Chautauqua Piano Program Co-Chairs John Milbauer, left, and Nicola Melville on Sunday, July 29, 2018 outside of the Amphitheater. HALDAN KIRSCH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER On Sunday, July 29, the Piano Program co-chairs John Milbauer and Nicola “Nikki”
As a tradition, winners of the annual Sigma Alpha Iota competition don’t just win the prize, they’ll be invited to perform with the Music School Festival Orchestra in the Amphitheater next summer. The SAI competition
“Ahimsa” means nonviolence or non-injury in Sanskrit. In the 1940s, “ahimsa” was being referred as a nonviolent resistance method in the freedom movement in India. In 2017, Supriya Kelkar published Ahimsa, a fictional book for
The Chautauqua Piano Program lasts for five weeks. When Week Five came to its end, piano students were wrapping up their studies, reflecting on what they have learned and going home with the memories, friendships and
On Tuesday, July 31, instrumental students in the Music School Festival Orchestra begin recitals of Phase Two, the intense phase of the chamber music program. In Phase One, many MSFO students played quintets, collaborating with piano
When Vice President of Performing and Visual Arts Deborah Sunya Moore describes the student programs at Chautauqua Institution, she likes to highlight the diversity of disciplines on the grounds. “For me, if I could choose
Pianist Vladimir Horowitz’s personal piano will be on the grounds for a demonstration at 11 a.m. Friday July 27, and at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 28, in Sherwood-Marsh Studios. In the modern era, most pianists
Piano students Enzo Medel, Arsen Jamkotchian, Kyunghoon Kim, Yi Chen Feng, Jane Liu and Chen Liang are the six finalists in the 2018 Chautauqua Piano Competition. The finals will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday,
As Chautauqua explores Week Five’s theme, “The Ethics of Dissent,” those in the CLSC Young Readers Program will be exploring the same theme by reading I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie
Quinn Saylin’s violin journey began when she was around 4 years old. Now, Saylin is a rising high school senior in California, spending her first summer with the Music School Festival Orchestra in Chautauqua. Saylin
While Chautauqua Institution is starting its week on “The Ethics of Dissent,” 90 high school students from all over New York state will come on the grounds to sing harmonies. These high school students are
Chautauqua’s School of Music puts a heavy emphasis on chamber music, but this is not the norm for conservatories, music schools or music festivals. Many music students said they either had very limited chamber experience
In Ann Arbor, cellist Arie Lipsky is the music director and conductor of Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. In Chautauqua’s School of Music, Lipsky teaches cello and is the chamber music chair, coaching students on how
Pianist Alexander Kobrin won the Gold Medal of Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2005 and is currently a faculty member at Eastman School of Music. Now, he is at Chautauqua for the first time.
Reading Cloud and Wallfish by Anne Nesbet, a fictional book based on Nesbet’s real experience in East Germany, is a great chance for kids to both learn about history during the Cold War and explore
Voice student Philippe L’Esperance thinks everyone will be able to relate to his character in the School of Music’s production of L’elisir d’amore. “Who doesn’t want to be loved? … Everyone wants to be wanted,