“At every turn… super-polished, fluent…” (Washington Post)
Friday Sept 4 at 8 pm
Solo Piano Recital, An Die Musik in Baltimore MD:
Tuesday Sept 8 at 7:30 pm
Solo Piano Recital
Signature Series at Lorain County Community College
Elyria OH
Sunday Sept 13 at 7 pm
The US Army Field Band Chamber Music Concert Series:
with Katayoon Hodjati, flutist
Monday Sept 14 at 1:30 pm
Solo Recital, Montgomery College
Faculty Recital, Loyola College
Sunday Sept 20 at 7:30 pm
Chamber Music by Candlelight:
Eric Ewazen – Trio for Horn, Bassoon, and Piano
with Phil Munds, Principal Horn, BSO and Phil Kolker, Principal Bassoon, BSO
Tuesday Sept 29 at 7 pm
Recital with Qing Li, BSO Principal 2nd Violin
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Sunday Oct 18 at 7:30 pm
Chamber Music by Candlelight:
Ernest Bloch – Suite for Viola and Piano
with Peter Minkler, violist BSO
Wednesday Oct 21 at 8:15 pm
Towson New Music Ensemble, at the Center for the Arts Recital Hall, Towson University
with Peabody Faculty members Violaine Melancon, violin and Michael Kannen, cello;
Thursday Oct 29 at 8 pm, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Friday, Oct 30 at 8 pm, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Saturday, Oct 31 at 11 am, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
under Bob Spano, conducting
John Adams Violin Concerto with Leila Josefowicz
Stravinsky Firebird Suite
Wednesday Nov 11 at 7:30 pm
Open Ears Open Minds, at Loyola College:
A performance forum presenting contemporary works with demonstrations, discussion, and plenty of time for question and answer. Featured performers include Lura Johnson, Michael Kannen, Violaine Melancon, Karin Brown, and Jonathan Carney.
Thursday Nov 12 at 8 pm, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Friday Nov 13 at 8 pm, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Saturday Nov 14 at 8 pm, Strathmore Music Center
Sunday Nov 15 at 3 pm, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
An All-Gershwin program with the BSO
Marin Alsop conducting, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, soloist
Tuesday Nov 17 at 7:30 pm
Montgomery College in Rockville, MD
Chamber Music Recital with Jonathan Carney, concertmaster BSO
Brahms A Major Violin Sonata, Op. 100
Thursday Nov 19 at 8 pm, Strathmore Music Center
Friday Nov 20 at 8 pm, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Saturday Nov 21 at 8 pm, Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Michael Daugherty’s Red Cape Tango with the BSO, Marin Alsop conducting
Sunday Nov 22 at 7:30 pm
Chamber Music by Candlelight
Prokofiev – Sonata in D Major for Violin and Piano with Gregory Mulligan, violinist BSO
Horn Trio by Ethel Smythe with Jonathan Carney and Mary Bisson, BSO
Sunday Dec 6 at 7 pm
The Music Center at Strathmore:
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major
with the MCYO Philharmonic, David Levin conducting
Monday Dec 14 at 7 pm
Musical Mondays at Strathmore: Solo Recital
Friday Dec 18 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm
Saturday Dec 19 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm both concerts canceled due to blizzard
Sunday Dec 20 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm
Tuesday Dec 22 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm
Wednesday Dec 23 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm
Holiday Spectacular with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Jack Everly, conductor,
Ann Hampton Callaway, host and vocalist
Holiday Spectacular Chorus and Dancers
JANUARY 2010
Fri, January 15 at 8 pm – Frederick Community College
Sat, January 16 at 11 am Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
An all-Baroque program: Royal Fireworks with the Baltimore Symphony, Madeline Adkins leading.
