Composer

Memory’s power to free the imagination stands behind countless works of art, with recollections of the four seasons occupying a special status among the most potent of creative catalysts. Louise Alder, acclaimed by The Times as ‘a terrific talent, combining a big lustrous voice with flawless intonation and a keen intelligence’, and Joseph Middleton take a voyage around the cosmos of songs inspired by ever-changing seasonal landscapes, moods and states of mind.

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Louise Alder soprano; Joseph Middleton piano

Wigmore Hall

Rachel Cocks is a trombone student in her final year of undergraduate study at the Conservatoire, under the tutelage of Rich Watkin, Tony Howe and Edward Jones. During her degree studies, orchestral and chamber music have become her main passions. She has been selected for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra's training scheme and gained first prize in the Bernard Brown Chamber Ensemble Prize.

Lunchtime Music

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

Johannes Kammler and Katharina Ruckgaber, among the finest of today’s roster of German singers, are joined by Imogen Cooper, universally admired for her profound musicality, formidable intellect and limpid tone. They travel through Hugo Wolf’s collection of 46 settings of poems by Paul Heyse, an unsurpassed Italian Songbook filled with reflections on love’s volatile nature.

Johannes Kammler baritone; Katharina Ruckgaber soprano; Imogen Cooper piano

CMS’s summer tradition returns for its 11th year. Get the summer’s hottest ticket, featuring favorite chamber music works in the cool atmosphere of Alice Tully Hall. Stay after the performance and get to know the artists in the lobby with a complimentary glass of wine. 

Summer Evenings VI 2026

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Wigmore Hall Associate Artist Gweneth Ann Rand’s inspired selection of words and music looks at migration and exile both through the lens of history and with a contemporary eye. The soprano’s choice of works was shaped by a quote from the Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist, Thích Nhất Hạnh, who himself spent over half his long life as an exile in France: 'If we believe that tomorrow will be better,’ he wrote, ‘we can bear a hardship today'.

Gweneth Ann Rand soprano; Allyson Devenish piano; Simon Lepper piano

The concert begins with Mozart’s Trio in E major, a graceful and lyrical work highlighting his gift for chamber music. From there, the program moves to the Sonata for Violin and Piano by Maurice Ravel, the great French composer of the early 20th century, whose music shimmers with color and atmosphere.

Saratoga Springs, NY

Skidmore College

The heart of classical music, Mozart and Beethoven: The most classical of all the chamber concert programs of the season presents weightless music from imperial Vienna during the gallant era. Night-time music par excellence, which gives us an idea of ​​how the aristocratic society indulged itself in the company of musicians who still seem the greatest to us today... But light music isn't just found in the 18th century: Even in the Romantic era and in the cauldron of the early 20th century, there are works that evoke southern evenings and gatherings among friends.

Serenades

Beethoven-Haus Bonn

Janse Barkley, tenor

Northwestern Bienen School of Music

Henry Herbert, bass-baritone

Sihan Ma, Collaborative Piano

The Juilliard School

It's a shame the composers can't meet in person this evening. It would certainly be entertaining to hear what the antipodes Brahms and Wagner would have to say to each other. While the musical theater reformer, who landed his first international hit with "Tannhäuser" in 1845, and the symphonists world-famous not only for his "Hungarian Dances" treated each other with at most mild malice, there had been a proverbial blowout between Brahms and Hugo Wolf. Brahms' attacks on his older colleague, which Wolf regularly published thereafter, were often amused to recount to his friends. But regardless of what one thought of the other, what one heard were nothing but masterpieces.

Pretty best enemies

Theater Duisburg

In the Mahler Hall, musicians from the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra will surprise you with a selection of different works by different composers at each concert.

Chamber Music

Vienna State Opera

Molly Snodgrass, soprano

A native of Duluth, Minnesota, mezzo-soprano Georgia Jacobson’s recent engagements in the 2022-2023 season included debuts with Kentucky Opera as Tisbe (La Cenerentola) and Maggie (The Gift of the Magi), and Opera Santa Barbara, covering Lucilla (La scala di seta), and singing Margaret Johnson (The Light in the Piazza) and Waltraute (Die Walküre). Additionally, her 2022-2023 season included the roles of Hannah After (As One) and Lola (Cavalleria Rusticana) with Lyric Opera of the North. Jacobson returned to the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra as the mezzo-soprano soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, as well as debuting with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Chris Thile’s Attention.

