2019-2020 Concert Season
Our 47th Year!
All concerts are on Sunday evenings, starting at 5pm, and are located in the beautiful Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church.
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Sponsoring A Concert
You may know that about half our budget comes from donations from our generous subscribers. We hope that some of you may consider sponsoring a concert. For a donation of $2500 or more, you may select any ensemble we are presenting in the current or next season as your choice to sponsor. We will prominently list you in the program of that ensemble as the sponsor of this program, in recognition of your support of classical chamber music in our community, with our gratitude. We are a non-profit 501c3 organization, and all donations are tax-deductible. Please call William Horne, President, at 415-388-3884 to discuss.
October 14th, 2018
Zemlinsky Quartet
František Souček, violin
Petr Střížek, violin
Petr Holman, viola
Vladimír Fortin, cello
Founded in 1994 while the members were still students, the Zemlinsky Quartet has become a much lauded example of the Czech string quartet tradition. The Zemlinsky Quartet won the First Grand Prize at the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition in 2010. They have also been awarded top prizes at the Banff International String Quartet Competition (2007), Prague Spring International Music Competition (2005) and London International String Quartet Competition (2006), where they also received the Audience Prize. The Quartet was recipient of the Alexander Zemlinsky Advancement Award in 2008. Other notable prizes include Beethoven International Competition (1999), New Talent Bratislava (2003), Martinů Foundation String Quartet Competition (2004), and the Prize of Czech Chamber Music Society (2005). In the season 2016/17, Zemlinsky Quartet was appointed as the residential ensemble of the Czech Chamber Music Society.
Program: Czech 100th Anniversary Program: Zemlinsky, Qt. No. 1, op. 4; Janacek Qt. No. 2, “Intimate Letters”; Dvorak Qt., op. 61
Petr Střížek, violin
Petr Holman, viola
Vladimír Fortin, cello
Founded in 1994 while the members were still students, the Zemlinsky Quartet has become a much lauded example of the Czech string quartet tradition. The Zemlinsky Quartet won the First Grand Prize at the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition in 2010. They have also been awarded top prizes at the Banff International String Quartet Competition (2007), Prague Spring International Music Competition (2005) and London International String Quartet Competition (2006), where they also received the Audience Prize. The Quartet was recipient of the Alexander Zemlinsky Advancement Award in 2008. Other notable prizes include Beethoven International Competition (1999), New Talent Bratislava (2003), Martinů Foundation String Quartet Competition (2004), and the Prize of Czech Chamber Music Society (2005). In the season 2016/17, Zemlinsky Quartet was appointed as the residential ensemble of the Czech Chamber Music Society.
Program: Czech 100th Anniversary Program: Zemlinsky, Qt. No. 1, op. 4; Janacek Qt. No. 2, “Intimate Letters”; Dvorak Qt., op. 61
November 4th, 2018
ATOS Piano Trio
Annette von Hehn, violin
Thomas Hoppe, piano
Stefan Heinemeyer, cello
Founded in 2003, the ATOS Trio strives to convey the spirit of string quartet playing to the piano trio realm. Never shying from extremes, the ensemble aims to push limits when it comes to sound and dynamics and is known for its honesty of interpretation. Around the globe, the Trio is hailed by audiences and met with critical acclaim. The Trio has performed hundreds of concerts and appeared at prestigious festivals such as the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Rheingau Music Festival, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, Festspiele Schwetzingen, the City of London Festival, Budapest Spring, and Enescu Festival (Bucharest). ATOS has won the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award, the gold-standard prize for trios in the US, as well as prestigious recognition as "New Generation Artists" by the BBC.
Program: All Russian program. Rachmaninoff; Arensky; Veprik: Allegro moderato, Lento, Allegro; Shostakovich
Thomas Hoppe, piano
Stefan Heinemeyer, cello
Founded in 2003, the ATOS Trio strives to convey the spirit of string quartet playing to the piano trio realm. Never shying from extremes, the ensemble aims to push limits when it comes to sound and dynamics and is known for its honesty of interpretation. Around the globe, the Trio is hailed by audiences and met with critical acclaim. The Trio has performed hundreds of concerts and appeared at prestigious festivals such as the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Rheingau Music Festival, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, Festspiele Schwetzingen, the City of London Festival, Budapest Spring, and Enescu Festival (Bucharest). ATOS has won the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award, the gold-standard prize for trios in the US, as well as prestigious recognition as "New Generation Artists" by the BBC.
