Aristides Rivas' Concert Dates

Church of Saint John the Evangelist : 01.02.13

info@aristidesrivas.com — Tue, 1 Jan 2013 22:18:54 -0500

Church of Saint John the Evangelist
01.02.13 | 5:30PM
Beacon Hill, MA
Voci Angelica Trio celebrates the season of Tres Reyes (Three Kings), magically weaving world folk music throughout the story of La Befana. This Italian legend is much older than the story of Santa Claus and tells of an old woman who meets the Wise Men and follows after them on their way to find the baby king. Although she never finds the child, La Befana’s most important act is leaving gifts for all the children she meets on her journey because she believes that any one of them could be the holy child. Voci Angelica resonates with the message of this legend: each one of us is sacred, no matter how different we are. If we could try see through the eyes of La Befana, would “peace on earth” be so difficult to find?

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Orchard Cove : 12.03.12

info@aristidesrivas.com — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:33:28 -0500

Orchard Cove
12.03.12 | 7:30 PM
Canton, MA, USA
Cello and Piano Recital

In preparation for their duo debut album recording, Aristides and Victor present a concert combining classical standard repertoire, Jewish compositions, and Latin American works for cello and piano. Come and join us for this FREE concert.

Program

Bloch, Ernest – Prayer
Steinberg, Ben – Esa Enai (Psalm 121)
Bruch, Max – Kol Nidrei Op. 47
Schubert, Franz – Arpeggione Sonata
Piazzolla, Astor – Le Grand Tango
Popper, David – Dance of the Elves

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Orchard Cove : 11.28.12

info@aristidesrivas.com — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:26:58 -0500

Orchard Cove
11.28.12 | 7:30 PM
Canton, MA, USA
Voci Angelica Trio performs its holiday music program. Free Admission.

Orchard Cove
One Del Pond Drive
Canton, MA 02021

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Somerville Theatre : 11.03.12

info@aristidesrivas.com — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:27:22 -0500

Somerville Theatre
11.03.12 | 8:00PM
Somerville, MA
Julian Lage Group/Juanito Pascual Trio Double Bill Concert

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Sanders Theatre : 10.28.12

info@aristidesrivas.com — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:38:18 -0500

Sanders Theatre
10.28.12 | 3:00PM
Cambridge, MA
The 2012-2013 season of the Boston Philharmonic opens with a masterpiece by Sibelius that you probably have never heard, Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of the Island. That The Swan of Tuonela, drawn from the same cycle of works as this tone poem, has become a universal favorite while The Maidens has remained relatively unknown outside of Scandinavia is truly a mystery. This musical description of the hero’s boat journey to the island and his adventures there – mostly amorous – is a work of stirring, craggy Nordic beauty and searing intensity. It is bound to make a deep impression on all who are encountering it for the first time.

Prokofiev wrote his stunningly virtuosic Second Violin Concerto around the same time that he was composing the ballet Romeo and Juliet, and the similarity of much of the music of the concerto to that of the beloved ballet has certainly played its part in endearing it to audiences. Its first movement has a soaring big theme that instantly brings to mind the young lovers of the balcony scene. The second movement is tender and graceful, and the finale is like a crazed fiddler stalking a village dance. Stefan Jackiw is the extraordinary soloist. This young violinist is familiar to BPO audiences from his unforgettable performances of the concertos of Sibelius and Beethoven. Jackiw is renowned for the poised elegance of his playing, his impeccable technique, and the sincerity and depth of his interpretations.

And to end, Richard Strauss’s enthralling tone poem Don Quixote. The composer creates a lush orchestral soundscape in which the first cello plays a virtuosic, soulful, unpredictable Don Quixote to the first viola’s more down to earth and wry Sancho Panza. Two of fiction’s great characters achieve their definitive musical form in this Strauss masterwork. The Don in these performances will be none other than Rafael Popper-Keizer, a luminary on Boston’s musical scene who for many years has been the BPO’s brilliant first cellist.

