Weiss-Kaplan-Newman Trio
AN EVENING OF BEETHOVEN
Tuesday, June 21 - 8:00pm
DETAILS and TICKETS
Yael Weiss, piano
Mark Kaplan, violin
Clancy Newman, cello
AN EVENING OF BEETHOVEN
Variations in G Major, Op. 121a, "Kakadu"
Trio in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1, "Ghost"
Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2
Combining the talents of three award-winning soloists, the Weiss-Kaplan-Newman Trio embraces the music of the future while offering fresh insights into three centuries of masterworks. The Weiss-Kaplan-Newman Trio was founded in 2001, and has presented concerts throughout the US, Europe and the Middle East. Other international festival performances have included appearances at the Jeju Island Music Festival in Korea and the Festival of the Sound in Canada. Among upcoming performances are appearances for Baltimore’s Shriver Hall Concert Series and at Washington’s National Gallery – the latter concert to include the premiere of a new Piano Trio by Clancy Newman. The Trio will be presenting Beethoven’s complete works for piano trio in three concerts this summer.
Location: Princeton University
Dolce Suono Ensemble
Wednesday, July 6 - 8:00 pm
DETAILS and TICKETS
Mimi Stillman, flute
Burchard Tang, viola
Coline-Marie Orlian, harp
PROGRAM
Sonatine en Trio Maurice Ravel
Sonatine for Solo Harp, Op. 23 (world premiere) Benjamin C.S. Boyle
Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp Claude Debussy
Larkspur for Flute, Viola and Harp (Princeton Premiere) Fang Man
Suite of Songs Ginastera and Piazzolla
Location: Princeton University
Voxare Quartet
Thursday, July 14 - 8:00 pm
DETAILS and TICKETS
Emily Ondracek, violin
Galina Zhdanova, violin
Erik Petersen, viola
Adrian Daurov, cello
PROGRAM
String Quartet, Op. 11 (1936) Samuel Barber
String Quartet Set (1978-79) Lou Harrison
String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73 Dmitri Shostakovich
The Voxare String Quartet was formed in 2008 and has since received critical praise for its inventive programming, technical prowess, attention to detail, and passionate performances. The New York Times recently declared that Voxare plays with “penetrating tone and lucid textures,” and has on numerous occasions chosen Voxare as its Classical Pick of the Week. Voxare is a frequent performer at Bargemusic in New York City where they have been quartet-in-residence. Voxare has been featured live on WNYC’s Soundcheck, and its concerts broadcast on WQXR. Voxare’s unique performing activities earned the quartet Chamber Music America’s 2010 ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming. Voxare has studied with the Juilliard String Quartet at its String Quartet Seminar and with the Kronos Quartet through Carnegie Hall.
Location: Princeton University
Linden Quartet
Tuesday, July 26 - 8:00 pm
DETAILS and TICKETS
Sarah McElravy, violin
Catherine Cosbey, violin
Eric Wong, viola
Felix Umansky, cello
PROGRAM
String Quartet No. 16 in E-flat Major, K. 428 Wolfgang Amadeua Mozart
String Quartet in F Major Maurice Ravel
String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41, No. 1 Robert Schumann
Currently the Graduate String Quartet-in-Residence at the Yale School of Music, the Linden String Quartet has been praised for its "remarkable depth of technique and brilliantly nuanced, sumptuous tonality…delivered with a palpable, infectious joy." The Quartet is the gold medalist and grand prize-winner of the 2009 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition as well as winner of the 2010 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition. Other awards include first prize at the Sixth Hugo Kauder International Competition and the Coleman-Barstow prize at the 2009 Coleman National Chamber Ensemble Competition. The Quartet previously served both as apprentice to the Cavani String Quartet at the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) and as Quartet-in-Residence of the Canton Symphony Orchestra. Dedicated to community outreach and education, the Linden String Quartet regularly performs for elementary through high school audiences around the United States.
Location: Princeton University
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