chamber music

Dibert Foundation Continues Support of Annual Music Camps

by Marianna Moore on August 14, 2019

The annual Chautauqua Music Camps taking place throughout Week Eight have been sponsored by the Winifred Crawford Dibert Foundation for more than two decades. Founded in memory of Winnie Dibert of Jamestown, the foundation focuses

Donald Sinta Quartet to Present Sax Repertoire

by Val Lick on August 11, 2019

The saxophone is deeply rooted in contemporary music — but, according to the Donald Sinta Quartet, the instrument’s capabilities

Violinist Augustin Hadelich & Pianist Weiss to Perform in Chamber Duo

by Val Lick on July 28, 2019

072919_val lick Staff writer Soloists Augustin Hadelich and Orion Weiss have performed their way across America — and developed a close musical connection. Today, the two musicians will join forces in a powerful chamber music duo. Hadelich, a violinist and Musical America’s 2018 Instrumentalist of the Year, and Weiss, a pianist and Classical Recording Foundation’s 2010 Young Artist of the Year, will perform at 4 p.m. today in Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall as part of the Chautauqua Chamber Music Guest Artist Series. The program is spread across two centuries; it begins with Ludwig Van Beethoven’s 1800 Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, and ends with John Adams’ 1995 “Road Movies.” Hadelich has performed with every major orchestra in America — and collected a Grammy Award along the way. In a 2018 interview with Interlude magazine, he said that “music is vital to the human spirit. It’s essential to play music written today and not live only in the past. That being said, in any era of music history, the majority of music written isn’t great, and our time is not an exception. As time passes, it’s as if a fog lifts, and gradually it becomes clear what the great, enduring works of art are.” At 35, Hadelich is a youthful voice in the world of elite musicians. Born in Tuscany to German parents, he attended Juilliard and has been a New Yorker — and an internationally touring artist — ever since. Hadelich has performed solo, with orchestras and in chamber groups. He told Interlude that chamber music is a more personal interaction with listeners. “In chamber music and recitals, I can explore the softer dynamics and more subtle nuances, and feel the more intimate involvement of the audience,” Hadelich said in 2018. “In terms of communication with the other musicians though, I actually find little difference between how I communicate with other musicians in a concerto and in chamber music. There is no concerto that does not require the soloist to listen intently and interact closely with the orchestra throughout.” Weiss, another young and rising musician, agrees. While chamber music is a more intimate setting, Weiss said, it requires the same careful listening as any musical performance. “All music is chamber music — response and communication, dialogue and listening,” he said. Weiss and Hadelich have more than just a musical connection; the two have been friends for years, Weiss said. “We became friends years ago at the Seattle Chamber Music Society, and connected immediately, both personally and musically,” Weiss said. “We always make each other laugh, and we have a great time making music together.” Weiss said he is excited for today’s multi-century program. “The program is diverse and wide-ranging and filled with wonderful challenges and amazing music,” Weiss said. “The Beethoven Sonata is unbelievably taut and intense. (Johannes Brahms’ Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100) is warm, emotional and inspired. (Claude Debussy’s Violin Sonata in G Minor, L. 40) is a masterpiece of gesture, color and drama. And ‘Road Movies’ is so fun to perform; it’s so rhythmically complex and intricate. I think the audience will hold their breath from excitement.” Deborah Sunya Moore, vice president of performing and visual arts, said the two artists fit together like “puzzle pieces” in a week of musical performances. When Moore asked Hadelich about the possibility of a chamber music recital at Chautauqua, she said, he proposed a duo with Weiss. “This is a week of intertwined collaborations — it’s a wonderful puzzle piece,” Moore said. “Even though everyone loves Augustin here, they have never heard him in a small, intimate chamber setting at Chautauqua.” Moore said the two musicians will perform in various settings throughout the week. Weiss will perform with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Tuesday in a premiere of American composer Jeremy Gill’s “Concerto D’Avorio,” and Hadelich will perform with the CSO on Thursday, in a concert featuring pieces by Russian composers Sergei Prokofiev and Sergei Rachmaninoff. Complimentary tickets for this concert must be obtained at the Main Gate Welcome Center starting at 7 a.m. today. It will also be livestreamed in the Hall of Christ.

