Finding Home: Music from the Suitcase in Concert, Episode 1 – The Fifth Line (on-demand until 2/14/2021)
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Dmitri Shostakovich — Violin Sonata in G major Op. 134
Igor Stravinsky — Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss
Yevgeny Kutik, violin
Russian-American violinist Yevgeny Kutik presents "Finding Home: Music from the Suitcase in Concert," a five-episode docu-recital series filmed at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport, MA, based on Kutik’s 2014 album Music from the Suitcase (Marquis Classics).
Each 30-40-minute episode features storytelling about his family’s emigration from Belarus to Western Massachusetts, and performances of music that filled their suitcases on the journey. The episodes revolve around themes of “finding home” as Kutik explores anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union, his family’s months as “stateless” refugees, the amazement and challenges of starting a new home in the United States, his teachers and mentors, and lessons for the future.
In Episode 1: A glimpse at the structural, historical anti-Semitism in the former USSR; Kutik’s family decides to leave the Soviet Union in search of a better life; an introduction to the 'music' from the suitcase. Featuring Joseph Achron's Hebrew Melody, Dmitri Shostakovich's Sonata No. 2, and Igor Stravinsky's Divertimento from The Fairy's Kiss.
Episodes premiere weekly on Kutik’s Facebook and YouTube channels every Thursday at 7pm Eastern / 4pm Pacific, beginning on February 11 and running through March 11, 2021. Each episode will be available for on-demand viewing until 12pm Eastern / 9am Pacific on the following Sunday.
Registrants will be emailed the links to watch by 5pm Eastern / 2pm Pacific on Wednesdays. Kutik will be available for questions in the chat during the Thursday premieres.