October 11, 2020
Trio con Brio Copenhagen
Soo-Jin Hong, violin
Soo-Kyung Hong, cello
Jens Elvekjaer, piano
“Glowing reports hold true. This Trio clearly occupies a lofty perch in today’s musical scene” ~ Washington Post
Acknowledged as one of the finest piano trios in the world, Danish Trio con Brio Copenhagen recently celebrated their twentieth anniversary. The Trio, born out of the idea of the coming together of musical pairs Korean-born sisters Soo-Kyung Hong and Soo-Jin Hong, with Soo-Kyung and her husband, Jens Elvekjaer, quickly gained a reputation for their fresh and contemporary approach to the core repertoire and won almost all of the major competitions for piano trio. Today they are regularly heard at the world’s leading venues and concert series, among them, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Wigmore Hall, Berlin Pierre Boulez-Saal, the Concertgebouw and many more.
Twenty years is a milestone in any ensemble and, says Jens Elvekjaer, they all knew right from the start that they would find their musical identities as a piano trio: “There is something about the configuration of a trio, about that triangle, that somehow focuses and amplifies the special understanding that we all have as people and as musicians. It is both a freedom and a fulfillment.”
Click here to listen to Trio Con Brio Copenhagen play Mendelssohn: "Allegro energico e con fuoco" from Piano Trio No. 2
Click here to listen to Trio Con Brio Copenhagen play Beethoven: "Poco Sostenuto. Allegro ma non troppo" from Piano Trio Op. 70 No. 2
Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in D, op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost” (1809)
Bent Sorensen: Phantasmagoria (2007)
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Trio in E minor, op. 67 (1944)
Soo-Kyung Hong, cello
Jens Elvekjaer, piano
“Glowing reports hold true. This Trio clearly occupies a lofty perch in today’s musical scene” ~ Washington Post
Acknowledged as one of the finest piano trios in the world, Danish Trio con Brio Copenhagen recently celebrated their twentieth anniversary. The Trio, born out of the idea of the coming together of musical pairs Korean-born sisters Soo-Kyung Hong and Soo-Jin Hong, with Soo-Kyung and her husband, Jens Elvekjaer, quickly gained a reputation for their fresh and contemporary approach to the core repertoire and won almost all of the major competitions for piano trio. Today they are regularly heard at the world’s leading venues and concert series, among them, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Wigmore Hall, Berlin Pierre Boulez-Saal, the Concertgebouw and many more.
Twenty years is a milestone in any ensemble and, says Jens Elvekjaer, they all knew right from the start that they would find their musical identities as a piano trio: “There is something about the configuration of a trio, about that triangle, that somehow focuses and amplifies the special understanding that we all have as people and as musicians. It is both a freedom and a fulfillment.”
Click here to listen to Trio Con Brio Copenhagen play Mendelssohn: "Allegro energico e con fuoco" from Piano Trio No. 2
Click here to listen to Trio Con Brio Copenhagen play Beethoven: "Poco Sostenuto. Allegro ma non troppo" from Piano Trio Op. 70 No. 2
Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in D, op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost” (1809)
Bent Sorensen: Phantasmagoria (2007)
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Trio in E minor, op. 67 (1944)
January 24, 2021
Nikolay Khozyainov, piano
“The music world is taking note of Nikolay Khozyainov’s stunning virtuosic and prodigious technique” ~ The New York Times
“Everybody creates his own world, own universe, my world is a world of classical music, where reigns harmony and beauty.” ~ Nikolay Khozyainov
Originally from the far East of Russia, Khozyainov is a pianist of precocious and prodigious talent. His musicality and formidable technique have thrilled audiences around the world since his debut at the Moscow Conservatory at age seven. The youngest finalist of the International Chopin XVI Piano Competition in 2010, his featured recitals and concertos engagements include performances at some of the world’s foremost stages.
Still in his twenties, his featured recitals and concerto engagements have already included sold out performances at some of the world’s foremost stages such as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York, Kennedy Center in Washington, Wigmore Hall in London, The Louvre and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow and Tokyo’s Suntory Hall.
