GLISSANDO

BOSTON
Friday, October 17, 2025, 7:30 PM

First Church Boston (66 Marlborough Street, Back Bay)
Glissando Concert Series
Opening Concert of the Eighth Season
Music by Haydn and Ravel
Haydn

Keyboard Sonatas: in A, Hob. XVI:26; in C minor, Hob. XVI: 20; in E-flat, Hob. XVI: 28
Sergey Schepkin, piano
Ravel
Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn
Miroirs
Venkatesh Sivaraman, piano
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BOSTON
Friday, December 19, 2025, 7:30 PM

First Church Boston (66 Marlborough Street, Back Bay)
Glissando Concert Series, Concert II
From Bach to Liang—Music for Cello and Piano
Lei Liang: A Kite over the Grassland (2025, Boston premiere)
Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Cello No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2
Bach: “Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ,” BWV 639 (transcribed for cello and piano)
Fauré: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in D minor, Op. 109
Messiaen: “Louange à l’éternité de Jésus” from Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Leland Ko, cello
Adria Ye, piano
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BOSTON
Friday, February 27, 2026, 7:30 PM 
First Church Boston (66 Marlborough Street, Back Bay)
Glissando Concert Series, Concert III
Celebrating Schumann

Adagio and Allegro for cello and piano, Op. 70
Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano in D minor, Op. 121
Gesänge der Frühe (Songs of Early Morning) for piano, Op. 133
Piano Trio No. 2 in F major, Op. 80
Lucia Lin, violin
Thomas Barth, cello
Sergey Schepkin, piano
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BOSTON
Friday, May 1, 2026, 7:30 PM
First Church Boston (66 Marlborough Street, Back Bay)
Glissando Concert Series

Season Finale: Vive la France!
French Music for Cello and Piano
Debussy:
Sonata for cello and piano
Fauré: Sonata No. 2 for cello and piano in G minor, Op. 117
Nadia Boulanger: Three Pieces for Cello and Piano
Franck: Sonata for cello and piano in A
Thomas Barth, cello
Sergey Schepkin, piano
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