october 2, 2022
50th anniversary gala concert
Keyboard concerti ~ johann sebastian bach
To open our Golden Anniversary Season, we have requested that Bay Area harpsichordists Janine Johnson and Yuko Tanaka lead a string ensemble in four Bach keyboard concerti for one and two harpsichords. This program was a hit at the 2017 Berkeley Early Music Festival, one of the premier early music events in the United States. Elizabeth Blumenstock and Kati Kyme, principal violinists with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, will lead an ensemble of five string players for a beautifully balanced sound with one instrument per part. The small ensemble is well suited to our venue and will allow the harpsichords to shine, singly and together, in a festive display of Bach’s genius.
Janine Johnson studied music and painting at CSU Northridge. She began building and decorating harpsichords and fortepianos at an early age and works with nationally renowned harpsichord builder John Phillips in Berkeley. She concertizes in the Bay Area and beyond.
Yuko Tanaka is a solo harpsichordist and member of several ensembles, including Music of the Spheres and Philharmonia Baroque Chamber Players, and concertizes in the US and Europe. She holds a DMA from Stanford University, studied with the legendary harpsichordist Gustave Leonhardt in the Netherlands, and performed for many years with the Carmel Bach Festival.
Program:
For harpsichord(s) and string ensemble
Concerto in D major, BWV 1054: Yuko Tanaka
Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052: Janine Johnson
Double Concerto in C major, BWV 1061
Double Concerto in C minor, BWV 1060
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
CASTALIAN STRING QUARTET
Sini Simonen, violin
Daniel Roberts, violin
Daniel Roberts, viola
Christopher Graves, violoncello
Formed in 2011, the Castalian String Quartet has rocketed to the top ranks of string quartets. In just a few seasons, it has made critically-acclaimed debuts at New York’s Lincoln Center, Banff International String Quartet Festival, and The Philips Collection in Washington D.C. In 2016, the Quartet were selected by the Young Classical Artists Trust. In 2019 the Castalian was named the String Quartet in Residence at the University of Oxford and also Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist of the Year. We are thrilled to have them in our 50th anniversary year.
"To hear this music, so full of poetry, joy and sorrow, realised to such perfection, felt like a miracle.” The Observer / Wigmore Hall / January 2020
“Their level of ensemble interconnectedness …..in Brahms and Schumann was truly remarkable, evincing a physics most rare and overlaid with an emotional world of similarly surpassing sublimity. There were times that I simply could not believe my ears.” Calgary Herald / Banff International String Quartet Competition / September 2016
Click on below links to see the Castalian String Quartet:
Castalian String Quartet plays Schumann String Quartet in A minor Op 41 No 1
Castalian String Quartet plays Brahms: String Quartet no. 3 in B flat major, Op. 67
Program:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet No. 15 in D minor K.421
Jean Sibelius: String Quartet in D Minor 'Voces Intimae', Op. 56
Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D810 ("Death and the Maiden")
Daniel Roberts, violin
Daniel Roberts, viola
Christopher Graves, violoncello
Formed in 2011, the Castalian String Quartet has rocketed to the top ranks of string quartets. In just a few seasons, it has made critically-acclaimed debuts at New York’s Lincoln Center, Banff International String Quartet Festival, and The Philips Collection in Washington D.C. In 2016, the Quartet were selected by the Young Classical Artists Trust. In 2019 the Castalian was named the String Quartet in Residence at the University of Oxford and also Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist of the Year. We are thrilled to have them in our 50th anniversary year.
"To hear this music, so full of poetry, joy and sorrow, realised to such perfection, felt like a miracle.” The Observer / Wigmore Hall / January 2020
“Their level of ensemble interconnectedness …..in Brahms and Schumann was truly remarkable, evincing a physics most rare and overlaid with an emotional world of similarly surpassing sublimity. There were times that I simply could not believe my ears.” Calgary Herald / Banff International String Quartet Competition / September 2016
Click on below links to see the Castalian String Quartet:
Castalian String Quartet plays Schumann String Quartet in A minor Op 41 No 1
Castalian String Quartet plays Brahms: String Quartet no. 3 in B flat major, Op. 67
Program:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet No. 15 in D minor K.421
Jean Sibelius: String Quartet in D Minor 'Voces Intimae', Op. 56
Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D810 ("Death and the Maiden")
february 12, 2023
trio con brio copenhagen
Soo-Jin Hong, violin
Soo-Kyung Hong, violoncello
Jens Elvekjaer, piano
A truly virtuostic piano trio ensemble which we had to cancel in 2019-2020 season due to Covid-19. Founded in Vienna in 1999, the trio has two South Korean sisters, violinist Soo-Jin Hong, and cellist, Soo-Kyung Hong, who is married to Jens Elvekjaer, pianist. We are delighted to finally present them with a powerful program of two of the most famous trios, and a new work by a living Danish composer, Per Nǿrgård.
