Composer

Join the Philharmonia Chamber Players for an enchanting evening of music by Turina and Ravel at the Royal Festival Hall on Thursday, 14 November 2024, at 6pm. This special small-ensemble performance is a unique opportunity to experience the mastery of four Philharmonia string players as they present a free concert featuring Turina's "La oración del torero" and Ravel's celebrated "String Quartet."

The event showcases the talents of Rebecca Chan and David López Ibáñez on violin, Sylvain Séailles on viola, and Ella Rundle on cello. Together, they will navigate the lively, lyrical, and contemplative passages of Ravel's masterpiece, a work that demands great technical and expressive skill. This performance is an excellent introduction to French music for newcomers, highlighting the beauty and complexity of the chamber music repertoire.

In addition to Ravel's work, the audience will be treated to Turina's "The Bullfighter’s Prayer," a piece inspired by the composer's experience at a bullfighting event in Madrid. This composition blends the influences of Debussy and Ravel with a distinctive Spanish, folkloric flavor, offering a vivid musical portrayal of a toreador's prayer before entering the arena.

This event is free, but tickets are required. Priority booking is available for Friends of the Philharmonia, with general booking opening at 10am on Tuesday, 23 April. The performance is expected to run for approximately 35 minutes and is recommended for audiences aged 7 and up. Free printed programmes will be available at the venue to enhance your concert experience.

Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in the exquisite sounds of Turina and Ravel, performed by the talented Philharmonia Chamber Players. Reserve your tickets now and prepare for an unforgettable musical journey at the Royal Festival Hall.

Philharmonia Chamber Players: Turina and Ravel

Royal Festival Hall

Famous for its energy and passion, Paris-based Modigliani Quartet brings a stylish precision to its performances of the most exquisite chamber music in the string quartet repertoire. Add in Italian pianist Fabio Bidini, known “as a master teacher, chamber musician, and among the best concert pianists of his generation” (Sarasota Herald-Tribune) to the ensemble, and you have a night of chamber music bliss.

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Modigliani Quartet & Fabio Bidini

Irvine Barclay Theatre

Join us for an enchanting evening with the Modigliani Quartet at the Arizona Friends of Chamber Music. This prestigious event will take place on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at 7:30 pm in the Leo Rich Theater. Experience the magic of chamber music as the Modigliani Quartet performs a captivating program featuring works by Joaquín Turina, Johannes Brahms, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

The evening's repertoire includes Turina's "La Oración Del Torero, Op.34," Brahms' "String Quartet No. 3 in B Flat Major, Op. 67," and Tchaikovsky's "String Quartet No.3, Op.30." These pieces promise to showcase the quartet's exceptional talent and the depth of their musical expression.

Tickets are available for both in-person attendance and online streaming. In-person concert tickets are priced at $45, with a special rate of $12 for students, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy this exquisite performance. For those who prefer to watch from the comfort of their own home, online concert access is also available for $45.

Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in the beauty of chamber music performed by the world-renowned Modigliani Quartet. Secure your tickets now and be part of a memorable night that celebrates the power of music to connect and inspire.

Modigliani Quartet

Tucson Convention Center

Many thanks to Patty Plum Wylde, whose generous Gift of Music has made this concert possible. She dedicates her gift to all teachers of music for their devotion to the art of making music eternal.

Sing To Me

St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church

Violist Darcy Rindt has a wide scope of musical interests and activities, beginning with the usual classical orchestral and chamber music canon. Rindt has also composed and arranged for her alternative string quartet, Squid Inc., been a member of the singing/playing group “Real Vocal String Quartet,” performed at the Hollywood Bowl and in New York’s Central Park with Jazz Mafia, and toured the country with the musical, “Hamilton.”   She also currently serves as Executive Director of the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra.

Advocates And Influencers

Piedmont Center for the Arts

Vocal Exchange juxtaposes treasured songs from three cultures. Without needing to understand a single word, listeners will experience national flavors through the very sounds of the languages. Russian-American soprano Erika Baikoff (a fluent French speaker) offers her unsurpassed vocal skill and bewitching personality, with instrumental contrasts and reflections rounding out this multidimensional program.

