2023-2024 SEASON
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October 22, 2023
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The Alexander String Quartet has performed in the major music capitals of five continents, securing its standing among the world’s premier ensembles, and a major artistic presence in its home base of San Francisco. Since1989 it has served as Ensemble in Residence of San Francisco Performances and Directors of The Morrison Chamber Music Center Instructional Program at San Francisco State University. Widely admired for its interpretations of Beethoven, Mozart, and Shostakovich, the quartet’s recordings have won international critical acclaim. The Quartet’s annual calendar includes engagements at major halls throughout North America and Europe, collaborating with many distinguished musicians .
Recording for the Foghorn Classics label, their 2020 release of the Mozart and Brahms clarinet quintets (with Eli Eban) has been praised by Fanfare as “clearly one of the Alexander Quartet’s finest releases.”
The Alexander String Quartet formed in New York City in 1981, capturing international attention as the first American quartet to win the London (now Wigmore) International String Quartet Competition in 1985.
Recording for the Foghorn Classics label, their 2020 release of the Mozart and Brahms clarinet quintets (with Eli Eban) has been praised by Fanfare as “clearly one of the Alexander Quartet’s finest releases.”
The Alexander String Quartet formed in New York City in 1981, capturing international attention as the first American quartet to win the London (now Wigmore) International String Quartet Competition in 1985.
November 5, 2023
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This ensemble, founded in 1983, won some major competitions including ARD’s International Music Competition and the Premio Paolo Borciani, and this led to concert tours to numerous international musical centres. Their concert diary regularly features tours in various European countries as well as to North and South America and Asia.
The Mandelring Quartet has several times performed cycles of the complete chamber music for strings of Mendelssohn and Brahms. It has also performed all fifteen Shostakovich string quartets at the Salzburg festival and in Berlin, as well as in its role of Quartet in Residence for the 2020/21 season in the Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid. In the spring of 2023 the ensemble was, for the fourth time, privileged to be invited to perform in the Spanish Royal Palace in Madrid using Stradivari instruments from the royal collection.
Numerous CD recordings by the Mandelring Quartet have received the German Record Critics’ Prize, nominations for the International Classical Music Awards, and further prizes, all testifying to its outstanding quality and exceptionally wide-ranging re
The Mandelring Quartet has several times performed cycles of the complete chamber music for strings of Mendelssohn and Brahms. It has also performed all fifteen Shostakovich string quartets at the Salzburg festival and in Berlin, as well as in its role of Quartet in Residence for the 2020/21 season in the Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid. In the spring of 2023 the ensemble was, for the fourth time, privileged to be invited to perform in the Spanish Royal Palace in Madrid using Stradivari instruments from the royal collection.
Numerous CD recordings by the Mandelring Quartet have received the German Record Critics’ Prize, nominations for the International Classical Music Awards, and further prizes, all testifying to its outstanding quality and exceptionally wide-ranging re
January 21, 2024
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With a thirty-three year trajectory in the world of chamber music, Spanish Brass is one of the most dynamic and consolidated groups on the international musical stage.
In 1996 the ensemble won First Prize in the Sixth International “Ville de Narbonne” Brass Quintet Competition (France), considered the most prestigious for this formation. In 2017 Spanish Brass received First Prize in the Bankia Awards for Musical Talent of the Comunitat de Valencia, and in 2019 they received the Espai Ter de Música Award. In 2020 they received the Spanish National Music Award.
As well as recording 30 CDs, they have participated in some of the most important festivals in the world. Alongside their activities as performers, Spanish Brass organizes two festivals, international in scope, devoted to brass instruments: the Festival Spanish Brass Alzira and the Brassurround where every year some of the most prestigious international brass soloists, groups and teachers gather
In 1996 the ensemble won First Prize in the Sixth International “Ville de Narbonne” Brass Quintet Competition (France), considered the most prestigious for this formation. In 2017 Spanish Brass received First Prize in the Bankia Awards for Musical Talent of the Comunitat de Valencia, and in 2019 they received the Espai Ter de Música Award. In 2020 they received the Spanish National Music Award.
As well as recording 30 CDs, they have participated in some of the most important festivals in the world. Alongside their activities as performers, Spanish Brass organizes two festivals, international in scope, devoted to brass instruments: the Festival Spanish Brass Alzira and the Brassurround where every year some of the most prestigious international brass soloists, groups and teachers gather
February 18, 2024
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WindSync has established itself as a vibrant chamber ensemble performing wind quintet masterworks, adapting beloved music to their instrumentation, and championing new works by today’s composers. The quintet often performs from memory, creating an intimate connection. This personal performance style, combined with the ensemble’s three-pronged mission of artistry, education, and community-building, lends WindSync its reputation as ”a group of virtuosos who are also wonderful people, too” (Alison Young, Classical MPR). The ensemble’s educational work includes tour stops at public schools and ongoing collaborations with the Sistema Ravinia and Houston Youth Symphony Coda social music programs. WindSync has been featured in educational concerts presented by the Seattle Symphony, the Hobby Center, and Orli Shaham’s “Baby Got Bach,” and the ensemble’s concerts for young people reach over 5,000 students per year.
