C o n c e r t s
Upcoming Events
THURSDAY, 21 DECEMBER 2023
Apéro & 4-Course Dinner starting at 6:00PM
Music starting at 9:00PM
Hombis Salon, Zürich
Elaine Fukunaga, Piano
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): 5 Songs
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Zwei Gesänge, Op. 91
SATURDAY, 2 MARCH 2024, 5:00PM
House Concert in the Villa of Richard Irniger, Zurich
Free Admission; Collection
Please Contact Elaine Fukunaga for Reservation
SUNDAY, 3 MARCH 2024, 11:15AM
SUNDAY, 17 MARCH 2024, 5:00PM
Richard Kessler, Viola
Alexander Neustroev, Cello
Gallus Burkard, Double Bass
Elaine Fukunaga, Piano
Gustav Mahler: Piano Quartet Movement in A Minor
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): for Baritone & Piano Trio
"Sunset", Op. 108 Nr. 2
"The Maid of Isla", Op. 108 Nr. 4
"By the Side of the Shannon", WoO 157 Nr. 8
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): "Die Forelle", D 550
Trout Quintet in A Major, D 667
Selected Past Events
FRIDAY, 30 JUNE 2023, 7:30PM
"Zeit als Feind, Zeit als Freund"
Klus Park Kapelle, Zürich
https://klassifest.ch/zeit-als-feind-zeit-als-freund/
Elaine Fukunaga, Piano
Art Song Recital including works by Korngold, Honegger, Schubert, Ginastera, Owens and Poulenc
FRIDAY, 14 APRIL 2023, 8:15PM
La Marotte, Affoltern am Albis
Reservations: www.lamarotte.ch
Elaine Fukunaga, Piano
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major
John Cage (1912-1992): Nocturne for Violin and Piano
George Gershwin (1898-1937)/Arr. Jascha Heifetz: Selections from Porgy and Bess
John Corigliano (1938-): Sonata for Violin and Piano
WEDNESDAY, 12 APRIL 2023, 6:30PM
Benefit Concert for Kiriat Yearim
Museum Blumenstein, Solothurn
Info: www.kiriat-yearim.ch
Elaine Fukunaga, Piano
Ernest Bloch (1880-1959): Baal Shem Suite, B. 47
George Gershwin (1898-1937)/Arr. Jascha Heifetz: Selections from Porgy and Bess
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major
SUNDAY, 5 DECEMBER 2021, 5:00PM
Vetropack Hall, Bülach
Tickets: www.KlassikBuelach.ch
SATURDAY, 4 DECEMBER 2021, 5:00PM
Villa Irniger, Zurich
Free Admission; Collection
Please Contact Elaine Fukunaga for Reservation
Christopher Whiting, Violin
Elaine Fukunaga, Piano
Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999): Sonata pimpante
Ernest Bloch (1880-1959): Baal Shem Suite, B. 47
John Corigliano (1938-): Sonata for Violin and Piano
George Gershwin (1898-1937)/Arr. Jascha Heifetz: Selections from Porgy and Bess
SATURDAY, 22 JUNE 2019, 6:30PM
Wohnheim Mühlehalde, Zürich
Free Admission
Christopher Whiting, Violine
Elaine Fukunaga, Klavier
Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999): Sonata pimpante
Joaquín Rodrigo: Serenata española
Ernest Bloch (1880-1959): Baal Shem Suite, B. 47
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962): Liebesleid
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Arr. Fritz Kreisler: Lied ohne Worte, Op. 62 Nr. 1
SUNDAY, 1 JANUARY 2017
Neue Ref. Kirche Urdorf
Elaine Fukunaga, piano
Christopher Morris Whiting, conductor
Collegium Musicum Urdorf
Igor Strawinsky: Pulcinella Suite
Morton Gould: Swanee River in the style of George Gershwin
William Grant Still: Blues aus Lenox Avenue Suite
George Gershwin: Suite aus Lady Be Good
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
MONDAY, 29 JUNE 2015, 4:00PM
Aula, Kantonsschule Zürcher Unterland, Bülach
Free Admission
SUNDAY, 5 JULY 2015, 7:00PM
Saal, Musikschule Thalwil, Feldstrasse 5, Thalwil
Free Admission
TUESDAY, 14 JULY 2015, 7:00PM
Serenade Concert in the Garden of Richard Irniger, Zurich
Free Admission; Collection
Please Contact Elaine Fukunaga for Reservation
SUNDAY, 19 JULY 2015, 2:00PM
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church
11100 College Blvd., Overland Park, Kansas
Free Admission; Collection
SATURDAY, 25 JULY 2015, Time TBA
Union Station Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri
SIGMA ALPHA IOTA NATIONAL CONVENTION
BENEFIT CONCERT FOR SAI PHILANTHROPIES, INC.
