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Music Mountain in Falls Village, Connecticut, is one of the premiere destinations in the United States for intimate chamber music concerts. Gordon Hall is one of the finest chamber music halls in the country with legendary acoustics and resonant, full-bodied sound.
Music Mountain’s primary mission is the performance and teaching of the string quartet literature.
This mission is realized by bringing together professionals, amateurs, adults and children, by developing new audiences and by providing access to the experience of live music.
Now in its ninth decade, Music Mountain continues to bring life to this mission through a wide variety of teaching and performances by artists who come to Music Mountain from all over the world.
The mission is further enhanced through the broadcasts of the Music Mountain Chamber Music concerts, made possible by the generous support of Edward R. Hamilton, Bookseller, Falls Village, CT. Starting with one station in 1937, these concerts are now heard on over 125 stations nationwide and, through the facilities of the European Broadcast Union, by listeners in over 35 other countries.
The Gordon String Quartet with Martha Baird (Rockefeller), piano. From left: David Sackson, violin; Paul Robyn, viola; Martha Baird (Rockefeller), piano; Jacques Gordon, first violin; Naoum Benditsky, cello.
Welcome to our 90th Season!
Music Mountain is a magical place. Here, since 1930, world-renowned string quartets and outstanding guest artists have created powerful live performances year after year. The magic is in the music and in the people who make it happen. Our peaceful mountaintop campus and the pristine acoustics of air-conditioned Gordon Hall complete the perfect quartet. Music Mountain’s 90th Anniversary Season is a historic event that we invite you to experience. Please take a look at the many offerings in this brochure and visit the new website we have launched to celebrate our 90th anniversary.
In 2019 our Chamber Music Series continues to feature the Classics front and center — including seven string quartets by Beethoven. On Sunday, June 9th, Peter Serkin opens the season with Beethoven, Brahms and Schoenberg’s Romantic masterpiece, “Transfigured Night.” Don’t miss our thrilling Labor Day Weekend, when the Shanghai Quartet performs back-to-back Saturday and Sunday concerts to celebrate its 30th anniversary at Music Mountain. Check out the Plan Your Visit page to Experience the Foothills of the Berkshires and for suggestions on how to plan a full weekend at Music Mountain.
Our Saturday “Jazz and More” Twilight Series begins on June 15th with a new start time of 5 pm. We are bringing back several of our most successful groups from seasons past. New this season will be two evenings of Cabaret, the first by Steve Ross and the second by Barbara Fasano and Eric Comstock.
Over 100 promising young artists from all over the country will come to Music Mountain this summer to participate in various chamber music workshops. Music Mountain Amateur Week, for adult musicians, is new in 2019. As part of our expanding education program, Music Mountain is proud to provide a first exposure to live chamber music to hundreds of children from Connecticut’s Region 1 schools. In 2018, we introduced an innovative community program, “Painting Music.” This season, on Saturday, August 24th, you’re invited to participate in “Painting Music” once again.
The Music Mountain board of managers and I look forward to meeting you at the Mountain!
Oskar Espina-Ruiz
Artistic Director
Juilliard String Quartet
September 22nd, 2019
TICKETS
- Sun Sep 22, 2019 | 3:00PMPlease see directions beforehand.
Gordon Hall - Air Conditioned
Juilliard String Quartet SPECIAL CONCERT
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18 #1 (1799) GYORGY KURTAG: 6 Moments Musicaux, Op. 44 (1999-2005) BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131 (1826)
Music Mountain’s primary mission is the performance and teaching of the string quartet literature.
This mission is realized by bringing together professionals, amateurs, adults and children, by developing new audiences and by providing access to the experience of live music.
Now in its ninth decade, Music Mountain continues to bring life to this mission through a wide variety of teaching and performances by artists who come to Music Mountain from all over the world.
The mission is further enhanced through the broadcasts of the Music Mountain Chamber Music concerts, made possible by the generous support of Edward R. Hamilton, Bookseller, Falls Village, CT. Starting with one station in 1937, these concerts are now heard on over 125 stations nationwide and, through the facilities of the European Broadcast Union, by listeners in over 35 other countries.
The Gordon String Quartet with Martha Baird (Rockefeller), piano. From left: David Sackson, violin; Paul Robyn, viola; Martha Baird (Rockefeller), piano; Jacques Gordon, first violin; Naoum Benditsky, cello.
Welcome to our 90th Season!
Music Mountain is a magical place. Here, since 1930, world-renowned string quartets and outstanding guest artists have created powerful live performances year after year. The magic is in the music and in the people who make it happen. Our peaceful mountaintop campus and the pristine acoustics of air-conditioned Gordon Hall complete the perfect quartet. Music Mountain’s 90th Anniversary Season is a historic event that we invite you to experience. Please take a look at the many offerings in this brochure and visit the new website we have launched to celebrate our 90th anniversary.
In 2019 our Chamber Music Series continues to feature the Classics front and center — including seven string quartets by Beethoven. On Sunday, June 9th, Peter Serkin opens the season with Beethoven, Brahms and Schoenberg’s Romantic masterpiece, “Transfigured Night.” Don’t miss our thrilling Labor Day Weekend, when the Shanghai Quartet performs back-to-back Saturday and Sunday concerts to celebrate its 30th anniversary at Music Mountain. Check out the Plan Your Visit page to Experience the Foothills of the Berkshires and for suggestions on how to plan a full weekend at Music Mountain.
Our Saturday “Jazz and More” Twilight Series begins on June 15th with a new start time of 5 pm. We are bringing back several of our most successful groups from seasons past. New this season will be two evenings of Cabaret, the first by Steve Ross and the second by Barbara Fasano and Eric Comstock.
Over 100 promising young artists from all over the country will come to Music Mountain this summer to participate in various chamber music workshops. Music Mountain Amateur Week, for adult musicians, is new in 2019. As part of our expanding education program, Music Mountain is proud to provide a first exposure to live chamber music to hundreds of children from Connecticut’s Region 1 schools. In 2018, we introduced an innovative community program, “Painting Music.” This season, on Saturday, August 24th, you’re invited to participate in “Painting Music” once again.
The Music Mountain board of managers and I look forward to meeting you at the Mountain!
Oskar Espina-Ruiz
Artistic Director
Dover Quartet
September 15th, 2019
TICKETS
- Sun Sep 15, 2019 | 3:00PMPlease see directions beforehand.