FREE Courtroom Concert: Georgia Jacobson, mezzo-soprano; Ryan Wolfe, baritone; Paul Kovacovic, piano

Landmark Center

The award-winning Simply Quartet made its debut at Konserthuset Stockholm in 2022 as one of the ECHO Rising Stars of the 2021/22 season. Founded in Shanghai in 2008, the quartet is now primarily based in Europe, with performances at venues such as Wigmore Hall in London, the Musikverein in Vienna, and the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.

Simply Quartet

Stockholm Concert Hall

2. Chamber music in Strausberg

Kreismusikschule Märkisch-Oderland

Eric Luebke is a fourth year music education student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. As a singer, Eric has performed in the University Opera and in the community of Madison through solo and chamber performances with First United Methodist Church, Madison Youth Choirs, and Just Bach. Eric also plays piano, bass guitar, and percussion, and has worked at the UW–Madison Summer Music Clinic for three consecutive seasons. As a composer, Eric recently premiered his original work, “She Walks in Beauty,” featuring text by Lord Byron, with C8dence, a chamber ensemble at the university.

Eric Luebke – Senior Voice Recital

Hamel Music Center

A white man in a tailcoat stands at the front of the stage—in the hollow of a large, black Steinway grand piano. The man in the tailcoat supports himself with his right hand. The older people in the audience clear their throats a little. It's cold outside. The piano plays. Repeated chords in D minor, a descending motif, full of worry. "I came as a stranger, I depart as a stranger."

Song Concert: Camilla Nylund

Staatstheater Hannover

An Italian Songbook

Royal Academy of Music

For Vladimir Balshin, cellist of the renowned Borodin Quartet, the Simply Quartet is "one of the most remarkable quartets of its generation." The ensemble established itself during their joint studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Their pursuit of the greatest possible fidelity to the original works—coupled with passionate dedication and exceptional musicality—has earned the quartet no fewer than four first prizes at prestigious chamber music competitions. As former ECHO Rising Stars, the four musicians now perform in Europe's most important concert halls, from London to Brussels to Amsterdam, and have also given guest performances overseas. They return to Salzburg with a top-notch classical chamber music program.

Pure classical music: Simply Quartet

Mozarteum Foundation

Quartetto di Cremona David Shifrin

Cuyamaca College

A toast to defiance! Nothing inspires creativity more than the will to resist. Take, for example, when Josef Suk writes variations on the secret national anthem of the Czechs on the eve of World War I. Or when Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach lets loose in his D minor concerto, while his employer, Frederick II, prefers galant tones. Further examples are the serenade with which Hugo Wolf responded to the failure of his overture to the opera "Penthesilea": a Mediterranean serenade with the motto "just don't let yourself be defeated." And the Opus 4 of the frustrated college student Benjamin Britten: His "Simple Symphony" consists of musical snippets he composed when he was 10 or 12 years old...

1st Castle Concert

Sondershausen Castle

Experience the timeless brilliance of Vienna’s musical heritage.

“Masters of Vienna”

Washington University in St. Louis

On the penultimate day of summer – a matinee under the sign of the sun: with works by Telemann, Haydn, and Wolf, the program explores the light in its diverse musical refractions. As an expression of courtly splendor under the "Sun King" Louis XIV, the overture suite shone far beyond France's borders. The genre also became extremely popular in Germany, not least thanks to the work of Georg Philipp Telemann. His overture suite "La Bizarre" combines French and Italian stylistic elements in an original way. From baroque radiance to classical transparency: two string quartets from Haydn's so-called "Sun Quartets," Op. 20, form a framework. The stormy G minor quartet forms a charming contrast to the gallantly serene A major quartet, which surprises with an artfully crafted final fugue. 

