January 7th at 12:00PM
Downtown Music at Grace
Svetlana Gorokhovich and Irena Portenko, piano duo
Beethoven, Brahms, Liszt
January 14th at 12:00PM
Downtown Music at Grace
Irena Portenko and Cuatro Puntos Ensemble performing Lyatoshynsky Ukrainian Quintet
February 6th at 7:00PM
Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Germany
Cello and Piano Sonatas with Natgiza Yusupova
February 7th at 10:30AM
Masterclass at the Schrobenhausen Gymnasium, Ingolstadt, Germany
February 7th at 7:00PM
Schrobenhausen Gymnasium
Solo Recital, works by Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin
February 8th at 12:00PM
Ukrainian Music at the St. Andreas Cathedral, Munich, Germany
February 8th at 7:00 PM
Katerina Medvedeva Memorial
Movimento, Munich, Germany
April 10th at 4:00PM
The Osborn, Rye NY
Svetlana Gorokhovich and Irena Portenko, piano duo
Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt
April 14th at 7:00PM
Scarsdale High School Chorus Concert
Scarsdale, NY
April 18th, 19th, 20th
Senior Recitals at Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT
April 26th at 11:30AM
WCM Honors Program Students performance at The Osborn
Rye, NY
April 26th at 4:00PM
Music Program Students performance at Master’s School
Dobbs Ferry, NY
May 2nd at 7:30PM
St. John’s at the Village, New York NY
Summertime
May 2nd at 7:30 PM (Reception to follow)
Jeffrey Palmer, countertenor
Irena Portenko, piano
St John’s in the Village
218 W 11th St.
New York, NY 10014
Tickets $30 at the door
May 3rd at 3:00PM
Heritage Hills Concert Series
Somers, NY
Solo piano recital, works by Beethoven, Schubert and Chopin
May 27th at 3:00PM
Scarsdale Women’s Club
Solo piano recital works by
May 31st at 3:30 PM
Norman Fulton Memorial at St. Luke’s Church
Somers, NY
July 2026 (TBD)
Taconic Opera Summer Program
G. Verdi Rigoletto Performance
Croton-on-Hudson, NY
August 4th-14th, 2026
Bad Gastein, Austria
13th Annual International Summer Festival “Music in the Alps”
September 19, 2026
Armando Tranquilino: ESPEJOS
National Opera Center, Scorca Hall, New York, NY
Presentated by Cuban-American composer Armando Tranquilino, pieces inspired by the concept of United in Sound spans the historical and cultural cross-currents that have created our musical landscape.
August 5 at 8pm at Wienersaal
Opening: Best of CelloNation is a medley of classical music, movies, pop music, rock, and so on!
Violoncello quartet from Munich led by Nargiza Yusupova (Style: eclectic)
Entrance Fee
August 6 at 5pm
Villa Excelsior Presents: Young Performers of “Music in the Alps”
A wide variety of repertoire will take you on a music journey throughout the times and centuries.
Free Entry
August 6 at 8pm at Wienersaal
Romantic Cello Sonatas
Nargiza Yusupova, cello and Irena Portenko, piano
Cello Sonatas by F. Chopin and V. Kosenko — passion and eternal love in every note. (Style: classical)
Entrance Fee
August 7 at 4pm at Graukogel
Songs of Love, Volume 1
Songs of love of nowadays and from the past.
Free Entry
August 7 at 8pm at Wienersaal
Postcards From…
Irena Portenko, solo piano
Visiting Finlandia, Ukraine, and America. (Style: multi-disciplinary/classical/folk)
Free Entry
August 8 at 8pm at Wienersaal
Three Sopranos in Bad Gastein
Featuring sopranos Yuliya Fesay, Tammy Hensrud & Korliss Uecker, with Svetlana Gorokhovich & Yana Kalenchuk (piano). (Style: classical)
Following the “three tenors” idea, three sopranos from Ukraine and the United States will certainly create a memorable musical experience, from classics to modern.
Entrance Fee
August 9 at 5pm
Villa Excelsior Presents: Young Performers of “Music in the Alps”
A wide variety of repertoire will take you on a music journey throughout the times and centuries.
Free Entry
August 9 at 8pm at Wienersaal
Kateryna Movchan, flute and Danica Skreblin, guitar (Style: eclectic)
From Bach to Piazzolla, this duo brings guitar and flute music for you.
Entrance Fee
August 10 at 2pm at Talblick (Wanderschaukel)
Songs of Love, Volume 2
Songs of love of nowadays and from the past.
Free Entry
August 10 at 8pm at Wienersaal
Four Hands, One Piano
Piano duet: Irena Portenko and Svetlana Gorokhovich Continuing last year's take on Beethoven, the duo takes on Symphony No. 7 and Schumann's Etudes in Canon form. (Style: classical)
Entrance Fee
August 11 at 4pm at Felsentherme
Back to Childhood (Disney Plus)
A wide variety of music from the movies and cartoons for kids and young adults.
