THE CRISTOFORI FOUNDATION
MUSIC TO SERVE HUMANITY
++++++++++++++
THE CRISTOFORI FOUNDATION WAS FOUNDED BY
CRISTOFORI BENEFIT CONCERT AIDS YOUNG BURN VICTIM
On 24 April, 2010, pianist Martin Berkofsky was joined by his students Beth Anne Hoffman, Kristine Mapili, and Clarissa Foxley at the Spriggs Road Presbyterian Church in Manassas, Virginia, in a programme of Schubert, Schumann, Beethoven, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Bach, and Brahms. Over $3,500.00 was raised for four-year-old Desary Moore who had been severely injured in a house fire and faces extensive reconstructive surgery.
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION/APPLICATION
SPECIAL NEW YEAR'S BROADCAST, VATICAN RADIO:
VATICAN RADIO STUDIO A, THE MUSIC OF FRANZ LISZT
ALESSANDRA POMPILI, PRODUCER AND MODERATOR
MARTIN BERKOFSKY, PIANO
TWO BROADCASTS:
New Year's Day: 1, January, 2010:
Sonata in B minor, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12.
8 January, 2010:
Legende: St. Francois d'Assise - la Predication aux Oiseaux.
All broadcasts at 1:50 PM and (repeat broadcast,) 9:30 PM, Eastern Standard Time.
NEW: MARTIN BERKOFSKY SPEAKS WITH CLAVIER MAGAZINE
WATCH HOVHANESS ARMENIAN PREMIERE ON YOUTUBE
COMPACT DISCS
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE CRISTOFORI FOUNDATION
president@cristofori.org
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
CRISTOFORI BENEFIT RAISES OVER $2,700.00 FOR RUSSIAN ORPHANS ORGANISATION
On 18 March, 2008, clarinetist Einar Johannesson and pianist Martin Berkofsky performed at the Washington Residence of His Excellency Albert Jonsson, Ambassador of Iceland. The concert raised over
$2,700.00 for Kitezh Children's Community, one of Russia's leading organisations giving new lives to orphans.
ALAN HOVHANESS AND FATHER HONOURED IN ADANA, TURKEY; HOVHANESS PERFORMED
++++++++++++++++++++++
ARMENIAN PREMIERE PERFORMANCE OF ALAN HOVHANESS CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOS AND ORCHESTRA:
On 24 November, 2006, pianists Martin Berkofsky and Atakan Sari gave the Armenian premiere performance of Alan Hovhaness' Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra. They were joined in Aram Khachaturian Hall, Yerevan, by the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ruben Asatrian.
++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
CRISTOFORI FOUNDATION LINKS