Concert with piano trios by Haydn, Beethoven, and Brahms on December 19 in Guangzhou, China, together with Bin Huang, violin, and Misha Namirovsky, piano

The “Gypsy”trio by Haydn as well as Beethoven’s “Gassenhauer” op. 11 and the 1st piano trio by Brahms on December 15 together with Misha Namirovsky, piano, and Huiming Wen, violin, up in the very North of China in Harbin at -20 degree Celisus…

Combining Baroque with Romantic – Vivaldi and Tchaikovsky…the cello concerto in C minor, RV 401 and the Nocturne op. 19, No 4 in the version for cello and symphony orchestra on November 18, 7:30 pm, together with the SUSM Symphony Orchestra and conductor Hekun Wu at the SUSM concert hall in Suzhou, China.

September 4 – Another M&M project to look forward to …Music and Magic in Rumoi, Japan

September 3 – works of Schumann, Mendelssohn, und C. M. von Weber at a concert hosted by the Robert Schumann Society Sapporo, Japan

(picture by Susanne Pohl)

August 4 – Don’t miss this year’s “Chamber Music Marathon” in Neuburg starting at 6:30 PM with works by Brahms, Schubert (“Death and Maiden”), Beethoven (“Gassenhauer”) and other composers in various chamber music formations.

July 31 – The opening concert of this year’s Summer Academy in Neuburg.

World renown musicians from Germany, the US, Japan, and China will be performing works for piano, violin, voice, clarinet, and cello.

The concert starts at 8:00 PM in the Kongregationssaal Neuburg:

www.sommerakademie-neuburg.com

July 17 – A charity concert at the St. Matthew Church in Ingolstadt starting at 7:00 PM. Together with friends a project will be presented that includes excerpts of Bach’s “musical offering” in combination with Thai dance. The performance will be followed by a little reception in the hall across from the church where I will be presenting my skills as a magician to a smaller audience 😉   For tickets please call +49 841 933713 as seats are very limited

June 30 – Works of Beethoven, Schubert, and Shostakovich together with Misha Namirovsky at the Enling Arts Center in Suzhou starting at 7:30 PM

June 14 – Masterclass and concert at the Zheijang Music Conservatory in Hangzhou.

A masterclass for cello at the newly established Zheijang Music Conservatory in Hangzhou followed by a concert with pianist Misha Namirovsky presenting works of Beethoven, Schumann, Vasks, and Shchedrin

May 24 – Artist in Residence concert at Dulwich College Suzhou

Concert as artist in residence at Dulwich College featuring works by Telemann, Shostakovich, and others, starting at 6:00 PM

May 6 – Piano trios of Rachmaninov and Brahms at Soochow University School of Music Concert Hall

Concert featuring the piano trios of Brahms and Rachmaninov with Bin Huang, Misha Namirovsky, and Angela Cholakian starting at 7:00 PM in the concert hall of the Soochow University School of Music

Another special concert on March 25 at the Kempinski Hotel Suzhou as part of the “Impromptus@Kempinski”. In this concert series part of the ticket sales always goes to the Chi Heng Foundation.

This is the first event in 2016 and will include several guest artists and ensembles. The program includes works from Mozart to Strauss.

Artistic Directors: Alexander Suleiman and Misha Namirovsky

Date: March 25, 2016

Time: 7:00-9:00 PM

Location: Kempinski Hotel Suzhou, State Ballroom

For more information and ticket purchase please email or call Kempinski at +86 0512 6289 7888

The upcoming Sommerakademie Neuburg will take place from Juli 31 – August 13, 2016, in Neuburg, Germany. In addition to outstanding concerts and master courses there will also be lots of other activities. You can find more information and the application form on the following website:

www.sommerakademie-neuburg.com

I encourage all musicians to apply!

Prof. Alexander Suleiman

Artistic Director

Impromptus@Kempinski

Music & Magic 

A special Christmas Concert on December 11 at the Kempinski Hotel as part of the „Impromptus@Kempinski“. In this concert series a portion of the ticket sales always goes to the Chi Heng Foundation.

This is the third event in 2015 and will include several guest artists and ensembles. The program includes classical favorites from Beethoven to Dvorak as well as a magic show (!) 

Artistic Directors: Alexander Suleiman and Misha Namirovsky

Date: December 11th, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Kempinski Hotel Suzhou, State Ballroom
For more information and ticket purchase please email  or call Kempinski at +86 0512 6289 7888

Music, Magic, and Math 
Suzhou, October 21
Shanghai, October 23
Beijing, October 26
Zhuhai, October 27
Singapore, October 28
Seoul, October 30
Myanmar, November 2

As Artist in Residence, I look forward to performing recitals and conducting master classes and workshops at Dulwich Colleges throughout Asia. The project embraces my skills as a magician as well as exercises my (hopefully not forgotten) knowledge in Math.

Performance of the Dvorak cello concerto at the “Night of Dvorak” with the Sichuan Philharmonic Orchestra on October 16 at the Chengdu Pride Concert Hall in Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Masterclass at the Hang Zhou No 14 Middle School, Zhejiang.
"Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge" by Benjamin Britten.

Recital with works by Bach, Brahms, de Falla, and Shchedrin on September 11, at the Impromptus@Kempinski recital series together with pianist Misha Namirovsky in Suzhou, China. As artistic directors, Alexander Suleiman and Misha Namirovsky are conducting the recitals sponsored by Kempinski, Steinway, and Ombra.

Chamber music recital together with pianist Angela Cholakian featuring works by Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, and others at the Suzhou Museum on April 18th, 1:00 PM