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Jordan Hall : 10.27.12

info@aristidesrivas.com — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:39:17 -0500

Jordan Hall
10.27.12 | 8:00PM 6:45 Pre-Concert Talk
Boston, MA
The 2012-2013 season of the Boston Philharmonic opens with a masterpiece by Sibelius that you probably have never heard, Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of the Island. That The Swan of Tuonela, drawn from the same cycle of works as this tone poem, has become a universal favorite while The Maidens has remained relatively unknown outside of Scandinavia is truly a mystery. This musical description of the hero’s boat journey to the island and his adventures there – mostly amorous – is a work of stirring, craggy Nordic beauty and searing intensity. It is bound to make a deep impression on all who are encountering it for the first time.

Prokofiev wrote his stunningly virtuosic Second Violin Concerto around the same time that he was composing the ballet Romeo and Juliet, and the similarity of much of the music of the concerto to that of the beloved ballet has certainly played its part in endearing it to audiences. Its first movement has a soaring big theme that instantly brings to mind the young lovers of the balcony scene. The second movement is tender and graceful, and the finale is like a crazed fiddler stalking a village dance. Stefan Jackiw is the extraordinary soloist. This young violinist is familiar to BPO audiences from his unforgettable performances of the concertos of Sibelius and Beethoven. Jackiw is renowned for the poised elegance of his playing, his impeccable technique, and the sincerity and depth of his interpretations.

And to end, Richard Strauss’s enthralling tone poem Don Quixote. The composer creates a lush orchestral soundscape in which the first cello plays a virtuosic, soulful, unpredictable Don Quixote to the first viola’s more down to earth and wry Sancho Panza. Two of fiction’s great characters achieve their definitive musical form in this Strauss masterwork. The Don in these performances will be none other than Rafael Popper-Keizer, a luminary on Boston’s musical scene who for many years has been the BPO’s brilliant first cellist.

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Sanders Theatre : 10.25.12

info@aristidesrivas.com — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:39:35 -0500

Sanders Theatre
10.25.12 | 7:30PM
Cambridge, MA
The 2012-2013 season of the Boston Philharmonic opens with a masterpiece by Sibelius that you probably have never heard, Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of the Island. That The Swan of Tuonela, drawn from the same cycle of works as this tone poem, has become a universal favorite while The Maidens has remained relatively unknown outside of Scandinavia is truly a mystery. This musical description of the hero’s boat journey to the island and his adventures there – mostly amorous – is a work of stirring, craggy Nordic beauty and searing intensity. It is bound to make a deep impression on all who are encountering it for the first time.

Prokofiev wrote his stunningly virtuosic Second Violin Concerto around the same time that he was composing the ballet Romeo and Juliet, and the similarity of much of the music of the concerto to that of the beloved ballet has certainly played its part in endearing it to audiences. Its first movement has a soaring big theme that instantly brings to mind the young lovers of the balcony scene. The second movement is tender and graceful, and the finale is like a crazed fiddler stalking a village dance. Stefan Jackiw is the extraordinary soloist. This young violinist is familiar to BPO audiences from his unforgettable performances of the concertos of Sibelius and Beethoven. Jackiw is renowned for the poised elegance of his playing, his impeccable technique, and the sincerity and depth of his interpretations.

And to end, Richard Strauss’s enthralling tone poem Don Quixote. The composer creates a lush orchestral soundscape in which the first cello plays a virtuosic, soulful, unpredictable Don Quixote to the first viola’s more down to earth and wry Sancho Panza. Two of fiction’s great characters achieve their definitive musical form in this Strauss masterwork. The Don in these performances will be none other than Rafael Popper-Keizer, a luminary on Boston’s musical scene who for many years has been the BPO’s brilliant first cellist.

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Littleton HS Performing Arts Center : 10.20.12

info@aristidesrivas.com — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:31:37 -0500

Littleton HS Performing Arts Center
10.20.12 | 7:30PM
Littleton, MA
This is my first concert as a member and principal cello for this orchestra. I am looking forward to it!

Guest pianist Inesa Gegprifti plays Ravel's jazzy concerto, while the natural world is evoked in Ravel's beautiful masterpiece and a contemporary Finnish work for recorded bird song and orchestra.

