Composer

Conner Leavitt, tenor

Northwestern Bienen School of Music

David Hilt, clarinet

Orchestre de Paris / Bar Avni

Philharmonie de Paris

The Royal Danish Orchestra’s chamber concerts present celebrated masterpieces alongside rare gems of the chamber music repertoire. Throughout the season, the orchestra’s musicians perform in the historic theatre setting of the Old Stage. Audiences also enjoy the opportunity to experience them up close at chamber concerts in the Takkelloftet Foyer, with its stunning view of Copenhagen Harbour, as well as in the beautiful balcony foyer of the Old Stage.

Exhilarating Finnish and French Chamber Works

The Royal Playhouse and The Old Stage

Kaylin Chung, violin

Poulenc's Les Biches suite opens the ball with its sparkling cocktail of rococo elegance—Parisian salons are never far away, Poulenc frequented them assiduously!—and jazzy rhythms where woodwinds and strings converse in a spirited spirit. The Concerto champêtre then reveals all of Poulenc's audacity, which he had made his calling card: Justin Taylor, a refined harpsichord magician, explores the slightest contrasts between virtuoso traits and tender melodies, while the orchestra, under the direction of the talented Lucie Leguay, weaves a setting that is sometimes mocking, sometimes nostalgic. Chausson's Symphony in B-flat closes the evening with its luminous gravity. A pivotal work between Wagner and Debussy, it deploys an ardent lyricism, from the dark tremors of the adagio to the cyclical exaltation of the finale. Joyfully moving between gallant spirit and romantic depth, this concert is an invitation to a bucolic dream.

Country Concerto

Opéra Comédie

Molly Snodgrass, soprano

Erik DeMario, tenor and Jeremy Lee, piano

Daniel Spielman, clarinet

Marin Symphony Concertmaster Ani Bukujian returns as soloist in two great pieces for violin, Bartok’s first Violin Concerto and Chausson’s lovely Poeme. The rest of the program is virtuoso orchestral writing at its finest, in works by Mason Bates, Ginastera, and de Falla.

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Masterworks 3: Bartok & de Falla

College of Marin

Eastman Philharmonia

University of Rochester

Small ensembles of Minnesota Orchestra musicians will perform chamber music on stage at Orchestra Hall. Plus, special guest pianist Inon Barnaton performs Chausson's Concerto for Piano, Violin and String Quartet alongside our musicians.

Bacewicz, Bax and Chausson

Orchestra Hall Minneapolis

Soprano and Court Singer Elin Rombo is one of Sweden’s brightest stars on the international opera scene. A cherished guest at Konserthuset Stockholm, she now returns to the main stage – this time together with the visiting Västerås Sinfonietta under the baton of Chief Conductor Simon Crawford-Phillips.

Britten, Börtz and Poulenc

Konserthuset Stockholm

Music from Salem brings together musicians of international reputation to prepare and perform chamber music in the peace and beauty of rural Washington County, New York, and environs. Chamber music is classical music written for a small group of performers, and includes a range of styles, from the 18th century to today. Music from Salem also leads educational workshops and conducts violin, viola, and cello seminars for emerging young artists.

Music From Salem Winter Concert

Hubbard Hall - Center for the Arts and Education

Evocazioni

Carlo Felice Theater

Debussy, Salonen, and Chausson with Augustin Hadelich

New England Conservatory of Music

Love. Longing. Tragedy. The Fire of Love: Romeo and Juliet brings passion to the stage with Nurit Bar-Josef and the OKC Philharmonic—featuring music by Ravel, Price, Wagner, and Tchaikovsky.

The Fire of Love: Romeo and Juliet

Civic Center Music Hall

Guildhall postgraduate string students present a varied programme of repertoire in this informal concert.

