AN EVENING OF VIOLIN AND PIANO

The Lilia Khakimova and C. Robert Bunch Concert Series

Friday, April 17 | 7:30 PM 

Cultural Center “Our Texas” | 2337 Bissonnet St., Houston, TX 77005

Suggested Donations: General seats: $30 | First Row Experience: $50 (limited availability) 

Cultural Center “Our Texas” is pleased to present an enchanting evening of chamber music featuring violinist Sergei Galperin and pianist Tatiana Gerasimova. The program spans three centuries of beloved masterworks — from Paradis and Beethoven to Elgar, Kreisler, Brahms, Massenet, Sarasate, and Schnittke.

Sergei Galperin, a Juilliard-trained native of Moscow, is a first violinist of the Houston Symphony Orchestra and has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and concert stages across four continents.
Tatiana Gerasimova is a Houston-based concert pianist, graduate of the St. Petersburg State Conservatory and University of Cologne, and Music Director of the Semper Music International Festival.

Program:

M. T. Paradis – Sicilienne

L. van Beethiven – Sonata No. 5 in F Major Op. 24 1st Movement

Eduard Elgar – Salut D’Amour Op. 12

J. Brahms –  Sonatensatz _Sonata Movement)  Op. posth. Scherzo

F. Kreisler – Liebesfreud (“Love’s Joy”)

J. Massenet – Meditation from opera “Thais”

P. de Sarasate – Introduction and Tarantella Op. 43

A. Schnittke – Polka