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SUMMARY:Shea-Kim Duo
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, October 20\, 2024 at 3pm  \nBach\, Schnittke\, Paganini\, Haydn\, Schumann \n\n\n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $15 adults\, $10 students and seniors\, free for ages 13 and under \nNo reservations required. \nThe award-winning Shea-Kim Duo was formed in 2014 by husband and wife Brendan Shea (violin) and Yerin Kim (piano). Since then\, they have competed internationally and toured the world\, performing in Belgium\, Italy\, Canada\, South Korea\, and the United States. \nListen to the Shea-Kim Duo’s recent interview with WSKG’s Bill Snyder here. \nThe Shea-Kim Duo’s awards include a Gold Medal from the Manhattan International Music Competition and the Ackerman Chamber Music Award\, while their performances have been broadcast on Klara Continuo (Belgium)\, PBC (South Korea) and WUFT (USA). The artists have released two highly acclaimed CDs on the Blue Griffin Recording label: “The Sound and the Fury\,” including music of Dvorák\, Grieg and Janácek\, and “All Roads\,” featuring works by Beethoven\, Schnittke\, Schumann and Beach. \nActively involved in promoting chamber music to a broader community and audience\, the Shea-Kim Duo regularly presents sensory-friendly concerts that provide high-quality chamber music for individuals and families with autism. The Duo also regularly appears at several notable music festivals\, including those of Anchorage\, Annapolis and Harborfront\, and are the founders and artistic directors of Washington’s Chamber Music in the Bend. \nA much sought after soloist\, chamber musician and teacher\, BRENDAN SHEA\, by the age of 11\, was performing with orchestras and had played at New York City’s Carnegie Hall. His awards span three continents and include Gold Medal and Audience Award from the Chesapeake International Chamber Music Competition\, Grand Prize from the Coleman Chamber Music Competition\, First Place with Honors from the Glazunov International Competition in Paris and Bronze Medal from the Osaka International Chamber Music Competition. Brendan has been affiliated with two distinguished\, award-winning quartets\, as a founding member of the Wasmuth Quartet (now Verona) and as a member of the Euclid Quartet. Currently\, he serves as concertmaster of the Boise Philharmonic and Langroise Trio Artist-in-Residence at the College of Idaho. His solo career has taken him across the globe\, with performances in major venues in Europe and Asia as well as throughout the United States\, while he also performs and teaches at prestigious festivals and residencies\, including the Encore Chamber Music Festival and Credo Music Festival. Brendan has been a guest faculty member at Oberlin Conservatory of Music and University of Notre Dame and served for five years on the faculty of Indiana University South Bend. His current violin was crafted in 2000 by Samuel Zygmuntowicz in Brooklyn\, New York. \nPraised by the International Piano Magazine as a “pianist of beautiful finesse and golden tone\,” YERIN KIM enjoys a multi-faceted career as soloist\, chamber musician\, recording artist and educator. She has performed in numerous festival and recital performances in internationally renowned venues\, among them: Carnegie Hall\, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts\, Rolston Hall at Canada’s Banff Centre for the Arts and Place Flagey in Brussels. Yerin’s debut solo album\, “First and Last Words\,” with works by Schumann and Schnittke\, was releasedin 2019 on the Sheva Collection label. Holding a Double Degree in Piano Performance and Psychology from Oberlin Conservatory and College\, a Master of Music from Indiana University Bloomington and a Doctor of Musical Arts from the State University of New York at Stony Brook\, she is equally passionate about music education\, and has been teaching a diverse group of students from many parts of the world. Yerin has taught at the Indiana University Bloomington\, University of Notre Dame\, State University of New York at Stony Brook and South Korea’s Chugye University for the Arts Conservatory\, and has recently joined the faculty of Central Washington University as Assistant Professor of Piano and Director of Keyboard Studies. \n 
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/shea-kim/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:Merz Trio
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrigid Coleridge\, violin \nJulia Yang\, cello \nAmy Yang\, piano \nSunday\, September 15\, 2024 at 3pm  \n\n\n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $15 adults\, $10 students and seniors\, free for ages 13 and under \nNo reservations required. \nJoin Merz Trio as we search for song in night’s darknesses. Beginning with the 12th century chants spun by Hildegard von Bingen in her solitary monastic cell\, we explore melody sung into and for the night\, weaving together a musical conversation that joins the voices of Purcell\, Schumann\, Alma Mahler\, Brahms and Zemlinsky in works large and small\, and brings us right into the twentieth century with Thelonious Monk’s poignantly lonely ode to a dark hour\, ‘Round Midnight. \nWatch Julia Yang’s recent interview with WSKG’s Bill Snyder here or listen to the radio episode here. \nHailed as “entrancing” (BBC Music Magazine) and “artists in the deepest sense of the word” (CutCommon)\, Merz Trio have been lauded for their “stunning virtuosity… fresh and surprising interpretations” (Reading Eagle)\, and “perfection of intonation and ensemble” (Hudson Review). \nWinners of the Naumburg\, Concert Artists Guild\, Fischoff and Chesapeake Competitions\, and recipients of a Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant\,  Merz Trio are passionately committed to reshaping the narrative of classical music through vibrantly dynamic programming and wide-ranging interdisciplinary collaboration. Their programming style juxtaposes classical standards\, new music\, and their own arrangements of familiar and forgotten works\, fluidly interwoven and guided with speaking from the Trio’s members. Their interdisciplinary collaborations include ongoing projects with directors Emma Jaster and Jon Levin\, dancer Caroline Copeland\, and Sandglass Puppet Theater. \nFinally\, in their prolific arranging\, the Trio are committed to uplifting overlooked voices from history\, ranging from Hildegard von Bingen to Lili and Nadia Boulanger\, from Joséphine Baker to Irish folk melodies.  Recent debuts have taken them to Carnegie Hall\, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam\, Chamber Music Houston\, Philadelphia CMS\, and the Schubert Club (St. Paul\, MN)\, Tippet Rise\, Duke Performances\, CM Dallas\, Coleman Chamber Music Association\, the New Orleans Friends of Music\, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. among other notable performances.
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/merz-trio/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:Balourdet Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, August 18\, 2024 at 3pm  \n\n\n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $15 adults\, $10 students and seniors\, free for ages 13 and under \nNo reservations required. \nAngela Bae\, violin  \n Justin DeFilippis\, violin \n  Benjamin Zannoni\, viola \nRussell Houston\, cello \n  \nThe Balourdet Quartet is a dynamic\, award-winning ensemble that takes creative risks on stage\, producing both emotionally intense and intimate moments. Its unique closeness and unwavering sense of team trust earned it the 2021 Grand Prize at New York’s Concert Artists Guild Competition and Chamber Music America’s 2024 Cleveland Quartet Award. \nThe Balourdet journey began in 2018 in the mountains of New Mexico at the Taos School of Music\, where violinists Justin DeFilippis\, Angela Bae\, and cellist Russell Houston first bonded as friends over long evenings of chamber music\, luxurious Peppermint Schnapps and extravagant meals created by chef extraordinaire Antoine Balourdet\, a renaissance man with an exceptional love of life and music. It was the friendships\, a shared passion for music and food\, and gratitude for the role the festival played in the formation of the quartet\, that inspired the members to name the ensemble in Chef Balourdet’s honor.   \nSoon thereafter\, in the heat of a waning Texas summer\, Justin\, Angela\, and Russell joined with violist Benjamin Zannoni of Rice University\, and the Balourdet Quartet was formed. Inspired by their love for the repertoire and the excitement of having found each other\, the four friends found themselves playing quartets late into the night for fun. After having been together for only one year at Rice University\, and a summer at the Aspen Music Festival\, they took second prize at the Nielsen International String Quartet Competition\, and were selected as the only quartet admitted to Boston’s historic New England Conservatory Professional String Quartet Program under the tutelage of Cleveland Quartet cellist Paul Katz. \nIn 2021\, the Quartet won the Grand Prize at New York’s Concert Artists Guild Competition\, which included joint management by Concert Artists Guild in the U.S.\, and Young Classical Artist’s Trust (YCAT) in the UK and Europe. In addition\, the Balourdet has been prizewinners in Canada’s Banff International String Quartet Competition\, the International Premio Paolo Borciani Competition in Italy\, Gold Medal winners at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition\, and Gold Medal and Audience Prizewinners at the Yellow Springs Competition.  \n  \n                                                        Balourdet Quartet \n                                                                Fireside \n  \nString Quartet\, No. 5\, Op. 64\, “Lark” (1790)                                                Joseph Haydn \nAllegro moderato                                                                                                  (1732-1809) \n          Adagio \n          Menuetto allegretto \n          Finale vivace \n  \nString Quartet No. 5 (1934)                                                                                Béla Bartók \n         Allegro                                                                                                            (1881-1945) \n         Adagio molto \n         Scherzo. Alla bulgarese \n         Andante \n         Finale. Allegro vivace \n       \n  \nString Quartet No. 1 in E minor\, “From my Life” (1876)                          Bedrich Smetana \n          Allegro vivo appassionato                                                                          (1824-1884) \n          Allegro moderato \n          Largo sostenuto \n          Vivace \n  \nThe Balourdet Quartet is a winner of the Concert Artists Guild International Competitionand is represented by Concert Artists Guild224 W 35th Street\, Suite 500 #2149\, New York\, NY 10001 (www.concertartists.org) \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThe Balourdet Quartet is a winner of the Concert Artists Guild International Competition \nand is represented by \nConcert Artists Guild\, 224 W 35th Street\, Suite 500 #2149\, New York\, NY 10001 (www.concertartists.org)
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/balourdetquartet/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Olivia Chindamo Trio
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, July 21\, 2024 at 3pm  \n\n\n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $15 adults\, $10 students and seniors\, free for ages 13 and under \nNo reservations required. \nThe Olivia Chindamo Trio: A Juilliard Jazz Ensemble\,  \nListen to an interview with WSKG’s Bill Snyder here. \nJuilliard Jazz\, under the leadership of director Wynton Marsalis\, offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees as well as artist diplomas. The department’s programming reflects the jazz continuum and its American vernacular roots\, as well as the social and cultural vitality of the music. Juilliard Jazz ensembles play more than 50 on- and off-campus performances annually\, including international tours\, as well as performances at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Blue Note in New York City. \nOlivia Chindamo\, originally from Australia and now based in New York City\, is celebrated for her exceptional vocal technique\, versatility\, and skillful scat singing. Drawing inspiration from the Great American Songbook\, Olivia’s musicality nods to the great songstresses of the 1950s\, in her own uniquely modern way. In 2021\, she made history at The Juilliard School as its first-ever Masters Graduate of Jazz Voice. Chindamo has graced many prestigious venues including the Kennedy Center\, Dizzy’s Club\, Lincoln Center\, and Birdland Jazz Club and collaborated with various world-renown orchestras including The Impossible Orchestra at Festival PAAX in Mexico in 2023\, and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in 2024.  \nJoining Chindamo are fellow Juilliard alums; Australian saxophonist Evan Harris\, and Canadian jazz guitarist David Rourke. Our audience can expect to hear familiar repertoire from the Great American Songbook\, some “B side” selections and a few of Olivia’s own original songs. \nOlivia Chindamo is a New York-based jazz vocalist from Australia whose unique voice effortlessly carries and delivers stories and melodies with the highest level of integrity\, honesty and musicianship. With a special love for improvisation\, Olivia’s musical endeavours offer a fresh combination of old and new as she continually fuses an ever-expanding knowledge of jazz history with her modern sensibilities\, impressive technique control and textural versatility.  \nHaving studied under the tutelage of some of America’s finest jazz musicians at the Banff International Workshop in Jazz & Creative Music in 2016\, Olivia felt more drawn to the United States than ever before\, inspiring her bold move to relocate to the other side of the world and fully pursue her love and passion for jazz music. Since her arrival\, Olivia has performed extensively in the United States at various world-renown venues such as The Kennedy Center\, Dizzy’s Club\, The Lincoln Center and Birdland Jazz Club\, and has toured internationally to Switzerland\, Liechtenstein\, France\, the Netherlands\, Austria and Poland in recent years with her own projects and as a guest to others’. A 2023 highlight was performing for artistic director and legendary conductor Alondra De La Parra’s 2nd annual Festival PAAX GNP in Cancún\, Mexico\, where Olivia’s extraordinary vocal versatilities were spotlighted throughout the 10-day-long program. Performances included the Northern Hemisphere premiere of Fantaskatto: Fantasy for Voice & Orchestra\, collaborations with world-renown choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and dancers from the New York City Ballet\, The Impossible Orchestra\, latin-jazz icon Paquito D’Rivera\, and with her own jazz trio.  Olivia is a 2021 Master of Music graduate of The Juilliard School\, where she made history as its first ever jazz voice graduate student\, and was honoured upon graduation with the Joseph W. Polisi prize for “Artist as Citizen” for her work as a jazz division student representative\, Gluck Fellowship leader and Community leader for Juilliard International Students. \nDavid Rourke is a NYC jazz guitarist\, singer-songwriter and producer. After receiving a Bachelor’s degree at McGill University in Montréal\, David completed his studies with a master’s degree from The Juilliard School. In 2019\, he won first place at an international guitar competition in Kraków\, Poland. During his last semester at Juilliard\, he released a full length album of original music in which he’s playing all the instruments/vocals\, and produced himself. He is a full time jazz guitarist in NYC playing at all the major clubs like Smalls\, Mezzrow\, Dizzy’s\, Ornithology and others. David has also been regularly releasing singles and performing his music at NYC venues (Rockwood\, Arlene’s Grocery\, PIANOS) with his band. \nEvan Harris is a New York-based saxophonist whose passion for jazz has informed his “vividly evocative” (Words About Music) sound on the saxophone. Originally from Sydney\, Australia\, Evan has established himself with performance credits ranging from Miguel Zenon’s Identities are Changeable to the Wynton Marsalis Quintet. Evan has been acknowledged with accolades including the title of 2018 Young Australian Jazz Musician of the Year\, a grant from the Arts Council of Australia\, and the Gerry and Franca Mulligan Scholarship. Evan recently toured the United States with Jazz at Lincoln Center’s “Songs We Love” and appeared in Cancun\, Mexico as a performer at Festival PAAX GNP.
