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SUNDAY & MONDAY SERIES
BRONFMAN PLAYS BRAHMS
The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival’s 2014 Artist-in-Residence is internationally renowned pianist Yefim Bronfman. As part of the Sunday Series, Mr. Bronfman performs Brahms’s Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34a alongside Martin Beaver and Benny Kim, violins; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; and Eric Kim, cello.
Violinists Jennifer Gilbert and Harvey de Souza join for Alfred Schnittke’s Moz-Art for Two Violins, a work modeled after what remains of Mozart’s K. 416d score. After its 1783 performance in Vienna, 10 of the 15 movements of the piece vanished. Considered one of the most remarkably talented string quartets ever to emerge at such a young age, the Dover Quartet performs Alexander Glazunov’s Five Novelettes, Op. 15.
Sunday, August 17, 6 pm
The Lensic Performing Arts Center
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Moz-Art for Two Violins, after Mozart K. 416d (1976)
Jennifer Gilbert, violin; Harvey de Souza, violin
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Five Novelettes, Op. 15 (1886)
Dover Quartet: Joel Link, violin; Bryan Lee, violin;
Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Camden Shaw, cello
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34a (1861-64)
Martin Beaver, violin; Benny Kim, violin;
Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Eric Kim, cello;
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Sunday Series subscription: $396
Single tickets: $12 -75; Ages 19-35 $15; Ages 6-18 $10
MONDAY SERIES
MARTINU & SCHUBERT
Martinu’s whimsical, culinary narrative, La Revue de Cuisine (The Kitchen Revue), H. 161, opens the Monday Series program alongside Schubert’s enduringly popular Octet in F Major, D. 803.
Monday, August 18, 6 pm
The Lensic Performing Arts Center
BOHUSLAV MARTINU
La Revue de Cuisine, H. 161 (1927)
Benny Kim, violin; Alan R. Kay, clarinet; Christopher Millard, bassoon; Caleb Hudson, trumpet; Joseph Johnson, cello; Ran Dank, piano
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Octet in F Major, D. 803 (1824)
Jennifer Gilbert, violin; Harvey de Souza, violin;
Daniel Phillips, viola; Clive Greensmith, cello; Leigh Mesh, bass; Alan R. Kay, clarinet; Christopher Millard, bassoon; Jennifer Montone, horn
Monday Series subscription: $396
Single tickets: $12 -75; Ages 19-35 $15; Ages 6-18 $10
MUSIC AT NOON
YEFIM BRONFMAN IN RECITAL
Beginning this summer and continuing throughout the 2014-15 season, pianist Yefim Bronfman will perform all nine of Prokofiev’s piano sonatas on tour. He performs Prokofiev’s No. 6 Sonata on his solo recital program on August 19 which also includes the Festival premiere of Marc Neikrug’s intensely thrilling Passions, Reflected.
Tuesday, August 19, 12 noon
The Lensic Performing Arts Center
YEFIM BRONFMAN, PIANO
MARC NEIKRUG
Passions, Reflected (2008)
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82 (1940)
Music at Noon Series subscription: $242
Single tickets: $20 & $25; Ages 19-35 $15; Ages 6-18 $10
MUSIC AT NOON
LIANG WANG PLAYS MOZART & POULENC
Principal oboe of the New York Philharmonic and current holder of the Alice Tully Chair, Liang Wang performs one of the most virtuosic works for oboe ever written: Mozart’s Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370, with Benny Kim, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola; and Ronald Thomas, cello.
Called “The Young American string quartet of the moment” by The New Yorker, the Dover Quartet performs Ullmann’s String Quartet No. 3, Op. 46. Dedicated to Manuel de Falle, Poulenc’s Trio for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano, FP 43 features Liang Wang, oboe; Christopher Millard, bassoon; and Inon Barnatan, piano.
Wednesday, August 20, 12 noon
St. Francis Auditorium at the New Mexico Museum of Art
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370 (1781)
Liang Wang, oboe; Benny Kim, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola;
Ronald Thomas, cello
VIKTOR ULLMANN
String Quartet No. 3, Op. 46 (1943)
Dover Quartet: Joel Link, violin; Bryan Lee, violin;
Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Camden Shaw, cello
FRANCIS POULENC
Trio for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano, FP 43 (1926)
Liang Wang, oboe; Christopher Millard, bassoon; Inon Barnatan, piano
Music at Noon Series subscription: $242
Single tickets: $20 & $25; Ages 19-35 $15; Ages 6-18 $10
WEDNESDAY CONCERT
ALL BEETHOVEN
Marking one of three all-Beethoven concerts this season, the Wednesday Concert features Beethoven’s last complete composition as well as his rarely performed Fugue in D Major for String Quintet, Op. 137. Pianist Joseph Kalichstein, the Dover Quartet, and principal violist of the New York Philharmonic, Cynthia Phelps, join for a collection of Beethoven’s final works for piano and string quartet.
