Program
| Composer | Work | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Philippe Hersant | In the Dark | 2006 |
| Han Lash | Liebesbrief an Schumann | 2014 |
| Johannes Brahms | Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 120 No. 2 | 1894 |
| Intermission | ||
| Marion Bauer | Sonata For Clarinet and Piano | 1932 |
| Franz Liszt | Widmung, S. 566 | 1848 |
| George Gershwin | Three Preludes (arr. J. Cohn) | 1926 |
About the Artists
Yasmina Spiegelberg
Swiss-French clarinetist Yasmina Spiegelberg is the laureate of several international and national competitions including the Rotary International Competition Madrid Velazquez, the Frances Walton Seattle Competition, and the USC Concerto Competition. Additionally, she was awarded the Special Prize at the 2nd Vienna International Music Competition, and the Golden Medal at the 4th Manhattan International Music Competition. Her clarinet trio, The Tandru Trio, was the winner at the Beverly Hills National Auditions in 2019. She is also a member of the preeminent woodwind quintet, ConnectFive, which has been heard across the Northeast, invited at the Avaloch Farm Music Institute, and is an Ensemble Forward Grantee through Chamber Music America.
Based in NYC, she is currently a fellow at Ensemble Connect, the resident ensemble of Carnegie Hall, which features extraordinary young musicians from around the globe who are committed to community engagement, teaching, entrepreneurship, and leadership. She has appeared in many renowned concert halls including the Oslo Concert Hall, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and Carnegie Hall.
She holds a Bachelor’s from the Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne (Switzerland) and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (The Netherlands), as well as a Master in Performance from the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo with Björn Nyman. She also earned a Graduate Certificate and an Artist Diploma from the University of Southern California with world-famous Professor Yehuda Gilad.
Sophiko Simsive
Sophiko Simsive is an internationally acclaimed pianist, praised by Jean-Yves Thibaudet as “a rare talent who promises to become one of the leading pianists of her generation.” Known for her expressive yet personal artistry, she has appeared at renowned venues including Carnegie Hall, the Berliner Philharmonie, and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
She has performed with orchestras such as the Residentie Orkest, Yale Philharmonia, Noord Nederlands Orkest, Jeugdorkest Nederland, and the Manhattan School of Music Philharmonia, working with conductors including Lev Markiz, Peter Oundjian, and Jan Willem de Vriend. A passionate chamber musician, she is the pianist of the acclaimed Claremont Trio, described by The Strad as “one of America’s finest young chamber groups,” and has collaborated with artists such as Anthony Marwood, Kian Soltani, Gilbert Kalish, and the Calidore String Quartet. Festival appearances include Yellow Barn, Music Academy of the West, and the Verbier Festival.
Based in New York, Sophiko frequently performs with New Chamber Ballet. A passionate educator, Simsive serves as a Senior Coaching Assistant at Yale University, where she co-teaches alongside violinist Wendy Sharp, while also maintaining a piano studio at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music.
A native of the Republic of Georgia, and shaped by formative studies with Boris Berman, Jacques Rouvier, Mila Baslawskaja, and Maka Aladashvili, Sophiko holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Manhattan School of Music, where she studied under the guidance of Solomon Mikowsky. Sophiko is represented by Interartists Amsterdam Management.