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Beverly Hills National Auditions Winner
I
RIS
M
ALKIN
mezzo-soprano
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International Prokofiev Competition Gold Medalist
R
OBERT
T
HIES
piano
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The Artists
"...wonderful presence, musicality, and a shimmering, beautiful voice."
~ Israel National Press
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sraeli-born mezzo-soprano Iris Malkin represents a new generation of singers who effortlessly meld superb musical expression with exquisite vocal mastery and musicianship. Iris graduated in 2005 from the Jerusalem Academy of Music with a Master's Degree in Vocal Performance and an Artist Diploma in Piano, and was awarded the highly coveted America Israel Cultural Foundation Study Scholarship. She has performed widely in concerts and festivals in Israel, Europe, and the United States. Iris performed under the baton of Pierre Boulez during the 2006 Lucerne Festival Academy, including collaboration with Boulez' celebrated Ensemble Intercontemporain.
Listen
Iris Malkin sings John Dowland's Come Again
"A pianist of "unerring, warm-toned refinement, revealing judicious glimmers of power"
~ Los Angeles Times
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ianist Robert Thies is an artist renowned for his consummate musicianship and poetic temperament. He enjoys a diverse career as an orchestral soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. Thies is highly sought after as a recital partner and collaborator in both instrumental and vocal chamber music. He appears frequently at Walt Disney Concert Hall on the Los Angeles Philharmonic's chamber music series.
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The Program
W.A.Mozart
(1756-1791)
Das Veilchen (The Violet)
Als Luise die Briefe ihres ungetreuen Liebhabers verbrannte
(When Luise burned the letters of her unfaithful lover)
An Chloë (To Chloe)
Franz Schubert
(1797-1828)
Heidenröslein (Little Rose on the Heath)
Gretchen am Spinnrade (Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel)
Frühlingsglaube (Faith In Spring)
Auf dem Wasser zu singen (To sing on the water)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
(1840-1893)
Net, tolka tot, kto znal (None but a lonely heart)
Pesn Tsyganki (Song of the gypsy girl)
Primirenje (Sleep of sorrow)
Fernando Obradors
(1897-1945)
Aquel sombrero de monte (That mountain hat)
Corazón porque pasáis (Heart, why do you keep awake)
Del Cabello más sutil (Of the softest hair)
El Vito (The Vito Dance)
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The Venue
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he sanctuary's acoustics are among the finest in Southern California. The venue's idyllic sylvan setting next to the South Coast Botanic Garden on the north-east corner of Crenshaw Blvd. and Palos Verdes Drive North makes the concert experience especially pleasant.
Second Sundays at Two
Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. sharp!
R
OLLING
H
ILLS
U
NITED
M
ETHODIST
C
HURCH
26438 Crenshaw Blvd., Rolling Hills Estates CA 90274
For a Google map, click here
Contribute What You Can ~ 100% for the Artists
All Are Welcome!
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olling Hills United Methodist Church's Second Sundays At Two presents free concerts, September through June (except December). Generous at-the-door contributions will ensure the success of the series. For concert information, call (310) 316-5574 or click here.
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