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6/7/2018

Here in the valley, the colors have changed from green to gold! Summer has arrived in the Golden State. The temperatures are still under 100F, but we all know what lies ahead.

Saturday, June 9th at 7pm: BENEFIT CONCERT for Unitarian Church of Davis.
Solo Recital at the Unitarian Church in Davis, CA. Suggested Donation, $20.
Works by J.S. Bach, Chopin, Spruill, Ives and Beethoven.
For more information:
https://www.davisenterprise.com/arts/andrei-baumann-piano-concert-set-for-june-9/

Wednesday, June 20th at 7:30pm: Solo Recital at University Retirement Community in Davis. Works by J.S. Bach, Spruill, TBD. If you can't make it on June 9th, here is another opportunity to hear selection from the June 9th program. Limited seating.

July 9-13th: Piano Faculty. Sacramento Youth Symphony Chamber Music Workshop, at Sacramento State.
http://www.sacramentoyouthsymphony.org/summer-workshops-scmw

July 22nd-August 12: Head of Piano Department, at Camp Encore/Coda, in Sweden, ME.
Faculty member. Piano, Chamber Music, Musicianship.
Special assistant: Ping Pong lessons on the North Porch
https://www.encore-coda.com. Solo Recital on July 29th, at camp!

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FUTURE HIGHLIGHTS include:
October 18th, Sonata Series performance, Community Music Works in Providence, RI.
Chopin Cello Sonata, with Adrienne Taylor.

November 18th: Copland Piano Concerto with the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, Mondavi Center, Davis, CA.

Mothers Day 2019: Exploring Preludes. Solo Recital at Crocker Art Museum, in Sacramento, CA.

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June Solo Recitals in Davis!!

5/22/2018

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With summer right around the corner, I am very excited to be playing two exciting solo programs in Davis. In February of 2018, I started working at the Unitarian Church of Davis, as the accompanist for the Sunday church services. This community has been incredibly welcoming and supportive. I have really enjoyed having the opportunity to explore improvisation each Sunday, and the results have been very fulfilling!

On June 9th, at 7pm, I will be playing a Solo Recital at the Unitarian Church in Davis. This is a Benefit Concert for the Church. Suggested Donation is $20. The program will include works by old friends: Bach, Chopin, Ives and Beethoven. It will also include a new composition by a wonderful friend/violinist/educator who is creating a vibrant musical community at Sierra Vista Middle School in Vacaville, CA. Chase Spruill has written some short pieces for me, and I am honored to play them on this program.

If you are unable to attend the June 9th performance, I will be playing excerpts from the program on June 20th at the University Retirement Community in Davis. This recital will begin at 7:30pm.

Basin Pond, Summer of 2016. NH/Maine Border.

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Photos from Wennberg Festival, at the Mondavi Center!

4/9/2018

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Yesterday, the Davis music community had a wonderful gathering at the Mondavi Center. This concert was a tribute to the late Bodil Wennberg, who was my cello teacher over 25 years ago. I played two solo pieces: Chopin's Ballade No. 4 and Brahms Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118 No. 2. What was very inspiring was to be able to use some of the new ideas which I'm learning through Alexander Technique during this performance. Finding physical freedom while performing will always be a work in progress, but I am so happy to be on my way!!
Susan Lamb Cook presented 3 chamber music groups from her Winter Chamber Music Program. I had a wonderful time coaching these wonderful young musicians, and also enjoyed joining Sophie Zhang and Corbin Weiss in Schubert's Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 99. Many thanks to Michelle Kuphar and Xin Xu for the photos.

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April 8th-12th: Wennberg Recital at Mondavi, 2 more recitals in Davis!!

4/1/2018

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Sunday, April 8th at 2pm: Wennberg Festival concert, in the Mondavi Center, Davis, CA
  -SOLO Works: Chopin Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52; Brahms: Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118 No. 2. CHAMBER music by Schubert with students of Susan Lamb Cook.
For Tickets and additional information, please click on the link below:
https://www.mondaviarts.org/event/2017-18/22nd-annual-wennberg-music-festival

Wednesday, April 11th at 7:30pm: Recital with Roger Xia, violin.
   University Retirement Community, Davis, CA
-Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2; Ravel: Tzigane;
   Bernstein: Three Movements from West Side Story

Thursday, April 12th at 7:30pm: Recital with Robert Levine, viola.
   University Retirement Community, Davis, CA
  -Solo: Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasy in A-flat Major, Op. 61; Brahms Violin Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2

Photos: Lone Pine Peak and Mt Whitney, from the Alabama Hills. March 2018. Sonoma Coast, March 2018

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LIVE FROM UCDAVIS, in a few hours!!!

