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Programs and artists are subject to change without notice. The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival follows all health and safety protocols required by Yale University.

Brentano Quartet and Rieko Aizawa

Yale School of Music

Experience the profound musical journey of "Sol Gabetta Interprets Schnittke & Shostakovich" on May 30 & 31, 2023, at Berwaldhallen. This exceptional concert features the world-renowned Argentinian cellist Sol Gabetta, under the baton of Greek conductor Constantinos Carydis, alongside the illustrious Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. The evening is a tribute to two of the 20th century's most significant composers, Dmitri Shostakovich and Alfred Schnittke, who boldly navigated the complexities of political unrest without compromising their artistic voices. The program also introduces the audience to Minas Borboudakis' new orchestral work, "Z Metamorphosis," adding a contemporary layer to the evening's exploration of transformation and resilience.

The concert promises an immersive experience into the depths of Schnittke and Shostakovich's compositions, showcasing Gabetta's exceptional mastery and emotional depth. The performance will be broadcast live on Swedish Radio P2 on May 31 at 7:03 pm, allowing audiences worldwide to partake in this musical homage to courage, innovation, and the enduring power of art.

Tickets are available for both dates, but availability is limited. This event not only offers a night of exquisite music but also a moment to reflect on the role of art in challenging times. Join us for an unforgettable experience that celebrates the legacy of two musical giants through the artistry of Sol Gabetta and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Sol Gabetta Interprets Schnittke & Shostakovich

SR Berwaldhallen

The violinists Richard Soldan and Aoi Tomioka both study in the soloist class at the Jutland Music Conservatory. The soloist class is the highest level at the conservatory.

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Soloist concert – Richard Soldan and Aoi Tomioka, violins

Musikhuset Aarhus

For more than 20 years, the “superb and intensely focused” (The New York Times) Quatuor Ébène has been taking audiences on a remarkable journey of musical discovery. The French ensemble is known for both white-hot intensity and cultivating a striking palette of expressive colors through a fluid, organic sense of blend and balance. In its Cal Performances debut, the group plays Mozart’s ebullient Quartet No. 21 from his Prussian set; Grieg’s lone completed quartet, a work of striking originality and energy; and Schnittke’s kinetic and intense String Quartet No. 3 from 1983. “They appear to have thrown away the semantic rulebook to create fresh, compelling sound worlds from the roots up” (The Strad).

Quatuor Ébène

First Congregational Church

Critics have written of Quatuor Ébène performances that it's hard to imagine "playing at once more diverse and more brilliant than this… the possibilities of a string quartet were shown to be boundless" (Bachtrack). "The superb and intensely focused" (New York Times) French ensemble makes its Baltimore Debut with Mozart and Schnittke, and Grief's only complete quartet, one of this most expressive and richly textured works.  

Quatuor Ébène, (Baltimore Debut)

Johns Hopkins University

The constitution’s preamble begins with the words “We the people,” a term which over the centuries has taken on a life of its own. In the context of our concert, entitled Composers Without Borders – The Ties That Bind Us, we focus on the unity of humankind, not individual governments, whether open and honest or repressive and evil. There are countless common threads present in people from all over the globe. The desire and ability to express oneself through music is one which cannot be suppressed by leaders of countries. Music unifies and uplifts all people. Our concert highlights the unending compositional creativity of mankind despite the complicated interrelationships of the countries represented.

Composers Without Borders

New York Society for Ethical Culture

The violinist Luiza Labouriau studies in the soloist class at the Jutland Music Conservatory. The soloist class is the highest level at the conservatory.

Soloist concert – Luiza Labouriau, violin: As Hand in Glove

Having since performed with the Chicago Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, and Warsaw Philharmonic, Herbert’s 2021 performance of Bach’s six suites was one of the highlights of the season.