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/july-21-juilliard-jazz-ensemble/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pegasus\, the Orchestra: Brandenburg Concerti & more
DESCRIPTION:    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, June 16 \, 2024 at 3pm  \n\n\n\nGenerously hosted by the First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $15 adults\, $10 students and seniors\, free for ages 13 and under \nNo reservations required. \nFriends of Music of Stamford\, NY presents a special concert focused on some of the most innovative Baroque masterpieces performed by Pegasus: the Orchestra\, conducted by artistic director Karén Hakobyan from the harpsichord. The program will include Vivaldi’s Trio Sonata in D Major\, Bach’s Sonata in G Major\, Vivaldi’s “Spring” from Four Seasons\, Concerto No. 1 in E Major\, and Bach’s Brandenburg Concerti No. 4 and No. 5\, featuring soloists Eiko Kano\, violin\, Shelby Yamin\, violin and Kaori Fujii\, flute. \nListen to Karén Hakobyan’s interview with WSKG’s Bill Snyder here.\nPERFORMERS:\nPegasus: The Orchestra\nKarén Hakobyan | Artistic director\, principal conductor\, & harpsichord\n \nEiko Kano | Concertmaster & violin solois\nShelby Yamin | Violin\, principal\nStani Dimitrova | Violin\, principal\nCarol Gimebl | Viola\, principal\nSerafim Smigelskiy | Cello\, principal\nMilad Daniari | Contrabass\, principal\nKaori Fujii | Flute\, principal\nKatie Althen | Flute\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\nPROGRAM\nA. Vivaldi: Trio Sonata in D Major\, RV 84 for flute\, violin and harpsichord\n I. Allegro\nII. Andante\nIII. Allegro\n \nJ. S. Bach: Trio Sonata in G Major\, BWV 1038 for flute\, violin\, harpsichord and cello\n I. Largo\nII. Vivace\nIII. Adagio\nIV. Presto\n \nA. Vivaldi: “Spring” from Four Seasons\, Concerto No. 1 in E Major\, OP. 8\nI. ​Allegro \nII. Largo e pianissimo sempre\nIII. Allegro pastorale \n \nJ. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major\, BWV 1049\nI. Allegro\nII. Andante\nIII. Presto\n \nJ. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major\, BWV 1050\nI. Allegro\nII. Affettuoso\nIII. Allegro\n\n \n \n \nABOUT THE SOLOISTS\nEIKO KANO | Concertmaster & violin soloist \nPraised as an artist with “electrifying intensity and lyrical expression\,” New York City-based Japanese violinist Eiko Kano is an internationally recognized soloist as well as a chamber musician frequently collaborating with distinguished artists. A prizewinner of international competitions\, Kano serves as assistant concertmaster at the Albany Symphony Orchestra and regularly plays in the New York Philharmonic. She is the concertmaster and senior artistic advisor of Pegasus: The Orchestra. In 2016\, she launched the critically acclaimed production A Manhattan Story with a unique style of violin music and storytelling. In 2018\, Kano founded the ensemble The New Yorkers\, featuring Karén Hakobyan as her duo partner. They have been performing extensively in the U.S. and Japan.\n \nKAORI FUJII | Flute\nBorn in Tokyo and residing in New York City\, Kaori Fujii has emerged as one of the leading imaginative and creative flutists to come out of the classical music world. Fujii has graced the stage of leading concert halls\, such as The John F. Kennedy Center\, Carnegie Hall\, Alte Oper Frankfurt\, and Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall. In 2014\, Fujii founded Music Beyond\, Inc.—a nonprofit organization that harnesses the universal power of music to empower and transform people’s lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Central Africa. She frequently visits DRC to provide music teacher training and women’s empowerment programs and help build music curriculum for local schools.\n \nKARÉN HAKOBYAN | Principal conductor & harpsichord\nDescribed as “a musician of abundant gifts and bountiful ideas” by New York Concert Review\, and “an immensely talented and dynamic performer” by Deseret Morning News\, Armenian American pianist\, composer\, and conductor Karén Hakobyan is a versatile force on the international music scene. Since his Carnegie Hall debut at the age of seventeen\, he has performed in major concert halls in Armenia\, Argentina\, Mexico\, Germany\, UK\, Belgium\, France\, Japan\, and the U.S. Hakobyan is a top prizewinner of multiple international piano and composition competitions and holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music\, Mannes College of Music\, and the University of Utah.\n \nPEGASUS: THE ORCHESTRA\nKarén Hakobyan\, artistic director and principal conductor\n \nFounded in 2017 by composer-arranger and conductor Karén Hakobyan\, Pegasus: the Orchestra is a nonprofit professional orchestra with a mission to empower rising musicians with artistic freedom and promote innovative repertoire in an environment of creative thought and expression. Hailed by New York Concert Review as “a truly first-rate ensemble” Pegasus’s recent highlights include performances in Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center\, Merkin Concert Hall\, on Al Jazeera\, Voice of America TV Network\, Ardzagang Armenian TV\, the Russian Television Network of America\, The Voice of Armenians TV program on the NYC Life Channel\, WGCH\, WQXR\, and WSKG Radio. Pegasus: the Orchestra is an ensemble with exclusive Yamaha sponsorship. Noteworthy upcoming events for Pegasus include programs featuring 2007 Tchaikovsky International Competition gold medalist Sergey Antonov\, cellist; and award-winning pianist Asiya Korepanova.\n \nPegasus is passionate about fostering artistic freedom\, creating performance opportunities\, programming innovative repertoire\, weaving a strong community fabric\, advocating for the right to music education\, and promoting humanity and equity. Tax-deductible donor support helps secure the growth of Pegasus: the Orchestra’s groundbreaking endeavor by providing vital funding for programs and performances. To learn more about Pegasus and support us via tax deductible donation\, visit pegasustheorchestra.org
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/pegasus-the-orchestra-brandenburg-concerti/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:Verona Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 19\, 2024 at 3pm  \n\n\n\nGenerously hosted by the First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $15 adults\, $10 students and seniors\, free for ages 13 and under \nNo reservations required. \n  \nAcclaimed as an “outstanding ensemble…cohesive yet full of temperament” (The New York Times)\, the Verona Quartet has firmly established itself amongst the most distinguished ensembles on the chamber music scene today. The group’s singular sense of purpose earned them Chamber Music America’s coveted 2020 Cleveland Quartet Award\, and a reputation for its “bold interpretive strength\, robust characterization and commanding resonance” (Calgary Herald). \nThe Quartet serves on the faculty of the Oberlin College and Conservatory as the Quartet-in-Residence. In addition to its position at Oberlin\, the Quartet recently held residencies at Nova Scotia’s Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance\, North Carolina’s Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle and the ENCORE Chamber Music Institute. As committed advocates of diverse programming\, the Verona Quartet curated the UpClose Chamber Music Series on behalf of the COT\, electrifying audiences with their “sensational\, powerhouse performance[s]” (Classical Voice America).  \n 
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/verona/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:Einav Yarden\, piano
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, April 21\, 2024 at 3pm \n\n\n\nAt the First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $15 adults\, $10 students and seniors\, free for ages 13 and under \nNo reservations required. \nPianist Einav Yarden is praised for her “imagination and exceptionally vivid playing…sense of immense majesty\, tempered by gentleness and quiet grace” (The Washington Post\, USA)\, and “glistening rapture…ingenious humor” (Tagesspiegel\, Germany). She has been regularly presented in recital at important venues around the world and as soloist with orchestras including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra\, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (and the Rundfunkchor Berlin)\, Minnesota Orchestra\, Calgary Philharmonic\, Beethoven Orchester Bonn\, Bradenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt\, Bucharest Philharmonic\, and Jerusalem Symphony\, under conductors such as Sir Neville Marriner\, Leon Botstein\, Frédéric Chaslin\, Stefan Blunier\, Aldo Ceccato\, Mendi Rodan\, and Simon Halsey\, among others.Her engagements over the past couple seasons include solo performances at the 92nd Street Y in NYC\, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society\, Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam\, Salle Cortot in Paris\, Nikolaisaal in Potsdam\, and a solo performance at the Margravial Opera House in Bayreuth\, subbing in for the international star Daniil Trifonov with just a few hours’ notice\, and leaving the audience “deeply overjoyed and impressed” (Piano News\, Germany). Other noteworthy stages on which she has performed include the Berlin Philharmonie and the Philharmonie Chamber Music Hall\, Konzerthaus Berlin\, the Phillips Collection in Washington DC\, the Rose Theater at Lincoln Center in New York\, the Beethoven-Haus Bonn\, Schumannsaal in Düsseldorf\, Musée d’Orsay Auditorium in Paris\, and others.
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/einavyarden/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:Free Concert: Idith Meshulam Korman\, piano
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNo reservations requiredMasks encouraged \nThis concert is presented FREE to the Stamford community thanks to the generous support of the Robinson-Broadhurst Foundation and individual donors.  \nMs. Meshulam received her doctorate from New York University\, where she taught for ten years\, researching the unpublished piano music of Stefan Wolpe. She collaborated with the composer andconductor Gunther Schuller\, with whom she recorded Skalkottas’ 32 Piano Pieces for GM Recording. American Record Guide’s review described her “playing with energetic moxie and aplomb\, her technique truly phenomenal yet\, her subtle coloring of the introspective passages is no less awe-inspiring.” \nLearn more about Idith Meshulam Korman here. \nMs. Meshulam has collaborated with the South African visual artist William Kentridge\, and performedmultimedia solo recitals at Milan Museum\, and at Zankel in NY. Recently She collaborated with the visual artist Louise Fishman\, and performed at Chaim and Read Gallery\, and at the Neuberger Museum of Art. In the last years\, she has collaborated with Bread and Puppet Theatre and would perform with them in France and Italy. \nMs. Meshulam is the founder and director of Ensemble π\, a socially conscious ensemble\, functioned as thecurator of the American Composers Alliance festivals\, and on the board of Association for the Promotion ofNew Music. Currently she is teaching at Bard College at the Bard Prison Initiative program.
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/free-concert-idith-meshulam-korman-piano/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:Benedict Kloeckner\, cello & Ryo Yanagitani\, piano
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, November 19\, 2023 at 3pm \n\n\n\nNEW 2023 LOCATION: First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY \n\n\n\nBenedict Klöckner is one of the outstanding artists of his generation. He has won numerous competitions and awards\, most recently the OPUS Klassik 2021. \nHe performs worldwide as a soloist with renowned orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London\, the Deutsche Radiophilharmonie\, the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg\, the NDR Radiophilharmonie\, the MDR-Sinfonieorchester\, the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie\, the Kremerata Baltica\, the Camerata Oslo and the Munich Chamber Orchestra and has worked with renowned conductors such as Daniel Barenboim\, Christoph Eschenbach\, Cristian Măcelaru\, Ingo Metzmacher\, Michael Sanderling\, Clemens Schuldt\, Heinrich Schiff and Sir Simon Rattle. He has appeared in concert halls such as the Berlin Philharmonie\, Carnegie Hall New York\, Kennedy Center Washington\, Symphony Hall Chicago\, Arts Center Seoul\, Suntory Hall Tokyo\, Musikverein Vienna\, Gewandhaus Leipzig\, Tonhalle Zurich\, Gasteig in Munich\, Concertgebouw Amsterdam\, Rudolfinum Prague\, Athenaeum Bucharest and the Wigmore Hall London. In the 2022/2023 season he performed all 6 Bach Suites at the Berlin Philharmonie and the Alte Oper Frankfurt. This year\, he made his debut at the Philharmonie Paris and the Kölner Philharmonie and returned to Kennedy Center Washington\, Festspielhaus Baden- Baden and several times to Philharmonie Berlin. Benedict Kloeckner is a welcome guest at festivals all over the world.  \n His chamber music partners have included Emanuel Ax\, Lisa Batiashvili\, Yuri Bashmet\, Christoph Eschenbach\, Vilde Frang\, Gidon Kremer\, Anne Sophie Mutter and Sir András Schiff. Benedict Kloeckner regularly works with the great composers of our time. In 2018 he performed the world premiere of Wolfgang Rihm’s Double Concerto for 2 Cellos and Strings. At the Seoul Arts Center\, he premiered Eun Hwa Cho’s Cello Concerto together with the Korean Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Christoph Poppen. With the Mozarteum Orchestra under Peter Tilling\, he also gave the Austrian premiere of Dai Fujikura’s Cello Concerto in Salzburg. 2024 he will premiere a new cello concerto by Bongani Ndodana-Breen together with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra. \nHis CD recordings have been highly praised by the international press and won  prizes such as the OPUS Klassik award and the Supersonic Award\, among others. His recordings were made in collaboration with artists such as Gidon Kremer\, the conductors Heinrich Schiff and Michael Sanderling \, the pianists and the composer Wolfgang Rihm. Most recently in 2023\, he released a CD with Brahms Cello Sonatas with YU Kosuge on Sony. \nBenedict Kloeckner plays the “Ex Maurice Gendron” cello by Francesco Ruggeri (1680)\, a generous loan. \nLearn more about Benedict Kloeckner here. \n  \n\n\n\nRyo YanagitaniHailed by the Washington post as “A pianist’s pianist”\, Ryo has established himself as one of Canada’s shining artists. His success includes winning the gold medal at the 10th San Antonio International Piano Competition\, where he was also given special recognition for a performance of the complete Chopin Ballades. He is also the grand prize winner of the Hugo Kauder International Piano competition and a laureate of the Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition\, the Dr. Luis Sigall International Piano competition in Vina del Mar (Chile)\, and the Hilton Head International Piano Competition. \nRyo has made concerto appearances with orchestras around the world including the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra\, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra\, the Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra\, San Antonio Symphony\, Minnesota Orchestra\, Hartford Symphony Orchestra\, the Moroccan Symphony Orchestra\, and the Tokyo Kioi Symphonietta. His performances have taken him to such venues as the Kennedy Center\, The National Gallery of Art\, Library of Congress\, Carnegie Hall\, Suntory Hall in Tokyo\, and Salle Cortot in Paris among others. In addition to his solo career\, he is much sought after as a chamber musician\, performing in a wide range of settings from the duo sonata repertoire to large ensembles. Ryo is frequently invited as guest pianist to chamber music festivals across the US\, in the capacity of both lecturer and collaborative pianist. \nA recipient of many scholarships and awards\, Ryo has been endowed twice by the Canadian Arts Council with a grant as an Emerging Artist\, and is a recipient of the Arthur Foote Scholarship from the Harvard Musical Association. He was also awarded the Sony Foundation of America Career Grant through the Salon de Virtuosi of New York\, and a Washington Award by the S&R Foundation of Washington DC. He has also been an artist-in-residence of the Maxwell Shepherd Fund of Connecticut. Ryo is also increasingly recognized not only as a performer but as a pedagogue\, and is in demand as adjudicator to competitions and as masterclass clinician in North America and Asia. He has also released two solo CDs consisting of works by Chopin and Debussy\, as well as a CD in collaboration with the cellist Dai Miyata in Japan. \nRyo Yanagitani received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Yale School of Music under Boris Berman\, a Bachelor Degree in Piano Performance from the University of British Columbia under Doctor Henri-Paul Sicsic\, and an Artist Diploma from the Cleveland Institute under Sergei Babayan. He was an instructor for the Chamber Music Program at Yale\, and was a visiting Assistant Professor of Piano at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He directed the highly acclaimed Evermay Concert Series in Georgetown\, and held the position of Artistic Director at the Ryuji Ueno Foundation in Washington DC\, an organization that supports highly talented individuals in the field of the performing arts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/benedict-kloeckner-cello-ryo-yanagitani-piano/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:ArcoStrum
