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The Isidore Quartet, recipient of a 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant and winner of the 2022 Banff International String Quartet Competition, joins forces with saxophonist Steven Banks, a 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant winner. Their program features Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major, Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 12, Op. 127 and Banks’s own Quintet for...
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Join esteemed musicologist Andrew Shryock for a morning lecture celebrating and reflecting on Schubert’s last years masterworks, including the String Quintet in C major (D. 956), Piano Sonata in A Major (D. 959), and Piano Sonata in B-flat Major (D. 960). Each piece will be performed during the Rockport Chamber Music Festival, so join for...
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Rooted in a sibling bond, the Cheng² Duo (pronounced Cheng Squared Duo) captivates audiences with impassioned expressivity and contagious joy. Hailed as “brilliant” (The Sunday Times), “truly exhilarating” (The WholeNote)...
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Winners of the Silver Medal at the 2021 Fischoff Competition and Winners of the 2022 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition, the Galvin Cello Quartet explores the limitless range of a cello ensemble by bringing together new works representing diverse cultural backgrounds while seeking to establish the cello quartet as a core part of the...
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In ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the demigod Maui reaches Moana’s island, she answers the Ocean’s call to seek out Maui to set things right. Featuring the voices of Auliʻi Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson, with music by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa’i, and Mark Mancina, the film became a global sensation. Moana was...
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The dynamic duo of musicologists, Elizabeth Seitz and Andrew Shryock will take the audience on a musical journey through time as they explore the evolving role of the piano in string chamber music. This lecture offers an in-depth look at the rich history and background of this beloved instrument pairing, providing listeners with a deeper...
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Paul Huang, violin | | Alessio Bax, piano | Barry Shiffman, viola | Nicholas Canellakis, cello Four chamber music virtuosos—Paul Huang, hailed as “one of those rare artists who casts...
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2024 GRAMMY winner Imani Winds joins forces with Pulitzer Prize finalist Andy Akiho for an innovative program featuring works by D’Rivera, Villa-Lobos and Akiho. Hailed as “strikingly virtuosic, immaculately tight, stylistically agile” (Boston Musical Intelligencer), Imani Winds brings exceptional artistry to this compelling collaboration. PROGRAM D’RIVERA: Kites (arr. Valerie Coleman) AKIHO: The Synesthisia Suite VILLA-LOBOS:...
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Jonathan Biss, praised as “a superb pianist and…an eloquent and insightful music writer” (The Boston Globe), performs Schubert’s final sonatas, the Sonata in A Major, D.959 and Sonata in B-flat Major, D.960. Composed in the last months of Schubert’s life, these works are celebrated for their lyrical beauty, emotional depth and profound introspection. All-Schubert Program...
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An evening of music and memory with Jeremy Eichler, narrator & Julian Rhee, violin Hosted by former Boston Globe critic Jeremy Eichler and drawn from his award-winning book Time’s Echo (History Book of the Year, The Sunday Times), this unique program blends storytelling and live performance, inviting you to listen more deeply to the history...
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Featuring an Exclusive Q&A Session with: Larry Weinstein, director | Jeremy Eichler, author Steven Pinker, Harvard Professor of Psychology & author | Rebecca Goldstein, Harvard Professor of Psychology & author Celebrate Beethoven’s iconic last symphony with Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Larry Weinstein. This compelling documentary explores the enduring legacy of Beethoven’s Ninth through the perspectives of...
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After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home. Finding Nemo (2003) is a heartwarming and visually stunning Pixar adventure that follows a clownfish named Marlin as he embarks on an epic journey across the ocean to find...