Postgraduate Strings Concert

Milton Court Concert Hall

Hailed as “the most beautiful tenor voice since Luciano Pavarotti” (Süddeutsche Zeitung), tenor Benjamin Bernheim has ignited an opera-world frenzy unlike any in recent years. His electrifying rise has taken him from the world’s greatest stages—the Met, La Scala, the Royal Opera House, Palais Garnier—to historic moments like performing at the closing ceremonies of the Paris Olympics and the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral, earning him the title of “France’s new favorite tenor.” (The New York Times). Now, in a rare recital appearance for his Princeton University Concerts debut, Bernheim trades the grand opera house for an intimate chamber setting, bringing his signature artistry to a handpicked program of romance, longing, and nostalgia. From the lush sensuality of Duparc and Chausson to Spanish and South American gems by Mompou, Turina, and Ginastera, the evening culminates in the timeless melodies of Puccini and the poignant beauty of French chanson. No grand sets, no spectacle—just one of the world’s greatest tenors unfiltered, singing his favorite music just for you.

Benjamin Bernheim, Tenor Carrie-Ann Matheson, Piano

Richardson Auditorium

4th Symphony Concert

Nikolaisaal

Look forward to a reunion with the wonderful violinist Tianwa Yang. In 2022, she received perhaps the most important award for a soloist: the OPUS KLASSIK "Instrumentalist of the Year." In the 2022/23 season, we hosted Tianwa Yang as our "Artist in Residence," and in 2024, we toured China with her. Whether there or at our joint concerts in Germany, audiences everywhere fell at her feet.

4th Philharmonic Concert

Messe Frankfurt

This concert, held in the beautiful Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, features the musicians of the Orchestre de l’Agora and guest soprano Elisabeth St-Gelais.

In the streets of Paris

Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours

Every ticket is FREE for our 2025-26 Opening Night at Carnegie Hall! Whether you are a lifelong classical music aficionado or attending your first concert, we welcome you to the extraordinary musical experience of Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in Carnegie Hall.

Orpheus For All

Carnegie Hall

Renowned for their collaborative spirit, the GRAMMY®-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra has played without a conductor since their inception, performing with “edge-of-the-seat intensity” and displaying an “infectious love for making music” (NY Times) for audiences around the world. Making his long-awaited Orpheus debut, violinist James Ehnes glamorizes the gorgeous French aesthetic in Saint-Saëns’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso and Chausson’s Poème. To honor his 150th birthday, a new commission brings Ravel’s Piano Trio in A Minor into the chamber orchestra repertoire. Composer and violist Jessica Meyer has a keen ear for ensemble color, and her friends in Orpheus are ready to dispatch her newly commissioned Cartes Postales.

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra & James Ehnes, violin | Postcards From Paris

Lafayette College

Two masterpieces of French late Romanticism form the core of the second chamber concert program: Ernest Chausson’s Piano Quartet in A major, Op. 30, marked by rich tonal colors and expressive melodic writing, is paired with César Franck’s Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 14, whose dramatic intensity and radiant sonority make it a pinnacle of Romantic chamber music.

2nd Chamber Concert

Hall of Mirrors

Join Park City Opera and Le Depot for a sumptuous Opera Brunch—an unforgettable Sunday pairing of exquisite cuisine and soaring melodies. Settle in for a late morning of indulgence as you enjoy a specially curated brunch menu from Le Depot, accompanied by live performances of beloved arias and operatic ensembles paired specifically with the cuisine.

Opera Brunch at Le Depot Brasserie

Le Depot Brasserie

This September, ERSO welcomes back conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier, whose program of French music received wide acclaim in March 2025. Once again, Tortelier will explore the rich world of 19th-century French composers, beginning with the overture to Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz, a pioneer of modern orchestration. Marcel Johannes Kits will perform a rare gem of the cello repertoire: the concerto by Édouard Lalo. The evening will conclude with one of the best-known works by the short-lived composer Ernest Chausson—his Symphony in B-flat major.

French Moods. Tortelier and Kits

Estonia Concert Hall

Poulenc and Chausson

Downtown Ithaca Alliance (The Ithaca Commons)

For the first concert of this new season, Clemens Schuldt invites us to a vibrant celebration of Romantic Europe, whose stunning crescendo opening the Tannhäuser overture sets the tone! The Orchestra shines as it unfolds the leitmotifs of Wagner's sixth opera: a universal conflict between eroticism and moral duty. Canada's rising violin star, Kerson Leong, transforms this dramatic intensity into symbolist intimacy with Chausson's Poème , the composer's most emblematic work. The score is inspired by a fantastical short story by Turgenev, in which a melody played on the violin creates a spell.