Program: All Russian program. Rachmaninoff; Arensky; Veprik: Allegro moderato, Lento, Allegro; Shostakovich
January 13th, 2019
Nikolay Khozyainov, piano
Born in 1992, Nikolay Khozyainov is one of the most remarkable pianists of his generation. His musical talent was discovered very early and he began to play the piano at the age of five. In 1999 he continued his studies in Moscow at the Central Musical School by the Moscow Conservatory. At the age of seven he made his debut with the Handel Piano Concerto at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. He continued his Graduate Studies at the Moscow P.I.Tchaikovsky Conservatory until May 2015. At the present time he is pursuing an Advanced Degree at the Hannover Hochschule fur Music under the guidance of Professor Arie Vardi. Khozyainov’s musicality and formidable technique have thrilled audiences around the world. Highlights of his recital and concerto engagements have included sold out performances at: Carnegie Hall, London’s Wigmore Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center in Washington, Salle Gaveau, Theatre de Champs-Elysees in Paris, Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, Tokyo’s Suntory Hall and The Louvre. Khozyainov has performed with Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Russian State Symphony Orchestra, The Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, RTE National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland and many others. His growing list of awards include being youngest finalist of the XVI International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland (October 2010).
Program: Chopin: Nocturne, op. 62 & Ballade #2, op. 38; Stravinsky: 3 movements from “Petroushka” & Danse Sacrale from “Rite of Spring”; Jorg Widmann: Sonatina Facile; Beethoven: Sonata in F major “Apassionata”
Program: Chopin: Nocturne, op. 62 & Ballade #2, op. 38; Stravinsky: 3 movements from “Petroushka” & Danse Sacrale from “Rite of Spring”; Jorg Widmann: Sonatina Facile; Beethoven: Sonata in F major “Apassionata”
February 17th, 2019
St. Lawrence String Quartet with Todd Palmer, Clarinet
The Bay Area Music Consortium (BAMC) is a visionary partnership between four distinct organizations dedicated to presenting the finest in chamber music experiences: Berkeley Chamber Performances, Gold Coast Chamber Players (Lafayette), Mill Valley Chamber Music Society, and Noe Valley Chamber Music (San Francisco). With the synergy of combined resources, collective planning and a shared artistic vision, the Bay Area Music Consortium is able to present outstanding ensembles performing uniquely designed programs that enrich each of the individual member communities. The inaugural program theme presents 4 centuries of music (18th-21st centuries).
Geoff Nuttall, violin
Owen Dalby, violin
Lesley Robertson, viola
Christopher Costanza, cello
Established in 1989, the St. Lawrence String Quartet earned international recognition within a few years, winning both the Banff Quartet Competition and the Young Concert Artists audition in 1992. The group has since developed an undisputed reputation as a truly world class chamber ensemble. The SLSQ performs internationally and has served as Ensemble in Residence at Stanford University since 1998. The quartet continues to build its reputation for imaginative and spontaneous music-making through an energetic commitment to the great established quartet literature, as well as the championing of new works by such composers as John Adams, Osvaldo Golijov, Ezequiel Vinao, and Jonathan Berger.
Clarinetist Todd Palmer has appeared as soloist, recitalist, chamber music collaborator, educator, arranger, and presenter in a variety of musical endeavors around the world. A three time Grammy nominated artist, he has appeared as soloist with the Atlanta, Houston, BBC Scotland orchestras as well as the St. Paul, New York, Cincinnati, Montréal, and Metamorphosen chamber orchestras, and many others. He has collaborated with many of the world’s finest string ensembles such as the St. Lawrence, Brentano, Borromeo, Pacifica, Daedalus and Ying quartets; and has also shared the stage with sopranos Kathleen Battle, Renée Fleming, Elizabeth Futral, Heidi Grant Murphy, Dawn Upshaw, and many other notable instrumentalists.
