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Great Artists in the Music Room ~ Fall 2010
The most enduringly loved composer of the Classical era, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart created pinnacles of the repertoire in every genre that he touched. His inexhaustible genius, his vision of music as redeeming humanity, and his prolific body of work have had a profound influence on subsequent Western art music. Prodigious and inspired, Mozart churned out masterpiece after masterpiece creating a style that fused gracefulness and brilliance with passion and the darker shades of emotion. This fall, Caramoor presents Moz(art)-a series exploring the master’s more intimate and collaborative music. Join us in experiencing a beautiful selection of chamber and vocal works: music that musicians play after hours.
Caramoor Classics Series: The Future Is Now - Caramoor’s Rising Stars and Young Artists
Sunday, October 3 at 4:00pm
Charlotte Dobbs, soprano; Jennifer Rowley, soprano; Jorell Williams, baritone; Julius Abrahams, piano; Will Crutchfield, piano; Tessa Lark, violin; David McCarroll, violin; Philip Kramp, viola; Dimitri Murrath, viola; Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello; Jasper String Quartet
All Mozart
The brilliant young musicians from Caramoor’s mentoring programs – Rising Stars, Bel Canto Young Artists, Vocal Rising Stars and the Ernst Stiefel String-Quartet-in-Residence – performed together in a program of scintillating, youthful works by Mozart. It’s illuminating to hear performances by Mozart’s peers-in-age. Celebrate a showcase of Caramoor and youth in the magnificent Music Room!
Rising Stars
Saturday, October 30 at 8:00pm
Sunday, October 31 at 2:00pm
Mentors:
Pam Frank, Artistic Director and violin; Atar Arad, viola; Ralph Kirshbaum, cello
Rising Stars:
Benjamin Beilman, violin; Ying Xue, violin; Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, violin; Rose Armbrust, viola; Philip Kramp, viola; Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello; Alice Yoo, cello; Andrew Tyson, piano
Now in its nineteenth year, the Rising Stars Program is led by Artistic Director Pamela Frank, who searches for young musicians with the talent, personality, and musicality to benefit most fully from this program and places them in ensembles for an intense week of rehearsals and coaching sessions, culminating in two exciting public performances. Pam Frank is assisted by Distinguished Artists: Atar Arad and Ralph Kirshbaum, who mentor and coach the young musicians and perform with them in the ensembles.
Great Artists Moz(art): Kuss Quartet
Sunday, November 14 at 4:00pm
Haydn Quartet No. 25 in C Major, Op. 20, No 2, Hob. III:32
Mozart String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat Major K.458 (The Hunt)
Mozart String Quartet No. 21 in D. Major, K.575
Celebrated the world over for their heavenly sound and impassioned playing, the Kuss Quartet—one of today's finest European ensembles—makes its Caramoor debut with a program of quartet masterpieces of the high-classical style. What better way to celebrate the music of Mozart with a quartet steeped in the musical traditions of Mitteleuropa?
Great Artists Moz(art): Caramoor Virtuosi
Saturday, November 20 at 8:00pm
Caramoor Virtuosi: Gilles Vonsattel, piano; Jesse Mills, violin; Nicholas Cords, viola; Edward Arron, cello and Artistic Director; Todd Palmer, clarinet
Mozart Duo in G Major for Violin and Viola, K. 423
Arvo Part Mozart-Adagio for Piano Trio
Mozart Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano in E-flat, K. 498 (Kegelstatt)
Beethoven Variations in E-flat Major for Cello and Piano, "Bei Mannern" from
Mozart's "The Magic Flute"
Mozart Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478
Expanding Caramoor's celebration of Mozart's more intimate music, Edward Arron and the Caramoor Virtuosi present a mixed bag of seldom-heard Mozart gems, including the Kegelstaat trio (the first work ever for this instrumentation), set in relief by works from Beethoven and Arvo Part using Mozart’s music as their source materials.
Caramoor Classics Series: Jasper String Quartet
2010-11 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence
Sunday, November 21 at 4:00pm
Jasper String Quartet: J. Freivogel, violin; Sae Niwa, violin; Sam Quintal, viola; Rachel Henderson Freivogel, cello
Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703
Kernis String Quartet No. 2
Beethoven String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3
Following its superb 2009-2010 residency at Caramoor, the Jasper String Quarter is the first ensemble in the history of the Ernst Stiefel Quartet-in-Residence program to be invited to extend their residency a second year. Continuing their tradition of presenting probing programs, the Jaspers return to the Music Room with Schubert’s divine Quartettsatz, Beethoven’s final Razumovsky quartet (Op. 59, No. 3), and Aaron Jay Kernis’s second quartet, whose last movement is based on a double fugue inspired by Op. 59 No. 3.
Great Artists Moz(art):
Holiday Chamber Concert with the Orchestra of St. Luke's
Sunday, December 5 at 4:00pm
Mozart Divertimento No. 14 for 2 oboes, 2 horns and 2 bassoons in B-flat Major,
K. 270
Mozart Serenade No. 11 for winds in E-flat Major, K. 375
(Version A for 2 clarinets, 2 horns and 2 bassoons)
Mozart Serenade No. 10 for winds in B-flat Major, K. 361/370a (Gran Partita)
Celebrate the holidays in Mozartian style with the St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble. Caramoor's Moz(art) series concludes with a scintillating program of Mozart's larger ensemble works for winds featuring the Gran Partita. It is not every holiday season that you can hear these treasures played by the world-class wind players of the St. Luke's.
SPRING 2011
Caramoor Classics Series: Vocal Rising Stars
Spanish Gold: Songs of the Iberian Peninsula
Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 4:00pm
Vocal Rising Stars:
Corinne Winters, soprano; Wallis Giunta, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Owens, tenor;
Carlton Ford, baritone
Distinguished Artists:
Steven Blier, Artistic Director and piano; Michael Barrett, vocal coach and piano
Program includes songs by: Sor, Gomis, Nin, Guridi, Granados, Montsalvatge, Lavilla, Toldrá, Mompou, Luna, Guridi, Sorozábal, Caballero, Yradier
Now in its third year, Caramoor’s Vocal Rising Stars, in collaboration with New York Festival of Song, continues its vital mentoring program devoted to shaping the next generation of vocal talent. The week-long residency culminates in three public performances of Spanish Gold—a program exploring the rich variety and distinctive rhythmic vitality of the often overlooked tradition of Spanish song.
Caramoor's Vocal Rising Stars program is made possible by generous support from the Terrance W. Schwab Fund for Young Artists.
Jasper String Quartet
2010-11 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence
Saturday, March 19 at 8:00pm
| Beethoven | String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18 No. 3 | | Tao | String Quartet No. 2 (2010) | | | (Commissioned for the Jasper String Quartet by the Brooklyn Friends of Chamber Music) | | Brahms | String Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2 |
Following its superb 2009-2010 residency at Caramoor, the Jasper String Quartet is the first ensemble in the history of the Ernst Stiefel Quartet-in-Residence program to be invited to extend their residency a second year. Continuing their tradition of presenting probing programs, the Jaspers bring to life an early Beethoven masterpiece, the lyrical Brahms A minor, and a new work by young phenom Conrad Tao.
Great Artists: Midori, Imai, Lederlin, Biss - SOLD OUT!
Sunday, April 3 at 4:00pm
Midori, violin; Nobuko Imai, viola; Antoine Lederlin, cello; Jonathan Biss, piano
| Haydn | Piano Trio in A Major, Hob. XV:9 | | Schubert | Piano Trio in B-flat Major, D. 898 | | Dvorák | Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 87 |
A chamber music dream team, Midori and Jonathan Biss return to Caramoor with internationally-renowned colleagues to explore these eternal works of Haydn, Schubert, and Dvorák. Perfect vehicles for these artists’ brilliance and emotional sensitivity and depth, these masterpieces come alive in a Music Room event not to be missed.
Great Artists: Tanya Tomkins
Sunday, April 10 at 4:00pm
Tanya Tomkins, cello
Bach Suites for Unaccompanied Cello #3, 5 & 6
Baroque cello virtuosa, Tanya Tomkins infuses Bach’s unsurpassed Unaccompanied Cello Suites with dramatic spontaneity, unusual intensity, and a cultivated knowledge of Baroque performance practice. Join us for an afternoon of this exalted music played on an instrument and with the performance techniques of Bach’s time.
Great Artists: Benvenue Fortepiano Trio (Huggett, Tomkins, Zivian)
Saturday, May 7 at 8:00pm
Benvenue Fortepiano Trio: Monica Huggett, violinist; Tanya Tomkins, cellist; Eric Zivian, fortepiano
| Bach | Prelude and Fugue WTC II, No. 16 in G minor, BWV 885 | | Schumann | Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, Op.63 | | Bach | Prelude and Fugue WTC II, No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878 | | Mendelssohn | Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 |
Deeply informed by period performance practices, the Benvenue Fortepiano Trio (Huggett, Tomkins, Zivian) tackle Schumann and Mendelssohn on their own turf. Opening fresh paths into this music, the spontaneity and collaborative spirit with which this trio performs these works on instruments of the period (including a mid-19th century fortepiano) is revelatory.
Great Artists: Joan Kwuon and Andre-Michel Schub - SOLD OUT!
Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 4:00pm
Joan Kwuon, violin; Andre-Michel Schub, piano
| Claude Debussy | Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor | | Maurice Ravel | Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major | | César Franck | Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, M. 8 |
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