Katonah, NY ~ 3/25/08
For Immediate Release
Contact: Cohn Dutcher Associates
Lois Cohn, 917.339.7187, lcohn@cohndutcher.com
Dan Dutcher, 917.339.7157, ddutcher@cohndutcher.com
Laura Malick, 917.339.7189, lmalick@cohndutcher.com
David Mayhew, 203.533.5621, david@davidmayhew.net
2008 CARAMOOR INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
June 21 Opening Night
Saturday, 8:30 pm Americans in Paris
Venetian Theater Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Igor Begelman, clarinet
Jon Kimura Parker, piano
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Michael Barrett, conductor
Bernstein Paris Waltz from Candide
Fauré Élégie, Op. 24
Bernstein Three Meditations from "Mass" for Cello and Orchestra
Copland Clarinet Concerto
Gershwin Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra
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June 22 American Roots: Bluegrass
Sunday, 4:30 pm Chatham County Line
Venetian Theater Dave Wilson, guitar and vocals
John Teer, mandolin, fiddle, vocals
Chandler Holt, banjo, vocals
Greg Readling, ľ bass, pedal steel guitar, vocals
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June 25 Festival Performer's Showcase I
Wednesday, 11:00 am Dmitry Kousov, cello
Music Room Jeewon Park, piano
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June 26 Hugo Wolf Quartett
Thursday, 7:30 pm Sebastian Gürtler, violin
Spanish Courtyard Régis Bringolf, violin
Gertrud Weinmeister, viola
Florian Berner, cello
Haydn String Quartet in C Major, Op. 33, No.3 (The Bird)
Webern 5 Sätze, Op. 5
Schubert String Quartet in G Major, D. 887
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June 27 Joyce Yang, piano
Friday, 8:00 pm
Spanish Courtyard Liebermann Gargoyles, Op. 29
Brahms Klavierstücke, Op. 119
Vine Piano Sonata No.1
Bach Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue
Schumann Carnaval, Op. 9
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June 28 Serkin, Delfs, Orchestra of St. Luke's
Saturday, 8:00 pm Peter Serkin, piano
Venetian Theater Orchestra of St. Luke's
Andreas Delfs, conductor (Caramoor debut)
J.C. Bach Symphony in B-flat Major
J.S. Bach Keyboard Concerto No.1, D minor, BWV 1052
Mozart Concert Rondo for Piano and Orchestra, D Major, K. 382
Mozart Symphony No. 40, G minor, K. 550
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June 29 From Spain to the New World
Sunday, 4:30 pm Sonidos Latinos I
Venetian Theater Vivica Genaux, mezzo-soprano
Max Barros, piano
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Michael Barrett, conductor
Guarnieri Concertino for Piano and Chamber Orchestra
Revueltas Homanaje a Federico García Lorca
De Falla El Amor Brujo (original 1915 version)
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July 2 Festival Performer's Showcase II
Wednesday, 11:00 am The Bear Cats Dixieland Jazz Band
Music Room
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July 3 Trio Solisti
Thursday, 7:30 pm Maria Bachmann, violin
Spanish Courtyard Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello
Jon Klibonoff, piano
Ravel Trio in A minor
Piazzolla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Trio Solisti)
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July 4 John Pizzarelli Quartet
Friday, 8:00 pm Great American Songbook Celebration
Venetian Theater
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July 5 Carnival in Venice - All Vivaldi
Saturday, 8.00 pm Orchestra of St. Luke's
Venetian Theater
Vivaldi The Four Seasons, Op. 8
Other selections to be determined
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July 6 Tango for the Family
Sunday, 4:30 pm Sonidos Latinos II
Venetian Theater (recommended for children ages 6 and older)
Jamie Bernstein, narrator
Marco Granados, flute
Sonidos Latinos Festival Ensemble
Reception Tent Tango for Tots
(recommended for children under age 6)
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July 9 Festival Performer's Showcase III
Wednesday, 11:00 am Thomas Sauer, piano
Music Room
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July 10 Escher String Quartet
Thursday, 7:30 pm 2007-08 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence
Spanish Courtyard Adam Barnett-Hart, violin
Wu Jie, violin
Pierre Lapointe, viola
Andrew Janss, cello
Zemlinsky String Quartet No. 3, Op. 19
Jalbert String Quartet No. 4 (World Premiere of a Caramoor Commission)
Bartók String Quartet No. 3 in C sharp Major, Sz. 85
Dvořák String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 (American)
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July 11 Lera Auerbach & Alisa Weilerstein
Friday, 8:00 pm Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Spanish Courtyard Lera Auerbach, piano
Auerbach Sonata for Violoncello and Piano, No. 1, Op. 69
Shostakovich Sonata for Violoncello and Piano, Op. 40
Auerbach Twenty-four Preludes for Violoncello and Piano, Op. 47 (1999-2007)
(Commissioned by Tom and Vivian Waldeck in association with
the Caramoor International Music Festival)___________________________________________________________________________________________
July 12 Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Saturday, 8:00 pm A Bel Canto at Caramoor Presentation
Venetian Theater Figaro Bruno Taddia, baritone
Rosina Priti Gandhi, mezzo-soprano
Count Almaviva Barry Banks, tenor
Don Basilio Daniel Mobbs, bass-baritone
Don Bartolo Ricardo Herrera, bass-baritone
Berta Alina Peretytko, soprano
Caramoor Bel Canto Young Artists
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Will Crutchfield, conductor
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July 13 Buenos Aires Now
Sunday, 4:30 pm Tango After Piazzolla - Sonidos Latinos III
Venetian Theater Camerata Latina:
Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet
Marco Granados, flute
Pablo Aslan, bass
Emilio Solla, piano
Fernando Otero, piano
Nicolas Danielson, violin
Raul Jaurena, bandoneon
Ayano Kataoka, marimba
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July 16 Festival Performer's Showcase IV
Wednesday, 11:00 am Laura Lutzke, violin
Music Room Edvinas Minkstimas, piano
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July 17 Daedalus Quartet
Thursday 7:30 pm 2003-04 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence
Spanish Courtyard Min-Young Kim, violin
Kyu-Young Kim, violin
Jessica Thompson, viola
Raman Ramakrishnan, cello
Haydn Quartet No. 27 in D Major, Op. 20, No. 4, Hob III:34
Shostakovich String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73
Sibelius String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56 (Voces Intimae)
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July 18 Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Friday, 8:00 pm A Bel Canto at Caramoor Presentation
Venetian Theater Figaro Bruno Taddia, baritone
Rosina Priti Gandhi, mezzo-soprano
Count Almaviva Barry Banks, tenor
Don Basilio Daniel Mobbs, bass-baritone
Don Bartolo Ricardo Herrera, bass-baritone
Berta Alina Peretytko, soprano
Caramoor Bel Canto Young Artists
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Will Crutchfield, conductor
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July 19 Sarah Chang plays Mendelssohn
Saturday, 8:00 pm Sarah Chang, violin
Venetian Theater Orchestra of St. Luke's
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Mozart Overture to The Magic Flute, K620
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Mussorgsky Dawn on the Moscow River from Khovantchina
(arr. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32
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July 20 Emerson String Quartet
Sunday, 4:30 pm Eugene Drucker, violin
Venetian Theater Philip Setzer, violin
Lawrence Dutton, viola
David Finckel, cello
Brahms Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2
Brahms Quartet in B flat, Op. 67
Brahms Quartet in C minor, Op. 51, No. 1
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July 23 Festival Performer's Showcase V
Wednesday, 11:00 am Andrius Zlabys, piano
Music Room
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July 24 Introductions: Frank Huang
Thursday, 7:30 pm Frank Huang, violin
Spanish Courtyard Gilles Vonsattel, piano
Debussy Sonata for Violin and Piano
Enescu Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in A minor, Op. 25
Beethoven Sonata No. 9 in A Major for Piano and Violin, Op. 47 (Kreutzer)
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July 25 Caramoor Virtuosi I
Friday, 8:00 pm Andrew Armstrong, piano
Spanish Courtyard Jennifer Frautschi, violin
Laura Frautschi, violin
Karen Gomyo, violin
Nicholas Cords, viola
Max Mandel, viola
Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello
Edward Arron, cello
Haydn Piano Trio in A Major, Hob. XV:18
Arensky Quartet in A minor for Violin, Viola and Two Cellos, Op. 35
Mozart String Quintet in C Major, K. 515
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July 26 Verdi's La Forza del Destino
Saturday, 8:00 pm A Bel Canto at Caramoor Presentation
Venetian Theater Leonora Takesha Meshé Kizart, soprano
Don Alvaro Emmanuel di Villarosa, tenor
Don Carlo Zurab Ninua, baritone
Preziosilla Laura Vlasak Nolen, mezzo-soprano
Fra Melitone Marco Nistico, baritone
Padre Guardiano Daniel Borowski, bass
Caramoor Bel Canto Young Artists
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Will Crutchfield, conductor
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July 27 Caramoor Virtuosi II
Sunday, 4:30 pm Andrew Armstrong, piano
Venetian Theater Jennifer Frautschi, violin
Laura Frautschi, violin
Karen Gomyo, violin
Nicholas Cords, viola
Max Mandel, viola
Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello
Edward Arron, cello
Schubert German Dances for String Quartet, D. 90
Harbison Piano Quintet (1981)
Dvořák Sextet for Strings in A Major, Op. 48
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July 30 Festival Performer's Showcase VI
Wednesday, 11:00 am Russ Lossing, piano improvisations
Music Room
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July 30 & 31 Cabaret at Caramoor: Jason Graae
Wednesday & Graae's Anatomy
Thursday, 8:30 pm Jason Graae, vocals
Reception Tent Alex Rybeck, music director
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August 1 Jazz Festival I
Friday, 8:00 pm Ahmad Jamal
Spanish Courtyard Ahmad Jamal, piano
James Cammack, bass
Idris Muhammad, drum set
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August 2 Jazz Festival II
Saturday, All Day 3:00 pm* Cuban Piano Summit - Elio Villafranca and Chuchito Valdes
Venetian Theater 4:15 pm Mulgrew Miller's Wingspan
5:30 pm* 50 Years of Bossa Nova
Ricardo Peixoto, guitar
Claudia Villela, vocals
8:00 pm Wynton Marsalis, trumpet
This concert is sponsored, in part, by generous support from Wachovia Wealth Management
*These sets are presented as a part of Sonidos Latinos, Caramoor's Latin American Music initiative
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August 3 Jazz Festival III
Sunday, All Day 3:00 pm Aaron Diehl, piano
Venetian Theater 4:15 pm Jimmy Heath Big Band
5:30 pm* Michel Camilo Trio with Charles Flores and Dafnis Prieto
*This set is presented as a part of Sonidos Latinos, Caramoor's Latin American Music initiative
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Sonidos Latinos
Sonidos Latinos is made possible by generous support from the New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
Tickets
Tickets may be ordered by calling the Box Office at 914.232.1252 or online at www.caramoor.org.
Caramoor is located at 149 Girdle Ridge Road, Katonah, New York.
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ALL PROGRAMS AND ARTISTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Press Tickets:
Laura Malick
917.339.7183
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