Concert Program Vi Vocal Exchange (livestream)

Online

Concert Program Vi Vocal Exchange

Menlo School Campus

Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival 6

Boca Raton Museum of Art

JoAnn Falletta returns to conduct one of her favorites—Prokofiev’s powerful and passionate music for Romeo & Juliet. Plus, Hampton Roads’ own Adolphus Hailstork, hailed as “the Dean of African-American composers,” brings us a brand new piano concerto in its local premiere, featuring Lara Downes – Performance Today’s 2022 Classical Woman of the Year.

Romeo & Juliet with JoAnn

Ferguson Center for the Arts

L Douglas Wilder Performing

The phenomenal Dover Quartet is joined by Norway’s foremost pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, who gave a masterful recital in Koerner Hall in January 2023.

Named one of the greatest string quartets of the last 100 years by BBC Music Magazine, the Grammy Award nominated Dover Quartet’s rise from up-and-coming young ensemble who swept all the prizes at the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition to occupying a spot at the top of their field has been “practically meteoric” (Strings). With its burnished warmth, incisive rhythms, and natural phrasing, the Quartet’s distinctive sound has helped confirm its status as “the young American string quartet of the moment” (The New Yorker). As Strad observes, “With their exceptional interpretative maturity, tonal refinement, and taut ensemble,” the Dover Quartet is “pulling away from their peers.”

Dover Quartet with Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

The Royal Conservatory of Music

Violinist Desirée Ruhstrat, cellist David Cunliffe, and pianist Marta Aznavoorian are known to the CMMB audience for their successful performance in October 2021 as the Lincoln Trio. Ruhstrat, Cunliffe, and violist Aurélien Fort Pederzoli make up the critically-acclaimed Black Oak Ensemble, one of the leading string trios on the international scene. When the two trios combine (yes, in this case, 3 + 3 = 4!), they become the superlative CHICAGO PIANO QUARTET.

Chicago Piano Quartet

Sunset Center Theater

Named one of the greatest string quartets of the last 100 years by BBC Magazine, the Dover Quartet is one of the most versatile and listened-to groups. “No one who’s heard the brilliant Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes in action could be in any doubt about the depth of his musical insights or the range of his interests”.

Dover Quartet

War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

Musical portraits by celebrated composers will transport you to the distant regions of the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Southern Europe in this smorgasbord-concert of distinct musical cultures presenting works such as Mozart’s Abduction from Seraglio and Turkish March, Rossini’s Italian Girl in Algiers, Turina’s Five Gipsy Dances, and Sibelius’ incidental score for the play Belshazzar’s Feast. 

Dreams of Faraway Lands

Great Lakes Center for the Arts

Climb aboard our sonic cruise to the musically exotic worlds of Spain, Portugal, and South America with extraordinary pianist, Sara Davis Buechner. A talented, gifted speaker, Sara will not only delight with incredible artistry and skill, but will serve as our musical travel guide. Discover new music and insights into this extremely unique, unforgettable, intimate concert experience no music lover will want to miss.

Sara Davis Buechner

Historic Barns Park

Join soprano Danielle Talamantes for an intimate evening at the Miner Music Center at Stevenson Hall. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for Prosecco and wine at an open bar with lite fare. Music will follow featuring Romantic French  chanson and Duke Ellington Standards. 

Winterlude

Fine Arts Building

Miner Music Center at Stevenson Hall

Soprano Danielle Talamantes in Ketchikan

Holy Name Catholic Church

Dover Quartet & David Shifrin, Clarinet

Bethel United Methodist Church

Students from the UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra perform small ensemble works under the direction of Leighton Fong.

Noon Concert: Chamber Music for Piano and Strings

University of California, Berkeley

The June H. Edwards Mosaic Series opens with a world premiere and powerful collaboration! Divided into four movements, “Quarter Days” is a highly evocative work that showcases Anna Clyne’s skill in creating intricate and complex music! The concerto is a co-commission for the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association and the South Bend Symphony and will feature the renowned Euclid Quartet as soloists.

Quarter Days: The World Premiere Concert

University of Notre Dame

GNPQ: Fauré & Turina

Garth Newel Music Center

Experience the beauty and energy of Spain in a program featuring works by Spanish composers Turina and Chapí, as well as classic works by Ravel and Rimsky-Korsakov, that pay tribute to Spanish culture. Guitarist Jason Vieaux returns with Avner Dorman’s How to Love, titled after a book by Vietnamese Buddhist Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.

