A Collection of Highlights from 2015

JANUARY 2015

No better way to bring in the New Year than on a plane with multiple cancellations because of the snow apocalypse on the east coast of the US!

JANUARY 2015

The snow that cancelled my concert in Boston...

FEBRUARY 2015

A frosty, but cheerful return to Shelter Island, NY to give a recital at the Perlman Music Program's Clark Performing Arts Center

FEBRUARY 2015

The Perlman Music Program on Shelter Island, NY, my childhood summer home.

FEBRUARY 2015

Rehearsing with my wonderful pianist, Dana Protopopescu, at the Clark Performing Arts Center

FEBRUARY 2015

With longtime musical, professional, and personal supporter, Janice Gerton, of the Arts and Letters Foundation

FEBRUARY 2015

Our mini-tour continued at Davidson College in North Carolina

FEBRUARY 2015

My hotel room view of the Swiss Alps in Crans-Montana

FEBRUARY 2015

Crans-Montana, Switzerland.  Photography by Bernard Rosenberg

FEBRUARY 2015

Post rehearsal walk with Michael Guttman, Liya Petrova, Marie Chilemme, and Ashot Khachatourian (Crans-Montana, Switzerland)

FEBRUARY 2015

Glière Duos with violinist Michael Guttman

FEBRUARY 2015

Crans-Montana Classics Series

FEBRUARY 2015

Schumann Piano Quintet at the Crans-Montana Classics with Michael Guttman, Liya Petrova, Marie Chilemme, and Ashot Khachatourian.

MARCH 2015

Haydn Concerto No. 1 in C major with Jacques Van Herenthals and Ensemble Orchestral de Bruxelles

MARCH 2015

Haydn Concerto at Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels

MARCH 2015

Haydn Concerto at Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels

MARCH 2015

The beautiful Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels

MARCH 2015

Post Concert with wonderful friends, French mezzo-soprano Sarah Laulan and Latvian violinist Elina Buksha

MARCH 2015

The French Alps to play at four concerts at the Winter Residency of Musique à Flaine

MARCH 2015

Musique à Flaine

MARCH 2015

Opening night of our Schubert program with Nathanael Gouin and Guillaume Chilemme

APRIL 2015

My visit to Futura Productions recording studio in Roslindale, MA for an upcoming project

APRIL 2015

The Amati Magazine of London highlighting news about the new cello concerto being written for me, the English Symphony Orchestra, and Phoenix in Boston by Jeffrey Mumford

APRIL 2015

APRIL 2015

Preparing a program of solo Bach

MAY 2015

A wonderful birthday celebration with friends in Brussels!

MAY 2015

A private dinner with Roby Lakatos and his band of fantastic musicians

MAY 2015

Incredible gypsy violinist Roby Lakatos playing for friends and jury members of the Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition

MAY 2015

With Roby Lakatos and longtime friend and pianist, Patricia Au, on her visit to Brussels

MAY 2015

A coffee in Berlin

MAY 2015

Berlin's Brandenburg Gate

MAY 2015

Berlin Cathedral

JUNE 2015

Final gathering with Gary Hoffman and the entire studio of resident cellists at the Queen Elisabeth Chapelle

JUNE 2015

With my longtime mentors Gary Hoffman and Jeroen Reuling; friend and principal cellist of the Tampere Philharmonic Joona Pulkinen, and pianist Dana Protopopescu 

JUNE 2015

JUNE 2015

A honor to be chosen as Cultural Ambassador to the United States and performing for the US Ambassador of the European Union, Anthony Gardner, his wife, and special guests.

JUNE 2015

An evening at Outhere Record Label's Launch Party

JUNE 2015

With friend and recording engineer Aline Blondiau who produced my first CD with Outhere partner label, Zig-Zag Territoires. 

JUNE 2015

With longtime friend, flautist, and Professor of Flute at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro, Erika Boysen on her visit to Brussels

JUNE 2015

Impromptu performance at Zita Brussels. Photograph by Rafaëlla Chelala

JUNE 2015

Impromptu performance at Zita Brussels. Photograph by Rafaëlla Chelala

JUNE 2015

Impromptu performance at Zita Brussels. Photograph by Rafaëlla Chelala

JUNE 2015

Impromptu performance at Zita Brussels. Photograph by Rafaëlla Chelala

JUNE 2015

A very memorable Mozart Divertimento Trio with violinist Elina Buksha and violist Hélène Desaint.

Music Chapel Garden Party: Mozart Divertimento String Trio

Click on photo to watch the performance!

JUNE 2015

Summer celebration at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapelle's Garden Party Festival

JULY 2015

Cathedral de Saint-Benoit-du-Sault, France; the home of Festival Eva

JULY 2015

Saint-Benoit-du-Sault

JULY 2015

A secret terrace overlooking the town of Saint-Benoit-du-Sault

JULY 2015

A dream cottage

JULY 2015

Opening night of Festival Eva performing Schubert Trout Quintet with Nathanael Gouin, Elina Buksha, Alice Weber, and Benoît Levesque

JULY 2015

With wonderful bassist Benoît Levesque in Schubert's Trout Quintet

JULY 2015

Wonderful friends and colleagues!

JULY 2015

Brasserie Georges, Brussels

JULY 2015

An impromptu trip to the beautiful region of Piedmont

JULY 2015

Piedmont, Italy

JULY 2015

Piedmont, Italy

AUGUST 2015

The opening concert of the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival

AUGUST 2015

Beethoven's 'Gassenhauer' Trio with violinist Soovin Kim and pianist Gilles Vonsattel

AUGUST 2015

Rehearsing David Ludwig's Aria Fantasy at LCCMF

AUGUST 2015

With composer David Ludwig after our performance of Aria Fantasy

AUGUST 2015

Bach in Church Series.  Photography by Dana Govett.

AUGUST 2015

Bach in Church.  Photography by Dana Govett.

AUGUST 2015

Bach in Church. Photography by Dana Govett.

AUGUST 2015

Enjoying an icecream with my dad, Papa Pae!

AUGUST 2015

Quality time with my mom, Mama Pae!

SEPTEMBER 2015

A rare moment of reprise and discovery of a new beach (Island Beach State Park) after my last performance of the summer season

OCTOBER 2015

The Tokyo skyline from my hotel window

SCHUBERT "Arpeggione" Sonata (Deborah Pae, cello)

The long awaited release of the SCHUBERT COLLECTION: PART 'ARPEGGIONE', a 2 year project and labour of love. Click the photo to watch.

OCTOBER 2015

Yokohama Mirai Concert Hall, the first of four concerts in Japan with Yuzuko Horigome and members of the NHK Philharmonic 

OCTOBER 2015

Recital Hall at the Hyogo Performing Arts Center

OCTOBER 2015

This needs no explanation except that it was, rightfully so, my last meal before leaving Tokyo!

OCTOBER 2015

3 generations of Marlboro participants performing in Japan together

OCTOBER 2015

Back in New York and enjoying the company of Baci

NOVEMBER 2015

The book that changed my life and just might change yours

NOVEMBER 2015

Thanksgiving steak instead of the traditional turkey!

NOVEMBER 2015

Thanksgiving dinner with my wonderful family, which I missed over the past four years!  So happy to be back for that holiday tradition.

DECEMBER 2015

Finishing out the year with holiday cheer and many new programs of music.  I am looking forward to sharing them with you next year!

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2015 has become a kaleidoscope of memorable performances, experiences, eye-opening travels, and connections with many extraordinary people.  This collection is a brief look into how colorful 2015 truly was and it gives me pleasure to share it with you.

Happy holidays and Happy New Year!

Deborah Pae

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