The 2005-2006 Artists

April 2, 2006, 2pm
Jeanne Stark Iochmanns                                                                                 
Jeanne Stark-Iochman received standing ovations and sustained applause from an appreciative audience of 200 people from all over central New York on Sunday April 2 at Westminster Church, when she performed in front of the brilliant Tiffany Window, lit by the spring afternoon sun. 

Born in Belgium, Jeanne Stark-Iochmans  graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, appeared as soloist with her country's national orchestra and was selected to represent Belgium at an international festival of modern music in Bayreuth. An International Queen Elisabeth scholarship brought Ms. Stark-Iochmans to the United States for advanced study. Since that time, she has appeared in France, Canada, Mexico and Belgium. Following her debut in New York 's Carnegie Hall, Ms. Stark-Iochmans has performed with the New Haven Symphony, with the Boston Civic Orchestra, and has performed extensively with the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra.

Click here for a review of one Ms. Stark-Iochman's recent performances.
(photo of Ms. Iochmanns by Sheila Newbury)

The program on April 2 included:

Sonata in C Major K 330                 W. A. Mozart
    Allegro Moderato                         (composed 1778, age 22)
    Andante Cantabile
    Allegretto

Ballade No. 2 in F Major Op. 38     Frederick Chopin
                                                        (composed 1836-39, age 26-29)

Walltz in D Flat Major Op. 64 No. 1 (composed 1846-47, age 36-37)
Waltz in C Sharp Minor Op. 64 No. 2

INTERMISSION

Clair de Lune                                     Claude Debussy      
                                                         (composed in 1905, age 43)

Etude in A Flat Major Op. 25 No. 1 Frederick Chopin 
                                                        (composed 1832-36, age 22-26)

Ballade No. 1 in G Minor                 Frederick Chopin
                                                        (composed 1831-35, age 21-25)

October 16, 2005, 
John and Richard Contiguglia                                                                   
John and Richard Contiguglia are identical twins who have performed together as a piano duo since they were five years old. When they were twelve, they performed on stage in their hometown of Auburn with the legendary pianist-composer Percy Grainger. The twins went on to obtain their B.A. and M. Mus. degrees from Yale, where they achieved identical  academic averages. They studied under the legendary Dame Myra Hess, and went on to perform with major orchestras and as duo pianists all over the world. The Contiguglias are best known for their interpretations of Schubert, Liszt, Gershwin, and Grainger.  The Contiguglias performed to a sold-out audience on October 16 in their hometown of Auburn, where the audience included many of their friends, family, former teachers, and colleagues.