Name: BHC Concert Series presents Melodiya Chamber Ensemble
Start: 2026-05-02T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-05-02T21:00:00-07:00
Location: Hillside Club

BHC Concert Series  presents Melodiya Chamber Ensemble

The Hillside Club is a historic Berkeley Club. Founded in the late 19th century to promote good design practices in the Berkeley hills, the Hillside Club today is a community-based membership organization supporting the arts and culture.  We also rent the club as a venue for weddings, lectures, parties of all types, galas, fundraisers and more.

Hillside Club

Featuring Sergei Ratichenkov on viola and Arkady Serper on piano

Berkeley Hillside Club Concert Series

This long-running concert series, curated by Bruce Koball, features exceptional players and groups who put on some of the best classical and jazz performances in the East Bay.

Program:J.S. Bach (1685-1750) - Air on the G string from orchestral suite no 3, BWV 1068(transcription for viola and piano) J.S. Bach - Cello suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011(transcription for viola)1. Prelude and Fugue2. Allemande3. Courante4. Sarabande5. Gavotte 16. Gavotte 27. Gigueintermission J.S.Bach - Sonata for viola da gamba and harpsichord no. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029(transcription for viola and piano)1. Vivace2. Adagio3. Allegro Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) – 2 Rhapsodies for piano, op. 79Rhapsody #1 in B minor - AgitatoRhapsody #2 in G minor - Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro About the Artists:Sergey Rakitchenkov was born in Moscow and attended the Central School for Musically Gifted Children. He graduated with honors from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Fyodor Druzhinin. For fifteen years he performed with the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, rising to become Principal of the viola section. In 1980 he won the prestigious All-Union Musical Competition. In 1987, weeks after immigrating to the United States with his wife, Olga, and daughter, Lisa, he won a position in the viola section of the San Francisco Opera where he served as the Associate Principal Chair. He recently retired and performs at special events in the Bay Area and in Europe as a soloist.Arkadi Serper received his music education in Russia at the Gnesin State Musical College and Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. He enjoys a distinguished career as a pianist, composer and educator. He teaches Piano and Composition and Music Theory at the San Francisco Conservatory in the Pre-College Department and has a private studio with thriving students in both piano and composition. He has written and published choral music for Kairos Youth Choir and compositions in original musical theatre. As an acclaimed composer, his symphonic and chamber compositions have been produced by several major orchestras. As a pianist, he continues to perform concerts, both as a soloist and chamber musician, locally and internationally.Learn more at <a href="https://www.hillsideclub.org/" title="https://www.hillsideclub.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">hillsideclub.org</a>

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