Violist

The Overture Concerts feature International Program performers in collaboration with festival main-stage artists, providing a unique experience for audience members and musicians alike. This summer, International Program artists will perform across two concert programs side by side with violinists Bella Hristova, James Thompson, and Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, violists Matthew Lipman and Paul Neubauer, cellist Mihai Marica, pianist Shai Wosner, and clarinetist Tommaso Lonquich.

This concert series functions as an “overture” to the future of chamber music: world-renowned festival artists share their knowledge, experience, and expertise with the burgeoning International Program musicians as they perform side by side. The artists collectively bridge the gap between the traditions of the past, the master performers of today, and the exciting musical possibilities of tomorrow. Please join us to experience the fruits of their collaboration and to witness a glimpse of the bright future of chamber music.

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OVERTURE CONCERT I Reicha And Mendelssohn

Menlo School Campus

For 60 years, the Musicians from Marlboro touring program has brought memorable performances from Vermont’s legendary chamber music school and festival to national audiences. The first of three Marlboro touring ensembles this season is led by Lysander Trio violinist Itamar Zorman. Their program features Britten’s Phantasy for string trio and oboe, his first work to gain major international recognition, as well as Shostakovich’s introspective, sardonic, and elegiac String Quartet No. 8, a work dedicated to the victims of war and fascism. The program concludes with the youthful brilliance of the 16-year-old Felix Mendelssohn’s String Quintet in A Major.

Ao Peng

Violist

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 18, 2025

Musicians from Marlboro I · Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

Past events

Jul 19, 2022

OVERTURE CONCERT I Reicha And Mendelssohn · Music@Menlo

Future and recently performed repertoire

Viola in String Quartet No. 8 by Shostakovich

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

Viola in Phantasy Quartet by Britten

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

Viola in String Quintet No. 1 by Mendelssohn

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

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