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SUMMARY:MIRÓ QUARTET
DESCRIPTION:GET TICKETSThe Miró Quartet is one of America’s most celebrated string quartets\, praised as “furiously committed” by The New Yorker and recognized for its “exceptional tonal focus and interpretive intensity” by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. For nearly 30 years\, the GRAMMY®-nominated quartet has performed on the world’s most prestigious concert stages\, earning accolades from critics and audiences alike. \nThe concert is followed by a reception where you can meet the artists.\nAll are encouraged to attend. \nProgram\nThe program will be announced closer to the concert date. \nProgram Notes\nThe program notes will be provided closer to the concert date. \nAbout the Artist\nThe Miró Quartet is one of America’s most celebrated string quartets\, praised as “furiously committed” by The New Yorker and recognized for its “exceptional tonal focus and interpretive intensity” by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. For nearly 30 years\, the GRAMMY®-nominated quartet has performed on the world’s most prestigious concert stages\, earning accolades from critics and audiences alike. Based in Austin\, TX\, and thriving on the area’s storied music scene\, the Miró takes pride in finding new ways to communicate with audiences of all backgrounds while cultivating the longstanding tradition of chamber music. Miró Quartet’s recent and upcoming projects include a touring and recording project with pianist Lara Downes titled Here on Earth\, featuring musical depictions of our planet\, its evolution\, and the lives of its inhabitants; the premiere of a new version of Kevin Puts’ Credo with the Naples Philharmonic; and collaborations with composers Steven Banks\, Tamar-Kali\, and Gabriel Kahane\, as well as soprano Karen Slack. Having independently released many celebrated recordings for a variety of global labels\, the Miró Quartet was nominated for a 2025 GRAMMY® Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for its second album on Pentatone\, Home\, featuring two new commissions by Kevin Puts and Caroline Shaw\, as well as works by George Walker and Samuel Barber. \nIt was nominated for a 2024 GRAMMY® Award for Best Choral Performance for House of Belonging\, created in collaboration with Austin-based choral group Conspirare. The quartet recently produced an Emmy Award-winning audiovisual multimedia project titled Transcendence\, a documentary centered around a performance of Franz Schubert’s Quartet in G Major on rare Stradivarius instruments\, available on livestream\, CD\, and Blu-ray. Formed in 1995\, the Miró Quartet was awarded first prize at several national and international competitions including the Banff International String Quartet Competition and the Naumburg Chamber Music Competition. Deeply committed to music education\, members of the Quartet have given master classes at universities and conservatories throughout the world\, and since 2003 has served as the quartet-in-residence at the University of Texas at Austin Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music. In 2005\, the Quartet became the first ensemble ever to be awarded the coveted Avery Fisher Career Grant. The Miró Quartet took its name and its inspiration from the Spanish artist Joan Miró\, whose Surrealist works — with subject matter drawn from the realm of memory\, dreams\, and imaginative fantasy — are some of the most groundbreaking\, influential\, and admired of the 20th century.
URL:https://howlandmusic.org/events/miro-quartet/
LOCATION:Howland Cultural Center\, 477 Main Street\, Beacon\, NY\, 12508
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music
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SUMMARY:POIESIS QUARTET
DESCRIPTION:GET TICKETSCelebrated for their “multifaceted artistry” and “brilliantly idiomatic” programming (New York Times)\, the Poiesis Quartet is the winner of the 2026 Cleveland Quartet Award and the First Prize and Commission Prize recipients of the 2025 Banff International String Quartet Competition. In 2023\, they were also named the Grand Prize and Lift Every Voice Prize winners of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition\, as well as Gold Medal and BIPOC Prize winners at the 2023 St. Paul String Quartet Competition. In May 2024\, Poiesis joined the Concert Artists Guild roster for North American management as winners of the Louis and Susan Meisel Competition. This concert is designated our Founders Concert\, in memory of our founders\, Gwen and Bill Stevens\, who encouraged the development of younger musicians. \nThe concert is followed by a reception where you can meet the artists.\nAll are encouraged to attend. \nProgram\nThe program will be announced closer to the concert date. \nProgram Notes\nThe program notes will be provided closer to the concert date. \nAbout the Artist\nCelebrated for their “multifaceted artistry” and “brilliantly idiomatic” programming (New York Times)\, the Poiesis Quartet is the winner of the 2026 Cleveland Quartet Award and the First Prize and Commission Prize recipients of the 2025 Banff International String Quartet Competition. In 2023\, they were also named the Grand Prize and Lift Every Voice Prize winners of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition\, as well as Gold Medal and BIPOC Prize winners at the 2023 St. Paul String Quartet Competition. In May 2024\, Poiesis joined the Concert Artists Guild roster for North American management as winners of the Louis and Susan Meisel Competition. \nDerived from ancient Greek (ποιεῖν)\, the word Poiesis means “to make”; specifically\, to create something that has never existed before. With a focus on expanding the string quartet repertoire with vibrant new works by emerging composers\, the Poiesis Quartet infuses each performance with unique moments of synchronicity and verve. Their 2024 debut album ‘as we are’ on the Bright Shiny Things label\, which features world premiere recordings with mezzo-soprano Nancy Maultsby\, was lauded for the quartet’s “bottomless depth” (Cleveland Classical). Having had presented several world premieres of works by composers including Brian Raphael Nabors\, Kitty Brazelton\, and Cara Haxo\, their commission of String Quartet No. 7 ‘Surfacing’ by Chinese-Canadian composer Kevin Lau received its world premiere at the Chautauqua Institution in 2025. Furthermore\, the Oberlin Commission Project (TOCP)\, an exciting new endeavor spearheaded by Poiesis\, presents the world premieres of five newly commissioned works by LGBTQ+ composers of color from Oberlin Conservatory in March 2026. \nPoiesis is honored to be selected as the 2025-26 Ernst Stiefl Quartet-in-Residence at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts\, and as the 2025 St. Lawrence Emerging String Quartet in Residence at Stanford University\, Poiesis has also previously acted as ensemble-in-residence of concertnova\, a Cincinnati-based collective which presents multi-sensorial and interdisciplinary concert experiences. Recent and upcoming engagements include the San Antonio Chamber Music Society\, Newport Classical\, Chamber Music Raleigh\, Noe Music\, Guarneri Hall\, and the Austin Chamber Music Center\, amongst others. Highlights of the 2025-26 season include performances of ‘Absolute Jest’ with the Dayton Philharmonic in Dayton\, OH and with the Oberlin Orchestra in Oberlin\, OH. Poiesis has completed multiple international residencies in Punta del Diablo and Punta del Este\, Uruguay; the Emilia Romagna Festival in Italy; the Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance in Nova Scotia\, CAN; the University of Victoria in British Columbia\, CAN; and the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence in France. Additionally\, the Poiesis was selected as the only North American ensemble to compete in the prestigious 2025 Banff International String Quartet Competition in Alberta\, CAN. \nThe Poiesis Quartet is currently the Graduate Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) studying under the Ariel Quartet. As graduates of Oberlin College & Conservatory\, they were previously mentored by Sibbi Bernhardsson of the Pacifica Quartet and members of the Verona Quartet. As a multi-faceted ensemble\, in addition to their performance degrees from Oberlin\, members of the quartet also individually received formal education in disciplines such as chemistry\, comparative American studies\, feminist studies\, baroque\, and jazz. When not playing chamber music\, Poiesis loves to learn new languages\, share ice cream cakes\, and take long walks on the beach.
