Performances at Music Academy of the West

Austin Chamber Music Series presents Trio Sponte (Grand Prize winners of the 2024 Coltman Chamber Music Competition, Senior Division)—program to include piano trios by Beethoven, Ives, and Schumann

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor” with Orquesta Sinfónica de Segovia

Hillsdale College Fine Arts Series: Recital with violinist Aaron Berofsky at Conrad Recital Hall—program included works by Mozart, Alberga, de Falla, and Schumann

Ann Arbor Society for Musical Arts Concert Series: Recital with violinist Aaron Berofsky at Ann Arbor City Club

Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players: “Classical Evolution” with Oliver Neubauer, violin; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Zlatomir Fung, cello; Vadim Lando, clarinet

Berofsky Piano Quartet: Recital at University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance’s Britton Recital Hall—program featuring Mozart Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, and Brahms Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor

Voices of NEC at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall: World premiere of Charles Berofsky’s Thou Art My Lute for SATB choir a cappella, performed by NEC Symphonic Choir and Chamber Singers (Erica J. Washburn, conductor)

International Lieven Piano Foundation concerts in Steinway Gallery, Bösendorfer Salon, and Ehrbar Saal—performed Beethoven Sonatas in F minor, Op. 57 and A Major, Op. 101; Debussy Images, Book II; Liszt Transcendental Étude No. 8 “Wilde Jagd”; and Mozart Sonata in A minor, KV 310

Berofsky Piano Quartet: Recital on Constellations Chamber Concert Series, featuring works by Mozart and Brahms, as well as Charles Berofsky’s Uneasy Dreams for piano quartet. Watch the livestream here.

Konzert der Violinklasse Prof. Ingolf Turban at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, Kleiner Konzertsaal—performed the final movement of Schumann Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor with Wonbeen Chung

Klavierfestival I at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München’s Großer Konzertsaal, featuring students of Prof. Antti Siirala—performed Scriabin Fantasy in B minor

Odeon Konzert No. 2 “Dialoge - Mozart & More” at Allerheiligen-Hofkirche der Residenz: performed Marianna Martínez Sonata in A Major on a Classical-era Walter fortepiano

Performances at IES Camilo José Cela and Iglesia de Sta. María Del Reposo during the Campillos International Piano Competition, culminating in 1st Prize as well as Orchestra Prize

“Fauré et Fromage” concert series at Café Luitpold, featuring students from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München: Performance of Debussy Images Book 2. See the event page here.

International Lieven Piano Foundation 2024 Summer Festival Concerts at Steinway & Sons Wien: Performed Bach Partita in D, BWV 828; Mozart Sonata in D, K. 576; Chopin Sonata No. 3 in B minor; and Brahms 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76

“Michigan’s Great Music Legacy” at the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck: concerts with Aaron Berofsky, violin; Kathryn Votapek, violin; and Ralph Votapek, piano. See the event page here.

Chengcheng Yao solo piano recital at the Church of the Epiphany—featuring Charles Berofsky’s When I Think Upon My Past. Watch the performance here.

Charles Berofsky solo piano recital at Glacier Hills Senior Living Community; program including works by Mozart, Ives, and Chopin

Trio Sponte: Honors Ensemble Recital at NEC’s Jordan Hall; program including works by Beethoven, Piazzolla, and Mendelssohn, as well as the world premiere of Leaves Fall Like Snow by Changjin Ha. See the event page here.

Nick Hammel, violin: MM Degree Recital at NEC’s Keller Room; program including works by Mozart, Schubert, and Previn. See the event page here.

University of Delaware Master Players Concert Series: "MozArt: Xiang Gao & Friends" at UD’s Gore Recital Hall

Rockport Music: NEC Honors Ensemble Showcase at Shalin Liu Performance Center, featuring Trio Sponte

NEC Piano Department Series: Ives 150, Program One – Performance of Charles Ives’ Study No. 20 “March” at NEC’s Jordan Hall. See the event page here.

Trio Sponte: Concert at North Hill Community sponsored by the New England Conservatory Honors Ensemble program

Performance with Hannah Goldstick, violin on Miriam Fried Studio Class Concert “Fusions and Allusions” at Harvard Musical Association

Borromeo String Quartet Guest Artist Award Concert: Performance of Dvořák’s Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat with Kristopher Tong, Melissa Reardon, and Yeesun Kim at NEC’s Jordan Hall

The New York International Piano Competition 2023-24 Young Artists Series: Solo recital at Temple Emanu-El’s Greenwald Hall; program including works by J.S. Bach, Schoenberg, Florence Price, Scriabin, and Chopin

Pressenda Chamber Players: Piano trio concert with Aaron Berofsky and Tobias Werner at Glen Echo Park; program including Dvořák “Dumky” Trio and Mendelssohn Piano Trio #2 in C minor

Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players: “Two Titans” (program including Mozart Piano Quintet in E-flat, K. 452)

Performance of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-flat Major, K. 449 with the New England Conservatory Chamber Orchestra in Jordan Hall, as winner of the 2022 NEC Piano Chamber Orchestra Competition. Watch on NEC’s official YouTube page (or see the original event page here).

Voices choir concert at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, under the direction of William Weinert—featuring Berofsky’s Invitation to Love

Solo and collaborative performances on student concerts during the Academia Internacional de Música de Solsona

Performance with bassoonist Tatia Slouka as a finalist on Preisträgerkonzert at the Universität Mozarteum’s Solitär

Solo and collaborative performances at the Universität Mozarteum and Schloss Höch during the 2022 Mozarteum Internationale Sommerakademie

Performance on Baroque chamber music concert at the Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute

Recital with cellist David Sheng at Cornell University; program including music by Ernest Bloch, Nadia Boulanger, Clara Schumann, and Felix Mendelssohn

Chamber Music Extravaganza concert at Eastman School of Music: Performance of works by Willard Elliot and Charles Berofsky; with Gwen Goodman, oboe and Tatia Slouka, bassoon.

World premiere of Invitation to Love for SATB a capella, composed by Charles Berofsky; performed by the Eastman Chorale at Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word in Rochester

Graduate Chamber Seminar Recital at Eastman School of Music: Performance of Ravel Piano Trio with Chihiro Kakishima, violin and Hannah Rubin, cello.

World premiere of Open World for solo piano, composed by Charles Berofsky; performed by Teresa Grijalva on her BM Senior Recital at the University of Dayton

Charles Berofsky’s Bachelor of Music Degree Recital at Eastman School of Music, featuring works by Bach, Chopin, Schumann, and Medtner, as well as Berofsky’s Piano Sonata

Performance of Spirals for solo piano, composed by Charles Berofsky; performed by Andrew Chen on his BM Degree Recital at Eastman School of Music.

Pressenda Chamber Players: Piano quartet concert with Aaron Berofsky, Kathryn Votapek, and Tobias Werner at Westmoreland Congregational UCC Church, program including Mozart Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor and Dvořák Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat

Honors Chamber Music Recital at Eastman School of Music: Performance of Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor with Chihiro Kakishima and Cheng “Allen” Liang. Watch here.

Eastman School of Music Composers’ Concerts: World premiere of CB’s Long Lost Love for violin and piano, performed by Robert Sanders and the composer. Watch here.

Pianist for Cheng Liang’s senior cello recital at Eastman School of Music, featuring music of Schubert and Chopin

Eastman School of Music Composers’ Concerts: World premiere of CB’s Quartet Fragments for string quartet, performed by Lily Dunlap, Lydia Becker, Lucy Gelber, and Joëlla Becker. Watch here.

Recital with Sebastian Berofsky at University of Michigan Britton Recital Hall, including works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Respighi