Clarinetist

This program celebrates the rich variety and enduring beauty of the Russian repertoire—from the intricate textures in Prokofiev’s Sonata for Two Violins and the aching beauty in Rachmaninoff’s Trio élégiaque to the stark, powerful expressions in Ustvolskaya’s Clarinet Trio. Violin virtuosos Paul Huang and Danbi Um—described, respectively, by The Strad as possessing an “unfailingly attractive, golden, and resonant tone” and being an “utterly dazzling” artist—share the Festival stage for the first time. 

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Russian Odyssey: Rachmaninoff & Prokofiev

New Mexico Museum of Art

Grammy-nominated clarinetist Todd Palmer joins the Verona Quartet in Osvaldo Golijov’s celebrated quintet The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind, an epic journey that invokes both the divinity of prayer and the freewheeling world of klezmer. The Verona then joins guitarist Łukasz Kuropaczewski for Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Guitar Quintet, which the composer described as a “melodious and serene work written almost in a Schubertian vein.” 

Golijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind

Donald Runnicles makes his Festival debut conducting Mahler’s consummate fusion of song cycle and symphony, Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth), performed here in its intimate chamber orchestra version. Mahler was reeling from the loss of his daughter and other crises when he wrote this deeply moving work, and the poems he set to music evoke the beauty, sadness, and transience of life. An all-star ensemble is joined by two extraordinary soloists who are also making their Festival debuts: German mezzo-soprano Annika Schlicht, whose voice OperaWire has praised as “extraordinary for its beauty of tone,” and American heldentenor Clay Hilley, who was lauded by The New York Times for his “vocal heft [and] clarion sound.” 

Todd Palmer

Clarinetist

Events

Jul 31, 2024

Russian Odyssey: Rachmaninoff & Prokofiev ·

Aug 1, 2024

Golijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind · Santa Fe Chamber Music festival

Aug 5, 2024

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde · Santa Fe Chamber Music festival

Future and recently performed repertoire

Clarinet in Clarinet Concerto by Copland

Vallejo Symphony

Clarinet in Sonata for Clarinet and Piano by Bernstein

Stanford University Department of Music

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