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Melvin Kaplan
John Zion
For more than fifty years, Melvin Kaplan Inc. has represented many of the world’s most imaginative musicians, specializing in the best chamber music and soloists. We are often asked what sets our artists apart, and we’ve realized that it’s because we expect the artists to be absolutely true to what drives them and to constantly strive to create innovative programs, special projects, and unique collaborations. It is with great pride that we use our own imaginations and musical backgrounds to help all of our artists dream up groundbreaking programs and travel unfamiliar paths. We encourage you to explore the following pages so that you too can experience what makes them so distinctive.
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Melvin Kaplan
John Zion
Over the past six decades, Mel Kaplan has become one of the most influential forces in classical music, both as a manager and performer, building Melvin Kaplan Inc. into the respected firm that it is today. We are pleased to announce that following the 2015-16 season John Zion will assume the role as President of Melvin Kaplan Inc. Until then, Mel Kaplan will continue in the role as President with John acting as Managing Director.
John joined MKI in 2008 and was recognized last year by Musical America as one of the “Rising Stars in the Performing Arts.” Mel Kaplan says, “I felt that the mixture of his inventive ideas and natural instincts for the business were so perfect that I immediately could see it might be possible for him to take over the business.” John has a clear vision of where he wants to take the company in the future: “I’m deeply honored to continue working with all of our extraordinary artists, while continuing to expand our roster and activities. Above all, I’m committed to maintaining the artistic integrity and passion for music that Mel has always brought to this business and that has made it unique.”
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NorthAmericaAmerican String Quartet
Ariel Quartet
Dover Quartet
Fine Arts Quartet
Gryphon Trio
Hermitage Piano Trio
New Orford String Quartet
New York Chamber Soloists
Pacifica Quartet
Ying Quartet
EuropeBorciani String Quartet Competition Winner | October 1-11, 2015
Quatuor Danel - France | February 12-28, 2016
Leipzig String Quartet - Germany | January 22-February 15, 2016
Meccorre Quartet - Poland | March 4-16, 2016
Pasquier Trio - France | April 8-24, 2016
Talich Quartet - Czech Republic | November 5-22, 2015
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American String Quartet
Ariel Quartet
Dover Quartet
Fine Arts Quartet
Gryphon Trio
Hermitage Piano Trio
New Orford String Quartet
New York Chamber Soloists
Pacifica Quartet
Ying Quartet
EuropeBorciani String Quartet Competition Winner | October 1-11, 2015
Quatuor Danel - France | February 12-28, 2016
Leipzig String Quartet - Germany | January 22-February 15, 2016
Meccorre Quartet - Poland | March 4-16, 2016
Pasquier Trio - France | April 8-24, 2016
Talich Quartet - Czech Republic | November 5-22, 2015
Orion Weiss
Rachel Barton Pine
Menahem Pressler
Jennifer Grim
Mozart Orchestra of New York
New York Chamber Soloists Orchestra
Salzburg Marionette Theater January 25-March 16, 2016
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Inaugurate
Representing the thrilling moment when a new ensemble bursts on the scene, full of hope and brimming with talent, the Ariel, Dover, and Meccorre Quartets have won a host of prestigious international prizes.
In January 2014, the Ariel Quartet was awarded the Cleveland Quartet Award by Chamber Music America. Recent highlights include two record-setting performances of the complete Beethoven cycle, performed – for the first time ever – before all the members of a quartet turned thirty; a series of performances with the superstar cellist Alisa Weilerstein; a performance at New York’s 92nd Street Y; a collaborative concert with the brilliant pianist Orion Weiss; and three residencies for the Perlman Music Program.
Ariel Quartet
ClevelandQuartet Award
“... a blazing, larger-than-life performance that seemed to celebrate the triumph of the human spirit…”
-The Washington Post
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The Dover Quartet made history when it swept the Banff International String Quartet Competition in September 2013, winning not only the Grand Prize but all three Special Prizes as well. Since then the Quartet has exploded onto the international scene, becoming one of the most in-demand groups performing today with over a hundred concerts scheduled during the 2014-15 season throughout North America and Europe.
Judged by the most influential musicians performing today, the Borciani Competition is the most important European string quartet competition; past winners include the Artemis and Pavel Haas Quartets. The Meccorre Quartet, from Poland, won top prizes at the 2011 Borciani Competition, followed quickly by a second-place win at the Wigmore Hall London International String Quartet Competition.
Meccorre Quartet
Borciani String Quartet Competition
Having launched the career of
almost every major European
quartet in the past 15 years, we’re
honored to be able to tour the
winner in North America.
The Competition (this edition
held in June 2014) takes place in
every three years in Reggio Emilia,
Italy, with a dozen leading young
quartets from around the world
vying for the grand prize that
includes €20,000 and tours
of Europe, Japan, and the
United States.
Banff International String Quartet Competition
“The young American string quartet of the moment.”
- The New Yorker
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Borciani String Quartet Competition and Wigmore Hall London International String Quartet Competition
“...burnished-toned serenity.”
-The Strad
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Dover Quartet
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This series brings a refreshing variety to the Beethoven works and imposes a unifying purpose on the parade of quartets.”
- The New York Times
“... a sure-fire programming device…”
-The Washington Post
“This Beethoven series is one of the most interesting
innovations of the season.”
-The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The complete Beethoven string quartet cycle offers for every audience a time of deep reflection and an understanding of the pieces considered by many to be the pinnacle of the quartet form.
Beethoven Cycle: The Sixteen Quartets
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Recent Cycles include:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
National Gallery of Art
Seattle Symphony
University of Florida
Candlelight Concerts - Columbia, MD
Friends of Chamber Music - Portland, OR
The Da Camera Society - Los Angeles, CA
Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo, CA
The sixteen quartets of Ludwig van
Beethoven provide a complete picture
of this great composer’s development
over the course of his creative life. For a
number of years, we have been offering a
presentation of the complete Beethoven
Quartets in six concerts, featuring three
quartets from North America and three
from Europe—an exceptional journey
for any audience. The concerts can be
presented over the course of a single
season or divided into two seasons with
three concerts in each, at a total fee of
$45,000-$65,000, depending on routing and
the artists involved.
Beethoven Cycle: The Sixteen Quartets
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IgniteThe devastating upheaval of World War I represented the transformational moment when Romanticism and Impressionism were confronted by Modernism and Expressionism, and sparked one of the most thrilling and diverse periods in composition.
World War One Centennial Project We are offering a sequence of five programs timed to coincide with the World War I centennial, with one program scheduled each season between 2014-15 and 2018-19. Performed by five different string quartets - Ariel, American, Ying, Dover and Pacifica - each program features works written during just one year of the war that would be performed exactly one hundred years after their composition. Each program is also available by itself or in a smaller combination.
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1914
Ariel Quartet with Orion Weiss
Schulhoff: Divertimento for String Quartet, Op. 14 Stravinsky: Three Pieces for String Quartet******Dohnányi: Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 26
1915American String Quartet with Roberto and Andrés Díaz
Villa-Lobos: Quartet No. 1 Ives: Quartet No. 2******Korngold: Sextet in D major, Op. 10
1916
Ying Quartet with Adam Neiman
Bridge: Two Old English Songs for String Quartet Bartók: Suite for Piano, Op. 14******Hanson: Concerto da Camera Delius: String Quartet
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1918
Pacifica Quartet
Saint-Saëns: Quartet No. 2 Hindemith: Quartet No. 2****** Elgar: Quartet in E minor, Op. 83
1917
Dover Quartet Tailleferre: Quartet Bartók: Quartet No. 2******Loeffler: Music for Four Stringed Instruments
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Around the Great War - Gryphon Trio Rebecca Clarke: Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano
Charles Ives: Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano
******
Ravel: Trio in A minor
Black Mass - Orion Weiss, piano Granados: Goyescas
******
Janácek: In the Mists
Scriabin: Sonata No. 9, Op. 68, “Black Mass”
The Great Wars - Hermitage Piano Trio John Ireland: Trio No. 2 in E Major (1917)
Ravel: Trio in A minor (1914)
******
Shostakovich: Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67 (1944)
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InfluenceThe Pacifica Quartet and Rachel Barton Pine have both delved deeply into the complete output of a composer’s works. Each artist’s projects explore the music that influenced the composers when creating some of their most important works.
Carter in Context: Pacifica Quartet
The Pacifica Quartet captivated audiences in New York,
London, Tokyo, Chicago, and San Francisco with single-concert
performances of Elliott Carter’s cycle of five quartets. The
performances attracted headlines, with critics calling the
groundbreaking concerts “brilliant” and “astonishing.” The
Quartet maintained a close relationship with Carter until his
death in 2012, and is offering a special project commemorating
Elliott Carter’s life featuring three programs that trace the
arc of his career. The project begins with a program focusing
on his neo-classical beginnings, moves to his dramatic break
from that style, and concludes with a program featuring his
final quartet. Each of the programs feature repertoire that is
related conceptually to Carter’s musical development, that is
representative of one of the three periods from his life, and that
places his quartet in a larger musical context.
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Program I: Beginnings (1908-1950)Opening with a work written by Carter in his early
neo-classical style, the program also includes
the first quartet by Charles Ives – who was one
of Carter’s most important influences – and
Shostakovich’s third quartet, written the same
year as Carter’s Elegy.
Carter: Elegy
Ives: Quartet No. 1
******
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 3
Program II: Turning Point (1951-1995)Both Carter and Beethoven made dramatic
changes to their compositional style that marked
the end of their early periods and that made a
revolutionary break from the kind of music being
written by their contemporaries. The two pieces
featured on this program are representative of
that turning point.
Carter: Quartet No. 1
******
Beethoven: Quartet in F major, Op. 59, No. 1
Program III: Last Words (1995-2012)The final program features Carter’s last
quartet along with two fragments he wrote in
his final years paired with the last quartets of
Mendelssohn and Beethoven.
Carter: Two Fragments for String Quartet
Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
******
Carter: Quartet No. 5
Beethoven: Quartet in F major, Op. 135
Elliott Carter1908-2012
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Bach & Before - Rachel Barton Pine
Hailed as the zenith of solo violin repertoire, Bach’s Sonatas
and Partitas are divided between these back-to-back
programs that are performed and interspersed with works
by composers who lived just before Bach and influenced his
compositions. In addition to this project, Rachel recently
recorded the complete Mozart violin concertos with Sir Neville
Mariner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, and
continues to perform with major orchestras around the world.
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Program I:Bach: Sonata No. 1 in G minor
Baltzar: Prelude in G major
Bach: Partita No. 1 in B minor
*****
Pisendel: Sonata in A minor
Bach: Sonata No. 2 in A minor
Program II:Westhoff: Suite in A major
Biber: Passacaglia in G minor
Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor
*****
Bach: Sonata No. 3 in C major
Bach: Partita No. 3 in E major
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InspireThe Salzburg Marionette Theater is the oldest and most renowned company of its kind in the world, and, as one of the only touring marionette theaters, has brought this rare, magical art form to countless people worldwide for generations.
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Salzburg Marionette Theater Tour: January 25-March 16, 2016
The legendary Salzburg Marionette Theater, which recently celebrated its
100th anniversary, returns in 2015-16, bringing Alice in Wonderland, The Sound
of Music, The Barber of Seville, and a new version of Peter and the Wolf featuring
puppets on short strings held in front of the curtain, which allows the audience
a unique perspective on the inner workings of their dazzling craft.
“In an age of ubiquitous digital animation, it remains one of the most elegant advocates of marionettes’ ability to communicate with audiences in a number of idioms, ranging from children’s comedies to spoken theater and opera.”
- The New York Times
***
La Boîte à Joujoux
The brilliant pianist Orion Weiss is
teaming up with the Marionette Theater
to present a program that includes
Schumann’s Papillons and Debussy’s
La Boîte à Joujoux (“The Toy Box”), with
Orion performing on stage together with
four masterful puppeteers.
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InventThe idea of using music as a reflection of one’s times is as old as music itself. Our artists have a long and successful history of commissioning relevant and accessible works from contemporary composers.
LifeMusic - Ying Quartet
For the past fifteen years, the Ying Quartet has
offered the groundbreaking project LifeMusic
which commissions important contemporary
American composers to write a work inspired
by life in modern America. With the support of
the Institute of American Music, the Quartet
commissions two works per year, one each from
an established and an emerging composer.
Each composer is asked to write a quartet that
is inspired by some dimension of the American
experience – perhaps a literary, historical, or
musical source, or a significant and enduring
issue. LifeMusic works are intended to be suitable
both in the concert hall and in community settings.
Select previous works include:
Dark Vigil of Youth (1999) – Kevin Puts
The Village Street Quartet (2000) – Paquito d’Rivera
Eagle at Sunrise (2001) – Augusta Read Thomas
Icefield Sonnets (2004) – Pierre Jalbert
...but not simpler… (2005) – Tod Machover
Quartet No. 6 “Addio” (2009) - Richard Danielpour
Three Rags for String Quartet (2010) – John Novacek
Awakening (2012) – Billy Childs
Quartet No. 2, “Concussion Theory” (2013) – Kenji Bunch
Quartet No. 8, “Sylvia’s Diary” (2014) – Lera Auerbach
“The idea of LifeMusic grows directly from the experience of the Ying Quartet. Our mission has always been twofold: to make classical music a relevant and vital part of American culture in all its diversity, and to do so with the highest standards of artistic integrity. Whether we are performing in Carnegie Hall or the White House, teaching at the Eastman School of Music or spending a week in Helena, Montana, the Quartet is committed to exploring the many ways in which great music can impact and transform our daily lives.”
- Phillip Ying
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Mohammed Fairouz: Violin Concerto “Al-Andalus”
Rachel Barton Pine
The Arab-American composer Mohammed Fairouz previously
wrote a violin sonata inspired by the Arab Spring for Rachel
Barton Pine and has now written a large-scale violin concerto for
her that was premiered with the Alabama Symphony under the
direction of Fawzi Haimor. The epic first movement is inspired
by an account of a poet-philosopher from the 9th century - the
first person to make a significant attempt at flight. The slow
movement is based on a love treatise written in 1082, and the wild
and fast last movement draws on a homoerotic poem from 1205.
Christopher Rouse: Seeing
(Concerto for piano and orchestra)
Orion Weiss
Commissioned for Emanuel Ax and the New York Philharmonic,
Orion Weiss had the pleasure of making the first recording of
this fascinating work together with David Alan Miller and the
Albany Symphony. Orion has a close relationship with Emanuel
Ax, who was his teacher at the Juilliard School, and Orion now
has the privilege of touring this wonderful work throughout the
world. Seeing, a monumental work for piano and orchestra,
is an explanation of the music and mental illnesses of Robert
Schumann and Skip Spence (of the band Moby Grape).
György Kurtág:
Impromptu—al Ongherese for solo piano
Menahem Pressler
A piece written by one of the giants of modern composition
for one of the giants of modern pianism, György Kurtag’s
Impromptu—al Ongherese is a tribute to Menahem Pressler’s
remarkable career. “György Kurtág is one of the most important
composers of the day and one of the finest musicians I know,”
Pressler said. “I love him, respect him, fear him.”
New Music by Living Composers
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These artists combine forces with more than one additional musician to offer larger-scale and lesser-heard works, pushing chamber music to its largest, most orchestral form.
Sextets The American String Quartet and their longtime
collaborators Roberto and Andrés Díaz are available
with a blockbuster sextet program featuring major
works by Brahms and Strauss, as well as Tchaikovsky’s
Souvenir de Florence.
Brahms: Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
Strauss: Sextet from Capriccio, Op. 85
*****
Tchaikovsky: Sextet in D minor, Op. 70,
Souvenir de Florence
VII & VIII The New York Chamber Soloists perform important
but rarely heard pieces as part of this audience-
pleasing program.
Beethoven: Septet in E-flat major, Opus 20
Schubert: Octet in F major, D. 803
Inflate
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Flute, Harp, and String Quartet The American String Quartet will be offering a
unique program together with the dynamic flutist
Jennifer Grim and the New York Philharmonic’s
principal harpist Nancy Allen.
Mozart: Flute Quartet in D major
Debussy: Sonata for flute, harp, and viola
Debussy: Danses Sacres et Profanes
*****
Ravel: Quartet in F Major
Chausson: Concerto for violin, piano, and string quartet The New Orford String Quartet, violinist Cho-Liang Lin,
and pianist Orion Weiss team up to present a program built
around Chausson’s Concerto for violin, piano, and string
quartet. The remainder of the program will feature French
works that demonstrate the smaller combinations that can
be made with the participating artists.
Ravel: Sonata for violin and piano
Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
*****
Chausson: Concerto in D major for violin, piano,
and string quartet, Op. 21
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Artists take great pride in performing music of their native country; there is something about having been steeped in those sounds, those rhythms, that history, during one’s development as both a person and a musician that inform a performance in a special way.
Import
France The Quatuor Danel has been at the forefront
of the European music scene for over twenty
years and will be making its long-awaited
North American debut tour in March 2016. The
Danel draws on its French heritage to perform a
program featuring lesser-known works by Onslow
and Franck together with Debussy’s masterful
quartet.
Onslow: Quartet No. 28, Op. 54
Debussy: Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
******
Franck: Quartet in D major
Quatuor Danel
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Germany
Germany’s prized Leipzig String Quartet has been called
“one of the towering and most versatile quartets of our
time.” Known for its vast repertoire, the Leipzig offers a
program featuring the three Schumann quartets performed
in a single evening.
Robert Schumann, Opp. 41
Quartet in A minor, Op. 41, No. 1
Quartet in F Major, Op. 41, No. 2
******
Quartet in A Major, Op. 41, No. 3
RussiaDescending from the great Russian musical tradition, the
Hermitage Piano Trio is made up of three soloists originally
from Russia who are now based in New York City. Following
a recent performance, The Washington Post raved, ”three
of Russia’s most spectacular young soloists… turned in
a performance of such power and sweeping passion that
it left you nearly out of breath.” The Hermitage offers a
program celebrating their shared heritage.
Rachmaninov: Trio No. 1 in G minor, “Elégiaque”
Arensky: Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32
*****
Tchaikovsky: Trio in A minor, Op. 50
Leipzig String Quartet
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France The three great French soloists
who have comprised the Pasquier
Trio for more than three decades
have been united by their love
of chamber music since they were
students together at the National
Conservatory of Music in Paris.
The Pasquier draws on the
lesser-known string trio repertoire
to offer an all-French program that
concludes with Fauré’s
piano quartet together with a
guest pianist.
Roussel: Trio for violin, viola and
cello in A minor, Op. 58
Françaix: Trio for violin, viola and
cello in C major
******
Fauré: Piano Quartet in C minor,
Op. 15
PolandPraised for its breathtaking performances,
flawless technique, and visionary
interpretations, the Meccorre Quartet is
made up of four of Poland’s leading young
musicians. The Meccorre offers a program
featuring repertoire by their fellow countrymen
Szymanowski and Lutosławski in a program
that also features works by Haydn and
Schumann.
Haydn: Quartet in B minor, Op. 33, No. 1
Szymanowski: Quartet No. 2
******
Lutosławski : String Quartet
Schumann: Quartet in A major, Op. 41, No. 3
Pasquier Trio
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Czech Republic For several decades the Talich Quartet has been recognized
internationally as one of Europe’s finest chamber ensembles, and
as the embodiment of the great Czech musical tradition. The Talich
offers a program featuring works by three Czech masters.
Dvorák: Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 51, “Slavonic”
Janácek: Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters”
*****
Smetana: Quartet No. 1, “From My Life”
IsraelFormed in Israel, the Ariel Quartet
moved to the United States in 2004
to continue its studies and was recently
named the faculty quartet-in-residence
at the prestigious University of
Cincinnati College-Conservatory
of Music. The Ariel offers a fascinating
program featuring works by
Israeli composers.
Paul Ben-Haim: Prelude for String Quartet
Paul Ben-Haim: Quartet, Op. 21
******
Marc Kopytman: Quartet No. 3
Menachem Wiesenberg: Between the Sacred and the Profane
CanadaConsisting of the concertmasters
and principal cellist and violist of the
Montreal and Toronto Symphonies, the
New Orford String Quartet has seen
astonishing success, giving annual
concerts for national CBC broadcast
and receiving unanimous critical
acclaim. The New Orford is dedicated
to promoting Canadian works, both new
commissions and neglected repertoire
from the previous century.
Ana Sokolovic: Blanc Dominant
R. Murray Schafer: Quartet No. 1
******
Airat Ichmouratov: Quartet No. 4
Talich Quartet
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IntimateThese programs represent the heart of music-making to these artists, projects and composers that symbolize their deepest feelings and are the closest to their hearts.
Old World, New World The violinist Rachel Barton Pine has long been
interested in exploring how music from other
genres has influenced the classical tradition,
and she strives to reach new audiences that
are not yet familiar with classical music. She
offers a program entitled “Old World, New World”
together with the leading alternative-styles
cellist Mike Block (a member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk
Road Ensemble). The program is designed to
explore traditional styles from Bach to Metallica,
including works by Bartók, Vieuxtemps, and Led
Zeppelin interspersed with traditional music
from Scotland and Appalachia.
Russian Roulette Russian composers have always held a special
place in the Quatuor Danel’s repertoire. They
have put together a program entitled “Russian
Roulette,” which surveys the history of Russian
music by featuring a selection of short pieces
by Borodin, Glazunov, Gubaidulina, Prokofiev,
Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Tishchenko,
Weinberg, and others. The pieces can be chosen
by the promoter or by the audience from a list of
a dozen pieces.
New York Chamber Soloists
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Broken Hearts and MadmenThe Gryphon Trio, committed to redefining
chamber music for the 21st century,
has been particularly successful at
establishing connections with non-classical
musicians and designing programs with them
that can be successfully programmed on
a standard chamber music series. “Broken
Hearts & Madmen” features the Gryphon
performing together with opera-turned-
cabaret singer Patricia O’Callaghan singing
love songs from South America, as well as
covers of songs by Leonard Cohen, Laurie
Anderson, and Elvis Costello.
Choose-Your-Own-BeethovenThe Leipzig String Quartet offers a fascinating
“Choose-Your-Own-Beethoven” program
in which, before the concert, the audience
chooses one Beethoven from each of his early,
middle, and late periods. The Leipzig is one
of the very few quartets in the world able to
perform this feat on such short notice.
The Golden AgeThe Fine Arts Quartet, “one of the gold-plated
names in chamber music” (The Washington
Post), ranks among the most distinguished and
authoritative ensembles of our time, with an
illustrious history of performing success and
an extensive recording legacy. Throughout their
career, the Fine Arts has remained dedicated
to honing a sound evocative of the great string
players of the past like Fritz Kreisler and
Jascha Heifitz, and have created a beautiful
program honoring the most enduring works of
that era.
Kreisler: Quartet in A minor
Rachmaninov: Quartet No. 1 in G minor
*******
Zimbalist: Quartet in E minor
Appalachian SpringThe New York Chamber Soloists has
commissioned over fifty works from some
of the most influential composers of the
last sixty years. This all-American program
is built around Copland’s masterpiece
Appalachian Spring in its original 13-musician
instrumentation, and includes a commission by
Mel Powell.
Berger: Quartet in C for flute, oboe, clarinet and
bassoon
Powell: Eight Miniatures for baroque ensemble
Piston: Divertimento for nine instruments
*******
Carter: Sonata for flute, oboe, cello, and
harpsichord
Copland: Appalachian Spring New York Chamber Soloists
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The Ying Quartet offers a program together with the
fascinating cellist Zuill Bailey built around a new
version of the Schumann cello concerto arranged for
cello and string quartet. This arrangement fulfills an
intention that Schumann had proposed but that was
rejected by his publisher.
The American String Quartet performed the
Korngold piano quintet together with Anton Nel at
the Aspen Festival last summer. The artists enjoyed
the repertoire and collaboration so much that they’ll
be taking it on the road in 2015-16.
A consortium of presenters from the United States
and Europe have come together to commission a
new work from Julia Wolfe for the Pacifica Quartet
together with the exhilarating German cellist
Johannes Moser for performances in the 2015-16
season. Written in response to the Schubert cello
quintet, the new work will be composed with a
similar scope and structure.
Named the first-ever quartet-in-residence for
the Curtis Institute, the Dover Quartet has been
collaborating closely with Curtis’ President
Roberto Díaz, a renowned violist in his own right.
The Dover has performed with Roberto throughout
North America and Europe and will continue to do so
in 2015-16.
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The Leipzig String Quartet has had the privilege of
collaborating with the renowned German actress
Dietlinde Turban-Maazel in both North America and
Europe. The Leipzig offers a program built around
Thomas Mann’s Dr. Faustus featuring revelatory
music by Schubert, Webern, Adorno, Beethoven, and
Cage interspersed by Dietlinde reading the English
translation of Mann’s famous “Talk With the Devil.”
The Gryphon Trio performs a program together with
the Metropolitan Opera star and bass-baritone
Robert Pomakov entitled Slavic Expressions. The
program is built around Mussorgsky’s Songs and
Dances of Death, and also features music by Glinka,
Tchaikovsky, and Shostakovich.
Combining decades of combined musical
knowledge, the Fine Arts Quartet and Menahem
Pressler offer a gorgeous program featuring either
the Dvorak or the Brahms piano quintets.
The inimitable Menahem Pressler is available in a
program together with the radiant soprano Heidi
Grant-Murphy in a program featuring songs by
Schumann and Strauss.
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Gerard Schwarz, Music Director The Mozart Orchestra of New York is a touring 45-piece orchestra
formed by some of New York City’s finest musicians. Led by the
renowned Gerard Schwarz, the Mozart Orchestra performs a wide
range of repertoire from Mozart and Beethoven to Prokofiev and
Stravinsky. The Mozart Orchestra will tour with soloists including
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg with the Mendelssohn violin
concerto, Cho-Liang Lin with the Beethoven violin concerto, the
Hermitage Piano Trio performing the Beethoven triple concerto,
and Julian Schwarz performing Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a
Rococo Theme.
Mozart Orchestra of New York
IndulgeWe’re thrilled to be able to offer extraordinary programs with two orchestras ranging in size from 25-45.
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Over the past few seasons, the New York Chamber Soloists
Orchestra - an elite conductor-less chamber orchestra - has been
performing concerts featuring multiple concertos from prominent
soloists at major venues like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, UCLA
Live, and the Kravis Center.
Programs have featured the violinist Rachel Barton Pine (performing
all five Mozart concertos), pianist Menahem Pressler (performing
concertos by Mozart and Beethoven), clarinetist Richard Stoltzman
(performing works by Mozart and Rossini), and the guitarist
Sharon Isbin (performing concertos by Rodrigo and Vivaldi).
New York Chamber Soloists Orchestra
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We encourage you to visit our website to discover more about all of these
remarkable artists. Recordings and videos, reviews, and additional program ideas can all be found at
www.melkap.com
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