DTA Invites Harvardwood to: UNDERSTANDING BEETHOVEN - THE DIABELLI VARIATIONS - NYC
10/15/2009
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Thur., Oct. 15th
6pm Receiption w/ wine or beer and light hors d'oeuvres; 6:45pm - lecture/performance
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Down Town Association
60 Pine St.
New York, New York 10005
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Spence Porter
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Online registration is closed.
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--ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. PLEASE CONTACT nyc@harvardwood.org WITH QUESTIONS--
 DTA Invites Harvardwood to: UNDERSTANDING BEETHOVEN - THE DIABELLI VARIATIONS
Thur., Oct. 15
6 p.m. Reception with wine or beer and light hors d'oeuvres; 6:45 p.m. lecture/performance
Down Town Association
60 Pine Street
New York, NY 10005
Cost: $10 for Full Members, Friends of Harvardwood, and their guests; $15 for Affiliates and Others
Dress
code: Business casual. No sneakers, denim, etc. However, the Dining
Room requires jacket and tie for men if you're thinking of staying for
dinner.
NOTE: Advance registration is required. NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR.
Central to Beethoven's vision, the variation form, which for his greatest recent predecessors was a relatively lightweight opportunity for the display of compositional bravura, gradually came to embody a profoundly intense spiritual journey. Beethoven's Diabelli Variations are widely considered one of the two greatest sets of variations ever written and a pinnacle of Western civilization.
In this special lecture/performance, pianist Yelena Grinberg will guide us through the musical and spiritual subtleties of this profound masterpiece. At the end of her talk, Grinberg will give a complete performance of the Diabelli Variations.
Yelena Grinberg is rapidly gaining recognition as one of the most brilliant and poetic young artists on the classical music scene. She has performed with the Moscow Symphony, as well as at important festivals in England, Spain, France, and Switzerland. She has won major awards in numerous competitions, and was the 2005 winner of the Artists International Competition. Her solo recital at Carnegie Hall's Weill Hall was hailed by the New York Concert Review as a "grand performance in a grand tradition."
Our friends at the Down Town Association are making this event available to Harvardwood members at a special reduced price--just $10 for Full Members and Friends of Harvardwood and their guests. (Affiliates and others pay $15.) This includes a reception at 6 p.m. with wine or beer and light hors d'oeuvres and cheeses, followed by the lecture and performance at 7 p.m.
Following the performance, Harvardwood members are invited to stay to purchase dinner (credit cards will be accepted from Harvardwood members) in the Down Town Association's very elegant dining room.
The beautiful 1887 clubhouse of the Down Town Association is at 60 Pine Street. Take the #2 or #3 train to the Wall Street Station and leave by the Pine Street exit. You'll be across the street from the Down Town Association.
Or you can take the #4 or #5 train to the Wall Street station. Walk three blocks east on Wall Street to William Street. Left on William Street one block to Pine. Right on Pine to 60 Pine Street on the left.
The phone number of the Down Town Association is (212) 422-1982.
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