Tues, January 26 at 8 pm
Evolution New Music Series at An Die Musik
Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Dichotomie for Solo Piano (2000)
Thurs, January 28 at 8 pm Music Center at Strathmore
Fri, January 29 & 30 at 8 pm Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Sun, January 31 at 3 pm Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
The Judy Garland Songbook with Jack Everly, conductor
FEBRUARY 2010
Fri, February 5 at 8 pm Meyerhoff Symphony Hall both events canceled due to blizzard
Sat, February 6 at 8 pm Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Gershwin Porgy and Bess with the Baltimore Symphony
Thurs, February 11 at 8 pm Music Center at Strathmore canceled due to blizzard
Fri, February 12 at 8 pm Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Sat, February 13 at 11 am and 7 pm Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
“Pictures of Music” with the BSO and Marin Alsop
Sun, February 14 at 3 pm
Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
with Madeline Akins, violin and
Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Markand Thakar conducting
Goucher College, Kraushaar Auditorium
Thurs, February 18 at 8 pm Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Sat, February 20 at 8 pm Strathmore Music Center
Sun, February 21 at 3 pm Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Special Baltimore Symphony concert including Bach Concerto for Violin and Oboe
with violinist Itzhak Perlman and Katherine Needleman
Feb 23-26
Baltimore Symphony Music For Youth Concerts
Sat, February 27 at 4 pm
House Concert- All Chopin program
Sun, February 28 at 7:30 pm
Chamber Music by Candlelight:
Beethoven Sonata for Violin and Piano with Ivan Stefanovic, Acting Associate Principal Second Violin, BSO
Mozkowski Trio for Two Violins and Piano with Ellen Pendleton Troyer and Rebecca Nichols, BSO violinists
2nd Presbyterian Church, 4200 St. Paul St., Baltimore
MARCH 2010
Wed, March 3 at 3 pm
Solo recital as part of Chopin’s 200th Birthday Celebration
To commemorate the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Chopin, www.pianoculture.com is producing an historic 5 day celebration of his music at the Winter Garden at the World Financial Center March 1-5, 2010 (from 9am to 8pm daily).
http://www.artsworldfinancialcenter.com/index.htm
Lura’s Program:
Ballade No. 3 in Ab Major, Op. 47
Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72
Nocturne in Db Major, Op. 27, No. 2
Scherzo in B Flat Minor, Op. 31
Waltz in Ab Major, Op. 69, No. 1
Waltz in Eb Major, Op. 18
Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
Thurs, March 11 and Fri, March 12 at 8 pm Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Sat, March 13 at 8 pm at Strathmore Music Center
Sun, March 14 at 3 pm at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Cirque de la Symphony with the BSO:
Poulenc Les Biches, Bartok Miraculous Mandarin, and Copland’s Billy the Kid
Thurs, March 18 at 8 pm Music Center at Strathmore
Fri, March 19 and Sat, March 20 at 8 pm Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Sun, March 21 at 3 pm Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Circus Maximus with the BSO
Thurs, March 25 at 8 pm Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Sun, March 28 at 3 pm Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Hearts, Cards, and Carnival with the BSO: Gershwin’s Blue Monday
Sat, March 27
Recital with Daniel Goff, saxophonist with the US Army Field Band
Silver Spring, MD
APRIL 2010
Wed, April 7 at 7:30 pm
Loyola University in Maryland
Open Ears Open Minds – a forum for presentation of contemporary classical music with plenty of time for discussion, demonstration, and interaction between performers, composers, and students!
MAY 2010
May 22-26
Recording Project, Jennings-Johnson Duo
Ann Arbor, MI
JUNE 2010
Thurs, June 3 and Fri, June 4 at 8 pm Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Sat, June 5 at 8 pm Strathmore Music Center
Sun, June 6 at 3 pm Meyerhoff Music Center
Baltimore Symphony concert: Bartok’s Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celeste
Sat, June 12
Corcoran Gallery of Art
VERGE Ensemble Concert
Details TBA
June 14-18
Bocal Majority Bassoon Camp, Houston Texas, with Barry Trent, bassoon
June 22-26
International Double Reed Society Convention
Norman, Oklahoma
Recital with Bassoonist Barry Trent
“Her artistic capabilities are impressive and to splendid effect; furthermore she proves to be an excellent spokesperson who manages through her words to heighten the audience’s understanding of the works in a most effective way.” (Robert McDonald, The Juilliard School)