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Music for Food Benefit Concert

Cleveland Institute of Music

Ring in the new year with a beloved tradition: the New York String Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. The program opens with an inspiring piece by composer and renowned violinist Nokuthula Ngwenyama, written as a greeting to the distant stars from—and about—humankind. Described by The Wall Street Journal as a pianist “who awes,” Anna Polonsky joins the orchestra for Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto. The second half of the concert comprises Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, an especially spirited work that Beethoven considered one of his finest.

New York String Orchestra

Carnegie Hall

For more than 50 years, music lovers from around the world have come together to be uplifted by the New York String Orchestra’s (NYSO) December concerts. This Christmas Eve performance offers the timeless inspiration of an all-Mozart program. Featured soloists include two notable NYSO alums: violinist Bella Hristova, “a player of impressive power and natural command” (The Washington Post); and violist Milena Pajaro–van de Stadt, known for her “lyricism … silky tone and beautiful, supple lines” (The Strad).

Wonderful piano quartets of Mozart, Mendelssohn & Schumann with chamber stars Polonsky, Laredo, Pajaro-van de Stadt, and Robinson

ESPRESSIVO! Piano Quartet

Washington Irving Campus

In Two x Four (two violinists playing works by four composers), Jennifer Koh and Jaime Laredo are joined by members of the Juilliard Orchestra. Koh, an Arnhold Creative Associate who studied with Laredo, created the project “as a musical means to honor our teachers, who are our thread to a long performance tradition.” Showcasing double concertos, the program includes works by great composers of the past and present.

"Two x Four" | Koh & Laredo

Kennedy Center

Two x Four (two violinists x four composers) makes its return to the Fortas season for the first time since 2013. Violinists Jennifer Koh and Jaime Laredo are joined by Members of the Juilliard Orchestra. Koh, who studied with Laredo at the Curtis Institute, created the project “as a musical means to honor our teachers, who are our thread to a long performance tradition.” Showcasing double concertos, the program includes works by great composers of the past and current day.

Two x Four, Koh & Laredo

Dedicated to the memory of founding Trio member/pianist Joseph Kalichstein, this performance unites the remaining two members of the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio—Jaime Laredo and Sharon Robinson—with PCMS favorites Anna Polonsky and Nokuthula Ngwenyama. Featuring two of the most revered chamber music works in the canon, this special event also includes the Philadelphia premiere of Ngwenyama’s new work, Elegy. Co-commissioned by PCMS, Elegy was composed in response to the tragic events of spring 2020, including the killing of George Floyd.

Anna Polonsky, piano; Jaime Laredo, violin; Nokuthula Ngwenyama, viola & Sharon Robinson, cello

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Gain an insider's perspective as the art of interpretation and details of technique are explained when Mr. Laredo and Ms. Robinson shares their wisdom with the next generation of chamber musicians.

Master Class: Jaime Laredo and Sharon Robinson

Rose Studio

With the passing of Joseph Kalichstein in March 2022, the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, one of history’s greatest chamber ensembles, lost its founding pianist of 45 years. The contribution of this esteemed ensemble to the art of the piano trio is inestimable, and the trio’s impact – as individuals as well – on generations of musicians has definitively guided the genre forward. CMS is honored to celebrate the KLR Trio and its late, beloved pianist, in a tribute concert featuring violinist Jaime Laredo, cellist Sharon Robinson, and close friends and colleagues of the trio and its members.

Celebrating Joseph Kalichstein and the KLR Trio

Lincoln Center

Few ensembles in history have had the sustained artistry and success that the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio had for 45 years.  Jaime Laredo and Sharon Robinson are joined on this program by violist and composer Nokuthula Ngwenyama and pianist Anna Polonsky and will give the Arizona premiere of Elegy, an AFCM co-commission with several other presenters around the U.S. This concert will honor pianist Joseph Kalichstein, who passed away in March of 2022.

Concert Honoring Joseph Kalichstein

Tucson Convention Center

Jamie Laredo and Sharon Robinson are the remaining members of the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio. After four decades of success the world over, the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio continues to dazzle audiences and critics alike with its performances. Since making their debut at the White House for President Carter's Inauguration in January 1977, pianist Joseph Kalichstein, violinist Jaime Laredo and cellist Sharon Robinson have set the standard for performance of the piano trio literature, consistently bringing technical mastery, expressive depth, and magnetism to the concert stage. The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio balances the careers of three internationally-acclaimed soloists while making annual appearances at many of the world's major concert halls, commissioning spectacular new works, and maintaining an active recording agenda.


Anna Polonsky is widely in demand as a soloist and chamber musician. She has appeared with the Moscow Virtuosi, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, the Memphis Symphony, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, and many others. Ms. Polonsky has collaborated with the Guarneri, Orion, Daedalus, and Shanghai Quartets, and with such musicians as Mitsuko Uchida, Yo-Yo Ma, David Shifrin, Richard Goode, Emanuel Ax, Arnold Steinhardt, Peter Wiley, and Jaime Laredo.

Jaime Laredo, Sharon Robinson and friends with Anna Polonsky, piano, and Nokuthula Ngwenyama, viola

Sunset Center Theater

The VSO wouldn’t be the organization we are today without the artistic vision and leadership of VSO Chorus founder Robert De Cormier. This tribute concert is our small way of thanking him for his musical service to Vermonters and the VSO.
The first half of the concert will feature the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, under the direction of Jose Daniel Flores-Caraballo, who is making his conducting debut with the VSO. Los Angeles-based composer Morton Lauridsen (b. 1943) wrote Lux Aeterna following the death of his mother in 1997, and the text for the piece is based on various references to light from sacred Latin texts.
The first half is anchored by Robert De Cormier’s own composition for chorus and orchestra: Legacy. De Cormier composed this piece in 1981 as a memorial for his son. This performance marks the first time the VSO has ever performed the work.
After intermission, VSO Music Director Jaime Laredo takes the stage to lead the orchestra in Schubert’s ninth symphony, aptly nicknamed “The Great.” Widely regarded as Schubert’s supreme masterpiece, this is an extremely challenging piece to perform, due to the endurance and technique required–particularly among the strings and woodwinds. In fact, orchestras refused to play the symphony in Paris and London when Felix Mendelssohn attempted to program it in the late-1830’s.<

Jaime Laredo

Conductor, Violinist

Events

Mar 4, 2024

Music for Food Benefit Concert · Cleveland Institute of Music

Dec 28, 2023

New York String Orchestra · Carnegie Hall

Dec 24, 2023

New York String Orchestra · Carnegie Hall

Dec 16, 2023

ESPRESSIVO! Piano Quartet · People's Symphony Concerts

Dec 1, 2023

"Two x Four" | Koh & Laredo · The Juilliard School

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