Pianist Barbara Nissman returns to Carnegie Hall on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m., for More Beethoven, the Great!, another exciting program in the Carnegie Classics series.Nissman will welcome two musician friends as her special guests: violinist Russell Fallstad, and cellist Samuel Magill who will join her in a performance of Beethoven’s “Archduke” Trio for piano, violin and cello. Combining great music with informal chat, Barbara will also introduce us to some more popular piano works by the great master.
“Beethoven is the composer who always keeps me sane and focused,” says Nissman.“Beethoven gives so much joy and strength to all who listen. A man of courage, his music always inspires us to go forward.”
Barbara, a member of the inaugural class of Steinway “Legends” chosen from over a century of Steinway Artists, and a recent inductee into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame, has performed with major conductors and orchestras on nearly every continent. She recently returned to Amsterdam and appeared before a live audience of 10-12,000 and a television audience of 1.2 million to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Prinsengracht concerts that she helped initiate in 1982. These concerts have remained a popular summer tradition with audiences arriving on foot or in their boats to listen. Barbara was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Music degree from West Virginia University in May 2024, and in 2020 received the Governor’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020
Cellist Samuel Magill is the former Associate Principal Cello with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and a former member of both the Houston and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestras. He has appeared as soloist in concerts throughout France, Belgium, Japan and the U.S. and has recorded over 20 CDs. He now resides in Greensboro, NC.
Russell Fallstad has played his violin all over the world, in 20 countries and has given concerts in 40 states here in America. He is known locally as the owner of HeartStrings Academy where he teaches violin in a studio above Carnegie Hall and to students online. He has come out of retirement to perform Beethoven with Barbara and Sam.
Carnegie Classics now in its third season is a three-part concert series hosted by Barbara Nissman designed to introduce classical music to new audiences, as well as inspiring and entertaining all music enthusiasts.
“What a joy it has been for me to return for another season of great music performed on the beautiful Steinway at our wonderful Carnegie Hall! With this series we are expanding the audience for classical music, and it is so gratifying for me to share with my community the music that I love so much. We all need more joy in our lives these days, and music has the power to transport us into a magical world.”
Tickets are $25/adult. Thanks to the Carnegie Cardinal Fund, Greenbrier County Students attend for free, but still must reserve a seat.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.carnegiehallwv.org, call 304-645-7917, or stop by 611 Church Street, Lewisburg.
The Carnegie Classics Series is made possible with support from the James F.B. Peyton Fund, the National Endowment for the Arts and the WV Division of Culture and History, with approval from the WV Commission on the Arts. Additional funding is also provided by Eugene and Annie Jeffus.
Carnegie Hall WV is a nonprofit organization supported by individual contributions, grants, and fundraising efforts such as TOOT and The Carnegie Hall Gala.