The 2024–25 Season
BOSTON
Friday, October 25, 2024, 7:30 PM
Glissando Concert Series
Opening Concert of the Seventh Season
First Church Boston (66 Marlborough Street, Back Bay)
Music by Debussy and Franck
Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Franck: Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue, for piano
Debussy: Reflets dans l’eau, for piano
Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Lucia Lin, violin, and Sergey Schepkin, piano
PORTLAND, ME
Sunday, October 27, 2024, 2 PM
The Nightingale’s Sonata: The Life of Lea Luboshutz
Maine Jewish Museum (267 Congress Street)
Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Thomas Wolf, narrator
Lucia Lin, violin
Sergey Schepkin, piano
BOSTON
Monday, November 4, 2024, 7:30 PM
First Monday at Jordan Hall
New England Conservatory (30 Gainsborough Street)
Bach: Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1039
Paula Robison, flute
Sooyun Kim, flute
Guy Fishman, cello
Sergey Schepkin, harpsichord
BREWSTER, MA
Sunday, February 2, 2025, 3:30 PM
Performing Arts Center
95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster, MA 02631
An afternoon of French music
Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Couperin: Onzième ordre pour le clavecin (Eleventh Set for Keyboard)
Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Lucia Lin, violin
Sergey Schepkin, piano
BOSTON
Friday, February 28, 2025, 7:30 PM
Glissando Concert Series
Second Concert of the Seventh Season
First Church Boston (66 Marlborough Street, Back Bay)
Homages to Beethoven and Ravel
Beethoven: Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1
Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 in D, Op. 10 No. 3
Sergey Schepkin, piano
Ravel: Chansons madécasses for voice, flute, cello, and piano
Gigi Mitchell-Velasco, mezzo-soprano
Deborah Boldin, flute
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Sergey Schepkin, piano
Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole (version for two pianos)
Ravel: La valse (version for two pianos)
Erin Lindsey and Ian Lindsey, pianos
BROOKLINE, MA
Saturday, March 8, 2025, 7:30 PM
A Fundraiser for the Brookline Music School
25 Kennard Road, Brookline, MA 02445
Beethoven: Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1
Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 in D, Op. 10 No. 3
Debussy: Preludes, Book I
Sergey Schepkin, piano
SANTA MONICA, CA
Saturday, March 15, 2025, 4 PM
Maestro Foundation Series
Beethoven: Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1
Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 in D, Op. 10 No. 3
Debussy: Preludes, Book I
Sergey Schepkin, piano
BOSTON
Friday, May 30, 2025, 7:30 PM
Glissando Concert Series
Season Finale
First Church in Boston (66 Marlborough Street, Back Bay)
Masques et Bergamasques
Debussy: Suite bergamasque
Debussy: Three Etudes (Nos. 8, 10, and 11)
Debussy: Masques; D’un cahier d’esquisses; L’isle joyeuse
Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9
Sergey Schepkin, piano
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, IL
Friday, June 27, 2025, 7 PM
Paul Rolland String Pedagogy Workshop,
hosted by The Paul Rolland String Pedagogy Society
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Lili Boulanger: Two Pieces for violin and piano
Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Lucia Lin, violin
Sergey Schepkin, piano
ASHBURNHAM, MA
Monday, July 28, 2025
International Piano Week at the Cushing Academy
Master class, 1-3 PM
Recital, 7 PM
Beethoven: Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1
Schoenberg: Six Little Pieces, Op. 19
Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9
By invitation only
BOSTON
Sunday, August 10, 2025, 7:30 PM
Recital hosted by the Chinese Society for the Performing Arts
Williams Hall, New England Conservatory
Beethoven: Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1
Debussy: Preludes Nos. 6–11, Book I
Schoenberg: Six Little Pieces, Op. 19
Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9
Free entry
The 2023–24 Season
WELLESLEY, MA
Sunday, September 10, 2023, 3 PM
A Recital for the Boston Clavichord Society
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Preludes and Fugues 1–12
Sergey Schepkin, clavichord
PITTSBURGH
Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 7:30 PM
CMU Faculty Recital
Kresge Theatre, College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University
Piano works by Schubert
Allegretto in C minor, D. 915
Four Impromptus, Op. 90 (D. 899)
Four Impromptus, Op. 142 (D. 935)
Sergey Schepkin, piano
Free and open to the public
BOSTON
Friday, September 22, 2023, 7:30 PM
Glissando Concert Series
Opening Concert of the Sixth Season
First Church Boston (66 Marlborough Street, Back Bay)
Piano works by Schubert
Allegretto in C minor, D. 915
Four Impromptus, Op. 90 (D. 899)
Four Impromptus, Op. 142 (D. 935)
Sergey Schepkin, piano
Free and open to the public. Donations are welcome.