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, October 15\, 2023 at 3pm \n\n\n\nNEW 2023 LOCATION: First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY \n\n\n\nArcoStrum (formerly known as Bestfriends Duo)Winner\, 2023 Concert Artists Guild Competition \nMusical World TourStrauss Shi – violin\, erhu\, diziTY Zhang – classical guitar\, electric guitar \nArcoStrum’s 70-minute Musical World Tour chamber music program combines mixed-genre\, multi-culture\, and cross-era selections of self-arranged music from all corners of the world—including works by Vivaldi\, Scarlatti\, Fernandez\, Bach\, Barrios\, Dyens\, de Falla\, Piazolla\, Zhihui\, and Hai-huai. \n“While the traditional Chinese instruments allow us to imitate the sounds of nature\, such as horse and birdcalls\, the electric guitar brings new tones and possibilities across time and culture. Our Musical World Tour program invites our audience on a movie-like experience\, with each piece allowing audiences to build a personal connection with on this adventurous journey.” \nMore about ArcoStrum here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/arcostrum/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:Wynona Wang\, piano & Reed Tetzloff\, piano
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, September 17\, 2023 at 3pm \n\n\n\nNEW LOCATION: First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY \n\n\n\nNo reservations or advance ticketsSuggested Donation of $12 Adults / $6 Seniors\, free for ages 13 and underMasks encouraged \n\n\n\nPianists Wynona Wang and Reed Tetzloff will play works by Satie\, Rachmaninoff\, Godowsky\, Ravel\, Debussy\, and Kapustin. \nYouTube video interview\n \nWSKG feature\nWynona Wang was selected as First Prize winner of the 2018 Concert Artists Guild International Competition\, which is just the latest in a series of impressive first prize performances\, along with the 2017 Wideman International Piano Competition in Louisiana. Wynona was also awarded the 2019 “Charlotte White” Career Grant awarded by the Salon de Virtuosi in New York City. \nAn active performer in China\, Europe and the United States\, Wynona’s recent performances include appearances with the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra\, the Meadows Symphony Orchestra of SMU in Dallas\, and such major festivals as PianoTexas\, Morningside Music Bridge in Calgary\, Canada\, the International Keyboard Institute & Festival in New York City\, and the Chautauqua Institution.  Internationally\, Wynona has been a featured soloist with the Academic Symphony Orchestra of the National Philharmonic Society of Ukraine\, and the Romanian Mihail Jora Philharmonic Orchestra in Italy.  She has also given numerous solo piano recitals in China—including cities such as Beijing\, Qingdao\, Hangzhou\, Wuhan\, Shenzhen\, Kunming\, Ningbo\, and Dalian—as well as in Spain (Madrid) and Indonesia (Jakarta). \nBorn in Beijing\, Wynona Wang began playing piano at age 4\, and went on to study at both the Music Elementary and Secondary schools at the prestigious Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) in Beijing.  In fall 2016\, she was awarded a full scholarship for her Performer’s Diploma at Southern Methodist University in Dallas\, and she now lives in New York while pursuing her undergraduate degree at The Juilliard School as a student of Dr. Robert McDonald. \n  \nReed Tetzloff\, has been hailed for his “richly communicative” performances (The Cincinnati Enquirer). He came to international attention at the XV Tchaikovsky Competition\, where he was called “the lyric hero of the competition” (СнобMagazine). He has excited audiences worldwide ever since making his Lincoln Center concerto debut at Alice Tully Hall in 2012. Tetzloff has performed in major European venues including the Berlin Philharmonie\, the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg\, Düsseldorf’s Kunstpalast\, the Allerheiligen Hofkirche at the Munich Residenz\, Prague’s Rudolfinum\, the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory\, Place Flagey in Brussels\, and DeSingel in Antwerp. Orchestral engagements include the Cincinnati Symphony\, the Minnesota Orchestra\, the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra\, the Prague Philharmonic\, the Rochester Philharmonic\, and the Tbilisi Symphony. \nHe has been in residence at festivals such as the Grand Teton Music Festival\, the International Keyboard Institute and Festival\, the Miami InternationalPiano Festival\, and the Festival de Musique de Wissembourg. His recordings can be heard on the Romeo Records and Master Performers labels. Originally from Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, Reed Tetzloff earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Mannes College in New York\, studying with piano department Chair Pavlina Dokovska.
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/wynona-wang-piano-reed-tetzloff-piano/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fenimore Chamber Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Note the 4th Sunday: August 27\, 2023 at 3pm\n\n\n\n This event will be held on the old Rexmere Grounds at the Churchill Park Historic District: 158-170 W Main St\, Stamford\, NY 12167. (Some seating will be provided; feel free to bring a comfy chair of your own!) \nFriends of Music of Stamford\, NY is proud to present the critically acclaimed Fenimore Chamber Orchestra in concert on Sunday\, August 27\, 2023.  This occasion will present the rarely heard overture to Haydn’s opera Armida and Schubert’s delightful and also rarely heard Symphony number 5.  A special treat will be Mozart’s Horn Concerto number four performed by Principal Hornist Steven Harmon. \nNo advance tickets or reservations. Suggested Donation of $12 Adults / $6 Students/Seniors\, free for ages 13 & under \nThis performance is made possible\, in part\, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Grant Program\, administered in Delaware County by the Roxbury Arts Group\, Inc. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/fenimore-chamber-orchestra/
LOCATION:Churchill Park Historic District\, 158-170 W Main St\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:Juilliard Jazz Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, July 16\, at 3PM\, Friends of Music of Stamford NY presents a jazz concert by the Juilliard Jazz Ensemble\, performing as the Tyler Henderson Trio. This current lineup of the Juilliard Jazz Ensemble features three of the most talented young jazz musicians in the world: Oneonta native Tyler Henderson (piano)\, Peter Glynn (drums); and Nico Martinez (bass). The trio keeps the spirit of swing alive\, playing popular classics with fresh twists. This concert is hosted by the First Presbyterian Church at 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY. Admission is by donation at the door; the suggested donation is $12 per person\, $6 for seniors & students. There is no charge for those under age 13. Cash or check only; no reservations or advance sales. \n\n\n\nManhattan’s Juilliard School is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading music schools. Juilliard Jazz\, under the leadership of director Wynton Marsalis\, offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees as well as artist diplomas. The department’s programming reflects the jazz continuum and its American vernacular roots\, as well as the social and cultural vitality of the music. Juilliard Jazz ensembles play more than 50 on- and off-campus performances annually\, including international tours\, as well as performances at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Blue Note in New York City\, \n\n\n\nA native of Oneonta\, New York\, Tyler Henderson began playing piano at age 5. At first\, he learned music by ear\, not starting with classical piano lessons as most pianists do; he then took up saxophone\, guitar\, and french horn upon entering middle school. He was inspired to play piano seriously upon hearing the work of famous pianists Bill Evans and Vince Guaraldi\, and worked hard to develop his skills while participating in his school’s jazz band. Tyler moved with his family to Houston\, Texas upon his acceptance into the prestigious High School For Performing and Visual Arts. In Houston\, Tyler had the pleasure of playing with Wynton Marsalis\, Delfeayo Marsalis\, Sean Jones\, and Don Braden. He was encouraged by masters such as Barry Harris\, Javon Jackson\, and Robert Glasper through his participation in programs such as YoungArts and the Thelonious Monk Institute All-Star Tour. After being accepted into the Juilliard School in 2019\, Tyler moved to New York City to attend school and be a part of the New York jazz scene. Now entering his senior year at Juilliard\, Henderson collaborates with many musicians at New York venues such as Smalls\, Dizzy’s\, the Django\, and more. He is passionate about the history of jazz and hopes one day to become an educator along with his performance career. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNico Martinez enjoys performing a wide variety of styles on the upright and electric basses\, as well as composing for small ensembles. His talents have allowed him the privilege of playing at esteemed venues such as The Monterey Jazz Festival\, Dizzy’s Club at Lincoln Center\, Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society\, 55 Bar\, NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts\, The Blue Note NYC\, and others. Starting in high school in Sacramento\, CA\, Nico began to take music very seriously and was playing paid jazz gigs within a year. These experiences led to his decision to pursue further education through the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University\, The Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet\, and The Juilliard School. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHailing from Maplewood NJ\, Peter Glynn has played drums since a very young age. He studied with his first mentor\, drummer and composer Don Peretz\, for several years before arriving at Juilliard\, where he went on to study with renowned jazz musicians such as Kenny Washington\, Billy Drummond\, and Donald Vega\, among others. Peter played at dozens of jazz festivals and venues in the U.S.\, Canada\, Japan\, and Switzerland. Peter recently finished his BM in jazz studies at Juilliard and currently resides in NYC where he’s pursuing his career as a musician.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFriends of Music 2023 Season Schedule: \n\n\n\nAugust 27*: Fenimore Chamber Orchestra (*4th Sunday) \n\n\n\nSeptember 17: Wynona Wang\, piano & Reed Tetzloff\, piano \n\n\n\nOctober 15: Delphi Trio \n\n\n\nNovember 19: Benedict Kloeckner\, cello & Danae Doerken\, piano \n\n\n\nDecember 3: Holiday Concert: Idith Korman\, piano \n\n\n\nMasks suggested.
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/juilliard-jazz-ensemble-3/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:Andreas Klein\, piano
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, June 18\, 2023 at 3pm \n\n\n\nNEW LOCATION: First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY \n\n\n\nRESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED as seating is limited; walk-ups welcome\, space permittingE-mail: FOMAdmin@friendsmusic.orgPhone#: 518.918.8003Suggested Donation of $12 Adults / $6 Seniors.Masks encouraged \n\n\n\nAndreas Klein\, piano \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAndreas Klein is widely admired as a pianist of rare sensitivity and musicality. The Washington Post has praised his “articulate and flowing pianism” while the New York Times called him “a pianist who makes silences sound like music.” About a recent Glenn Gould tribute (with the Minguet String Quartet)\, the Calgary Herald reported\, “(Klein brings) to his performance a mature understanding…as well as a brilliant execution”\, while Classical Voice of North Carolina (CVNC) was even more blunt: “Andreas Klein is a stupendous pianist…a stunning performance by any standard\, and it brought the audience to its feet in a rousing ovation.” \n\n\n\nHe has performed in many of the leading houses of Europe\, from Wigmore Hall in London to the Berlin Philharmonie\, as well as Carnegie Hall in New York and the Kennedy Center in Washington DC\, and is at home with the grandeur of playing with the Berlin Philharmonic or the vast reaches of the Ravinia Festival (where he received two standing ovations) as he is with the intimacy of Le Poisson Rouge (NYC). He has extensively toured North America\, with ensembles including the Salzburg Chamber Soloists (a 20-city tour) and the Festival Strings of Lucerne (10 cities) and in South America\, where he performed Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 in Peru\, Chile\, Argentina\, Colombia\, and Brazil. Some exotic places on his concert tours included Damascus and Yerevan. \n\n\n\nSince his meteoric start in his native Germany\, performing recitals and as soloist with orchestra\, he eventually answered the call to go to the Juilliard School in New York. But the highly focussed and musical approach to every work he performs was nurtured by one of his early teachers\, the great Claudio Arrau. It is a philosophy Klein is credited with continuing.
