Munson Recital Hall, Azusa, CA

Program

Bach: Adagio (from Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV564)
Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata
Bernstein (arr. by Szpakiewicz): Clarinet Sonata
Franck: Cello Sonata in A major
Chopin (arr. by Ysaÿe/Szpakiewicz): Ballade No.1 in G minor

Artists

Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Jiayi Shi, piano

LSU: Faculty Artist Recital

Saturday, October 6, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Hole Memorial Auditorium, Riverside, CA

Program

Bach: Adagio (from Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV564)
Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata
Bernstein (arr. by Szpakiewicz): Clarinet Sonata
Franck: Cello Sonata in A major
Chopin (arr. by Ysaÿe/Szpakiewicz): Ballade No.1 in G minor

Artists

Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Jiayi Shi, piano

CGU: Guest Artist Recital

Wednesday, October 3, 2018
4:15 p.m.
Kresge Chapel, Claremont, CA

Program

Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata
Bernstein (arr. by Szpakiewicz): Clarinet Sonata
Chopin (arr. by Ysaÿe/Szpakiewicz): Ballade No.1 in G minor

Artists

Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Jiayi Shi, piano

Hello Cello Festival: Cello Ensemble Recital

Friday, August 18, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Sukiennice, National Museum, Kraków, Poland

Program

Popper: Requiem, Op.66
Piazzolla: Oblivion
Gardel: Por Una Cabeza
Saint-Saens: Swan
and more…

Artists

Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Pola Benke, cello
Julia Kotarba, cello
and Hello Cello Festival participating students

Hello Cello Festival: Faculty Recital

Tuesday, August 13, 2018
8:00 p.m.
Capuchins Church, Kraków, Poland

Program

Vivaldi: Cello Sonata No.3 in A minor, RV43
Vivaldi: Cello Sonata No.5 in E minor, RV40

Artists

Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Pola Benke, cello
Julia Kotarba, cello

Montecito International Music Festival: Faculty Recital

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
7:30 p.m.
Hole Memorial Auditorium, Riverside, CA

Program

Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-flat major, Op.20
and more…

Artists

Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin
Ken Aiso, violin
Alexander Kalman, violin
Dylan Naroff, violin
Joe Skerik, viola
Molly Gebrian, viola
Jorge Espinoza, cello
Marek Szpakiewicz, cello

Montecito International Music Festival: Faculty Recital

Tuesday, July 17, 2018
7:30 p.m.
Hole Memorial Auditorium, Riverside, CA

Program

Brahms: String Sextet No.1 in b-flat major, Op.18
and more…

Artists

Andres Cardenes, violin
Stephen Miahky, violin
Yizhak Schotten, viola
Renee Skerik, viola
Ko Iwasaki, cello
Marek Szpakiewicz, cello

APU Faculty Recital

Sunday, April 16, 2018
8:00 p.m.
Munson Recital Hall, Azusa, CA

Program

Schubert: Piano Trio in B-flat major, D.898
Schubert: Piano Quintet n A major, D.66 “Trout”
and more…

Artists

Alex Russell, violin
Ingrid Chun, violin
Gina Coletti, viola
Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
David Young, double bass
Eugene Alcalay, piano

APU Trio Recital

Wednesday, March 21, 2018
7:30 p.m.
Munson Recital Hall, Azusa, CA

Program

Haydn: Piano Trio No.39 in G major “Gypsy”
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.2 in C minor, Op.66
Schoenfeld: Café Music
S. Johnson: Bernardino Weeps

Artists

Alex Russell, violin
Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Joel Clifft, piano
Mickenzie Haan, soprano

APU Trio Recital

Saturday, March 17, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Loskota’s Resident, San Gabriel, CA

Program

Haydn: Piano Trio No.39 in G major “Gypsy”
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.2 in C minor, Op.66
Schoenfeld: Café Music

Artists

Alex Russell, violin
Marek Szpakiewicz, cello
Joel Clifft, piano

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