Katonah, NY ~ March 26, 2009
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
2009 CARAMOOR INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
June 27 Opening Night: Susan Graham
Saturday, 8:30 pm Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
Venetian Theater Ilya Polataev, piano
Orchestra of St. Luke's
David Robertson, conductor
Rossini Overture to La gazza ladra
Mozart Ch'io mi scordi di te...Non temer, amato bene, K. 505
Mozart Deh per questo istante solo and Parto, parto ma tu ben mio,
from La Clemenza di Tito
Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 ___________________________________________________________________________________________
June 28 Tiempo Libre
Sunday, 4:30 pm Sonidos Latinos I
Venetian Theater
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July 1 Wednesday Morning Concert I
Wednesday, 11:00 am Bear Cats Dixieland Jazz Band
Music Room
Wednesday 5:00 pm Dancing at Dusk II
Friends Field
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July 2 David Leisner - Guitar in the Garden
Thursday, 7:30 pm David Leisner, guitar
Sunken Garden
Works by Villa-Lobos, Leisner, Matiegka, Paganini and Ivanov-Kramskoi.
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July 3 Béla Fleck / The Africa Project
Friday, 8:00 pm Collaborations with Amazing African Musicians
Venetian Theater featuring Oumou Sangare, the Songbird of Wassoulou
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July 4 Pops, Patriots & Fireworks
Saturday, 8:00 pm Fireworks Display to Follow the Concert (for ticket holders only)
Venetian Theater Darius de Haas, vocals
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Michael Barrett, conductor
Menken, Sousa, Gershwin, Ellington
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July 5 Pacifica Quartet with Jeremy Denk
Sunday, 4:30 pm Pacifica Quartet
Venetian Theater Jeremy Denk, piano
Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 12
Ligeti String Quartet No. 1 (Métamorphoses nocturnes)
Dvořák Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 ___________________________________________________________________________________________
July 8 Wednesday Morning Concert II
Wednesday, 11:00 am David McCarroll, violin
Music Room
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July 9 Introductions: Ayano Ninomiya
Thursday, 7:30 pm Ayano Ninomiya, violin
Spanish Courtyard Andrius Zlabys, piano
Schumann Sonata for violin and piano in A minor, Op. 105
Robert Mann Solo Sonatina
Bartók Romanian Dances
Fauré Sonata in A Major, Op. 13
Bartók Andante
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July 10 Susan Graham in Recital
Friday, 8:00 pm Un frisson français: A century of French song
Spanish Courtyard Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
Brian Zeger, piano
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July 11 Alisa Weilerstein Plays Haydn
Saturday, 8.00 pm Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Venetian Theater Orchestra of St. Luke's
Haydn Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Hob. 1/6 (Morning)
Haydn Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in D Major, Hob. VIIb: 2
Schubert Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, D.485
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July 12 Brentano String Quartet
Sunday, 4:30 pm
Venetian Theater
Monteverdi Four Madrigals (from Book VI), (arr. Mark Steinberg)
Haydn String Quartet in G minor, Op. 20, No. 3
Beethoven Grosse Fuge for String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 133
Beethoven String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 (Razumovsky)___________________________________________________________________________________________
July 15 Wednesday Morning Concert III
Wednesday, 11:00 am Tessa Lark, violin
Music Room
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July 16 Jorge Luis Prats, piano
Thursday, 7:30 pm Sonidos Latinos II
Spanish Courtyard Jorge Luis Prats, piano
Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4
Cervantes Suite de Danzas Cubanas
Farinas Altagracia (Tango)
Lecuona Selection of pieces
Granados Goyescas (Los Majos Enamorados)___________________________________________________________________________________________
July 17 Aulos Ensemble - Handel's Aviary
Friday, 8:00 pm Aulos Ensemble
Spanish Courtyard Dominique Labelle, soprano
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July 18 Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love)
Saturday, 8:00 pm Bel Canto at Caramoor
Venetian Theater Critical edition by Alberto Zedda.
(Pre-opera events Nemorino Lawrence Brownlee, tenor
begin at 3:30pm) Adina Georgia Jarman, soprano
Belcore Marcus Beam, baritone
Dulcamara Marco Nistico, baritone
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Caramoor Opera Chorus
Will Crutchfield, conductor
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July 19 Paquito D'Rivera and Cuban Jazz: The Next Generation
Sunday, 4:30 pm Sonidos Latinos III
Venetian Theater
Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet and saxophone
Mike Rodriguez, trumpet
Manuel Valera, piano
Richard Padron, guitar
Charles Flores, bass
Ernesto Simpson, drums
Pedro Martinez, percussion
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July 22 Wednesday Morning Concerts IV
Wednesday, 11:00 am Jeewon Park, piano
Music Room
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July 23 Caramoor Virtuosi I
Thursday 7:30 pm Andrew Armstrong, piano
Spanish Courtyard Ayano Ninomiya, violin
Jesse Mills, violin
Max Mandel, viola
Mark Holloway, viola
Edward Arron, cello
Sophie Shao, cello
other artists to be announced.
Dvořák Terzetto in C Major for two violins and viola, Op. 74
Mozart String Quintet No. 2 in C minor, K. 406
Franck Piano Quintet in F minor
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July 24 Caramoor Virtuosi II
Friday, 8:00 pm Andrew Armstrong, piano
Spanish Courtyard Ayano Ninomiya, violin
Jesse Mills, violin
Max Mandel, viola
Mark Holloway viola
Edward Arron, cello
Sophie Shao, cello
other artists to be announced.
Menotti Suite for Two Cellos and Piano
Schnittke Piano Quintet
Mendelssohn Octet for Strings in E-flat Major, Op. 20
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July 25 Family Concert - Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf
Saturday, 4:00 pm Orchestra of St. Luke's
Venetian Theater Michael Barrett, conductor
Narrator, TBA
Saturday, 4:00 pm And For Children Under Six…
Spanish Courtyard a Peter and the Wolf of their own.
Saturday, 8:00 pm Jonathan Biss Plays Mozart
Venetian Theater Jonathan Biss, piano
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Grieg Holberg Suite, Op. 40
Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite
Mozart Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21, in C Major, K. 467
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July 26 Vladimir Feltsman, piano
Sunday, 4:30 pm
Venetian Theater
J.S. Bach Partita No. 1 in B-flat, BWV 825
Beethoven Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 (Pathétique)
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
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July 29 Wednesday Morning Concert V
Wednesday, 11:00 am Intersection:
Music Room Laura Frautschi, violin
Kristina Reiko Cooper, cello
John Novacek, piano
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July 30 Ariel String Quartet
Thursday, 7:30 pm 2008-09 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence
Spanish Courtyard
Mozart Quartet in D Major, K. 499 (Hoffmeister)
Chendler Quartet (Caramoor Commission and World Premiere)
Mendelssohn Quartet in E minor, Op.44, No. 2
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July 31 Rossini: Semiramide
Friday, 8:00 pm Bel Canto at Caramoor
Venetian Theater Critical edition by Philip Gossett.
(Pre-opera events Semiramide Angela Meade, soprano
begin at 5:00pm) Arsace Vivica Genaux, mezzo-soprano
Idreno Lawrence Brownlee, tenor
Assur Daniel Mobbs, bass-baritone
Oroe Christopher Dickerson, bass
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Caramoor Opera Chorus
Will Crutchfield, conductor
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August 1 Jazz Festival I
Saturday, All Day 3:00pm Modern Lights, original music by Jean-Michel Pilc; Scenes inspired by
Venetian Theater the work and music of Charlie Chaplin; Jean-Michel Pilc Trio
4:15pm Cedar Walton presents - 50 years of Giant Steps:
The Music of Coltrane and Walton
5:30pm Gerald Clayton Trio
8:00pm Chuchito Valdés Quartet - Sonidos Latinos IV
Dianne Reeves: Strings Attached, featuring Romero Lubambo and
Russell Malone
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August 2 Jazz Festival II
Sunday, All Day 2:30pm Junior Mance Trio
Venetian Theater 3:30pm Cyrus Chestnut Trio
4:45pm Luciana Souza, vocals and Romero Lubambo, guitar
Sonidos Latinos V
6:00pm Randy Weston African Rhythms
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August 5 Dancing at Dusk
Wednesday, 5:00 pm
Friends Field
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Fall Festival
October 2 The New York Philharmonic - Caramoor Debut
Friday, 8:00 pm Emanuel Ax, piano
Venetian Theater New York Philharmonic
Alan Gilbert, conductor and Music Director
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58
Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
This concert is made possible, in part, through the generous support of The William Petschek Family.
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October 3 Caramoor Cavalcade
Saturday,
All Afternoon 1:00pm Polygraph Lounge in the Spanish Courtyard
2:30pm Fun with Words and Music at the Tapestry Hedge
4:00pm Debussy Sonate pour flûte, alto, et harpe and other works;
Leslie Tomkins, viola; other artists TBA, in the Sunken Garden
Saturday, 8:00 pm An Evening with Chick Corea
Venetian Theater Chick Corea, piano
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October 4 Sumi Jo in Recital
Sunday, 4:00 pm Sumi Jo, soprano
Music Room Will Crutchfield, piano
of the Rosen House
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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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Press Tickets:
Laura Malick
917.339.7183
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