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/andreas-klein-piano/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pegasus: The Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Eiko Kano\n\n\n\nKarén Hakobyan\n\n\n\nSergey Antonov\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, May 21\, 2023 at 3pm \n\n\n\nNEW LOCATION: First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY \n\n\n\nNo advance sales or reservations.E-mail: FOMAdmin@friendsmusic.orgPhone#: 518.918.8003Suggested Donation of $12 Adults / $6 Seniors.Masks encouraged \n\n\n\nPegasus: The Orchestra \n\n\n\nEiko Kano\, violin; Karén Hakobyan\, piano;Guest artist Sergey Antonov\, cello \n\n\n\nfeaturing works by Rachmaninoff\, Haydn\, and Mendelssohn \n\n\n\nEiko Kano\, violinPraised as an artist with “electrifying intensity and lyrical expression” by Kyoto Newspaper and “mesmerizing interpreter” by Ongakuno-Tomo Magazine\, Japanese violinist Eiko Kano is known for her sensational and dynamic performances. Eiko has athriving international career as a soloist as well as a chamber musician frequently collaborating with distinguished artists such as principal oboist of the Berlin Philharmonic Albrecht Meyer\, Eugene Drucker of the Emerson Quartet and Glenn Dicterow. \n\n\n\n She is a top prizewinner of international competitions such as the 4th International Competition of Tokyo among others. As a result of winning the prestigious Forval Scholarship\, Eiko was granted the Stradivarius “Reinville” violin. She serves as an assistant concertmaster in Albany Symphony Orchestra as well as regularly plays in the New York Philharmonic. Eiko is the concertmaster and senior artistic advisor of Pegasus: The Orchestra. Eiko has received BM and MM degrees from Manhattan School of Music and is a long-time resident of New York. In 2016\, she launched the critically acclaimed production titled “A Manhattan Story” with unique style of violin music with original storytelling. The first album “Winter” was released in 2017 followed by “Spring” in 2018: both being featured in the audio program on all international JAL flights. In 2018\, Eiko founded a new ensemble\, The New Yorkers\, featuring Karén Hakobyan as her duo partner. Since then they have been performing extensively in USA and touring Japan. As a recognition of her achievements\, Eiko was loaned the precious “Wilhelmj” Stradivarius violin by Nippon Music Foundation. Her rare and mesmerizing video production of Bach Chaconne filmed in the prestigious Kyoto temple Zenrin-ji (Eikando) was featured in the Strad digital magazine in 2020. Eiko Kano was recently appointed as the music ambassador of the OIST Foundation.   Sergey Antonov\, celloCellist Sergey Antonov enjoys a versatile career as a soloist and chamber musician. Critics throughout the world have hailed him as “destined for cello superstardom” -Washington Post\, “combining formidable technique and an incredibly warm\, penetrating and vibrant tone to a romantic musical sensibility to create music – making of a highest caliber” – Budapest Sun. After one of the Newport Festival concerts in RI\, a critic wrote “… a performance with soaring phrases and a tone to die for.” Sergey’s performance of the Elgar concerto drew the critic of the Moscow’s Daily Telegraph to write: “[he] is a musician who has his own inner space\, where he submerges himself from the very first sound…who turns each phrase\, every deeply felt sound into an event of his own inner monologue. The theme of this monologue is existential suffering; a change of intricately noted emotions\, directly related to the unexplainable conditionknown as Spiritual Life.” A Canadian critic wrote: “Antonov conveyed …a world of expression from plaintive hope to existential pathos.” One of the recent reviewers wrote\,  “ No virtuosic challenge is more than his equal. ”After winning the Gold Medal in the 2007 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow\, Russia\, Sergey has been touring extensively throughout Europe\, Asia\, North and South America performing in halls ranging from the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory to Suntory Hall in Tokyo. He hascollaborated with musicians such as Denis Matsuev\, Bernadene Blaha\, Kevin Fitz Gerald\, Ekaterina Mechetina\, Harve A’ Kaoua\, Carl Ponten\, Dora Schwartzberg\, John Lenehan\, Colin Carr\, Cynthia Phelps\, Martin Chalifour David Chan\, among others\, as well as his permanent piano partner Ilya Kazantsev. The duo has recorded several CDs of traditional cello-piano repertoire as well as their own transcriptions\, recorded in their CD album Elegy. Sergey is a member of the acclaimed Hermitage Piano Trio with Ilya Kazantsev and violinist Misha Keylin. In addition to being the 2007 Tchaikovsky gold medal winner for cello\, Antonov has been a recipient of the 2008 Golden Talent Award by the Russian Performing Arts Foundation as well as garnering top prizes at the Justuz Friedrich Dotzhauer Competition\, Germany\, David Popper International Cello Competition\, Hungary\, American String Teachers Association in Detroit. His chamber ensemble performances have also brought him honors from the Lyrica Chamber Music Series as their “Young Artist of the Year”\, and First Prizes from the Chamber Music Foundation of New England and the Swedish International Duo Competition. Antonov collaborated with such maestros as Vladimir Spivakov\, Dmitry Sitkovetsky Yan Pascal Tortilier\, Mikhail Pletnev\, Maxim Vengerov\, Oue Eiji\, Yuri Simonov\, Christopher Zimmerman\, Uri Bashmet\,  Jonathan McPhee\, Yuri Botnari\, Alexey Shabalin\, among many others. He has made his conducting debut in the spring of 2014. Sergey frequently gives master classes to solo cellists and chamber music groups in colleges and universities throughout the world. Born into a family of cellists\, Sergey started playing cello at the age of five with his mother\, Maria Zhuravleva\, as his teacher. She has recently become the recipient of the National 2014 Teacher of the Year Award of Russia. He has studied at the Central Music School and has graduated from the Moscow Conservatory where studied under the renowned professor Natalia Shakhovskaya. He holds an Artist Diploma from Longy School of Music in Boston where he worked with Grammy nominated cellist Terry King. While being a student at the Moscow Conservatory\, Sergey was under the tutelage of M. Rostropovich. Sergey has appeared on Russian National Television in performances with the Moscow Philharmonic in their “Stars of the 21st Century” series\, and in live concerts on Boston’s NPR radio station WGBH. His performances were also broadcast by NHK Japan.  ​Karén Hakobyan\, pianoDescribed as “a musician of abundant gifts and bountiful ideas” by New York Concert Review\, and “an immensely talented and dynamic performer” by Deseret Morning News\, Armenian American pianist\, composer\, and conductor Karén Hakobyan is a versatile force on the international music scene. Since his Carnegie Hall debut at the age of seventeen\, he has performed inmajor concert halls in Armenia\, Argentina\, Mexico\, Germany\, UK\, Belgium\, France\, Japan\, and the US. Karén regularly appears in prestigious festivals and concert series. Some of his festival performance highlights include: the “Lille International Piano(s) Festival” in 2005 (Lille\, France)\, “The Pianist as Composer” Festival in 2008 (New York)\, Keys to the Future” Contemporary Music Festival in2009-2010 (New York)\, the Gina Bachauer International Festival in 2015 (Utah)\, Festival Musique d’Abord in 2017 (Barbizon\, France) and the Philip Lorenz International Keyboard Concerts in 2018 (California).  \n\n\n\n He is a top prizewinner of multiple international piano and composition competitions and holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music\, Mannes College of Music\, and the University of Utah. Karén has appeared as a soloist with major orchestras across several continents. His performances have been broadcasted on WQXR Radio (New York City)\, WMFT Radio (Chicago)\, WSKG Radio (New York)\, Argentine National Radio\, Monterrey’s (Mexico) Op. 102 station\, Armenian National Radio\, Al Jazeera TV\, Public TV of Armenia and Voice of America TV (International). He is the Founder\, Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of Pegasus: the Orchestra\, based in New York. 
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LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:Telegraph Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, April 16\, 2023 at 3pm \n\n\n\nNEW LOCATION: First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY \n\n\n\nRESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED as seating is limited; walk-ups welcome\, space permittingE-mail: FOMAdmin@friendsmusic.orgPhone#: 518.918.8003Suggested Donation of $12 Adults / $6 Seniors. \n\n\n\nFor their Friends of Music program\, \n\n\n\nTelegraph Quartet Presented by Friends of Music Stamford \n\n\n\nFor this concert\, the Telegraph Quartet will perform a selection of works spanning three centuries\, including Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet in F-major\, Opus 50\, No. 5 (1787); Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 10 in Eb Major\, Op. 74\, “Harp” (1809); and Gabriela Lena Frank’s Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout\, (2001). \n\n\n\n“Telegraph Quartet’s rhythmic acuity\, rapid tempos and intense lyricism is stunning.” – Audiophile Audition \n\n\n\nEric Chin\, violinJoseph Maile\, violinPei-Ling Lin\, violaJeremiah Shaw\, cello“It’s always a pleasure for us to return to the East Coast and bring a little bit of West Coast ‘weather’ with us\, this time from composer and Berkeley native Gabriella Lena Frank. Flanking Gabriella’s brightly colored quartet\, are two Viennese mainstays\, both written in the musical language of the High Classical style but with very different intents. Haydn bumbles around\, playing pranks here and there in his Op. 50 No. 5 and happening upon passing moments of bliss. On the surface\, Beethoven’s “Harp” quartet seems to follow much in the same clear-browed style of most balmy quartets of this time\, but it belies the coming tempest and profundity of the two middle movements\, and sweet off-kilter resolution of its graceful finale.” \n\n\n\nAbout the Music:Currently serving as Composer-in-Residence with the Philadelphia Orchestra and included in the Washington Post’s list of the most significant women composers in history in 2017\, identity has always been at the center of composer/pianist Gabriela Lena Frank‘s music. Born in Berkeley\, California to a mother of mixed Peruvian/Chinese ancestry and a father of Lithuanian/Jewish descent\, Gabriela exploresher multicultural heritage through her compositions. Inspired by the works of Bela Bartók and Alberto Ginastera\, she has traveled extensively throughout South America in creative exploration. Of the string quartet that the Telegraph will perform she writes\, “Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout draws inspiration from the idea of mestizaje\, as envisioned by Peruvian writer José María Arguedas\, where cultures cancoexist without the subjugation of one by the other. As such\, this piece mixes elements from the western classical and Andean folk music traditions.” The strings invoke the colors and playing styles of traditional Andean instruments\, including the panpipe\, tarka\, guitar-like charango\, and the quena flute. \n\n\n\nBeethoven’s String Quartet No. 10 in Eb Major\, Op. 74\, “Harp” is a highly expressive work. The quartet’s instrumental nickname is derived from the poised pizzicato heard in the first of the four movements. From there\, the music gives rise to a range of moods that Beethoven conveys through a blending of compositional forms\, decisive shifts in dynamics\, and his delicate guidance of each movement’s overallemotional direction. \n\n\n\nHaydn’s String Quartet in F-major\, Opus 50\, No. 5 presents defined shifts in tonality and form –– a quality that distinguishes the music from its predecessor\, String Quartet in F-Sharp minor Op. 50 No. 4. Motifs are introduced and established before the music moves on\, steadily developing new ideas among the parts in a clearer and more linear fashion. Themes are revisited through recapitulation but the connections and evolutions between existing musical ideas and subsequent expansions thereof in the music\, are easier to appreciate in this piece. \n\n\n\nMore about the Telegraph Quartet: Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as “…an incredibly valuable addition to the cultural landscape” and “powerfully adept… with a combination of brilliance and subtlety\,” the Telegraph Quartet was awarded the prestigious 2016 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the Grand Prize at the 2014 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. The Quartet has performed in concert halls\, music festivals\, and academic institutions across the United States and abroad\, including New York City’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center\, San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre\, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Chamber Masters Series\, and at festivals including the Chautauqua Institute\, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival\, and the Emilia Romagna Festival. The Quartet is currently on the chamber music faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as the Quartet-in-Residence. Notable collaborations include projects with pianists Leon Fleisher and Simone Dinnerstein; cellists Norman Fischer and Bonnie Hampton; violinist Ian Swensen; composer-vocalist Theo Bleckmann; and the Henschel Quartett. A fervent champion of 20th- and 21st-century repertoire\, the Telegraph Quartet has premiered works by John Harbison\, Robert Sirota\, and Richard Festinger. In 2018 the Quartet released its debut album\, Into the Light\, featuring works by Anton Webern\, Benjamin Britten\, and Leon Kirchner on the Centaur label. The San Francisco Chronicle praised the album\, saying\, “Just five years after forming\, the Bay Area’s Telegraph Quartet has established itself as an ensemble ofserious depth and versatility\, and the group’s terrific debut recording only serves to reinforce that judgment.” AllMusic acclaimed\, “An impressive beginning for an adventurous group\, this 2018 release puts the Telegraph Quartet on the map.” In spring 2023\, the Telegraph Quartet will release its next album on Azica Records\, featuring Ravel’s renowned quartet and Schoenberg’s first quartet.  \n\n\n\nHighlights of Telegraph Quartet’s 2022-23 season include performances presented by Stanford Live\, The Argyros\, Emerald City Music\, UCLA’s Chamber Music at the Clark\, Chicago Chamber Music Society\, Carmel Music Society\, South Mountain Concerts\, and many others\, as well as a residency at the University of Idaho as part of the Auditorium Chamber Music Series. Telegraph will also performresidency concerts at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. For more information\, visitwww.telegraphquartet.com.
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/telegraph-quartet/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:Holiday Concert: Robin Lacey/Zēlos Saxophone Quartet
DESCRIPTION:RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED as church seating is limited; walk-ups welcome\, space permittingE-mail: FOMAdmin@friendsmusic.orgPhone#: 518.918.8003Masks encouraged. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFREE HOLIDAY CONCERT! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis concert will be recorded by WSKG for broadcast on their station! \n\n\n\nThe Zēlos Quartet is dedicated to performing a wide array of repertoire ranging from underrepresented contemporary works to transcriptions from the baroque\, classical\, and romantic eras. Committed to performing on saxophones that fit the acoustical specifications of its inventor Adolphe Sax\, the Zēlos Quartet looks to connect with a variety of audiences to show the wide range of sounds and colors of the saxophone.​Zēlos has been heard across the United States in live concerts such as 405 Shrader (San Francisco\, CA)\, Bainbridge Museum of Art(WA)\, Bridge Street Theather(NY)\, Beethoven Center (San Jose\, CA)\, and the Herbst Theather (San Francisco\, CA). They have also participated in summer music festivals such as Festival South (Hattiesburg\, MS)\, the Mana Saxophone Institute(San Jose\, CA)\, and the National Music Festival (Chestertown\, MD)\, where they haveenjoyed performing for local audiences not only in the concert hall but equally comfortable in farmers markets and public spaces alike. Zēlos have been extensively coached by Dr. Michael Hernandez of San Jose State University and the critically acclaimed Mana Quartet\, and have participated in masterclasses by Verona String Quartet\, Shanghai Quartet and Amethyst Quartet.​This season’s highlights include performing Philip Glass’ Concerto for Saxophone Quartet with the Redwood Symphony\, as well as performing as season openers for the sold out Music by the Sea chamber series as a part of winning the Beverly Hills International Auditions. Zēlos can  be heard on NPR’s Live Sessions and has appeared twice on Northwest Focus Live! on Classical KING FM.Recent awards of the Zēlos Quartet include the Grand Prize at the Frances Walton ChamberCompetition\, winner of the Beverly Hills National Auditions\, 1st prize in the 2018 California MTNA chamber music competition\, and 1st prize in the 2018 South West Region MTNA chamber music competition.