Gordon Hall - Air Conditioned
Dover Quartet Underwritten by Joyce Schwartz
MOZART: Adagio and Fugue in C Minor, K. 546 (1788) HINDEMITH: String Quartet #3 in C Major, Op. 16 (1920) BRAHMS: String Quartet #3 in B Flat Major, Op. 67 (1875)
Music Mountain’s primary mission is the performance and teaching of the string quartet literature.
This mission is realized by bringing together professionals, amateurs, adults and children, by developing new audiences and by providing access to the experience of live music.
Now in its ninth decade, Music Mountain continues to bring life to this mission through a wide variety of teaching and performances by artists who come to Music Mountain from all over the world.
The mission is further enhanced through the broadcasts of the Music Mountain Chamber Music concerts, made possible by the generous support of Edward R. Hamilton, Bookseller, Falls Village, CT. Starting with one station in 1937, these concerts are now heard on over 125 stations nationwide and, through the facilities of the European Broadcast Union, by listeners in over 35 other countries.
The Gordon String Quartet with Martha Baird (Rockefeller), piano. From left: David Sackson, violin; Paul Robyn, viola; Martha Baird (Rockefeller), piano; Jacques Gordon, first violin; Naoum Benditsky, cello.
Welcome to our 90th Season!
Music Mountain is a magical place. Here, since 1930, world-renowned string quartets and outstanding guest artists have created powerful live performances year after year. The magic is in the music and in the people who make it happen. Our peaceful mountaintop campus and the pristine acoustics of air-conditioned Gordon Hall complete the perfect quartet. Music Mountain’s 90th Anniversary Season is a historic event that we invite you to experience. Please take a look at the many offerings in this brochure and visit the new website we have launched to celebrate our 90th anniversary.
In 2019 our Chamber Music Series continues to feature the Classics front and center — including seven string quartets by Beethoven. On Sunday, June 9th, Peter Serkin opens the season with Beethoven, Brahms and Schoenberg’s Romantic masterpiece, “Transfigured Night.” Don’t miss our thrilling Labor Day Weekend, when the Shanghai Quartet performs back-to-back Saturday and Sunday concerts to celebrate its 30th anniversary at Music Mountain. Check out the Plan Your Visit page to Experience the Foothills of the Berkshires and for suggestions on how to plan a full weekend at Music Mountain.
Our Saturday “Jazz and More” Twilight Series begins on June 15th with a new start time of 5 pm. We are bringing back several of our most successful groups from seasons past. New this season will be two evenings of Cabaret, the first by Steve Ross and the second by Barbara Fasano and Eric Comstock.
Over 100 promising young artists from all over the country will come to Music Mountain this summer to participate in various chamber music workshops. Music Mountain Amateur Week, for adult musicians, is new in 2019. As part of our expanding education program, Music Mountain is proud to provide a first exposure to live chamber music to hundreds of children from Connecticut’s Region 1 schools. In 2018, we introduced an innovative community program, “Painting Music.” This season, on Saturday, August 24th, you’re invited to participate in “Painting Music” once again.
The Music Mountain board of managers and I look forward to meeting you at the Mountain!
Oskar Espina-Ruiz
Artistic Director
Galvanized Jazz Band
August 24th, 2019
TICKETS
- Sat Aug 24, 2019 | 5:00PMPlease see directions beforehand.
Gordon Hall - Air Conditioned
Galvanized Jazz Band The “Best Jazz Band in the State” (Connecticut Magazine) “gets your blood running” (Jazzbeat) with hot Dixieland, New Orleans Jazz, and more.
Cassatt String Quartet
August 25th, 2019
TICKETS
- Sun Aug 25, 2019 | 3:00PMPlease see directions beforehand.
Gordon Hall - Air Conditioned
Cassatt String Quartet Paul Katz, Cello Pei Shan Lee, Piano MOZART: Piano Quartet in E Flat Major, K. 493 (1786) BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 18 #6 (1800) BRAHMS: Cello Quintet in F Minor (1862) (precursor of Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34, arr. Anssi Karttunen)
Music Mountain’s primary mission is the performance and teaching of the string quartet literature.
This mission is realized by bringing together professionals, amateurs, adults and children, by developing new audiences and by providing access to the experience of live music.
Now in its ninth decade, Music Mountain continues to bring life to this mission through a wide variety of teaching and performances by artists who come to Music Mountain from all over the world.
The mission is further enhanced through the broadcasts of the Music Mountain Chamber Music concerts, made possible by the generous support of Edward R. Hamilton, Bookseller, Falls Village, CT. Starting with one station in 1937, these concerts are now heard on over 125 stations nationwide and, through the facilities of the European Broadcast Union, by listeners in over 35 other countries.
The Gordon String Quartet with Martha Baird (Rockefeller), piano. From left: David Sackson, violin; Paul Robyn, viola; Martha Baird (Rockefeller), piano; Jacques Gordon, first violin; Naoum Benditsky, cello.
Welcome to our 90th Season!
Music Mountain is a magical place. Here, since 1930, world-renowned string quartets and outstanding guest artists have created powerful live performances year after year. The magic is in the music and in the people who make it happen. Our peaceful mountaintop campus and the pristine acoustics of air-conditioned Gordon Hall complete the perfect quartet. Music Mountain’s 90th Anniversary Season is a historic event that we invite you to experience. Please take a look at the many offerings in this brochure and visit the new website we have launched to celebrate our 90th anniversary.
In 2019 our Chamber Music Series continues to feature the Classics front and center — including seven string quartets by Beethoven. On Sunday, June 9th, Peter Serkin opens the season with Beethoven, Brahms and Schoenberg’s Romantic masterpiece, “Transfigured Night.” Don’t miss our thrilling Labor Day Weekend, when the Shanghai Quartet performs back-to-back Saturday and Sunday concerts to celebrate its 30th anniversary at Music Mountain. Check out the Plan Your Visit page to Experience the Foothills of the Berkshires and for suggestions on how to plan a full weekend at Music Mountain.
Our Saturday “Jazz and More” Twilight Series begins on June 15th with a new start time of 5 pm. We are bringing back several of our most successful groups from seasons past. New this season will be two evenings of Cabaret, the first by Steve Ross and the second by Barbara Fasano and Eric Comstock.
