BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Acme Widgets\, Inc.//NONSGML ExportToCalendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Groupmuses near X-WR-NAME:Groupmuses near BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T151330Z UID:3028712b-f33d-4a85-b93c-38a27afaebb1 DTSTART:20241018T230000Z DTEND:20241019T013000Z DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Jonathan D.\nMusicians: Jonathan DePeri\, Taisiya Los makova\, and Andrey Tchekmazov\n\n7 PM Doors & Pre-Reception\n8 PM Perform ance\n9:45 PM Post-Reception\n\n_____\n\n**Taisiya Losmakova\, Andrey Tche kmazov\, & Jonathan DePeri**: Mendelssohn & Brahms Trios\n\n[Gotham Arts]( https://gothamarts.net) in collaboration with [Groupmuse](https://www.grou pmuse.com/) is delighted to present an intimate private chamber music perf ormance by violinist [Taisiya Losmakova](https://www.instagram.com/ta.losm akova/)\, cellist [Andrey Tchekmazov](https://www.andreytchekmazov.com/)\, and pianist [Jonathan DePeri](https://www.instagram.com/jdeperi) featurin g celebrated trios by Mendelssohn and Brahms.\n\n**Program**\n\nMENDELSSOH N Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor\, Op. 49\n\n*Intermission*\n\nBRAHMS Piano T rio No. 1 in B Major\, Op. 8\n\n__________\n\n**About the Artists**\n\n**A bout Andrey Tchekmazov**\n\nHailed by critics as an “extraordinary music ian” (Washington Post)\, cellist Andrey Tchekmazov is known for his vers atility as a soloist\, recitalist and chamber musician.\n\nMr. Tchekmazov was the Grand Prize winner of the Vittorio Gui International Chamber Music Competition and the Premio Trio di Trieste and has performed extensively throughout North and South America\, Europe\, Russia and Asia\, appearing at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory\, Osaka Symphony Hall in Japa n\, New York's Alice Tully Hall\, Brazil's Sala Cecilia Mereles\, Sala Sao Paulo and Teatro Alfa with orchestras such as the São Paolo Symphony\, t he Moscow Chamber Orchestra\, the Brazil National Symphony\, the Kiev Phil harmonic and the Teatro Alfa Symphony. He has also been a top prizewinner at the Koussevitzky Cello Competition in New York\, the Schadt Competition \, Artists International\, Premio della Critica in Trieste and the Russian Kobalevsky Competition.\n\nEver since his critically acclaimed debut at C arnegie's Weill Recital Hall\, Mr. Tchekmazov has enjoyed an active career as recitalist and chamber musician\, performing at such renowned venues a s Zankel Hall\, the Caramoor Music Center\, Barge Music\, the Rhode Island Chamber Music Series\, Bar Harbor Festival\, Merkin Concert Hall in New Y ork City and Hampden Sydney\, where he was invited to perform by the membe rs of The Emerson String Quartet.\n\nAs a performer with the Jupiter Chamb er Players in New York and at the Phillips Collection in Washington\, D.C\ , Mr. Tchekmazov "impressed his audiences with a big\, warm tone and Russi an brand of virtuosity” (The Strad) by introducing them to rarely-perfor med jewels of classical music alongside the works of great masters.\n\nHe has premiered works and worked closely with contemporary composers such as Alfred Schnittke\, Lukas Foss\, George Warren\, Ira Cremer and Ralf Ytreh us and has recently recorded the Cello Sonata by David Winkler and “Byza ntine Chants\, The Sacred Concerto for Solo Cello\,” by Margarita Zelena ia\, both which were written and dedicated to him. He has also participate d in ambitious\, unique projects such as performing Dmitri Shostakovich’ s entire chamber music repertoire for cello at the Phillips Collection. \n \nAn active educator\, Andrey Tchekmazov has been a faculty member at the Rio de Janeiro Cello Encounter\, the Lakewood Festival\, Russish Abend Fes tival in Germany\, He has also performed at Westminster College and Brown \, Bowdoin\, Seton Hall and Princeton Universities. As an orchestral music ian\, Mr. Tchekmazov was appointed principal cellist of the Moscow Chamber Orchestra and the São Paulo Symphony. His performances have been feature d on WQXR\, WGBH\, NPR and other TV and radio stations across Eastern and Western Europe and South America.