CLASSICAL

Ives, like the other composers on this program, used the folk music of his local region in his compositions. You’ll hear Ives’ use of the hymn in his fourth violin sonata, Boccherini’s use of Spanish folk songs, Bartók’s use of Hungarian folk tunes, and Brahms’s use of Romani music. LUIGI BOCCHERINI    Musica notturna delle strade […]

FRANZ JOSEF HAYDN   String Quartet in b minor, Op. 33, No. 1 DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH   String Quartet No. 8 in c minor, Op. 110 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN   String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat Major, Op. 18 Brentano Quartet For more information

The Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, celebrating its 60th anniversary season, will present a concert titled “Delights & Dances” featuring Dances of Galánta by Zoltán Kodály, Delights & Dances by Michael Abels and Symphony No. 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven. For more information

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART String Quartet No. 16 in E-flat Major, K. 428 LEOŠ JANÁČEK String Quartet No. 2, "Intimate Letters" FRANZ SCHUBERT String Quartet No. 14 in d minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden” Dover Quartet For more information PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION 7–7:40 PM | BATTELL RECITAL HALL Join Professors from the Yale School of […]

A performance showcasing the works of some of today’s most celebrated American composers.Including the premiere of the Festival's 2024 Musical Bridges commission by Vijay Iyer. You will find that these composers demonstrate a wider variety of styles, sounds, and ideas than ever before! VALERIE COLEMAN Red Clay, Mississippi Delta, and Tzigane JESSIE MONTGOMERY Voodoo Dolls CHARLES IVES The Unanswered Question […]

A program featuring works by siblings FANNY MENDELSSOHN and FELIX MENDELSSOHN performed by the GRAMMY® Award-winning Parker Quartet and the stellar Norfolk Fellows. For more information PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION 7–7:40 PM | BATTELL RECITAL HALL Join Professors from the Yale School of Music before the Friday evening concerts to learn about the weekend’s programs.  The Pre-concert Conversation […]

A program of works by W.A. MOZART, VIJAY IYER, LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN and ANTONÍN DVORÁK's Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 with pianist Max Levinson For more information PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION 7–7:40 PM | BATTELL RECITAL HALL Join Professors from the Yale School of Music before the Friday evening concerts to learn about the weekend’s programs. […]

From insurance actuary to cabby to chemist, this program is dedicated to composers who also had other jobs. For more information PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION 7–7:40 PM | BATTELL RECITAL HALL Join Professors from the Yale School of Music before the Friday evening concerts to learn about the weekend’s programs.  The Pre-concert Conversation is free and open to the public. […]

Enjoy an evening of virtuosity, as Norfolk Festival Artists and Fellows perform a variety of concertos from the Baroque era by GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN, ANTONIO VIVALDI, JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH, and more! For more information PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION 7–7:40 PM | BATTELL RECITAL HALL Join Professors from the Yale School of Music before the Friday evening concerts to […]

The 2024 finale features a riveting program of choral works from the Renaissance to the 21st Century. For more information PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION 7–7:40 PM | BATTELL RECITAL HALL Join Professors from the Yale School of Music before the Friday evening concerts to learn about the weekend’s programs.  The Pre-concert Conversation is free and open to the public. Tickets […]