Fortepianist Zvi Meniker to perform

�ֲ��ý News — Mon, 27 Oct 1997 15:20:55 +0000

Zvi Meniker, an Israeli fortepianist, will perform a concert of works by Hayden, Mozart and Beethoven at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. Meniker will give the inaugural performance on �ֲ��ý’s new fortepiano, a replica by Rodney Regier of Freeport, of a piano made by Anton Walter in about 1790. The program will include Haydn’s “Piano Sonata in E-flat,” Beethoven’s “E-flat Sonata, Op. 31, no. 3” and several short pieces by Mozart, including “Adagio in B minor” and “Rondo in A minor.” The public is invited to attend free of charge.

Meniker teaches at the Leipzig Conservatory in Germany and was educated at the Basel Conservatory and Cornell University. In his latest recording project on Claves Records, he participates in performing the complete Beethoven piano sonatas on historic instruments or replicas of historic instruments.

Harpsichord concert to be given by Russian-born Israeli

�ֲ��ý News — Tue, 03 Sep 1996 13:32:00 +0000

Harpsichordist Zvi Meniker will perform J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations at 8 p.m. Sept. 13 in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
The Russian-born Israeli also performs organ and fortepiano. Trained in Basel, Switzerland and at Cornell University, Meniker is a member of the music faculty at the Leipzig Conservatory in Germany. He previously taught at Duke University.

“Goldberg Variations is the tour de force of the harpsichord repertory,” said James Parakilas, professor of music. Meniker’s performance is co-sponsored by the �ֲ��ý Concerts Committee and the Department of Music.

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Fortepianist Zvi Meniker to perform

Harpsichord concert to be given by Russian-born Israeli