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Seymour Lipkin, noted pianist, teacher and conductor, passed away on November 9, 2015 (Read New York Times Tribute Here). One year later, his former students and contemporaries will pay tribute to the teacher, musical collaborator, and mentor who impacted them so greatly in a memorial concert to be held at New York’s Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on November 9, 2016 at 7:30pm. The concert (see program below) will feature performances by pianists Koji Attwood, Steve Beck, Andrius Zlabys, Jenny Q. Chai, Rieko Aizawa, Lora Tchekoratova, Ieva Jokubaviciute, as well as Laurie Smukler, violin and Joel Krosnick, cello (bios here). Tickets may be purchased here.

All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival. Located in Blue Hill, Maine, Kneisel Hall, known as “the cradle of chamber music in America,” has provided musicians with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the chamber repertoire since 1902, realizing founder Franz Kneisel’s vision for over 100 years. During his nearly 30 years as director, Lipkin shaped the culture of the school and fortified its mission with a seriousness of purpose as Kneisel Hall evolved into a leading institution in the teaching of chamber music.

PROGRAM:

J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-flat Minor, BWV 867
Steve Beck, piano

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Barcarolle, Op. 11#1 in G minor from Six Morceaux, originally for 4 hands, arranged by Attwood
Koji Attwood, piano

Marco Stroppa: Tangata manu from Miniature Estrose Book I
Jenny Q Chai, piano

César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
Andrius Zlabys, piano

Franz Schubert: Variations on an Original Theme, D. 813
Rieko Aizawa and Lora Tchekoratova, piano four hands

Antonin Dvorak: Piano Trio in F minor, Op. 65
Laurie Smukler, violin; Joel Krosnick, cello; Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano

Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 1881 7th Avenue, New York, NY

About Seymour Lipkin

Born in Detroit in May 1927, Seymour Lipkin was instantly surrounded by music. His Grandfather was an accomplished violinist, and his parents encouraged his interest in music throughout his childhood. Mr. Lipkin received a Bachelors of Music from Curtis Institute of Music in 1947 and later joined their faculty. In addition, Mr. Lipkin was a faculty member at Juilliard beginning in 1986 and taught at Manhattan School of Music, New England Conservatory, and Marymount College. Highlights of his extensive career include first prize in the Rachmaninoff Fund Piano Contest in 1948, solo performances with the Boston Symphony and New York Philharmonic, and the conducting of various shows including the New York City Opera and the Joffrey Ballet.