PETERBOROUGH, NH
Friday, October 20, 2023, 7:30 PM
A recital for the Viva Bach Festival
Peterborough Town Hall (1 Grove Street, Peterborough, NH, 03458)
Bach: The Goldberg Variations
Sergey Schepkin, piano
BOSTON
Friday, January 26, 7:30 PM
Glissando Concert Series
Sixth Season, Concert II
First Church in Boston (66 Marlborough Street, Back Bay)
Mozart and Schubert Birthday Concert
Works for Piano Duet
Debussy: Petite Suite
Schubert: Divertissement à la Hongroise, Op. 54 (D. 818)
Mozart: Sonata in C for Piano Duet, K. 521
Brahms: Hungarian Dances (selections)
Ian Lindsey and Sergey Schepkin, piano duet
BOSTON
Friday, March 22, 2024, 7:30 PM
Glissando Concert Series
Sixth Season, Concert III
First Church in Boston (66 Marlborough Street, Back Bay)
Music of Paris
Louis Couperin: Suite in F
François Couperin: Onzième ordre (Suite No. 11)
Debussy: Preludes, Book I
Sergey Schepkin, piano
BOSTON
Sunday, May 5, 2024, 5 PM
Glissando Concert Series
Sixth Season Finale
First Church in Boston (66 Marlborough Street, Back Bay)
Music of Vienna
Schubert
Six Moments Musicaux, Op. 94 (D. 780)
Schoenberg
Six Little Pieces, Op. 19
Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A, Op. 101
Sergey Schepkin, piano
Haydn
String Quartet in C, Op. 76 No. 3 (“Emperor”)
Kroma Quartet:
Clayton Hancock, violin
Arun Asthagiri, violin
Nathan Emans, viola
Sophia Knappe, cello
WELLESLEY, MA
Saturday, June 15, 7:30 PM
Private Recital
Music of Paris
Louis Couperin: Suite in F
François Couperin: Onzième ordre (Suite No. 11)
Debussy: Preludes, Book I
By invitation only
The 2022–23 Season
BOSTON
Live recital for the Fou Ts’ong International Concerto Competition
Saturday, August 13, 7:30pm
Williams Hall, New England Conservatory
Piano sonatas by Beethoven
Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 2 No. 2
Sonata No. 12 in A-flat, Op. 26
Sonata No. 31 in A-flat, Op. 110
Sonata No. 28 in A, Op. 101
BOSTON
Friday, October 21, 2022, 7:30pm
Glissando Concert Series
Opening Concert of Season Five
Sergey Schepkin
Pianist in recital
Beethoven: Sonata No. 16 in G, Op. 31 No. 1
Beethoven: Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 (“Moonlight”)
Bach: Preludes and Fugues XIII–XXIV from The Well-Tempered Clavier I
VIRTUAL EVENTS
Glissando Concert Series
Sunday, November 13, 2022, 2pm, through Monday, November 28, 11:30pm
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas II
Sonatas in A-flat: Op. 26 and Op. 110; Sonatas in A: Op. 2 No. 2 and Op. 101
Sunday, December 11, 2022, 2pm, through Sunday, December 18, 2022, 11:30 pm
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas I
Sonatas in F: Op. 10 No. 2 and Op. 54; Sonatas in F minor: Op. 2 No. 1 and Op. 57 (“Appassionata”)
BOSTON
Glissando Concert Series
Second Live Concert of Season Five
Friday, February 17, 2023, 7:30pm
First Church in Boston
Brahms—Works for One and Two Pianos
Three Intermezzi, Op. 117
Sonata No. 1 in C, Op. 1
Sergey Schepkin, piano
Selected Waltzes for Piano Duet, Op. 39
Sonata for Two Pianos in F minor, Op. 34b
Erin Lindsey and Ian Lindsey, pianos
BOSTON
Glissando Concert Series
Third Live Concert of Season Five
Friday, March 17, 2023, 7:30pm
First Church in Boston
Duos and Trios for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano
Schumann: Three Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73
Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
Trapani: Quodlibet with Variations for Cello and Piano