"We can now see the Con Brio as the worthy successors of the legendary Beaux-Arts Trio. That says it all! ” …… www.diapasonmag.fr
“… A super-trio took their finest concert attire on in radio to remind us about what it is we miss. It was thought-provoking and touching to hear Trio con Brio playing music from the time of the Spanish flu: Three musicians giving a concert in a huge, empty concert hall (due to the Covid-19 pandemic). Because they just so much want to play…”…..www.politiken.dk
“Radiant Russian memorials and unforgettable playing”…BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
Click on below links to see Trio con Brio Copenhagen!
Trio con Brio Copenhagen plays Schubert Piano Trio live
Trio con Brio Copenhagen plays Mendelssohn:"Allegro energico e con fuoco" from Piano Trio No. 2
Program:
Per Nǿrgård: “Spell:”
Ravel: Piano Trio
Brahms: Trio in B, op. 8
Soo-Kyung Hong, violoncello
Jens Elvekjaer, piano
A truly virtuostic piano trio ensemble which we had to cancel in 2019-2020 season due to Covid-19. Founded in Vienna in 1999, the trio has two South Korean sisters, violinist Soo-Jin Hong, and cellist, Soo-Kyung Hong, who is married to Jens Elvekjaer, pianist. We are delighted to finally present them with a powerful program of two of the most famous trios, and a new work by a living Danish composer, Per Nǿrgård.
"We can now see the Con Brio as the worthy successors of the legendary Beaux-Arts Trio. That says it all! ” …… www.diapasonmag.fr
“… A super-trio took their finest concert attire on in radio to remind us about what it is we miss. It was thought-provoking and touching to hear Trio con Brio playing music from the time of the Spanish flu: Three musicians giving a concert in a huge, empty concert hall (due to the Covid-19 pandemic). Because they just so much want to play…”…..www.politiken.dk
“Radiant Russian memorials and unforgettable playing”…BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
Click on below links to see Trio con Brio Copenhagen!
Trio con Brio Copenhagen plays Schubert Piano Trio live
Trio con Brio Copenhagen plays Mendelssohn:"Allegro energico e con fuoco" from Piano Trio No. 2
Program:
Per Nǿrgård: “Spell:”
Ravel: Piano Trio
Brahms: Trio in B, op. 8
march 12, 2023
Sakura (5 cellos) ~ bamc concert
BAY AREA MUSIC CONSORTIUM CONCERT
*About the Bay Area Music Consortium
Now in our fourth season, the Bay Area Music Consortium (BAMC) is a partnership between three distinct organizations dedicated to presenting the finest in chamber music experiences: Berkeley Chamber Performances, Gold Coast Chamber Players (Lafayette), and Mill Valley Chamber Music Society.
Like the members of a chamber music ensemble, BAMC members all bring their own unique presence to provide invigorating concert experiences to a wider audience. With the synergy of combined resources, collective planning and a shared artistic vision, the Bay Area Music Consortium is uniquely positioned to present outstanding performing ensembles, enriching the Bay Area’s cultural life.
*About the Bay Area Music Consortium
Now in our fourth season, the Bay Area Music Consortium (BAMC) is a partnership between three distinct organizations dedicated to presenting the finest in chamber music experiences: Berkeley Chamber Performances, Gold Coast Chamber Players (Lafayette), and Mill Valley Chamber Music Society.
Like the members of a chamber music ensemble, BAMC members all bring their own unique presence to provide invigorating concert experiences to a wider audience. With the synergy of combined resources, collective planning and a shared artistic vision, the Bay Area Music Consortium is uniquely positioned to present outstanding performing ensembles, enriching the Bay Area’s cultural life.
