Carnegie Hall Comes to Richmond: The Furuya Sisters Trio in Concert
This All-Ivy Alumni concert features the acclaimed Furuya Sisters Trio, cellist Mimi, pianist Sakiko and violinist Harumi (Harvard AB, AM, PhD). The NYC-based sisters have played the major concert halls of the U.S. and Europe.
The Harvard Club of Virginia invites all Ivy-League & Cambridge/Oxford alumni and guests, plus members of the Richmond Symphony to enjoy an enchanting evening of concert with the Furuya Sisters Trio at Richmond's historic Commonwealth Club. Each sister is a former child prodigy and a Julliard School graduate. Their concerts are very popular in the New York City area, where they have played Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center and many other locations. They have also performed at Harvard and Stanford Universities. For more information about the Furuya Sisters Trio, visit their website: http://www.furuyasisters.com/index.htm .
Our mixer begins at 7:00pm, followed by an introduction to the program at 7:45. The concert will last from 8:00 till approximately 9:15pm. During the mixer, there will be free hors d'ouevres. Drinks will be sold by the glass.
October 8, 2015 Thursday 7pm (Mixer at 7pm - Pre-Concert Talk at 7:45pm - Concert at 8pm)
The Commonwealth Club
401 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23220
Directions: http://www.thecommonwealthclub.net/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=317172&ssid=208241&vnf=1
The program includes:
Johann Sebastian Bach's Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
- Mimi Furuya, cello
Frederic Chopin's Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante in E-flat major, Op. 22
- Sakiko Furuya, piano
Johann Sebastian Bach's Allemanda from Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
- Harumi Furuya, violin
Camille Saint-Saens' Havanaise in E major, Op.83
- Harumi Furuya, violin & Sakiko Furuya, piano
Intermission
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 50 (I. Pezzo elegiaco: Moderato assai--Allegro giusto)
- Mimi, Sakiko & Harumi Furuya – The Furuya Sisters Trio
Space is limited. We strongly advise you to purchase tickets in advance, as we expect this event to sell out. The tickets are going fast.
In-Advance Ticket Prices: $20 Adults / $35 Couple. Pay by credit card at our Eventbrite website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/furuya-sisters-trio-concert-tickets-18767148045
At-the-Door Ticket Prices (on a space-available basis): $25 Adults / $40 Couple
More info:
http://www.harvardclubva.org/article.html?aid=133
Questions: Email Kim Chaffee, President of Harvard Club of Virginia, at [email protected]