URL:https://howlandmusic.org/events/poiesis-quaret/
LOCATION:Howland Cultural Center\, 477 Main Street\, Beacon\, NY\, 12508
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music
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SUMMARY:DORIAN WIND QUINTET
DESCRIPTION:GET TICKETSRecognized by critics\, audiences\, and colleagues alike for its polished and passionate performances\, the Dorian Wind Quintet is known worldwide as one of chamber music’s pre-eminent and longest continuously active ensembles. The Quintet has traveled around the world – concertizing in 48 of the 50 United States and Canada\, touring Europe eighteen times\, and playing throughout the Middle East\, India\, Africa and Asia. The Dorian made history in 1981\, as the first wind quintet to appear at Carnegie Hall. \nThe concert is followed by a reception where you can meet the artists.\nAll are encouraged to attend. \nProgram\nThe program will be announced closer to the concert date. \nProgram Notes\nThe program notes will be provided closer to the concert date. \nAbout the Artist\nRecognized by critics\, audiences\, and colleagues alike for its polished and passionate performances\, the Dorian Wind Quintet is known worldwide as one of chamber music’s pre-eminent and longest continuously active ensembles. The Quintet has traveled around the world – concertizing in 48 of the 50 United States and Canada\, touring Europe eighteen times\, and playing throughout the Middle East\, India\, Africa and Asia. The Dorian made history in 1981\, as the first wind quintet to appear at Carnegie Hall. \nSince its inception at Tanglewood in 1961\, the Dorian has collaborated with many of the most transcendent and legendary artists in the world of classical music during the 20th and 21st centuries\, including: Phyllis Bryn-Julson\, Jean Casadesus\, Phyllis Curtin\, Lukas Foss\, the American Brass Quintet\, Claude Frank\, Lorin Hollander\, Ruth Laredo\, Minoru Nojima\, Kevork Mardirossian\, Jean-Pierre Rampal\, James Tocco\, Mary Beth Peil\, and the Apple Hill String Quartet. \nThe Quintet has appeared at numerous festivals\, including the Stravinsky Festival at Lincoln Center\, the International Festival in Warsaw\, Caramoor International Music Festival\, North Carolina New Music Initiative\, Newberry Spring Festival (Great Britain)\, Ontario’s Stratford Festival\, San Luis Obispo Festival\, Chamber Music Festival of Aguascalientes\, Mexico and the New American Music Festival in Sacramento. The Quintet has served as the resident ensemble for the Mannes College of Music\, Brooklyn College\, Hunter College and the State University of New York. The group was in residence at Dartington Hall and Newberry (both in England)\, the Tanglewood Music Festival\, and for over 10 years\, at the Festival Institute at Round Top\, Texas. \nTo date\, the Dorian is responsible for nearly 40 commissions of 20th and 21st century wind music from major composers\, including: Luciano Berio\, Joan Tower\, Mario Davidovsky\, Bruce Adolphe\, Lukas Foss\, Jacob Druckman\, Billy Childs\, Lee Hoiby\, David Del Tredici\, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett\, and George Perle. The Dorian Quintet’s commission of George Perle’s Wind Quintet No. 4 won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1986\, making history as the first Pulitzer ever awarded for a wind quintet. The group has recorded on the Vox\, CRI\, Serenus\, New World\, and Summit Records labels. \nThe Dorian Quintet partners with the Pro Musicis foundation\, expanding and restructuring its outreach efforts in New York City – bringing chamber music of the highest quality to residents of assisted living facilities\, rehabilitation facilities\, hospitals\, schools\, community centers\, and retirement communities. Its goal is to provide access for audiences that are prevented from attending regular concert venues\, spread joy and inspiration to people in difficult situations\, and for the Quintet to continue enriching its beloved New York City community. \nThe members of the Dorian Wind Quintet are each highly regarded performers\, associated with other prominent performing ensembles\, venues\, and musical institutions\, who have united out of a mutual passionate commitment to the advocacy and performance of the wind chamber music repertoire.
URL:https://howlandmusic.org/events/dorian-wind-quintet/
LOCATION:Howland Cultural Center\, 477 Main Street\, Beacon\, NY\, 12508
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music
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SUMMARY:BRIDGET KIBBEY'S BACH TO BRAZIL
DESCRIPTION:GET TICKETSHarpist Bridget Kibbey’s Bach to Brazil takes audiences on a musical journey starting with the baroque courts of Europe\, melding with the rhythm of West Africa\, and mixing with the melodies of the Caribbean coast\, tracking the stories that give us the songs and dances we love\, alongside the folk masters that inspired them. Kibbey is joined by Latin-Grammy® winning percussionist Samuel Torres and Sphinx Competition winner\, violinist Rubén Rengel on this sonic voyage\, performing music from Argentina\, Brazil\, Colombia\, Cuba\, Germany\, Puerto Rico\, and Venezuela. \nThe concert is followed by a reception where you can meet the artists.\nAll are encouraged to attend. \nProgram\nThe program will be announced closer to the concert date. \nProgram Notes\nThe program notes will be provided closer to the concert date. \nAbout the Artist\nHarpist Bridget Kibbey’s Bach to Brazil takes audiences on a musical journey starting with the baroque courts of Europe\, melding with the rhythm of West Africa\, and mixing with the melodies of the Caribbean coast\, tracking the stories that give us the songs and dances we love\, alongside the folk masters that inspired them. Kibbey is joined by Latin-Grammy® winning percussionist Samuel Torres and Sphinx Competition winner\, violinist Rubén Rengel on this sonic voyage\, performing music from Argentina\, Brazil\, Colombia\, Cuba\, Germany\, Puerto Rico\, and Venezuela.