Oliver Herbert, cello & Xiaohui Yang, piano

Union College

From Bach to Jessie Montgomery & Mendelssohn’s romantic Quintet in A Major (from these 5 chamber music stars)

Calidore Quartet & Matthew Lipman, viola

Washington Irving Campus

Fans of Baroque music need look no further — join us for a concert that showcases SPCO members both as soloists and as stellar chamber musicians! Following Arcangelo Corelli’s titular Concerto Grosso, a full-bodied work that is both mournful and energetic, SPCO trumpeter Lynn Erickson will play a dazzling Baroque concerto. Works by Georg Philipp Telemann and Antonio Vivaldi provide unique instrumentations that highlight the musical diversity of the SPCO, while Philip Glass’ Echorus for Two Violins and Strings brings a minimalist sensibility — an ethereal heartbeat through the light pulse of SPCO musicians in unison.


Corelli’s Christmas Concerto

Capri Theater

Temple Israel

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

Manhattan School of Music’s public programs are made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

OPUS130 conducted by David Chan featuring Arthur Li, piano

Manhattan School of Music

Among the world’s leading violinists over the past 5 decades, Gidon Kremer has established and sustained a worldwide reputation as one of the most original and compelling artists of his generation. He has appeared on almost every major concert stage as recitalist and with the most celebrated orchestras of Europe and North America, and has worked with many of the greatest conductors of the past half century.  After winning a series of prestigious awards, including the Queen Elisabeth Competition and first prize in both the 1969 Paganini and 1970 Tchaikovsky International Competitions, his career erupted.

Gidon Kremer

Shalin Liu Performance Center

2023 Summer Festival 10

Benaroya Hall

Curtis Institute of Music students perform over 100 free recitals during the semester, held on most Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings. Admission requires advance registration and is complimentary.

Bassoon, Viola, and Piano

Curtis Institute of Music

Experience the fusion of classical music and modern technology at the "Classic X Live-Electronics" concert, presented by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. This unique performance is scheduled for Thursday, 23rd February 2023, at 7:30 pm, taking place in the vibrant setting of Munich's Werk 7. The evening promises an extraordinary auditory journey, featuring the talents of the BRSO Academy alongside members of the BRSO and the orchestra academy.

The program for the night is a carefully curated selection of classical compositions intertwined with live electronics, showcasing works from renowned composers across different eras. The lineup includes Johann Sebastian Bach's "Allemande for solo flute," Alfred Schnittke's "String quartet No. 3. 1. Andante," Maurice Ravel's "Streichquartett F-Dur," and Claude Debussy's "String quartet G Minor, op.10." Following an interval, the concert will resume with Steve Reich's "Six Pianos" and Bryce Dessner's "Aheym for String Quartet," bringing a modern twist to the classical music experience.

Leon Weber, a distinguished artist in live electronics, will join the performers, adding an electrifying dimension to the evening's repertoire. This concert is a part of the Classic X series, which aims to bridge the gap between traditional symphonic music and contemporary electronic sounds, offering audiences an innovative and immersive musical experience.

For those interested in attending, tickets are available for purchase online via the BRticket-Webshop. Don't miss this exceptional blend of classical music and live electronics, promising an unforgettable evening in the heart of Munich.

Classic X Live-Electronics

Werk 7

The Stanford Philharmonia, conducted by Paul Phillips, presents their Fall concert program from the Main Stage of Bing Concert Hall.

Stanford Philharmonia: Fall Concert

Stanford University

A Little Fun celebrates music’s power to express the depths of profundity and the height of absurdity in a program that unashamedly combines the sublime with the ridiculous. Well-behaved all the way to its conclusion, Joseph Haydn’s quartet nick-named The Joke plays a cunning prank on the audience, not to be revealed in advance! Jumping centuries, Charles Ives’s only piano trio combines transcendental serenity in its outer movements with the self-proclaimed outrageousness of its scherzo, titled TSIAJ (This Scherzo is a Joke). The twentieth-century Russians Alfred Schnittke and Dmitry Shostakovich supply potent doses of ironic humor, and Haydn gets the last word with a clever arrangement for chamber ensemble of his Surprise Symphony, so nicknamed on account of a single, outrageous note.