The Beauty of Spain

Ohio Theatre

Noted for her musical command, cosmopolitan artistry, and visionary independence, Sara Davis Buechner is one of the most original concert pianists of our time. Lauded for her “intelligence, integrity and all-encompassing technical prowess” (New York Times), and “astounding virtuosity” (Philippine Star), Buechner returns to PCSO to perform an innovative musical exploration of identity and personhood through music both intimate and expansive.

Authentic Self

Gresham High School

BodyVox

Summer recital featuring members of Chamber Music | OC’s Adult Chamber Music Program in a variety of configurations. Free and open to the public.

Acmp Summer Recital

Chamber Music OC

For our annual free concert, guitarist Roberto Capocchi gives a solo recital featuring spirited works by four leading 20th-century composers, including the Homenaje a Tárrega by Joaquín Turina, which honors the iconic, late-Romantic Spanish guitarist and composer Francisco Tárrega, and the only original work for solo guitar by the legendary Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera: the Sonata, Op. 47.

FREE Indian Market Concert

New Mexico Museum of Art

The artistic, political, and social explosions that began at the start of the twentieth century presaged one hundred years of turmoil, and composers realized that musical rules were no more. Variety abounded; no musical style dominated, and anyone could become an artist. This eclectic sampling of music from the most changeable era in world history was foreshadowed by Beethoven, whose creativity and artistic independence remained unmatched.

CONCERT PROGRAM V: The Turbulent Century

Real Collegio – 2023 Concert 6

Real Collegio

Indulge in an evening of exquisite chamber music at Real Collegio! At 21:15, be captivated by the melodic richness of R. Schumann's enchanting Piano Quartet in E flat major op. 47, featuring the masterful pianist Wei-Yi Yang, violinist Jan Bjøranger, and their talented friends. Let the emotional depth of P.I. Čajkovskij's Souvenir de Florence, String Sextet in D minor op. 70, performed by Ksenia Milas, Paul Cortese, Sandro Meo, and their friends, sweep you away. Experience the rhythmic vitality of J. Turina's Piano Quartetto in A minor op. 67, brought to life by Oleksandr Semchuk, Paul Cortese, Adrian Brendel, and Riccardo Cecchetti. Join us for an evening of chamber music brilliance that will leave you enchanted. Don't miss this extraordinary event at Real Collegio!

Real Collegio – Concert

Grammy Award winners Ana María Martínez and Craig Terry perform song cycles by Rodrigo, Falla, Campos Parsi, and Turina that reveal the richness of the Spanish-language art-song tradition.

Ana María Martínez & Craig Terry Recital

Grammy Award-winning soprano Ana María Martínez has captivated audiences worldwide in some of opera’s most iconic and intriguing leading roles. Recent highlights include Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni at the Metropolitan Opera, the title role in Florencia en el Amazonas with Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Mimi in La Bohème in San Diego Opera’s first-ever-drive-in opera. Future performances include her portrayal of Frida Kahlo in Gabriela Lena Frank’s El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego for Los Angeles Opera. Hear the voice that Opera News says “harkens back to the golden age” as Martinez joins forces with Myra Huang, one of her generation’s top collaborative  pianists and director of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Artist Development program.

Recital: Ana María Martínez soprano and Myra Huang piano

Aspen Meadows Resort

Festival Schedule Concert 2

Harrigan Centennial Hall

Detailed Programs for the 2022 - 2023 Season.

