YSM alum Wayne Weng wins 2013 Iowa Piano Competition
On March 9, 2013, Wayne Weng ’12AD won the Seventh Iowa International Piano Competition with his performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major. The competition, which began in 2005, is held every two years, and is limited to competitors between 18 and 35 years of age. Twelve finalists were selected from 92 [...]
Arthur Haas performs keyboard music by Rameau and others May 8
Recital also includes music by Corelli, Geoffroy, and Alessandro Scarlatti American harpsichordist Arthur Haas, renowned worldwide for his performances of French baroque and contemporary music, will perform at the Yale Collection of Musical Instruments on Wednesday, May 8 at 5:30 pm. Haas is a member of the Yale School of Music faculty. Titled “Oh! The Things You [...]
Guitar Chamber Music Recital Presents the Classic and the Modern
On Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 8 pm, the students of guitarist Benjamin Verdery will perform a concert of Guitar Chamber Music. The event will include classic and contemporary works, including the Yale premiere of a piece by Verdery himself. Other composers featured on the program include Leo Brouwer, Napoléon Coste, Jindřich Feld, and Manuel De Falla. Brouwer’s Per [...]
New Music New Haven features faculty composer Aaron Jay Kernis in Apr. 30 concert
Correction 4/15/2013: This concert will take place at Trinity Lutheran Church, 292 Orange Street, New Haven. Kernis draws inspiration from the Italian Renaissance in his “da L’Arte dalla Dansar” The Yale School of Music presents a New Music New Haven concert on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. The concert features faculty composer Aaron Jay Kernis and his 2011 piece da L’Arte della Danssar, written for the [...]
Yale in New York presents Paul Hindemith: Master and Prankster
Concerts in New Haven and New York mark the 50th anniversary of the death of the former Yale professor The critically-acclaimed Yale in New York series presents PAUL HINDEMITH: MASTER AND PRANKSTER on April 25 in New Haven and April 28 in New York. The program marks the 50th anniversary of the death of the prolific composer and former [...]
Free Lunchtime Chamber Music concerts Apr. 17, May 8
The Yale School of Music will present the next Lunchtime Chamber Music concerts of the year on April 17 and May 8, 2013. Both concerts take place on Wednesdays at 12:30 pm. The midday concerts in this series feature a variety of chamber ensembles, each composed of musicians undertaking graduate study at the Yale School of Music. Faculty [...]
May 7 concert presents winners of chamber music competition
Concert features music my Stucky, Poulenc, Schubert, and Bartók The Yale School of Music presents the winners of the annual Chamber Music Competition in a showcase concert on Tuesday, May 7 at 8 pm in Morse Recital Hall. The concert is the last event of the 2012–2013 Oneppo Chamber Music Series. In announcing the competition [...]
Stile Antico performs music of “Passion and Resurrection” Apr. 6
The Yale Institute of Sacred Music presents Stile Antico in “Passion and Resurrection,” a program exploring the music composed for Passiontide and Easter. Stile Antico is an ensemble of young British singers, now established as one of the most original and exciting new voices in its field. The ensemble performs and rehearses as chamber musicians do—without a conductor. Their [...]
Yale Opera performs Tchaikovsky rarity May 3–4
Michael Gieleta directs, Timothy Shaindlin is musical director The Yale Opera program at the Yale School of Music presents Tchaikovsky’s one-act opera Iolanta on Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4 at 8 pm. The “richly melodious opera” (New York Times) was a great success upon its premiere; its fairytale plot features a blind princess growing up in [...]
Concert features complete Brahms piano quartets April 2
Performed by Boris Berman, Julie Eskar, Ettore Causa, Clive Greensmith The Yale School of Music presents a performance of the complete Brahms quartets for piano and strings on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Pianist Boris Berman, guest violinist Julie Eskar, violist Ettore Causa, and cellist Clive Greensmith (of the Tokyo String Quartet) will join forces for [...]
Yale Baroque Ensemble performs Dussek, Haydn, and Mozart Apr. 4
Concert explores hallmarks of European Classical period Update 3/26/2013: This post originally listed the start time incorrectly. The concert begins at 5:30 pm. The Yale School of Music will present the Yale Baroque Ensemble on Thursday, April 4, 2013. Directed by faculty member Robert Mealy, the ensemble will perform the works of European musical pioneers [...]
Yale Collection of Musical Instruments concludes season with Les Délices New Haven debut Apr. 7
“The centuries roll away when the members of Les Délices bring this long-existing music to communicative and sparkling life.” – Classical Source (UK) The Yale Collection of Musical Instruments concludes its 2012–2013 concert season on Sunday, April 7 with the New Haven debut of Les Délices. The esteemed French Baroque ensemble will perform a program called “Age of Indulgence,” featuring music [...]
