25-26 SEASON
June:
6/22/25
Forte Chamber Music Series
Schumann Adagio and Allegro Op. 70
Chopin Sonata in G Minor Op. 65
Bach “Hybrid” Suite
Foote 3 Pieces Op. 1
Popper Hungarian Rhapsody
Marika Bournaki, Piano
Oakwood Country Club, Lynchburg VA
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6/28/25
Inaugural Performance of Adirondack Lakes Arts Center
Schumann Adagio and Allegro Op. 70
Chopin Sonata in G Minor Op. 65
Debussy Sonata
Foote 3 Pieces Op. 1
Popper Hungarian Rhapsody
Marika Bournaki, Piano
Adirondack Lakes Arts Center, Blue Mountain Lake NY
July:
7/16/25
Market Square Concerts Summer Music
Schubert Piano Quintet “Trout”
Dvorak Quintet in G Major Op. 77
Peter Sirotin and Claudia Chudacoff, Violins
Elias Goldstein, Viola
Lena Goodson, Bass
YaTing Chang, Piano
Market Square Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg PA
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7/20/25
Bargemusic Masterworks Series
Foote 3 Pieces Op. 1
Mendelssohn Piano Trio in C Minor
Mark Peskanov, Violin
Marika Bournaki, Piano
Bargemusic @ Brooklyn Boathouse, NYC
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August:
8/4/25
Masterclass for Cello Biennale of Peru
National Conservatory of Music, Lima Peru
8/5/25
Inaugural Performance of Orquesta Filarmonica Teresa Quesada
South American Debut
Saint-Saëns 1st Concerto in A Minor
Dvorak Concerto in B Minor
Pablo Sabat, Conductor
Orquesta Filarmonica Teresa Quesada
Teatro Municipal, Lima Peru
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8/31/25
Olmos Ensemble Summer Series
Doppler Nocturne for Violin, Cello, Flute, and Piano
Mendelssohn Piano Trio in C Minor
Eric Gratz, Violin
Mark Teplitsky, Flute
Anton Nel, Piano
First Unitarian Universalist Church, San Antonio TX
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September:
9/6/25
Opening Concert for American Chamber Music Society
Brahms String Quintet in F Major Op. 88
Brahms String Quintet in G Major Op. 111
Eric Gratz and Ruben Rengel, Violins
Teng Li and Colin Brookes, Violas
PianoForte Studios, Chicago IL
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9/13/25
Opening Concert for Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth
Dohnanyi Sextet in C Major Op. 37
Shulman “Rendezvous” for Clarinet and String Quartet
Gary Levinson and Jen Betz, Violins
Dmitry Kustanovich, Viola
Jonathan Gunn, Clarinet
Bernhard Scully, French Horn
Hyeyeon Park, Piano
Museum of Modern Art Auditorium, Fort Worth TX
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9/14/25
Jewish Music Through the Ages Presented by Jewish Federation of Central New York
Music of: Bloch, Weiser, Schwarz, Klein, Dauber, Ullmann, Schoenfeld, Mendelssohn, Ness, Stutschewsky, Engel, and Saminsky
Giora Schmidt, Violin
Marika Bournaki, Piano
Congregation Beth Sholom, Syracuse NY
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9/17/25
Shenandoah Conservatory “EDGE” Ensemble
Henryson “Off Pist” for Clarinet and Cello
Garrick Zoeter, Clarinet
The Bright Box, Winchester VA
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9/19/25
From Tel Aviv to New York, Duo Recital with Irina Muresanu @ UMD
Ben-Haim Music for Solo Cello
Roustom “Letters Home” for Violin and Cello
Mozart Duo in G Major arr. J Schwarz
Ravel Duo for Violin and Cello
Frucht Rhapsody for Violin and Cello (World Premiere Arrangement)
Irina Muresanu, Violin
University of Maryland, College Park MD
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9/21/25
Kalliroscope Chamber Music Series
Duo Recital with Irina Muresanu
Ben-Haim Music for Solo Cello
Roustom “Letters Home” for Violin and Cello
Mozart Duo in G Major arr. J Schwarz
Ravel Duo for Violin and Cello
Frucht Rhapsody for Violin and Cello (World Premiere Arrangement)
Irina Muresanu, Violin
The Kalliroscope Sanctuary, Groton, MA
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9/28/25
Opening Concert for Amadeus Concerts
Duo Recital with Percussionist Jeff Stern
Akiho “21”
Shaw “Boris Kerner”
Cuong “Next Week’s Trees”
Cassado Suite for Solo Cello
Golijov “Mariel”
Jeff Stern, Percussion
The Grange, Great Falls VA
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October:
10/1/25 (6pm Eastern)
10/1/25 (8:30pm Eastern)
Central Synagogue Kol Nidrei Services
Bruch Kol Nidrei
Dave Strickland, Organ
10/5/25
Opening Concert for Waterbury Symphony Masterworks Series
Frucht Double Concerto “Finding Religion”
Eric Gratz, Violin
