This Week at SummerFest
Week of August 2
Coaching Workshops
Monday, August 2 • The JAI
10 AM • Paul Huang coaches Trio Syzygy on Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67
11 AM • A member of Attacca Quartet coaches Balourdet String Quartet on Brahms’ String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 51, No. 1
Free Admission · Limited Seating
Coaching Workshops
Tuesday, August 3 • The JAI
10 AM • A member of Attacca Quartet coaches Balourdet String Quartet on Brahms’ String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 51, No. 1 or Mozart’s String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 “Dissonance”
11 AM • Roman Rabinovich coaches Trio Syzygy on Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67 or Ives’ Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano
Free Admission · Limited Seating
Coaching Workshops
Wednesday, August 4 • The JAI
10 AM • Masumi Per Rostad coaches Balourdet String Quartet on Mozart’s String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 “Dissonance”
11 AM • Efe Baltacigil coaches Trio Syzygy on Ives’ Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano
Free Admission · Limited Seating
Coaching Workshops
Thursday, August 5 • The JAI
10 AM • Jay Campbell coaches Trio Syzygy on Ives’ Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano
11 AM • Stefan Jackiw coaches Balourdet String Quartet on Mozart’s String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 “Dissonance”
Free Admission · Limited Seating
Notes on Freedom
Wednesday, August 4 • 7:30 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
Prelude Performance by Balourdet String Quartet • 6:30 PM
BRAHMS
Scherzo in C Minor for Violin and Piano (Sonatensatz)
ANDREW NORMAN
Suspend, a fantasy for piano and chamber orchestra
BRAHMS
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60
Artist Lounge with Attacca Quartet
Thursday, August 5 • 1 PM
The Atkinson Room
The spark of creativity is unique for every individual. New this year—and inspired by the theme of Self + Sound—the Artist Lounge is an intimate, in-depth conversation hosted by Artistic Director Leah Rosenthal. Come discover more about the celebrated Attacca Quartet.
Free Admission · Registration Required
Life Story
Thursday, August 5 • 7:30 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
Prelude Performance by Trio Syzygy · 6:30 PM
SIBELIUS
En Saga, Op. 9 (reconstructed for octet by Jaako Kuusisto)
SHOSTAKOVICH
String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110
I N T E R M I S S I O N
SCHUBERT
Allegro in A Minor for Piano Four-Hands, D.947 (“Lebensstürme”)
SMETANA
String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor “From My Life”
Fellowship Artist Spotlight I
Friday, August 6 • 7:30 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
This free concert features GRAMMY® Award-winner and Principal Horn of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Jennifer Montone, who has been hailed by The New York Times for her “flawless horn solos… and warm and noble sound.” In a delightful afternoon of music, she joins Fellowship Artists Chelsea de Souza and Byungchan Lee to perform Brahms’ Trio in E-flat Major for Piano, Violin, and Horn alongside performances by celebrated Music Director Inon Barnatan with Eunghee Cho and the Balourdet String Quartet.
Idealized Landscapes
Saturday, August 7, 2021 • 7:30 PM
Prelude Interview with Tristan Cook and Zac Nicholson hosted by Artistic Director Leah Rosenthal · 6:30 PM
IVES
The Unanswered Question
(Film by Ethan Bensdorf)
CAROLINE SHAW
Plan & Elevation: The Grounds of Dumbarton Oaks
(Film by Tristan Cook)
GABRIELA LENA FRANK
Contested Eden WORLD PREMIÈRE
(Film featuring Molly Katzman & Co.)
I N T E R M I S S I O N
JOHN WILLIAMS
Air and Simple Gifts
COPLAND
Appalachian Spring Suite
Rhapsodies in Blues
Sunday, August 8, 2021 • 3:00 PM
Prelude Interview with Aaron Diehl and Inon Barnatan hosted by Robert John Hughes · 2 PM
RAVEL
Blues from Sonata in G Major for Violin and Piano
SCHULLER
Suite for Wind Quintet
MILHAUD
La création du monde, Op. 81b
WILLIAMS
Selections from Zodiac Suite
BERNSTEIN
Riffs for Clarinet, Piano, Bass, and Drums
GERSHWIN
Rhapsody in Blue
P A U S E
The concert continues in the Wu Tsai QRT.yrd with a performance by the Aaron Diehl Trio