Chamber Music Sundaes Concert 3

Crowden Music Center

Originally from Medellín, Colombia, soprano Melissa Medina is currently pursuing her second master’s degree in vocal performance at the Carnegie Mellon School of Music under the guidance of renowned soprano Maria Spacagna. Her roles at CMU have included Annina in Kamala Sankaram’s Looking at You, and Soloist/Ensemble in Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shepard. Additional recent operatic appearances include Frasquita in Carmen with Arte Lirico Foundation, Rosaura in Los Gavilanes with Prolirica Foundation, and Mary Magdalene in Rob Gardner’s The Lamb of God with Memorial Park Church. A frequent recitalist in her home country, Melissa has been featured at the Australian Embassy in Colombia, and at various venues throughout Peru, Argentina, Italy, Spain, and in the United States. Other highlights in the concert arena include her appearance as soloist in Rutter’s Gloria and Bach’s Magnificat with the Medellín Philharmonic Orchestra. Melissa has been honored with many awards, including a 2016 scholarship from the Carolina Foundation to do a master’s degree at the Barcelona Conservatori del Liceu in Barcelona, Spain. Additionally, she was one of the winners of the EAFIT Symphony Orchestra’s Young Talents Competition and a finalist in the Colombian National Singing Competition in 2018. She has been fortunate to participate in several masterclasses over the years, including Grace Bumbry, Dalton Baldwin, Juan Felipe Molano, and Jonas Kaufmann, among others.

Student Recital: Melissa Medina Valencia

Carnegie Mellon University

The celebrated Dolce Suono Trio will perform a dazzling program featuring beloved works by Maurice Ravel and Joaquín Turina, in their own arrangements, commissioned works by Pulitzer Prize and 3-time Grammy Award winner Jennifer Higdon and the trio’s own pianist Charles Abramovic, Leonard Bernstein’s beloved Overture to “Candide,” as you’ve never heard it before, and Brazilian choros, showcasing the group’s specialty in Latin music. Dolce Suono Trio is comprised of internationally acclaimed artists flutist Mimi Stillman, founding Artistic Director of Dolce Suono Ensemble, cellist Gabriel Cabezas, and pianist Charles Abramovic.

Dolce Suono Trio

Vanhauwaert Piano Quartet

Los Angeles Harbor College

Pacific Unitarian Church

Four pieces of orchestral artwork are showcased in this intensely expressionistic program led by acclaimed conductor and regular Minnesota Orchestra guest Carlos Miguel Prieto. The Ring of Fire and Love evokes an “earth-shattering, creative and cataclysmic moment,” as described by composer Outi Tarkiainen. Richard Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder is a set of five musical love letters, sung here by soprano Emily Magee, followed by Joaquin Turina’s colorful and passionate Danzas Fantásticas. The Orchestra then creates a kaleidoscope of swirling sound in Claude Debussy’s classic portrait of the sea.

Prieto Conducts La Mer

Orchestra Hall

Celebrating CMA and 25 years of music making on the high plains, we welcome the Harrington String Quartet and the Amarillo Symphony Principal string players joining forces to perform the incredible Mendelssohn Octet.

HSQ & String Principals

Amarillo Botanical Gardens

Pacific Trio

Your BRSO string quartet brings you a night filled with pieces from South America and more!

Chamber Series - String Quartet

Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School

Cellist Julian Schwarz, already near-legendary in his early 30’s (“Stunning– has to be heard to be believed!”) marks his second appearance in San Jose with one of his favorite works, Lalo’s Concerto in D minor. Maestra Falletta opens the concert with Turina’s infectious Danzas, filled with Spanish rhythms and color; and concludes with Dvorák’s masterful, melody-rich Symphony No.7.

Mighty Cello

California Theatre

Music@Menlo is delighted to present A Spanish Journey on April 8 and 9, curated by violinist Kristin Lee. The two-day residency centers around gems of Spanish classical music, including de Sarasate’s fiery Carmen Fantasy, and rarely-heard piano trios. The first event (April 8) is an immersive exploration of Spanish music and dance, with demonstrations from a colorful combination of violin, piano, voice, and classical guitar. The second evening (April 9) is a concert performance of the vibrant works discussed, with a rich program of 19th- and 20th-century music.

A Spanish Journey, Concert Program

Members of the Philharmonia Orchestra give a free performance of Ravel’s String Quartet, widely regarded as one of the pinnacles of the chamber music repertoire.

Philharmonia Chamber Players: Turina & Ravel

Southbank Centre

Hermitage Trio

Kleinhans Music Hall

The PYP Camerata ensemble returns with a thrilling program that blends the elegance of classical traditions with vibrant modern compositions. Our first Camerata concert of the year features special guest Llewellyn SÁNCHEZ-WERNER, piano.