Kerson Leong, Carmen and the Knight

Grand Théâtre de Québec

Elegance, lightness and tonal refinement – this programme captures the unmistakable spirit of French music. Works by Camille Saint-Saëns, Gabriel Fauré, Claude Debussy and Ernest Chausson can be heard between subtle melody and dance-like drive – finely orchestrated, full of esprit and sensuality. From the delicate combination of harp and violin to Chausson’s large-scale concerto for violin, piano and string quartet, an evening of French charm and tonal finesse unfolds.

International Mendelssohn Festival

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Playing in a piano trio is one of the most demanding chamber music challenges, because the ability to listen and to rein in one's own ego are, even more so than in larger ensembles, the basic prerequisites for a successful interpretation. TaSte-Re (the name is formed from the initials of the participating musicians) has dedicated itself to this artistic balancing act for many years. And even the most important composers have always been tempted to prove themselves in this difficult genre. Joseph Haydn, with more than 30 works, pioneered the genre. The German and French Romantics added further milestones: Mendelssohn's C minor Trio is among the most popular of all time, and Chausson's composition achieved a beautiful synthesis of Romantic tradition and dazzling Impressionism.

Klassik im Trio

Goldener Löwe

Part storytelling, part live music, The Nightingale Project is a wholly unique narrated concert experience. Accompanied by two acclaimed musicians and the projection of over 100 historical photographs, author Thomas Wolf recounts the life of Lea Luboshutz, the first internationally known female violinist, her incomparable Stradivarius violin (the “Nightingale”), and her multi-generational musical family, of which he is a member. The fascinating narrative tells the story behind his award-winning book, The Nightingale’s Sonata, revealing the family’s personal stories while sketching the history of classical music in the twentieth century.

TSM presents The Nightingale Project

The Royal Conservatory of Music

Experience the stormy relationship between Richard Wagner and the French Romantics. Initially captivated by Wagner’s bold innovations, French composers embraced his music as a model. However, following the Franco-Prussian War, a surge of patriotism led them to reject German influence, sparking a search for a distinctly Gallic musical identity. This shift coincided with a broader rebellion against Romanticism, pushing the French toward a new musical language that anticipated modernism.Yet despite their efforts, did they ever truly escape Wagner’s shadow?

Wagner And The French: A Love-hate Relationship

Hanna Center

Gendron, Sacks, Gross, and Beck in Piano Quartets of Milhaud, Boulez, Chausson

Bargemusic

Rossini's operas sent their audiences into a frenzy. The overture to Semiramide was no exception : brisk fanfares at the beginning, a rapid succession of lively melodies in the allegro, a rousing crescendo at the end and a triumphant conclusion.

4th Congress Park Symphony 2024/2025

Congress Park Hanau

Already signed to Decca Records at the age of 24 Randall Goosby is acclaimed for the sensitivity and intensity of his musicianship alongside a determination to make music more inclusive and accessible, as well as bringing the music of under-represented composers to light. His career is already at the very top level with performances which orchestras such as The Philadelphia Orchestra and London’s Philharmonia. His programme offers a feast of melody from one of today’s most exciting young musicians.

Classical Stars: The Virtuoso Violin With Randall Goosby

Perth Concert Hall

Guzal Isametdinova performs a recital of works by Schubert, Vaughan Williams, Chausson and more.

Student Degree Recital: Guzal Isametdinova, Collaborative Piano D.M.A. Recital

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the degree Bachelor of Music. Megan Martono is a student of Paul Kantor.

Megan Martono, Violin

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

American rising star violinist and protégé of the legendary Itzhak Perlman, Randall Goosby performs works by Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Fauré, Chausson, and Schubert with pianist Zhu Wang at his Koerner Hall debut.

Goosby is acclaimed for the sensitivity and intensity of his musicianship alongside his determination to make music more inclusive and accessible, as well as bringing the music of under-represented composers to light. After making his debut with the Jacksonville Symphony at age nine, he performed with the New York Philharmonic at age 13 on a Young People’s Concert at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall and became the youngest recipient ever to win the Sphinx Concerto Competition.