The members of WindSync have led master classes at New World Symphony, Eastman School of Music, Florida State University, and Northwestern University, among others. The quintet has also served as ensemble-in-residence for Adelphi University, the Chamber Music Festival of Lexington (KY), the National Museum of Wildlife Art, and the Grand Teton Music Festival.
The members of WindSync have led master classes at New World Symphony, Eastman School of Music, Florida State University, and Northwestern University, among others. The quintet has also served as ensemble-in-residence for Adelphi University, the Chamber Music Festival of Lexington (KY), the National Museum of Wildlife Art, and the Grand Teton Music Festival.
March 17, 2024
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Acclaimed for their superb sense of ensemble and wondrous balance, these virtuosic and profound musicians are committed to creating exceptional and daring performances of the standard and contemporary repertoire. The Boston Trio is passionately committed to furthering the exposure and performances of new music. They have premiered several works written for and dedicated to them.
Actively involved in the education of the next generation of musicians, the Boston Trio has held mini-residencies at the Dickinson College (PA) and Luther College (IA). The trio members have coached chamber music at Tanglewood Institute of Music, at Harvard University and MIT, and served as Ensemble-in-Residence at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and at the New England Conservatory. The Trio is committed to bringing chamber music to a broader community through outreach activities at public schools and assisted living centers. The Boston Trio’s individual members serve on the faculties of the New England Conservatory, the University of Maryland, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and are in demand as master class teachers throughout the United States, Asia and Europe
Actively involved in the education of the next generation of musicians, the Boston Trio has held mini-residencies at the Dickinson College (PA) and Luther College (IA). The trio members have coached chamber music at Tanglewood Institute of Music, at Harvard University and MIT, and served as Ensemble-in-Residence at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and at the New England Conservatory. The Trio is committed to bringing chamber music to a broader community through outreach activities at public schools and assisted living centers. The Boston Trio’s individual members serve on the faculties of the New England Conservatory, the University of Maryland, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and are in demand as master class teachers throughout the United States, Asia and Europe
April 21, 2024
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Dmitry Kouzov - Mr. Kouzov has performed worldwide with orchestras, in recitals, and in chamber music performances. He made his New York orchestral début at Alice Tully Hall in 2005 under the baton of Maestro Raymond Leppard, and has performed as soloist with such orchestras as the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra (Russia), the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the National Symphony of Ukraine, the South Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic (Czech Republic), and the Cape Town and Johannesburg Philharmonic orchestras (South Africa), to name a few.
Yulia (Fedoseeva) Kouzova - Known for her passionate and musical interpretations and impressive technical facility, the St. Petersburg-born pianist Yulia Kouzova enjoys a varied international career as soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. Yulia has performed recitals and concerti in the major cities in Russia, and regularly performs in Russia’s most prestigious venues.Yulia combines her performing schedule with a passion for and commitment to teaching. She was on the faculty of the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory’s Special School for Gifted Children and at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg.
Yulia (Fedoseeva) Kouzova - Known for her passionate and musical interpretations and impressive technical facility, the St. Petersburg-born pianist Yulia Kouzova enjoys a varied international career as soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. Yulia has performed recitals and concerti in the major cities in Russia, and regularly performs in Russia’s most prestigious venues.Yulia combines her performing schedule with a passion for and commitment to teaching. She was on the faculty of the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory’s Special School for Gifted Children and at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg.
May 19, 2024
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The Telegraph Quartet formed in 2013 with an equal passion for the standard chamber music repertoire and contemporary, non-standard works alike. A fervent champion of 20th- and 21st-century repertoire, the Telegraph Quartet co-commissioned John Harbison’s String Quartet No. 6 and gave its West Coast premiere in the fall of 2017. In 2018 the Quartet released its debut album, Into the Light, featuring works by Anton Webern, Benjamin Britten, and Leon Kirchner on the Centaur label. The Quartet has given master classes at home and abroad. As the recipient of the prestigious 2016 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award, in October 2021, the Telegraph Quartet performed for the Naumburg Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Gala Concert at Town Hall in New York.
While the Telegraph Quartet is indebted to numerous mentors and teachers, the group’s primary musical guidance and support has come from Mark Sokol, Bonnie Hampton, and Ian Swensen at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. The Telegraph Quartet is based in the San Francisco Bay Area
While the Telegraph Quartet is indebted to numerous mentors and teachers, the group’s primary musical guidance and support has come from Mark Sokol, Bonnie Hampton, and Ian Swensen at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. The Telegraph Quartet is based in the San Francisco Bay Area