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/holiday-concert-robin-lacey-zelos-saxophone-quartet/
LOCATION:Stamford United Methodist Church\, 88 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:Neave Trio
DESCRIPTION:RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED as seating is limited; walk-ups welcome\, space permittingE-mail: FOMAdmin@friendsmusic.orgPhone#: 518.918.8003This is an indoor show\, generously hosted by the Stamford United Methodist Church\, 88 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY.Masks required.Suggested Donation of $12 Adults / $6 Seniors. \n\n\n\nFor their Friends of Music program\, the Neave Trio will play: \n\n\n\nLili Boulanger: Deux pièces en trioGermaine Tailleferre: Piano TrioCecile Chaminade: Piano Trio in G minorEthel Smyth: Piano Trio in D minor \n\n\n\nSince forming in 2010\, Neave Trio – violinist Anna Williams\, cellist Mikhail Veselov\, and pianist Eri Nakamura – has earned enormous praise for its engaging\, cutting­edge performances. WQXR explains\, “‘Neave’ is actually a Gaelic name meaning ‘bright’ and ‘radiant\,’ both of which certainly apply to this trio’s music making.” The group’s 2019 album Her Voice\, on Chandos Records\, was named one of the best recordings of the year by both The New York Times and BBC Radio 3. The Boston Musical Intelligencer reports\, “it is inconceivable that they will not soon be among the busiest chamber ensembles going\,” and “their unanimity\, communication\, variety of touch\, and expressive sensibility rate first tier.” \n\n\n\nNeave has performed at many esteemed concert series and at festivals worldwide\, including Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival\, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall\, Smithsonian American Art Museum\, 92nd Street Y\, Rockport Chamber Music Festival\, Norfolk and Norwich Chamber Music Series (United Kingdom)\, and the Samoylov and Rimsky Korsakow Museums’ Chamber Music Series in St. Petersburg (Russia). The trio has held residency positions at Brown University\, University of Virginia\, San Diego State University as the first-ever Fisch/Axelrod Trio-in-Residence\, and the Banff Centre (Canada)\, among many other institutions. Neave Trio was also in residence at the MIT School of Architecture and Design in collaboration with dancer/choreographer Richard Colton. In the fall of 2017\, the Trio joined the faculty of the Longy School of Music of Bard College as Alumni Artists\, Faculty Ensemble‑in‑Residence. \n\n\n\nNeave Trio strives to champion new works by living composers and reach wider audiences through innovative concert presentations\, regularly collaborating with artists of all mediums. These collaborations include D-Cell: an Exhibition & Durational Performance\, conceived and directed by multi-disciplinary visual artist David Michalek; as well as performances with the Blythe Barton Dance Company; with dance collective BodySonnet; with projection designer Ryan Brady; in the interactive concert series “STEIN2.0\,” with composer Amanuel Zarzowski; in Klee Musings by acclaimed American composer Augusta Read Thomas\, which was premiered by Neave; in the premiere of Eric Nathan’s Missing Words V\, sponsored by Coretet; in Leah Read’s Cloud Burst for piano trio and electronics; in Dale Trumbore’s Another Chance; and in a music video by filmmaker Amanda Alvarez Díaz of Astor Piazzolla’s “Otoño Porteño.” \n\n\n\nGramophone described Neave Trio’s latest album Her Voice as\, “a splendid introduction to these three pioneering female composers\,” and as\, “sumptuously recorded … a taut and vivid interpretation.” The Guardian describes the three compositions by Amy Beach\, Rebecca Clarke\, and Louise Farrenc as\, “distinctive and distinguished chamber works\,” while The Strad writes of Beach’s Trio\, “The dreamy cello melody of the opening Allegro – luxuriously played by Mikhail Veselov – blooms into tender interplay between the strings. Violinist Anna Williams echoes Veselov’s delicate touch\, underpinned by eminently sensitive pianism from Eri Nakamura. It’s a finely etched and persuasive performance.” \n\n\n\nNeave Trio’s other critically acclaimed recordings include Celebrating Piazzolla (Azica Records\, 2018)\, which features mezzo-soprano Carla Jablonski; French Moments (Chandos Records\, 2018); and its debut album\, American Moments (Chandos Records\, 2016). Celebrating Piazzolla captures the composer’s rich legacy through arrangements by one of Piazzolla’s long time colleagues\, José Bragato and by a younger protégé\, Leonardo Suárez Paz\, as well as an original work by Paz\, and was included on The Arts Fuse’s list of the Best Classical Recordings of 2018. French Moments includes the only known piano trios by Debussy\, Fauré\, and Roussel and was featured on WQXR’s list of “The Best New Recordings of 2018 (So Far).” \n\n\n\nWhile the COVID-19 pandemic has shuttered concert halls around the world\, the Neave Trio continues to find meaningful ways to perform safely. In April 2020\, Anna Williams and Mikhail Veselov of the Neave Trio were filmed giving an emotional and heartfelt performance of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah in support of their neighbor – a nurse and new mother – and all essential workers during the coronavirus crisis. The video was shared by PBS’ American Portrait series and has over 1 million views. Neave has also performed virtual concerts for The Violin Channel’s “Living Room Live” series; the “Notes of Hope: Music for the Frontline” series\, which provided a daily performance of thanks by leading Boston classical musicians for COVID-19 frontline healthcare workers at Boston medical centers; and for Longy School of Music of Bard College’s Virtual Benefit. Recent and upcoming Livestream concerts include performances presented by the Asheville Chamber Music Series and the Auditorium Chamber Music Series at University of Idaho. Recent and upcoming outdoor\, socially distanced concerts include performances at PS21 in Chatham\, NY; the Walnut Hill School’s “Summer of Art\, Six Feet Apart” festival; and Newport Music Festival. \n\n\n\n“Passion\, vibrancy and a riot of colours” The Strad“The performances balance passion with sensitivity and grace.”BBC Music Magazine
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/neave-trio/
LOCATION:Stamford United Methodist Church\, 88 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jordan Bak\, viola & Ji Yung Lee\, piano
DESCRIPTION:RESERVATIONS REQUIRED as church seating is very limitedE-mail: FOMAdmin@friendsmusic.orgPhone#: 518.918.8003Masks & social distancing required \n\n\n\nSuggested Donation of $12 Adults / $6 Seniors. \n\n\n\nFor their Friends of Music program\, Jordan Bak and Ji Yung Lee will play works by Britten\, Hindemith\, Vaughan Williams\, R. Schumann\, and Brahms. \n\n\n\nThis performance is part of our annual Weekend of Chamber Music in the Western Catskills. Our colleagues at the West Kortright Centre in East Meredith present the Argus Quartet on Saturday\, October 15; details <here> \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJordan Bak (Dario Acosta) \n\n\n\nAward-winning Jamaican-American violist Jordan Bak is building an exciting international career as a trailblazing artist\, praised for his radiant stage presence\, dynamic interpretations\, and fearless power. He is frequently in demand as a concerto soloist\, recitalist\, chamber musician and educator. The 2021 YCAT Robey Artist and a top laureate of the 2020 Sphinx Competition\, Bak is also a Grand Prize winner and Audience Prize recipient of the 2019 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition\, the recipient of the 2019 Samuel Sanders Tel Aviv Museum Prize and the 2019 John White Special Prize from the Tertis International Viola Competition. In addition\, Jordan Bak is a member of the celebrated New York Classical Players and is a featured artist for WQXR’s Artist Propulsion Lab. \n\n\n\nHighlights of the 2021-2022 season include recital debuts at Wigmore Hall\, Merkin Concert Hall & Baltimore’s Shriver Hall Concert Series\, chamber music tours with Musicians from Marlboro and CAG on Tour\, and new music commissions from such composers as Tyson Davis\, Shawn Okpebholo & James Ra. He has been heard as a recitalist and chamber musician in the United States at such venues as Alice Tully Hall\, Bruno Walter Auditorium\, Jordan Hall\, and Tobin Center for the Performing Arts\, among others\, and in Europe at the Verbier Festival\, the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève\, the Centre de Musique Hindemith\, and the Helsinki Musiikkitalo. \n\n\n\nA proud new music advocate\, Bak gave the world premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s Du gick\, flög for viola and mezzo-soprano and the viola premiere of Jessica Meyer’s Excessive Use of Force. Bak also gave an acclaimed performance of the Druckman Viola Concerto with The Juilliard Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall in New York. He has additionally championed works by such composers as H. Leslie Adams\, Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti\, Quinn Mason\, Jeffrey Mumford\, Caroline Shaw & Alvin Singleton. \n\n\n\n\n2nd prize and special award winner at Salieri-Zinetti International Chamber Music Competition in Italy\, pianist and singer Ji Yung Lee has made appearances at Carnegie Weill Hall\, Alice Tully Hall\, and the John F. Kennedy Center. She has also captivated audiences via numerous radio broadcasts including WQXR\, MPR and WFMT. She recently joined Victory Hall Opera as its first official pianist-in-residence\, with the title of Chief Repetiteur. Ji Yung currently serves both as an opera coach and a staff pianist at New England Conservatory in Boston\, MA. \n\n\n\nRecent highlights include a new opera Fat Pig at Victory Hall Opera\, Charlottesville\, VA; Dame Myra Hess Concert Series live-streamed on Chicago’s Classical Music Radio WFMT with violist Jordan Bak\, Chicago\, IL; inaugural concerts at Amelia Island Opera\, Fernandina Beach\, FL; Die Dreigroschenoper at Korea Chamber Opera Festival\, Seoul\, Korea; New York Classical Music Radio WQXR’s Live Christmas Concert with tenor Andrew Staples and Trumpetist Paul Merkelo at The Greene Space\, New York\, NY; Minnesota Public Radio’s Performance Today\, St. Paul\, MN.. \n\n\n\n\nJi Yung participated in Hawaii Performing Arts Festival in 2020 (virtual) and 2019 as a professional fellow. She served as the principal pianist of The Tragedy of Carmen and the orchestral pianist of Company. As a vocal piano fellowship recipient\, she has attended other major music festivals in the United States such as SongFest in LA in 2018\, Music Academy of the West in 2016\, and Aspen Music Festival and School in 2014. At the SongFest\, she received The Marc and Eva Stern – LA Opera Professional Fellowship. At the Music Academy of the West\, she served both as a rehearsal pianist and chorus member in Smetana’s opera The Bartered Bride. \n\n\n\nJi Yung appeared at various masterclasses led by internationally recognized musicians such as Joyce DiDonato\, Julius Drake\, Thomas Hampson\, Marilyn Horne\, Martin Katz\, Robert McDonald\, and Roger Vignoles. \n\n\n\n“Showing off the beauty of her musical maturity” (The Korea Economic Daily)\, Ji Yung was also cast in various musicals from 2010-2012 in South Korea. One production in which she performed\, Moby Dick\, was the first musical staged in Korea where the actors played their own instruments while acting\, singing and dancing. Ms. Lee portrayed sea nymph Nereid symbolizing the mother of nature. One critic dubbed her “A magnificent voice” (The Daily Sport Seoul). Ji Yung Lee also premiered excerpts from new musicals in Korea. Other roles performed include: Sandy in Grease and multiple roles in Our Town. \n\n\n\nJi Yung received her Graduate Diploma from The Juilliard School\, studying collaborative piano with Margo Garrett\, Jonathan Feldman\, Diane Richardson\, and J. J. Penna. She also studied voice with Cynthia Hoffmann as secondary study. During her study\, she had various recitals including one where she performed in both as a pianist and singer\, playing J. Brahms’ Vier Ernste Gesänge and R. Schumann’s Frauenliebe und -leben\, and singing R. Strauss’ Mädchenblumen. \n\n\n\nJi Yung received her Master’s Degree and Graduate Diploma in collaborative piano with academic honors at New England Conservatory\, studying with Cameron Stowe and Jonathan Feldman. She performed Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen and Poulenc’s Dialogues de Carmelites as an orchestral pianist for Graduate Opera Studies. As an opera coach and a pianist for Undergraduate Opera Studies\, she also performed Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and the opera scene programs. She performed with NEC Percussion Ensemble as a guest artist under the baton of Frank Epstein.
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/jordan-bak-viola-ji-yung-lee-piano/
LOCATION:Stamford United Methodist Church\, 88 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mei Stone Wind Trio
DESCRIPTION:RESERVATIONS REQUIRED as church seating is very limitedE-mail: FOMAdmin@friendsmusic.orgPhone#: 518.918.8003Masks & social distancing required \n\n\n\nBy donation \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFlutist Mei Stone first discovered her love of music in animated movie soundtracks; since then\, she has been fascinated by storytelling through sound and the messages and memories we can share through music. Committed to collaborating with artists of all genres\, Mei has performed alongside Claire Chase and the International Contemporary Ensemble\, Grammy-Award-winning ensemble\, eighth blackbird\, and visual artist Anela Oh. Mei received her Bachelor of Music degree from The Juilliard School in New York City under the instruction of Mr. Jeffrey Khaner\, principal flutist of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Currently\, she is pursuing a master’s degree in historical performance on baroque flute at Juilliard and serves as artistic director of the Sound Garden Quintet\, whose Seed Sowing Project challenges and redefines the conventions of classical music and brings them to communities across the United States. Outside of music\, Mei still loves watching animated movies (her favorite is How to Train Your Dragon)\, and she also enjoys solo traveling\, trying new foods\, and running marathons. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClarinetist Jin Yingcun Jin has performed and gained praise around the world. Jin was born and raised in an ancient city named Xi’an in China\, then moved to New York City at the age of 18. His musical expressions are mostly influenced by the cultures that he has experienced. Jin started to play piano at the age of 8 under the influence of his parents\, later began to learn clarinet when he was 11 years old. He has earned praises and awards along the way of learning clarinet. One of the most important appearances in the music world is joining the 2018 Kitakaruizawa Music Seminar in Japan\, where he met his mentor\, Charles Neidich. As a member of Juilliard Orchestra and New Juilliard Ensemble\, clarinetist Jin has performed in some most renowned venues in New York City and premiered contemporary pieces. Bassoonist\, Tristan Baban is completing his Master of Music degree at the Juilliard School\, where he studies with Judith LeClair\, Principal Bassoon of the New York Philharmonic. Previously\, Tristan had studied with William Short\, Principal Bassoon of the Metropolitan Opera. During his six years\, he has performed all positions in the Juilliard Orchestra\, Opera Orchestra\, Chamber Orchestra\, Wind Orchestra\, and Lab Orchestra.  Notably\, Tristan was the Principal Bassoonist for the Juilliard Orchestra at its Bernstein Centennial Concert at Carnegie Hall in 2018.  In recent summers\, Tristan attended the Texas Music Festival in Houston\, the Suoni Dal Golfo Music Festival in Lerici\, Italy\, and the Kent/Blossom Music Festival\, the summer home of the Cleveland Orchestra in Kent\, Ohio.  In high school\, he was Principal Bassoon for the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestra in Fairfax\, Virginia. In 2015\, he won their Concerto Competition for Wind and Brass and performed Weber’s Bassoon Concerto with the orchestra. He was also Principal Bassoon for the Virginia All State Orchestra in 2015 and 2016. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt Juilliard\, Tristan has participated in the Gluck Community Service Fellowship Program\, where he and other students perform for patients at healthcare facilities in New York City. He also participated in the Morse Teaching Artist Program\, where he provides intense music instruction to 4th and 5th graders at an elementary school in New York City.  Born in Fairfax\, Virginia\, Tristan began violin lessons at age 4 and bassoon lessons at age 11. He continued to study both instruments until his senior year in high school\, when he chose the bassoon for his life’s work. Dedicated to community engagement\, Tristan plays the violin and bassoon at recitals for churches\, charities\, retirement homes\, rehabilitation centers\, hospitals\, and other nonprofitinstitutions.
