Music Review: Chamber Players International at Hempstead House

Photo from left to right: violinist Bela Horvath, pianist Yoni Levyatov, cellist Adrian Daurov

The music of Mozart, Beethoven and Joplin resonated throughout historic Hempstead House from the Chamber Players International recently for an engaging Sunday afternoon of music.

With the Winter Living Room as backdrop, this talented trio performed Mozart’s radiant Piano Trio in C major K 548 (1788), Beethoven’s mesmerizing Archduke Trio in Bb, Op 97 (1810) and a medley of delightful Joplin pieces written in the same era that Hempstead House was built.

This three-part performance was, as Chamber Players International’s Executive and Artistic Director David Winkler described, akin to a richly satisfying three-course meal.

Cellist Adrian Daurov, violinist Bela Horvath and pianist and composer Yoni Levyatov showed their musicality, responding to each other seamlessly throughout the program. The afternoon brought a chance to experience music flawlessly performed in the style famously enjoyed by Daniel and Florence Guggenheim, who lived and entertained lavishly in Hempstead House. After the performance, audience members enjoyed a reception with the artists in the Summer Living Room.

This performance is just one of many exciting new offerings at the Sands Point Preserve. Upcoming programs include the Composer’s Night series featuring Solomon Hoffman on June 16; Dance Visions NY – Isadora Duncan & Contemporary Works on July 10; the North Shore Music Festival’s production of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” on July 30, including a dinner in Hempstead House and performance in Castle Gould; and a site-specific theatrical work, Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” on Nov. 18, 19 and 20.

For additional programming information and to purchase a 12-month membership, visit SandsPointPreservePreserve.org, call 516-571-7901 or visit the Gate House at 127 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point, NY 11050. Open daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Sands Point Preserve Conservancy is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with the mission to protect and preserve the 216-acre waterfront grounds and historic mansions and to provide a range of cultural arts events in Hempstead House and Castle Gould as well as educational programs for families and schools in the Phil Dejana Learning Center and Outdoor Classroom.