A summer at Chautauqua Institution gives young musicians the chance to learn surrounded by talented peers, faculty and guest instructors. It’s a chance that is
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The instrumental and voice students are coming together for a chamber recital unlike any other this summer. “It’s lovely for (the audience),” said Donald St.
When Ilya Kaler came to Chautauqua for a solo violin performance in 1994, he began more than a professional relationship with the Institution. He met
There’s a ghost in Fletcher Music Hall. At least that’s what the voice students performing Benjamin Britten’s opera The Turn of the Screw at 7:30
Since he was 5 years old, Aaron Berofsky has known he wanted to be a violinist, but it wasn’t until recently that he found a
When most people read Langston Hughes and John Steinbeck, they see poems and novels. Composer Ricky Ian Gordon sees operas. “Words inspire me,” Gordon said.
The five finalists of the Sigma Alpha Iota Competition are ready to face off. At 2 p.m. Wednesday in Fletcher Music Hall, the young musicians
Behind every great orchestra is a great conductor – and behind him, is a great conducting fellow. “The conducting fellowship has been a wonderful arrangement,”
Five years ago when Soyeon An came to Chautauqua, she had never even been to the United States. Now, she’s returning to the open arms
Chautauqua Institution offers the exciting opportunity to live and learn among some of the greatest minds and artists of our time. Perhaps no one appreciates
Frederic Chiu’s mission is to use his skills on the piano to convert others into classical music fans. At Chautauqua, that’s not a hard feat.
On her bedside table, next to her Chanel perfume, Bénédicte Jourdois keeps a reminder of her family’s — and country’s — past. “I have two
Most of the musicians in the Music School Festival Orchestra didn’t even know one another’s names a week ago. “This orchestra’s never existed before,” said
New and returning voices are ready to take the stage. The 43 vocal students in the School of Music will sing hello to the community
The Piano Program students are ready for their entrance. The young pianists will greet one another, their teachers and the public at 2 p.m. Monday
Since 1999, Chautauqua Music Camps have inspired musical and emotional growth in middle and high school students. Members of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and professionals