Over 100 promising young artists from all over the country will come to Music Mountain this summer to participate in various chamber music workshops. Music Mountain Amateur Week, for adult musicians, is new in 2019. As part of our expanding education program, Music Mountain is proud to provide a first exposure to live chamber music to hundreds of children from Connecticut’s Region 1 schools. In 2018, we introduced an innovative community program, “Painting Music.” This season, on Saturday, August 24th, you’re invited to participate in “Painting Music” once again.
The Music Mountain board of managers and I look forward to meeting you at the Mountain!
Oskar Espina-Ruiz
Artistic Director
Barbara Fasano Trio Featuring Eric Comstock
August 17th, 2019
TICKETS
- Sat Aug 17, 2019 | 5:00PMPlease see directions beforehand.
Gordon Hall - Air Conditioned
Barbara Fasano Trio Featuring Eric Comstock “A lyrically sensitive interpreter with a special affinity for Joni Mitchell” (The New York Times)
“A charismatic stylist” (The Wall Street Journal)
“A gorgeous, soulful singer who has an actor’s intensity in whatever she sings” (The New York Post)
St. Petersburg String Quartet & Piano Quartet
August 18th, 2019
TICKETS
- Sun Aug 18, 2019 | 3:00PMPlease see directions beforehand.
Gordon Hall - Air Conditioned
St. Petersburg Piano Quartet St. Petersburg String Quartet GLAZUNOV: String Quartet #1 in D Major, Op. 1 (1882) BEETHOVEN: Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 (1826) SCHUMANN: Piano Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 47 (1842)
Music Mountain’s primary mission is the performance and teaching of the string quartet literature.
This mission is realized by bringing together professionals, amateurs, adults and children, by developing new audiences and by providing access to the experience of live music.
Now in its ninth decade, Music Mountain continues to bring life to this mission through a wide variety of teaching and performances by artists who come to Music Mountain from all over the world.
The mission is further enhanced through the broadcasts of the Music Mountain Chamber Music concerts, made possible by the generous support of Edward R. Hamilton, Bookseller, Falls Village, CT. Starting with one station in 1937, these concerts are now heard on over 125 stations nationwide and, through the facilities of the European Broadcast Union, by listeners in over 35 other countries.
The Gordon String Quartet with Martha Baird (Rockefeller), piano. From left: David Sackson, violin; Paul Robyn, viola; Martha Baird (Rockefeller), piano; Jacques Gordon, first violin; Naoum Benditsky, cello.
Welcome to our 90th Season!
Music Mountain is a magical place. Here, since 1930, world-renowned string quartets and outstanding guest artists have created powerful live performances year after year. The magic is in the music and in the people who make it happen. Our peaceful mountaintop campus and the pristine acoustics of air-conditioned Gordon Hall complete the perfect quartet. Music Mountain’s 90th Anniversary Season is a historic event that we invite you to experience. Please take a look at the many offerings in this brochure and visit the new website we have launched to celebrate our 90th anniversary.
In 2019 our Chamber Music Series continues to feature the Classics front and center — including seven string quartets by Beethoven. On Sunday, June 9th, Peter Serkin opens the season with Beethoven, Brahms and Schoenberg’s Romantic masterpiece, “Transfigured Night.” Don’t miss our thrilling Labor Day Weekend, when the Shanghai Quartet performs back-to-back Saturday and Sunday concerts to celebrate its 30th anniversary at Music Mountain. Check out the Plan Your Visit page to Experience the Foothills of the Berkshires and for suggestions on how to plan a full weekend at Music Mountain.
Our Saturday “Jazz and More” Twilight Series begins on June 15th with a new start time of 5 pm. We are bringing back several of our most successful groups from seasons past. New this season will be two evenings of Cabaret, the first by Steve Ross and the second by Barbara Fasano and Eric Comstock.
Over 100 promising young artists from all over the country will come to Music Mountain this summer to participate in various chamber music workshops. Music Mountain Amateur Week, for adult musicians, is new in 2019. As part of our expanding education program, Music Mountain is proud to provide a first exposure to live chamber music to hundreds of children from Connecticut’s Region 1 schools. In 2018, we introduced an innovative community program, “Painting Music.” This season, on Saturday, August 24th, you’re invited to participate in “Painting Music” once again.
The Music Mountain board of managers and I look forward to meeting you at the Mountain!
Oskar Espina-Ruiz
Artistic Director
Wolverine Jazz Band
August 10th, 2019
TICKETS
- Sat Aug 10, 2019 | 5:00PMPlease see directions beforehand.
Gordon Hall - Air Conditioned
Wolverine Jazz Band Kings of Swing, Ragtime and Hot Dance
St. Petersburg String Quartet
August 11th, 2019
TICKETS
- Sun Aug 11, 2019 | 3:00PMPlease see directions beforehand.
Gordon Hall - Air Conditioned
St. Petersburg String Quartet Tao Lin, Piano TURINA: La oración del torero (The bullfighter’s prayer), Op. 34 (1925) RAVEL: String Quartet in F Major (1903) SOFIA GUBAIDULINA: Piano Quintet (1957)
Music Mountain’s primary mission is the performance and teaching of the string quartet literature.
This mission is realized by bringing together professionals, amateurs, adults and children, by developing new audiences and by providing access to the experience of live music.
Now in its ninth decade, Music Mountain continues to bring life to this mission through a wide variety of teaching and performances by artists who come to Music Mountain from all over the world.
The mission is further enhanced through the broadcasts of the Music Mountain Chamber Music concerts, made possible by the generous support of Edward R. Hamilton, Bookseller, Falls Village, CT. Starting with one station in 1937, these concerts are now heard on over 125 stations nationwide and, through the facilities of the European Broadcast Union, by listeners in over 35 other countries.
The Gordon String Quartet with Martha Baird (Rockefeller), piano. From left: David Sackson, violin; Paul Robyn, viola; Martha Baird (Rockefeller), piano; Jacques Gordon, first violin; Naoum Benditsky, cello.
Welcome to our 90th Season!
Music Mountain is a magical place. Here, since 1930, world-renowned string quartets and outstanding guest artists have created powerful live performances year after year. The magic is in the music and in the people who make it happen. Our peaceful mountaintop campus and the pristine acoustics of air-conditioned Gordon Hall complete the perfect quartet. Music Mountain’s 90th Anniversary Season is a historic event that we invite you to experience. Please take a look at the many offerings in this brochure and visit the new website we have launched to celebrate our 90th anniversary.