Leif Bjaland, Conductor
Waterbury Symphony Orchestra
NVCC Fine Arts Center, Waterbury CT
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10/26/24
Olmos Ensemble 25-26 Season Opener “Olmos Reunion”
Ippolito Sonata for Cello and Piano (World Premiere, written for JS)
Kahn Quintet for Violin, Cello, Clarinet, Horn and Piano
Eric Gratz, Violin
Ilya Shterenberg, Clarinet
Jeff Garza, Horn
Christopher Guzman, Piano
Bennack Concert Hall at University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio TX
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November:
11/2/25
Masterclass at University of Delaware
Students of Lawrence Stomberg
University of Delaware, Newark DE
11/2/25
Recital w/ Marika Bournaki for Master Players Series at UD
Schumann Adagio and Allegro Op. 70
Chopin Sonata in G Minor Op. 65
Brahms Scherzo from FAE Sonata arr. J Schwarz
Poulenc Sonata
Popper Hungarian Rhapsody
Marika Bournaki, Piano
Gore Recital Hall, University of Delaware, Newark DE
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11/8/25 (two performances)
11/9/25
Tucson Symphony Masterworks Series
Bruch Kol Nidrei
Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations
Conner Gray Covington, Conductor
Tucson Symphony Orchestra
Catalina Foothills High School Auditorium, Tucson AZ
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11/TBD/25
Masterclass @ University of Arizona
Students of Theodore Buchholz
University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music, Tucson AZ
11/10/25
Recording Sessions
Asia Suite for Solo Cello
Asia “A Lament”
Nichols Suite for Solo Cello
Tucson, AZ
11/16/25
Blue Candlelight Chamber Music Series
Glinka Piano Trio
Mendelssohn Piano Trio in C Minor
Schoenfeld Café Music
Bela Horvath, Violin
Baya Kakouberi, Piano
Private Home, Dallas TX
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11/17/25
Shenandoah Conservatory Saxophone Ensemble
Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations arr. for Cello and Sax Ensemble
Tim Roberts, Conductor
Shenandoah Conservatory Saxophone Ensemble
Goodson Recital Hall, Shenandoah Conservatory, Winchester VA
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11/22/25
String Orchestra of Brooklyn
Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello
Giora Schmidt, Violin
Eli Spindel, Conductor
String Orchestra of Brooklyn
St Ann and The Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn NY
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11/23/25
Bargemusic Masterworks Series
Recital with Asiya Korepanova, Piano
Beethoven Sonata in C Major Op. 102 #1
Strauss Sonata in F Major Op. 6
Rachmaninov Sonata in G Minor Op. 19
Asiya Korepanova, Piano
Bargemusic @ Brooklyn Boathouse, Brooklyn NY
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December:
12/5/25
Masterclass for Alaria Amateur Chamber Program
PianoPiano Studios, New York NY
12/7/25
Alaria Ensemble Fall Concert @ Weill Hall
Mozart String Quintet in G Minor
Dohnanyi Piano Quintet Op. 1 in C major
Yuri Vodovoz, Violin
Tzuen Lee, Viola
David Oei, Piano
Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York NY
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January:
1/3/26 (Performance)
1/4/26 (Recording)
Olmos Ensemble in Portland OR
Performance and World Premiere Recording of Strauss Don Quixote arr. Varga
Eric Gratz, Violin
Colin Brookes, Viola
Ilya Shterenberg, Clarinet
Jeff Garza, Horn
Elizabeth Dorman, Piano
Performance: Chatter PDX, Portland OR
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Recording: University of Portland, Portland OR
1/11/26
Olmos Ensemble Baroque Concertos
CPE Bach Concerto in A Major
Vivaldi Concerto for Violin and Cello
Eric Gratz, Violin
Ian Pritchard, Conductor and Harpsichord
Olmos Ensemble Baroque Orchestra
St Mark’s Episcopal Church, San Antonio TX
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1/18/26
Peter Sirotin and Friends at Messiah University
Brahms String Quintet in G Major Op. 111
Other Works TBA
Peter Sirotin and Netanel Draiblate, Violins
Colin Brookes and TBA, Violas
Parmer Hall at Messiah University, Mechanicsburg PA
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1/21/26
Tribute Performance for Felicia Taylor
Presented by South Florida Public Broadcasting
Mendelssohn Octet Op. 20
Misha Vetinson and Scott Flavin, Violins (+2 students)
Chauncey Patterson, Viola (+ student)
Andrew Stewart, 2nd Cello
Venue TBA, Palm Beach FL
1/24/26
1/25/26
