Henri Lazarof Living Legacy

Henri Lazarof Concert Series

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The annual Henri Lazarof Chamber Concert, at which the Henri Lazarof International Commission Prize winner’s composition will be premiered each year, will continue the Brandeis music department’s mission of hosting professional performances that feature works by contemporary composers. In addition to the commissioned work, each concert will feature music of Henri Lazarof and other composers with the same instrumentation.

Our next Henri Lazarof Chamber Concert, which feature a world premiere from third annual Henri Lazarof International Commission Prize winner Yotam Haber, has been scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday, May 7, 2023 in the Slosberg Recital Hall.

This year’s annual Henri Lazarof Chamber Concert will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 7 and will include the following program:

  • Henri Lazarof: String Quartet No. 6
  • Yotam Haber: intimate geographies for Piano Trio (*world premiere, winner of 2022 Henri Lazarof International Commission Prize)
  • Henri Lazarof: Piano Trio No. 2
  • Felix Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata in D major

Performed by the Lydian String Quartet, violinist Gabriela Diaz, cellist Sergey Antonov, and pianist Ilya Kazantsev

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