In 2019 our Chamber Music Series continues to feature the Classics front and center — including seven string quartets by Beethoven. On Sunday, June 9th, Peter Serkin opens the season with Beethoven, Brahms and Schoenberg’s Romantic masterpiece, “Transfigured Night.” Don’t miss our thrilling Labor Day Weekend, when the Shanghai Quartet performs back-to-back Saturday and Sunday concerts to celebrate its 30th anniversary at Music Mountain. Check out the Plan Your Visit page to Experience the Foothills of the Berkshires and for suggestions on how to plan a full weekend at Music Mountain.
Our Saturday “Jazz and More” Twilight Series begins on June 15th with a new start time of 5 pm. We are bringing back several of our most successful groups from seasons past. New this season will be two evenings of Cabaret, the first by Steve Ross and the second by Barbara Fasano and Eric Comstock.
Over 100 promising young artists from all over the country will come to Music Mountain this summer to participate in various chamber music workshops. Music Mountain Amateur Week, for adult musicians, is new in 2019. As part of our expanding education program, Music Mountain is proud to provide a first exposure to live chamber music to hundreds of children from Connecticut’s Region 1 schools. In 2018, we introduced an innovative community program, “Painting Music.” This season, on Saturday, August 24th, you’re invited to participate in “Painting Music” once again.
The Music Mountain board of managers and I look forward to meeting you at the Mountain!
Oskar Espina-Ruiz
Artistic Director
Michael Berkeley & No Tune Like a Show Tune
August 3rd, 2019
TICKETS
- Sat Aug 3, 2019 | 5:00PMPlease see directions beforehand.
Gordon Hall - Air Conditioned
Michael Berkeley & No Tune Like a Show Tune The Envelope, Please A celebration of award-winning songs from the Tonys, Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, and Country Music Awards.
Emerson String Quartet
August 4th, 2019
TICKETS
- Sun Aug 4, 2019 | 3:00PMPlease see directions beforehand.
Gordon Hall - Air Conditioned
Emerson String Quartet SPECIAL CONCERT Underwritten by Harold and Deko Klebanoff
MOZART: String Quartet in D Major, K. 575 “Prussian” (1789) DVORAK: String Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 51 (1879) SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet #5 in B Flat Major, Op. 92 (1952)
Music Mountain is a magical place. Here, since 1930, world-renowned string quartets and outstanding guest artists have created powerful live performances year after year. The magic is in the music and in the people who make it happen. Our peaceful mountaintop campus and the pristine acoustics of air-conditioned Gordon Hall complete the perfect quartet. Music Mountain’s 90th Anniversary Season is a historic event that we invite you to experience
Swingtime Big Band
July 27th, 2019
TICKETS
- Sat Jul 27, 2019 | 5:00PMPlease see directions beforehand.
Gordon Hall - Air Conditioned
Classics from The Great American Songbook “Musicians who make the sounds of the pre-rock era rock.” (The New York Times)INFOTICKETS
Harlem String Quartet
July 28th, 2019
TICKETS
- Sun Jul 28, 2019 | 3:00PMPlease see directions beforehand.
Gordon Hall - Air Conditioned
Harlem String Quartet Francine Kay, Piano DEBUSSY: String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10 (1893) GABRIELA LENA FRANK: Milagros (Miracles) for String Quartet (2010) WILLIAM BOLCOM: Three Rags for String Quartet (comp. 1970; arr. 1989) FRANCK: Piano Quintet in F Minor (1878–79)
Music Mountain is a magical place. Here, since 1930, world-renowned string quartets and outstanding guest artists have created powerful live performances year after year. The magic is in the music and in the people who make it happen. Our peaceful mountaintop campus and the pristine acoustics of air-conditioned Gordon Hall complete the perfect quartet. Music Mountain’s 90th Anniversary Season is a historic event that we invite you to experience
New Black Eagle Jazz Band
July 20th, 2019
TICKETS
- Sat Jul 20, 2019 | 5:00PMPlease see directions beforehand.
Gordon Hall
New Black Eagle Jazz Band
Ariel Quartet
July 21st, 2019
TICKETS
- Sun Jul 21, 2019 | 3:00PMPlease see directions beforehand.
Gordon Hall
Ariel Quartet Victoria Schwartzman, Piano BEETHOVEN: String Trio in C Minor, Op. 9 #3 (1797-98) BEETHOVEN: Cello Sonata #3 in A Major, Op. 69 (1807-1808) BRAHMS: Piano Quartet in G Minor, Op. 25 (1861)
Silent Auction starting at 2pm to support Music Mountain
Welcome to our 90th Season!
Music Mountain is a magical place. Here, since 1930, world-renowned string quartets and outstanding guest artists have created powerful live performances year after year. The magic is in the music and in the people who make it happen. Our peaceful mountaintop campus and the pristine acoustics of air-conditioned Gordon Hall complete the perfect quartet. Music Mountain’s 90th Anniversary Season is a historic event that we invite you to experience
Peter & Will Anderson Quartet
July 13th, 2019
TICKETS
- Sat Jul 13, 2019 | 5:00PMPlease see directions beforehand.
Gordon Hall
Peter & Will Anderson Quartet The Magic of Benny Goodman “These guys flood the room with joy.” (Seattle Times)
Penderecki String Quartet
July 14th, 2019
TICKETS
- Sun Jul 14, 2019 | 3:00PMPlease see directions beforehand.
Gordon Hall
Penderecki String Quartet Stewart Goodyear, Piano HAYDN: String Quartet in D Major, Op. 76 #5 (1796–97) MENDELSSOHN: String Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 12 (1829) BRAHMS: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34 (1864)
Welcome to our 90th Season!
Music Mountain is a magical place. Here, since 1930, world-renowned string quartets and outstanding guest artists have created powerful live performances year after year. The magic is in the music and in the people who make it happen. Our peaceful mountaintop campus and the pristine acoustics of air-conditioned Gordon Hall complete the perfect quartet. Music Mountain’s 90th Anniversary Season is a historic event that we invite you to experience
Jive By Five
July 6th, 2019
TICKETS
- Sat Jul 6, 2019 | 5:00PMPlease see directions beforehand.
