“Last week I gave a ball in my own rooms . . . we began at 6 in the evening and stopped at 7—what? only an hour?—no, no—at seven in the morning.” — W. A. Mozart 

Beginning with Mozart, who was an avid and reportedly expert dancer, this program offers a unique opportunity to enjoy the special synergy between music and dance: from composers who created dance music for social gatherings like the “Waltz King” Johann Strauss, Jr., to artistic representations of folk dances by Johannes Brahms and David Serkin Ludwig.

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Invitation to the Dance

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

A sonic journey through eras, styles, and spirituality, where the solo guitar becomes the voice of what cannot be expressed. From the Romantic virtuosity of Johann Kaspar Mertz to the contemplative density of Messiaen, from the intimate transcriptions of Romantic Lieder and preludes to the solemn geometry of the Baroque Passacaglia, this program weaves an invisible thread across the centuries. A thread made of memory, transfiguration, and silence.

Edith Pageaud – Passacaglia of the Invisible

Chiaramonte Steri Palace

Martinů came of age as a composer in the musical melting pot of Paris, where his Czech influences would absorb more international ones. This program examines the worlds that shaped him, contextualizing the composer among his teachers and peers. These include Jaroslav Řídký, with whom he had played in the Czech Philharmonic, and their teacher Josef Suk, whose youthful yet confident First Piano Quartet is dedicated to Suk’s own teacher (and soon-to-be father-in-law), Antonín Dvořák. Two of Martinů’s earliest Parisian works—the ragtimey Foxtrot and assured First Piano Trio—will be heard alongside chamber works by his teacher Albert Roussel, one of the most prominent French composers of the interwar years; the Polish émigré Alexandre Tansman, like Martinů a leading light of the so-called École de Paris; and their elder luminary Maurice Ravel, whose writing would influence the Czech composer’s string quartets.

Program Two • The French Connection

Fisher Center at Bard

Avid recitalists, chamber musicians and educators, sisters Michelle and Kimberly Cann bring a program of such classical favorites as Bach, Strauss and Bernstein as well as moving arrangements like Let My People Go and a Fantasy on George Gershwin’s Songs.

Cann Piano Duo

Rockport Music-Shalin Liu Performance Center

Pre-College Studio Recital: Scott Cmiel, guitar

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Marko Topchii, a renowned classical guitarist born into a musical family in Ukraine in 1991, has garnered widespread acclaim for his exceptional talent and numerous competition victories. With over 100 awards in international classical guitar competitions, including First Prizes in prestigious events such as the International Guitar Competition Francisco Tarrega and the Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition in New York, Marko has established himself as a one of a kind musician in the classical guitar world.

Pre-College Masterclass: Marko Topchii, guitar

There’s nothing to match the colours of a woodwind ensemble – put four terrific wind players together and it’s like opening a musical paintbox! Four of the Orchestra’s own woodwind superstars travel from swinging London to the jungles of Brazil in this joyous recital.

Liverpool Wind Collective

The Music Room

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music. Sofie Friedlander is a student of Benjamin Kamins. 

Sofie Friedlander, Bassoon

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

Meet the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra's musicians in smaller ensembles when they play works they have chosen themselves because they are close to their hearts.



Throughout his all-too-short life, Mozart had great joy and fascination with the singing and musical qualities of the woodwinds. He composed a multitude of works which stage the qualities of the woodwinds in the most beautiful way, and at the same time you sense Mozart's great insight into the enormous development that took place with woodwinds in the period. The clarinet and basset horn were new instruments that immediately caught Mozart's attention.

Singing woodwinds

Aalborg Central Waterfront

Join us for an enchanting evening of bassoon music featuring the talented Kevin Opeña at the Galvin Recital Hall. This special performance is scheduled for Friday, April 19, 2024, at 6:00pm CDT, showcasing Kevin's mastery as a Bachelor of Music student under the guidance of David McGill. Accompanied by Nathan Canfield on piano, the recital promises a captivating selection of works including François Devienne's Sonata in G Minor, Op. 25, No. 5, J.S. Bach's Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008, selections from Ludwig Milde's 50 Concert Studies and 25 Studies in Scales and Chords, Op. 26 and Op. 24, and Alexandre Tansman's Sonatine pour basson et piano.

This event is free and open to the public, with no tickets required. For those unable to attend in person, a live stream will be available, ensuring no one misses out on this musical treat. The Galvin Recital Hall, located at 70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, offers a stunning venue with views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline, providing the perfect backdrop for an evening of beautiful music. Don't miss this opportunity to support emerging talent and experience the rich sounds of the bassoon in one of Northwestern's most beautiful performance spaces.

Kevin Opeña, bassoon

Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall

Study Concert with guitar students under Jesper Sivebæk og Per Pålsson

Study Concert with guitar students

The Studio Hall

PC Morning Recital

Renowned Polish composer Alexandre Tansman fled Europe for the United States in 1941, and his rhythmic Polish Rhapsody—inspired by the invasion of Poland and dedicated “to the defenders of Warsaw”—was premiered in St. Louis that same year. Prolific composer Josef Tal emigrated to Jerusalem in 1934, and his dramatic Exodus, based on the Passover Haggadah, was debuted by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra during the first days of that country’s War of Independence. Walter Kaufmann was one of many Jewish refugees who found a haven in India, where he lived for 14 years and wrote his Indian Symphony. Viennese composer Marcel Rubin fled first to France and then to Mexico, which is where he wrote his melancholy Symphony No. 4, Dies irae, reflecting his experiences during the Second World War.

Exodus: Jewish Composers in Exile

Bard College

The sound of today’s best pianos—like the Hamburg Steinway concert grands you hear at CMS—is a truly awesome sonority. A great piano can do anything, from roaring like a lion to singing like a soprano. But composers as far back as Mozart realized a pianist could do even more with a partner, and we now enjoy a stunning array of repertoire for pianos side by side. No piano aficionado should miss this concert filled with the camaraderie of five pianists.

Gershwin's An American In Paris

Sinfonietta Cracovia & Jan Mráček

Church of Saints Simon and Jude

Experience intimate chamber music programs curated and performed by small ensembles of SF Symphony musicians.

Schubert’s Trout Quintet

Davies Symphony Hall

Experience one of Shostakovich’s most rhythmically intense and ambiguous string quartets. At times, it moves like a dense, anxiety-inducing fog, and at others, it feels like being chased by an angry swarm of bees.

Prokofiev, Shostakovich & More

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Experience an exciting evening of dynamic repertoire led by conductor Hae Lee. The program opens with Gideon Klein’s Partita for String Orchestra, a vibrant and expressive work full of rhythmic energy.  Weber’s Clarinet Concerto No. 1, and featuring Eddie Sundra, is a dazzling showcase of virtuosity and lyrical brilliance. Discover Alexandre Tansman’s spirited Sinfonietta No. 1 and Mieczysław Weinberg’s Suite for Small Orchestra, a richly characterful work filled with contrast and color. 

Alexandre Tansman

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 7, 2026

Gershwin's An American In Paris · Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Nov 7, 2026

Gershwin's An American In Paris · Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Dec 1, 2026

Sinfonietta Cracovia & Jan Mráček · Prague Symphony Orchestra

Feb 21, 2027

Schubert’s Trout Quintet · San Francisco Symphony

Mar 30, 2027

Prokofiev, Shostakovich & More · Los Angeles Philharmonic

Past events

Apr 25, 2026

Invitation to the Dance · Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Dec 26, 2025

Edith Pageaud – Passacaglia of the Invisible · Palermo Classica

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