URL:https://howlandmusic.org/events/bridget-kibbey/
LOCATION:Howland Cultural Center\, 477 Main Street\, Beacon\, NY\, 12508
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music
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SUMMARY:EVREN OZEL\, PIANOPIANO FESTIVAL
DESCRIPTION:GET TICKETSAmerican pianist Evren Ozel has been described as “an absolute wow” (Third Coast Review) and “an artist capable of lifting everyone to another level” (LaScena Musicale)\, praised for his blend of technical mastery and compelling artistry. He is the Bronze Medalist of the 17th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (2025)\, where he also received the special prize for the Best Performance of a Mozart Concerto. \nThe concert is followed by a reception where you can meet the artists.\nAll are encouraged to attend. \nProgram\nThe program will be announced closer to the concert date. \nProgram Notes\nThe program notes will be provided closer to the concert date. \nAbout the Artist\nAmerican pianist Evren Ozel has been described as “an absolute wow” (Third Coast Review) and “an artist capable of lifting everyone to another level” (LaScena Musicale)\, praised for his blend of technical mastery and compelling artistry. He is the Bronze Medalist of the 17th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (2025)\, where he also received the special prize for the Best Performance of a Mozart Concerto. \nOzel has performed extensively throughout the United States and internationally\, and is the recipient of a 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant and a 2022 Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant. He is currently represented by Concert Artists Guild as an Ambassador Prize Winner of their 2021 Competition. \nSince making his orchestral debut with the Minnesota Orchestra at age 11\, Ozel has appeared as soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra\, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra\, and Florida Orchestra\, performing under conductors such as Marin Alsop\, Carlos Miguel Prieto\, Christian Reif\, Ruth Reinhardt\, and Hugh Wolff. His debut album—Mozart concertos recorded with the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Howard Griffiths—was released in 2025 on Alpha Classics. \nHighlights of Ozel’s 2026-27 season include recitals at Washington Performing Arts\, Capital Region Classical\, and Cliburn Concerts\, as well as concerto debuts with the Grand Rapids Symphony\, North Carolina Symphony\, Hartford Symphony\, and Alabama Symphony. A laureate of both the Cleveland International Piano Competition and the Dublin International Piano Competition\, Ozel has given recitals internationally at Salle Cortot (Paris)\, Brandenburgische Sommerkonzerte (Berlin)\, and Vilnius Piano Festival. \nA committed chamber musician\, Ozel collaborates with artists including David Finckel and Wu Han\, Stella Chen\, Paul Huang\, Geneva Lewis\, Kim Kashkashian\, and Marcy Rosen. He spent four summers at the Marlboro Music Festival\, and is currently a 2024–27 Bowers Program Artist with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center\, with upcoming appearances at Alice Tully Hall. \nRaised in Minneapolis\, Ozel studied with Cindy Malmin and later with Paul Wirth for seven years\, while also drawing early musical guidance from Sarah Miller and conductor Courtney Lewis. He currently resides in Boston and holds Bachelor’s\, Master’s\, and Artist Diploma degrees from the New England Conservatory\, where he studied with Wha Kyung Byun for eleven years. Among his other important mentors are Jonathan Biss\, Imogen Cooper\, Richard Goode\, András Schiff\, and Mitsuko Uchida.
URL:https://howlandmusic.org/events/evren-ozel/
LOCATION:Howland Cultural Center\, 477 Main Street\, Beacon\, NY\, 12508
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music
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SUMMARY:MICHELLE CANN\, PIANOPIANO FESTIVAL
DESCRIPTION:GET TICKETSLauded as “exquisite” by The Philadelphia Inquirer and “a pianist of sterling artistry” by Gramophone\, GRAMMY Award winning pianist Michelle Cann is one of the most sought-after artists of her generation. Recent engagements include appearances with Chicago Symphony Orchestra\, The Cleveland Orchestra\, The Philadelphia Orchestra\, Los Angeles Philharmonic\, National Symphony Orchestra\, and Orquestra Sinfônica Municipal de São Paulo. She is a recipient of the Sphinx Medal of Excellence and the Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Award\, and she served as the inaugural Christel DeHaan Artistic Partner of the American Piano Awards. \nThe concert is followed by a reception where you can meet the artists.\nAll are encouraged to attend. \nProgram\nThe program will be announced closer to the concert date. \nProgram Notes\nThe program notes will be provided closer to the concert date. \nAbout the Artist\nLauded as “exquisite” by The Philadelphia Inquirer and “a pianist of sterling artistry” by Gramophone\, GRAMMY Award winning pianist Michelle Cann is one of the most sought-after artists of her generation. Recent engagements include appearances with Chicago Symphony Orchestra\, The Cleveland Orchestra\, The Philadelphia Orchestra\, Los Angeles Philharmonic\, National Symphony Orchestra\, and Orquestra Sinfônica Municipal de São Paulo. She is a recipient of the Sphinx Medal of Excellence and the Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Award\, and she served as the inaugural Christel DeHaan Artistic Partner of the American Piano Awards. \nHighlights of Cann’s 2025-26 season include appearances with the Colorado Symphony\, New Jersey Symphony\, Kansas City Symphony\, and Ireland’s National Symphony Orchestra. She also performs the world premiere of a new piano concerto by Valerie Coleman with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington\, D.C. Her recital appearances include Stanford Live\, Music Toronto\, Chamber Music Detroit\, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum\, Spivey Hall\, and a recital tour in China. \nRecognized as a leading interpreter of the piano music of Florence Price\, Cann performed the New York City premiere of Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement with The Dream Unfinished Orchestra in July 2016 and the Philadelphia premiere with The Philadelphia Orchestra and Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin in February 2021. Her recording of the concerto with the New York Youth Symphony won a GRAMMY Award in 2023 for Best Orchestral Performance. She won a GRAMMY Award in 2025 for Beyond the Years: Unpublished Songs of Florence Price\, recorded with soprano Karen Slack\, which features 19 unpublished songs composed by Price. Her acclaimed debut solo album Revival\, featuring music by Price and Margaret Bonds\, was released in May 2023 on the Curtis Studio label. She has also recorded two Price piano quintets with the Catalyst Quartet as a part of the quartet’s UNCOVERED series. A champion of emerging talent\, Cann and cellist Tommy Mesa recorded Our Stories\, an album of new works by five living composers of color\, which was released in November 2023. \nA celebrated chamber musician\, Cann has collaborated with leading artists including the Catalyst\, Dover\, and Juilliard string quartets\, Imani Winds\, violinists Timothy and Nikki Chooi\, soprano Karen Slack\, and mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges. She regularly performs duo piano repertoire with her sister\, pianist Kimberly Cann\, as the Cann Duo. She has appeared as co-host and collaborative pianist with NPR’s From The Top\, collaborating with actor/conductor Damon Gupton\, violinist Leila Josefowicz\, and violinist and MacArthur Fellow Vijay Gupta. Cann’s numerous media appearances include Performance Today\, PBS Great Performances’ Now Hear This\, and Living the Classical Life. \nEmbracing a dual role as performer and pedagogue\, Cann is frequently invited to teach master classes\, give lecture-demonstrations\, and lead teaching residencies. Recent residencies include the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival and the National Conference of the Music Teachers National Association. She has recorded lessons for tonebase\, the popular piano lesson platform. She has also served on the juries of the Cleveland International Piano Competition\, the Kauffman Music Center International Youth Piano Competition\, and the piano competition of the Music Academy of the West. \nCann holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music\, where she studied with Paul Schenly and Dr. Daniel Shapiro\, and an Artist’s Diploma from Curtis Institute of Music\, where she studied with Robert McDonald. She joined the Curtis piano faculty in 2020 as the inaugural Eleanor Sokoloff Chair in Piano Studies. She is also on the piano faculty of the Manhattan School of Music.