Randall Goosby, violin, with Zhu Wang, piano

French composers Milhaud, Chausson, and Debussy all have their own style – some more traditional, others more progressive. To combine their works into one programme brings promise of a diverse yet coherent evening of music. Performing their works are Czech Philharmonic concertmaster Jiří Vodička, the renowned pianist François Dumont, and the leading Czech ensemble, the Pražák Quartet.

Czech Chamber Music Society • Pražák Quartet & Jiří Vodička

Rudolfinum

Tugan Sokhiev & Vadim Gluzman

Gasteig HP8

At age 13, violinist Randall Goosby performed with the New York Philharmonic in a Young People’s Concert earning him a rave review from The New York Times, “…his performance won him a deserved standing ovation for its sheer virtuosity.” The San Diego native returns to take audiences on a musical journey. 

Randall Goosby

Soka Performing Arts Center

Join us for an unforgettable evening as the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra (DSSO) brings its Masterworks season to a grand finale with "La Valse." This spectacular concert will showcase the exceptional talent of our musicians, featuring concertmaster Erin Aldridge and the beloved DSSO Chorus. The evening will commence with a celebration of Maurice Ravel’s 150th birthday, highlighting his virtuosic "La Valse" that demonstrates the full splendor of the orchestra. Erin Aldridge will captivate the audience with Ravel’s "Tzigane" for violin and orchestra, alongside the enchanting "Poème" by French composer Ernest Chausson. The concert will also include two exhilarating Latin American Dances by American composer Gabriella Lena Frank, followed by the serene "Schicksalslied" by Johannes Brahms and the vibrant "Time and Again Barelas" choral suite by American/Uruguayan composer Miguel del Aguila, performed by our DSSO Chorus.

**Event Details:**
- **Date:** April 5
- **Time:** 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
- **Location:** DECC Symphony Hall, 350 Harbor Dr, Duluth, MN 55802

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the best of classical music as we close the Masterworks season with a night of unforgettable performances. Secure your tickets now and be part of a musical journey that celebrates the power and beauty of orchestral music.

For tickets and more information, please visit our website or contact the DSSO office. Join us in creating a stronger community through the power of music.

La Valse

Duluth Entertainment Convention Center

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music. Rachel Niu is a student of Kathleen Winkler.

Rachel Niu, Violin

The pipes of the Bridgewater Hall organ get a full wash, wax and valet tonight with a performance characterised by Romantic splendour. Saint-Saëns’s spectacular Third Symphony takes us on a dramatic journey from darkness to light, and gave us the theme music to the iconic pig-based classic, Babe.

John Wilson conducts Saint-Saëns’s Organ Symphony

The Bridgewater Hall

As a woman in the 19th century, the French composer Mélanie Hélène Bonis was only able to compose and publish pieces under the gender-neutral pseudonym "Mel Bonis". Having received little musical encouragement as a child and later being prevented from continuing her education by marriage and family obligations, Bonis repeatedly turned to composing on her own and published over 300 works. Her Suite en forme de valses exists in various arrangements made by the composer herself. In addition to two versions for piano solo and piano four hands, Bonis rewrote the work for orchestra and left behind a suite of three dance-like movements: Ballabile, Interlude et Valse lente and Scherzo-Valse .

4th Academic Concert 2024/25

Gewandhaus

4. Akademisches Konzert

Join us for an unforgettable evening as Stanford Live presents the farewell tour of Natalie Dessay and Philippe Cassard on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at 7:30 PM at the Bing Concert Hall. This exclusive performance marks a significant moment in the careers of two of classical music's most revered artists.

French soprano Natalie Dessay, celebrated for her virtuosic abilities and dramatic flair, has captivated audiences worldwide with her performances on the most prestigious opera stages, including the Paris Opera, Vienna State Opera, Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, and more. For this special tour, she is joined by the highly acclaimed French pianist Philippe Cassard, known for his exquisite interpretations of Debussy's works.

The evening's program promises an enchanting mix of opera and song, featuring pieces by Carlisle Floyd, Gian-Carlo Menotti, André Previn, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Samuel Barber, and more. Highlights include selections from Floyd's "Susannah," Menotti's "Le Médium," Previn's "A Streetcar Named Desire," and Copland's "Four Blues," among others.