Free entry with a wellness pass
August 11 at 8pm at Wienersaal
Franck Sonata and Other Music from France
Artur Medvedev (violin), Veronika Nurijeva (cello), Mykhailo Diordiev (piano) & Irena Portenko (piano)
Music from France. Sonatas by Franck and Debussy, as well as pieces written in the 19th–20th century.
Free Entry
August 12 at 11am at Wienersaal
Presentation from the Music in the Alps Young Artists
Always fresh ideas that take our performers and listeners for an unexpected creative ride.
Free Entry
August 12 at 8pm at Wienersaal
Taras Volos and Friends
Best of jazz plus — standards and favorite tunes from wonderful Taras Volos and Co. (Style: jazz/eclectic)
Entrance Fee
August 13 at 8pm at Wienersaal
Closing Gala “Love Always Wins”
Celebrating music and love, saying goodbye, but leaving our hearts and songs in Bad Gastein until next time. (Style: eclectic)
Entrance Fee
Schubert’s “Winterreise” with Reinhard Mayr (Austria) at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.
Pianist and teacher Dr Irena Portenko curates this concert of student musicians on January 25th at St. John’s in the Village, NY, NY.
Scarsdale High School Choir: “From Darkness into the Light” at the Scarsdale Women’s Club.
Music of Schubert and Chopin at the Ardsley Country Club at 4:30pm.
Classical Sundays: Piano Duo Svetlana Gorokhovich & Irena Portenko at the South Huntington Library, Long Island, New York on Sunday, January 12 at 2:30pm.
Celebrate the 11th Summer Festival with a Gala, “My Favorite Things”.
Josani Pimenta (mezzo-soprano) presents Brazilian Sacred Music.
Marcel Leczky (cello) and Mykhailo Diordiev (piano) present two Sonatas for Cello and Piano by J. Brahms.
Multimedia Presentation.
Classical Music in the Movies in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Tammy Hensrud (mezzo-soprano) and friends presents “Songs of Love”.
Young Performers Showcase Volume 2
Jeffrey Palmer (countertenor) and Irena Portenko (piano) present “Baroque to Baltic”.
Annabel Hauk (cello) and Irena Portenko (piano) present Sonatas by Beethoven, Chopin and Franck
Young Performers Showcase Volume 1.
Taras and the young performers present “All that Jazz”.
Afternoon of music with Jeffrey Palmer (countertenor) and Irena Portenko (piano).
Schubert’s “Winterreise” with Reinhard Mayr (baritone) and Irena Portenko (piano).
Mariya Klymenko (piano) plays Beethoven and Brahms.
Music in the Alps presents a program for kids (and adults), Disney for Al!
Arne Kircher (cello) and Vlad Kaznodii (piano) present Sonatas for Cello and Piano by Beethoven, Schumann, and “Fern Blossom” by Sofia Lozina.
Music in the Alps: “Dolce far Niente” Italienische Lieder der Leidenschaft
Italian Songs with Yuliya Fesay (soprano) and Irena Portenko (piano).
Concert titled: “It’s a Broadway World”
“Auf den Spuren von Schubert” with Lika Megreshvili (flute), Mariya Klymenko (piano), Andrii Murza (violin), Ariane Becker-Bender (viola), Boris Stansky (cello), Dima Gagulidze (double bass) and Irena Portenko (piano).
Program: Introduction and Variations for flute and Piano, Fantasy in f minor and “Trout” Quintet
Presented by “Music in the Alps”. Irena Portenko, piano in a Solo Concert-Benefit for Ukraine. Performing Ludwig van Beethoven last three sonatas, Opuses 109, 110, and 111. With a special appearance of Ukrainian Chorus “Dumka” of New York.
A Show of Caring
A Concert to benefit Ukraine
March 27th, 2022 at 8:00pm
You are invited to an evening of song and solidarity to benefit the citizens of Ukraine, who are fighting for their families, the future of their country—and their lives. Here is your opportunity to show you care by coming to this special all-volunteer event. All proceeds after ticket sales will be donated to charities supporting Ukrainian rescue efforts, including http://razomforukraine.org and http://unitedhelpukraine.org
Tarrytown Music Hall
Tarrytown, NY
Tickets $75 (first four rows), $30
Performers:
Irena Portenko, piano
Jeffrey Palmer, countertenor
Svetlana Gorokhovich, piano
Stefan Szkafarowsky, bass
Ukrainian Chorus “Dumka” of NY
L. van Beethoven Final Piano Sonatas at the Cathedral in Odessa, Ukraine. POSTPONED
Chamber Music Concert at Ukrainian National Academy of Music in Kyiv, Ukraine. POSTPONED
L. van Beethoven Triple Concerto in C Major wit Conductor Volodymyr Kozhuhar and the Kyiv National Philharmonia, Ukraine. POSTPONED