URL:https://howlandmusic.org/events/michelle-cann/
LOCATION:Howland Cultural Center\, 477 Main Street\, Beacon\, NY\, 12508
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music
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SUMMARY:TRIO AFIORI
DESCRIPTION:GET TICKETSThe boundary-defying Trio Afiori brings together three of today’s most dynamic artists—clarinetist Anthony McGill\, mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron\, and pianist Gloria Chien—in a vivid exploration of bold storytelling\, collaboration\, music\, and cultural heritage. The trio actively commissions and premieres works by today’s leading composers\, including Valerie Coleman\, Gabriel Kahane\, Julia Adolphe\, Alex Ho\, and Kian Ravaei. Blending classical traditions with folk\, jazz\, and contemporary influences\, the trio creates performances that are both intimate and daring\, where new voices and timeless influences meet in conversation. \nGenerously sponsored by Howard and Celestine Campbell \nThe concert is followed by a reception where you can meet the artists.\nAll are encouraged to attend. \nProgram\nThe program will be announced closer to the concert date. \nProgram Notes\nThe program notes will be provided closer to the concert date. \nAbout the Artist\nThe boundary-defying Trio Afiori brings together three of today’s most dynamic artists—clarinetist Anthony McGill\, mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron\, and pianist Gloria Chien—in a vivid exploration of bold storytelling\, collaboration\, music\, and cultural heritage. The trio actively commissions and premieres works by today’s leading composers\, including Valerie Coleman\, Gabriel Kahane\, Julia Adolphe\, Alex Ho\, and Kian Ravaei. Blending classical traditions with folk\, jazz\, and contemporary influences\, the trio creates performances that are both intimate and daring\, where new voices and timeless influences meet in conversation.
URL:https://howlandmusic.org/events/trio-afiori/
LOCATION:Howland Cultural Center\, 477 Main Street\, Beacon\, NY\, 12508
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music
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SUMMARY:INON BARNATANPIANO FESTIVAL
DESCRIPTION:GET TICKETS“One of the most admired pianists of his generation” (The New York Times)\, Inon Barnatan has received universal acclaim for his “uncommon sensitivity” (The New Yorker)\, “impeccable musicality and phrasing” (Le Figaro)\, and his stature as “a true poet of the keyboard: refined\, searching\, unfailingly communicative” (The Evening Standard). A multifaceted musician\, Barnatan is equally celebrated as soloist\, curator and collaborator. \nThe concert is followed by a reception where you can meet the artists.\nAll are encouraged to attend. \nProgram\nThe program will be announced closer to the concert date. \nProgram Notes\nThe program notes will be provided closer to the concert date. \nAbout the Artist\n\n\n\n\n“One of the most admired pianists of his generation” (The New York Times)\, Inon Barnatan has received universal acclaim for his “uncommon sensitivity” (The New Yorker)\, “impeccable musicality and phrasing” (Le Figaro)\, and his stature as “a true poet of the keyboard: refined\, searching\, unfailingly communicative” (The Evening Standard). A multifaceted musician\, Barnatan is equally celebrated as soloist\, curator and collaborator. \nAs a soloist\, Barnatan appears regularly with the world’s foremost orchestras and conductors. He was the inaugural Artist-in-Association of the New York Philharmonic from 2014–17 under then Music Director Alan Gilbert\, with whom he maintained a close and extensive collaboration\, and has performed with the Boston\, Chicago\, and Cleveland symphonies\, the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl\, the BBC Symphony at the Proms\, and most major U.S. orchestras. Abroad he has appeared with the Leipzig Gewandhaus\, Zurich Tonhalle\, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony\, Helsinki Philharmonic\, and the London\, Hong Kong\, and Royal Stockholm Philharmonics. He has given complete Beethoven concerto cycles with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille\, played Copland’s Piano Concerto with Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony at Carnegie Hall\, and toured the U.S. with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields\, leading from the keyboard. With Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra he performed Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto on New Year’s Eve\, followed by a Midwest tour and a return to the BBC Proms. \nBarnatan’s 2025-26 season highlights include performances with major orchestras worldwide. He opens the season with a performance of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with Stefan Jackiw\, violin\, and Hayoung Choi\, cello\, at the Baltimore Symphony with Music Director Jonathon Heyward. He continues with concerto performances including Rhapsody in Blue with Dallas Symphony and Music Director Fabio Luisi\, as well as Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Minnesota Orchestra\, and Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 with Charlotte Symphony. Solo recital appearances this season include Tippet Rise Art Center\, Noe Music\, Tryon Concert Association and a return to Wigmore Hall. Continuing with Pomegranate Arts’ project of the complete Etudes of Philip Glass\, he will appear this season at Krannert Center and University Musical Society. As a collaborator\, he continues his long-term partnerships with cellist Alisa Weilerstein in duo recitals at Ravinia Festival\, Spivey Hall\, and McCallum Theatre; and with soprano Renée