Greenwich Symphony Masterworks Series
Herbert Concerto #2 in E Minor
Stuart Malina, Conductor
Greenwich Symphony Orchestra
Greenwich High School Auditorium, Greenwich CT
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1/31/26
American Chamber Music Society
String Trios TBA
Eric Gratz, Violin
Matthew Cohen, Viola
PianoForte Studios, Chicago IL
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February:
2/1/26
Penn State Rhapsody Series
Piano Trios TBA
Max Zorin, Violin
Marika Bournaki, Piano
Recital Hall at Penn State University, State College PA
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2/10/26
Recital w/ Marika Bournaki @ Oxford Performing Arts Center
Recital Program TBA
Marika Bournaki, Piano
Oxford Performing Arts Center, Oxford AL
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2/14/26
Boston Chamber Symphony Masterworks Series
Foote Concerto Op. 33 (1894)
Avlana Eisenberg, Conductor
Boston Chamber Symphony
Venue TBA, Boston MA
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2/TBD/26
Masterclass @ Carriage House Violins
Curated by Daniel Lelchuk
Carriage House Violins, Newton MA
2/21/26
Recital w/ Marika Bournaki for Williamsburg Music Club
Recital Program TBA
Marika Bournaki, Piano
Location TBD, Williamsburg VA
2/22/26
Recital w/ Marika Bournaki for Fairmont Chamber Music Society
Recital Program TBA
Marika Bournaki, Piano
St Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, Fairmont WV
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2/24/26
The Music of Leo Zeitlin Presented by YIVO Institute of Jewish Research
Sidney Krum Young Artists Concert Series
Repertoire curated by JS and Alex Weiser, TBA
Other Musicians TBA
Marika Bournaki, Piano
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research @ The Center for Jewish History, New York NY
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March:
3/12/26
3/13/26 (two performances)
Atlantic Classical Orchestra Masterworks Series
Frucht Double Concerto “Finding Religion”
Leonid Sigal, Violin
David Amado, Conductor
Atlantic Classical Orchestra
3/12: CCOVB, Vero Beach FL
3/13: The Lyric, Stuart FL
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3/29/26
Olmos Ensemble “Spring Salon”
Hindemith Clarinet Quartet
Smetana Piano Trio
Eric Gratz, Violin
Ilya Shterenberg, Clarinet
Marika Bournaki, Piano
First Unitarian Universalist Church, San Antonio TX
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3/30/26
Olmos Ensemble Recording Session
Smetana Piano Trio
Eric Gratz, Violin
Marika Bournaki, Piano
Location TBD, San Antonio TX
3/30/26
Recital w/ Marika Bournaki @ Texas State University
Ippolito Sonata for Cello and Piano (written for JS and MB)
Other works TBD
Marika Bournaki, Piano
Texas State University, San Marcos TX
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3/31/26
St Mark’s Lenten Series
Repertoire TBD
Ilya Shterenberg, Clarinet
Marika Bournaki, Piano
St Mark’s Catholic Church, San Antonio TX
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April:
4/12/26
Alaria Chamber Ensemble Spring Concert @ Weill Hall
Repertoire TBD
Yuri Vodovoz, Violin
David Oei, Piano
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York NY
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4/17/26
4/18/26
4/19/26
Rochester Philharmonic “Philharmonics” Series
Higdon Cello Concerto (WORLD PREMIERE) Written for JS
Andreas Delfs, Conductor
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
4/17: Runout performance at Geneva Opera House, Geneva NY
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4/18&19: Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, Rochester NY
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4/25/26 (2:00)
4/25/26 (8:00)
Pasadena Symphony “Symphony” Series
Higdon Cello Concerto (WEST COAST PREMIERE)
Brett Mitchell, Conductor
Pasadena Symphony Orchestra
Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena CA
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May:
5/1/26
5/2/26
Alabama Symphony Masterworks Series
Higdon Cello Concerto (Alabama Premiere)
Carlos Izcaray, Conductor
Alabama Symphony Orchestra
Alys Stephens Center Jemison Concert Hall, Birmingham AL
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5/9/26
Syracuse Orchestra Masterworks Series
Higdon Cello Concerto
Gerard Schwarz, Conductor
Syracuse Orchestra
Crouse Hinds Theater, Syracuse NY
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