Tickets start at $32, offering a range of seating options to accommodate all attendees. The lobby opens at 6:30 PM, allowing guests to enjoy beverages, light bites, and snacks before the performance begins.

Don't miss this opportunity to witness the artistry of Natalie Dessay and Philippe Cassard as they bid farewell to the stage in this memorable performance at Stanford's Bing Concert Hall.

Natalie Dessay and Philippe Cassard

Stanford University

Amour (Love) is the theme for our February concert. Cleveland, Ohio-based violinist Andrew SORDS will be joining us for Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY’s Violin Concerto in D Major. Franz Peter SCHUBERT’s Rosamunde Overture and Ernest CHAUSSON’s Symphony No. 2 in B-flat Major round out the program.

Concert: Music Speaks of Amour

Kankakee High School

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture presents The Harlem Chamber Players’ 17th Annual Black History Month Celebration. The featured guest artist are cellist-composer Akua Dixon and soprano Candice Hoyes who will perform her latest work, TBD

17th Annual Black History Month Celebration

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture - New York Public Library

Dvořák’s New World Symphony moves with magnificent energies and melodies that feel like home. Hearing it performed by the CSO at Music Hall is a must-have experience. Randall Goosby, a new champion of Florence Price’s solo works, returns for the composer’s Second Violin Concerto plus Chausson’s most popular work. Selections from Wynton Marsalis Blues Symphony trace the blueprints of a quintessential American style.

Dvořák New World Symphony

Cincinnati Music Hall

When asked "Song or opera?" Katharina Konradi once gave an unequivocal answer: Song - although she has also enjoyed seamless international success as an opera and operetta actress. A rare duet evening will take her to Cologne.

Katharina Konradi | Catriona Morison | Ammiel Bushakevitz

Museum Ludwig

Ludwig van Beethoven's sixth symphony was named by the composer himself as the "Pastoral Symphony", as he described his love for the countryside in it. Ernest Chausson's romantic song cycle Poème de l'amour et de la mer (Poem of Love and the Sea) describes both the flowers of the sea and the death of love, and in Jean Sibelius's dance intermezzo the shepherd god Pan's hunt for the mountain nymph Echo is set to music. Roberto Gonzalés-Monjas leads the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Italian baritone Andrè Schuen in this concert where the love for and in nature is the focus.

Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony

SR Berwaldhallen

The young conductor Thomas Guggeis, having sensationally jumped in for his mentor Daniel Barenboim in Berlin and now the General Music Director at the Oper Frankfurt, makes his “academic” debut with the Bayerisches Staatsorchester and presents us a symphonic rarity. Alexander Zemlinsky’s Fantasia for Orchestra, Die Seejungfrau (The Mermaid – based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale), conducted by the composer at its 1905 world premiere in Vienna. The composer’s unhappy relationship with his pupil Alma Schindler, who after a passionate affair left him for Gustav Mahler, is reflected in this powerfully sonorous portrayal of the mermaid’s fate. Perhaps because of this personal background, Zemlinsky decided not to perform the piece. It was thought to be lost and was not performed for almost seventy years. Mendelssohn’s Overture to the Fair Melusine is also based on the world of water spirits and tells the story of a close relative of the mermaid. Aigul Akhmetshina also sings of the coming and going of love. Ernest Chausson’s Poème de l’amour et de la mer op. 19 links the story of a love affair with the atmosphere of the sea.

Academy Concert: Thomas Guggeis

Max-Joseph-Platz

Juhui Choi, Violin

The Juilliard School

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Konzerthalle im Kurpark

Konzerthaus

Kulturhaus Lüdenscheid

Kurpark Bad Oeynhausen

Stadtpark Schützenhof Hangül GmbH

Paderhalle Paderborn

Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth makes a welcome return to the BBC Symphony Orchestra with music by three masters of orchestral writing. First, the atmospheric prelude to Richard Wagner’s epic tale of Tristan and Isolde, then soprano Niamh O'Sullivan - BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist - debuts with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Ernest Chausson's Poem of Love and the Sea. Wagner was a great influence on Chausson, whose 1890 song cycle for soprano and orchestra sets two poems: The Flower of the Waters and The Death of Love by poet Maurice Bouchor. Finally, Hector Berlioz's overture to King Lear, which he wrote on first discovering Shakespeare's tragic play in 1831.