Elaine Fukunaga, piano
Program:
JOAQUÍN RODRIGO: A l'ombre de Torre Bermeja
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN: Bolero, op. 19
LEOŠ JANÁČEK: Sonata 1.x.1905, "From the Street"
LIBBY LARSEN: Mephisto Rag
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN: Barcarolle, op. 60
SUNDAY, 23 MARCH 2014
OLTEN, SWITZERLAND
Rocky Mountain Piano Trio:
Christopher Morris Whiting, violin
Benjamin Nyffenegger, cello
Elaine Fukunaga, piano
Leonard Bernstein: Piano Trio
Ernest Bloch: Three Nocturnes
Aaron Copland: Vitebsk
George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess Suite
THURSDAY, 3 OCTOBER 2013, 12:15PM
Tonhalle Zürich, Kleiner Saal
CHF 25.-
WEDNESDAY, 9 OCTOBER 2013
Mysore, India
Lunch Concert:
EX AMERICA LUX
Carin Gilfry, mezzo-soprano
Rocky Mountain Piano Trio:
Christopher Whiting, violin
Benjamin Nyffenegger, cello
Elaine Fukunaga, piano
Henry Dixon Cowell
Four Combinations for Three Instruments
Charles Ives
Piano Trio
Roy Harris
"Lincoln Walks at Midnight" for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano Trio
Amy Beach
Piano Trio, Op. 150
FRIDAY, 15 JUNE 2012
Kulturkoller, Winterthur
Rocky Mountain Piano Trio:
Christopher Morris Whiting, violin
Benjamin Nyffenegger, cello
Elaine Fukunaga, piano
Leonard Bernstein: Piano Trio
Ernest Bloch: Three Nocturnes
Aaron Copland: Vitebsk
George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess Suite
FRIDAY, 17 FEBRUARY 2012, 8:15PM
La Marotte, Affoltern am Albis
Virtuose Geigenmusik
Klaidi Sahatci, violin
Elaine Fukunaga, piano
SUNDAY, 30 OCTOBER 2011, 11:15AM
Tonhalle Zürich, Kleiner Saal
Rocky Mountain Piano Trio:
Christopher Morris Whiting, violin
Benjamin Nyffenegger, cello
Elaine Fukunaga, piano
Leonard Bernstein: Piano Trio
Ernest Bloch: Three Nocturnes
Aaron Copland: Vitebsk
George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess Suite
MONDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2011
WEDNESDAY, 23 FEBRUARY 2011
Hotel Beatus
3658 Merligen/BE
Switzerland
Telefon 033 252 81 81
Programm 1: Hui und Pfui der Welt – Abraham a Sancta Clara
Programm 2: Wieder bin ich fortgerissen – Schumann & Heine
Eine musikalisch-poetische Lebensfahrt
Vera Bauer, Sprecherin
Oliver Corchia, Tenor
Elizabeth Lee, Sopranistin
Elaine Fukunaga, Klavier
TUESDAY, 1 JUNE 2010, 8:00PM
Ref. Kirche St. Peter, Zürich
SATURDAY, 5 JUNE 2010, 8:00PM
Stadtsaal, Wil
SUNDAY, 6 JUNE 2010, 7:00PM
Stadthaussaal, Winterthur
Elaine Fukunaga, piano
Christopher Morris Whiting, conductor
Winterthurer Symphoniker
W.A. Mozart: Die Zauberflöte Overture KV 620
F. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21 in F minor
R. Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major “Frühlingssinfonie”
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TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010, 7:00PM
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste
Grosser Saal
Florhofgasse 6
8001 Zürich, Switzerland
Free Entry
Solistendiplom Final Recital
Elaine Fukunaga, piano
George-Cosmin Banica, violin
Christopher Whiting, violin
Katarzyna Losiewicz-Kitrasiewicz, viola
Alexander Neustroev, cello
FREDERIC CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21 in F minor
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Quintet Op. 57 in G minor
FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010, 8:30PM
Theater Ticino
Seestrasse 57
8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland
CHF 30.- / Legi 25.-
Series: Primo Piano
Elaine Fukunaga, piano
George-Cosmin Banica, violin
Christopher Whiting, violin
Katarzyna Losiewicz-Kitrasiewicz, viola
Alexander Neustroev, cello
FREDERIC CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21 in F minor
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Quintet Op. 57 in G minor
MONDAY, 22 MARCH 2010, 7:30PM
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste
Grosser Saal
Florhofgasse 6
8001 Zürich, Switzerland
Free Entry
“Spektrum” Concert: “Aus Russland”
Klaidi Sahatci, violin