Hadelich Soloists Augustin Hadelich and Orion Weiss have performed their way across America — and developed a close musical connection.

Tale of Two Jons: Manasse and Nakamatsu to Play Clarinet and Piano Duo

by Julia Arwine on July 27, 2019

This weekend, two Jons will come together for an evening of lively and varied chamber music rooted in Romanticism,

Venice Baroque Orchestra to Perform With Antique Harpsichord in Lenna

by Val Lick on July 14, 2019

Venice Baroque Orchestra The celebrated Venice Baroque Orchestra is touring the United States, and Chautauqua Institution is one of its stops

Brian Zeger & Friends to Paint ‘Portrait of Paris’ in Chamber Music Concert

by Julia Arwine on July 6, 2019

Brian Zeger The second performance in this year’s Chautauqua Chamber Music Resident Artist Series, “Brian Zeger & Friends,” will feature pianist and guest voice faculty Brian Zeger alongside three School of Music faculty: violin instructor Nurit

ChamberFest Cleveland to Perform ‘Conversation’ of Classical Music

by Val Lick on June 30, 2019

ChamberFest Cleveland The members of ChamberFest Cleveland are bringing three classical masterpieces back into conversation. The group will perform “Precocious

Alexander Gavrylyuk and Aaron Berofsky to Present ‘Introspective and Beautiful’ Chamber Pieces

by Julia Arwine on June 29, 2019

Alexander Gavrylyuk Chautauqua School of Music’s Alexander Gavrylyuk, Heintzelman Family Artistic Adviser of the Piano Program, and Aaron Berofsky, violin faculty

Chamber Music Guest Artist Series to close with Sharon Isbin, Colin Davin’s Latin-American guitar solos, duos

by Justin Kelly on August 19, 2018

It’s difficult to over-emphasize the impact that Sharon Isbin has had on the classical guitar. She has all of the

Calidore Quartet to compare music of First, Second Viennese Schools in chamber music concert

by Justin Kelly on August 12, 2018

Monday, Aug. 13, will be the Calidore String Quartet’s first time performing at Chautauqua Institution, but violinist Ryan Meehan knows

In penultimate edition of Resident Artist Series chamber music concerts, Pearl Piano Quartet to play Mozart and Brahms

by Justin Kelly on August 10, 2018

Saturday’s Chautauqua Chamber Music concert on Aug. 11 will be one of the few musical events of the week that doesn’t feature any current members of the Silkroad Ensemble — but there are still multiple

Fry Street Quartet and School of Music faculty Kelly Markgraf to present afternoon of chamber music

by Justin Kelly on August 3, 2018

At 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, in Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall, the Fry Street Quartet will perform the music of

String quartet ETHEL to present program of varied devotional music

by Justin Kelly on July 15, 2018

People from all over the world admire the scope and achievement of the Western classical music canon. But cellist Dorothy

Vamos, Pacht, friends bring family together for chamber music

by Justin Kelly on July 13, 2018

Almita Vamos Rami Vamos Nurit Pacht Eugeni Monacelli For Chautauquans, this weekend’s chamber music concert will be an eclectic

Chamberfest Cleveland to bring audience ‘Behind Bars’ in Lenna program

by Justin Kelly on July 1, 2018

Thematically programmed concerts are usually centered around grand narratives or specific time periods, not around prison. But at 4 p.m.

Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra members will perform a blend of chamber and solo works

by Philip de Oliveira on August 17, 2017

Chautauquans are no doubt used to seeing the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra as a single, cohesive whole when it performs its usual three concerts each week. At 4 p.m. Friday in Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall, concertgoers

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