Paul Daniel conducts Wagner, Chausson and Berlioz

BBC Maida Vale Studios

Settle in as the world’s most electrifying artists and ensembles converge at Davies Symphony Hall. Legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman takes the stage with an all-star team of collaborators: pianists Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Emanuel Ax and the Juilliard String Quartet.


Itzhak Perlman & Friends

Davies Symphony Hall

Two of the world’s most distinguished pianists – Emanuel Ax and Jean-Yves Thibaudet – join the reigning virtuoso of the violin Itzhak Perlman and the “endlessly agile” (The New York Times) Juilliard String Quartet for an evening of exceptional chamber music. Each member of this remarkable all-star lineup is fully capable of commanding a rapt audience on their own. In this lush and thrilling program of works spanning three centuries, they explore textures and nuances of expression only available to an extended ensemble.

Itzhak Perlman and Friends

Granada Theatre

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

Wigmore Hall

The members of the International Opera Studio present a recital program in the foyer of the opera house, accompagnied by Vlad Iftinca.

1. Song Recital

The Staatstheater Stuttgart

Chausson and Fauré, along with Saint-Saëns, Henri Duparc, and Emmanuel Chabrier, were founding members of the Société Nationale de Musique. Their goal was to promote new works that embraced a true French style, moving away from German influences, especially in chamber music.

Thursday Lunchtimes: Les bonnes chansons

RNCM (Royal Northern College of Music)

Guest Artists visit SFCM to share their expertise with student musicians.

David McCarroll, violin

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

The fate of the program is in your hands as you choose, in an online vote, the main piece on this program.  Ernest Chausson’s lovely “Poème for Violin and Orchestra” featuring Symphony concertmaster Lin He will also be heard on the concert.

A Time for Choosing

Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center

The composers of the concert are harmonious opposites to each other : 18th -century Viennese Mozart, a symbol of classical perfection and clarity, and his counterpart 19th-century Parisian Chausson , an extreme example of melancholic and dramatic romanticism that knows no bounds.

On Tour - Mozart & Chausson with Ofer Falk and Tomer Lev in Espoo

Espoo Cathedral

The English Chamber Orchestra Ensemble are joined by soloists Ofer Falk and Tomer Lev to bring you a sublime programme of chamber music by Mozart and Chausson. This unique programme intersects the works of these very contrasting composers, illustrating their differences and revealing some similarities in the refined genre of the chamber concerto.

English Chamber Orchestra; Mozart & Chausson

St Paul's Church Covent Garden

Longtime Aspen alumni artists curate bespoke programs to share music, reminiscences, and stories of their decades in Aspen.

Anniversary Reminiscences Program: Robert McDuffie violin

Aspen Meadows Resort

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

Menlo School Campus

Concert Program Vi Vocal Exchange (livestream)

Online

AMFS artist-faculty, all top musicians from renowned orchestras, opera companies, and conservatories, come together to play their favorite chamber music works. Always a joyful and creative 75 minutes of music-making.

Chamber Music 2024 Concert 2

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

Berlioz paints a portrait of obsessive love with opium-fueled visions of cinematic realism, featuring haunting ballroom waltzes, a march to the guillotine, and maniacal witches’ dances. Opening the program, Debussy’s tone poem heaves with hazy sensuality, and violinist Carolin Widmann explores nature and love in works by Takemitsu and Chausson.

Composer

Ernest Chausson

Events

Upcoming events

Jul 29, 2026

5th Festival Chamber Concert: French Chamber Music with Harp · Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Oct 4, 2026

Armand Djikoloum oboe; Jâms Coleman piano · Wigmore Hall

Apr 15, 2027

Beethovenen’s Symphony No.7 · Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

21 - 22 Apr, 2027

Berlioz – Symphonie fantastique · Prague Symphony Orchestra

Apr 25, 2027

Chausson's Concerto · Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Past events

Jun 6, 2026

Conner Leavitt, tenor · Northwestern Bienen School of Music

May 20, 2026

David Hilt, clarinet · Northwestern Bienen School of Music

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