Wednesday, August 20, 6 pm
The Lensic Performing Arts Center
5 pm; The Lensic Performing Arts Center
Pre-concert talk on late Beethoven with William Kinderman
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Six Bagatelles for Piano, Op. 126 (1823-24)
Joseph Kalichstein, piano
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109 (1820)
Joseph Kalichstein, piano
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Fugue in D Major for String Quintet, Op. 137 (1817)
Cynthia Phelps, viola; Dover Quartet: Joel Link, violin; Bryan Lee, violin;
Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Camden Shaw, cello
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 (1826)
Dover Quartet: Joel Link, violin; Bryan Lee, violin; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Camden Shaw, cello
Single Tickets: $12 - $70
MUSIC AT NOON
JOSEPH KALICHSTEIN IN RECITAL
Acclaimed for the heartfelt intensity and technical mastery of his playing, pianist Joseph Kalichstein has performed with many of the world’s greatest orchestras, including the Boston and Chicago symphony orchestras, Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony, New York Philharmonic, and Cleveland Orchestra. As part of the Music at Noon series, he performs an all-Schubert program from the composer’s last period.
Thursday, August, 21, 12 noon
St. Francis Auditorium at the New Mexico Museum of Art
JOSEPH KALICHSTEIN, PIANO
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Impromptu No. 2 in E-flat Major, D. 946 (1827)
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959 (1828)
Music at Noon Series subscription: $242
Single tickets: $20 & $25; Ages 19-35 $15; Ages 6-18 $10
THURSDAY SERIES
ALL BEETHOVEN
Marking his final performance as the Festival's 2014 Artist-in-Residence, pianist Yefim Bronfman joins Martin Beaver, violin, and Eric Kim, cello, for Beethoven's "Archduke" Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97. Pianist Joseph Kalichstein joins Ronald Thomas, cello, and Benjamin Beilman, violin, to perform Beethoven's final Sonatas for cello and violin.
Thursday, August 21, 6 pm
The Lensic Performing Arts Center
5 pm; The Lensic Performing Arts Center
Pre-concert talk on late Beethoven with William Kinderman
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2 (1815)
Ronald Thomas, cello; Joseph Kalichstein, piano
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96 (1812)
Benjamin Beilman, violin; Joseph Kalichstein, piano
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97, “Archduke” (1811)
Martin Beaver, violin; Eric Kim, cello; Yefim Bronfman, piano
Thursday Series subscription: $305
Single tickets: $12 -$70; Ages 19-35 $15; Ages 6-18 $10
A SALUTE TO INDIAN MARKET
WILLIAM KINDERMAN IN RECITAL
Pianist, published scholarly writer and professor William Kinderman has been praised by The New York Times for his “intellectual energy and distinctive insight.” In addition to his performance and recording activities, Kinderman has written or edited 11 books and approximately 60 scholarly articles and book chapters. He performs an all-Beethoven program in this concert.
Friday, August 22, 6 pm
St. Francis Auditorium at the New Mexico Museum of Art
WILLIAM KINDERMAN, PIANO
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli in C Major, Op. 120 (1823)
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111 (1822)
Tickets are free for this event
O’CONNOR STRING QUARTET
Grammy Award-winning violinist/composer/author Mark O'Connor is widely recognized as one of the most gifted contemporary composers in America and surely one of the brightest talents of his generation. The O'Connor String Quartet incorporates many musical styles and genres into a sound that is uniquely its own. O’Connor’s String Quartet No. 3 “Old-Time” receives its New Mexican premiere alongside a mixture of traditional American music.
Friday, August 22, 8 pm
The Lensic Performing Arts Center
O’CONNOR STRING QUARTET
MARK O’CONNOR
String Quartet No. 3 “Old-Time” (2008) (New Mexico premiere)
Selection of traditional American music
O’Connor String Quartet: Mark O’Connor, violin; Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violin; Gillian Gallagher, viola; Patrice Jackson, cello
Single Tickets: $12 - $42
BACH PLUS
Arguably the best orchestral work of the Baroque period, Bach’s 6 Brandenberg Concerti are presented in their entirety this season over the course of two concerts. A host of artists, including new and longtime members of the Festival family, come together for the final Bach Plus concert of the season.