Culinary Sunday Matinee No. 1

Hotel & Restaurant Schwarzer Bär

Concert "Rome"

Schloss Moritzburg

Fellows Free Concert

Garth Newel Music Center

Under the Italian sun: Every year the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra heads south, more precisely to Montepulciano - a picturesque little town near Siena. At the local Academy of Music and Performing Arts, the musicians study selected chamber music works, which are then presented to the Duisburg audience after returning home: the result of a concentrated rehearsal phase in a unique environment, made possible by the generous support of the Friends and Sponsors of the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra. With Hugo Wolf's "Italian Serenade", a work is on the program this time that couldn't be more fitting. Complemented by string quartets by Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.

Montepulciano

Founded in 1991 by four dynamic women at the Music Academy Franz Liszt in Weimar, the Klenke Quartet has never made changes to its lineup. The conclusion that this must be a case of perfect chemistry is absolutely justified. The four string players have retained their »smoldering« sound, which a critic identified early on in their career. Together with Annett Renneberg, who played Signorina Elettra in Donna Leon’s »Commissario Brunetti« adaptations for television, they will take the audience on a colorful journey entitled »And Venice, always Venice«: the actress, who wanted to be an opera singer early in her life, reads texts and poems about what might be Italy’s most famous city.

Annett Renneberg and Klenke Quartett

Palais im Großen Garten

The always-evolving Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble features musicians from the legendary Met Orchestra in a variety of unique programs. Together, along with special guest artists from the Metropolitan Opera and beyond, they explore a boundless world of chamber music, adapting to fit the instrumental needs of any piece—from all-time classics to hard-to-find hidden gems and standout works by many of today’s significant composers. In this performance, the ensemble treats listeners to an “Italian Serenade.”

The Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble

Carnegie Hall

I have played "Death and the Maiden" with my siblings since childhood, naively and full of joy. Today with the certainty and knowledge that Schubert's music reflects everything without words: despair, fear, gentleness and consolation.

5th Chamber Concert

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Aaliyah Capili, voice - Senior Recital

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music. Tzvi Bat Asherah is a student of Robin Rice.

Tzvi Bat Asherah, Bass-Baritone

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

Join us for an unforgettable journey through musical landscapes with "Masterworks V: Echoes of Exploration" presented by the Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO). This captivating concert will take place on March 2, 2025, at 2:00 pm CST at the prestigious Adler Theatre, located at 136 E 3rd St, Davenport, IA.

"Masterworks V: Echoes of Exploration" promises an auditory voyage from the sun-drenched Italian Riviera to the ancient dynasties of China, then back to the whimsical streets of Italy, and finally to the vibrant culture of Spain. This exploration of musical terrains is designed to inspire and transport audiences to different corners of the world through the universal language of music.

The program features an impressive lineup of compositions by renowned composers:
- Edward Elgar's "In the South, op.50 Alassio"
- Bright Sheng's "Of Time and Love: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra"
- Hugo Wolf's "Italian Serenade"
- Maurice Ravel's "Rapsodie espagnole"

Under the baton of Mark Russell Smith, with the talented Roberto Díaz on viola, this concert is set to be a highlight of the QCSO's season.

Tickets are currently available as part of a Subscription Only. Single tickets will be available for purchase starting May 15, 2024, at 9:00 am. Take advantage of the savings offered by our Pick-3 or Full Masterworks Subscription to experience the full breadth of our season's offerings.

Enhance your concert experience with our enriching pre-event activities:
- **Inside the Music**: Join QCSO Music Director Mark Russell Smith for an insightful exploration of the Masterworks programs on the Thursday evening preceding the concert. Admission is free, with a cash bar available.
- **Concert Conversations**: Attend our informational pre-concert conversations one hour prior to the performance to learn more about the works being performed. These sessions are also available via video on all QCSO social media platforms.
- **Afterglow**: Post-concert, mingle with Maestro Mark Russell Smith, guest artists, and QCSO members in the lobby of the Hotel Blackhawk. Enjoy free admission and a cash bar.

Don't miss this extraordinary musical journey. Mark your calendars for March 2, 2025, and prepare to be transported by the power of music with "Masterworks V: Echoes of Exploration." For more information, visit the Adler Theatre website or call 563-326-8500.

