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JUNE 24 Saturday, 8:30 pm
Venetian Theater
Tickets: $92.50, $75.00, $57.50, $40.00
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Joshua Bell, violin; Peter Oundjian, conductor
Musto Overture to Pope Joan (1998)
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
Caramoor welcomes back the Festival audience with an invitation to enjoy the magnificent setting that makes concerts here such a special experience. Joshua Bell, immensely popular internationally and acclaimed for the intensity of his musical communication, combines with Caramoor's charismatic Principal Conductor, Peter Oundjian, and its resident Orchestra of St. Luke's, in a performance of Mendelssohn's masterpiece, the violin concerto against which all others must be compared.
Opening Night is sponsored, in part, by generous support from U.S. Trust.
JUNE 24 Saturday, 5:30 pm
Venetian Theater
Tickets: $450, $600, $1250, $2500
Opening Night Gala Benefit tickets include a cocktail reception at 5:30 pm, dinner catered by Le Potager at 6:30 pm, priority concert seating at 8:30 pm, and post-concert dessert and dancing with the artists.
JUNE 25 Sunday, 4:30 pm
Tickets: $ 49.00, $39.00, $29.00, $19.00
Professor Peter Schickele, enabler; assisted by Michèle Eaton, soprano and David Düsing, tenor
P.D.Q. Bach
Allegretto Gabinetto, for plumber and itinerant keyboarder, S. 2nd door on the left
Prof. Schickele
Swing Sweet, Low Chariot, for tenor and other things
P.D.Q. Bach
Twelve Quite Heavenly Songs (Arie Proprio Zodicale), S. 16°
Despite all attempts by the Department of Homeland Security to prevent this, Professor Peter Shickele will bring musical mayhem back to Caramoor's Venetian Theater to destroy yet another beautiful summer Sunday afternoon. Lowlights will include P.D.Q. Bach's Selections from Swing Sweet, Low Chariot, and P.D.Q. 3-Step Crab Dinner as well as the Professor's own D'Indy's Turkey and Songs from Shakespeare.
JUNE 28
4TH OF JULY EXTRAVAGANZA
THE BEAR CATS DIXIELAND JAZZ BAND
(followed by a House Museum tour)
Wednesday, 11:00 am
Music Room
Tickets: $16.00; Extravaganza package: $43.00
JUNE 29
Thursday, 7:30 pm
Spanish Courtyard
Tickets: $27.00, $17.00
Karen Gomyo, violin; Dina Vainshtein, piano
Mozart - Sonata for Violin and Piano in F Major, K. 376
Franck - Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major
Pärt - Fratres
Piazzolla - Selections from Tango Etudes for Solo Violin
Ravel - Tzigane
Since winning the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in 1997 at age fifteen, Karen Gomyo has fulfilled her exceptional early promise and currently enjoys an international career.
"…a mature artist of rich lyricism and compelling authority." The Houston Chronicle
Chamber Music at Caramoor is underwritten, in part, by the Ernst Stiefel Chamber Music Initiative.
JUNE 30
NEW YORK FESTIVAL OF SONG
Friday, 8:00 pm
Spanish Courtyard
Tickets: $37.00, $27.00
Amy Burton, soprano; Hal Cazalet, tenor; Andrew Garland, baritone; Steven Blier, piano
Benjamin Britten (arr.) The Sally Gardens (Yeats)
Peter Warlock My Own Country (Belloc)
arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams Rolling in the Dew (traditional)
Ivor Gurney Desire in Spring (Ledwidge)
Edward Elgar Where Corals Lie (Garnett)
NYFOS wanders the primrose path of the English garden and roves its countryside, in the company of British composers -- from Vaughn Williams and Elgar to Britten and Coward -- who found inspiration in nature (including human nature) and the special beauty of their native land.
Chamber Music at Caramoor is underwritten, in part, by the Ernst Stiefel Chamber Music Initiative.
JULY 1
Saturday, 8:00 pm
Venetian Theater
Tickets: $87.50, $75.00, $65.00, $50.00, $32.50
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Judy Kaye; Lisa Vroman; Andrew Drost; James Martin;
Jamie Bernstein, narrator; and Michael Barrett, conductor
Candide Overture
Life is happiness indeed
O Happy We
A Little Bit in Love
Pass the Football
Swing!
The 4th of July weekend begins with a Bernstein bang as his protegé, Caramoor's Michael Barrett, leads the Orchestra of St. Luke's and a cast of Broadway stars through Bernstein's most beloved songs and dance music from West Side Story, Candide, On the Town, and Wonderful Town. Jamie Bernstein narrates the event with personal stories and letters surrounding the opening of West Side Story.
Sunday, 4:30 pm
Venetian Theater
Tickets: $49.00, $39.00, $29.00, $19.00
Paul Woodiel, host and fiddle; Christopher Layer, bagpipes, flutes and bass; Jake Armerding, fiddle, guitar and vocals; Taylor Armerding, mandolin and vocals; Greg Liszt, banjo; Jim Whitney, bass
An informal afternoon concert completes a weekend of American music. Bluegrass, like Jazz, is a unique musical art that only America can claim as truly its own, despite its wide, even global, appeal. Born out of the musical traditions of both white and black populations of Appalachia in the 1930s, its model was crystallized by Bill Monroe, whose bands, featuring the fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar and bass, combined with his inimitable "high lonesome" vocals, first thrilled audiences at the Grand Old Opry in 1945. The varied elements of Monroe's inspiration – gospel hymns, minstrelsy, blues – blended with the vital balladry and fiddling traditions of his Celtic forebears to create a distinct genre that swept through the South like a brush fire.
On July 2nd, nimble Irish jigs and reels will blend with the relentless drive of their hoedown descendants for a cross-cultural musical party for the whole family, celebrating the old and the new – Green, Blue – and New Grass too.
Host and dynamic fiddler, Paul Woodiel, and his virtuosic piper partner, Christopher Layer, are joined by father/son powerhouse Jake and Taylor Armerding and pioneering banjo wizard, Greg Liszt.
Introduce your family to Caramoor. Purchase Concert Al Fresco tickets ($9.00) for July 2nd and July 16th and enjoy the performances from the picnic grounds.
JULY 5
JONATHAN CHU, VIOLIN; ILYA POLETAEV, PIANO
(followed by a House Museum tour)
Wednesday, 11:00 am
Music Room
Tickets: $16.00
J.S. Bach Sonata No. 4 for Violin and Harpsichord
Beethoven Romance No. 1, Op. 40
Georges Enesco Impressions D'Enfance for Violin & Piano, Op. 28
Chamber Music at Caramoor is underwritten, in part, by the Ernst Stiefel Chamber Music Initiative.
Thursday, 7:30 pm
Spanish Courtyard
Tickets: $27.00, $17.00
Meg Freivogel, violin; Nelson Lee, violin; Liz Freivogel, viola; Daniel McDonough, cello
Mozart Quartet in B-flat Major, K. 589
Schoenfield "The Sower" (2005)
Dvorak Quartet in G Major, Op. 106
Described as "one of the strongest young string quartets in the country", (The New York Sun), the Jupiter String Quartet has captured three of the top prizes for string quartets.
Chamber Music at Caramoor is underwritten, in part, by the Ernst Stiefel Chamber Music Initiative.
Friday, 8:00 pm
Spanish Courtyard
Tickets: $37.00, $27.00
Beethoven Sonata in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3
Brahms Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79
Rachmaninoff Etude-Tableau in D minor, Op. 39, No. 8
Etude-Tableau in C minor, Op. 39, No. 1
Chopin Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
Welcome Adam Neiman back to Caramoor. The former Rising Star and Caramoor Virtuoso is building an impressive international career.
"What makes Adam Neiman a genuine rarity is that he plays with imagination and authority, not just an extra helping of technique. He was clearly born to be a pianist, and is carrying out a destiny written in his genes." Chicago Tribune
Chamber Music at Caramoor is underwritten, in part, by the Ernst Stiefel Chamber Music Initiative.
JULY 8
A BEL CANTO AT CARAMOOR PRESENTATION
Saturday, 8:00 pm
Venetian Theater
Tickets: $87.50, $72.50, $57.50, $42.50, $27.50
Elvira Sumi Jo, soprano
Arturo Barry Banks, tenor
Riccardo Weston Hurt, baritone
Giorgio Daniel Mobbs, bass-baritone
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Will Crutchfield, conductor
Concert performance in Italian with English supertitles.
Bellini's last and musically richest opera is a feast of glorious bel canto singing. Just months before his untimely death, Bellini sent Parisian audiences into raptures with the endless tender melodies and buoyant virtuosity of I Puritani di Scozia, where love triumphs over politics and madness.
"[Sumi Jo's] voice combines agility with a glowing timbre, immense poise and ravishing tone." Opera News
FREE for Opera ticket holders
Saturday, starting at 3:30 pm
Spanish Courtyard
3:30 pm "Saksperre, Bayron, Bulwer Litton or Valter Scott"
Donizetti managed to misspell all four names, but he knew he wanted an English story for his next libretto. England had been fascinated with Italian opera for about a century and, suddenly, in the Romantic era, Italian opera became fascinated in return. Who ever thought the Italians would care about the Puritans? Lecture by Caramoor's Opera Director, Will Crutchfield.
4:30 pm The Lesson Scene
In the age of bel canto, aspiring singers studied etudes the way pianists did – and as with the piano repertory, some of them are good enough to be heard as concert pieces. A recital of alternately charming, haunting and dazzling vocalises by Vaccai, de Garaudé, Rossini, Marchesi and others, sung by the Caramoor Bel Canto Soloists with pianist Rachelle Jonck.
5:30 pm Dinner break
7:00 pm Pre-Opera Lecture
Steven Blier, artistic director of New York Festival of Song, introduces I Puritani.
Sunday, 4:30 pm
Venetian Theater
Tickets: $49.00, $39.00, $29.00, $19.00
The Aulos Ensemble and Baroque Orchestra
Telemann Overture-Suite in C Major (Wassermusik)
Handel Water Music (complete)
The famed Aulos Ensemble, America's oldest period instrument ensemble, joined by some of America's finest players of the early music movement, will bring this spectacular masterpiece, Handel's complete Water Music, to Caramoor. As a bonus, we offer "the other water music," Telemann's captivating orchestral suite, on the first half of the program.
Chamber Music at Caramoor is underwritten, in part, by the Ernst Stiefel Chamber Music Initiative.
JULY 13
EXTREME CHAMBER MUSIC I
Thursday, 7:30 pm
Spanish Courtyard
Tickets: $27.00, $17.00
Wayne DuMaine, Louis Hanzlik, trumpets; Ann Ellsworth, horn; Mike Seltzer, Dave Taylor, trombones
"Hoch auf im Berg" traditional Swiss Alphorn solos
Vivaldi Autumn (arr. David Taylor)
Schnyder Little Songbook
Ewazen Dagon II
Davies Farewell to Stromness (arr. Mike Seltzer)
Dzubay St. Vitus Dance
Marsalis Brass Quintet
Manhattan Brass is known for its innovative programming and wildly virtuosic performance. Comfortable in every genre from Gesualdo to jazz, in this concert, Manhattan Brass is following the Festival's Nature and Music theme with a program including alphorn solos and an arrangement of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.
Chamber Music at Caramoor is underwritten, in part, by the Ernst Stiefel Chamber Music Initiative.
Friday, 8:00 pm
Spanish Courtyard
Tickets: $37.00, $27.00
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Ida Kavafian, violin; Steven Tenenbom, viola; Peter Wiley, cello
Mozart Quartet in E-flat Major for Piano and Strings, K. 493
Tsontakis Piano Quartet No. 3
Dvorak Quartet in E-flat Major for Piano and Strings, Op. 87
OPUS ONE is the result of a mutual love of music making between four extraordinary instrumentalists and friends. As soloists as well as chamber musicians, they are each familiar figures in concert halls throughout the world.
"…combined the technical mastery of a solo recital with the exuberance of a jam session." Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Chamber Music at Caramoor is underwritten, in part, by the Ernst Stiefel Chamber Music Initiative.
Saturday, 8:00 pm
Venetian Theater
Tickets: $67.50, $55.00, $42.50, $30.00, $17.50
Orchestra of St. Luke's; John Musto, piano; Michael Barrett, conductor
Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Musto Piano Concerto No. 1 (World Premiere of a Caramoor commission)
Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 38 (Spring)
Composer-in-Residence John Musto completes what no performing composer has done since the time of Beethoven: the premiere and performance of two piano concertos in a single season. Mr. Musto's keyboard artistry and compositional prowess come together in this performance. Caramoor continues its celebration of its gardens with Schumann's energetic Spring Symphony. Beethoven's thrilling call to liberty, the Leonore Overture No. 3, starts the program.
"I've heard Mr. Musto in concert, and I don't know of any full-time composer today who plays the piano with greater panache…Like Bernstein, Mr. Musto is not afraid to entertain." Charles Michener, The New York Observer
Sunday, 4:30 pm
Venetian Theater
Tickets: $49.00, $39.00, $29.00, $19.00
Sumi Jo, soprano; Maria Zifchak, mezzo-soprano; Steven Tharp, tenor; Daniel Mobbs, bass-baritone; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Will Crutchfield, conductor
Mozart Exsultate, Jubilate
Concert arias
Arias and ensembles from Cosi fan tutte, Don Giovanni, Le Nozze di Figaro, Idomeneo and others.
A festive mix of well-known favorites and intriguing rarities, to celebrate Mozart's lifelong love affair with Italian bel canto on the 250th anniversary of his birth.
Introduce your family to Caramoor. Purchase Concert Al Fresco tickets ($9.00) for July 2nd and July 16th and enjoy the performances from the picnic grounds.
Chamber Music at Caramoor is underwritten, in part, by the Ernst Stiefel Chamber Music Initiative.
JULY 20
EXTREME CHAMBER MUSIC II
Thursday, 7:30 pm
Spanish Courtyard
Tickets: $27.00, $17.00
Messiaen Vingt Regards sur l'enfant-Jésus
(Twenty Views of the Baby Jesus)
Messiaen's epic piano cycle, Vingt Regards sur l'enfant-Jésus, with its symbolic themes of all-embracing love, the Virgin, the Cross and God, draws enormously on reserves of stamina, strength and dexterity.
"Those who know Christopher Taylor tend to speak of him in the hushed, reverent tones typically reserved for natural wonders, if not the otherworldly. Critics praise his virtuosity and his cerebral interpretations, tempered by an aching tenderness." The New York Times
Chamber Music at Caramoor is underwritten, in part, by the Ernst Stiefel Chamber Music Initiative.
JULY 21
EXTREME CHAMBER MUSIC III
Friday, 8:00 pm
Spanish Courtyard
Tickets: $37.00, $27.00
David Krakauer, clarinet; Sheryl Bailey, guitar; Jerome Harris, bass; Will Holshouser, accordion;
Michael Sarin, percussion; and SOCALLED, samples, beats
Krakauer and Klezmer Madness! are joined by Jewish hip-hop beat architect SOCALLED, as DJ, accordion player, rapper and singer, for a cross-generational Jewish dance music.
"...music of uncontrollable joy fused with irrevocable pathos and nobody plays it better or with more soul than Krakauer and his band Klezmer Madness!" Duane Harper Grant, Sequenza/21
Chamber Music at Caramoor is underwritten, in part, by the Ernst Stiefel Chamber Music Initiative.
JULY 22
A BEL CANTO AT CARAMOOR PRESENTATION
Saturday, 8:00 pm
Venetian Theater
Tickets: $87.50, $72.50, $57.50, $42.50, $27.50
Tancredi Ewa Podles, contralto
Amenaide Georgia Jarman, soprano
Argirio Yegishe Manucharyan, tenor
Orbazzano Daniel Mobbs, bass-baritone
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Will Crutchfield, conductor
Concert performance in Italian with English supertitles.
The opera that catapulted Rossini to worldwide celebrity, interpreted by the world's greatest living contralto. With Tancredi, the 21-year-old composer announced the new style that would define the course of Italian opera for the 19th century. Its melodic freshness, passionate energy and classical poise have never been surpassed.
"Simply put, Ewa Podles is a phenomenon. The sound coming from her is a force of nature – instantly recognizable and unlike anything one is likely to encounter on the concert stage today." La Scena Musicale
FREE for Opera ticket holders
Saturday, starting at 3:30 pm
Spanish Courtyard
3:30 pm Jazz in Italy, 1810-1820
An exciting new style of singing was afoot in Rossini's day, and one aspect of it was for singers to improvise freely on set chord patterns, exactly as happens in 20th century jazz. Watch the Caramoor Bel Canto Soloists demonstrate the dazzling art of improvisation. Presented by Caramoor's Opera Director, Will Crutchfield.
4:30 pm The Other Tancredis
The story of Tancredi is woven through Italy's literary classics, and composers from Monteverdi onward celebrated his adventures in opera, song and cantata. Hear excerpts from those works, readings from Tasso's "Jerusalem Delivered" and from the thrilling Voltaire play on which Rossini's opera is based – along with alternate arias the composer provided for it, which amount to almost an entire second score!
5:30 pm Dinner break
7:00 p.m. Pre-Opera Lecture:
The Rossini Revolution – Lecturer TBA
Sunday, 4:30 pm
Venetian Theater
Tickets: $25.00, $15.00
Orchestra of St. Luke's, Emily Sinclair, soprano; Frank Zheng, piano; Garrett Eucker, Thomas Riley, Jr., Peter Goldsmith, young soloists; Jamie Bernstein, narrator; Michael Barrett, conductor
Mozart "Seid Uns Umschlungen" from The Magic Flute
Mozart An Die Freude
Mozart Piano Concerto TBA
Mozart Minuet in G Major, K. 1
Mozart Solo piano TBA
Mozart might be 250 years old, but he hasn't lost a drop of his playfulness. With special attention to Mozart's own childhood, Jamie Bernstein conveys Mozart's uniquely lively and zany personality, while showing how music filled him with energy and joy - from his first Minuet at age 4, to his final opera, The Magic Flute. Joining the Orchestra of St. Luke's as soloists, are young prodigies, the same age as Mozart when he performed for the Kings and Queens of Europe.
* The Valiant Little Tailor - The parallel program for kids under 6
Singing Harp - is The Valiant Little Tailor...
THE VALIANT LITTLE TAILOR
*PARALLEL PROGRAM FOR KIDS UNDER 6
Sunday, 4:30pm
Reception Tent
Tickets: $15
Singing Harp
The Valiant Little Tailor is a comedy in which cleverness, valor, and a cheerful heart change a commoner into a king as he embraces the motto "There's nothing but thinking makes it so!" Striking hand crafted marionettes from the Czech Republic play alongside real people, with a cast that includes a unicorn, a princess, a king, a wild boar, and several giants.
(followed by a House Museum tour)
Wednesday, 11:00 am
Music Room
Tickets: $16.00
Mendelssohn Song Without Words in E Major, Op. 19b No. 1
- Andante con moto
Mendelssohn Rondo Capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14
Debussy Arabesques
- Andantino con moto
- Allegretto scherzando
Schumann Papillons, Op. 2
Schumann Arabesque, Op. 18
- Leicht und zart
Schumann Toccata in C major, Op. 7
- Allegro
Chamber Music at Caramoor is underwritten, in part, by the Ernst Stiefel Chamber Music Initiative.
Thursday, 7:30 pm
Spanish Courtyard
Tickets: $37.00, $27.00
Jennifer Frautschi, Laura Frautschi, violins; Nicholas Cords, Max Mandel, violas;
Edward Arron, Alisa Weilerstein, celli; Andrew Armstrong, piano
Strauss String Sextet (from the opera Capriccio), Op. 85
Berio Selections from Duetti per due Violini
Turina Scene Andalouse for Solo Viola, String Quartet and Piano
Mozart Grande Sestetto Concertante in E-flat Major
(contemporaneous transcription of the Sinfonia Concertante K. 364)
The perennial appearances of the Caramoor Virtuosi are a chamber music highlight of the Festival.
Chamber Music at Caramoor is underwritten, in part, by the Ernst Stiefel Chamber Music Initiative.
Jennifer Frautschi, Laura Frautschi, violins; Nicholas Cords, Max Mandel, violas;
Edward Arron, Alisa Weilerstein, celli; Andrew Armstrong, piano
Mendelssohn Quartet for Piano and Strings No. 3 in B minor, Op. 3
Part Summa for Violin, Two Violas and Cello
Radzynski Five Duets for Cellos
Brahms Sextet for Strings, No. 2, in G Major, Op. 36
The Virtuosi programs always offer an exciting mix of masterpieces and little known gems.
Chamber Music at Caramoor is underwritten, in part, by the Ernst Stiefel Chamber Music Initiative.
Saturday, All Day
Venetian Theater
Tickets: $55.00, $45.00
2:30 pm Rodney Kendrick Trio
3:45 pm Ravi Coltrane Quartet
5:00 pm The Joe Henderson Project with Renee Rosnes
Dinner break
8:00 pm Django Reinhardt Festival, featuring Dorado Schmitt
Joe Lovano, Artistic Director; Produced by Jim Luce
2:30 pm Rodney Kendrick Trio
A disciple of Randy Weston, Barry Harris, Chris Anderson and Thelonious Monk, Rodney Kendrick is at home with the avant garde but butters his bread with the rich legacy of swing, stride and bebop. Just sit back and let a master take you on a journey through the history of jazz.
3:45 pm Ravi Coltrane Quartet
Born the second son of John and Alice Coltrane in 1965 in Long Island, New York and raised in the Los Angeles area, tenor and soprano saxophone player, Ravi Coltrane, was named after Indian sitar legend Ravi Shankar. Starting in middle school, Ravi began playing clarinet, though he grew up hearing a variety of music.
In 1991, Ravi hooked up with Elvin Jones, his father's renowned drummer from the 60's and received his first taste of the jazz life. Within a year, he relocated to New York City and began playing with a variety of players: Jack DeJohnnette, Rashied Ali, Geri Allen, Kenny Barron, and Joe Lovano. In addition to working and traveling with his own group, Ravi recently has been seen with McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, Carlos Santana, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and others. Ravi Coltrane acknowledges the many great musicians who have influenced his music but strives to "make music that is relevant to my everyday experience."
5:00 pm The Joe Henderson Project with Renee Rosnes
Joe Henderson's name has become synonymous with power and grace on the tenor saxophone. During his lifetime, Joe Henderson played with nearly every important jazz musician, but it was his landmark recording "The State of the Tenor", recorded live at the Village Vanguard, that finally made Joe Henderson a household name. He recorded notable, award-winning albums celebrating the timeless contributions of legendary composers, while also bringing out new aspects of the veteran saxophonist's own distinct musical language. In addition to worldwide tours with his own bands, Henderson was celebrated by President Clinton at The White House; performed in duo with Carol King for President Clinton's Inaugural Ball; performed as Special Guest with Carlos Santana, Rickie Lee Jones, and the late Antonio Carlos Jobim at Carnegie Hall; and performed as a duo with Melissa Etheridge for the Billboard awards, where he was awarded Billboard magazine's Jazz Artist of the Year. Henderson died in June of 2001.
Pianist Renee Rosnes, with all-stars Jimmy Greene, Eddie Henderson, Peter Washington, and Lewis Nash honors Henderson with a program of his music. ["Phantom of the Bopera: The Music of the Legendary Joe Henderson"]
Dinner break
8:00 pm Django Reinhardt Festival featuring Dorado Schmitt
The "Hot Club Swing" of Gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt caused a sensation in Paris and Europe in the '20s and '30s--and it's just as popular today. In 2004, this vigorous celebration played to sold-out audiences at the Kennedy Center and Birdland in New York, prompting the Washington Post to call the performances "sweet and lowdown, swinging and sizzling hot." You won't want to miss this chance to catch a night to remember when the Django Reinhardt Festival, featuring the sensational Gypsy jazz guitarist and violinist Dorado Schmitt, comes to Caramoor.
Sunday, 4:30 pm
Venetian Theater
Tickets: $67.50, $55.00, $42.50, $30.00, $17.50
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Jonathan Biss, piano; Peter Oundjian, conductor
Beethoven Overture to Egmont, Op. 84
Concerto No. 4 in G Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 58
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 (Pastorale)
Maestro Oundjian and St. Luke's continue the Music and Nature theme with Beethoven's exquisite Pastorale, and Jonathan Biss returns to Caramoor preceded by a chorus of acclaim.
"Biss is already a remarkable Beethoven pianist." The Boston Globe
"It's unavoidable that the knock of stardom will be heard at his door." The Washington Post
(followed by a House Museum tour)
Wednesday, 11:00 am
Music Room
Tickets: $16.00
Beethoven Sonata in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1
Mozart Sonata in A Major, K. 402
Mozart Sonata in A Major, K. 526
Chamber Music at Caramoor is underwritten, in part, by the Ernst Stiefel Chamber Music Initiative.
Wednesday and Thursday, 8:30 pm
Donors' Dining Pavilion
Dinner at 6:30 pm with Performance at 8:30 pm ($120);
Performance only at 8:30 pm (seating at 8:15 pm: $60).
Mary Cleere Haran, vocalist; others TBA
A sophisticated, romantic evening, crafted to show the power of brilliant lyrics set to unforgettable melodies, this cabaret event presents the best of the American Songbook, including songs by Lorenz Hart, Cole Porter, Ira Gershwin, and many others.
Maria Bachmann, violin; Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello; John Klibonoff, piano
Haydn Trio in G Major, Hob.XV:39
Schubert Trio in B-flat Major, D.898
Brahms Trio in B Major, Op. 8
Trio Solisti present a program of masterworks.
"Their pensive Adagio reflected fine musical craftsmanship, delicate as hand-blown glass." Washington Post
"The performance was consistently brilliant." The New York Times
Chamber Music at Caramoor is underwritten, in part, by the Ernst Stiefel Chamber Music Initiative.
AUGUST 5
JAZZ FESTIVAL II
Saturday, All Day
Venetian Theater
Tickets: $55.00, $45.00
2:30 pm Kirk Lightsey
3:45 pm Jeremy Pelt Quartet
5:00 pm Steve Kuhn "Promises Kept"
Dinner break
8:00 pm McCoy Tyner Septet-The Story of Impulse Records
2:30 pm Kirk Lightsey A tribute to John Hicks
Pianist Kirk Lightsey will come from Paris to pay a personal and musical tribute to the late John Hicks.
3:45 pm Jeremy Pelt Quartet
Jeremy Pelt was voted Rising Star on the trumpet two years in a row by Downbeat Magazine and the Jazz Journalist Association. After arriving in New York in 1998, Jeremy Pelt's first professional gig was playing with the Mingus Big Band. In addition to leading his own group, he's now involved with the Roy Hargrove Big Band, The Village Vanguard Orchestra, and the Duke Ellington Big Band.
5:00 pm Steve Kuhn "Promises Kept"
Hired at age 13 by baritone saxophonist Serge Chaloff, pianist Steve Kuhn has played with everyone from Coleman Hawkins and Chet Baker to John Coltrane. Promises Kept is the result of Kuhn's longstanding desire to record with strings. Here, Kuhn performs with a 12-piece string section. The result is total beauty.
Dinner break
8:00 pm The McCoy Tyner Septet - The Story of Impulse Records
McCoy Tyner, piano; Donald Harrison, alto sax; Dave Liebman, soprano sax; Nicolas Payton, trumpet; Steve Turre, trombone; Charnett Moffett, bass; Eric Karmau Gravatt, drums
McCoy Tyner's richly harmonic and percussive style of playing has influenced countless musicians and contributed to many of jazz's greatest moments. From his beginnings as a pioneering member of John Coltrane's legendary quartet from 1960-1965 to his prolific career as a solo artist releasing nearly 80 recordings, McCoy is one of the most influential jazz pianists of the last 40 years. He continues to leave his mark on generations of improvisers, and yet remains a disarmingly modest and spiritually directed man. In 2002, McCoy Tyner was named Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts.
AUGUST 6
Sunday, 4:30 pm
Venetian Theater
Tickets: $49.00, $39.00, $29.00, $19.00
Martin Beaver, violin; Kikuei Ikeda, violin; Kazuhide Isomura, viola; Clive Greensmith, violoncello
Mozart Quartet in C Major, K. 465 (Dissonant)
Takemitsu A Way Alone (for string quartet)
Brahms Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2
The Tokyo String Quartet, indisputably one of the world's best, continues its long run of Festival appearances at Caramoor.
Chamber Music at Caramoor is underwritten, in part, by the Ernst Stiefel Chamber Music Initiative.
AUGUST 10 EXTREME CHAMBER MUSIC IV
Thursday, 7:30 pm
Spanish Courtyard
Tickets: $27.00, $17.00
Marco Granados, flute; Leonardo Granados, voice and percussion; Rafael Brito, voice and cuatro; Roberto Koch, bass
The Merengue, together with the Joropo and the Waltz are dances that make up much of the spicy and irresistibly rhythmic national music of Venezuela. Rising star of the flute, Marco Granados is joined by his eclectic and virtuosic group.
Chamber Music at Caramoor is underwritten, in part, by the Ernst Stiefel Chamber Music Initiative.
AUGUST 11 EXTREME CHAMBER MUSIC V
Friday, 8:00 pm
Spanish Courtyard
Tickets: $37.00, $27.00
John Musto, piano; Amy Burton, soprano; Theodora Hanslowe, mezzo-soprano; Steven Tharp, tenor; Philip Cutlip, baritone; Music from Copland House: Michael Boriskin, piano; Derek Bermel, clarinet; Nicholas Kitchen and Jesse Mills, violins; Danielle Farina, viola; Wilhelmina Smith, cello
Bach French Suite No. 5 in G Major
Musto The Book of Uncommon Prayer
Musto Sextet for Clarinet, Strings and Piano
Composer-in-Residence John Musto displays his love for counterpoint (especially Bach), improvisation and the piano. His vocal chamber works are represented by his The Book of Uncommon Prayer, for four voices and piano. Musto's instrumental compositions are represented by his energetic Sextet "not only well-crafted, but clearly a crowd pleaser (no contradiction)." Seen and Heard International
Chamber Music at Caramoor is underwritten, in part, by the Ernst Stiefel Chamber Music Initiative.
AUGUST 12
Saturday, 8:00 pm
Venetian Theater
Tickets: $67.50, $55.00, $42.50, $30.00, $17.50
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Ingrid Fliter, piano; Donald Runnicles, conductor
Adams Chamber Symphony
Mozart Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488
Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 (Jupiter)
Argentine pianist, Ingrid Fliter, joins Maestro Runnicles and the Orchestra of St. Luke's in her first New York appearance since winning the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award for 2006. The Award, which carries a $300,000 prize, was announced in January. Share the excitement and wish bon voyage! to our resident orchestra and their principal conductor as they leave for concerts at the Proms and the Edinburgh Festival.
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