Saturday July 5, 2025

Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall at 4:15pm

Join School of Music faculty pianists Alexander Kobrin, Jon Nakamatsu, J.Y. Song, and Nikki Melville for an afternoon of lively and delightful two-piano repertoire. The program features the timeless elegance of Mozart and Chopin, alongside upbeat crowd favorites by Rossini, Schoenberg, Shostakovich, and Brahms. 

Overture to The Marriage of Figaro K. 492 for Two pianos, 8 hands 

- W.A. Mozart (1756 – 1791) 

Arr. Robert Keller 

Jon Nakamatsu, J.Y. Song, Alexander Kobrin, Nikki Melville 

Rondo in C major for two pianos, op. posth. 73 

- Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) 

J.Y. Song, Nikki Melville 

Six Pieces for Piano, four hands (1896) 

- Arnold Schoenberg (1874 – 1951) 

Alexander Kobrin, Nikki Melville 

Overture to The Barber of Seville (1816) for piano, six hands 

- Gioachino Rossini (1792 – 1868) 

Arr. H. Hausser 

Nikki Melville, J.Y. Song, Jon Nakamatsu 

Concertino in A minor for Two Pianos, Op. 94 

- Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975) 

Nikki Melville, Alexander Kobrin 

Hungarian Dances for 2 pianos, 8 hands 

- Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) 

Arr. Robert Keller 

3. Allegretto in F Major 

5. Allegro – Vivace in F-sharp minor 

J.Y. Song, Alexander Kobrin, Nikki Melville, Jon Nakamatsu