Masterworks V: Echoes of Exploration

Adler Theatre

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Music. Carlee Elsner is a student of Nova Thomas.

Carlee Elsner, Soprano

Julie Fuchs

Opernhaus Zürich

Metropolitan Opera star and Grammy Award winner Ryan Speedo Green performs his Carnegie Hall recital debut. In this wide-ranging program, the versatile bass-baritone showcases his dramatic prowess and range across songs drawn from 19th- and 20th-century European, American, and Russian music, offering a thoughtful meditation on major composers’ responses to mortality. Experience a “powerhouse of a voice that is as strong as it is beautiful” (New York Classical Review) in the intimacy of Zankel Hall.

Ryan Speedo Green, Bass-Baritone Adam Nielsen, Piano

Esbjerg Ensemble has a tradition of starting the year with magnificent musical experiences, where surprises are in store, while the champagne corks pop to a fireworks display of sparkling, familiar New Year's tunes.

New Year's concert with Esbjerg Ensemble

Baltoppen LIVE

Maria Solozobova-Neuenschwander was born in Moscow and now lives in Switzerland. After attending the Moscow music school "Gnessin" for highly gifted children, she completed her studies at the famous Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, with Prof. Zakhar Bron in Zurich and at the Basel Music Academy with Prof. Raphael Oleg "with distinction". While still a student, she was already working as first concertmaster with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. She is the winner of several renowned international music competitions.

Epiphany Concert 2025

Matthäuskirche

The Artist in Residence’s first programme of the Season invites us to look forward to the New Year in a Shakespearean manner.

Nicky Spence tenor; Dylan Perez piano

Experience the elegance and charm of classical chamber music with the Atlantic String Quartet at Recital 2. On November 24, 2024, at the D.F. Cook Recital Hall, MUN School of Music, indulge in an evening of diverse and captivating string quartet repertoire.

Recital 2

Memorial University School of Music

Hugo Wolf remains one of the high points of the entire Lieder tradition, his songs combining sophistication with directness of utterance. Here two admired singers and one of the most experienced of collaborative pianists tackle one of his greatest and most varied compositional achievements.

Erin Morley soprano; Huw Montague Rendall baritone; Malcolm Martineau piano

January Chamber Concert

Hudson Library & Historical Society

In a frenetic world where there never seems time 'to stop and stare', this evening of song celebrates the art of contemplation and what it means to be alive. Drawing inspiration from the poetry of the Romantics to the present day the programme will reflect 'On Man, On Nature and On Human Life'.

Samling Artists

The Irish mezzo studied at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin under Veronica Dunne before moving on to the Opera Studio at the Bavarian State Opera from 2016 to 2018. She is a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist for 2023-5, during which time she will debut at major recital venues including Wigmore Hall. She recently sang Wellgunde in Barrie Kosky’s new production of Das Rheingold at the Royal Opera House and will make her role debut as Carmen at the 2024 Buxton Festival. Her programme takes an avian theme.

Niamh O'Sullivan mezzo-soprano; Gary Beecher piano

This event sees the launch of Goethe: His Faustian Life (Bloomsbury Continuum), the new book by a leading literary figure of our time whose wide range has already taken in studies of Milton, Tolstoy, Dickens, CS Lewis and Iris Murdoch. A.N. Wilson now turns his attention to one of the giants of German literature and to what is surely Goethe’s greatest and most influential creation – known to music lovers from the innumerable song settings, operas, choral works and programmatic pieces it has inspired.

Goethe: His Faustian Life

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

New Holywood String Quartet

Los Angeles Harbor College

Pacific Unitarian Church

Join us for an unforgettable evening of music and celebration at the "Watch This Space: Michael Volle & Friends" concert, presented by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. This special event is set to take place on Wednesday, 17th July 2024, at 7:00 pm in the vibrant Werksviertel-Mitte, TonHalle, Munich.

In honor of the BRSO’s 75th anniversary, we're inviting all attendees to a unique pre-concert experience. The container doors will open 75 minutes before the concert begins, offering everyone a chance to partake in exciting anniversary events, complemented by a selection of drinks and snacks. It's a perfect opportunity to celebrate the orchestra's rich history and connect with fellow music enthusiasts.