Program: Haydn: Qt., op. 24, No. 4 (1772); Beethoven: Qt., op. 132, “Heilige Dankgesang” (1825); Golijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind for Clarinet & String Quartet (1994); Tango alla Zingarese (2016) by Bay Area composer Jonathan Berger
Owen Dalby, violin
Lesley Robertson, viola
Christopher Costanza, cello
Established in 1989, the St. Lawrence String Quartet earned international recognition within a few years, winning both the Banff Quartet Competition and the Young Concert Artists audition in 1992. The group has since developed an undisputed reputation as a truly world class chamber ensemble. The SLSQ performs internationally and has served as Ensemble in Residence at Stanford University since 1998. The quartet continues to build its reputation for imaginative and spontaneous music-making through an energetic commitment to the great established quartet literature, as well as the championing of new works by such composers as John Adams, Osvaldo Golijov, Ezequiel Vinao, and Jonathan Berger.
Clarinetist Todd Palmer has appeared as soloist, recitalist, chamber music collaborator, educator, arranger, and presenter in a variety of musical endeavors around the world. A three time Grammy nominated artist, he has appeared as soloist with the Atlanta, Houston, BBC Scotland orchestras as well as the St. Paul, New York, Cincinnati, Montréal, and Metamorphosen chamber orchestras, and many others. He has collaborated with many of the world’s finest string ensembles such as the St. Lawrence, Brentano, Borromeo, Pacifica, Daedalus and Ying quartets; and has also shared the stage with sopranos Kathleen Battle, Renée Fleming, Elizabeth Futral, Heidi Grant Murphy, Dawn Upshaw, and many other notable instrumentalists.
Program: Haydn: Qt., op. 24, No. 4 (1772); Beethoven: Qt., op. 132, “Heilige Dankgesang” (1825); Golijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind for Clarinet & String Quartet (1994); Tango alla Zingarese (2016) by Bay Area composer Jonathan Berger
March 24th, 2019
Fauré Quartett
Dirk Mommertz, piano
Erika Geldsetzer, violin
Sascha Frömbling, viola
Konstantin Heidrich, cello
Widely regarded as the world’s premier piano quartet, the Fauré Quartett’s members met while studying in Karlsruhe for the 150th anniversary of Gabriel Fauré’s birth in 1995. In 2006, they were signed to a recording contract by Deutsche Grammophon, raising them to the pinnacle of the classic music world. They have made highly regarded, benchmark recordings of works by Mozart, Brahms, and Mendelssohn. In 2010, the Fauré received the ECHO Classic award for their album “Classic Beyond Borders.” Their 2008 recording of Brahms’ piano quartets was named Chamber Music Recording of the Year. They have appeared in the world’s most important concert venues, including the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Berlin Philharmonic, Teatro Colon Buenos Aires and Wigmore Hall in London.
Program: Piano Quartets by Mahler; Fauré, op. 15; Brahms, op. 25
Erika Geldsetzer, violin
Sascha Frömbling, viola
Konstantin Heidrich, cello
Widely regarded as the world’s premier piano quartet, the Fauré Quartett’s members met while studying in Karlsruhe for the 150th anniversary of Gabriel Fauré’s birth in 1995. In 2006, they were signed to a recording contract by Deutsche Grammophon, raising them to the pinnacle of the classic music world. They have made highly regarded, benchmark recordings of works by Mozart, Brahms, and Mendelssohn. In 2010, the Fauré received the ECHO Classic award for their album “Classic Beyond Borders.” Their 2008 recording of Brahms’ piano quartets was named Chamber Music Recording of the Year. They have appeared in the world’s most important concert venues, including the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Berlin Philharmonic, Teatro Colon Buenos Aires and Wigmore Hall in London.
Program: Piano Quartets by Mahler; Fauré, op. 15; Brahms, op. 25
May 19th, 2019
Marin Music Chest
Young Artists’ Concert
Subscribers receive a free ticket to the Young Artists’ Concert of the Marin Music Chest with their subscription. The Mill Valley Chamber Music Society supports the goals of the Marin Music Chest and hopes that subscribers will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to hear talented young musicians. Each year the quality of the winners is very impressive making this concert an inspiring event for all who attend. We encourage you to bring your friends and family — the concert is free to all comers.
"A Musical Chamber"
Written by Tina Kun and Abby Wasserman
Published in "The Mill Valley Historical Society 2015 Review." Click on the cover image below to read the full story.