2/8/2018

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Today, Thursday, Feb. 8th at Noon! Live from UC Davis Pitzer Hall
Ravel String Quartet. 30 Minutes later, Faure Piano Quartet.
Please click on the link, and tune in!
Chase Spruill, violin, A.B., piano, Susan Lamb Cook, cello, Robert Levine, viola
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzGreNfPXU8

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Grieg Concerto at Mondavi! More photos

2/7/2018

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Grieg Concerto: pictures and audience feedback!!

2/7/2018

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What a special day it was! So many wonderful memories.

Patron Comments, shared from the Auburn Symphony:
"Mr. Baumann is perhaps the most enjoyable pianist we have ever heard. Very expressive, puts a lot of feeling into his playing. A joy to watch. We looked him up on the internet when we returned home and were most interested to learn he is a native of Davis. Davis can be very proud."

"Andrei Baumann was just superb in his performance of the
Grieg Piano Concerto in A Minor Opus 16, and his encore rendition of
Clair de Lune by Debussy was the best performance of that piece that we
have ever heard."

"The concert was beyond fantastic!! Andrei played with such feeling we
were deeply moved by the performance."

"Pianist Andrei Baumann gave a truly memorable performance of the Grieg Piano Concerto."

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Grieg Concerto with the Auburn Symphony!! Mother's Day concert, Mondavi Center in Davis, CA!

5/11/2017

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Hi!
I'm very excited for this Sundays Mother's Day concert at the Mondavi Center. I will be playing the Grieg Piano Concerto with the Auburn Symphony with Maestro Peter Jaffe. The program will also include Strauss Alpine Symphony.

Here is an article written in the Davis Enterprise, with more information.
http://www.davisenterprise.com/arts/auburn-symphony-to-feature-pianist-andrei-baumann-in-mothers-day-concert-at-mondavi/

For tickets, please click on the link:
http://tickets.mondaviarts.org/single/SYOS.aspx?p=4567

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Highlight weekend in New England!

3/27/2017

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The weekend of March 18th and 19th, 2017:
One of my favorite weekends in my 10 years as a Bostonian. Having a California reunion piano trio recital in Rivera Hall at Rivers was a real treat. Chase Spruill and Susan Lamb Cook are fantastic people, wonderful musicians and educators. To have them come to Rivers was very special. We have performed together the past year and a half, and I look forward to our upcoming performances in years to come!!
The audience: Members of the Bostonian Estonian Community, students, a few Rivers faculty members, and many others. It's always unique to know almost every member of the audience!! A true gift.
Sunday: Last weekend of winter, Mt. Washington-Mt. Monroe loop via Ammonusuc Ravine trail and the Jewell Trail. The White Mountains have been very good to me over the years. This day was crystal clear. Views for miles and miles. I was very lucky to have this day up in the Whites.

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From Northern California to the Boston suburbs!

2/27/2017

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On Saturday, March 18th at 7:30pm, I am very excited to be performing with two fantastic musicians. Chase Spruill, violin and Susan Lamb Cook, cello will be joining me in Rivera Hall at Rivers to perform piano trios by Dvorak and Brahms. We normally perform together in Northern California...this will be our only East Coast trio performance this year.
Chase Spruill: A violinist who specializes in playing music ranging from Bach to Philip Glass. He is on Faculty at Community Music Works in Providence, as well as Wheaton College.
Susan Lamb Cook: Cellist, mentor and colleague. She is on faculty at UC Davis and University of the Pacific, as well as the Saarburg Music Festival in Germany. For more information, please visit her website. www.susanlambcook.com
$15 General Admission. $10 Seniors/Students.

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Celebrating the present, and future events!!

June Solo Recitals in Davis!!

Photos from Wennberg Festival, at the Mondavi Center!

April 8th-12th: Wennberg Recital at Mondavi, 2 more recitals in Davis!!

LIVE FROM UCDAVIS, in a few hours!!!

Grieg Concerto at Mondavi! More photos

Grieg Concerto: pictures and audience feedback!!

Grieg Concerto with the Auburn Symphony!! Mother's Day concert, Mondavi Center in Davis, CA!

Highlight weekend in New England!

From Northern California to the Boston suburbs!

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