The evening's program features an exquisite selection of music, including Samuel Barber's "Dover Beach op. 3" for Medium Voice and String Quartet, Gerald Finzi's "By Footpath and Stile" for baritone solo and string quartet, and Hugo Wolf's "Lieder nach Goethe, Eichendorff, Mörike" arranged by Xaver Paul Thoma op. 164 & op.170. These pieces will be brought to life by the talented baritone Michael Volle, alongside accomplished musicians Savitri Grier (violin), Alexander Kisch (violin), Giovanni Menna (viola), and Katharina Jäckle (violoncello).

The Werksviertel-Mitte has become a beloved second home for the BRSO, offering a unique venue where audiences can enjoy moderated concerts in a relaxed atmosphere. These events provide a closer look at the musicians and prominent guests, all at an affordable ticket price.

Ticket presale begins on April 23, 2024. Don't miss your chance to be part of this memorable celebration. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit our online ticket shop at shop.br-ticket.de.

We look forward to welcoming you to an evening of exceptional music and festivity with Michael Volle & friends!

Watch This Space Michael Volle & friends

Werksviertel-Mitte

Surrounded by the serene beauty of the Norman Bird Sanctuary, join the Festival Artists for this delightful morning program of Italian chamber music, including an arrangement of Rossini’s beloved William Tell Overture, artfully arranged to captivate and delight audiences amidst the serene natural surroundings. Accompany us for a delightful journey through the heart of Italy’s musical heritage, where each note resonates with the beauty of the landscape, promising a morning of unparalleled enchantment and musical discovery.

Italian Strings in Nature

Norman Bird Sanctuary

It is a popular romantic theme: the fine line between genius and madness. In Beethoven’s case, all one needs to do is look at the portrait of the agitated artist with tangled hair and crazy eyes, who jots his notes down on paper in a manic creative frenzy and in the face of impending deafness. Wolf was hospitalized twice – and died in the clinic. When Schumann was admitted to Endenich, “melancholy with delusion” was noted as a diagnosis in the admission book. And the Italian Renaissance prince Carlo Gesualdo was not only a gifted composer, but very probably also a murderer. In the chromatic descent at the end of his madrigal, we seem to hear the agony of a guilty man tormented by remorse. The result? Insanely brilliant music!

Chamber Concert: Genius and Madness

Munich Residence

Evangelische Akademie

The Guadagnini String Quartet presents three unusual works. Wolf’s single-movement Italian Serenade leaves an impression of playful irony. Beethoven’s G Major Quartet, subtitled “Compliments” due to its elegant phrasing and mood, emerges as a charming and witty work grounded in 18th-century musical tradition. Grieg’s String Quartet in G Minor, one of only a handful of the composer’s large-scale compositions, stands as a supreme achievement and, in his own words, “strives towards breadth, soaring flight and, above all, resonance for the instruments for which it is written.”

Guadagnini String Quartet at South Shore Cultural Center

South Shore Cultural Center

Classical Music at Pentecost - Chamber Concert 1

Konzerthalle im Kurpark

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

So-Chung Shinn, Classical Voice – Soprano

Manhattan School of Music

Study Concert with accompanying students by Christen Stubbe Teglbjærg

Study Concert with accompanying students

DKDM

Jiayi Wang – Voice Recital

University of Arizona

Sweeter than Roses: Songs of Teta’s Garden is all about love, beauty, nature, childhood, innocence, heartbreak, and joy. This recital includes a Persian folk song written by Nicole’s dear friend, Leila Gottlieb Hedayati, music by Lebanese icon, Fairouz, and many other French, English, Italian, and German art songs. She is beyond excited to collaborate with James O’Malley Gorbea on guitar and Viviana Antonio on the cello as well. This recital is dedicated to Nicole’s family, Lebanon, and the many summers she has spent there throughout her life.

