Rockport Music Summer Concert Schedule

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DATE: March 3, 2016

ANNOUNCEMENT: Please embargo until March 18, 2016

Rockport Music Summer Concert Schedule

35th Annual

Rockport Chamber Music Festival David Deveau, Artistic Director

June 3-July 10 & July 22

Week 1

Opening Night

Friday, June 3, 7 PM Parker String Quartet & Menahem Pressler, piano

The Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet joins one of the world’s most distinguished musicians—pianist Menahem Pressler, founding member and pianist of the Beaux Arts Trio—for the Opening Night concert. The Parker is hailed by The New York Times as “something extraordinary,” and Pressler as “…a poet, time and again revealing unexpected depths in works that have been endlessly plumbed and surveyed.”

HAYDN: Quartet in D Major, Op.71, No.2

BARTÓK: String Quartet No.1

DVOŘÁK: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81

Tickets: $98, $92, $65

Saturday, June 4, 8 PM

NEXUS

Pre-Concert Talk, 7 PM

NEXUS is an outstanding percussion ensemble known for its improvisatory ideas and diversity of programs. The Los

Angeles Times stated that their concerts “stand as one of the most memorable in any venue, anywhere."

REICH: Music for Pieces of Wood

REICH/KVISTAD: Marimba Phase

REICH: Drumming Part 1

NEXUS: Mbira

NEXUS: Gankogui

NEXUS: "FraFra" and/or "Snakebite Rattle" from Moondog Suite

BECKER/CAHN: Novelty Ragtime Selections

Tickets: $49, $42, $35

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Sunday, June 5, 5 PM

Trio Solisti


With a reputation as “the most exciting piano trio in America” (The New Yorker), Trio Solisti is Ensemble-in-Residence at Adelphi University and founders of the Telluride MusicFest.

BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3

LOWELL LIEBERMANN: Piano Trio No. 3, Op. 122

BRAHMS: Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8

Tickets: $52, $45, $38

Week 2

Thursday, June 9, 8 PM

Borromeo String Quartet & Donald Berman, piano

The critically acclaimed Borromeo String Quartet joins with pianist Donald Berman, who has established himself as the definitive interpreter of the American new music canon. Together, they will perform the world premiere of Elena Ruehr’s new work.

BACH: Selected Preludes and Fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier (arr. N. Kitchen)

ELENA RUEHR: Piano Quintet 2016 (WORLD PREMIERE)

BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in E-flat major, No. 12, Op. 127

Tickets: $65, $59, $47

Friday, June 10, 8 PM

Rising Star: Brandon Ridenour, trumpet & Naomi Kudo, piano

Pre-Concert Talk, 7 PM | Prelude Suppers, 5:45 PM

Winner of multiple competitions including the 2014 Concert Artists Guild Competition, virtuoso trumpeter Brandon

Ridenour became the youngest member ever to join the iconic Canadian Brass in 2006. He joins competition winner

Naomi Kudo for a French-American program.

PROGRAM: France and America

HONEGGER: Intrada

DEBUSSY: Preludes

Bruyeres

La Danse de Puck

La fille aux cheveux de lin

MESSIAEN: Vocalise

BARBER: “Fugue” from Piano Sonata*

ENESCU: Légende

GERSHWIN: Three Preludes

Allegro ben ritmato e deciso

Andante con moto

Allegro ben ritmato e deciso

RAVEL: Piece en forma de Habanera, M. 51

DEBUSSY: Preludes

La Puerta del Vino

Des pas sur le neige

Minstrels

COPLAND: The Cat and Mouse*

BERNSTEIN: Rondo for Lifey

DEL STAIGERS: The Carnival of Venice

*Piano Solo

Tickets: $36, $29, $19


Rising Star: Ben Capps, cello & Vassily Primakov, piano


Principal cellist of the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, Ben Capps

has been praised for his “dazzling technique and a fearsomely meaty tone”

(Holland Times). Capps is joined by pianist Vassily Primakov who is noted by

Gramophone for his “empathy with Chopin’s spirit (that) could hardly be

more complete.”

BRITTEN: Solo Cello Suite, No.1, Op. 72

STRAUSS: Sonata in F major, Op.6

SCHUMANN: Violin Sonata in A minor, Op. 105 (arr. for cello by Capps)

FRANCK: Sonata in A major (arr. for cello)

Tickets: $36, $29, $19


Othello in the Seraglio: The Tragedy of Sümbül

Written by Mehmet Ali Sanlikol | Script by Robert Labaree | Directed by Brian Farley

With eleven musicians and a storyteller, this coffeehouse opera is performed on both European period instruments and

traditional Turkish instruments. The story focuses on Othello in the Seraglio and is scaled to the intimate, informal

setting of a coffeehouse in seventeenth century Istanbul (Constantinople). Tickets: $36, $29, $19

Week 3


Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio

Widely considered one of the seminal trios of the current era, the Kalichstein-

Laredo-Robinson Trio has set the standard for performance of the piano trio

literature, consistently bringing technical mastery, expressive depth, and

magnetism to the concert stage.

BEETHOVEN: Trio in B-flat major, Op.11 (transcribed from the clarinet trio) SHOSTAKOVICH: Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67 BRAHMS: Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87

Tickets: $69, $62, $49


“From Russia to Rockport!”

Yevgeny Kutik, violin | Edwin Barker, bass | Eileen Huang, piano


A unique program for violin, bass and piano featuring Russian works for both instruments, including the Eduard Tubin

Bass Concerto. An Estonian composer (1905-82), Tubin’s concerto was premiered by Estonian bassist Judwig Jutt (and

member of the Boston Symphony under Koussevitzky) in Rockport in 1949.

PROGRAM Edwin Barker, double bass | Eileen Huang, piano EDUARD TUBIN: Concerto for Double Bass (1948) I. Allegro con moto II. Andante sostenuto III.Allegro non troppo poco marciale KOUSSEVITZKY: Chanson Triste, Op 2 KOUSSEVITZKY: Valse Miniature, Op 1, No.2

Yevgeny Kutik, violin | Eileen Huang, piano STRAVINSKY: Divertimento (after "The Fairy's Kiss") PROKOFIEV: Waltz (from "Cinderella") ANDREI ESHPAI: Rhapsody: Hungarian Tunes (selection) HANDEL-HALVORSEN: Passacaglia for violin and double bass

Tickets: $39, $35, $29


Lise de la Salle, piano


First Prize Winner of the 2004 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, Lise de la Salle’s performance inspired a Washington Post critic to write, “For much of the concert, the audience had to remember to breathe...the exhilaration didn’t let up for a second until her hands came off the keyboard.”

BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 2, No. 3

RAVEL: Gaspard de la nuit

DEBUSSY: Six Preludes (Selections)

BRAHMS: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24

Tickets: $46, $40, $29


“Bach and Sons”

Chameleon Arts Ensemble

The Chameleon Arts Ensemble, one of Boston’s finest and most versatile ensembles, will present a special program in honor of Father’s Day with works by the great Johann Sebastian Bach and his three sons—Johann Christian, Wilhelm Friedemann, and Carl Philipp Emanuel.

WILHELM F. BACH: Sinfonia in D minor, F. 65, “Adagio and Fugue” for two flutes, strings & continuo

JOHANN C. BACH: Quintet in F major for oboe, violin, viola, cello & keyboard, Op. 22, No. 2

JOHANN S. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050

CARL P.E. BACH: Trio Sonata in C minor for 2 violins & continuo, H.579, Wq.161 “Sanguineus and Melancholicus”

JOHANN S. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049

Tickets: $52, $45, $38

Week 4


George Li, piano

Winner of numerous awards including the 2015 Silver Medal of the Tchaikovsky Competition, George Li is praised for combining “staggering technical prowess, a sense of command and depth of expression” (Washington Post).

HAYDN: Sonata in B minor, Hob.XVI:32 CHOPIN: Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 RACHMANINOFF: Variations on a Theme by Corelli LISZT: Consolation No. 3 in D-flat major LISZT: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor

Tickets: $61, $56, $45


Andrés Cárdenes, violin, Anne Martindale Williams, cello & David Deveau, piano


Rockport Music’s Artistic Director David Deveau joins with beloved Festival favorites—violinist Andrés Cárdenes and

cellist Anne Martindale William—for a trio program of Austro-German masterpieces.

HAYDN: Trio in C major, Hob.XV:27

ELLEN TAAFFE ZWILICH: Piano Trio (1987)

SCHUBERT: Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, D. 898

Tickets: $65, $59, $47


Frank Huang, violin & Gilles Vonsattel, piano


Newly appointed Concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic, violinist Frank Huang was First

Prize Winner of the 2003 Naumburg Foundation’s Violin Competition. He joins with pianist

Gilles Vonsattel, top prize winner of the 2002 Naumburg International Piano Competition, for

a thrilling concert program.

BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 “Spring”

PROKOFIEV: Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80

BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 “Kreutzer”

Tickets: $65, $59, $47


Andrés Cárdenes, violin, Yinzi Kong, viola, Anne Martindale Williams, cello & David Deveau, piano

DOHNANYI: Serenade for String Trio, Op.10

BRAHMS: Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26

Tickets: $65, $59, $47

Week 5 Thursday, June 30, 8 PM

Jeremy Denk, piano

Winner of the 2013 MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, the 2014 Avery Fisher Prize, and Musical America’s 2014 Instrumentalist of the Year award, Jeremy Denk has established himself as one of America’s most thought-provoking, multi-faceted and compelling artists.

Program: Medieval to Modern

Jeremy Denk charts the history of Western music from the Medieval and

Renaissance worlds of Machaut, Couperin, and Frescobaldi to Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms, the modernists Stravinsky,

Cage, Ligeti, and Adams, and back to Machaut.

Tickets: $79, 72, $55

Friday, July 1, 8 PM

Harlem String Quartet & Aldo López-Gavilán, jazz piano

The Grammy Award-winning Harlem Quartet has been praised for “bringing a new attitude to classical music, one that is

fresh, bracing and intelligent” (Cincinnati Enquirer). The Quartet joins with Cuban jazz pianist Aldo López-Gavilán, hailed

by jazz pianist Chucho Valdes as “simply a genius, a star.”

CHICK COREA: The Adventures of Hippocrates (string quartet)

WYNTON MARSALIS: At the Octoroon Balls (string quartet)

ALDO LOPEZ-GAVILAN: Oddudua (solo piano)

ABELARDITO VALDES: Almendra (string quartet)

BILLY STRAYHORN: Take the A Train (string quartet)

ALDO LOPEZ-GAVILAN: Epílogo

ALDO LOPEZ-GAVILAN: Talking to the Universe

ALDO LOPEZ-GAVILAN: Eclipse

ALDO LOPEZ-GAVILAN: Pan con Timba

Tickets: $65, $59, $47

Week 6

Thursday, July 7, 8 PM

Calder String Quartet

Winners of the 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant, the Calder Quartet defies

boundaries by performing a broad range of repertoire, much of which they

commissioned, recorded and mentored from today’s best emerging composers,

including Thomas Adès, Terry Riley, and Christopher Rouse.

DEBUSSY: Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 ANDERS HILLSBORG: Kongsgaard Variations

BEETHOVEN: Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op.59, No.2

Tickets: $69, $62, $49


Jordi Savall & Hesperion XXI

Folias, Antiguas and Criollas: From the Ancient to the New World

The universally celebrated Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI combine forces with the

Mexican folklore ensemble Tembembe Ensamble Continuo to offer an intoxicating

program of music inspired by the "discovery" of the New World. This concert explores

the connections and interactions among disparate musical traditions ranging from the

colonials to the creole, African to indigenous with works by Diego Ortiz and Pedro

Guerrero, as well as colonial and folk music from across South America.

Tickets: $79, $72, $55

Saturday, July 9, 8 PM

“Viva Tango!” with

Cho-Liang Lin, violin | David Shifrin, clarinet | Alex Brown, piano |Hector Del Curto,

bandoneon | Pablo Aslan, bass | Satoshi Takeishi, percussion

LALO SCHIFRIN: Letters from Argentina (2005)

Tango del Atardecer

Pampas

Tango Borealis

Danza de Los Montes

Tango a Borges

Malambo de Los Llanos

ASTOR PIAZZOLLA

Michelangelo 70

Verano Porteño

Adios Nonino

La Muerte del Angel

Oblivion

Libertango

Tickets: $69, $62, $49

Sunday, July 10, 5 PM

Kirill Gerstein, piano

First Prize Winner of the 2001 Arthur Rubinstein Piano Competition and an Avery Fisher Grant, Gerstein has entered the highest ranks of international stars.

BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No.2, “Moonlight” LISZT: Sonata après une lecture du Dante BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27, No.1 LISZT: Selected Transcendental Etudes

Tickets: $65, $59, $47

Friday, July 22, 5 & 8 PM

Chanticleer Called “the world’s reigning male chorus” by The New Yorker magazine and Ensemble of the Year by Musical America, the GRAMMY® award-winning ensemble Chanticleer is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for the seamless blend of its twelve male voices ranging from countertenor to bass.

Program: Over the Moon GERALD FINZI: My Spirit Sang All Day MONTEVERDI: S’andasse Amor a caccia EDWARD ELGAR: There is Sweet Music, op. 53, no.1 MONTEVERDI: Ecco mormorar l’onde ORLANDO DI LASSO: Conditor alme siderum ROBERT PARSONS: Ave Maria JOSQUIN DESPREZ: Benedicta es, caelorum Regina NICO MUHLY: Three Moon Songs Poetry from Albert Giraud’s “Pierrot Lunaire” Harlequin Moondrunk The Alphabet MASON BATES: Observer in the Magellanic Cloud BART HOWARD: Fly Me to the Moon (arr. Evan Price) HENRY MANCINI: Moon River (arr. Jace Wittig) We Shall Walk through the Valley in Peace (Trad. Spiritual, arr. William Appling, Joseph Jennings) Good News, The Chariot’s Comin’ (Trad. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan)

Ticket Price: $69, $62, $49

ROCKPORT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

Saturday, June 4, 10 AM

FAMILY CONCERT: Parker String Quartet

The Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet brings an engaging family-friendly program of classical music. Winners of

multiple competitions, the Quartet is currently in full-time residence at Harvard University.

PRELUDE SUPPERS Fridays, June 10, 17, 24 Enjoy dinner overlooking the Atlantic while engaging in conversations with others attending the concert and learn more

about the evening’s program. Artistic Director David Deveau and a guest lecturer will lead the discussion (the June 24

discussion will not include David Deveau as he makes final preparations for his performance that evening). Tickets: $35

PRE-CONCERT TALKS Fridays: June 10, 17, 24 Saturdays: June 4, 11, 18, 25 Sundays: June 5 Lecturers: Dr. Elizabeth Seitz, Dr. Andrew Shryock, Dr. Jeremy Gill & Dr. William Matthews

MASTERCLASS: Gilles Vonsattel, piano Friday, June 24, 2 PM

LECTURE-PERFORMANCE: Borromeo String Quartet & Donald Berman, piano Lecturer: Elena Ruehr Thursday, June 9, 2 PM

Unless otherwise indicated, all education and outreach events are free, no tickets required.

SUMMER AT ROCKPORT Folk, Pop & World

Tuesday, July 5, 8 PM

Ladysmith Black Mambazo For over 50 years, South Africa’s Ladysmith Black Mambazo has warmed the

hearts of audiences worldwide with their uplifting vocal harmonies, signature

dance moves and charming onstage banter.

Tickets: $65, $58, $49


1964: The Tribute Since the early 80's, “1964”…The Tribute has been thrilling audiences all over

the globe with what Rolling Stone magazine has called the “Best Beatles

Tribute on Earth.” Tickets: $61, $56, $45


Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo with Badi Assad The jaw-dropping skills of guitarists Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo join forces

with Brazilian guitarist and singer Badi Assad for an evening of genre-spanning music. Legendary guitarist Les Paul chose

Vignola as one of his “Five Most Admired Guitarists,” and Vignola and Raniolo host their own PBS special Four

Generations of Guitars. Tickets: $39, $35, $29


Booker T. Jones

One of the godfathers and architects of soul music, organist Booker T. Jones stands as a true American musical icon. Tickets: $59, $55, $45

Saturday, July 30, 8 PM


Arlo Guthrie Son to America’s most beloved singer/writer/philosopher Woodie Guthrie,

Arlo’s career exploded with hits like "Alice's Restaurant," "City of New

Orleans," and the counterculture song he made famous at Woodstock,

"Coming into Los Angeles." Tickets: $105, $95, $75, $50

Thursday, August 4, 8 PM

Friday, August 5, 8 PM

Tom Rush With Matt Nakoa A true Rockport Music tradition, folk legend Tom Rush brings his easy baritone and nimble finger-picking to the Shalin

Liu Performance Center. His wry, poignant songwriting made him a star of the 60’s urban folk revival with beloved songs

like “No Regrets” and “Galveston Flood.” Tickets: $69, $62, $49


Buckwheat Zydeco Largely responsible for popularizing zydeco music and exporting it from Southwest

Louisiana to the rest of the world, Grammy Award-winning Buckwheat Zydeco’s

music is adored the world over with such memorable releases as Lay Your Burden

Down and On a Night Like This. Tickets: $39, $35, $29



Livingston Taylor Opening Act: Eva From upbeat storytelling to touching ballads, Livingston Taylor is known for his ability to take audiences on a musical

journey, whether singing hits “I’ll Come Running,” “I Will Be in Love with You” or other favorites. Tickets: $52, $45, $38

Sunday, August 28, 5 PM

The Kingston Trio

Known for their role in the folk revival of the early 60’s, their iconic takes on traditional folk classics like “Tom Dooley”

and for their trademark three-part harmonies, The Kingston Trio returns to Rockport for

an unforgettable evening of vintage folk classics. Tickets: $72, $66, $50

Thursday, September 1, 8 PM

Friday, September 2, 8 PM

Ani DiFranco In a career spanning 25 years and 20 studio albums, Ani DiFranco has completely

refashioned the folk genre, infusing the style with an independent DIY punk ethos and

energy that left a swath of followers in her impressive wake. Her most recent album,

Allergic to Water, reveals a sound that has grown even more textured and full, with R&B

and funk influences. Tickets: $89, $82, $59

SUMMER JAZZ In celebration of the 5th Annual Rockport Jazz Festival, Rockport Music is extending its

presentation of great jazz through July and August. This summer’s jazz includes:


Dianne Reeves Dianne Reeves is the pre-eminent jazz vocalist in the world today. As a result of her

virtuosity, improvisational prowess and unique jazz and R&B stylings, Dianne has received

five Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Tickets: $105, $95, $75

Monday, July 25, 8 PM

Tuesday, July 26, 8 PM

Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade Trio Chick Corea’s trio features the 20-time Grammy-winning pianist in the company of a

stellar rhythm tandem: the incomparable bassist/composer Christian McBride (Sting,

Pat Metheny, McCoy Tyner) and drummer extraordinaire Brian Blade (Herbie Hancock,

Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and the Wayne Shorter Quartet). Tickets: $115, $105, $85


Lizz Wright

A vocalist of uncommon talent and spirit who slides effortlessly between jazz, R&B,

gospel, blues and folk, Lizz Wright has built a career centered on her smoky, supple

voice and an earthy/ethereal style. Whether singing a beloved jazz standard, a

reinterpreted modern pop classic or one of her dynamic originals, Wright’s artistry

remains wholly and uniquely her own. Tickets: $59, $55, $45

5th Annual

Rockport Jazz Festival Thursday-Sunday, August 11-14


Terence Blanchard featuring the E-Collective

Known equally for his composing as his trumpet playing, five-time Grammy

winner Terence Blanchard has made his mark with his frequent and highly

lauded collaborations with filmmaker Spike Lee as well as his musical

fearlessness of his own projects. His most recent effort, 2015’s Breathless,

features his new E-Collective quintet as well as the trumpeter’s exciting new

funk/R&B/gospel hybrid sound. Tickets: $59, $55, $45


Harold López-Nussa, piano

Following in the footsteps of greats like Chucho Valdes and Gonzalo Rubalcaba,

young Cuban pianist Harold López-Nussa has exploded onto the Latin jazz scene

with an inventive, swinging Afro-Cuban style and jaw-dropping ability. The Havana-

born pianist and composer has created a sound that is unencumbered by genre

boundaries, forging a unique blend that folds classical, jazz and pan-Latin rhythms

together for a rich hybrid. Tickets: $39, $35, $29

Saturday, August 13, 8 PM

Dr. Lonnie Smith

A hero of the Hammond B-3 organ, Dr. Lonnie Smith has been treading the fine line between pulsing soul jazz and greasy

funk for nearly half a century. This year, after a 45 year hiatus, he returned to the iconic Blue Note label with an

acclaimed recording entitled Evolution featuring sax great Joe Lovano. It’s clear the highly charismatic organist has lost

none of his funky mystical swagger. Tickets: $59, $55, $45


Jazz Rising Stars: Thinkin’ Big

An 18-piece swing band made up of graduates and students of the Berklee School of Music and

New England Conservatory, Thinkin’ Big is bringing new life to big band music. With three CD’s

released, the band performs music from Sinatra to big band arrangements to funk. Tickets: $20,

$15


Ravi Coltrane, saxophone

The post-bop saxophonist has forged his own unique creative voice that manages to both honor

the brilliance of his parents (John and Alice Coltrane) and venture into new and exciting musical

paths. In his over 20 year career, the Grammy-nominated artist has released six acclaimed

records, the most recent being 2012’s Joe Lovano-produced Spirit Fiction. Tickets: $59, $55, $45

Unless otherwise indicated, all concerts and events are held at Rockport Music’s Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport, Massachusetts. Subscribers receive a 10% discount with purchase of 5-9 concerts and 15% discount with purchase of 10 or more concerts. All subscribers are eligible for exchange privileges and purchasing additional concerts without additional handling fees. Additional folk, pop and world artists are still to be scheduled for the summer, so please visit our website www.rockportmusic.org for updates.

Ticket Sales Dates Subscriptions: March 29, 2016 Website: rockportmusic.org

Single Tickets: April 18, 2016 Box Office: 978.546.7391

Rockport Music is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and is supported in part by the

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