@caption:Ensemble Intercontemporain performs at Stanford on Wednesday.
Leading classical music into the new millennium, Ensemble Intercontemporain performs new works and early 20th century works at Stanford University's Dinkelspiel Auditorium at 8 p.m. Wednesday. This is the Ensemble's first Bay Area appearance in more than 10 years.
The Stanford Lively Arts program tackles unusual repertoire and experimental projects as well as challenging pieces from the first part of the century. It will feature Philippe Hurel's Six miniatures en trompe-euil; Pierre Boulez' Derive 2 & 1; Unsuk Chin's Xi, for ensemble and electronics; and Elliot Carter's Concerto for Clarinet.
Ensemble Intercontemporain was created in 1976 by Michel Guy, then France's minister of culture, fulfilling the vision of Pierre Boulez for an ensemble devoted entirely to performing music of our time. The Ensemble was established as a permanent body of 31 outstanding soloists, rather than a full-time chamber orchestra. Its members commit two-thirds of their time to the ensemble, but simultaneously pursue solo projects, from chamber music to teaching and research. Boulez, now president of the Ensemble, advocated this more flexible structure, one that would be better adapted to the musical and instrumental requirements of new works.
Tickets are $25 and $28 (youth ages 15 and under half-price; discounts for students). For more information, call 725-ARTS.
@caption:Violinist Martin Stoner plays Campbell Recital Hall on Saturday. Back to Stanford
Returning to his alma mater, acclaimed violinist Martin Stoner will present "Unaccompanied Violin Works from Three Centuries" at 8 p.m. Saturday in Stanford University's Campbell Recital Hall. Showcasing the color and special character of the solo violin, Stoner will perform pieces by Bach, Paganini, Barber, Kreisler, Prokofiev, Debussy, and Ysaye. Tickets are $12 general; $6 students. For more information, call 725-ARTS.
@caption:Christine Yu performs a piano recital at the Palo Alto Art Center. Piano recital
Stanford University student Christine Yu will perform a piano recital at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Palo Alto Art Center auditorium, 1313 Newell Road. The program will include Bach's Prelude and Fuge in D minor, BWV 875; Beethoven's "Appassionata Sonata," and other works. Admission is free. For more information, call 326-5596.
@caption:"A Romanoff Album" is currently on display at Stanford.
The exhibition "A Romanoff Album," which is on display through July 23 at Hoover Memorial Exhibit Pavilion at Stanford University, documents the lives of the Romanoff family who ruled pre-Revolutionary Russia.
"A Romanoff Album" draws on the holdings of the Hoover Institution Archives, the State Archives of the Russian Federation (Moscow), the Museum of Russian Culture in San Francisco, and the private collection of Andre Ruzhnikov.
Because of the family's custom of writing letters to each other (sometimes daily), keeping diaries and taking photographs, the Romanoffs were probably one of the best documented families in history.
This intimate look at the members of the family, who ruled Russia for more than 300 years, focuses on the end of their dynasty. In the exhibit, we witness Alexander II writing in 1879 to his only daughter, Maria, who has married Alfred, a son of Queen Victoria of England, that he is concerned about the revolutionary propaganda. Two years later, in 1881, Alexander was killed by a terrorist bomb. His son Alexander III married Maria of Denmark, whose sister was Queen of England. Maria's letters about her son Nicholas's engagement reflect a mother's joy. Later that year, joy turns to sorrow as she writes her sister of her husband's failing health. Alexander III dies that year, propelling the young and inexperienced Nicholas into the position of Tsar of all the Russias.
Admission to "A Romanoff Album" is free and the exhibit is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Herbert Hoover Exhibit Pavilion is located adjacent to Hoover Tower. For more information, call 723-3563.
@caption:Joan Margolies-Kiernan displays her mixed-media works this month in Palo Alto. It's in the mix
Joan Margolies-Kiernan displays her mixed-media works through April 30 at Elizabeth Norton Studio, Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, 668 Ramona St., Palo Alto. Gallery hours are Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.; Fri. 9-5 p.m.; Sat. 10-4 p.m. A reception for the artist will he held on Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m. For more information, call 321-3891.
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