Even as a child, MARY AU was an unabashed lover of music as well as of food. Her mission is to make classical music part of the fabric of everyday life, in settings where both audience and artist can share in the joy of live music.
Feel free to view Mary's music biography, performance schedule, and repertoire lists.
Selected Performances
Selected Performances
JAN 7, 3pm
Emeritus College Concert Series
Ruslan Biryukov and Patricia Ryan, cello and Mary Au, piano
• Music by Handel, Rachmaninov and Popper
Emeritus College
1227 Second Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401
For more information, please call 323.666.2603.
JAN 7, 6:30pm
ALTO POLIS CONCERT SERIES AT THE G-SPOT
IN CELEBRATION OF NEW BEGINNINGS AND BIRTHDAYS
Ruslan Biryukov, Maksim Velichkin, Hope Easton, August Lee and Patricia Ryan, cello
and Mary Au, piano
• Music by Handel, Barriere, Boccherini, Piatti, Popper, Rubtsov and Worthey
Salon d'Or, Mt. Washington, CA
573 South Boyle Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033
By special invitation only. For more information, please call Alto Polis Management (323) 663.3601 or email management@altopolis.com.
JAN 10, 4pm
Artist Series ~ Sonic Tapestries
Ruslan Biryukov, Maksim Velichkin, Hope Easton, August Lee and Patricia Ryan, cello
and Mary Au, piano
• George Frideric Handel - Sonata in G minor for Two Cellos and Continuo, HWV 393 (Op. 2 No. 8, Trio Sonata No. 16)
• Jean Barriere - Sonata in G Major for Two Cellos
• Luigi Boccherini - Sonata in C Major for Two Cellos
• Alfredo Piatti - Serenade in D Major for Two Cellos and Piano (1890)
• David Popper (1843-1913) - Suite for Two Cellos, Op. 16
• Andrey Rubtsov - "Andante DoLente" for two cellos and piano
• Carol Worthey - Suite for Two Cellos "Russian Scenes" (World Premier)
West Covina United Methodist Church
718 S. Azusa Avenue, West Covina, CA 91791
Individual tickets ($25), Season tickets for 4 recitals "Artist Series ~ Sonic Tapestries" ($85)
For more information and reservations, please call (626) 771-0462 or email drmann@westcovinasymphony.com.
FEB 5, 7pm
Alto Polis Outreach Series
Alto Polis Cello Ensemble with Ruslan Biryukov, Maksim Velichkin, Hope Easton, Garik Terzian, August Lee and Patricia Ryan, cello and Mary Au, piano
• Same program as February 6, 2010
The Canterbury
5801 West Crestridge Road, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Admission free
For more information, please call 323.666.2603.
FEB 6, 10am
2010 Greenhouse Cellofest
Master Class with Bonnie Hampton (Professor, Juilliard School)
Mary Au, piano
• Music by Boccherini, Dvorak, Beethoven, Lalo and Bach
Cal State Fullerton
CSUF Music (Performing Arts Center Recital Hall)
California State University, Fullerton, CA 92834
For more information, please call 323.666.2603
FEB 6, 7:30pm
Positive Motions Concert Series
Ruslan Biryukov, Maksim Velichkin, Hope Easton, Garik Terzian, August Lee and Patricia Ryan, cello
and Mary Au, piano
• George Frideric Handel - Trio Sonata in G Minor for Cello Duo and Continuo
• Johann Georg Albrechtsberger - Doppelfugue for Four Cellos
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus for Four Cellos
• Luigi Boccherini - Sonata for Cello Duo in C Major
• Johann Sebastian Bach/Charles Gounod - Ave Maria For Five Cellos and Piano
• Alfredo Piatti - Serenade in D Major for Two Cellos and Piano
• David Popper - Suite for Two Cellos, Op. 16
• David Popper - Requiem for Three Cellos and Piano, Op. 66
• Carol Worthey - Russian Scenes for Cello Duo (2009) by Carol Worthey (world premiere)
• Deon Nielsen Price - If Life Were To Sing! for Cello Quintet (2010) (world premiere)
First Baptist Church of Glendale
209 N Louise St, Glendale, CA 91206-4231
718 S. Azusa Avenue, West Covina, CA 91791
Tickets: $15, $20, $25, $50 VIP
For more information and reservations, please call (323) 663-3601
FEB 27, 8pm
USC Thornton School of Music
presents
Patricia Ryan, cello and Mary Au, piano
In recital
• Robert Schumann - Fantasy Pieces
• J.S. Bach - Suite #4
• Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2
• Zhuo Tian - Rhyme
• Tchaikovsky - Pezzo Capriccioso
USC Janet MacDonald Hall, University Park, Los Angeles CA
Free admission. For more information, please call 323.666.2603
MAR 4, 12:10pm
LACC Noontime Concert Series
Xian Zhuo, cello and Mary Au, piano
• Frédéric Chopin: Poloniase Brilliante for cello and piano in C Major, Op. 3
• Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for cello and piano in G Minor, Op. 65
Los Angeles City College, 855 North Vermont Ave., Los Angeles CA
Music Building, Clausen Hall, Room 247
Free admission. For more information, please call 323.953.4000 x2880.
