DUO CANADA - CZROBERT MISKEY, violin
FRANK YERKA, piano
PROGRAMM:
Trnavsky Sonata in G minor - Allegro, Scherzo-Allegro Moderato, Adagio, Rondo
Ludwig van Beethoven - Kreutzer Sonata in A Major Opus 47 - Andante con Variazioni, Presto
Beethoven Jarni sonata op. 24
Antonin Dvorak Romantic pieces op. 75
Frank Yerka - soloist
J. S. Bach Goldberg variations
J. S. Bach Chromatic fantazia and fuga
L. V. Beethoven Sonata in D, op. 28, Mondschine sonata in cis
Giuseppe Verdi Liszt - Rigoletto
Vorisek: Sonata in b, Rhapsopdy in As
Antonin Dvorak: Z cyklu Poeticke nalady
W. A. Mozart: Phantasy in c KV 396, Romance KV 205
F. Schubert Impromptus in As, FV 90
Fr. Liszt: La campanella,
Bedrich Smetana Paysage aimable
Josef Haydn Concert in F for piano and orchestra
Frank Yerka
Frank Yerka has been devoted to music, with emphasis on the piano, since his early childhood. He studied under the tutelage of Dr.Jaromir Kriz at the Prague Conservatory. He developed an innate mastery of piano and during his studies successfully performed many times at public concerts held by the Conservatory. He graduated from the Conservatory with high distinction.
His exceptional musical memory and personal inclination led Mr. Yerka to the work of the legendary Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach music became an inseparable part of Frank repertoire, along with compositions from various styles and eras. He performed a series of Bach compositions on the Conservatory stage and studied various writing about Bach life, work, and the interpretation of his work.
Mr. Yerka is one of the few pianists to have mastered the Goldberg Variations. This huge, fulllength work is one of the most difficult Baroque pieces in terms of memorisation, virtuosity, and interpretation. The Variations are a monument to Bach compositional skills, his abundance of fantasy, and mastery of musical forms. The works contain all musical forms invented in the Baroque era.
Robert Miskey
One of Canada's gifted virtuoso violinists, Robert's solo and recital performances have excited audiences and critics alike.
Most recently, appearances have included the Royal Winnipeg Ballet (Toronto's Hummingbird Centre), Resonance Chamber Orchestra and the Musique et Amitiι festival in Switzerland. As well as having served as Concertmaster for several of Toronto's major musical productions, including Miss Saigon, Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera, Robert has had an extensive orchestral career as a member of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, and as Principal Second Violin of the Winnipeg Symphony and Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. A native of Edmonton, He received his Masters of Music Degree from Indiana University, studying under renowned violinists Franco Gulli and Joseph Gingold. Robert has also commissioned and premiered several works by Canadian composers in contemporary violin and chamber music repertoire. He has served on the faculty of the Royal Conservatory of Music at Toronto. Robert plays a Magnificent Lorenzo Storioni of Cremona 1792.