Gordon Hall
Jive By Five The sizzling dance music of the Jazz Age: from the Charleston to the Two-Step and the Fox Trot.
American String Quartet
July 7th, 2019
TICKETS
- Sun Jul 7, 2019 | 3:00PMPlease see directions beforehand.
Gordon Hall
American String Quartet Oskar Espina-Ruiz, Clarinet SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet #7 in F Sharp Minor, Op. 108 (1960) BRAHMS: Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115 (1891) BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59 #3 (1806)
Welcome to our 90th Season!
Music Mountain is a magical place. Here, since 1930, world-renowned string quartets and outstanding guest artists have created powerful live performances year after year. The magic is in the music and in the people who make it happen. Our peaceful mountaintop campus and the pristine acoustics of air-conditioned Gordon Hall complete the perfect quartet. Music Mountain’s 90th Anniversary Season is a historic event that we invite you to experience
Steve Ross: The Songs of Stephen Sondheim...
June 29th, 2019
TICKETS
- Sat Jun 29, 2019 | 5:00PMPlease see directions beforehand.
Gordon Hall
Steve Ross The Songs of Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter, Fred Astaire and Irving Berlin
Arianna String Quartet
June 30th, 2019
TICKETS
- Sun Jun 30, 2019 | 3:00PMPlease see directions beforehand.
Gordon Hall
Arianna String Quartet Richard Young, Viola HUGO WOLF: Italian Serenade (1887) SCHUBERT: String Quartet in D Minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden” (1824) MENDELSSOHN: Viola Quintet in B Flat Major, Op. 87 (1845)
Oskar Espina Ruiz has performed at major concert halls and festivals to high critical acclaim, including concerto performances at the Philharmonic Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia, and recitals in New York City, Washington DC, Moscow, Madrid, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
During the 2017-2018 season he is appearing in concert in Australia, China and the US, is getting back to the recording studio to record works by Arriaga and Isasi, and will work on a new clarinet concerto dedicated to him by composer Alfonso Fuentes, to be premiered in 2019.
Oskar Espina Ruiz has appeared as soloist with the St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony (Russia), St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic (Russia), Orquesta Sinfónica de la Ciudad de Asunción (Paraguay) and Bilbao Symphony (Spain). His chamber music collaborations include the American, Shanghai, Cassatt, Escher and Daedalus string quartets, the Quintet of the Americas, pianists Victoria Schwartzman, Benjamin Hochman, Ursula Oppens and Anthony Newman, cellist David Geber (founder, American String Quartet) and Metropolitan Opera Orchestra artists.
He has recorded for the Bridge, Kobaltone and Prion labels, receiving high critical acclaim by fellow clarinetists Richard Stoltzman and Charles Neidich for his solo recording “Julián Menéndez Rediscovered.” He has been described by the press as a “masterful soloist” and a “highly expressive” clarinetist.
He holds a DMA from Stony Brook University, where his major teachers were Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima.
Currently he is artistic director of the Treetops Chamber Music Society, in Stamford, CT, and the Music Mountain Festival in Falls Village, CT. From 2009 to 2011 he was on the clarinet faculty at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, in San Juan, PR, and since 2011 is clarinet artist faculty at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, in Winston-Salem, NC, while keeping a busy concert schedule.
Bert Seager & The Why Not
September 22 @ 6:30 pm
The Why Not is a chamber-jazz quartet featuring piano, clarinet, upright bass, and hand percussion. These instruments bring listeners into unexpected sonic landscapes mixing rhythms from diverse cultures. Pianist Bert Seager is on the jazz faculty at the New England Conservatory and was a three-time recipient of the prestigious MacDowell Colony fellowship. His compositions are filled with “effervescent optimism” (Cadence Magazine). CONCERT & DINNER PACKAGE available, including 5 PM dinner at the Falls Village Inn, a Litchfield County landmark—Classic American comfort fare, seasonal—and 6:30 PM Twilight Concert at Music Mountain. The Concert & Dinner Package must be purchased by 3 PM on Friday prior to concert. Buy Tickets! Find out more » Ariel String Quartet
September 23 @ 3:00 pm
Oskar Espina-Ruiz, Clarinet All-Mozart Program String Quartet in B Flat Major, K. 589 “Prussian” (1790) String Quartet in F Major, K. 590 “Prussian” (1790) Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 (1789) Buy Tickets!
Oskar Espina Ruiz has performed at major concert halls and festivals to high critical acclaim, including concerto performances at the Philharmonic Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia, and recitals in New York City, Washington DC, Moscow, Madrid, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
During the 2017-2018 season he is appearing in concert in Australia, China and the US, is getting back to the recording studio to record works by Arriaga and Isasi, and will work on a new clarinet concerto dedicated to him by composer Alfonso Fuentes, to be premiered in 2019.
Oskar Espina Ruiz has appeared as soloist with the St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony (Russia), St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic (Russia), Orquesta Sinfónica de la Ciudad de Asunción (Paraguay) and Bilbao Symphony (Spain). His chamber music collaborations include the American, Shanghai, Cassatt, Escher and Daedalus string quartets, the Quintet of the Americas, pianists Victoria Schwartzman, Benjamin Hochman, Ursula Oppens and Anthony Newman, cellist David Geber (founder, American String Quartet) and Metropolitan Opera Orchestra artists.
He has recorded for the Bridge, Kobaltone and Prion labels, receiving high critical acclaim by fellow clarinetists Richard Stoltzman and Charles Neidich for his solo recording “Julián Menéndez Rediscovered.” He has been described by the press as a “masterful soloist” and a “highly expressive” clarinetist.
He holds a DMA from Stony Brook University, where his major teachers were Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima.
Currently he is artistic director of the Treetops Chamber Music Society, in Stamford, CT, and the Music Mountain Festival in Falls Village, CT. From 2009 to 2011 he was on the clarinet faculty at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, in San Juan, PR, and since 2011 is clarinet artist faculty at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, in Winston-Salem, NC, while keeping a busy concert schedule.
