marcolivia enjoys working with presenters to give entertaining and informative concerts. We present programs of regular recitals as well as theme concerts such as Eastern-European duos (including all 44 Bartok duos); French duos spanning 300 years, Israeli duos; music from America, Russia and Japan as well as all-Baroque or all-20th century programs. We also play the virtuoso works of Paganini and Wieniawski, arranged by us. Our programs often include discussion of the pieces performed and can also include question/answer sessions. marcolivia often performs with piano, for mixed programs of violin, viola and piano, two violins and piano or solo sonatas with piano.

1) Unaccompanied recitals - 2 violins or violin and viola. Pieces chosen from repertoire list.

2) Recitals with piano - this can include violin/piano sonatas.

3) Chamber music recitals - we team up with the cellist from our string trio "Trio Corda" and play trios or piano quartets.

4) Concertos - we have played double concertos all over the country, and would enjoy playing one of the ones mentioned below with your orchestra.

5) French baroque dances - features the duos of Jacques Aubert and Jean-Marie Leclair with explanations of bowing traditions from Lully. This is an educational presentation for universities or music schools.

6) Folkdances of Bela Bartok - performance with demonstrations of Eastern European folksongs as they apply to the 44 duos. An educational program for university or music school series.

7) Israeli Duos - we perform a variety of duos by contemporary Israeli composers from folk-based works to sonatas

8) Special recitals - tailored to the young or elderly. Can feature shorter, programmatic works with explanations.

DUO REPERTOIRE

Two Violins

Aubert 3 Suites
Bartok 44 Duos
Boccherini 6 Duets
Dukov Happy Birthday (after Paganini and Wieniawski)
Halvorsen Concert Caprice On Norwegian Melodies
Hartke Oh Them Rats Is Mean In My Kitchen
Honegger Sonatine
J.C. Bach 3 Duos
L. Berio Duets
Leclair 6 Sonatas
Martinu Duo
Milhaud Duo
Milhaud Sonatine
Paganini Caprices #5, #23
Prokofiev Sonata
Schnittke In Memoriam: Dmitri Shostakovitch
Schnittke MOZ-ART
Silverman 11 Delaware Exits between Pennsylvania and  Pennsylvania
Takemitsu Rocking Mirror Daybreak
Wieniawski Caprices #2, #4
Ysaye Sonata in A minor

Israeli Violin duos

Alotin Duets
Gelbrun Duo
Lazar Duo for Violin and Viola
Manievitch 13 Duets
Mevorach Duet
Partos Rondo (commissioned by Israel Music Institute)
Seter A Due e a Tre III - 7 Duetti Virtuosi
Seter Sonata (winner of Engel Prize)
Shlonsky 2 Traditional Songs

Violin and Viola duos

Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia
Handel-Halvorsen Sarabande con Variazioni
Haydn 6 Sonatas
Martinu 3 Madrigals
Martinu Duo
Mozart 3 Duos
Weiner Duo

Two Violins with piano

Corelli 6 Sonatas
Handel Sonatas Op 2, Op 5
Martinu Duo Concertant
Milhaud Sonata
Moskowski Suite
Purcell 6 Sonatas
Sarasate Navarra

Double Concertos

Arnold
Bach
Benjamin Romantic Fantasy (Violin and Viola)
Britten (Violin and Viola)
Holst
Martinu
Mozart Concertone
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante (Violin and Viola)
Schnittke
Spohr
Vivaldi A minor, D minor