Quarto Quartet "The Great Romantic Quintets" 12 April in Grand "Bulgaria Hall"

Two amazing Piano Quintets by Robert Schumann (1842) and Juliusz Zarebski (1885). "Quarto" Music Players: Ivan Penchev (violin), Svetlana Stancheva (violin), Tatyana Todorova (viola), Stoyan Bozhkov (cello) and Darina Vassieva (piano).

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The "Quarto" Season 2009/2010:

• November - Quarto String Quartet and prof. Dimo Dimov (piano) - Concert on the Contemporary Art MusicFestival "Sound and Relation" in Sofia

• December - Quarto Piano Quartet - Concert on the opening of "2010 New Year Festival", National Palace of Culture; Sofia

• February - Trio Concert in Bulgaria Recital Hall - Ivan Penchev, violin (QuartoQuartet), Dimitar Tenchev, cello (Sofia Soliists) and prof.Dimo Dimov,piano; Trios by Haydn, Schumann and Brahms

• March - "Quarto and Friends" - Live Recording in Bulgarian National Radio - Igor Stravinsky "The Soldier's Tale"

• April - Quarto Quartet's Concert in the Grand "Bulgaria" Hall - "The GreatRomantic Music"; Piano Quintets by Robert Schumann and Julius Zarebski

The "Quarto" Season 2009/2010:

What is the new in our program?

• Felix Mendelssohn-Piano Quartet No.3, op. 3
• Felix Mendelssohn-Piano Sextet, op.110
• Julius Zarebski-Piano Quintet op. 34
• Joaquine Turina-Piano Quartet, op. 67
• Igor Stravinski-"The Sodier's Tale" (Historie du soldat) for for Clarinet, Bassoon, Cornet, Trombone, Violin, Double Bass and Percussion
• Konstantin Iliev-"Little Suite" for violin and piano (1943)
• Giya Kancheli-"Valse Boston" for Piano and Strings (1996)

Enjoy the music!
(Quarto Quartet)

Beethoven's Violin Sonatas, Ivan Penchev (violin) & Dimo Dimov (piano)

"Salon des Arts" in National Palace of Culture present:

June 3, Wednesday, 2009
19.00h

Beethoven

Sonatas
for violin and piano

• Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Opus 12 (1798) Dedicated to Antonio Salieri.
  

• Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring" in F major, Opus 24, (1801)

• Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, "Kreutzer Sonata", Opus 47, (1803)

• Ivan Penchev (violin) graduated from the Sofia school of music and the state music academy with Prof. Josiph Radionov. Since childhood he has been wining awards at national and international competitions including “Wieniavski”, “Kotzian”, “Sv. Obretenov” and others. He participated in master classes of Max Rostal, Vl. Spivakov, Svetlana Bezrodnaia, Bernhart Hartog. Since 1990 he has been placed in various positions including leader in many Bulgarian and international orchestras conducted by Cl. Abbado, Carl St. Claire, Rossen Milanov, N. Marriner, E. Tabakov and others. Currently he is a member of the Sofia Philharmonics; he is the first violin of “Quarto Quartet” winning several competitions for chamber music - “250 years Mozart” in 2006, “Competition for Austrian music” in 2008, “Competition Goleminov” in 2008 and others.He has been a soloist of several orchestras with concerts of Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and others. Since 2006 he has been collaborating with Prof. Dimov their repertoire included sonatas of Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Bartok and others.

• Dimo Dimov (piano) graduated from the Sofia music school and the state music academy with Professors Julia and Constantine Ganev. He continued his education as their assistant. During 1983 – 4 he completed his education with Prof. Lilly Krauss in the United States. In 1970 he received first prize at the national competition “Stvetoslav Obretenov” he also received first prize at the “International competition for pianists in Athens in 1979”. He has been praised by critiques and juries for his performances of Beethoven being compared with the performances of Sv.Richter. Dimo Dimov has been successfully performing as a soloist and in orchestras in Europe and in the United States. He conducted master classes in Greece from 1986 through to 1991. Currently Dimo Dimov is Prof. in piano at the state music academy Pancho Vladigerov.

The tickets are available in Ticket Center of The National Palace of Culture and quartoquartet@gmail.com

Hall 9

One, Тwo, Тhree..."Quarto"!!!

May 12, 2009
Quarto in Dobrich

The Quarto's concert in Dobrich (Bulgaria) on the closing day of the Chamber Music Festival (May 12).

Program:

1. Mozart's Fantasia in d moll - prof.Dimo Dimov (piano);
2. Beethoven's Sonata No.1 for violin and piano - Ivan Penchev (violin) and Dimo Dimov (piano);
3. Schubert's Nocturne - Ivan Penchev (violin), Stoyan Bozhkov (cello) and Dimo Dimov (piano);
4. Mahler's Piano Quartet - Quarto Quartet (Ivan Penchev, Tatyana Todorova, Stoyan Bozhkov and Darina Vassileva);
5. Pipkov's Piano Quartet - Quarto Quartet (Ivan Penchev, Tatyana Todorova, Stoyan Bozhkov and Darina Vassileva).