Roxy Coss Quintet
September 15 @ 6:30 pm
“Just like Coltrane, Coss achieves a perfect balance of lyricism and intensity in her improvisations through a superb sense of timing, rhythmic and harmonic structure” (All About Jazz). Originally from Seattle, Roxy Coss is now a fixture on the New York scene. CONCERT & DINNER PACKAGE available, including 5 PM dinner at the Falls Village Inn, a Litchfield County landmark—Classic American comfort fare, seasonal—and 6:30 PM Twilight Concert at Music Mountain. The Concert & Dinner Package must be purchased by 3 PM on Friday prior to concert. Buy Tickets! Find out more » American String Quartet
September 16 @ 3:00 pm
Robert McDonald, Piano Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 76 #1 (1796-97) Shostakovich: String Quartet #3 in F Major, Op. 73 (1946) Dvorak: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 (1887) Buy Tickets! Find out more »
Oskar Espina Ruiz has performed at major concert halls and festivals to high critical acclaim, including concerto performances at the Philharmonic Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia, and recitals in New York City, Washington DC, Moscow, Madrid, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
During the 2017-2018 season he is appearing in concert in Australia, China and the US, is getting back to the recording studio to record works by Arriaga and Isasi, and will work on a new clarinet concerto dedicated to him by composer Alfonso Fuentes, to be premiered in 2019.
Oskar Espina Ruiz has appeared as soloist with the St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony (Russia), St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic (Russia), Orquesta Sinfónica de la Ciudad de Asunción (Paraguay) and Bilbao Symphony (Spain). His chamber music collaborations include the American, Shanghai, Cassatt, Escher and Daedalus string quartets, the Quintet of the Americas, pianists Victoria Schwartzman, Benjamin Hochman, Ursula Oppens and Anthony Newman, cellist David Geber (founder, American String Quartet) and Metropolitan Opera Orchestra artists.
He has recorded for the Bridge, Kobaltone and Prion labels, receiving high critical acclaim by fellow clarinetists Richard Stoltzman and Charles Neidich for his solo recording “Julián Menéndez Rediscovered.” He has been described by the press as a “masterful soloist” and a “highly expressive” clarinetist.
He holds a DMA from Stony Brook University, where his major teachers were Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima.
Currently he is artistic director of the Treetops Chamber Music Society, in Stamford, CT, and the Music Mountain Festival in Falls Village, CT. From 2009 to 2011 he was on the clarinet faculty at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, in San Juan, PR, and since 2011 is clarinet artist faculty at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, in Winston-Salem, NC, while keeping a busy concert schedule.
The Bridge Trio
September 8 @ 6:30 pm
The Bridge Trio continues the legacy of the incomparable Spirit found in their native New Orleans. Recent performances include The Kennedy Center and a feature in David Simon’s hit HBO Series “Treme”. CONCERT & DINNER PACKAGE available, including 5 PM dinner at the Falls Village Inn, a Litchfield County landmark—Classic American comfort fare, seasonal—and 6:30 PM Twilight Concert at Music Mountain. The Concert & Dinner Package must be purchased by 3 PM on Friday prior to concert. Buy Tickets! Find out more » Shanghai String Quartet Beethoven Cycle Concert #6
September 9 @ 3:00 pm
Special Concert & Wine Reception to Celebrate the Completion of the Beethoven Cycle Sixth of the Six-Concert Complete Beethoven String Quartet Cycle featuring the incomparable Shanghai String Quartet String Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 18 #6 (1800) Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 (1826) String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135 (1826) Buy Tickets! Find out more »
Oskar Espina Ruiz has performed at major concert halls and festivals to high critical acclaim, including concerto performances at the Philharmonic Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia, and recitals in New York City, Washington DC, Moscow, Madrid, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
During the 2017-2018 season he is appearing in concert in Australia, China and the US, is getting back to the recording studio to record works by Arriaga and Isasi, and will work on a new clarinet concerto dedicated to him by composer Alfonso Fuentes, to be premiered in 2019.
Oskar Espina Ruiz has appeared as soloist with the St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony (Russia), St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic (Russia), Orquesta Sinfónica de la Ciudad de Asunción (Paraguay) and Bilbao Symphony (Spain). His chamber music collaborations include the American, Shanghai, Cassatt, Escher and Daedalus string quartets, the Quintet of the Americas, pianists Victoria Schwartzman, Benjamin Hochman, Ursula Oppens and Anthony Newman, cellist David Geber (founder, American String Quartet) and Metropolitan Opera Orchestra artists.
He has recorded for the Bridge, Kobaltone and Prion labels, receiving high critical acclaim by fellow clarinetists Richard Stoltzman and Charles Neidich for his solo recording “Julián Menéndez Rediscovered.” He has been described by the press as a “masterful soloist” and a “highly expressive” clarinetist.
He holds a DMA from Stony Brook University, where his major teachers were Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima.
Currently he is artistic director of the Treetops Chamber Music Society, in Stamford, CT, and the Music Mountain Festival in Falls Village, CT. From 2009 to 2011 he was on the clarinet faculty at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, in San Juan, PR, and since 2011 is clarinet artist faculty at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, in Winston-Salem, NC, while keeping a busy concert schedule.
Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet
September 1 @ 6:30 pm
This “dynamic ensemble explores the affinities between modern jazz and the AfroLatin continuum in Perú” (The New York Times). With Gabriel Alegria’s Afro-Peruvian Sextet “the visceral excitement is as palpable as the listener’s own racing heartbeat” (The Latin Jazz Network). CONCERT & DINNER PACKAGE available, including 5 PM dinner at the Falls Village Inn, a Litchfield County landmark—Classic American comfort fare, seasonal—and 6:30 PM Twilight Concert at Music Mountain. The Concert & Dinner Package must be purchased by 3 PM on Friday prior to concert. Buy Tickets! Find out more » Peter Serkin
September 2 @ 3:00 pm
Labor Day Benefit Concert & Reception Bach: Oboe Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1030b Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E Flat Major, K. 452 Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E Flat Major, Op. 16
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Oskar Espina Ruiz has performed at major concert halls and festivals to high critical acclaim, including concerto performances at the Philharmonic Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia, and recitals in New York City, Washington DC, Moscow, Madrid, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
During the 2017-2018 season he is appearing in concert in Australia, China and the US, is getting back to the recording studio to record works by Arriaga and Isasi, and will work on a new clarinet concerto dedicated to him by composer Alfonso Fuentes, to be premiered in 2019.