Christopher Whiting, violin
Michel Willi, viola
Alexander Neustroev, cello
Elaine Fukunaga, piano
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY: Quartet No. 3 Op. 30 in E-flat minor
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Quintet Op. 57 in G minor
WEDNESDAY, 16 DECEMBER 2009, 11:15AM
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste
Grosser Saal
Florhofgasse 6
8001 Zürich, Switzerland
“Vordiplom” Exam
Elaine Fukunaga, piano
Christopher Morris Whiting, violin
Arpi Mkrtchyan, piano
Program:
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1
RICHARD DANIELPOUR: “Promenade”, “Mardi Gras”, and
“Childhood Memory” from The Enchanted Garden
JOAQU´IN RODRIGO: Serenata española
CAMILLE SAINT-SA¨ENS: Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra in D minor
SATURDAY, 13 JUNE 2009, 8:00PM
Kirche Friesenberg
Schweighofstrasse 239
8045 Zürich, Switzerland
SUNDAY, 14 JUNE 2009, 7:30PM
Kirche Balgrist
Lenggstrasse 75
8008 Zürich, Switzerland
Mendelssohn Double Concerto
http://www.orchesterwiedikon.ch/
Elaine Fukunaga, piano
Christopher Morris Whiting, violin/conductor
Orchesterverein Wiedikon
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy:
Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra in D minor
SUNDAY, 26 APRIL 2009, 6:00PM
“BertArt” Salon
Dietikon, Switzerland
SUNDAY, 5 APRIL 2009, 6:00PM
Kulturraum Z55
Zeughausstrasse 55
8004 Zürich, Switzerland
Solo Recital
Elaine Fukunaga, piano
Program:
F. JOSEPH HAYDN: Sonata No. 62 in E-flat major, Hob. XVI:52
SERGEI PROKOFIEV: Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
RICHARD DANIELPOUR: “Promenade” and “Mardi Gras”,
from The Enchanted Garden
SATURDAY, 16 AUGUST 2008, 2:00PM
“It tugs at me like melodies”--”Wie Melodien zieht es mir”
All-Brahms Chamber Recital
Aspen Community Church
200 East Bleeker
Aspen, Colorado, USA
Elaine Fukunaga, piano
Chrystal Williams, mezzo-soprano
Christopher Morris Whiting, violin/viola
Program: (all works of Johannes Brahms)
Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano in A major, Op. 100
Five Songs for Voice and Piano, Op. 105
Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano, Op. 91
WEDNESDAY, 18 JUNE 2008, 8:00PM
Castle Ridge Fire Benefit Concert
Presented by the Wheeler Opera House
and the Aspen Music Festival and School
Wheeler Opera House
320 East Hyman Avenue
Aspen, Colorado, USA
Musicians from the Aspen Music Festival
and the Aspen community, including
Elaine Fukunaga, pianist, performing
Enrique Granados: Los Requiebros
MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008, 7:00PM
Fulbright Project Recital
Presented by Project Canción Española
Hotel Ladrón del Agua
C/ Carrera del Darro, 13
Granada, Spain
Elaine Fukunaga, piano
Anna Tonna, mezzo-soprano
Edwin Fukunaga, piano
Program:
Works of Joaquín Rodrigo and Julio Gómez
THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008, 7:00PM
Fulbright Project Recital
Presented by the Fundación Miguel Ángel
Museo Casa de la Moneda
C/ Jorge Juan, 106
(Metro: O’Donnell)
Madrid, Spain
Anna Tonna, mezzo-soprano
Elaine Fukunaga, piano
Jorge Robaina, piano
Edwin Fukunaga, piano
Program:
Works of Joaquín Rodrigo and Julio Gómez
FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008, 8:00PM
Fulbright Project Recital
Presented by the Fundación Eutherpe
Fundación Eutherpe
Gran Vía de San Marcos, 17
León, Spain
Anna Tonna, mezzo-soprano
Elaine Fukunaga, piano
Riko Higuma, piano
Program:
Works of Joaquín Rodrigo and Julio Gómez
SUNDAY, 2 MARCH 2008, 5:30PM
Solo Recital Debut
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
57th Street & 7th Avenue
New York City
Elaine Fukunaga, piano
Program:
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Sonata in F-sharp major, op. 78
LEOŠ JANÁČEK: Sonata 1.x.1905, "From the Street"
LOUISE TALMA: Sonata No. 2
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN: Barcarolle, op. 60
JOAQUÍN RODRIGO: A l'ombre de Torre Bermeja
ENRIQUE GRANADOS: Los Requiebros, from Goyescas