This concert is preceded by a free afternoon Prelude Performance at 5 p.m. by the 2022 International Program artists. Prelude programs will be announced in May.

CONCERT PROGRAM VI A Little Fun

Menlo School Campus

A concert in honor and celebration of the playfulness and depth of the “classical music” of the late 18th century. In the first half, concertmaster Jeff Thayer joins music director Rafael Payare and the strings of the orchestra for a violin concerto by the Black French composer, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges (a contemporary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), preceded by Alfred Schnittke's witty reimagining of Mozart's Music for a Pantomime in the style of Haydn. In the second half, the wind instruments of the orchestra give us Mozart's glorious Gran Partita. This was the music, in the film Amadeus, which made Salieri exclaim: "It seemed to me that I was hearing the voice of God."

Mozart and Chevalier de Saint-Georges' Violin Concerto

Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center

Experience the profound intensity and emotional depth of classical music with the London Symphony Orchestra's upcoming concert featuring the works of Schnittke, Shostakovich, and Brahms. This remarkable evening of orchestral brilliance is set to take place at the prestigious Barbican on Sunday, 13 April 2025, at 7pm.

The concert will open with Alfred Schnittke's Violin Concerto No. 1, a piece that showcases the composer's unique style and emotional depth, followed by Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 2, "To October," a work commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 1917 Revolution with its triumphant and revolutionary spirit. The evening will conclude with Johannes Brahms' "Schicksalslied, Song of Destiny," an inspiring choral work that promises to move the audience from nobility through tempestuousness to a glorious resolution.

Under the baton of Gianandrea Noseda, and featuring the virtuosic talents of violinist Lisa Batiashvili, along with the London Symphony Chorus, this concert is a celebration of musical mastery across different eras. The London Symphony Orchestra, known for its world-leading performances, will bring these compositions to life in a way that resonates with both classical aficionados and newcomers alike.

Tickets for this unmissable event are available in a range of prices to suit all budgets, with options from £70 to £18, plus a £4 booking fee for online or phone transactions. Attendees can also take advantage of various discounts, including Wildcards for guaranteed entry with seat allocation on the day, multibuy discounts, and special rates for groups, young people, and students.

The concert is expected to conclude at approximately 8:50 pm, including a 20-minute interval. This timing is subject to change, ensuring an evening filled with unforgettable musical moments.

Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in the powerful and emotive works of Schnittke, Shostakovich, and Brahms, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Book your tickets now for an evening of orchestral fireworks and choral majesty at the Barbican.

Schnittke, Shostakovich and Brahms

Barbican Centre

Schnittke remarked that he saw a ‘desperate striving to find myself’ in his First Violin Concerto. His self-criticism seems harsh, for this is a brilliantly original work, shimmering with instrumental colour.

London Symphony Orchestra/Gianandrea Noseda

With Noseda at the helm, Lisa Batiashvili’s performances of Schnittke’s postmodern, genre-defying Violin Concerto No. 1 are “full of fire, imbued with the spirit of discovery…” evoking “the sense that anything could happen.” Now, D.C. audiences have a chance to experience the “fantasy and fury… a performance to cherish” (Classical Explorer). To close, Shostakovich’s revolutionary Symphony No. 4 unleashes a wild, riveting, glorious assault on the senses.

Alfred Schnittke

Composer

Events

Upcoming events

Apr 13, 2025

Schnittke, Shostakovich and Brahms · London Symphony Orchestra

Apr 13, 2025

London Symphony Orchestra/Gianandrea Noseda · Barbican Centre

1 - 3 May, 2025

Noseda conducts Shostakovich’s Fourth Lisa Batiashvili plays Schnittke · National Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Jul 6, 2024

Brentano Quartet and Rieko Aizawa · Yale School of Music

30 - 31 May, 2024

Sol Gabetta Interprets Schnittke & Shostakovich · Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

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