Student Recital: Nicole Khouzami

Carnegie Mellon University

Student Recital: Abigail Cunningham

Takács Quartet

Kleinhans Music Hall

Study concert with voice students under Jens Søndergaard/Michael Lindberg, and Helene Gjerris

Study concert with voice students

The Studio Hall

**Schwab Vocal Rising Stars at Caramoor**

**Date:** Sunday, March 17, 2024  
**Time:** 3:00 PM  
**Location:** Music Room, Caramoor, 149 Girdle Ridge Road, Katonah, NY 10536  
**Artistic Director & Piano:** Steven Blier  
**Associate Director & Piano:** Bénédicte Jourdois  

**Overview:**  
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of vocal music as the Schwab Vocal Rising Stars present "Eros and Co." This captivating concert explores the chaos and delight of Cupid’s arrow through an exquisite selection of songs by composers such as Saint-Saëns, Granados, Cole Porter, Sam Cooke, and many others. This performance marks the culmination of a week-long mentoring program for four young singers and a pianist, handpicked by Artistic Director Steven Blier, showcasing their exceptional talent and the fruits of their intensive training at Caramoor.

**Program Highlights:**  
- Anacreon / trans. Robert Herrick: Wounded Cupid  
- Ned Rorem: Love  
- Franz Schubert: Die Liebesgötter  
- Enrique Granados: Amor y odio  
- Sam Cooke: Cupid  
- Cole Porter: They Couldn’t Compare to You  
...and more.

**Featuring Artists:**  
- Shan Hai, soprano  
- Sophia Baete, mezzo-soprano  
- Scott Rubén La Marca, tenor  
- Michael Hawk, baritone  
- Amber Scherer, piano  

**Special Offer:**  
Caramoor is delighted to offer free tickets for ages 18 & under for this event, encouraging the next generation of music lovers to experience the beauty of vocal performance. Adults must accompany children at all times.

**About the Schwab Vocal Rising Stars Program:**  
Launched in spring 2009, the Schwab Vocal Rising Stars Program is a cornerstone of Caramoor’s dedication to nurturing young talent. Focused on vocal chamber music and the art of song in recital, this program invites singers at the advanced student and beginning professional level for a week of intensive coaching, rehearsals, and workshops. The program is a tribute to the memory of Terrance W. Schwab and is supported by the Terrance W. Schwab Endowment Fund for Young Vocal Artists.

**Tickets & Information:**  
For tickets and more information, please visit [Caramoor's website](https://www.caramoor.org) or contact the Box Office at 914.232.1252, available Tuesday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Join us for an afternoon of exquisite music and support the rising stars of the vocal world at Caramoor.

Schwab Vocal Rising Stars

The Rosen House at Caramoor

Hope Metts is a soprano known for her flexible, silvery voice and her vivacious stage presence. Her most notable opera roles include Rose Maurrant in Weill’s Street Scene, Monica in Menotti’s The Medium, Mademoiselle Silberklang in Mozart's The Impresario, and Belinda in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Hope’s future performances include scenes as Lucia from Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor and Gilda from Verdi’s Rigoletto, as well as Donna Anna in Mozart’s Don Giovanni. She has participated in masterclasses with Sherrill Milnes, Susan Quittmeyer, and Morris Robinson. Hope has also studied and appeared in concert with Simon Estes. She was selected to be a Study Grant Artist with the Savannah VOICE Festival in 2022 and 2023, and was a featured soloist for the program’s 2022 VOICES in the Cathedral concert in Tarpon Springs, FL. Hope has also appeared as a soloist in Handel’s Messiah at the Collegiate United Methodist Church in Ames, IA and Vivaldi’s Gloria with the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic Orchestra in Pittsburgh, PA. Hope is a graduate of Iowa State University and is currently pursuing her masters in vocal performance at Carnegie Mellon University with Maria Spacagna.

Student Recital: Hope Metts

Among the world’s finest string quartets, the beloved Takács returns for two concerts this season. For its second concert this season, the Grammy and Gramophone Award-winning Berkeley favorite presents a stellar program of works covering a vast emotional terrain. Hugo Wolf’s tuneful Italian Serenade is balanced by Bartók’s awesome second quartet, which patiently unfolds in a long, almost spiritual dramatic arc. Schubert’s diabolically challenging final string quartet is a lesson in extremes of tone, texture, and tempo. The singular Takács has the range and focus to pull it all off seamlessly. “You will not hear better string quartet playing anywhere in the world today” (BBC Music Magazine).