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/mei-stone/
LOCATION:Stamford United Methodist Church\, 88 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:Danbi Um\, violin\, and JIJI\, guitar
DESCRIPTION:This special program features works by Arcangelo Corelli\, Amy Beach\, Erroll Garner\, Manuel de Falla\, Isaac Albeníz\, Niccolò Paganini\, Manuel Ponce\, Ástor Piazzolla. \n\n\n\nRESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED as seating is limited; walk-ups welcome\, space permittingE-mail: FOMAdmin@friendsmusic.orgPhone#: 518.918.8003This is an indoor show. Masks & social distancing required.Suggested Donation of $12 Adults / $6 Seniors. \n\n\n\nPraised by The Strad as an “utterly dazzling” artist\, with “a marvelous show of superb technique” and “mesmerizing grace” (New York Classical Review)\, violinist DANBI UM captivates audiences with her virtuosity\, individual sound\, and interpretive sensitivity. A Menuhin International Violin Competition Silver Medalist\, winner of the prestigious 2018 Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant\,  and a recent top prizewinner of the Naumburg International Violin Competition\, she showcases her artistry in concertos\, solo recitals\, and in collaboration with distinguished chamber musicians.  \n\n\n\nJIJI’s most recent chamber music endeavors include touring with Latin Grammy winners Cuarteto Latinoamericano\, Carla Canales\, Verona Quartet\, Soprano Molly Netter\, and Brasil Guitar Duo. \n\n\n\nIn 2018\, JIJI joined the ASU Music school faculty as an Assistant Professor of Guitar. In her spare time\, she enjoys cooking and creating weird sounds on Ableton. \n\n\n\nJIJI is currently sponsored by D’Addario Strings. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRecent and upcoming engagements include solo appearances with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia (Kimmel Center)\, a national tour with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center\, and performances at premier national series including Wolf Trap\, Saratoga Performing Arts Center\, Society of Four Arts in Palm Beach\, Parlance Chamber Series\, Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth\, and Chicago’s Dame Myra Hess Concerts. Notable recent festival engagements included performances at Caramoor and Music@Menlo’s “Carte Blanche” recital series with pianist Orion Weiss. In 2018\, Ms. Um made her New York recital debut at Lincoln Center presented by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.  \n\n\n\nAfter winning the 2014 Music Academy of the West Competition\, Ms. Um made her concerto debut in the Walton Violin Concerto with the Festival Orchestra\, conducted by Joshua Weilerstein. Past concerto engagements include appearances with the Israel Symphony\, Auckland Philharmonic\, Vermont Symphony\, and the Dartmouth Symphony. She also recently appeared in recital and in chamber music performances in such venues as the Kennedy Center\, Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center\, Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum\, the Harris Theatre in Chicago\, Wigmore Hall in London\, and at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. \n\n\n\nAn avid chamber musician\, Ms. Um is an artist member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS).  Festival appearances have included those at Marlboro\, Ravinia\, Yellow Barn\, Moab\, Seattle\, Caramoor\, and North Shore. Ms. Um also recently made her critically acclaimed debut at the Moritzburg Festival in Dresden\, Germany. Her chamber music collaborators have included Anthony Marwood\, Vadim Gluzman\, Pamela Frank\, Cho-Liang Lin\, Paul Neubauer\, Frans Helmerson\, David Finckel\, David Shifrin\, Wu Han\, and Gilbert Kalish. \n\n\n\nBorn in 1990 in Seoul\, South Korea\, Ms. Um began violin lessons at the age of three. In the year 2000\, she moved to the United States to study at the Curtis Institute of Music\, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree. She also holds an Artist Diploma from Indiana University. Her teachers have included Shmuel Ashkenasi\, Joseph Silverstein\, Jaime Laredo\, and Hagai Shaham. \n\n\n\nMs. Um is a winner of Astral Artists’ National Auditions. She plays a 1683 “ex-Petschek” Nicolo Amati violin\, on loan from a private collection. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nApplauded by the Calgary Herald as “…talented\, sensitive…brilliant\,” JIJI is an adventurous artist known for her virtuosic performances that feature a diverse selection of music\, ranging from traditional and contemporary classical to free improvisation\, played on both acoustic and electric guitar. Through her impeccable musicianship\, compelling stage presence\, and constant premieres of new musical works\, JIJI’s intriguing programming solidifies her reputation as a 21st century guitarist. Washington Post selected JIJI as “one of the 21 composers/performers who sound like tomorrow.”. \n\n\n\nThe Kansas City Star described JIJI as “A graceful and nuanced player\,” adding that “…she presented an intimate\, captivating performance” in reviewing her recent concerto debut appearance with the Kansas City Symphony. \n\n\n\nAs a major highlight of her 2019-20 season\, JIJI performed Hillary Purrington’s concerto Harp of Nerves at Zankel Hall of Carnegie Hall with the American Composers Orchestra and conductor George Menahan.Other highlights from this season include JIJI’s Lincoln Center debut Great Performers series in April 2019 and the world premiere of four new pieces in her concert at 92nd Street “Y” in November 2019. \n\n\n\nRecent highlights encompass a wide array of venues\, including: Lincoln Center\, David Geffen Hall\, Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall\, 92nd Street “Y”\, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall\, Moss Arts Center\, Green Music Center\, National Art Gallery\, National Sawdust\, Miller Theater\, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts\, Purdue Convocations\, Mass MOCA\, Le Poisson Rouge\, Philadelphia Museum of Art\, Princeton Sound Kitchen\, Virginia Arts Festival\, Festival Napa Valley\, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. \n\n\n\nHer performances have been featured on PBS (On Stage at Curtis series)\, NPR’s From the Top\, WHYY-TV\, FOX 4-TV\, Munchies (the Vice Channel)\, The Not So Late Show (Channel 6\, Kansas)\, and Hong Kong broadcast station RTHK’s The Works. \n\n\n\nFollowing the success of her EP recording\, Underglow\, JIJI is currently working on recording her new project\, UNBOUND\, which features commissioned music written specifically for her. Additional details to be announced in the summer of 2021. \n\n\n\nAfter becoming the first guitarist to win the Concert Artists Guild competition 1st prize in 30 years\, JIJI was granted BMI commissioning fund; it was awarded for her outstanding performance in the Concert Artists Guild Competition\, to aid composers with funding for their projects. Using this fund\, JIJI commissioned Nina C. Young to write her a new guitar piece for premiere in an upcoming performance.
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/jiji-guitar-danbi-um-violin/
LOCATION:Stamford United Methodist Church\, 88 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:Juilliard Jazz Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:The Music of Miles Davis \n\n\n\nAn outdoor concert at the Churchill Historic Park District158-170 W Main St.\, Stamford\, New York 12167RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED as tent seating is limited; walk-ups will want to bring a lawn chair and arrive early to sign in.E-mail: FOMAdmin@friendsmusic.orgPhone#: 518.918.8003Masks & social distancing required.Rain or shine (under a tent).In-person donations welcome. \n\n\n\nBy donation. (Suggested Donation of $12 Adults / $6 Seniors) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFour of the most talented young jazz musicians in the world will celebrate the music of Miles Davis. The current lineup of the Juilliard Jazz Ensemble features Dave Baron (bass)\, David Neves (trumpet)\, Adam Birnbaum (piano)\, and Jimmy Macbride (drums).   Manhattan’s Juilliard School is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading music schools. Juilliard Jazz\, under the leadership of director Wynton Marsalis\, offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees as well as artist diplomas. The department’s programming reflects the jazz continuum and its American vernacular roots\, as well as the social and cultural vitality of the music. Juilliard Jazz ensembles play more than 50 on- and off-campus performances annually\, including international tours\, as well as performances at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Blue Note in New York City. \n\nEveryone has a story to tell. Jazz bassist Dave Baron lets his instrument do the talking. He has demonstrated his skills supporting such jazz luminaries as Herbie Hancock\, Eric Reed\, Joe Lovano\, Peter Bernstein\, Joe Magnarelli\, Benny Green\, Jimmy Greene\, Wycliffe Gordon\, Walt Weiskopf\, Lew Tabackin\, Mary Stallings\, and many others. In 2009\, Baron was selected as one of fifteen semi-finalists from around the world for the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Bass Competition. As part of the competition\, he performed at Baird Auditorium at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History with drummer Carl Allen and pianist Geoff Keezer. In 2011\, Baron won second place for the International Society of Bassists’ Scott LaFaro Jazz Competition.David holds a bachelor’s degree in Jazz Studies and Contemporary Mediafrom the Eastman School of Music and a master’s degree in Jazz Performance from the Juilliard School. \n\nAdam Birnbaum is emerging as one of the top young voices in jazz piano. Since receiving a graduate Artist’s Diploma in jazz studies from The Julliard School in 2003\, he has become a presence on the New York City scene as a leader and sideman\, performing in such venues as the Village Vanguard\, the Blue Note\, Birdland\, the Jazz Standard and Dizzy&#39;s Club Coca-Cola. He has also performed on many national and world stages\, including the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival\, the Kennedy Center\, the Montreal Jazz Festival\, The Spoleto Festival\, The Red Sea Jazz Festival\, The Rockport Chamber Festival\, NPR Jazz Christmas\, and the Capetown Jazz Festival.As a leader\, Birnbaum has released four albums under his name in Japan and the U.S. His first release\, Ballade Pour Adeline\, received a Gold Disk award from Swing Journal as one of the top albums of 2006. Adam’s U.S. debut Travels\, released in 2009 under the Smalls record label\, received enthusiastic reviews in Allmusic.com\, All About Jazz and JazzTimes. Birnbaum’s recent release Three of A Mind\, featuring bassist Doug Weiss and drummer Al Foster\, was hailed as “an eloquent dispatch from the heart of the contemporary piano trio tradition” by the New York Times\, and received an Editor’s Pick and four star review in Downbeat magazine.As a sideman\, Birnbaum’s wide-ranging versatility and artistry have made him a first call for a wide variety of ensembles. He is currently a member of the Al Foster Quartet\, Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society\, and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Adam has also performed or toured with established jazz artists such as Greg Osby\, Regina Carter\, Cecile McLorin Salvant and Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis.Born and raised in Boston\, Massachusetts\, Birnbaum studied at the NewEngland Conservatory of Music before moving to New York City in 2001\, one of two pianists selected to participate in the Julliard School’s inaugural jazz studies program. In 2004 he won the American Jazz Piano Competition and became the American Pianists Association’s Cole Porter Fellow in Jazz.  Adam Birnbaum is currently an Assistant Professor of Jazz at SUNY Purchase. He is also a Steinway Artist. \n\nAt 30 years old\, David Neves is one of the most active and exciting trumpet players in New York City’s music scene. A graduate of the Juilliard School\, Neves has performed with some of musics most accomplished and well-known musicians in the world\, including Wayne Shorter\, Dave Liebman\, Arturo O’Farrill\, Ellis Marsalis\, Randy Weston\, among many others. David’s talents have taken him all over the globe to venues such as the Tokyo Jazz Festival\, the Fandango Fronterizo Festival in Tijuana\, Mexico\, Abu Dhabi\, the Torino Jazz Festival\, the Newport Jazz Festival\, and the Panama Jazz Festival.In February 2014\, Neves independently released “Progress Report”\, his first full-length album as a leader and composer.  \n\nJimmy Macbride is a drummer/composer based in New York City. He has performed with a wide variety of artists including Terence Blanchard\, Kenny Barron\, Jimmy Greene\, and Adam Rogers.Jimmy is a graduate of The Juilliard School\, where he studied privately with Carl Allen\, Billy Drummond and Kenny Washington. He is a regular performer throughout New York City\, performing at such venues as Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola\, Smalls\, The Jazz Gallery\, and The Blue Note. His musical talents have also taken him worldwide\, touring across Europe\, Asia\, and North America. Jimmy has also appeared at some of the world’s most famous venues\, including the Monterey Jazz Festival\, North Sea Jazz Festival\, and Newport Jazz Festival\, among others. He performs regularly with different groups and artists including Nir Felder\, Eldar Djangirov\,Manuel Valera\, Samuel Torres\, Miki Yamanaka\, Lucas Pino’s Nonet\, Troy Roberts\, and the Roxy Coss Quintet. In addition\, he can be seen playing with many of New York’s most creative and forward-thinking artists\, including Lage Lund\, Ben Street\, Kevin Hays\, Fabian Almazan\, Melissa Aldana\, Matt Brewer\, Michael Rodriguez\, and Dayna Stephens\, among many others. He is also an active recording artist\, appearing on over 40 albums to date.
