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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Vista explores colorful range of chamber music Mar. 4
Concert features performances enhanced by commentary on the music The Yale School of Music presents Vista: A Fresh Look at Chamber Music on Monday, March 4th, 2013 at 8 pm. The Vista series features diverse student ensembles that have been selected and coached by faculty, and who offer insightful spoken commentary on the music that they [...]
Eminent pianist Paul Lewis makes New Haven appearance Mar. 6
Lewis is “arguably the finest Schubert interpreter of his generation.” –Gramophone The Horowitz Piano Series at the Yale School of Music presents a recital by Paul Lewis on Wednesday, March 6. In this recital, Lewis will perform Schubert’s last three sonatas: Sonata No. 19 in C Minor, D. 958, Sonata No. 20 in A Major, [...]
Tafelmusik brings House of Dreams to Yale Mar. 5
“One of the world’s top baroque orchestras.” – Gramophone The Yale School of Music presents Tafelmusik in the multimedia program House of Dreams on Tuesday, March 5 at 8 pm, in Morse Recital Hall. House of Dreams is a groundbreaking and world-renowned venture into the collaboration between visual and musical arts in the time of Purcell, Handel, [...]
Yale Percussion Group performs Sunday, Feb. 24
Concert also features the Meehan/Perkins Duo The Yale School of Music presents the Yale Percussion Group on Sunday, February 24, 2013. The concert features music by Bartók as well as three living composers, and takes place at 8 pm in Morse Recital Hall (470 College Street, New Haven). The concert will open with Bartók‘s masterful Sonata [...]
Conducting Fellows lead the Yale Philharmonia Mar. 1
Concert also features pianist Peter Frankl The Yale School of Music presents the Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale led by the School’s conducting fellows, Paolo Bortolameolli and Jonathan Brandani, on Friday, March 1, 2013. Pianist Peter Frankl will also perform with the orchestra. The concert takes place at 5 pm in Morse Recital Hall (located in Sprague Hall at 470 College Street, New [...]
Music by Christopher Theofanidis featured in Feb. 28 concert
Henschel String Quartet and pianist Donald Berman perform chamber music The Yale School of Music’s Faculty Artist Series presents the Henschel Quartet Munich and pianist Donald Berman in a concert of chamber music by faculty composer Christopher Theofanidis on Thursday, February 28. The concert takes place at 8 pm in Morse Recital Hall, located in Sprague Hall at 470 College [...]
Arabella String Quartet performs Feb. 23
Concert features music from Haydn, Debussy, and Smetana The Yale School of Music’s Faculty Artist Series presents the Arabella Quartet on Saturday, February 23, 2013. The quartet’s members include faculty members Sarita Kwok, violin, and Ettore Causa, viola, along with Julie Eskar, violin, and Alexander Lecarme, cello. The concert takes place at 8 pm in [...]
Ole Akahoshi and Elizabeth Parisot perform together at Yale Feb. 20
Program includes music of Bach, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn The Yale School of Music presents a recital by Ole Akahoshi, cello, and Elizabeth Parisot, piano, on Wednesday, February 20 at 8 pm.The concert is part of the Faculty Artist Series, which presents members of the YSM faculty in programs that are free and open to the [...]
Alto Saxophonist of the Year Rudresh Mahanthappa performs at Yale Feb. 22
“A roving intellect and a bladelike articulation…” –New York Times The Ellington Jazz Series at the Yale School of Music continues its 2012–2013 season on Friday, February 22 at 8 pm with a concert featuring Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Gamak. Gamak features Mahanthappa, a saxophonist with “a roving intellect and a bladelike articulation” (New York Times), with [...]
Ettore Causa and Boris Berman perform Feb. 19th
Duos for piano and viola by Schumann, Brahms, Hindemith, and more The Yale School of Music’s Faculty Artist Series presents violist Ettore Causa and pianist Boris Berman in a concert on Tuesday, February 19 at 8 pm. The duo will perform music by Schumann, Brahms, Hindemith, and Franck. The concert will open with two movements [...]