University of California, Berkeley

Angelica Adams, Senior Voice (Classical) Recital

Newman Recital Hall (AHF 151)

Alexa Bartschat, soprano

Ryan Center for the Musical Arts

Minki Hong, Baritone

As our audience knows oh-so-well, this world-renowned quartet is renowned for the vitality of its interpretations. They are the first string quartet ever to be inducted into the Gramophone Hall of Fame, and in their 48th year as an ensemble, they recently won their 4th Gramophone Classical Music Award for Chamber Music in 2021.

Takacs Quartet with Marc-André Hamelin

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Be swept away by a brilliantly wide-ranging program curated by rising-star classical singer Julia Bullock. With a voice “among today’s most expressive” (NPR), Bullock brings an arresting, often transformative emotional depth to songs both time-tested and obscure. There’s something for everyone here, but really, the magic is realized when taken all together. Hear personable and powerful renditions of music by Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Hugo Wolf, Kurt Weill, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Luciano Berio, Gioachino Rossini, John Cage, Connie Converse, and more.

Julia Bullock, Soprano Bretton Brown, Piano

The Grammy-winning Takács Quartet has enchanted audiences at CU Boulder for more than three decades and counting. The group’s dynamic and insightful performances have established the quartet as one of the most sought-after chamber music groups of our time. Their unique blend of technical brilliance and emotional depth creates a truly unforgettable musical experience.

University of Colorado Boulder

"A musician who delights in making her own rules" (The New Yorker), soprano Julia Bullock presents a brilliantly wide-ranging program.  She brings an arresting, often transformative emotional depth to songs both familiar and obscure with a voice that "rises with strength and focus like a cloud condensing into a thunderbolt, [breathing] both humanity and epic grace into the music" (New York Times).

Julia Bullock, soprano (Baltimore Recital Debut) Bretton Brown, piano

Johns Hopkins University

“A musician who delights in making her own rules” (New Yorker), Julia Bullock is known for genre-defying, innovative performances that showcase her intellect and commanding stage presence. Her voice “rises with strength and focus, like a cloud condensing into a thunderbolt,” imbuing the music with “both humanity and epic grace” (New York Times).

Julia Bullock, soprano & Bretton Brown, piano

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Join us for an exquisite musical journey at the Winter Chamber Music Festival featuring the Ariel Quartet with Orion Weiss on piano. This captivating performance is scheduled for Sunday, January 7, 2024, at 3:00pm CST, taking place in the prestigious Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. The Ariel Quartet, renowned for its virtuosity, insightful interpretations, and dynamic performances, will be joined by the exceptionally talented pianist Orion Weiss, known for his lush sound and passionate delivery.

The ensemble for this performance includes Alexandra Kazovsky and Gershon Gerchikov on violins, Jan Grüning on viola, Amit Even-Tov on cello, and Orion Weiss on piano. Together, they will present a program that promises to be both engaging and profound, featuring works by Hugo Wolf, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Dmitri Shostakovich. The repertoire includes Wolf's Italian Serenade, Beethoven's String Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5, and Shostakovich's Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57.

This event is a highlight of the Winter Chamber Music Festival, made possible in part by a gift from the Allan R. and Ellen Drebin Opportunities Fund. Tickets are priced at $30 for the general public and $10 for students with valid ID, though availability is limited.

The Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, located at 50 Arts Cir Dr, Evanston, IL 60208, offers a splendid venue for this musical feast. With a seating capacity of 972, its acoustics and ambiance provide the perfect setting for an afternoon of classical music excellence.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the profound musical artistry of the Ariel Quartet and Orion Weiss.

Ariel Quartet with Orion Weiss, piano

Northwestern University

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.  

Emilia Perrotta, soprano - Senior Recital

Alice Chung, mezzo soprano & Peter Grünberg, piano Special guest: Paul Yarbrough, viola Alice Chung, mezzo soprano & Peter Grünberg, piano.