Concert in Sofia Art Gallery, March 2009

(video from the concert)
Quarto Quartet like a guests of Sofia Chamber Music Festival in Sofia Art Gallery.
(video from the concert)

Program:G. Mahler - Piano Quartet in A minor, L. Pipkov - Piano Quartet (1938), Fr. Schubert - "Trout" Quintet in A major

Pictures from the concert!
HERE!!!

Quarto Quartet in Bulgaria Recital Hall, 30 April 2009

Quarto Quartet in Bulgaria Recital Hall, 30 April 2009

Tickets are available on +359 2 951 5571, www.ticketstream.bg , quartoquartet@gmail.com and at the box office of Bulgaria Hall

Bedrich Smetana
String Quartet No. 1 in E minor "From My Life"
The composition of the first string quartet From My Life was preceded by a period of fateful changes in Smetana's life। In 1874 he lost his hearing। Two years later he moved with his family to Jabkenice in the countryside, which seemed to him like an expulsion; he suffered from his deafness and missed contact with like-minded company. He presented the string quartet as a conversation within a close circle of four friends who discuss what is tormenting them. It is a kind of passionate and resigned dialogue between a spirited person and his destiny.

Franz Schubert
'Trout' Quintet in A major for violin, viola, cello, double bass, and piano, D667, composed in summer 1819 during an excursion to Upper Austria. The title is so called because the fourth of the five movements is a set of variations on his song The Trout/Die Forelle, D550, (1817).

Special thanks to New Symphony Orchestra
for the realization of this concert.

(The Musicians of "Quarto")

Quarto Quartet

Darina Vasileva - piano, Ivan Penchev - violin, Tatyana Todorova - viola & Stoyan Bozhkov - cello



An Impression:



"Instrumental precision, combined with great emotional charge immediately drew the audience toward the youthful and fresh interpretation of the works.

The oneness of the quartet, the wonderful communication between the separate parts and the detailed dynamics and articulation left me with a most positive feeling.

What makes me happy about these young performers, is that they don’t consider playing as an obligation, on the contrary, they are all united through their love for one of the most perfect arts – music, and in this case, chamber music."

Prof. Ognyan Stanchev

National Music Academy “P.Vladigerov”

Bartok, Schubert and Brahms in Bulgarian National Radio

Ivan Penchev-violin,
Atanas Iliev-clarinet,
Dimo Dimov-piano
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Bartok-Contrasts in BNR,
April 2008
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Bulgarian National Radio and
Quarto Quartet's
Project

Quarto Quartet's Concert Season 2008/2009

Ivan Penchev-violin, Darina Vassileva-piano,
Tatyana Todorova-viola, Stoyan Bozhkov-cello,
Pavel Rusev-cello, Svetlana Stancheva-violin, Silvet Salieva-double bass

and Atanas Iliev-clarinet

Ivan Penchev, violin and prof. Dimo Dimov, piano
L. van Beethoven - Ten Violin Sonatas
Fr. Schubert - Sonatinas for violin & piano D. 384, D. 385 and D. 408
R. Schumann - Violin Sonatas No. 1, Op. 105 and No. 2, Op. 121
J. Brahms - Three Violin Sonatas Op 78, Op 100 and Op 108
B. Bartok - Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin & Piano (recorded for the "Gold Archive" of BNR)

"Quarto" Trio:
Fr. Schubert - The Piano Trios D. 898, D. 929 and Notturno in E-flat major, D. 897
A. Dvorak - Terzetto for two violins and viola Op. 74

"Quarto" Piano Quartet:
W. A. Mozart - Two Piano Quartets K. 478 and K. 493
Fr. Schubert - Piano Quintet D. 667 "The Trout" and Adagio and Rondo Concertante D. 487
L. v. Beethoven - Three Piano Quartets WoO.36
R. Schumann - Piano Quartet Op. 47 and Piano Quintet Op. 44
J. Brahms - Piano Quartets No.1 Op.25 and No.2 Op.26
G. Mahler - Piano Quartet in A minor
A. Dvorak - Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, op. 81
A. Rubinstein - Piano Quartet Op. 66
R. Fuchs - Piano Quartet No.2 in B minor, Op.75
Fr. Bridge - Phantasie Piano Quartet (1910)
L. Pipkov - Piano Quartet (1938)
A. Piazzolla - "Four for Tango"

"Quarto" String Quartet:
J. Haydn - String Quartets G Minor "Rider" - Op. 74,
"The Joke" - Op. 33, "The Lark" - Op. 64 and "Kaiser" - Op. 76
L. v. Beethoven - String Quartets op.18
Fr. Schubert - String Quartets "Quartettsatz" D. 103 and "Rosamunde" D. 804
B. Smetana - String Quartet No. 1 in E minor "From My Life"
A. Borodin - String Quartet No.2 in D Major
Jeffrey Ryan -"Slash" String Quartet No.2 (2004)

"Quarto" Ensemble:
W. A. Mozart - Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581
J. Brahms - Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
L. v. Beethoven - Sextet in Eb for 2 Horns and Strings
A. Dvorak - String Quintet in G major, Op. 77 (Op. 18)
G. Rossini - String Sonatas
L. Janáček - Suite for Strings
A. Piazzolla - "Oblivion Tango", "Libertango" and others