BRAHMS
RAUTAVAARA
RAVEL

RAVEL
Academic Festival Overture
Cantus Arcticus (Arctic Song)
Piano Concerto in G Major
Inesa Gegprifti, piano
Daphnis & Chloe Suite No. 2

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Marblehead Summer Jazz : 08.18.12

info@aristidesrivas.com — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:25:20 -0500

Marblehead Summer Jazz
08.18.12
Marblehead, MA, USA
Julian Lage Group at Marblehead Summer Jazz

King's Chapel : 08.14.12

info@aristidesrivas.com — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:34:35 -0500

King's Chapel
08.14.12 | 12:15 PM
Boston, MA
Cello and Guitar Duos with Julian Lage

Location: King's Chapel is located at the Corner of Tremont St and School St. in Boston Ma
Time: 12:15 pm
Date: Tuesday, August 14nd, 2012
$3 suggested donation

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Church on the Hill : 06.19.12

info@aristidesrivas.com — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:30:01 -0500

Church on the Hill
06.19.12 | 7:30PM
Boston (Beacon Hill), MA
WORKS BY: Brahms, Schubert, Piazzolla, and more…

Aristides Rivas, cello
Victor Cayres, piano
SPECIAL GUEST: Benito Meza, clarinet

Program:

Brahms, Clarinet Trio
Schubert, Arpeggione Sonata
Pazzolla, Le Grand Tango
and more...

ADMISSION: Donation at will

All the profit from this recital will go towards payments for my $30,000 cello.

RECEPTION: Join me for a reception after the concert on top of the roof for some mingling. Wine and cheese will be served!

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Kennedy Center Jazz Club : 04.14.12

info@aristidesrivas.com — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:23:39 -0500

Kennedy Center Jazz Club
04.14.12 | 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm
DC, USA
A rising young star on the contemporary jazz scene, the résumé of 2009 Grammy-nominated guitar virtuoso Julian Lage reads like a "who's who" of jazz. Identified as a prodigy at age six, Lage has played and/or recorded with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Béla Fleck, Gary Burton, Christian McBride, Toots Thielemans, and Pat Metheney, among many others. Fans of Django Reinhardt will recall his outstanding January 2010 appearance with Mark O'Connor at the Terrace Theater, recreating Reinhardt and Grappelli's Hot Club of France. Lage brings his offbeat, eclectic group--cellist Aristides Rivas, percussionist Tupac Mantilla, bassist Jorge Roeder, and saxophonist Dan Blake--to the KC Jazz Club for performances that include selections from his April 2011 release, Gladwell.

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David Rockefeller Center for Latin America Studies : 03.28.12

info@aristidesrivas.com — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:15:40 -0500

David Rockefeller Center for Latin America Studies
03.28.12 | 6:00PM
Cambridge, MA, United States
Concert with Latin America Trio

Sanders Theatre : 02.23.12

info@aristidesrivas.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:46:13 -0500

Sanders Theatre
02.23.12 | 7:30PM
Boston, MA, USA
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
Lutoslawski Concerto for Cello and Orchestra with cellist Alexander Baillie
Strauss Ein Heldenleben

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Chandler Recital Hall in Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, Old Dominion University : 02.13.12

info@aristidesrivas.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:35:38 -0500

Chandler Recital Hall in Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center, Old Dominion University
02.13.12 | 7:30PM Pre-concert discussion at 7:15pm
Corner of Elkhorn Avenue and 49th Street Norfolk, VA 23517, VA, USA
A French Valentine
Chansons de Bilitis (1901) Claude Debussy
Six epigraphes antiques (1914) Claude Debussy
Sheherazade (1903) Maurice Ravel
Piano Trio (1914) Maurice Ravel

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Gregorian Oriental Rugs : 02.04.12

info@aristidesrivas.com — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:56:48 -0500

Gregorian Oriental Rugs
02.04.12 | 6pm-8pm
Newton Lower Falls, MA, USA
Let the beautiful music take you on a magic carpet ride amidst the stunning pieces at Gregorian’s. Enjoy tasty hors d’oeuvres, make yourself comfortable and spend some time with the Pro Arte family in a beautiful and intimate setting.

Please call (617) 779-0900 to reserve your seat
There is no cover charge, but seating is limited so please RSVP.

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The New Bridge : 02.03.12

info@aristidesrivas.com — Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:51:26 -0500

The New Bridge
02.03.12 | 2:00PM
Deham, MA
Outreach cello recital by Aristides Rivas on cello and Atsuko Jozaki on piano.
Schubert, Arpeggione sonata
Brahms, sonata in e minor
and more...

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