Twelfth Annual Liederabend Series 2023/24

Noe Valley Ministry

Faculty Recital: Daniel Teadt & Guests

Gebet
Marlene Metzger, sopran, og Kristoffer Frederickson, orgel

Choral-Phantasie ”Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”, opus 52, nr. 2
Kristina Avakian, orgel

Max Reger 150 years old

Helligaandskirken

The Modigliani Quartet is a French-based ensemble founded by four close friends in 2003 after their studies at the Paris Conservatory. Today they are recognized as one of the most in-demand string quartets in the world, with annual tours to the United States and Asia, and a discography of 15 prize-winning albums. Their European tours have taken them to the Paris Philharmonie, the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, the Berlin Philharmonie, the Vienna Konzerthaus, the Saint-Petersburg Philharmonia and the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.

Modigliani Quartet

Saint Anthony Park United Church of Christ

The Paris based Quatuor Modigliani, founded in 2003, is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2023. It is a regular guest at the world’s top venues and finest String Quartet and Chamber Music series. In 2017 it was a special honor for the quartet to be the first string quartet ever performing in the big hall of the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. In 2020, the quartet became artistic director of the string quartet festival “Quatuors à Bordeaux” as well as the renowned “The Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition”.

For the Quatuor Modigliani’s anniversary celebration, Jean Frédéric Neuburger composed a new string quartet that will be performed throughout Europe in the upcoming anniversary season 2022/2023, including concerts in Madrid, Warsaw, Paris and London. Since the past season, the quartet has been focusing on the composer Franz Schubert’s 225th anniversary in 2022 and will maintain this focus also in the new season with e.g. a three-part Schubert-cycle at the Musikfest Hamburg in May 2023. Other highlights include an extensive US Tour in April 2023 or performances at the Philharmonic Halls in Luxembourg, Köln and Oslo.

Modigliani Quartet w/ Fabio Bidini

Central United Methodist Church

“An eminent ambassador of the Italian quartet culture” (Fono Forum) and an ensemble of international excellence, Quartetto di Cremona makes its PCMS debut with a beautiful program of 19th and early 20th century quartets. The tuneful colors and rhythmic animation of Wolf’s Italian Serenade and Ravel’s Quartet in F Major lead to the haunting, epic majesty of Beethoven’s Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132.

Quartetto di Cremona

Every Carnegie Hall debut is a notable event, and recitals in the intimate Weill Recital Hall can be especially powerful for artist and audience alike. Simon Bode is an acclaimed tenor whose “voice radiates a charisma and intensity that requires no reinforcement” (Bachtrack), and in this recital debut he performs a program of 19th-century art song and opera, including works by Wagner, Duparc, Liszt, and Wolf.

Simon Bode, Tenor Jonathan Ware, Piano

Quartetto di Cremona is one of the 21st century’s preeminent string quartets. Hailing from Cremona, Italy—home to luthiers such as Stradivari, Guarneri, and members of the Rugeri and Amati families—they are internationally acclaimed for their exquisite sound, striking cohesion, and expansive repertoire. In this Carnegie Hall debut, they open with Wolf’s jaunty Italian Serenade, followed by Ravel’s sole string quartet, a chamber repertory favorite. The quartet then treats audiences to a late Beethoven string quartet, showcasing their treatment of the composer’s works that has been called “mastery … a glory” (The Herald).

“Our opening concert of the 2023/2024 season features an extraordinary premiere of a piano work that was commissioned for SCMR and composed by the internationally renowned composer, Richard Danielpour. The RPO string principals will follow the premiere with the lush Brahms C minor Quartet.”

Composer

Hugo Wolf

Events

Upcoming events

Apr 25, 2026 - Jun 12, 2027

Chamber Music · Wiener Staatsoper

Nov 7, 2026

Liam Melvin, trombone · Northwestern Bienen School of Music

Dec 6, 2026

Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano; Malcolm Martineau piano · Wigmore Hall

Mar 19, 2027

Cailin Marcel Manson | On The Brink: Songs from Fin-de-siècle Vienna | Faculty Artist Recital · Longy School of Music of Bard College

May 2, 2027

Concert Night · San José Chamber Orchestra

Past events

Oct 20, 2026

Louise Alder soprano; Joseph Middleton piano · Wigmore Hall

Oct 19, 2026

Lunchtime Music · Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

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