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/juilliard-jazz-ensemble/
LOCATION:Churchill Park Historic District\, 158-170 W Main St\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:Tesla Quartet & David Kaplan\, piano
DESCRIPTION:BFFs: Beethoven\, Shaw and Brahms \n\n\n\nTesla Quartet + David Kaplan \n\n\n\nMichelle Lie\, violin; Edwin Kaplan\, viola; Jared Blajian\, cello; David Kaplan\, piano  \n\n\n\nBy donationRESERVATIONS REQUIRED as church seating is very limitedE-mail: FOMAdmin@friendsmusic.orgPhone#: 518.918.8003Masks & social distancing required \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nProgram \n\n\n\nLudwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) – String Trio in D\, Op 9 no 2 \n\n\n\nCaroline Shaw (b. 1982) – Thousandth Orange \n\n\n\nJohannes Brahms (1990-1895) – Piano Quartet in g minor\, Op 25 \n\n\n\nProgram Description \n\n\n\nWhenever Beethoven needed a violinist to premier his chamber music\, he often turned to the gifted quartet leader\, Ignaz Schuppanzigh. Whether it be a transcendent Op 132 or an effervescent Op 18\, Ignaz was the guy for the job. But even before Beethoven ever put pen to paper on his first quartet\, he composed a set of three string trios\, the premiers of which were given by none other than that lifelong comrade and musical devotee\, Schuppanzhig. \n\n\n\nGreat composers often develop beautiful relationships with their favorite performers\, many times leading to great artistic collaborations. And Caroline Shaw’s relationship with the Attacca quartet\, affectionately called the Rothko Collective\, is certainly no different. Caroline’s interest in color\, as suggested by her ensemble name\, also reveals itself in the title of her piece Thousandth Orange. Here\, Shaw colors her music with a thousand shades of orange through her imaginative musical textures and emotional subtlety. \n\n\n\nLike Beethoven with Op 9 and Shaw with her Thousandth Orange\, Johannes Brahms was also around 30 years old when he wrote this g-minor piano quartet. And just as with the other pieces\, Brahms enlisted his close friend\, the virtuoso pianist Clara Schumann to deliver the premier. Already in his twenty fifth opus\, Brahms conveys his deep love for the rustic musical styles that pervaded the villages of his eastern countryside. A rich culture of roving bands inspired the finale; Brahms’ “Gypsy Rondo”. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid Kaplan\, pianist\, has been called “excellent and adventurous” by The New York Times\, and praised by the Boston Globe for “grace and fire” at the keyboard. He has appeared as soloist with numerous orchestras\, including the Britten Sinfonia and Das Sinfonie OrchesterBerlin. Known for diverse and creative recital programs\, he has appeared at the Ravinia Festival\, Washington’s National Gallery\, Strathmore\, and Bargemusic. Kaplan’s New Dances of the League of David\, mixing Schumann with 16 new works\, was cited in the “Best ClassicalMusic of 2015” by The New York Times. \n\n\n\nKaplan has collaborated with the Attacca\, Ariel\, Enso\, Hausman\, and Tesla String Quartets\, and is a core member of Decoda\, the Affiliate Ensemble of Carnegie Hall. He has appeared at the Bard\, Seattle Chamber Music\, Mostly Mozart\, and Chamber Music Northwest festivals\,and is an alumnus of Tanglewood\, Ravinia-Steans Institute\, and the Perlman Music Program.Passionate about teaching\, Kaplan was appointed Assistant Professor of Piano at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music in 2020. With a FulbrightFellowship\, he studied conducting at the Universität der Künste Berlin with Lutz Köhler\, and received his DMA from Yale University in 2014. Preferring Yamaha and Bösendorfer pianos\, David is proud to be a Yamaha Artist.  \n\n\n\n\n\nMichelle Yeunhae Lie\, violinAs a recent 1st prize winner of Golden Classical Music Awards 2020\, Michelle has shared the stage with some of the finest performers such as Itzhak Perlman\, Toby Appel\, Andrés Cárdenes\, Eric Kim\, Mark Kaplan\, Atar Arad and Jon Nakamatsu.Currently\, Michelle serves as String Department Chair and a faculty at Brooklyn Music School\, NY and is a teaching artist with the Midori and Friends while actively performing with the Tesla Quartet and Baltimore Symphony among many other collaborations.Born in Munich\, Germany\, and raised in South Korea\, her musical education in violin started at the age of 14 from the influence of her vocalist father. Michelle received her Doctor of Music Degree in 2013 from Indiana University.Since joining the Tesla Quartet in 2011\, she has won numerous prizes at international competitions\, including the Gold Medal at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition; Second Prize\, Haydn Prize and Special Award for Canadian Commission at the 2016 Banff International String Quartet Competition in Canada; and Third Prize at the Wigmore Hall London International String Quartet Competition in 2012. \n\n\n\n\n\nEdwin Kaplan\, violaViolist of the award-winning Tesla Quartet and the newly formed Duo Kayo\, Edwin Kaplan continues to forge a versatile identity as a recitalist\, chamber musician\, and educator. He has performed on concert series across North America\, Europe\, and Asia\, including Wigmore Hall\,Lincoln Center\, and Tanglewood Music Center.Edwin is a Doctor of Musical Arts and received a Master of Music degree and an Artist Diploma from the Yale University School of Music.  \n\n\n\nHe is proud to serve his community as an advocate for music education. One of his most treasured projects is the Tesla Quartet’s annual call for scores\, for which he combs through hundreds of recently composed string quartets submitted by composers from all over the world. Through his work with the Tesla Quartet\, he performs outreach at community primary schools and high schools and has given masterclasses at universities across North America. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nJared Blajian\, cello\, has performed as soloist as well as a chamber and orchestral musician on some of the most prominent stages in the world including Carnegie Hall and Severance Hall in Cleveland. He is committed to engaging audiences\, communicating passion and joy\, and changing lives through music. Blajian has taught at the Pascale Music Institute in Pasadena\, CA\, in community engagement through the Cleveland Institute\, the Sitka Cello Seminar\, the Heifetz Institute\, andthe Perlman Music Program.  \n\n\n\nA dedicated chamber musician\, Jared has studied with members of the Cleveland\, Guarneri\, and Juilliard quartets along with members of the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio. At the Cleveland Institute\, he was a member of the Intensive String Quartet Seminar\, run by members of the Cavani Quartet\, and the Advanced Piano Trio Program\, led by cellist Sharon Robinson. He has attended festivals including Music@Menlo\, the International Musician’s Seminar at Prussia Cove\, the New York String Orchestra Seminar\, the Perlman Music Program\, ENCORE Chamber Music Institute\, and the Heifetz Institute — where he was selected to participate in both a “Heifetz on Tour” and the inaugural “Heifetz-Ensemble-in-Residence” program. He is currently on the faculty at the Thurnauer School of Music.
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/tesla-quartet-david-kaplan-piano-the-kreutzer-affair/
LOCATION:Stamford United Methodist Church\, 88 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:Euclid Quartet & Adrian Daurov\, cello
DESCRIPTION:Debussy\, Schubert \n\n\n\nRESERVATIONS REQUIRED as church seating is very limitedE-mail: FOMAdmin@friendsmusic.orgPhone#: 518.918.8003Masks & social distancing required \n\n\n\nBy donation \n\n\n\n\nThe EUCLID QUARTET enjoys one of the most highly regarded reputations of any chamber ensemble of its generation\, with its members’ constituting a multinational mix: violinist Jameson Cooper (Great Britain)\, violist Luis Enrique Vargas (Venezuela)\, violinist Aviva Hakanoglu (United States)\, and cellist Chris Wild (Canad). Captivating audiences and critics ranging from Carnegie Hall to school classrooms to radio and television broadcasts\, the quartet consistently performs to enthusiastic acclaim throughout the country. \n\n\n\nFormed in Ohio in 1998\, the Euclid Quartet takes its name from the famous Euclid Avenue in Cleveland\, home to a wealth of renowned artistic and cultural institutions. Within three years\, the ensemble was awarded the String Quartet Fellowship of the Aspen Music Festival\, where it was invited to return for the subsequent summer’s concert season. The quartet was also invited to study with the Emerson String Quartet at the Carnegie Hall Professional Training Workshop. \n\n\n\n\nHighlights of the Euclid Quartet’s career include significant global recognition as the first American string quartet to be awarded a top prize at the prestigious Osaka International Chamber Music Competition. Prior to its Japanese laurels\, the quartet also won awards in numerous United States competitions\, including the Hugo Kauder International Competition for String Quartets\, The Carmel Chamber Music Competition and the Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition. In 2009\, the Euclid Quartet was awarded the esteemed “American Masterpieces” grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. \n\n\n\nThe Euclid is a frequent guest ensemble at American and Canadian music festivals\, among them the Aspen\, Mostly Modern\, Great Lakes\, Kent/Blossom and Orford festivals\, while expanded programs have included collaborations with internationally renowned artists\, including James Dunham\, Gregory Fulkerson\, Warren Jones\, Paul Katz\, Joseph Silverstein and Alexander Toradze.  \n\n\n\nIn 2007\, the Euclid Quartet was appointed to the prestigious string quartet residency at Indiana University South Bend\, where its members teach private lessons and coach chamber music. Passionately devoted to presenting the highest quality chamber music to young audiences\, these seasoned teaching artists have performed for thousands of students and young adults\, in part through support from the National Endowment for the Arts and collaborations with Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute and the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association. \n\n\n\nActive in the recording studio\, the Euclid Quartet issued\, most recently\, a disc of Dvorák and Winton Marsalis on Afinat Records. The Strad Magazine praised the new recording: “The members of the Euclid Quartet hurl themselves into the fray with alacrity\, relishing the music’s invention with contagious wit and virtuosity.” Previous releases include the complete string quartets of Béla Bartók on Artek Recordings. The American Record Guide raved about these discs\, “rarely has a group found such meaning and vision.” Their debut CD\, on Centaur records\, features the first four quartets of Hugo Kauder\, a refugee from Nazi-occupied Austria who fled to the United States in the 1940s. He defied the atonal trend of his generation with his uniquely harmonic\, contrapuntal style. \n\n\n\nwww.euclidquartet.com \n\n\n\n\nCellist ADRIAN DAUROV is one of the most dazzling artists of his generation. \n\n\n\nAdrian Daurov\, at the age of 15\, made his debut as soloist with the St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra. Subsequently\, he earned top honors at three international competitions – Bulgaria’s 1st International Music Competition “Coast of Hope” (First Prize\, 1996); The Netherlands’ Peter De Grote International Music Competition (Grand Prix\, 2002); New York City’s L.I.S.M.A. International Music Competition (First Prize\, 2004). In 2004\, he toured  as soloist with the St. Petersburg Chamber Orchestra\, performing in St. Petersburg\, Moscow\, Warsaw and throughout Germany\, and was appointed to the dual position of principal cellist and soloist with the Bayreuth Youth Festival Orchestra\, under the baton of Peter Gulke. 2008 heard him as a featured participant in a gala Carnegie Hall concert celebrating Russia’s Independence Day\, a program that included the distinguished Russian singers Yelena Obratztsova and Vladimir Galouzine. \n\n\n\n\nAfter studying at the St. Petersburg Conservatory\, Adrian Daurov was awarded the Jerome L. Greene Scholarship for advanced studies at The Juilliard School with renowned cello pedagogues André Emelianoff and  David Soyer\, where he completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. While still in school\, he was appointed principal cellist of The Chamber Orchestra of New York\, a position he still holds. Mr. Daurov has also collaborated in chamber music programs with pianist Alexander Ghindin\, violinist Mark Peskanov and flutist Eugenia Zukerman. Recent seasons have included debuts with the Dayton and Massapequa philharmonic orchestras\, the symphony orchestras of Altoona\, Bozeman\, Glacier\, Kalamazoo\, Longmont\, Longwood\, Ridgefield\, Westerville and Wyoming\, and the Chamber Orchestra of New York (at Carnegie Hall). In 2012\, he teamed up with the award-winning pianist Spencer Myer to form the Daurov/Myer Duo. \n\n\n\nPassionately devoted to the music of our own time\, Adrian Daurov has already presented the world premieres of two important works – In 2008\, Fountains of Fin for flute\, violin and cello by the Persian composer Behzad Ranjbaran and\, in 2009\, The Epistle – Concerto for Cello & Chamber Choir by the Siberian composer Yuri Yukechev\, written for Mr. Daurov and the Russian Chamber Chorus of New York\, Nikolai Kachanov\, Artistic Director. \n\n\n\nAdrian Daurov’s artistry has been heard on several radio and television stations\, including WNYC\, WQXR and NTV-America. He is also featured on a recent album by the young New York City-based jazz star Romain Collin. \n\n\n\nAdrian Daurov performs on a magnificent 1989 cello crafted by John Terry in Florence\, Italy.
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/euclid-quartet-adrian-daurov-cello/
LOCATION:Stamford United Methodist Church\, 88 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:CANCELED Kristina Marinova\, piano
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URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/kristina-marinova-4-rhapsodies/
LOCATION:Stamford United Methodist Church\, 88 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220424T170000
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SUMMARY:Francesca Anderegg\, violin & Matthew McCright\, piano
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URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/francesca-anderegg-violin-matthew-mccright-piano/
LOCATION:Stamford United Methodist Church\, 88 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211205T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211205T170000
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SUMMARY:Boyd Meets Girl (Free Concert)
DESCRIPTION:RESERVATIONS REQUIRED as church seating is limitedE-mail: FOMAdmin@friendsmusic.orgPhone#: 518.918.8003Masks & social distancing required \nLast minute change in performers! Unfortunately\, Empire Wild is not able to perform this weekend\, but we’ve found an amazing last-minute substitution.Boyd Meets Girl pairs Australian classical guitarist Rupert Boyd with American cellist Laura Metcalf. The duo performs an eclectic and engaging range of repertoire\, from Bach to Beyoncé. Both acclaimed soloists in their own right\, Boyd has been described as “truly evocative” by The Washington Post\, and as “a player who deserves to be heard” by Classical Guitar Magazine\, while Metcalf\, also a member of the ensembles Sybarite5 and Break of Reality\, has been called “brilliant” by Gramophone. (They will announce their program from the stage.) \n“Remember the name Rupert Boyd. While there may never be another classical guitarist like Segovia\, this young Australian left his audience with the impression that someday there may not be the likes of him again\, either.”  \n    – THE WASHINGTON POST  \nBoyd Meets Girl has toured throughout the USA\, India\, Nepal\, New Zealand\, and every state and territory in Australia. \nBoyd Meets Girl’s debut album\, released on the Grammy award-winning label Sono Luminous\, reached #3 on the Billboard Traditional Classical chart\, and received the following review in Gramophone: “They play like one\, with a harmony of purpose as sure as their intonation.” The album has received over a million streams on Spotify\, and has been broadcast on radio stations around the world\, including New York’s WQXR and SiriusXM\, and was selected as “Album of the Week” on California’s KDFC and Australia’s ABC Classic. \nRupert Boyd gave his Carnegie Hall debut as part of the D’Addario Music Foundation’s “International Competition Winners in Concert” Series\, and has performed at the Newport Music Festival\, National Gallery of Art (D.C.)\, Music in the Strathmore Mansion\, Marlow Guitar Series\, Grand Canyon Guitar Society\, Boston Guitar Society\, University of Denver\, University of Hawaii\, and has given concerts in the U.K.\, France\, Spain\, New Zealand\, India\, Nepal and the Philippines. In New York\, Rupert Boyd has performed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, New York City Classical Guitar Society\, Merkin Concert Hall\, Trinity Wall Street\, Bargemusic\, (Le) Poisson Rouge\, SubCulture\, and with a diversity of groups such as New York Festival of Song and Moving Theater Dance Company. \nRupert Boyd has released three solo recordings: The Guitar (Sono Luminus) was described by This Is Classical Guitar as “a must-have album of 2019”\, and received the following praise in The Weekend Australian: “Instantly one’s ears are pricked up by Boyd’s interpretive directness and a sparkling technique”; Fantasías (Little Mystery Records) was selected by American Record Guide as “Critic’s Choice” of 2016\, and was described by Classical Guitar Magazine as “a triumph of brilliant assured playing”; Boyd’s debut recording Valses Poéticos received the following review in Soundboard\, the Guitar Foundation of America’s quarterly publication: “Boyd’s playing is beautifully refined\, with gorgeous tone… musically and technically flawless… the album is first-rate.” Soundboard also described the eponymous work by Granados as “one of the best recorded performances of this work on guitar.” \nCellist Laura Metcalf\, renowned worldwide as a passionate solo and chamber musician\, has been acclaimed for her “brilliant” playing (Gramophone Magazine) and described as “a cellist whose passion for music is as evident as her artistry and talent” (I care if you listen). She has performed throughout the US and on six continents\, including South Africa\, Nepal\, Argentina\, Qatar\, Mongolia\, India\, Japan\, Korea\, New Zealand\, Kazakhstan\, and Australia. Laura’s debut solo album on the Grammy-winning label Sono Luminus\, reached #7 on the Billboard Charts\, and was called “a way forward for classical music” by AllMusic. \nAs a sought-after chamber musician and collaborator\, Laura is drawn to projects that push boundaries and expand the definition of classical chamber music. Laura is the cellist of groundbreaking string quintet Sybarite5\, which was the first-ever string quintet to win the Concert Artists Guild competition\, reached #1 on the Billboard Classical Charts\, and has toured extensively for over a decade\, performing in Carnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center\, Library of Congress\, and countless other major venues.  \nArtistic directors of the acclaimed Sunday morning concert series GatherNYC\, and a happily married couple\, the duo lives in New York City with their son Milo.