Camerata PYP: Sound Garden Series

Patricia Reser Center for the Arts

Join Musicians of the Philharmonic for personal and intimate performances, and experience the personality of the performers. See how a small setting can amplify a huge musical event!

NY Phil Ensembles at Merkin Hall

Kaufman Music Center

**Event: Spanish Journey - Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center**

**Date & Time:** Saturday, February 1, 2025, at 7:30 pm  
**Duration:** 2 hours, including intermission  
**Venue:** Alice Tully Hall, 1941 Broadway at W 65th St, New York, NY 10023  

**Description:**  
Immerse yourself in the vibrant and passionate world of Spanish culture with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's "Spanish Journey." This exquisite concert features an eclectic ensemble of artists, including the guitar virtuoso Jason Vieaux, who will bring to life the intoxicating sounds of the guitar, the seductive tones of the Spanish language, and the vivid style of trios. The program showcases the many colors of Spain through a selection of impassioned works that illustrate the country's rich musical heritage.

**Program Highlights:**  
- Fernando Obradors: Canciones clásicas españolas for Voice and Guitar  
- Isaac Albéniz: Mallorca for Guitar, Op. 202  
- Enrique Arbós: Tres piezas originales en estilo español for Violin, Cello, and Piano, Op. 1  
- Manuel de Falla: Siete canciones populares españolas for Voice and Piano  
- Pablo de Sarasate: Romanza andaluza from Spanish Dances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22  
- Joaquín Rodrigo: Tres canciones españolas for Voice and Guitar  
- Joaquín Turina: Trio No. 2 in B minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 76  

**Featuring Artists:**  
- Vanessa Becerra, Soprano  
- Soyeon Kate Lee, Piano  
- Kristin Lee, Violin  
- Clive Greensmith, Cello  
- Jason Vieaux, Guitar  

Join us for an evening that celebrates the essence of Spain through its music, performed by an outstanding cast of musicians. This concert promises to be a memorable journey through the heart and soul of Spanish chamber music.

**Tickets:** Available for purchase. Choose from the available dates and secure your spot for this not-to-be-missed musical experience.

For more information and to buy tickets, visit the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's website or contact the box office at Alice Tully Hall.

Spanish Journey

Lincoln Center

Spanish Flair

Jackson Theater, Sonoma Country Day School

This concert is available as part of a TSO Up Close Series Subscription.

This concert is expected to last approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. There will not be any intermission.

Beethoven And The Bullfighter

Tucson Symphony Center

Love is in the air for this program laced with romance. Turina’s Scene Andalouse is luxurious and playful, while Morris’s Four Personalities explores the expressive side of the relationship between colors. “My loving wife Clara and I invite you to hear her six songs, beautifully sung through the voice of the oboe. I wrote my contrasting and vigorous Piano Quintet in a fit of inspiration for my virtuoso wife to premiere.”

ICA Steinway Soirée 

The Godon Residence

A fantastic program with five CMS Artists centered around Spanish influences: Jessica Rivera, soprano — Soyeon Kate Lee, piano — Kristin Lee, violin — Clive Greensmith, cello — Jason Vieaux, guitar. Spend a musical afternoon in Spain, with enchanting colors, rhythms, and textures, beautifully expressed in piano trios of Arbós and Turina, and vocal works by Falla, Rodrigo, and Obradors, the texts of which beautifully express the flair and passion of the Spanish language. The combination of the guitar’s intoxicating sounds, the language’s seductive tones, and the vivid style illustrate the richness of this culture.

Joaquín Turina

Composer

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 21, 2024

Philharmonia Chamber Players: Turina & Ravel · Southbank Centre

Dec 3, 2024

Hermitage Trio · Buffalo Chamber Music Society

Jan 10, 2025

Camerata PYP: Sound Garden Series · Portland Youth Philharmonic

Jan 12, 2025

NY Phil Ensembles at Merkin Hall · Kaufman Music Center

Feb 1, 2025

Spanish Journey · Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Past events

Nov 14, 2024

Philharmonia Chamber Players: Turina and Ravel · Philharmonia Orchestra

Oct 25, 2024

Modigliani Quartet & Fabio Bidini · Philharmonic Society of Orange County

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