MAR 4, 4:30pm
Emeritus College Concert Series
presents
Berkeley Price, clarinet, Susan Dietz, soprano, Xian Zhuo, cello and Mary Au, piano
• Works by Mary M. Boyle, Deon Nielsen Price, Adrienne Albert, John Dowling and Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky
Emeritus College
1227 Second Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401
For more information, please call 323.666.2603
MAR 10, 8pm
Greenwich House Arts
presents
6th Annual Womens Work Concert Series
Arietha Lockhart, coloratura soprano, Dr. Berkeley Price, clarinet and Mary Au, piano
• Of Being by Mary Lynn Place Badarak for soprano and piano (World Premiere)
• The Showings: Lady Julian of Norwich by Mary Lynn Place Badarak for soprano and piano
• Imaginings (of Joseph and Lear) by Adrienne Albert for voice and piano (World Premiere)
• Maternity by Mary M. Boyle for soprano, violin and piano (World Premiere)
• Lament by Carol Worthey, a vocalise for high soprano and piano (World Premiere)
• Fisherman's Song by Chen Yi for violin and piano
• Songs of No Return by Lera Auerbach for soprano and piano (American Premiere)
• Yellow Jade Banquet by Deon Nielsen Price, Duo for clarinet and piano (New York premiere)
• Love Ritual by Sharon J. Willis for soprano and piano (World Premiere)
• Moon Lilies by Lydia Busler-Blais for horn and piano (New York City premiere)
• Slave from the Harriet Tubman section of "Three Women" by Thea Musgrave for soprano, narrator and piano (reduction) (New York premiere)
• Three Dream Portraits by Margaret Bonds for soprano and piano
• He's Got the Whole World In His Hand arranged by Margaret Bonds for soprano and piano
Renee Weiler Concert Hall
Greenwich House Music School
46 Barrow Street, New York City, NY 10014
For more information, visit Faces of Eve
For reservations, please contact 323.666.2603
MAR 14, 4pm
Artist Series ~ Sonic Tapestries
Sylvia Lee Mann, viola, Richard Kravchak, oboe, Paul Baker, Harp and Mary Au, piano
• Details to come
West Covina United Methodist Church
718 S. Azusa Avenue, West Covina, CA 91791
Individual tickets ($25), Season tickets for 4 recitals "Artist Series ~ Sonic Tapestries" ($85)
For more information and reservations, please call (626) 771-0462 or email drmann@westcovinasymphony.com.
APR 5, 7:30pm
Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
Chinese Garden Lecture Series
presents
Lecture Recital
East Meets West: Music Without Borders
Mary Au, piano, Lecturer, Xian Zhuo, cello, Anna Cho, cello, Minzhao Zhou, violin, and Berkeley Price, clarinets
• In the Place Far Away, Chinese Folk Song of Wang Luobin (2008), arranged by Adrienne Albert
• Yellow Jade Banquet, Duo for clarinet and piano (2009), by Deon Nielsen Price
• Jade Flute in Loyang for Three Chinese instruments and ensemble (2007) by Carol Worthey
• Bright Moonlight for soprano and piano (2000) by Chen Yi
• The Grand Canal (2008), Symphonic Suite for Two Chinese Instruments, Chinese Opera Singer, Mixed Chorus and Full Orchestra
• Ye: Variations for Two Cellos and Piano (2005)
• Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano (2002)
Friend's Hall
The Huntington
Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA
www.huntington.org
Free Admission
APR 8, 4:30pm
Luisa R. Kot Concert Series
Xian Zhuo, cello and Mary Au, piano
• Sergei Prokofiev - Sinfonia Concertante for cello and orchestra, Op. 125
• Robert Schumann - Concerto for cello and orchestra in A Minor, Op. 129
• Claude Debussy - Sonata for cello and piano in D Minor
Emeritus College
1227 Second Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401
For more information, please call 323.666.2603
APR 11, 2pm
The Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace
Free Family Concert Series
presents
Xian Zhuo, cello and Mary Au, piano
• Frédéric Chopin - Poloniase Brilliante for cello and piano in C Major, Op. 3
• Frédéric Chopin - Sonata for cello and piano in G Minor, Op. 65
• Claude Debussy - Sonata for cello and piano in D Minor
The Richard Nixon Library
18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard
Yorba Linda CA
714-993-5075
APR 25, 4pm
West Covina Symphony Orchestra
presents
"Music of the Masters" Concert Series
Beethoven Extravaganza
Mary Au, piano, with Dr. Sylvia Lee Mann and the West Covina Symphony Orchestra
• Beethoven: Overture to Egmont
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
• Beethoven: Emperor Concerto in Eb Major, Mary Au (piano)
Haugh Performing Arts Center
Citrus College
1000 W. Foothill Boulevard, Glendora, CA 91741
Tickets: $20 VIP/ $10 General Admission / $5 Students and Seniors
For more information and reservations, please call (626) 771-0462 or email drmann@westcovinasymphony.com.
