For this chamber music concert, Eric Halen will be joined by Houston Symphony Principal cellist, Brinton Smith, and very special guest, pianist Dr. Ayke Agus. At age 21, Dr. Agus became a violin student of the legendary Jascha Heifetz at USC. Realizing that she was equally talented at the piano Mr. Heifetz insisted that she become the class pianist as well.
This began a 16-year association, during which Ayke was friend, confidant and pianist for Mr. Heifetz, playing together with him for hours every day and working together to complete several of his iconic transcriptions.
Halen and Smith will collaborate with Dr. Agus on a program that will present Franz Schubert’s Piano Trio #1 in B flat major D898, followed by many of the of the famous short pieces and transcriptions that Ayke learned working with Mr. Heifetz. In the question and answer session at the conclusion of the concert, Dr. Agus will be discuss her time with Heifetz and answer any of your questions.
For this chamber music concert, Eric Halen will be joined by Houston Symphony Principal cellist, Brinton Smith, and very special guest, pianist Dr. Ayke Agus. At age 21, Dr. Agus became a violin student of the legendary Jascha Heifetz at USC. Realizing that she was equally talented at the piano Mr. Heifetz insisted that she become the class pianist as well.
This began a 16-year association, during which Ayke was friend, confidant and pianist for Mr. Heifetz, playing together with him for hours every day and working together to complete several of his iconic transcriptions.
Halen and Smith will collaborate with Dr. Agus on a program that will present Franz Schubert’s Piano Trio #1 in B flat major D898, followed by many of the of the famous short pieces and transcriptions that Ayke learned working with Mr. Heifetz. In the question and answer session at the conclusion of the concert, Dr. Agus will be discuss her time with Heifetz and answer any of your questions.
For this chamber music concert, Eric Halen will be joined by Houston Symphony Principal cellist, Brinton Smith, and very special guest, pianist Dr. Ayke Agus. At age 21, Dr. Agus became a violin student of the legendary Jascha Heifetz at USC. Realizing that she was equally talented at the piano Mr. Heifetz insisted that she become the class pianist as well.
This began a 16-year association, during which Ayke was friend, confidant and pianist for Mr. Heifetz, playing together with him for hours every day and working together to complete several of his iconic transcriptions.
Halen and Smith will collaborate with Dr. Agus on a program that will present Franz Schubert’s Piano Trio #1 in B flat major D898, followed by many of the of the famous short pieces and transcriptions that Ayke learned working with Mr. Heifetz. In the question and answer session at the conclusion of the concert, Dr. Agus will be discuss her time with Heifetz and answer any of your questions.