Click here to listen to Nikolay Khozyainov play Haydn: Sonata in D Major, Hob XVI33
Click here to listen to Nikolay Khozyainov play Jörg Widmann: Sonatina Facile
Program:
TBD
February 21, 2021
Pacifica Quartet
Simin Ganatra, violin
Austin Hartman, violin
Mark Holloway, viola
Brandon Vamos, cello
“...nothing short of phenomenal...” ~ The Telegraph
Recognized for its virtuosity, exuberant performance style, and often daring repertory choices, over the past twenty-five years the Pacifica Quartet has achieved international recognition as one of the finest chamber ensembles performing today. Named the quartet-in-residence at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music in March 2012, the Pacifica was previously the quartet-in-residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and received a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance.
An ardent advocate of contemporary music, the Pacifica Quartet commissions and performs many new works including those by Keeril Makan, Julia Wolfe, and Shulamit Ran, the latter in partnership with the Music Accord consortium, London’s Wigmore Hall, and Tokyo’s Suntory Hall. The work – entitled Glitter, Doom, Shards, Memory – had its New York debut as part of the Chamber Music Society at Lincoln Center series.
Click here to listen to Pacifica Quartet play Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 Op. 18
Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in D major, Op. 18, No. 3 (1798-1800)
Györgi Ligeti: String Quartet No. 1, “Métamorphoses nocturnes” (1953-54)
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2, “Razumovsky” (1808)
Austin Hartman, violin
Mark Holloway, viola
Brandon Vamos, cello
“...nothing short of phenomenal...” ~ The Telegraph
Recognized for its virtuosity, exuberant performance style, and often daring repertory choices, over the past twenty-five years the Pacifica Quartet has achieved international recognition as one of the finest chamber ensembles performing today. Named the quartet-in-residence at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music in March 2012, the Pacifica was previously the quartet-in-residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and received a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance.
An ardent advocate of contemporary music, the Pacifica Quartet commissions and performs many new works including those by Keeril Makan, Julia Wolfe, and Shulamit Ran, the latter in partnership with the Music Accord consortium, London’s Wigmore Hall, and Tokyo’s Suntory Hall. The work – entitled Glitter, Doom, Shards, Memory – had its New York debut as part of the Chamber Music Society at Lincoln Center series.
Click here to listen to Pacifica Quartet play Beethoven: String Quartet No. 6 Op. 18
Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in D major, Op. 18, No. 3 (1798-1800)
Györgi Ligeti: String Quartet No. 1, “Métamorphoses nocturnes” (1953-54)
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2, “Razumovsky” (1808)
March 14, 2021
Mayuko Kamio, violin, and Noreen Cassidy-Polera, piano
“An exciting young musician...a radiant talent.” ~ The New York Times
Violinist Mayuko* Kamio, widely praised for her luxurious silken tone, expressive phrasing and virtuoso’s technique, was the youngest winner of the Menuhin International Violin Competition and the gold medalist of the 2007 International Tchaikovsky Competition.
Ms. Kamio was born in Osaka, Japan in 1986, and began to play the violin at the age of four. Her early teachers were Chikako Satoya, Machie Oguri and Chihiro Kudo, and she worked with Koichiro Harada at the Toho Gakuen School of Music. She studied in the U.S. with Dorothy DeLay and Masao Kawasaki at the Aspen Music Festival and the pre- college division of The Juilliard School. She completed artist's diploma studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Zurich, where she worked with Zakhar Bron. Ms. Kamio received a grant from the Bagby Foundation for the Musical Arts, and is a recipient of the prestigious Idemitsu Music Award. Mayuko Kamio plays on the 1735 "Sennhauser" made by Joseph Guarneri del Gesu, kindly offered by the Strad Society in Chicago.
*[pronounced My-YOU-ko KA-me-o]
Click here to listen to Mayuko Kamio play pieces by Franck, Chausson, and Tchaikovsky
Pianist Noreen Cassidy-Polera ranks among the most highly regarded and diverse chamber artists performing today. Winner of the accompanying prize at the VIII International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, she regularly collaborates with laureates of the Queen Elisabeth, Tchaikovsky, and Naumburg international competitions. She maintains a career that has taken her to every major American music center, and abroad to Europe, Russia, and Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and Seoul.