Oskar Espina Ruiz has appeared as soloist with the St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony (Russia), St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic (Russia), Orquesta Sinfónica de la Ciudad de Asunción (Paraguay) and Bilbao Symphony (Spain). His chamber music collaborations include the American, Shanghai, Cassatt, Escher and Daedalus string quartets, the Quintet of the Americas, pianists Victoria Schwartzman, Benjamin Hochman, Ursula Oppens and Anthony Newman, cellist David Geber (founder, American String Quartet) and Metropolitan Opera Orchestra artists.
He has recorded for the Bridge, Kobaltone and Prion labels, receiving high critical acclaim by fellow clarinetists Richard Stoltzman and Charles Neidich for his solo recording “Julián Menéndez Rediscovered.” He has been described by the press as a “masterful soloist” and a “highly expressive” clarinetist.
He holds a DMA from Stony Brook University, where his major teachers were Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima.
Currently he is artistic director of the Treetops Chamber Music Society, in Stamford, CT, and the Music Mountain Festival in Falls Village, CT. From 2009 to 2011 he was on the clarinet faculty at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, in San Juan, PR, and since 2011 is clarinet artist faculty at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, in Winston-Salem, NC, while keeping a busy concert schedule.
“Painting Music” at the Mountain
August 25 @ 11:30 am
Cassatt String Quartet Vincent Inconiglios, Artist 11:30 AM: Outdoors Family Event "Painting Music" at the Mountain, on the Music Mountain lawn 12:30 PM: Picnic 1 PM: Cassatt String Quartet World-Premieres Concert with Real-Time Painting by Vincent Inconiglios, at Gordon Hall All Welcome. Free.
Find out more » Amina Figarova Quintet
August 25 @ 6:30 pm
Pianist Amina Figarova has been presented at Newport Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, and halls in Chicago, Detroit, Paris, Amsterdam and New York. Her original compositions draw from a rich background, which includes her native Azerbaijan, and jazz collaborations in Holland and the US. CONCERT & DINNER PACKAGE available, including 5 PM dinner at the Falls Village Inn, a Litchfield County landmark—Classic American comfort fare, seasonal—and 6:30 PM Twilight Concert at Music Mountain. The Concert & Dinner Package must be purchased by 3 PM on Friday prior to concert. Buy Tickets! Find out more » Cassatt String Quartet<
Oskar Espina Ruiz has performed at major concert halls and festivals to high critical acclaim, including concerto performances at the Philharmonic Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia, and recitals in New York City, Washington DC, Moscow, Madrid, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
During the 2017-2018 season he is appearing in concert in Australia, China and the US, is getting back to the recording studio to record works by Arriaga and Isasi, and will work on a new clarinet concerto dedicated to him by composer Alfonso Fuentes, to be premiered in 2019.
Oskar Espina Ruiz has appeared as soloist with the St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony (Russia), St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic (Russia), Orquesta Sinfónica de la Ciudad de Asunción (Paraguay) and Bilbao Symphony (Spain). His chamber music collaborations include the American, Shanghai, Cassatt, Escher and Daedalus string quartets, the Quintet of the Americas, pianists Victoria Schwartzman, Benjamin Hochman, Ursula Oppens and Anthony Newman, cellist David Geber (founder, American String Quartet) and Metropolitan Opera Orchestra artists.
He has recorded for the Bridge, Kobaltone and Prion labels, receiving high critical acclaim by fellow clarinetists Richard Stoltzman and Charles Neidich for his solo recording “Julián Menéndez Rediscovered.” He has been described by the press as a “masterful soloist” and a “highly expressive” clarinetist.
He holds a DMA from Stony Brook University, where his major teachers were Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima.
Currently he is artistic director of the Treetops Chamber Music Society, in Stamford, CT, and the Music Mountain Festival in Falls Village, CT. From 2009 to 2011 he was on the clarinet faculty at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, in San Juan, PR, and since 2011 is clarinet artist faculty at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, in Winston-Salem, NC, while keeping a busy concert schedule.
Josh Lawrence & Color Theory
August 18 @ 6:30 pm
Trumpeter Josh Lawrence and Color Theory fuse the blues, Afro-Cuban music, and hiphop. Their award-winning 2017 release was inspired by Kandinsky’s first three Composition paintings which were destroyed during World War II. CONCERT & DINNER PACKAGE available, including 5 PM dinner at the Falls Village Inn, a Litchfield County landmark—Classic American comfort fare, seasonal—and 6:30 PM Twilight Concert at Music Mountain. The Concert & Dinner Package must be purchased by 3 PM on Friday prior to concert. Buy Tickets! Find out more » St. Petersburg Piano Quartet
August 19 @ 3:00 pm
Beethoven: Violin & Piano Sonata #8 in G Major, Op. 30/3 (1801-1802) Beethoven: Piano Quartet #3 in C Major, WoO 36 (1785) Brahms: Piano Quartet in A Major, Op. 26 (1861) Buy Tickets! Find out more »
Oskar Espina Ruiz has performed at major concert halls and festivals to high critical acclaim, including concerto performances at the Philharmonic Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia, and recitals in New York City, Washington DC, Moscow, Madrid, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
During the 2017-2018 season he is appearing in concert in Australia, China and the US, is getting back to the recording studio to record works by Arriaga and Isasi, and will work on a new clarinet concerto dedicated to him by composer Alfonso Fuentes, to be premiered in 2019.
Oskar Espina Ruiz has appeared as soloist with the St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony (Russia), St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic (Russia), Orquesta Sinfónica de la Ciudad de Asunción (Paraguay) and Bilbao Symphony (Spain). His chamber music collaborations include the American, Shanghai, Cassatt, Escher and Daedalus string quartets, the Quintet of the Americas, pianists Victoria Schwartzman, Benjamin Hochman, Ursula Oppens and Anthony Newman, cellist David Geber (founder, American String Quartet) and Metropolitan Opera Orchestra artists.
He has recorded for the Bridge, Kobaltone and Prion labels, receiving high critical acclaim by fellow clarinetists Richard Stoltzman and Charles Neidich for his solo recording “Julián Menéndez Rediscovered.” He has been described by the press as a “masterful soloist” and a “highly expressive” clarinetist.
He holds a DMA from Stony Brook University, where his major teachers were Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima.
Currently he is artistic director of the Treetops Chamber Music Society, in Stamford, CT, and the Music Mountain Festival in Falls Village, CT. From 2009 to 2011 he was on the clarinet faculty at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, in San Juan, PR, and since 2011 is clarinet artist faculty at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, in Winston-Salem, NC, while keeping a busy concert schedule.
