# Lev Sivkov & János Palojtay at Herbst Theatre, January 20, 2016

[San Francisco Performances](http://www.performances.org/performances/1516/LevSivkov.html) presents Lev Sivkov and [János Palojtay](https://www.facebook.com/palojtayjanos)  
2016-01-20  
[Herbst Theatre](http://performances.org/)  
[401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102-4522](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=401+Van+Ness+Avenue,+San+Francisco,+CA+94102-4522&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Wednesday, January 20, 2016

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## Tentative Program

* Beethoven: Sonata in G minor, Opus 5, No. 2
* Brahms: Sonata in E minor, Opus 38, No. 1
* Kodály: Sontina
* Khachaturian: Sonata-Fantash in C major
* Britten: Sonata in C Major, Opus 65

## Set One

[7:33 PM lights down, announcements by Ruth Felt]

### Beethoven: Sonata in G minor, Opus 5, No. 2

Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata in G minor, Opus 5, No. 2

01. [7:36 PM] Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo -- Allegro molto più tosto presto
02. [7:52 PM] Rondo. Allegro  
[work ends 8:00 PM]

### Brahms: Sonata in E minor, Opus 38, No. 1

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Sonata in E minor, Opus 38, No. 1 (1865)

01. [8:00 PM] Allegro non troppo
02. [8:14 PM] Allegretto quasi Menuetto
03. [8:19 PM] Allegro  
[set ends 8:25 PM set ends, off after a minute of applause]

## Set Two

[8:48 PM lights down, announcements]

### Kodály: Sonatina

01. [8:48 PM] Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967): Sonatina (1921-22)  
    [set ends 8:57 PM; work ends, applause for a minute or so]

### Khachaturian: Sonata-Fantash in C major

01. [8:58 PM] Aram Khachaturian: Sonata-Fantash in C major (1974)  
[set ends 9:09 PM; work ends, applause for a minute or so]

### Britten: Sonata in C Major, Opus 65

Benjamin Britten: Sonata in C Major, Opus 65 (1961)

01. [9:10 PM] _Dialogo_
02. [9:17 PM] Scherzo-pizzicato
03. [9:19 PM] _Elegia_
04. [9:26 PM] _Marcia_
05. [9:28 PM] Moto Perpetuo  
[set ends 9:30 PM; work ends, applause for a minute or so]

### Encore: Myaskovsky: Cello Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 81

01. [9:32 PM] Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881-1950): Andante cantabile -- second movement from Cello Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 81 (1949)  
[show ends 9:38 PM; work ends, applause for a minute or so]


## Performers

* [János Palojtay](https://www.facebook.com/palojtayjanos): piano;
* Lev Sivkov: cello.

## Notes

Pretty good show tonight, especially given that the price was measured in time -- simply to show up. Sivkov played the entire program from memory, looking at Palojtay for cues now and then, or voicing his head as if waiting for the right moment to jump back in. Fun to watch! Sivkov also seemed to be a bit of a heavy breather -- not a grunter like Glen Gould or a moaner like Keith Jarrett, but slightly distracting none the less. Both of the performers appeared to be boyishly young, perhaps as fits the nature of the Naumburg contest?

I would certainly see either one of both in a future performance, hopefully San Francisco Performances will bring them back for another gig. 

[Program Notes](http://www.performances.org/img/perfnotes/1516/SivkovNotes.pdf)

Stephen Smoliar posted both a [promo article](http://www.examiner.com/article/san-francisco-performances-announces-the-2015-naumburg-winner-recital) and a [review](http://www.examiner.com/article/naumburg-winner-sivkov-balances-traditional-icons-with-adventurous-modernism) at the Examiner.

{{tag>music Lev_Sivkov Janos_Palojtay Herbst_Theatre János_Palojtay}}

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