Fleming at Cal Performances\, Schubert Club\, Philharmonic Society of Orange County and Lyric Opera of Chicago. He will make his debut at the Taipei Music Festival and repeat his Fauré Piano Quartet program with violinist James Ehnes\, violist Jonathan Vinocour\, and cellist Raphael Bell at Philharmonic Society of Orange County and Seattle Chamber Music Society. \nEqually at home as a curator and chamber musician\, Barnatan is Music Director of La Jolla Music Society Summerfest in California\, one of leading music festivals in the country. He regularly collaborates with world-class partners such as Renée Fleming and Alisa Weilerstein\, and plays at major chamber music festivals including Seattle\, Santa Fe\, and Spoleto USA. Barnatan was a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Bowers Program (formerly CMS Two) from 2006 to 2009 and continues to perform with CMS in New York. His passion for contemporary music has resulted in commissions and performances of many living composers\, including premieres of new works by Thomas Adès\, Sebastian Currier\, Avner Dorman\, Alan Fletcher\, Joseph Hallman\, Alasdair Nicolson\, Andrew Norman and Matthias Pintscher\, among others. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“A complete artist: a wonderful pianist\, a probing intellect\, passionately committed\, and a capable contemporary-music pianist as well.”\n– Alan Gilbert\, Music Director\, New York Philharmonic\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn November 2023\, Barnatan released his solo album\, Rachmaninoff Reflections\, offering some of the composer’s most cherished piano works\, including his Moments musicaux\, Prelude in G-Sharp Minor\, and Barnatan’s own arrangement of the Vocalise. The centerpiece of this project is Barnatan’s breathtaking new piano arrangement of the Symphonic Dances\, due to be published by Boosey & Hawkes in October 2025. Barnatan’s acclaimed discography also includes a two-volume set of Beethoven’s complete piano concertos\, recorded with Alan Gilbert and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields on Pentatone. In its review\, BBC Music Magazine wrote “The central strength of this first installment of Inon Barnatan’s piano concertos cycle is that\, time and again\, it puts you in touch with that feeling of ongoing wonderment.”  In 2021 he released his Time-Traveler Suite album on Pentatone\, a program that merged Baroque movements by Bach\, Handel\, Rameau and Couperin with movements by Ravel\, Ligeti\, Barber and Thomas Adès\, culminating in Brahms’ Variations on a theme by Handel. He has also released a live recording of Messiaen’s 90-minute masterpiece Des canyons aux étoiles (“From the Canyons to the Stars”)\, in which he played the exceptionally challenging solo piano part at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. In 2015 he released Rachmaninov & Chopin: Cello Sonatas on Decca Classics with Alisa Weilerstein\, earning rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. As a duo\, Barnatan and Weilerstein have also released Beethoven Cello Sonatas (2022) and Brahms Cello Sonatas (2024) on Pentatone. His solo recording of Schubert’s late piano sonatas on Avie won praise from such publications as Gramophone and BBC Music\, while his account of the great A-major Sonata (D. 959) was chosen by BBC Radio 3 as one of the all-time best recordings of the piece. His 2012 album\, Darknesse Visible\, debuted in the Top 25 on the Billboard Traditional Classical chart\, and was named BBC Music’s “Instrumentalist CD of the Month” and won a coveted place on the New York Times’ “Best of 2012” list. He made his solo recording debut with a Schubert album\, released by Bridge Records in 2006\, that prompted Gramophone to hail him as “a born Schubertian”. \nPrevious career highlights include return performances with the Boston Symphony\, Chicago Symphony\, and the London Philharmonic\, as well as debuts with the Liverpool Philharmonic and Montreal Symphony orchestras\, the complete Beethoven Piano Concerto cycle with Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and conductor Alan Gilbert as well as New Jersey Symphony and Music Director Xian Zhang\, and a recreation of Beethoven’s legendary 1808 concert\, which featured the world premieres of his Fourth Piano Concerto\, Choral Fantasy\, and Fifth and Sixth Symphonies\, with Louis Langrée and the Cincinnati Symphony. Barnatan gave solo recitals at Celebrity Series of Boston\, Seattle’s Benaroya Hall\, and London’s Southbank Centre\, and made his debut at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall. Chamber music highlights included tours with the Ehnes Quartet\, Jerusalem Quartet\, violinist Sergey Khachatryan\, and percussionist Colin Currie. As Artistic Director of the La Jolla Music Society SummerFest\, Barnatan has collaborated with Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant\, visionary director and visual artist Doug Fitch\, the Mark Morris Dance Group\, Garrick Ohlsson\, Augustin Hadelich\, Caroline Shaw\, Carter Brey\, Anthony Roth Costanzo\, and more. \nBorn in Tel Aviv in 1979\, Inon Barnatan started playing the piano at the age of three\, when his parents discovered his perfect pitch\, and made his orchestral debut at eleven. His musical education connects him to some of the 20th century’s most illustrious pianists and teachers: he studied first with Professor Victor Derevianko\, a student of the Russian master Heinrich Neuhaus\, before moving to London in 1997 to study at the Royal Academy of Music with Christopher Elton and Maria Curcio\, a student of the legendary Artur Schnabel. The late Leon Fleisher was also an influential teacher and mentor.
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LOCATION:Howland Cultural Center\, 477 Main Street\, Beacon\, NY\, 12508
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music
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SUMMARY:MICHAEL STEPHEN BROWN\, PIANOPIANO FESTIVAL
DESCRIPTION:GET TICKETSA 2025 MacDowell Fellow and 2024 Yaddo Artist\, Brown performs recitals and concertos worldwide and is commissioned by leading orchestras\, soloists\, and chamber music organizations. His honors include the 2026 Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Award\, an Emerging Artist Award from Lincoln Center\, and an Avery Fisher Career Grant. He has appeared as soloist with the Seattle\, Phoenix\, North Carolina\, Albany\, and Maryland Symphonies\, as well as the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra\, and has given recitals at Carnegie Hall\, Alice Tully Hall\, the Louvre\, Wigmore Hall\, and Beethoven-Haus Bonn. \nThe concert is followed by a reception where you can meet the artists.\nAll are encouraged to attend. \nProgram\nThe program will be announced closer to the concert date. \nProgram Notes\nThe program notes will be provided closer to the concert date. \nAbout the Artist\nA 2025 MacDowell Fellow and 2024 Yaddo Artist\, Brown performs recitals and concertos worldwide and is commissioned by leading orchestras\, soloists\, and chamber music organizations. His honors include the 2026 Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Award\, an Emerging Artist Award from Lincoln Center\, and an Avery Fisher Career Grant. He has appeared as soloist with the Seattle\, Phoenix\, North Carolina\, Albany\, and Maryland Symphonies\, as well as the NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra\, and has given recitals at Carnegie Hall\, Alice Tully Hall\, the Louvre\, Wigmore Hall\, and Beethoven-Haus Bonn.\n\nBrown latest composition\, The Carnival of Endangered Wonders: A Zoological Fantasy\, is a large-scale chamber work co-commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center\, CMS Palm Beach\, La Musica (Sarasota)\, Music@Menlo\, Friends of Music (Kansas City)\, and Premiere Performances of Hong Kong\, and will premiere in 2026. A frequent artist with CMS Lincoln Center\, he tours internationally in a duo with longtime musical partner Nicholas Canellakis and collaborates regularly with Pinchas Zukerman\, Amanda Forsyth\, Arnaud Sussmann\, and Kristin Lee. A dedicated educator\, he gives lectures and masterclasses around the world.\n\nAs a composer\, Brown has received commissions from organizations and artists including the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra\, CMS Lincoln Center\, the Bridgehampton and Gilmore Festivals\, the Maryland Symphony\, Osmo Vänskä and Erin Keefe\, the SPA Trio\, and pianists Anne-Marie McDermott\, Jerome Lowenthal\, Ursula Oppens\, Orion Weiss\, Adam Golka\, and Roman Rabinovich\, as well as soprano Susanna Phillips and cellist Nicholas Canellakis. He recently served as Composer and Artist-in-Residence at the New Haven Symphony and is a recipient of the Copland House Residency Award. His symphonic work American Diaries draws on texts by Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes alongside excerpts from his grandfather’s World War II diary.\n\nSelected by András Schiff for an international recital tour\, Brown made debuts at Zurich’s Tonhalle and New York’s 92nd Street Y. He appears regularly at major festivals including Tanglewood\, Bridgehampton\, Marlboro\, Music@Menlo\, Ravinia\, Saratoga\, Caramoor\, Bard\, Sedona\, Moab\, and Tippet Rise.\n\nA prolific recording artist\, Brown recently released Twelve Blocks\, an album of music written for friends and longtime collaborators\, on February 13\, 2026. A second recording follows in fall 2026\, featuring his Piano Concerto and Vortex for cello and strings with the East Coast Chamber Orchestra. Additional forthcoming projects include Mendelssohn+\, featuring premieres by Delphine von Schauroth\, and the complete nocturnes of Gabriel Fauré.\n\nBrown earned dual degrees in piano and composition from the Juilliard School\, where he studied with Jerome Lowenthal\, Robert McDonald\, and Samuel Adler and was awarded the Petschek Piano Award. His mentors have included George Perle\, András Schiff\, and Richard Goode.\n\nHe is the composer for Angeline Gragasin’s upcoming film Look But Don’t Touch and lives in New York City with his two 19th-century Steinways\, Octavia and Daria. Known for his engaging commentary on music and distinctive socks\, audiences value both his insight and his presence onstage.
URL:https://howlandmusic.org/events/michael-stephen-brown/
LOCATION:Howland Cultural Center\, 477 Main Street\, Beacon\, NY\, 12508
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music
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SUMMARY:TOMMY MESA & ILYA YAKUSHEV
DESCRIPTION:GET TICKETSCuban-American cellist Dr. Tommy Mesa has established himself as one of the most charismatic\, innovative\, and engaging performers of his generation. The recipient of Lincoln Center’s 2025 Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Sphinx Organization’s 2023 Medal of Excellence\, its highest honor\, Mesa has appeared as soloist at the Supreme Court of the United States on four occasions and with major orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl\, The Cleveland Orchestra\, The Philadelphia Orchestra\, and the symphony orchestras of Indianapolis\, Madison\, New Jersey\, San Antonio\, and Santa Barbara\, among others. Mesa gave the world premiere of Jessie Montgomery’s cello concerto Divided in 2022 and has been the exclusive soloist since\, performing at major halls across the United States and Brazil including Miami’s New World Center\, Nashville’s Schermerhorn Center\, and Carnegie Hall. His orchestral recording debut of the work was released in July 2023 on Deutsche Grammophon. \nPianist Ilya Yakushev\, with many awards and honors to his credit\, continues to astound and mesmerize audiences at major venues on three continents. The British label Nimbus Records released Ilya’s CD\, “Prokofiev Sonatas Vol. 1” CD. The American Record Guide wrote\, “Yakushev is one of the very best young pianists before the public today\, and it doesn’t seem to matter what repertoire he plays–it is all of the highest caliber.” Ilya has performed in prestigious venues worldwide\, including Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (New York)\, Davies Symphony Hall (San Francisco)\, and Sejong Performing Arts Center (Seoul\, Korea)\, Great Philharmonic Hall (St. Petersburg)\, and Victoria Hall (Singapore). His performances with orchestra include those with the San Francisco Symphony\, BBC Concert Orchestra\, Boston Pops\, Rochester Philharmonic\, Utah Symphony\, and many others. In 2025-26\, dozens of engagements brought Ilya from New York City to the West Coast and beyond for recitals\, concertos and chamber music. He has performed with members of the renowned St. Lawrence String Quartet\, and has an active duo with cellist Tommy Mesa\, winner of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Prize and the Sphinx Organization’s Medal of Excellence\, its highest honor. \nThe concert is followed by a reception where you can meet the artists.\nAll are encouraged to attend. \nProgram\nThe program will be announced closer to the concert date. \nProgram Notes\nThe program notes will be provided closer to the concert date. \nAbout the Artist\nCuban-American cellist Dr. Tommy Mesa has established himself as one of the most charismatic\, innovative\, and engaging performers of his generation. The recipient of Lincoln Center’s 2025 Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Sphinx Organization’s 2023 Medal of Excellence\, its highest honor\, Mesa has appeared as soloist at the Supreme Court of the United States on four occasions and with major orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl\, The Cleveland Orchestra\, The Philadelphia Orchestra\, and the symphony orchestras of Indianapolis\, Madison\, New Jersey\, San Antonio\, and Santa Barbara\, among others. Mesa gave the world premiere of Jessie Montgomery’s cello concerto Divided in 2022 and has been the exclusive soloist since\, performing at major halls across the United States and Brazil including Miami’s New World Center\, Nashville’s Schermerhorn Center\, and Carnegie Hall. His orchestral recording debut of the work was released in July 2023 on Deutsche Grammophon. \nPianist Ilya Yakushev\, with many awards and honors to his credit\, continues to astound and mesmerize audiences at major venues on three continents. The British label Nimbus Records released Ilya’s CD\, “Prokofiev Sonatas Vol. 1” CD. The American Record Guide wrote\, “Yakushev is one of the very best young pianists before the public today\, and it doesn’t seem to matter what repertoire he plays–it is all of the highest caliber.” Ilya has performed in prestigious venues worldwide\, including Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (New York)\, Davies Symphony Hall (San Francisco)\, and Sejong Performing Arts Center (Seoul\, Korea)\, Great Philharmonic Hall (St. Petersburg)\, and Victoria Hall (Singapore). His performances with orchestra include those with the San Francisco Symphony\, BBC Concert Orchestra\, Boston Pops\, Rochester Philharmonic\, Utah Symphony\, and many others. In 2025-26\, dozens of engagements brought Ilya from New York City to the West Coast and beyond for recitals\, concertos and chamber music. He has performed with members of the renowned St. Lawrence String Quartet\, and has an active duo with cellist Tommy Mesa\, winner of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Prize and the Sphinx Organization’s Medal of Excellence\, its highest honor.
URL:https://howlandmusic.org/events/mesa-and-yakushev/
LOCATION:Howland Cultural Center\, 477 Main Street\, Beacon\, NY\, 12508
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music
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SUMMARY:NEAVE TRIO
DESCRIPTION:GET TICKETSPraised for performances that “balance passion with sensitivity and grace” (BBC Music Magazine)\, the two-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated Neave Trio is known for their fiery connection\, exuberance\, and a shared sense of storytelling that reflects the deep human bonds at the core of chamber music. New York’s WQXR explains\, “‘Neave’ is actually a Gaelic name meaning ‘bright’ and ‘radiant\,’ both of which certainly apply to this trio’s music making.” Through their engaging and polished performances\, advocacy for the works by living composers\, and educational activities\, the Trio fosters meaningful connections\, cultivating long-lasting relationships with audiences and the communities beyond. The Trio’s recordings have been named among the best recordings of the year by both The New York Times and BBC Radio 3\, and Gramophone applauds their performances as “thrilling” and “electrifying.” \nThe concert is followed by a reception where you can meet the artists.\nAll are encouraged to attend. \nProgram\nThe program will be announced closer to the concert date. \nProgram Notes\nThe program notes will be provided closer to the concert date. \nAbout the Artist\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPraised for performances that “balance passion with sensitivity and grace” (BBC Music Magazine)\, the two-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated Neave Trio is known for their fiery connection\, exuberance\, and a shared sense of storytelling that reflects the deep human bonds at the core of chamber music. New York’s WQXR explains\, “‘Neave’ is actually a Gaelic name meaning ‘bright’ and ‘radiant\,’ both of which certainly apply to this trio’s music making.” Through their engaging and polished performances\, advocacy for the works by living composers\, and educational activities\, the Trio fosters meaningful connections\, cultivating long-lasting relationships with audiences and the communities beyond. The Trio’s recordings have been named among the best recordings of the year by both The New York Times and BBC Radio 3\, and Gramophone applauds their performances as “thrilling” and “electrifying.” \n​Formed in 2010\, the Neave Trio has performed at esteemed concert series and festivals worldwide\, including Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival\, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall\, Smithsonian American Art Museum\, Kaatsbaan Summer Festival\, Bard Music Festival\, Rockport Chamber Music Festival\, La Jolla Athenaeum\, as well as performances across Europe\, Japan\, and Russia. \n​The Trio has commissioned Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon to write a new work for piano trio\, A Vast Palette\, which will premiere during the 2025-2026 season. In spring 2026\, the Trio made its London debut at Kings Place\, including the U.K. premiere of the Higdon piece\, and released its new album\, In Her Hands\, on Chandos Records. Their previous album\, La Mer\, released in 2025 on Chandos Records\, was praised by The Strad as “beguiling\,” noting that “the playing is as idiomatic as it is virtuosic” and was nominated for a 2026 GRAMMY® Award in the Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble category. \n​Innovative programming and collaborations with artists of various mediums are a hallmark of the Neave’s work. The Trio’s most recent interdisciplinary project\, Rising\, is a meditation on rising temperatures and sea levels in conjunction with humanity’s rising awareness of our connection to and dependence on the Earth’s oceans\, crafted alongside Pigeonwing Dance\, composer Robert Sirota\, and choreographer Gabrielle Lamb. Additional premieres include Robert Paterson’s Triple Concerto with the Mostly Modern Orchestra under the direction of JoAnn Falletta; D-Cell: an Exhibition & Durational Performance\, conceived and directed by multi-disciplinary visual artist David Michalek; and a music video by filmmaker Amanda Alvarez Díaz of Astor Piazzolla’s Otoño Porteño. The Trio gave the premiere performances of Musings by composer Augusta Read Thomas; Eric Nathan’s Missing Words V\, sponsored by Coretet; Leah Reid’s Cloud Burst for piano trio and electronics; and Dale Trumbore’s Another Chance. 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’s American Portrait series and has over 1 million views. \n​Adding to their growing discography\, the trio released Rooted in July 2024\, featuring works centered around folk music by composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor\, Bedřich Smetana\, Joseph Suk\, and Frank Martin. Rooted was selected as one of Apple Music’s “10 Classical Albums You Must Hear This Month.” A Room of Her Own was released in February 2024 to wide international acclaim. The Times included it in their roundup of “the best albums of 2024 so far\,” praising it as “a richly rewarding disc\,” and The Strad lauded its “illustrious performances\,” while Stereophile called it “a must.” In 2022\, the Neave Trio released Musical Remembrances\, which earned a GRAMMY® nomination in the Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble category. Their earlier acclaimed recordings include Her Voice (Chandos\, 2019)\, Celebrating Piazzolla (Azica\, 2018)\, French Moments (Chandos\, 2018)\, and their debut\, American Moments (Chandos\, 2016). \n​Members of the Neave are dedicated educators\, and the trio currently serves as the inaugural Ensemble-in-Residence at Virginia Commonwealth University. They have previously held residency positions at Brown University\, MIT School of Architecture and Design in collaboration with dancer/choreographer Richard Colton\, University of Virginia\, San Diego State University as the first-ever Fisch/Axelrod Trio-in-Residence\, Longy School of Music of Bard College\, Wartburg College\, and the Banff Centre (Canada)\, among other institutions.
URL:https://howlandmusic.org/events/neave-trio/
LOCATION:Howland Cultural Center\, 477 Main Street\, Beacon\, NY\, 12508
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music
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SUMMARY:CATALYST QUARTET
DESCRIPTION:GET TICKETSHailed by The New York Times at its Carnegie Hall debut as “invariably energetic and finely burnished… playing with earthy vigor\,” the GRAMMY-award-winning Catalyst Quartet was founded by the internationally acclaimed Sphinx Organization in 2010. The ensemble (Karla Donehew Perez\, violin; Abi Fayette\, violin; Paul Laraia\, viola; and Karlos Rodriguez\, cello) believes in the unity that can be achieved through music and imagines their programs and projects with this in mind\, redefining and reimagining the classical music experience. \nThe concert is followed by a reception where you can meet the artists.\nAll are encouraged to attend. \nProgram\nThe program will be announced closer to the concert date. \nProgram Notes\nThe program notes will be provided closer to the concert date. \nAbout the Artist\nHailed by The New York Times at its Carnegie Hall debut as “invariably energetic and finely burnished… playing with earthy vigor\,” the GRAMMY Award-winning Catalyst Quartet was founded by the internationally acclaimed Sphinx Organization in 2010. The ensemble (Karla Donehew Perez\, violin; Abi Fayette\, violin; Paul Laraia\, viola; and Karlos Rodriguez\, cello) believes in the unity that can be achieved through music and imagines their programs and projects with this in mind\, redefining and reimagining the classical music experience. \nThe Catalyst Quartet\, known for “perfect ensemble unity” and “unequaled class of execution” (Lincoln Journal Star)\,  has toured widely throughout the United States and abroad\, including sold-out performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.\, at Chicago’s Harris Theater\, Miami’s New World Center\, and Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall in New York. The quartet has been guest soloists with the Cincinnati Symphony\, New Haven Symphony\, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra\, and the Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá\, and has served as principal players and featured ensemble with the Sphinx Organization’s featured ensemble\, the Sphinx Virtuosi\, on six national tours. They have been invited to perform at important music festivals such as Mainly Mozart in San Diego\, the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival\, Sitka Music Festival\, Juneau Jazz and Classics\, Strings Music Festival\, and the Grand Canyon Music Festival\, where they appear annually. The Catalyst Quartet was ensemble-in-residence at the Vail Dance Festival in 2016 and in the 2021-22 season were in residence with San Francisco Performances where they presented the complete series of works from their Uncovered Project. In 2014\, they opened the Festival del Sole in Napa\, California with Joshua Bell and participated in England’s Aldeburgh Music Foundation String Quartet Residency with two performances in Jubilee Hall. In 2022 the Catalyst Quartet was named ensemble in residence for the Chamber Music Northwest Festival in Portland and for the Met Museum’s LiveArts series in NYC. \nRecent seasons have brought international engagements in Cuba\, Canada\, Mexico\, Argentina\, Colombia\, and Puerto Rico\, and expanded tours throughout the United States. The ensemble’s New York City presence has included concerts at The Metropolitan Museum of Art\, at Columbia University’s Miller Theatre\, for Schneider Concerts at The New School\, for Lincoln Center’s Great Performers Series\, at the 92nd Street Y\, and six concerts with GRAMMY Award-winning jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant for Jazz at Lincoln Center\, for which the subsequent recording won the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album. The Catalyst Quartet launched its New York concert series CQ@Howl in 2018. \nHighlights of past collaborations include Encuentros\, featuring a commissioned work by innovative Cuban composer Jorge Amado Molina and other voices from across the Cuban diaspora; (Im)migration: Music of Change\, a collaboration with the Imani Winds; and CQ Minute\, a commissioning project of 10 miniature string quartets in commemoration of the quartet’s 10th anniversary with works by Andy Akiho\, Kishi Bashi\, Billy Childs\, Paquito D’Rivera\, Tania Leon\, Jessie Montgomery\, Kevin Puts\, Caroline Shaw\, Joan Tower\, and two young composers selected from a national call for scores. The quartet premiered “Passage” a chamber ballet by Jessie Montgomery in celebration of Dance Theater of Harlem on their 50th anniversary with Kennedy Center honoree Tania Leon and was ensemble-in-residence for the Vail International Dance Festival\, where they collaborated with members of the Silkroad Ensemble and some of the finest dancers in the world. Catalyst Quartet’s largest ongoing project\, UNCOVERED\, is a multi-volume set of albums on Azica records that celebrates composers of color whose works have been overlooked by the traditional canon. Volume 1\, released February 2021\, includes the string quartet and quintets of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor with clarinetist Anthony McGill and pianist Stewart Goodyear. Volume 2 features works by Florence B. Price and Volume 3\, set to release February 2023\, features Coleridge-Taylor\, Perkinson\, William Grant Still\, and George Walker. \nThe Catalyst Quartet’s recordings span the ensemble’s scope of interests and artistry. Its debut album\, The Bach/Gould Project\, features the quartet’s own collaborative arrangement of J.S. Bach’s monumental Goldberg Variations\, the first ever 4-voiced version of the piece\, paired with Glenn Gould’s rarely heard String Quartet Op. 1. The ensemble can also be heard on Strum (Azica 2015)\, the solo debut album of composer Jessie Montgomery\, who was a member violinist from 2012-2020; Bandoneón y cuerdas (Progressive Sounds 2017)\, tango-inspired music for string quartet and bandoneon by JP Jofre; and Dreams and Daggers (Mack Avenue Records 2017)\, a 2-CD GRAMMY-winning album with Cecile McLorin Salvant. \nThe Catalyst Quartet combines a serious commitment to diversity and education with a passion for contemporary works. The ensemble has served as principal faculty at the Sphinx Performance Academy at the Cleveland Institute of Music and Curtis Institute of Music. The Catalyst Quartet’s ongoing residencies include interactive performance presentations and workshops with Native American student composers at the Grand Canyon Music Festival. Past residencies have included concerts and masterclasses at The University Of Michigan\, University Of Washington\, Rice University’s Shepard School of Music\, Houston’s Society for the Performing Arts\, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music\, The Virginia Arts Festival\, and Pennsylvania State University\, and internationally at the In Harmony Project in England\, The University of South Africa\, and The Teatro De Bellas Artes in Cali\, Colombia. The ensemble’s residency in Havana\, Cuba for the Cuban American Youth Orchestra in January 2019\, was the first by an American string quartet since the revolution. \nThe Catalyst Quartet members hold degrees from The Cleveland Institute of Music\, Curtis Institute of Music\, Juilliard School\, and New England Conservatory. The Catalyst Quartet proudly endorses Pirastro strings.
URL:https://howlandmusic.org/events/catalyst-quartet/
LOCATION:Howland Cultural Center\, 477 Main Street\, Beacon\, NY\, 12508
CATEGORIES:Chamber Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Howland Chamber Music Circle":MAILTO:info@howlandmusic.org
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