More information at this link.
JUN 10, 7:00pm
Aloud at Central Library Series
Timur and the Dime Museum
Timur Bekbosunov, tenor
Daniel Corral, accordion, Matthew Setzer, guitar, David Tranchina, bass; Brian Walsh, clarinet;
with special guests
Mary Au, toy piano, Jennifer Lindsay, violin;
Alex Noice, guitar.
• Operatic Vaudeville with a Bohemian Attitude. Cabaret-inspired reinventions of songs both old and new. Featuring selections by Russian Gypsy songwriter Vadim Kozin from the 1930s to songs by Radiohead and David Bowie, Kristian Hoffman, Klaus Nomi.
Los Angeles Central Library's Mark Taper Auditorium
630 W. Fifth Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Tickets: $7/free to library patron
http://www.lfla.org/event-detail/492/Timur-The-Dime-Museum
For further information, please call 323.666.2603.
JUN 22, 8:30pm
L'Ermitage Performing Arts Series
Evan Drachman, cello and Mary Au, piano
• Frédéric Chopin: Poloniase Brilliante for cello and piano in C Major, Op. 3
• Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for cello and piano in G Minor, Op. 65
Brentwood, CA
RSVP required
For further information, please call 323.666.2603.
Los Angeles, CA
JUN 25, 7:30pm
3rd International Piano Music Festival
Joseph Gold, violin; August Lee, cello; and Mary Au, piano
Master classes
• "Am I Too Loud? - Collaborator, Solo Pianist or Chamber Musician?" - 12 noon
• "The Art of Chamber Music collaboration" - 4:30 p.m.
Performances - 7:30 pm
• César Franck ? Violin Sonata
• Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for cello and piano in G Minor, Op. 65
West Valley College
14000 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070
Tickets may be obtained through KPMF by phone at (800) 595-4849 or via the website at www.kpmff.org
Tickets: $25 Adult; $15 Student/Senior; and $10 youth (18 & under)
For further information, please call 323.666.2603 or visit www.kpmff.org.
June 26, 7:30
3rd International Piano Music Festival
Joseph Gold, violin; August Lee, cello; and Mary Au, piano
Performances - 7:30 p.m.
• Frédéric Chopin: Polonause Brilliante for cello and piano in C Major, Op. 3
• Henri and Joseph Wieniawski: Grand Duo Concertante for violin and piano
Master classes
• "The Art of Chamber Music collaboration" - 10:00 p.m.
West Valley College
14000 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070
Tickets may be obtained through KPMF by phone at (800) 595-4849 or via the website at www.kpmff.org
Tickets: $25 Adult; $15 Student/Senior; and $10 youth (18 & under)
For further information, please call 323.666.2603 or visit www.kpmff.org
July 10
Tony Grosso, double bass and Mary Au, piano
• Details to come
Los Angeles, CA
For further information, please call 323.666.2603.
July 11, 3:00 pm
Steinway Concerts at the Canyon Recital
Timur Bekbosunov, tenor and Mary Au, piano
• Details to come
Beverly Hills, CA
Free Admission. Suggested donation $20 adult/ $10 Senior/Students
For further information, please call 310.838.4465 or email deonprice@aol.com
July 16, 2010
Evan Drachman, cello and Mary Au, piano
• Details to come
Orlando, FL
For further information, please call 323.666.2603.
July 25, 3:00 pm
East Meets West: Music Without Borders
Timur Bekbosunov, tenor and Mary Au, piano, Jennifer Lindsay, violin, Xian Zhuo
• Details to come
West Hollywood, CA
Free Admission.
For further information, please call 323.666.2603