On December 14, the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach will broadcast a free livestream here featuring Quartet Boulanger, the newly named ensemble featuring CMSPB Artistic Director and violinist Arnaud Sussmann, violist Paul Neubauer (both on the Dinin Arts roster), cellist Nick Canellakis, and Michael Brown. This follows an earlier livestream featuring Arnaud and Paul with other artists on November 21, which remains available at the same link.
Read MoreOn December 4, the Lysander Piano Trio celebrates the digital release of its new album, mirrors- 21st Century American Piano Trios, by First Hand Records. The recording, which features world premiere recordings by composers Jakub Ciupinski, Jennifer Higdon, Reinaldo Moya, William David Cooper, Gilad Cohen, and Sofia Belimova, marks the trio’s 10th anniversary as an ensemble. Even though the physical release does not occur until January 8, the album has already received rave reviews and climbed to the top 10 chamber music releases on Amazon. Explore it further here.
Read MoreViolinist Danbi Um will make her live debut with Cincinnati’s Linton Chamber Music Series on November 1. She will share the stage with two of Cincinnati’s world-class musicians, cellist Ilya Finkelshteyn and pianist Ran Dank performing works by Haydn, Korngold, and Mendelssohn. The program will be live-streamed via YouTube Live. More info here.
Read MoreViolist Paul Neubauer will be the newest artist featured on Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Front Row series. Starting with a short documentary of Paul’s life and work, the free program follows with a variety of past CMS music selections featuring Paul. The program will air on the Chamber Music Society website and Facebook page on October 22 and will be available for one week following. More info here.
Read MoreIn the first performance at Lincoln Center’s Rose Studio since March, violinist Arnaud Sussmann will join pianist Orion Weiss for a performance and discussion of two Brahms violin sonatas on October 12. A part of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s “The Art of Interpretation” series, the ticketed program will be available via livestream here and available On Demand through October 26.
Read MoreBerlin-based pianist Einav Yarden gives several live performances throughout Germany in October, including a romantic program in Lubast October 11 and a program of works by Haydn, Beethoven, and Schumann at the Musikverein Pasewalk October 24. You can find more details on Einav’s website, www.einavyarden.com/concerts.
Read MoreToday the Amernet String Quartet reveals the final product of a monumental recording project of Alabama String Quartets which began several seasons ago. The two-album collection, released by MSR classics and presented by the Birmingham Art Music Alliance, contains works by fourteen living Alabama composers, all performed by the Amernet. Learn more about the recording here and listen to the tracks here.
Read MorePianist David Fung will perform at the new series Live From Elm Court’s inaugural concert on September 10 together with countertenor Daniel Moody. Recorded at the former Phillip’s Mansion in Butler, PA, this series gives a look into the iconic home and showcases young talent.
You can enjoy the performance here.
Read MoreIn honor of its 10th anniversary, the Lysander Piano Trio will release an album of world premiere recordings, “Mirrors,” with First Hand Records this November. Planned for several years, the disc will contain new American trios commissioned or premiered by the TRio and its members, with works by Jennifer Higdon, Sofia Belimove, Jakub Ciupinski, Gilad Cohen, William David Cooper, and Reinaldo Moya.
Jakub Ciupinski's "The Black Mirror" will come out as a digital single one week before the physical release of the recording. More info here.
Read MoreIn August 2020, the Steinway & Sons label released its newest recording by David Fung. Following the success of his all-Mozart release in July 2019, the Transcendent Beethoven album features the composer’s 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126 and Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110. Visit here for more information, to stream several tracks, and to read the glowing reviews.
Read MoreArnaud Sussmann’s feature as part of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Front Row Series, originally video-streamed on June 28 by CMS, will now be shared by presenters around the US as part of the expanded CMS Front Row: National digital initiative for presenters to stay connected with audiences. Arnaud’s profile includes an in-depth look into his life in the early days of the pandemic as well as CMS performances of Bach and Chausson in which he is featured. For more information and a list of participating presenters, see here.
Read MoreThe newest album exclusively featuring Jonathan Leshnoff’s chamber music was released by MSR Classics on Amazon on July 15. The disc features the world premiere recordings of three of Leshnoff’s works for string quartet, all performed by the Carpe Diem String Quartet. The album’s official release date is August 7, but the recording can be obtained on Amazon now here.
Read MoreThe celebrated Bravo! Vail Music Festival in Colorado has safely redesigned its summer season to include both live and virtual performances for its festival July 16-August 6. Artistic Director and pianist Anne-Marie McDermott and violist Paul Neubauer, who together make up 2/3 of the SPA Trio, kick off the performance festivities on July 16 with a live opening concert with limited seating at Vail’s Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater. The performance will be live-streamed for free as well. You can find more information here.
On July 23, Paul and his wife (a first violinist with the New York Philharmonic) and children (both Kovner fellows and violin students at the Juilliard School) will perform a quartet together on a program between performances by the Dover Quartet.
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