Beethoven: Clarinet Trio in B-flat, Op. 11
Gary Gorczyca, clarinet
Thomas Barth, cello
Sergey Schepkin, piano
VIRTUAL EVENT
Glissando Concert Series
Sunday, March 26, 2pm, through Sunday, April 2, 11:30pm
Duos and Trios for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano
Same program and performers as the March 17 live concert
BOSTON
Glissando Concert Series
Fourth Live Concert of Season Five
Friday, April 21, 2023, 7:30pm
First Church in Boston
Spring Concert—Bach and Mozart
Bach: Preludes and Fugues I–XII from The Well-Tempered Clavier I
Sergey Schepkin, piano
Mozart: Quartet No. 1 for Piano and Strings in G minor, K. 478
Nick Hammel, violin
Nathan Emans, viola
Barna Károly, cello
Sergey Schepkin, piano
The 2021–22 Season
GLISSANDO CONCERT SERIES
Sunday, November 21 through Sunday, November 28
Virtual Concert
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas VIII
Sonatas: Op. 22 in B-flat; Op. 78 in F-sharp; Op. 106 in B-flat (“Hammerklavier”)
Sunday, January 23 through Sunday, January 30
Virtual Concert
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas IX
Sonatas in G: Op. 49/2, Op. 10/2, and Op. 31/1
Sonata Op. 27/2 in C-sharp minor (“Moonlight”)
Sunday, February 27 through Sunday, March 6
Virtual Concert
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas X
Sonata in G minor, Op. 49/1
Sonatas in E-flat: Op. 7 and Op. 31/3
Friday, March 18, 7:30pm
First Church in Boston
Live concert
Glissando Piano Trio
Verbytsky: State Anthem of Ukraine
Haydn: Trio in E, Hob. XV/28
Schubert: Notturno in E-flat, D. 897
Beethoven: Trio in B-flat, Op. 97 (“Archduke”)
Robyn Bollinger, violin
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Sergey Schepkin, piano
Sunday, March 27 through Sunday, April 3
Virtual Concert
Glissando Piano Trio
Same program as March 18
The 2020–21 Season
GLISSANDO CONCERT SERIES
Sunday, November 8 through Sunday, November 15
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas III
Sonatas in E: Op. 14/1, Op. 90, and Op. 109
Sunday, December 6 through Sunday, December 13
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas IV
Sonatas in D: Op. 10/3, Op. 31/2 (“Tempest”), and Op. 28 (“Pastorale”)
Sunday, January 10 through Sunday, January 17
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas V
Sonata in G, Op. 79 (“Sonatina”)
Sonatas in E-flat: Op. 27/1 (“Quasi una fantasia”), and Op. 81a (“Les adieux”)
Sunday, March 21 through Sunday, March 28
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas VI
Sonatas in C minor: Op. 10/1, Op. 13 (“Pathétique”), and Op. 111
Sunday, May 2 through Sunday, May 9
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas VII
Sonatas in C: Op. 2/3 and Op. 53 (“Waldstein”)
The 2019–20 Season
PITTSBURGH
Carnegie Mellon University Faculty Recital
Sunday, September 8, 2019, 4pm
All-Beethoven Program
Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1
Sonata No. 6 in F, Op. 10 No. 2
Sonata No. 22 in F, Op. 54
Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (“Appassionata”)
Sergey Schepkin, piano
Kresge Theatre, College of Fine Arts
Carnegie Mellon University
Free entry
BOSTON
Sunday, September 15, 2019, 4pm
Glissando Concert I: Beethoven Piano Sonatas I
Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1
Sonata No. 6 in F, Op. 10 No. 2
Sonata No. 22 in F, Op. 54
Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (“Appassionata”)
Sergey Schepkin, piano