Ms. Cassidy-Polera holds bachelor's and master's degrees in music from The Juilliard School, where she studied with Martin Canin.
Program:
TBD
Violinist Mayuko* Kamio, widely praised for her luxurious silken tone, expressive phrasing and virtuoso’s technique, was the youngest winner of the Menuhin International Violin Competition and the gold medalist of the 2007 International Tchaikovsky Competition.
Ms. Kamio was born in Osaka, Japan in 1986, and began to play the violin at the age of four. Her early teachers were Chikako Satoya, Machie Oguri and Chihiro Kudo, and she worked with Koichiro Harada at the Toho Gakuen School of Music. She studied in the U.S. with Dorothy DeLay and Masao Kawasaki at the Aspen Music Festival and the pre- college division of The Juilliard School. She completed artist's diploma studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Zurich, where she worked with Zakhar Bron. Ms. Kamio received a grant from the Bagby Foundation for the Musical Arts, and is a recipient of the prestigious Idemitsu Music Award. Mayuko Kamio plays on the 1735 "Sennhauser" made by Joseph Guarneri del Gesu, kindly offered by the Strad Society in Chicago.
*[pronounced My-YOU-ko KA-me-o]
Click here to listen to Mayuko Kamio play pieces by Franck, Chausson, and Tchaikovsky
Pianist Noreen Cassidy-Polera ranks among the most highly regarded and diverse chamber artists performing today. Winner of the accompanying prize at the VIII International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, she regularly collaborates with laureates of the Queen Elisabeth, Tchaikovsky, and Naumburg international competitions. She maintains a career that has taken her to every major American music center, and abroad to Europe, Russia, and Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and Seoul.
Ms. Cassidy-Polera holds bachelor's and master's degrees in music from The Juilliard School, where she studied with Martin Canin.
Program:
TBD
Sunday, April 11, 2021
Miró Quartet // Bay Area Music Consortium Concert
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.
Daniel Ching, violin
William Fedkenheuer, violin
John Largess, viola
Joshua Gindele, cello
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“Throughout, the Miró Quartet played with explosive vigor and technical finesse.” ~ The New York Times
The Miró Quartet is one of Americas most celebrated string quartets, having performed throughout the world on the most prestigious concert stages. Based in Austin, TX, the Miró has been awarded first prize at several competitions including the Banff International String Quartet Competition and Naumburg Chamber Music Competition; and in 2005, became the first ensemble ever to be awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant.
The Miró Quartet deeply believes in the power of music to ignite and bring together people of diverse backgrounds, as well as in its power to nurture the soul and educate the mind.
Click here to listen to the Miró Quartet play Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135 (complete)
Click here to learn about the Miró Quartet Archive Project
Program:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet in D major, K575 (1789)
Ernest Bloch: String Quartet No. 1: III:Andante molto moderato(Pastorale) (1916)
Bedřich Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in e minor, “From my life” (1876)
William Fedkenheuer, violin
John Largess, viola
Joshua Gindele, cello
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“Throughout, the Miró Quartet played with explosive vigor and technical finesse.” ~ The New York Times
The Miró Quartet is one of Americas most celebrated string quartets, having performed throughout the world on the most prestigious concert stages. Based in Austin, TX, the Miró has been awarded first prize at several competitions including the Banff International String Quartet Competition and Naumburg Chamber Music Competition; and in 2005, became the first ensemble ever to be awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant.
The Miró Quartet deeply believes in the power of music to ignite and bring together people of diverse backgrounds, as well as in its power to nurture the soul and educate the mind.
Click here to listen to the Miró Quartet play Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135 (complete)
Click here to learn about the Miró Quartet Archive Project
Program:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet in D major, K575 (1789)
Ernest Bloch: String Quartet No. 1: III:Andante molto moderato(Pastorale) (1916)
Bedřich Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in e minor, “From my life” (1876)
May 16, 2021
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.
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CONTACT
mvchambermusicsociety@gmail.com 415-381-4453 P.O. Box 1907, Mill Valley, CA 94942-1907 All concerts are held on Sunday evenings, starting at 5pm, and are located in the beautiful Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church: 410 Sycamore Ave, Mill Valley CA 94941 |