Stella Cho, Michael Kaufman, Benjamin Lash, Yoshika Masuda, and Petter Myers cellos
A unique and versatile cello quintet, hailed as “brilliant” and “superb” by Mark Swed in the Los Angeles Times, the SAKURA Cello Quintet is built on the artistry and virtuosity of its members. Its name honors the great Ralph Kirshbaum, with whom all five members studied: sakura (桜) (Japanese) and Kirschbaum (German) have the same meaning: “cherry tree”, an organism whose flowers have five petals. Playing by memory, this group has a very expressive sonority and an eclectic mix of repertoire from classical to modern, from Dowland and Boccherini to Brahms to Bernstein and Star Wars.
Click on below links to hear SAKURA!
Schubert Erlkönig
Princess Leia’s Theme
Bernstein West Side Story Mambo
Debussy Girl with the Flaxen Hair
Program: Britten; Dvorak; Faurė; Schubert; de Falla; Myers; Debussy
A unique and versatile cello quintet, hailed as “brilliant” and “superb” by Mark Swed in the Los Angeles Times, the SAKURA Cello Quintet is built on the artistry and virtuosity of its members. Its name honors the great Ralph Kirshbaum, with whom all five members studied: sakura (桜) (Japanese) and Kirschbaum (German) have the same meaning: “cherry tree”, an organism whose flowers have five petals. Playing by memory, this group has a very expressive sonority and an eclectic mix of repertoire from classical to modern, from Dowland and Boccherini to Brahms to Bernstein and Star Wars.
Click on below links to hear SAKURA!
Schubert Erlkönig
Princess Leia’s Theme
Bernstein West Side Story Mambo
Debussy Girl with the Flaxen Hair
Program: Britten; Dvorak; Faurė; Schubert; de Falla; Myers; Debussy
april 2, 2023
telegraph quartet and san francisco conservatory of music graduate students
Eric Chin and Joseph Maile, violins
Pei-Ling Lin, viola
Jeremiah Shaw, violoncello
For the finale of our golden anniversary, we have invited the spectacular Telegraph Quartet, and a group of chamber music students from San Francisco Conservatory of Music. The students will be chosen from the best in the chamber music class. We deem this an opportunity to expressly show our support for chamber music education. As the program will be determined in next academic year, we don’t have specifics, but hope to finish with the exuberant Mendelssohn Octet in Eb, a masterpiece written when he was only 16!
"Soulfulness, tonal beauty and intelligent attention to detail … an incredibly valuable addition to the cultural landscape." – San Francisco Chronicle
“With precise tuning, textural variety and impassioned communication, the Telegraph players burned this masterpiece into one's memory." – The Strad
“Tonal warmth and communicative urgency … powerfully adept … with a combination of brilliance and subtlety." – San Francisco Chronicle
“The programming … bespeaks a wonderful boldness of spirit, and the performances, which are vibrant and full of exploratory fervor, follow through beautifully.” - San Francisco Chronicle
Click on below links to see the Telegraph Quartet!
Telegraph Quartet plays Schubert
Dvořák - String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major, Op. 105, B. 193: II.
Mendelssohn - String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44 No.
Program:
Program: TBA, but hopefully including a quartet, a larger ensemble, and the Mendelssohn Octet.
Pei-Ling Lin, viola
Jeremiah Shaw, violoncello
For the finale of our golden anniversary, we have invited the spectacular Telegraph Quartet, and a group of chamber music students from San Francisco Conservatory of Music. The students will be chosen from the best in the chamber music class. We deem this an opportunity to expressly show our support for chamber music education. As the program will be determined in next academic year, we don’t have specifics, but hope to finish with the exuberant Mendelssohn Octet in Eb, a masterpiece written when he was only 16!
"Soulfulness, tonal beauty and intelligent attention to detail … an incredibly valuable addition to the cultural landscape." – San Francisco Chronicle
“With precise tuning, textural variety and impassioned communication, the Telegraph players burned this masterpiece into one's memory." – The Strad
“Tonal warmth and communicative urgency … powerfully adept … with a combination of brilliance and subtlety." – San Francisco Chronicle
“The programming … bespeaks a wonderful boldness of spirit, and the performances, which are vibrant and full of exploratory fervor, follow through beautifully.” - San Francisco Chronicle
Click on below links to see the Telegraph Quartet!
Telegraph Quartet plays Schubert
Dvořák - String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major, Op. 105, B. 193: II.
Mendelssohn - String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44 No.
Program:
Program: TBA, but hopefully including a quartet, a larger ensemble, and the Mendelssohn Octet.
May 21, 2023
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
[email protected] (415) 706-3193 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 |