First Church in Boston
66 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA 02116
BOSTON
Sunday, October 20, 2019, 4pm
Glissando Concert II: Beethoven Piano Sonatas II
Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 2 No. 2
Sonata No. 12 in A-flat, Op. 26 (“Funeral March”)
Sonata No. 31 in A-flat, Op. 110
Sonata No. 28 in A, Op. 101
Sergey Schepkin, piano
First Church in Boston
66 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA 02116
PITTSBURGH
Carnegie Mellon University Faculty Recital
Sunday, December 8, 2019, 7:30pm
Salzburg and Vienna: Music for Piano Duet
Mozart: Sonata in B-flat, K. 358
Mozart: Fantasia in F minor, K. 608
Schubert: Fantasia in F minor, D. 940
Mozart: Fugue in G minor, K. 401
Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B-flat, Op. 133/134
William Davidson and Sergey Schepkin, pianos
Kresge Theatre, College of Fine Arts
Carnegie Mellon University
Free entry
BOSTON
Sunday, December 15, 2019, 4pm
Glissando Concert III: Salzburg and Vienna: Music for Piano Duet
Mozart: Sonata in B-flat, K. 358
Mozart: Fantasia in F minor, K. 608
Schubert: Fantasia in F minor, D. 940
Mozart: Fugue in G minor, K. 401
Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B-flat, Op. 133/134
William Davidson and Sergey Schepkin, pianos
First Church in Boston
66 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA 02116
BOSTON
Sunday, February 2, 2020, 4pm
Glissando Concert IV: All-Rachmaninoff Program
Suite No. 1 for Two Pianos, Op. 5
Six Pieces for Piano Four Hands, Op. 11
Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 (arranged for two pianos by the composer)
Erin Lindsey, piano
Ian Lindsey, piano
Sergey Schepkin, piano
First Church in Boston
66 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA 02116
GREENVILLE, NC
East Carolina University
Master Class: Friday, February 14, 2020, 5–7pm
Recital: Saturday, February 15, 2020, 7:30pm
Bach: Capriccio on the Departure on His Beloved Brother, BWV 992
Bach: Partita No. 4 in D, BWV 828
Beethoven: Sonata No. 31 in A-flat, Op. 110
Beethoven: Sonata No. 28 in A, Op. 101
CANCELED: SANTA MONICA, CA
Saturday, March 14, 2020, 8pm
Maestro Chamber Series
Bach: The six Sonatas for violin and keyboard
Robyn Bollinger, violin
Sergey Schepkin, piano
By invitation only
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE:
BOSTON
Sunday, March 29, 2020, 4pm
Glissando Concert V: Boston—Paris
Music by Fauré, Ravel, and Trapani
Ravel: Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose), suite for piano duet
Ravel: Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
Trapani: The Silence of a Falling Star Lights Up a Purple Sky
Trapani: Pavane (Standing Still) for violin and piano
Fauré: Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano
Sarah Atwood, violin
Jason Horowitz, violin
Taylor Wang, piano
Sergey Schepkin, piano
First Church in Boston
66 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA 02116
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE:
BOSTON
Sunday, May 17, 2020, 4pm
Glissando Concert VI: All-Beethoven Chamber Program
Sonata No. 4 for violin and piano in A minor, Op. 23
Sonata No. 3 for cello and piano in A, Op. 69
Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat, Op. 97 (“Archduke”)
Robyn Bollinger, violin
Rafael Popper-Keizer, cello
Sergey Schepkin, piano
First Church in Boston
66 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA 02116
The 2018-19 Season