Concert features music of the Russian Thaw April 7
Note: This concert was originally scheduled for February 10 and was postponed due to the blizzard. Lecture-recital includes music by Denisov, Pärt, Schnittke, and more Boris Berman, professor of piano at the Yale School of Music, will perform music from the “Russian Thaw” the evening of Sunday, April 7. The Thaw was a period of relative liberalization of Soviet [...]
Renowned conductor Helmuth Rilling leads Dvorak’s Stabat Mater Apr. 19
Yale Philharmonia performs with Yale Camerata, Yale Glee Club The Yale School of Music, Yale Institute of Sacred Music, and Yale Glee Club present a performance of Dvorák’s masterful Stabat Mater, led by the Grammy Award-winning conductor Helmuth Rilling on Friday, April 19, 2013. The Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale will perform alongside the Yale Camerata and [...]
Patrick Jee ’03MM wins position with New York Philharmonic
Cellist Patrick Jee ’03MM won a position with the nation’s oldest orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, last November. Jee, who has been lauded as “spectacular” (American Record Guide) and a “virtuosic tour-de-force” (New York Concert Review), will also be a featured guest soloist in the Yale Cellos’ 30th anniversary performance on April 10, 2013. Patrick [...]
Yale in New York presents “Serenade and Metamorphosis” in New York and New Haven
Concert includes a world premiere by Matthew Barnson ’12DMA The Yale School of Music and the Yale in New York concert series present “Serenade and Metamorphosis,” a program celebrating the tradition of the instrumental serenade. Concertmaster Ani Kavafian will lead an ensemble of fellow faculty as well as alumni and student string players. The concert [...]
Yale Cellos perform 30th anniversary concert Apr. 10
“Dazzlingly well-disciplined.” – New York Times The Yale School of Music celebrates the 30th anniversary of Yale Cellos in a concert on Wednesday, April 10. Founding director Aldo Parisot will lead the Grammy-nominated ensemble in music from the baroque to the present day, including pieces by Vivaldi, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Veracini, and others. Four virtuoso [...]
Guest conductor Peter Oundjian leads the Yale Philharmonia Apr. 5
Concert features American works of Rouse, Barber, Copland, and Adams The Yale School of Music presents the Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale with its principal guest conductor, Peter Oundjian, on Friday, April 5, 2013. The program highlights American music from the past hundred years, from Aaron Copland to John Adams. The concert takes place at 8 pm in [...]
New Music New Haven presents new music by five Yale faculty composers Mar. 28
Featuring the works of Lang, Bresnick, Vees, Marshall and Lash The Yale School of Music presents a New Music New Haven concert on Thursday, March 28, 2013. The concert features new music by five faculty composers: Martin Bresnick, David Lang, Hannah Lash, Ingram Marshall, and Jack Vees. David Lang‘s “Orpheus Over and Under,” for two pianos, [...]
Russian pianist Ekaterina Derzhavina performs at Yale Mar. 28
“…A real celebration of musical thought.” –Saratov SP (Russia) The Yale School of Music presents a special recital at the Whitney Humanities Center by the eminent Russian pianist Ekaterina Derzhavina on Thursday, March 28, 2013. Critics describe Derzhavina’s skill as “phantasmal and musical” (Westfälische Rundschau) and as “a real celebration of musical thought” (Saratov SP). [...]
Yale Summer School of Music – Norfolk Chamber Music Festival announces 2013 season
June 22 – August 17: 2013 Norfolk Festival to feature six string quartets The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, presented by the Yale School of Music, celebrates its 72nd season this year with performances and residencies by six internationally esteemed string quartets alongside students and young professionals from around the world. From June 22 to August 17, [...]
Yale School of Music Professor Melvin Chen performs Beethoven, Tower, and Mussorgsky Mar. 27
“A pianist whose playing is powerful and driven.” –The New York Times The Horowitz Piano Series at the Yale School of Music presents a recital by faculty pianist Melvin Chen on Wednesday, March 27. Chen, lauded as “raw and roaring” by The New Yorker, will perform a program of music by Beethoven, Mussorgsky, and Joan Tower. This concert [...]
New Music New Haven presents music by Michael Daugherty Mar. 7
Michael Daugherty has “a maverick imagination, fearless structural sense and meticulous ear.” – The Times (London) The Yale School of Music presents a New Music New Haven concert on Thursday, March 7, 2013. The performance features two pieces by renowned composer (and Yale School of Music alumnus) Michael Daugherty along with music by YSM graduate composers. Performers [...]
Kyung Yu and Elizabeth Parisot perform together March 3
Concert features music by Bach, Strauss, Prokofiev, and Saint-Saëns The Yale School of Music’s Faculty Artist Series presents violinist Kyung Yu and pianist Elizabeth Parisot on Sunday, March 3 at 8 pm. The concert takes place in Morse Recital Hall, located in Sprague Hall at 470 College Street. The event was originally scheduled for February [...]