Saturday, August 23, 6 pm
The Lensic Performing Arts Center
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046 (ca. 1719)
Benjamin Beilman, violin; Liang Wang, oboe; Robert Ingliss, oboe; James Button, oboe; Jennifer Montone, horn; Julie Landsman, horn; Theodore Soluri, bassoon; L.P. How, violin; Kathleen Brauer, violin; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Joseph Johnson, cello; Leigh Mesh, bass; Kathleen McIntosh, harpsichord
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat Major, BWV 1051 (1721)
Cynthia Phelps, viola; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Clive Greensmith, cello; Ronald Thomas, cello; Eric Kim, cello; Leigh Mesh, bass; Kathleen McIntosh, harpsichord
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047 (1719)
Benjamin Beilman, violin; Bart Feller, flute; Liang Wang, oboe; Caleb Hudson, trumpet; L.P. How, violin; Kathleen Brauer, violin; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Joseph Johnson, cello; Leigh Mesh, bass; Kathleen McIntosh, harpsichord
Bach Plus Series subscription: $200
Single tickets: $35 & $45; Ages 19-35 $15; Ages 6-18 $10
SUNDAY SERIES
BEETHOVEN & BRAHMS
Widely known for his film music, Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu’s ethereal, free-form work Rain Spell is performed alongside Beethoven’s “Ghost” Piano Trio and Brahms’s String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18.
Sunday, August 24, 6 pm
The Lensic Performing Arts Center
TORU TAKEMITSU
Rain Spell (1982)
Bart Feller, flute; Todd Levy, clarinet; Lynn Gorman DeVelder, harp; Inon Barnatan, piano; David Tolen, percussion
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost” (1808)
Benny Kim, violin; Eric Kim, cello; Inon Barnatan, piano
JOHANNES BRAHMS
String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18 (1858-1860)
Martin Beaver, violin; Benjamin Beilman, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Clive Greensmith, cello; Ronald Thomas, cello
Sunday Series subscription: $396
Single tickets: $12 -75; Ages 19-35 $15; Ages 6-18 $10
MONDAY SERIES
FESTIVAL FINALE
Oboist Liang Wang begins the Festival Finale concert with Telemann’s dance-like Fantasia No. 8 in E Minor, TWV 40:9. Pianist Inon Barnatan joins Wang for Piazzolla’s jazz-influenced tango duet Oblivion, and Benny Kim and Benjamin Beilman, violins; and Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola, perform Kodály’s Serenade, uniquely paired for double violin and viola. The Festival concludes with Dvorák’s lush and romantic Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81.
Monday, August 25, 6 pm
The Lensic Performing Arts Center
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN
Fantasia No. 8 in E Minor, TWV 40:9 (1732-33)
Liang Wang, oboe
ÁSTOR PIAZZOLLA
Oblivion (1982)
Liang Wang, oboe; Inon Barnatan, piano
ZOLTÁN KODÁLY
Serenade, Op. 12 (1919-21)
Benny Kim, violin; Benjamin Beilman, violin; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola
ANTONÍN DVORÁK
Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 (1887)
Benjamin Beilman, violin; Benny Kim, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Ronald Thomas, cello; Inon Barnatan, piano
Monday Series subscription: $396
Single tickets: $12 -75; Ages 19-35 $15; Ages 6-18 $10
For more information on Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival's concerts and to order tickets, please call 505-982-1890 or visit www.SantaFeChamberMusic.com. The box office is located in the lobby of the New Mexico Museum of Art at 107 West Palace Avenue and is open daily
from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm.
ABOUT THE SANTA FE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Since its inaugural festival in 1973, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival has become one of the world’s preeminent music festivals, guided by a visionary spirit and dedicated to artistic excellence and innovation. Contributing to its magic is the Festival’s unique Santa Fe setting, nestled amid the timeless splendors of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Under the spirited artistic leadership of composer/pianist Marc Neikrug since 1998, the Festival invites scores of distinguished musicians, along with emerging young talent, to participate in its six-week season. The Festival encourages communication among composers, musicians, and audiences through premieres of Festival-commissioned works, the programming of works by living composers, and concerts featuring the composer as performer. Since 1980, the Festival has commissioned more than 60 works from such composers as Aaron Copland, Ned Rorem, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, John Harbison, Gunther Schuller, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Steven Stucky, and Brett Dean, among many others, thereby contributing significantly to contemporary chamber music repertoire.