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/december-2021/
LOCATION:Stamford United Methodist Church\, 88 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211121T170000
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SUMMARY:Akropolis Reed Quintet
DESCRIPTION:RESERVATIONS REQUIRED as church seating is limitedE-mail: FOMAdmin@friendsmusic.orgPhone#: 518.918.8003Masks & social distancing requiredBy donation \nThe Akropolis Reed Quintet is: Tim Gocklin (oboe)\, Kari Landry (clarinet)\, Matt Landry (saxophone)\, Andrew Koeppe (bass clarinet)\, and Ryan Reynolds (bassoon). \nPROGRAMLeonard Bernstein (1918-1990)Prelude\, Fugue\, and Riffs (1949) arr. John RomanoJeff Scott (1967)Homage to Paradise Valley (2019)Willem Jeths (1959)Maktub (2013)George Gershwin (1898-1937)An American in Paris (1928) arr. Raaf Hekkema \nHailed for their “imagination\, infallible musicality\, and huge vitality” (Fanfare Magazine)\, the Akropolis Reed Quintet takeslisteners on extraordinary musical adventures. Founded in 2009 at the University of Michigan\, the Akropolis has won sevennational chamber music prizes since 2011\, including the 2014 Fischoff Gold Medal and the 2015 Fischoff Educator Award. TheAkropolis is an alumnus of APAP’s prestigious Young Performer’s Career Advancement Program and has received grants from theNational Endowment for the Arts (Art Works)\, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs\, CultureSource\, Quicken Loans\, andChamber Music America\, as well as operating support from the Aaron Copland for Music and the Amphion Foundation.The Akropolis Reed Quintet‘s impressive list of recent and upcoming appearances include stops at Caramoor\, Chamber Music Northwest\,the Chautauqua Institution\, the Artist Series of Sarasota\, Chamber Music Abu Dhabi\, and Chamber Music Columbus. The Quintet hasbeen awarded a juried showcase at APAP (YPCA)\, Chamber Music America twice\, the Performing Arts Exchange\, the Western ArtsAlliance\, and the Mid-Atlantic Performing Arts Market. With three studio albums\, including its March 2017 release of The Space BetweenUs\, called “pure gold” by the San Francisco Chronicle\, the Akropolis has recorded 17 original reed quintet works. \nProlific collaborators\, the Akropolis’s 2018 “Together We Sound” Detroit festival features an improvisatory new work with YAK and aconcert with acclaimed soprano Shara Nova. The Akropolis premiered the first work for reed quintet and string quartet by David Schiffwith the Dover Quartet in 2015\, and has performed with such esteemed artists as the Miró Quartet and renowned clarinetist David Shifrin.In 2015 the Akropolis gave an interactive\, fully choreographed performance of “Four-Letter-Word“ (Robbie McCarthy) with BodyVoxDance in Portland\, Oregon\, and has even performed with HarperCollins published author and scientist Vic Strecher. In April 2017 theAkropolis’s residency in Abu Dhabi featured a performance of Marc Mellits’s “Splinter“ with original Arabic poetry performed by KhalifaUniversity students\, written around Mellits’s music. \nThe Akropolis Reed Quintet has commissioned more than 30 works from composers in 7 countries and was selected to adjudicate andpremiere the 2018 Barlow Prize funded by the Barlow Endowment\, the first time the prize will be given for a reed quintet work. TheAkropolis produces a YouTube Web Premiere Series with more than 40\,000 views\, showcasing new works\, arrangements\, and composerinterviews for a live Internet audience. In 2012 the Quintet created Akropolis Collection and has now sold over 140 original and arrangedsheet music works to more than 30 new and established reed quintets. \n 
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/november-2021/
LOCATION:Stamford United Methodist Church\, 88 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Hunt-Berry Duo
DESCRIPTION:An indoor concert at the Stamford United Methodist Church88 Main St.\, Stamford\, New York 12167  \n\n\n\nRESERVATIONS REQUIRED as church seating is limitedE-mail: FOMAdmin@friendsmusic.orgPhone#: 518.918.8003Masks & social distancing requiredBy donation \n\n\n\nPROGRAM \n\n\n\nLeonard Bernstein (1918-1990)Prelude\, Fugue\, and Riffs (1949) arr. John Romano \n\n\n\nJeff Scott (1967)Homage to Paradise Valley (2019)I. Ghosts of Black BottomII. Hastings Street BluesIII. Roho\, Pumzika Kwa Amani (Spirits\, Rest Peacefully)IV. Paradise Theater Jump \n\n\n\nIntermission \n\n\n\nWillem Jeths (1959)Maktub (2013) \n\n\n\nGeorge Gershwin (1898-1937)An American in Paris (1928) arr. Raaf Hekkema \n\n\n\nThe Hunt-Berry DuoShirley Hunt\, violoncelloSylvia Berry\, fortepiano \nInterview with Bill Snyder at WSKG \nFrom Prussia with Love: Berlin and the Road to Beethoven’s Cello SonatasFeaturing works by Ludwig van Beethoven\, Carlo Graziani\, Carl Friedrich Abel\, and Jean-Louis Duport \nNotes on the ProgramDuring the short reign of Friedrich Wilhelm II – King of Prussia from 1786 to 1797- Berlin became an exciting hub of cello playing. In addition to being an avid cellist\, this monarch maintained an excellent orchestra\, and his musicality attracted the attention of many first-rate composers. Haydn\, Mozart\, Boccherini and Beethoven are the names most associated with him\, yet this program highlights lesser-known composers from Friedrich Wilhelm II’s orbit whose contributions to the cello’s increasingly virtuosic role were great. Graziani was Friedrich’s first teacher\, and the legendary Duport brothers carried on in this role while pushing the instrument’s limits. C.F. Abel\, a gambist and cellist of note who worked intimately with Johann Christian Bach\, dedicated works to Friedrich Wilhelm II that bridged the gap between baroque and classical aesthetics. The road paved by these composers led the way to Beethoven’s encounter with Wilhelm Friedrich II and the Duport brothers in 1796\, which yielded new works that put the fortepiano and the cello on an even playing field for the first time. \nAbout the ArtistsThe Hunt-Berry Duo is comprised of two artists who have dedicated their careers not just to historical instruments\, but to the study of late 18th and early 19th century performance practices. Shirley Hunt\, hailed for her Bach playing by The Strad as “…stylish and accomplished\,” recently became the first woman\, the first American\, and the first person of color to complete a compendium recording of J.S. Bach’s Suites and Sonatas for cello and viola da gamba. Sylvia Berry\, lauded by Early Music America Magazine as “…a complete master of rhetoric\, whether in driving passagework or cantabile adagios\,” made a critically acclaimed recording of Haydn’s London Sonatas on an 1806 Broadwood\, and has been featured as a soloist and chamber musician on a wide variety of historical keyboard instruments.
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/october-2021/
LOCATION:Stamford United Methodist Church\, 88 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210919T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210919T170000
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SUMMARY:David Fung\, piano
DESCRIPTION:An indoor concert at the Stamford United Methodist Church88 Main St.\, Stamford\, New York 12167 \n\n\n\nTributesThis program explores works of homage and devotion. In reflection of current events\, this program is dedicated to the unseen and unheard\, and to all those affected by the pandemic. Featuring works by J.S Bach\,  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor\, Florence Price\, Reena Esmail\, and Frederic Chopin. \n\n\n\nRESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED as church seating is limitedE-mail: FOMAdmin@friendsmusic.orgPhone#: 518.918.8003Masks required & social distancing encouraged.In-person donations welcome. \n\n\n\nPraised for his “ravishing and simply gorgeous” performances in The Washington Post\, pianist David Fung is widely recognized for interpretations that are elegant and refined\, yet intensely poetic and uncommonly expressive. Declared a “Rising Star” in BBC Music Magazine in 2019\, Mr. Fung regularly appears with the world’s premier ensembles including the Cleveland Orchestra\, the Detroit Symphony\, the Israel Philharmonic\, the Los Angeles Philharmonic\, the National Orchestra of Belgium\, the San Diego Symphony\, and the San Francisco Symphony\, as well as the major orchestras in his native country of Australia\, including the Melbourne Symphony\, the Queensland Symphony\, and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.  \n\n\n\nIn the 2020-21 season\, Mr. Fung made his Los Angeles Philharmonic debut alongside Yuja Wang and conductor Gustavo Dudamel in the Sound/Stage series at the Hollywood Bowl\, play-directed Bach with Orchestra of St. Luke’s\, and returned to Caramoor for performances with both bass-baritone Dashon Burton and the Verona Quartet. This followed an eventful 2019-20 season\, which included a debut with the Detroit Symphony for its opening concerts celebrating the Orchestra Hall Centennial\, performances at Town Hall Seattle and Eastman Presents\, a collaboration with the Brentano Quartet at Yale University and Carnegie Hall\, and headlining the 2020 WQXR Pride Celebrations in New York City. Highlights for the 2021-22 season include appearances with the Charleston\, Niagara\, Racine\, and Vallejo Symphony Orchestras\, performances with the Las Vegas Philharmonic together with Tessa Lark and Joshua Roman\, reuniting with the Dover Quartet at his debut with the Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival\, and a special project with Nico Muhly at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue in New York City. \n\n\n\nMr. Fung’s highly acclaimed debut with the Cleveland Orchestra at the Blossom Music Festival was “everything you could wish for” (Cleveland Classical)\, and he was further praised as an “agile and alert interpreter of Mozart’s crystalline note-spinning” (The Plain Dealer). In the following week\, he performed Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini at the Beijing National Stadium for their Olympic Summer Festival. He also performed the West Coast Premiere of Chen Qigang’s Piano Concerto\, “Er Huang”\, with the San Francisco Symphony. Other recent orchestral engagements include appearances with the symphony orchestras of Albany\, Arkansas\, Kitchener-Waterloo\, Israel\, Marin\, Southwest Florida\, Sun Valley\, Tacoma\, and Vallejo\, the Tampere Philharmonic\, the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra\, the New Japan Philharmonic\, and Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie. An incisive interpreter of Mozart and Bach\, Mr. Fung has also appeared with the Israel\, Los Angeles\, Melbourne\, Orpheus\, and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestras. \n\n\n\nAs a recitalist and chamber musician\, Mr. Fung is a frequent guest artist at prestigious festivals and venues worldwide. Festival highlights include performances at the Aspen Music Festival\, Blossom Music Festival\, Brussels Piano Festival\, Caramoor\, Edinburgh International Festival\, Hong Kong Arts Festival\, the Ravinia Festival\, Tippet Rise\, and Yeosu International Music Festival. At his Edinburgh International Festival debut\, the Edinburgh Guide described Mr. Fung as being “impossibly virtuosic\, prodigiously talented… and who probably does ten more impossible things daily before breakfast.” In recent seasons\, he has been presented in recital by Washington Performing Arts at the Kennedy Center\, Lincoln Center’s Great Performers\, the Louvre Museum\, the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels\, the National Concert Hall in Taiwan\, and the Zürich Tonhalle. In 2015\, he gave a recital tour in China at all the major venues including the Beijing Concert Hall\, Shanghai Oriental Art Center\, Guangzhou Opera House\, and the Tianjin Grand Theater. \n\n\n\nMr. Fung garnered international attention as a prizewinner in both the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition in Brussels and the Arthur Rubinstein Piano International Masters Competition in Tel Aviv. In Tel Aviv\, he was further distinguished by the Chamber Music and Mozart Prizes\, awarded in areas in which Mr. Fung has a passionate interest. The first piano graduate of the prestigious Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles\, Mr. Fung also studied at the Hannover Hochschule für Musik and the Yale School of Music. His teachers include Margaret Hair\, Claude Frank\, Peter Frankl\, John Perry\, and Arie Vardi. Mr. Fung is on faculty at the University of Georgia and is a Steinway Artist.
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/september-2021/
LOCATION:Stamford United Methodist Church\, 88 Main St.\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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