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Jeremy Denk
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 • 7 PM

La Jolla Music Society

Remade/Reborn

The Baker-Baum Concert Hall

Music survives by transformation—and this program celebrates reinvention as a creative force.

Thomas Adès reimagines Purcell before leading the world première of a newly revised version of his miniature Concerto Conciso, and Brahms’ beloved Piano Quintet—famously transformed through multiple versions—closes the program in its final, towering incarnation.

Wines for the Midweek Masterworks post-concert reception generously provided by Rancho Coyote Vineyards.

REPERTOIRE

PURCELL
Four Songs (arr. Adès)

Come Unto these Yellow Sands
Full Fathom Five
An Evening Hymn
By Beauteous Softness
ADÈS
Concerto Conciso    WORLD PREMIÈRE
BRAHMS
Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34

ARTISTS

STEPHANIE CHILDRESS
conductor

THOMAS ADÈS
piano

JEREMY DENK
piano

JENNIFER JOHNSON CANO
mezzo-soprano

STEVEN BANKS
saxophone

MARK DRESSER
bass

SIDNEY HOPSON
percussion

NJIOMA CHINYERE GREVIOUS
violin

YURA LEE
violin

SIMONE PORTER
violin

TENG LI
viola

AARON McCALLA
tuba

BRANDON RIDENOUR
trumpet

ERIC STARR
trombone

JONATHAN SWENSEN
cello

JOHN BRUCE YEH
clarinet

*Program, artists, and timing subject to change.

MORE CONCERT DETAILS

PRE-SHOW PRELUDE LECTURE • TIFFANY KUO • 6 PM

This concert has a pre-show prelude lecture in The JAI. All ticket holders can come early, grab a drink or snack from our concessions stand, and dive into the deeper meaning behind the music with our guest lecturer, Tiffany Kuo.

MID-WEEK MASTERWORKS

This concert is part of our Midweek Masterworks. Stay after the performance for a complimentary glass of sparkling wine while you mingle with the artists and fellow concert-goers.

Support SummerFest with Rancho Coyote Vineyard Wines

Keep celebrating SummerFest by purchasing your own bottles of Rancho Coyote Vineyard wines to enjoy at home.
Special pricing will be available after this performance with 100% of proceeds to La Jolla Music Society.

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