chamber music

Captivating chamber: Manhattan Chamber Players to perform intimate set in Amphitheater as 2021 season draws to a close

by Nichole Jiang on August 24, 2021

NICHOLE JIANG - STAFF WRITER Manhattan Chamber Players As the 2021 season winds down, there’s still a chance to enjoy classical music as the Manhattan Chamber Players perform at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24 in

Sphinx Artists, with mission grounded in representation, bring chamber music to Amp

by Nichole Jiang on August 19, 2021

NICHOLE JIANG - STAFF WRITER Sphinx Artists Creating music and opportunity through the arts is the heart of what the

Guest critic: CSO Diversity Fellows, wind section deliver ‘chamber music of the highest order’

by Zachary Lewis on August 13, 2021

ZACHARY LEWIS - GUEST CRITIC Above left, 2021 Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Diversity Fellows open the show by performing Jessie Montgomery’s

Students prepare capstone of chamber music as their season comes to crescendo

by Nichole Jiang on July 16, 2021

NICHOLE JIANG - STAFF WRITER Percussionists Liam McManus, left, and David Wang rehearse with pianists Narae Lee, left, and Kerry

Cristina Pato and Mazz Swift to bring the invisible to light in season’s first Chamber, Concert and Conversation

by Jamie Landers on June 29, 2020

Swift and Pato In each of the past two seasons, Chautauquans have seen a performance from Cristina Pato, with her

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to Play One-of-a-Kind Chamber Recital in Lenna

by Val Lick on August 18, 2019

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra has been making music for almost 30 years — and this year, they have a unique new program for Chautauqua. The Jazz at Lincoln

Lyrica Baroque to Showcase Era’s ‘Hidden Gems’ in Recital

by Julia Arwine on August 16, 2019

Lyrica Baroque Chautauqua’s season is quickly coming to an end, and the Saturday chamber music series is going out in

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

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, jazz and ragtime. At 4 p.m. Saturday, July 27 in Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall, clarinetist

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

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 accolades of a top-shelf musician: Grammy Awards, plenty of studio albums, appearances in major motion

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