Concerts at a Glance
AT A GLANCE
SummerFest: July 26 — August 24, 2024
This summer, we’ll explore theme of Inside Stories. With an exquisite lineup of world-renowned artists, we’ll be transported into the heart of narratives that span the spectrum of life itself—stories of resilience, heartbreak, love, scandal, and triumph.
OPENING NIGHT: A Deal with the Devil
Friday, July 26 · 7:30 PM
Synergy Series
LISZT
Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S.514
TARTINI
Sonata in G Minor for Violin and Continuo “The Devil’s Trill”
PAGANINI
Caprice No. 24 in A Minor
STRAVINSKY
L’Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale)
Featuring Inon Barnatan, Augustin Hadelich, Thomas Adès, Alexi Kenney, Mark Simpson, Eleni Katz, Chris Coletti, James MillerMichael Yeung, Anthony Manzo, and The Paper Cinema
Danse Macabre
Saturday, July 27 · 7:30 PM
YSAŸE
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor “Obsession”
SAINT-SAËNS
Danse Macabre for Violin and Piano, Op. 40
MARTIN BUTLER
Dirty Beasts
THOMAS ADÈS Catch
RAVEL
La Valse for Two Pianos
SCHUBERT
String Quartet in D Minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”
Featuring Augustin Hadelich, Inon Barnatan, Rose Lombardo, Nicholas Daniel, Mark Simpson, Eleni Katz, Jennifer Montone, Alexi Kenney, Jay Campbell, Thomas Adès, Andrew Wan, Tessa Lark, Teng Li, and Jonathan Swensen
Passions and Storms
Sunday, July 28 · 3 PM
JANÁČEK
String Quartet No. 1 “Kreutzer Sonata”
Selections from On an Overgrown Path
Violin Sonata
THOMAS ADÈS
Suite from Tempest for Violin and Piano
BEETHOVEN
Kreutzer Sonata, Op. 47 (arr. for string quintet)
Featuring Alexi Kenney, Tessa Lark, Teng Li, Jonathan Swensen, Thomas Adès, Augustin Hadelich, Tessa Lark, Andrew Wan, Teng Li, Jay Campbell, and Jonathan Swensen
Midweek Masterworks: Amadeus
Wednesday, July 31 · 7 PM
Excerpts from PETER SHAFFER’S “Amadeus”
MOZART
Serenade No. 10 for Winds “Gran Partita”
Featuring Nicholas Daniel, Claire Brazeau, Mark Simpson, Tommaso Lonquich, Taylor Eiffert, Max Opferkuch, Eleni Katz, Leyla Zamora, Jennifer Montone, Kaylet Torrez, Tricia Skye, Mike McCoy, Anthony Manzo, and Jonathan Cohen
Takeover @ The Baker-Baum
Curated by Thomas Adès
Thursday, August 1 · 7 PM
FRANCISCO COLL
Turia
THOMAS ADÈS
Forgotten Dances – US Premiere
DE FALLA
Concerto for Piano, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin and Cello
Featuring Sean Shibe, Emi Ferguson, Mark Simpson, Michael Yeung, Thomas Adès, Nicholas Daniel, and Tommaso Lonquich
Baroque Fantasia
Friday, August 2 · 7:30 PM
TELEMANN
Don Quixote Suite, TWV 55-G10
PURCELL
Excerpts from The Fairy Queen
VIVALDI
Flute Concerto in G Minor, RV 439 “ La Notte”
REBEL
Les Éléments
Featuring Tessa Lark, Njioma Grevious, Alexi Kenney, Rebecca Benjamin, Nicole Divall, James Kang, Jonathan Swensen, Brian Gadbow, Anthony Manzo, Jonathan Cohen, Jay Campbell, Emi Ferguson, and Rose Lombardo
Resilience
Saturday, August 3 · 7:30 PM
F. MENDELSSOHN
Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 11
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO
Guitar Quintet, Op. 143
SCHULHOFF
Divertissement for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
MENDELSSOHN
String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80
Featuring Erin Keefe, Jay Campbell, Joyce Yang, Sean Shibe, Abeo Quartet, Nicholas Daniel, Tommaso Lonquich, Eleni Katz, Tessa Lark, and Nicole Divall
Suite
Sunday, August 4 · 3 PM
J.S. BACH
Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996 (arr. for marimba)
PIAZZOLLA
Histoire du Tango
STRAVINSKY
Suite Italienne
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Nutcracker Suite for Two Pianos
Featuring Erin Keefe, Joyce Yang, Inon Barnatan, Michael Yeung, Tessa Lark, and Sean Shibe
Midweek Masterworks: Mozart & Pärt
Wednesday, August 7 · 7 PM
ARVO PÄRT
Solfeggio
MOZART
String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 “Dissonance”
ARVO PÄRT
Spiegel Im Spiegel
MOZART
Duo for Violin and Cello K. 423
ARVO PÄRT
Fratres
Gratitude
Friday, August 9 · 7:30 PM
J.S. BACH
Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150
GIBBONS
O Clap Your Hands
PAUL SMITH
Nunc Dimittis
CAROLINE SHAW
And the swallow
RACHMANINOFF
Bogoroditse Devo
JAKE RUNESTAD
Let My Love Be Heard
REENA ESMAIL
When the Violin
BEETHOVEN
Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97 “Archduke”
Featuring VOCES8, Stefan Jackiw, Sterling Elliott, Inon Barnatan, and Alisa Weilerstein
In Loving Memory
Sunday, August 11 · 3 PM
RAVEL
Duo for Violin and Cello
ARENSKY
Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 32
FAURÉ
Requiem in D Minor, Op. 48
Featuring Stefan Jackiw, Sterling Elliott, Inon Barnatan, Blake Pouliot, Alisa Weilerstein, Matthew Lipman, Chi-Yuan Chen, James Kang, Brian Gadbow, Jeremy Kurtz-Harris, Julie Smith Phillips, Ruben Valenzuela, VOCES8, and Ludovic Morlot
Midweek Masterworks: Notes on a Scandal
Wednesday, August 14 · 7 PM
GESUALDO
Two Madrigals (String Quintet Arrangement)
DEBUSSY
Six Epigraphes Antiques for Piano Four-Hands
FRANCK
Piano Quintet in F Minor
Featuring Simone Porter, Blake Pouliot, Matthew Lipman, Masumi Per Rostad, Paul Wiancko, Inon Barnatan, Conrad Tao, and Simone Porter
Counterpoint II
World Premiere
Friday, August 16 · 7:30 PM
Synergy Series
This performance pairs pianist Conrad Tao’s virtuosity with tap dancer Caleb Teicher’s rhythmic genius and celebrates the dialogue between tap dance and classical music.
California Dreamin’
Saturday, August 17 · 7:30 PM
RACHMANINOFF
et al. Rachmaninoff Songbook
ROZSA
Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 15a
REENA ESMAIL
Fantasia from String Quartet “Ragamala”
TERRY RILEY
G Song
JOHN WILLIAMS
Theme from Schindler’s List
JOHN ADAMS
Selections from John’s Book of Alleged Dances
Featuring Conrad Tao, piano, Blake Pouliot, Simone Porter, Abeo Quartet, Matthew Lipman, Masumi Per Rostad, and Paul Wiancko
Midweek Masterworks: Instrumental Stories
Wednesday, August 21 · 7 PM
BARTÓK
Contrasts
MICHI WIANCKO
Lullaby for the Transient
BRAHMS
String Sextet No. 1, Op. 18
Featuring Yura Lee, Anthony Mcgill, Gilles Vonsattel, Simone Porter, Jonathan Vinocour, Paul Wiancko, James Ehnes, Jack Liebeck, Paul Watkins, and Kyril Zlotnikov
The Road to Victory
Friday, August 23 · 7:30 PM
BEETHOVEN
String Quartet No. 11, Op. 95 “Serioso”
BRIDGE
Cello Sonata, H. 125
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR
Clarinet Quintet in F-sharp Minor, Op. 10
Featuring James Ehnes, Simone Porter, Jonathan Vinocour, Paul Watkins, Gilles Vonsattel, Anthony McGill, Jack Liebeck, Njioma Greivious, Yura Lee, and Kyril Zlotnikov
FINALE: A Song and Dance
Saturday, August 24 · 7:30 PM
PAUL SCHOENFIELD
Selections from Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
BERNSTEIN
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The Lark Ascending
DVOŘÁK
Serenade for Strings
Featuring Jack Liebeck, Anthony McGill, Gilles Vonsattel, Inon Barnatan, Dustin Donahue, Sidney Hopson, James Ehnes, Jack Liebeck, and the SummerFest Chamber Orchestra
JAZZ at SummerFest
JAZZ @ The JAI: Brandee Younger Trio
Thursday, August 8 · 6 PM & 8:30 PM
The New York Times says 2021 GRAMMY nominee Brandee Younger has “almost single-handedly made a persuasive argument for the harp’s role in contemporary jazz.” See this jazz harp sensation and her trio up close in the intimate surroundings of our cabaret-style space The JAI.
JAZZ @ THE JAI: Dan Tepfer
Natural Machines
Thursday, August 15 · 6 PM & 8:30 PM
Synergy Series
Dan Tepfer performs a mesmerizing blend of jazz improvisation with algorithmic composition, where the piano interacts with stunning visualizations and automated responses, creating a unique, live conversation between musician and technology.