\n\nBorn into a family of professional pi anists\, Mr. Tchekmazov studied piano and later cello at the Gnessin Speci alized Music School in Moscow. He continued his education at the Moscow St ate Conservatory with Mstislav Rostropovich’s protégé Nataliya Shakhov skaya\, and after he immigrated to the USA at the Juilliard School as a Le onard Rose scholarship student of Harvey Shapiro. He worked closely with m embers of the Juilliard and Guarneri String Quartets. Mr. Tchekmazov has m ade several recordings including recent releases on NAXOS and Da Vinci Cla ssics recording labels.\n\nMr. Tchekmazov was on the faculty of The Univer sity of St. Thomas\, MN\, and Illinois Wesleyan University\, IL.\n\n**Abou t Taisiya Losmakova**\n\nBorn in Brest\, Belarus into a family of musician s\, Taisiya started playing the violin at the age of 4. In 2010\, she ente red the Republican Gymnasium-College at the Belarusian State Academy of Mu sic under the tutelage of Professor Eduard Kuchinsky. During this time\, T aisiya became a laureate of international and national competitions and pe rformed as a soloist with the Belarusian State Philharmonic\, playing the Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1. She also performed with chamber orchestras in Qatar\, Germany\, and Belgium\, and at the Musica Mundi festival\, where she played alongside eminent musicians such as Maxim Vengerov and Misha Ma isky.\n\nFrom 2014 to 2019\, Taisiya continued her education at the Belaru sian State Academy of Music with Professor Regina Krivel\, serving as Prin cipal Second Violin of the Chamber Orchestra of the Belarusian State Acade my of Music. In 2016\, she won a position in the ensemble of soloists "Cla ssic-Avantgarde" of the Belarusian State Philharmonic Society under the di rection of Vladimir Baidov.\nIn 2019\, Taisiya joined the Presidential Orc hestra of the Republic of Belarus\, was appointed Concertmaster in 2020\, and held this position until her move to the USA in 2021. She recorded sol os for CDs of Belarusian artists and actively participated in the Tritform at Theater project as a solo violinist. Over the past several years\, Tais iya has gained extensive concert experience in various genres\, including classical music\, chamber music\, pop music\, rock music\, jazz\, and thea ter music.\n\nAt the end of 2021\, Taisiya moved to the USA to start the n ext chapter of her musical journey and was accepted into the international class of Professor Eduard Schmieder at Temple University\, Philadelphia\, where she received her MM in Performance in 2024.\n\nTaisiya collaborates with esteemed ensembles and orchestras like the Manhattan Opera Studio\, New Amsterdam Opera in NY\, Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra\, and Philadel phia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. As a soloist\, she has captivated audienc es with the Collegium Musicum Orchestra in New Jersey. She has performed o n major concert stages such as Lincoln Center and the Kimmel Center\, and has given solo recitals in various states\, including New York\, Michigan\ , and New Hampshire. Additionally\, she was featured on the impressive alb um "Frozen Reflections" by Nina Siniakova.\n\n**About Jonathan DePeri**\n\ nJonathan DePeri founded [Gotham Arts](https://gothamarts.net) in 2014 to promote and present classical music artists through recitals in intimate a nd convivial settings\, providing a stage for music and artistry that migh t otherwise not be heard in NYC. A classically trained pianist\, organist\ , and violinist\, Jonathan concertizes with a variety of vocal and instrum ental collaborators\, in particular focus on the German and Russian art so ng repertoire\, folk music including especially African-American spiritual s\, and chamber music. In 2018 he was named Honorary Assistant Organist at St. John’s in the Village for his ongoing contributions as organist to both concert and liturgical musical programming. LOCATION:Flatiron\, New York SUMMARY:Taisiya Losmakova\, Andrey Tchekmazov\, & Jonathan DePeri: Mendelss ohn & Brahms Trios URL:https://www.groupmuse.com/events/14601-taisiya-losmakova-andrey-tchekma zov-jonathan-deperi-mendelssohn-brahms-trios END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR