Join musicians from the Royal Academy of Music for a concert experience created especially for parents or carers and babies under 1. Enjoy live music together in an interactive and welcoming environment – move and groove to the music or sit back and unwind. Parents-to-be are also warmly welcomed.

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For Crying Out Loud!

Wigmore Hall

Eunchai Kang, viola

Northwestern Bienen School of Music

Season 77 comes to a thrilling end with the all-time favorite symphony of Brahms, a radiant performance by Klein Competition winner and international star, Pearl de la Motte, and one of Wagner’s greatest hits.

Pearl de la Matte, 2024 Klein Competition Winner

Heritage Theatre

San Mateo High School

Mary Brook Hartmann, Cello and Stephen Chang, Viola

The Juilliard School

Musicians from the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra serve a four-course meal of strings on a silver platter. We hear Strauss’ final opera, a string quartet by Nancy Dalberg and enthusiastic dialogues for viola and violin composed by Clarke and Mozart.

Soulful strings

Göteborgs Symfoniker

Molly Snodgrass, soprano

Jennifer Kreider, soprano, is establishing herself as a performer of opera, new music, and song. Most recently, Jennifer performed a concert of world premiere chamber works at the 2025 Aldeburgh Festival. In summer 2024 Jennifer was a Gerdine Young Artist with Opera Theater of Saint Louis where she performed the role of Sagredo and went on as a cover to sing the leading role of Maria Celeste in Philip Glass’ opera Galileo Galilei. In September 2024, Jennifer was a Britten Pears Young Artist as part of the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme in England.  In competition, Jennifer won second place in the Upper Midwest region of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition after being named a winner of the Minneapolis district in 2023. At her alma mater, Indiana University, Jennifer premiered the featured role of Mrs. Frank in the world premiere production of Shulamit Ran’s and Charles Kondek’s opera Anne Frank.

FREE Courtroom Concert: Jennifer Kreider, soprano & Andrew Sun, piano

Landmark Center

Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason’s performances have been lauded as “exceptionally woven together, as if by a single mind” (New York Classical Review). This recital connects eras and styles, pairing Felix Mendelssohn’s Cello Sonata No. 1 and Robert Schumann’s folk-inspired pieces with Rebecca Clarke’s evocative 1919 sonata and Nadia Boulanger’s set of three movements from the same decade.

Artist Spotlight: Sheku & Isata Kanneh-Mason

David Geffen Hall

Opening the program is Felix Mendelssohn’s first cello sonata, a work of luminous interplay that reveals both the cello’s expressive depth and the piano’s crystalline brilliance. Then, Nadia Boulanger’s striking miniatures demonstrate the full range of the cello’s capabilities, as do Robert Schumann’s folk-inspired short compositions. The program concludes with the trailblazing composer Rebecca Clarke, whose rich, expressive Viola Sonata is presented here in its cello arrangement. Written in 1919 for a competition, the work tied for first place with a sonata by Ernest Bloch and is admired for its sweeping lyricism, harmonic richness, technical brilliance, and sheer expressive power.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

University of Michigan

Experience the talent and creativity of Colburn’s distinguished faculty artists as they perform their own curated programs with friends and students. This concert features works by Britten, Thomas Adès, Stephen Hough, Rebecca Clarke, and Brahms.

Faculty Recital: Ben Ullery, Viola; Clive Greensmith, Cello; and Dominic Cheli, Piano

Colburn School

Ten years ago, pianist Isata and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason arrived on the international classical music scene by way of Britain’s Got Talent: they made a splash as the eldest and third siblings in a remarkable family of musicians. As their stars rose, the young artists lived up to the hype, earning acclaim from critics and rapturous applause from audiences for recitals, orchestral appearances, and chart-topping recordings.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello & Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

New England Conservatory of Music

Groton Hill Music Center

Dreams are fleeting, unpredictable and all too prone to turn to nightmare – territory ripe for the imagination of a composer to run riot! This concert starts in the hazy, half-remembered dreams of a slumbering faun in a Mediterranean forest on a sunny afternoon, before Rebecca Clarke’s Viola Sonata takes us to a night where ‘the wine of youth... is fermenting in the veins of God’. That fermentation takes things darker still and we visit the nightmarish world of obsessive desire in Berlioz’s epic, dramatic Symphonie fantastique.

Ulster Orchestra: Dreams & Visions

Ulster Hall

Dreams are fleeting, unpredictable and all too prone to turn to nightmare – territory ripe for the imagination of a composer to run riot! This concert starts in the hazy, half-remembered dreams of a slumbering faun in a Mediterranean forest on a sunny afternoon, before Rebecca Clarke’s Viola Sonata takes us to a night where ‘the wine of youth… is fermenting in the veins of God’. That fermentation takes things darker still and we visit the nightmarish world of obsessive desire in Berlioz’s epic, dramatic Symphonie fantastique.

Dreams & Visions

Belfast

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear the classical stars of tomorrow – today. Rising Stars is a unique and forward-looking collaboration between 23 of Europe’s leading concert halls, all part of ECHO – the European Concert Hall Organisation. Each year, a select group of young artists and ensembles from across Europe are given the chance to tour all of the venues and perform for international audiences. Time and again, the artists chosen for Rising Stars go on to enjoy internationally successful careers.

ECHO Rising Stars with Cello and Piano

Stockholm Concert Hall

Ensemble 360 and Claire Booth, who have forged a dynamic partnership through their performances of Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire together, now turn their attention to Berio's quirky and intriguing Folk Songs in the composer's centenary year. Indeed, folk influences pervade the whole programme, from Rebecca Clarke's pastoral-tinged duo for clarinet and viola and Katherine Hoover’s evocation of the Hopi people to Ravel's sultry, sun-drenched pictures of Madagascar.

Claire Booth & Ensemble 360: Berio Folk Songs

Bute Park

Academy students perform piano trio works by Rebecca Clarke and Georgy Sviridov.

Trio Vigoroso

Royal Academy of Music

Chamber music concert with works by Dora Pejačević, Emilie Mayer and Rebecca Clarke as well as world premieres by the winners of the inter-university composition competition “Spiegelungen”: Tim Lugstein, Lluís Gual i Gasull and Hao Lin.

Reflections

Mozarteum University Salzburg

Known for their warm, expressive sound and imaginative programming, Trilogy Ensemble has been bringing vibrant performances since 2019. Their repertoire blends original arrangements, new commissions, and classic trio works, with recent projects exploring Baroque, Medieval, and British Folk traditions.

Trilogy Ensemble

The Bridgewater Hall

Tenor Nicholas Phan (“one of the world’s most remarkable singers,” Boston Globe) and the Jasper String Quartet explore the unique sound world of English music. Separated from the mainland by water, England developed its own folk, classical, and popular traditions; a sampling of each will be heard on this stirring program, including British music by Elgar, Vaughan-Williams, Britten, and Canadian composer Vivian Fung.

Keep Calm and Carry On

First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles

Small ensembles of Minnesota Orchestra musicians perform chamber music on the Orchestra Hall stage. 

Chamber Music in the Hall

Orchestra Hall

Mozart, Hindemith, Clarke, Fauré

Benaroya Hall

Franz Schubert set the scene of the "cheerful," "capricious trout" from Christian Schubart's poem to music in one of his most famous and popular songs. So popular that, a few years after this popular success, he used the themes of the "Trout" song as the basis for a sequel: the equally cheerful "Trout Quintet." Within Schubert's oeuvre, the posthumously published piano quintet is the only one of its kind. Before the Simply Quartet crowns its Ordenssaal concert with this captivating and characterful piece, it will perform excerpts from the first string quartet by jazz musician and composer Wynton Marsalis and the late-discovered and published "Poem" by the late Romantic composer Rebecca Clarke.

Trout Quintet

Ludwigsburg Residential Palace

Small ensembles, very individual: The programs put together by the orchestra musicians offer gems of chamber music as well as new discoveries, rarities and special arrangements.

Passacaglia. Chamber music by Widmann, Clarke and Ravel

NDR Concert Hall | Small Broadcasting Hall

Tessa Lark Returns

Sarasota Orchestra

Telegraph Quartet

Episcopal Church of St. Martin

Trinity Cathedral

Finding coherence in the complex – that is the Simply Quartet's recipe for success. After winning several international competitions, including the Carl Nielsen Competition in Copenhagen and the Joseph Haydn Chamber Music Competition in Vienna, the young ensemble is one of the rising stars of the quartet scene. For their debut in our quartet series, the four musicians will perform classics of the genre such as Mozart's “Hunting Quartet” and Grieg's Opus 27, as well as Wynton Marsalis’ jazzy Creole Contradanzas and American composer Rebecca Clarke’s thought-provoking Poem.

The Simply Quartet plays Mozart, Grieg, Clarke and Marsalis

Berliner Philharmonie

In pursuit of their degrees at SFCM, each student presents a recital that represents their artistry and craft. Student Recitals feature repertoire curated by students with guidance from their faculty instructor.  

Amy Jo, cello - Student Recital

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Isabel Tannenbaum, viola - Second Year Artist Diploma Recital

Ray Wang ’25, viola, offers an afternoon recital featuring viola works

Ray Wang '25, viola

Williams College

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the degree Master of Music. Suzie Chang is a student of James Dunham.

Suzie Chang, Viola

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

After Spain ( in the second chamber music matinee of the season ) and Poland ( in the fourth chamber music matinee of the season ), the fifth chamber music matinee takes a detour to England. Right in the middle of the action: violinist Catherine Myerscough, a native of London and a member of the NDR Radio Philharmonic since 2018. Together with three colleagues, she spans the Elizabethan era through early modern times to the present day. British music history is more colorful than you might think!

English. Chamber music from Orlando Gibbons to William Walton

Hanako Duffie performs a recital of works by Brahms, Poulenc, Guastavino and Rebecca Clarke.

Student Degree Recital: Hanako Duffie M.M. collaborative piano recital

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Internationality is key: Founded in China, trained in Madrid and other places, based in Vienna – it's no wonder that the Simply Quartet always has big goals. As former "ECHO Rising Stars," the ensemble is now returning to Cologne.

Simply Quartet

Museum Ludwig

Sinfonia Toronto violist Jacob Clewell and pianist Sasha Bult-Ito present an exciting afternoon recital of beautiful music for violin, viola and piano followed by a reception 

The Ezra Duo Recital

The Music Room, Hart House

Female composers have long faced challenges, largely ignored by history. This year's chamber concert by the hr-Symphony Orchestra in Erbach offers the opportunity to experience several of them, showcasing their rich music and creative output. Clara Schumann, Lili Boulanger, and Rebecca Clarke are still familiar figures, but the same cannot be said for Isabella Leonarda, a 17th-century Italian nun who was among the most prolific composers of her era, or Marie Jaëll, a 19th-century French pianist and composer. The French composer Mélanie Bonis, whose works were mostly published under the pseudonym Mel Bonis in the 19th century, is also largely unknown in Germany, as is the Austrian Maria Theresia von Paradis, who was blind from childhood and a prominent figure in the Viennese Classical music scene as a pianist, singer, and composer. In this concert you can get to know them all, including Emilie Mayer, a 19th-century German composer who was celebrated during her lifetime as the "female Beethoven".

Women Power

Werner-Borchers-Halle

In pursuit of their degrees at SFCM, each student presents a recital that represents their artistry and craft. Student Recitals feature repertoire curated by students with guidance from their faculty instructor.

Josh Choi, viola - First Year Advanced Certificate Recital

The violist Rebecca Clark, born in London in 1886, is one of England’s most important composers. When she anonymously submitted her Sonata for Viola and Piano, which is characterized by dense harmonies, intoxicating emotions and a high degree of virtuosity, to a competition in 1919, the jury assumed that Maurice Ravel was the composer. The fact that a woman was behind such a phenomenal work was inconceivable to the jury at that time. Almost a century later, Thomas Adès, one of the most frequently performed composers of our time, was also born in London. In his piece Catch from 1991, he plays with different combinations of the four instruments. The clarinet takes on the role of a wanderer: sometimes it is far away from the other instruments, sometimes it joins them. Adès’ piece is followed by Ludwig van Beethoven’s Septet, which premiered at the Vienna Burgtheater in 1800. Its six-movement structure goes back to courtly light music, but the symphonic features go far beyond. The work was already a public favorite in Beethoven’s time.

6. Chamber Music Concert

Liederhalle Cultural and Congress Center

Departmental Recitals showcase performance departments through its students. Featuring various students and repertoire, and curated by the faculty, performances in this recital highlight SFCM programs and the wide range of study.

Viola Department Recital

Eva Krestová, leader of the viola section of the Czech Philharmonic, presents her instrument in two different settings. While the usual combination of viola and piano is found in sonatas by Shostakovich and the British composer Rebecca Clarke, in Bohuslav Martinů’s Three Madrigals, a viola and violin duo will be heard.

Czech Chamber Music Society • Eva Krestová

Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague

The 2024-2025 Masterworks theme, In Nature's Realm, celebrates the natural world in lush musical landscapes and vibrant visual art. The chamber orchestra is teaming up with Worthington Partnership's "Green Team," to promote sustainability and help Worthington become a more earth-conscious community. Through the Worthington Pollinator Pathway project, WCO and the Green Team encourage native plantings throughout the city to better support our ecosystem. WCO performances throughout the season will feature paintings by members of the Ohio Plein Air Society. Join WCO and the Green Team for a season of celebrating nature!

Debussy and Sunsets

Worthington United Methodist Church

Clarke, Prokofiev, Korngold

In the atmospheric atmosphere of the Opera Café, you can enjoy chamber music treasures, performed by the musicians of the Staatskapelle Halle, with coffee (included in the entrance fee), sparkling wine and cake - a Sunday morning to enjoy!

2nd Coffee Concert

Die Kantine

Now celebrating its 10th season together, the Telegraph Quartet formed with an equal passion for the standard chamber music repertoire and contemporary works alike. Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as “…an incredibly valuable addition to the cultural landscape” and “powerfully adept… with a combination of brilliance and subtlety,” the Telegraph Quartet was awarded the prestigious 2016 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the Grand Prize at the 2014 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. For their Newport debut, the Quartet explores compositions that may never have been fully experienced by the creators themselves. Rebecca Clarke, a truly accomplished composer of the 20th century, composed her Poem for String Quartet but would never see the work published and disseminated in her lifetime. Beethoven had begun losing his hearing by his late 20s and by the time the good-natured “Harp” Quartet was composed, its cheery quality belied the composer’s 11-year-long struggle with hearing loss that would have kept him from fully experiencing this work. Similarly, Smetana would not have been able to even hear his first string quartet at all, as he fell victim to severe hearing loss in 1874. His autobiographical string quartet, for all its joy and enthusiasm, ends with a piercing e-string note that denotes the onset of that hearing loss two years before the quartet’s creation.

Telegraph Quartet performs Beethoven

Newport Classical

Pixels Ensemble is a versatile group of chamber music players with a shared interest in performing the finest repertoire, from the classical period to the present day. Its players are all established soloists, chamber musicians, recording artists, orchestral principals and explorers of contemporary music. Formed in 2016 by pianist and director Ian Buckle, the group appears in a wide range of line-ups and combinations, lending itself to innovative programming and enabling huge variety within individual concerts. The are performing a work by Rebecca Clarke who is described as one of the most distinguished British female composers of the inter-war generation . In addition they offer Elgar’s Piano Quintet, described by the Gramophone magazine as “big chamber music, with at times an almost orchestral sonority to it.” Their programme is completed with a classic Mozart piano concerto providing an intimate chamber music quality.

Pixels Ensemble

The Stoller Hall

### Chamber Music in the Hall - Minnesota Orchestra

**Date & Time:** Sunday, January 12, 2025

**Venue:** Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403

**Event Description:**
Spend your Sunday afternoon with the Minnesota Orchestra musicians in a captivating chamber music program. This event is part of the Nordic Soundscapes Festival and features a diverse selection of works by renowned composers such as Francis Poulenc, Arnold Schoenberg, and Carl Nielsen. The program includes:

- **NIELSEN:** Serenata in Vano
- **POULENC:** Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano
- **SCHOENBERG:** Verklärte Nacht
- **SUNDSTRÖM:** Chromatic Fantasy for Solo Cello

**Performing Musicians:**
- Susan Billmeyer, piano
- Sam Bergman, viola
- Douglas C. Carlsen, trumpet
- Steven Campbell, tuba
- Kenneth Freed, viola
- Sarah Grimes, violin
- Michael Gast, horn
- Nathan Hughes, oboe
- Charles Lazarus, trumpet
- J. Christopher Marshall, bassoon
- Sophia Mockler, violin
- Kathryn Nettleman, bass
- Marlea Simpson, viola
- Alan Snow, violin
- Ellen Dinwiddie Smith, horn
- Anthony Ross, cello
- Sonia Mantell, cello
- David Pharris, clarinet
- Pitnarry Shin, cello
- Fei Xie, bassoon
- R. Douglas Wright, trombone
- Erik Wheeler, cello

**Accessibility Services:**
- Assistive Listening Devices
- Service Animals
- Wheelchair & Accessible Seating
- Additional services available upon request

**Tickets:**
Tickets for this concert are available now when you purchase a package. Save up to 15% and receive subscriber perks when you buy 3 or more concerts. Individual tickets go on sale July 29.

**Sponsorship:**
The Chamber Music Series is sponsored by Dr. Jennine and John Speier.

Join us for an afternoon of exquisite music and experience the talents of the Minnesota Orchestra musicians in an intimate setting.

Minnesota Orchestra

There’s no limit to the stories that can be told by a string quartet. The Equilibrium Quartet, four members of the Orchestra who aim to re-balance inequality in music, present a chamber concert with a fascinating difference. They'll perform works from the first lady of Polish music, Grażyna Bacewicz, Panamanian folk, and the beautiful yet largely undiscovered music of Emilie Mayer, before easing gently into the Christmas season with Rebecca Clarke’s Combined Carols.

Equilibrium Advent

The Music Room

Wednesday Concert

Lindevang Chur

Described as “one of the world’s most remarkable singers,” SFCM welcomes Opus 3 Artist American tenor Nicholas Phan for its annual Chamber Music Tuesday concert series. Nicholas co-founded the Collaborative Artist Institute of Chicago to promote art song and chamber music. Works performed alongside faculty and students include the world premiere of a string quartet by SFCM Hoefer Prize Winner, Shahāb Pāranj, along with other pieces that will feature chamber music with voice.

Chamber Music Tuesday with Nicholas Phan and Hoefer Prize Winner, Shahab Paranj

Students in Colburn’s Music Academy are selected from the finest young musicians, ages 12-18, from around the globe. Guided and mentored by world-class faculty, Music Academy students develop their artistic voice as they prepare to enter top conservatories and for future professional success. This special showcase concert, presented for the first time this season, features performances by some of today’s most remarkable young artists.

Music Academy Showcase

Lysander Piano Trio

Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute

Jon Kimura Parker, Aloysia Friedmann & Richie Hawley

Viola students of James Dunham

By annual tradition, a few of the musicians of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra participate in the Middagconcerten of Antwerp.

Noon concert at AMUZ

AMUZ (Festival van Vlaanderen Antwerpen)

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The Cumnock Tryst Ensemble launch

Dumfries Arms Hotel

The rising star tenor won first prize at the 2022 Wigmore Hall/Bollinger International Song Competition and was shortlisted in the Young Singer category at the 2023 International Opera Awards.

Sunday Afternoon Song

In 2017, the Banff International String Quartet Festival commenced in non-competition years. Led by Director of the Banff International String Quartet Competition Barry Shiffman, the festival features competition alumni alongside special guests exploring repertoire from across the centuries.

Banff International String Quartet Festival

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

Join us for a remarkable evening of music and conversation at the "GIVEN A CHANCE: Concert and Discussion" event, part of the Manchester Music Festival's 50th Anniversary Season. This special program is scheduled for Sunday, July 28, 2024, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the SVAC Arkell Pavilion, located at 860 Southern Vermont Arts Center Drive, Manchester, VT, 05254.

The evening will feature the Artistic Director Philip Setzer alongside MMF Young Artists, performing an exquisite selection of Romantic works by underrepresented composers. These composers have historically struggled to have their voices heard, making this event not only a concert but a powerful statement on the importance of diversity and representation in classical music.

The concert will include pieces such as Clara Wieck Schumann's "3 Romances, Op. 22," Rebecca Clarke's "Lullaby," from 2 Pieces for Viola or Violin and Cello, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's "4 African Dances, Op. 58," Florence Price's "Piano Quintet No. 2 in A minor," and George Walker's "Lyric for Strings."

Following the performance, there will be a discussion led by music scholar Judith Lochhead and composer Menon Dwarka, offering insights into the works performed and the stories of the composers. This dialogue aims to deepen the audience's understanding and appreciation of the music and its historical context.

The event is presented in partnership with Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning, ensuring an enriching experience for all attendees. A reception will follow the discussion, providing an opportunity for attendees to mingle and reflect on the evening's offerings.

Artists performing include Philip Setzer on violin, Brian Anderson on viola, Andrew Cannestra on piano, among other talented musicians and MMF Young Artists, making this a showcase of both established and emerging talents in the classical music scene.

Don't miss this unique blend of performance and discussion, set against the backdrop of the scenic Southern Vermont Arts Center. Buy your tickets now for an evening of meaningful music and conversation.

GIVEN A CHANCE: Concert and Discussion

Southern Vermont Arts Center

Aaron Copland made four highly publicized government-sponsored trips to Latin America between 1941 and 1963. During these visits, he shared contemporary American concert music with Latin American audiences, including his own violin sonata, heard on tonight’s program. Back home, he drew US attention to the composers and musicians he met in Latin America, such as Heitor Villa-Lobos of Brazil and Silvestre Revueltas and Manuel Ponce of Mexico, all whom Copland knew personally and whose works are also featured. Another contemporary of Copland was the Black American composer William Grant Still, whose Panamanian Dances were inspired by a collection of Latin American folk songs. The history of Pan-American musical exchange predates Copland.

The Americas

Hanna Boys Center

Join us for an enchanting evening of classical music at Paxton House with the acclaimed "Music at Paxton: Mark Padmore & Jocelyn Freeman" concert. This special event, set within the stunning Picture Gallery, promises to be a highlight of the summer season, taking place on the 26th of July from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm.

Renowned tenor Mark Padmore, internationally celebrated for his compelling song recitals and opera performances, joins forces with the award-winning pianist and conductor Jocelyn Freeman. Together, they will present a meticulously curated program that includes some of Beethoven and Schubert’s most beautiful songs, centenary tributes to Fauré and Stanford, and a focus on the early 20th-century impressionistic songs of Rebecca Clarke. The evening will also feature Britten’s mesmerizing "Winter Words", a cycle of eight songs set to poems by Thomas Hardy, alongside works by Clara & Robert Schumann, Vaughan Williams, Ireland, and Stanford.

The concert will take place on Friday, 26th July, starting at 7:30 pm and will last approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes. Tickets are priced at £32, with concessions available at £26 for adults and £18/£16 for children. Following the performance, attendees are invited to stay for a short, informal Q&A session with the artists, providing a rare opportunity to gain insight into their artistic process and the evening's repertoire.

This event is not just a concert but an experience, set against the backdrop of Paxton House's rich history and breathtaking gardens. Don't miss this opportunity to witness two of classical music's finest talents in an intimate setting. Book your tickets now and prepare to be transported by the power of music.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit [infomusicatpaxton.co.uk](http://infomusicatpaxton.co.uk).

Music at Paxton: Mark Padmore & Jocelyn Freeman

Paxton House

Join us for an evening of inspiration and exceptional music at the "Inspirational Women - Ascent Music" event, part of the Ascent Summer Concert Series. This special concert will take place on July 10th from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at The Chapel at Western Reserve Academy, located at 147 College St., Hudson, OH 44236.

The program celebrates the groundbreaking contributions of female composers to classical music, featuring works by Rebecca Clarke, Florence Price, and Amy Beach—pioneers who forged paths in a male-dominated field. The evening will conclude with Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet, a piece dedicated to his wife Clara Schumann, herself an accomplished pianist and composer.

Performances will be delivered by a stellar lineup of musicians, including Ilya Kaler (violin), Sarah Kim (cello), Judith Ingolfsson (violin), Michael Linville (piano), Karla Donohew Perez (violin), Masumi Per Rostad (viola), and Alan Rafferty (cello).

Thanks to our generous sponsors, admission to all concerts in the Ascent Summer Concert Series is free and open to the public. This event is organized by Ascent Music Group, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the future of classical music. Donations to Ascent Music are tax-deductible and greatly appreciated.

For more information, visit the Ascent Music Group website or the venue's website. Add this event to your calendar using Google Calendar, iCalendar, Outlook 365, or Outlook Live and join us for a memorable night celebrating the achievements of women in music.

Inspirational Women

Western Reserve Academy

Join us for an extraordinary musical experience as Cape Symphony Concertmaster, Jae Cosmos Lee, curates an unforgettable chamber music festival in Falmouth! Delve into a journey spanning from the 19th to the 21st centuries, featuring masterpieces by Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Kodaly, Martinu, Caroline Shaw, and Quinn Mason. Be captivated by intimate yet larger-than-life duets, trios, and quartets that will ignite your senses and make your heart skip a beat. Don't miss out on this exhilarating event - mark your calendars and secure your tickets now for an evening of unparalleled musical brilliance!

Cape Symphony Presents: Cosmos Sessions Chamber Music Festival

Cape Symphony Falmouth Campus

Experience the profound musical legacy of Rebecca Clarke with the Duo Ingolfsson-Stoupel at the Gasteig München. This special concert, taking place in the intimate setting of the Kleiner Saal at Gasteig HP8, is scheduled for Tuesday, 11 June 2024, at 8:00 PM. The evening is dedicated to celebrating the remarkable contributions of Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979) to the 20th-century musical landscape, featuring her sonata for viola and piano alongside two violin sonatas.

Judith Ingolfsson, wielding both the viola and violin, alongside pianist Vladimir Stoupel, promises an engaging performance that bridges connections and tells stories through the heart of chamber music. This event not only showcases the duo's imaginative programming but also highlights their dedication to expanding the viola repertoire, including a tribute to Clarke's outstanding compositions.

Originally scheduled for 07 January 2024, this postponed concert offers a unique opportunity to explore Clarke's haunting viola sonata and her recently published violin sonatas, brought to life by the acclaimed Duo Ingolfsson-Stoupel. Tickets are priced at €36, with concessions available at €20. For more information and to secure your seat for this highlight music classic event, visit the Gasteig München's official website or contact the event organisers directly at kommunikation@gasteig.de.

Duo Ingolfsson-Stoupel

Gasteig

In classical music, composers have always been inspired by folk music. Themes and melodies from folk songs are interpreted by composers, special folk dances and rhythms form the basis of much classical music and inspiration from all over the world has been used extensively by the classical composers throughout the history of music.

Folk music in the Classic Elvermose

Elvermose Koncertsal

Folk music in the Classical Music House

Musikhuset København

Join us for an evening of exquisite viola performance by James Chanha Kang, a talented Doctor of Musical Arts student at the Northwestern Bienen School of Music. This recital, featuring Nathan Canfield on piano, promises to be a memorable event showcasing the depth and versatility of the viola through a carefully selected repertoire.

**Event Details:**

- **Date and Time:** Friday, May 24, 2024, at 6:00pm CDT
- **Location:** Regenstein Master Class Room, Bienen School of Music, 60 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
- **Program:**
  - J.S. Bach arr. Simon Rowland-Jones, Cello Suite No. 6 in G Major, BWV 1012
  - Rebecca Clarke, Sonata for Viola and Piano
  - Niccolò Paganini trans. L. Baby, Caprice for Solo Violin in D Major, Op. 1, No. 20

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 you don't miss out on this captivating performance.

The Regenstein Master Class Room, with seating for 200, is situated in the Regenstein Hall of Music, adjacent to the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts. It serves as a vibrant venue for hundreds of performances and events each year.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the artistry of James Chanha Kang and Nathan Canfield in a program that spans the Baroque to the Romantic, highlighting the rich sonority and expressive potential of the viola.

James Chanha Kang, viola

The recent passing of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho ended a brilliant career in the highest echelons of the music world. Aure, a work for violin and viola, demonstrates her mastery and originality. Danny Elfman, prolific film composer (Spider-Man, Good Will Hunting), singer, and percussionist, turns his protean talents to the Piano Quartet, with amazing results. The ravishing renegade Rebecca Clarke explores both modern concepts and ancient styles with her duo-concertante Dumka. Lastly, the autobiographical String Quartet No. 1 (“From My Life”) of Bedřich Smetana, father of Czech nationalist music, closes our season with one of the most beloved works in the chamber repertoire. 

Banquet

St Peter's Episcopal Church

St Gabriel's Church

Felici members are prize winners of the Los Angeles Liszt, Yellow Springs, and Osaka music competitions. The vibrant threesome has performed over 350 concerts in Europe, South America and the U.S. and has distinguished itself as a unique presence on the national music scene since coming to Mammoth Lakes as grantee of Chamber Music America's Rural Residencies Program and as a California Arts Council's (CAC) Touring Roster ensemble

Felici Piano Trio

United Methodist Church Ridgecrest

Student Recital: Kai Su

Carnegie Mellon University

South African soprano Golda Schultz has been gracing the stage of the world’s greatest opera houses—from the Metropolitan Opera to the Vienna State Opera. Equally at home in leading operatic roles as she is as a soloist with the world’s foremost orchestras and in the most venerated recital halls, she has quickly become a leading voice in a new generation of star singers. For her Princeton University Concerts debut, she brings the extraordinary warmth of her voice to a program hailed as “a love-letter to women in music” exploring themes of love, nature, folklore and belief from a distinctly female perspective. Discussing the program’s curation, she shares: “Emilie Mayer, whose music was never recorded, was a genius on the level with Beethoven, but she was forgotten the day after she died in 1883. Nadia Boulanger became one of the greatest pedagogues with a touch that defined American culture. Even when we forget these women, what they’ve done still remains.”  

Golda Schultz, Soprano Jonathan Ware, Piano

Alexander Hall

Mojave Trio is dedicated to presenting a wide variety of classical music from the standard repertoire of the 18th-19th centuries to new works of our time and has performed throughout Southern California at LA County Museum of Art, Monk Space, Pomona, Occidental and Scripps Colleges, and have been heard on the “Sundays Live” radio broadcast from LACMA's Bing Theater. Their Pomona College program features music by Rebecca Clarke, Nico Muhly, Gao Ping, and James Diaz.

Mojave Trio in Concert

Pomona College

Student Recital: Madalyn Sadler

Schenley Farms Historic District

Ensemble Storstrøm's new program consultant Rie Koch will lead the audience through a musical journey, where the Ensemble will play Nordic folk tunes, and further through European folk traditions from the Czech Republic, Hungary, England and Spain, and we will come a long way - also musically - to the USA and Scott Joplin.

Folk tunes from around the world

Herlufsholm Skole

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts. Molly Wise is a student of James Dunham.

Molly Wise, Viola

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts. Rebecca Benjamin is a student of James Dunham. 

Rebecca Benjamin, Viola

**Event Description: ROCO Connections: Blossoms**

Join us for a captivating evening as ROCO’s Connections Series continues on January 27, 2024, in collaboration with The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Rienzi house museum. The concert will take place at 5:00 PM in the glorious ballroom of the Rienzi, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, located on Kirby Drive.

This special event, now at capacity, will feature a stunning program including Charles Loeffler's "Rhapsodies" and the world premiere of Nicky Sohn's "Colors of Life’s Garden," inspired by the plants and flowers in the 4.4-acre Rienzi Garden. The evening will also include performances of Margaret Bonds' "Troubled Water," Rebecca Clarke's "Morpheus," and Alyssa Morris' "Four Personalities: Yellow."

The concert will be performed by distinguished artists:
- Alecia Lawyer, oboe
- Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola
- Audrey Andrist, piano

Although tickets are no longer available for in-person attendance, you can still join us online for a free livestream of the event on ROCO.org, Facebook, YouTube, and A440.live. For those interested in joining the waiting list, please contact us at email protected or call 713-665-2700.

This event is proudly sponsored by the Texas Commission on The Arts. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience a blend of classical and contemporary music in a beautiful setting.

**Program:**
- Nicky Sohn: Colors of Life’s Garden (World Premiere Commission)
- Margaret Bonds: Troubled Water
- Rebecca Clarke: Morpheus
- Alyssa Morris: Four Personalities: Yellow
- Charles Loeffler: Two Rhapsodies, for Oboe, Viola, and Piano

**Location:**
Rienzi, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Rienzi Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Kirby Drive, Houston, TX, USA

**Livestream:**
Available for free on ROCO.org, Facebook, YouTube, and A440.live

For more information, visit our website or contact us directly. We look forward to sharing this musical celebration with you!

Rebecca Clarke

Events

Upcoming events

Jul 16, 2026

Elena Urioste violin; Tom Poster piano · Wigmore Hall

Oct 17, 2026

Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel · Sheffield Theatres

Nov 1, 2026

Nils Mönkemeyer viola; William Youn piano · Wigmore Hall

Past events

Jun 26, 2026

For Crying Out Loud! · Wigmore Hall

May 24, 2026

Eunchai Kang, viola · Northwestern Bienen School of Music

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