Galvanized Jazz Band
August 11 @ 6:30 pm
The “best Jazz Band in the State” (Connecticut Magazine) “gets your blood running” (Jazzbeat) with hot dixieland, New Orleans jazz, blues, rags, stomps, struts, spirituals, swing, and classic popular songs from the past century. CONCERT & DINNER PACKAGE available, including 5 PM dinner at the Falls Village Inn, a Litchfield County landmark—Classic American comfort fare, seasonal—and 6:30 PM Twilight Concert at Music Mountain. The Concert & Dinner Package must be purchased by 3 PM on Friday prior to concert. Buy Tickets! Find out more » Amernet String Quartet
August 12 @ 3:00 pm
Chauncey Patterson, Viola Ronald Thomas, Cello Schubert: Quartettsatz in C Minor, D. 703 (1820) Schubert: String Quartet in E Flat Major, D. 87 (1813) Richard Strauss: String Sextet from Capriccio Op. 85 (1940-41) Tchaikovsky: String Sextet in D Minor, Op. 70 “Souvenir de Florence” (1890) Buy Tickets!
Peter & Will Anderson Quartet
July 21 @ 6:30 pm
Duke Ellington “Virtuosos on clarinet and saxophone” (New York Times), Peter and Will Anderson return with their Quartet, with piano and bass, for a Duke Ellington program! “These guys flood the room with joy” (Seattle Times). “You dudes are the future. You’ve made my soul smile!” (Quincy Jones). CONCERT & DINNER PACKAGE available, including 5 PM dinner at the Falls Village Inn, a Litchfield County landmark—Classic American comfort fare, seasonal—and 6:30 PM Twilight Concert at Music Mountain. Must be purchased by 3 PM on Friday prior to concert. Buy Tickets! Find out more » Penderecki String Quartet
July 22 @ 3:00 pm
Victoria Schwartzman, Piano Haydn: String Quartet in D Major, Op. 50 #6 “The Frog” (1787) Grieg: String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 27 (1877) Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57 (1940) Buy Tickets!
Helen Sung Quartet
July 14 @ 6:30 pm
Monk and More Pianist Helen Sung’s music has been called “soulful,” “smart,” punctuated by irresistible grooves. She is a member of the Mingus Big Band and Thelonious Monk Band and recently joined the jazz faculty at Juilliard. CONCERT & DINNER PACKAGE available, including 5 PM dinner at the Falls Village Inn, a Litchfield County landmark—Classic American comfort fare, seasonal—and 6:30 PM Twilight Concert at Music Mountain. Must be purchased by 3 PM on Friday prior to concert. Buy Tickets! Find out more » Escher String Quartet
July 15 @ 3:00 pm
2017 Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Yekwon Sunwoo, Piano Webern: Langsamer Satz (1905) Schubert: String Quartet in D Minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden” (1824) Schumann: Piano Quintet in E Flat Major, Op. 44 (1842) Buy Tickets!
Jive By Five
July 7 @ 6:30 pm
The sizzling dance music of the jazz age: from the Charleston to the Two-Step and the Fox Trot! Jive by Five plays a hard-swinging re-creation of the great jump band style of the 1940s that moved out of Harlem and Chicago’s south side to become part of mainstream jazz. CONCERT & DINNER PACKAGE available, including 5 PM dinner at the Falls Village Inn, a Litchfield County landmark—Classic American comfort fare, seasonal—and 6:30 PM Twilight Concert at Music Mountain. Must be purchased by 3 PM on Friday prior to concert. Buy Tickets! Find out more » Shanghai String Quartet Beethoven Cycle Concert #5
July 8 @ 3:00 pm
Fifth of the Six-Concert Complete Beethoven String Quartet Cycle featuring the incomparable Shanghai String Quartet String Quartet in B Flat Major, Op. 130 (1825) String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59 #1 (1806) Buy Tickets! Find out more »
New York Gilbert & Sullivan
June 23 @ 6:30 pm
I’ve got a little TWIST “Well paced and extremely entertaining” (Talk Entertainment) I’ve Got a Little Twist is an award winning, NYGASP original production that highlights the timelessness of Gilbert & Sullivan and its relevance in today’s world. CONCERT & DINNER PACKAGE available, including 5 PM dinner at the Falls Village Inn, a Litchfield County landmark—Classic American comfort fare, seasonal—and 6:30 PM Twilight Concert at Music Mountain. Must be purchased by 3 PM on Friday prior to concert. Buy Tickets! Find out more » Shanghai String Quartet Beethoven Cycle Concert #3
June 24 @ 3:00 pm
Third of the Six-Concert Complete Beethoven String Quartet Cycle featuring the incomparable Shanghai String Quartet String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18 #4 (1799) String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18 #1 (1799) String Quartet in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131 (1826) Buy Tickets!
Charles Neidich and Verona Quartet in Concert
June 16 @ 1:00 pm
The Music Mountain Academy presents legendary clarinetist Charles Neidich playing the beloved Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115 with the superb Verona String Quartet. All Welcome. Free
Find out more » Ted Nash Quartet
June 16 @ 6:30 pm
Ted Nash Quartet: Music Mountain Jazz Opening Night Two-Time Grammy Award Winner, Ted Nash is a vital part of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Whether playing with Wynton Marsalis, his own big band, or various small groups, Nash expertly pushes artistic boundaries while staying true to the fundamentals of jazz. VIP Pass includes vinyl of latest album. Buy Tickets! Find out more » Shanghai String Quartet Beethoven Cycle Concert #2
June 17 @ 3:00 pm
Second of the Six-Concert Complete Beethoven String Quartet Cycle featuring the incomparable Shanghai String Quartet String Quartet in D Major, Op. 18 #3 (1798-99) String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95 “Serioso” (1810) String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132 (1825) Buy Tickets!
Oskar Espina Ruiz has performed at major concert halls and festivals to high critical acclaim, including concerto performances at the Philharmonic Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia, and recitals in New York City, Washington DC, Moscow, Madrid, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
During the 2017-2018 season he is appearing in concert in Australia, China and the US, is getting back to the recording studio to record works by Arriaga and Isasi, and will work on a new clarinet concerto dedicated to him by composer Alfonso Fuentes, to be premiered in 2019.
Oskar Espina Ruiz has appeared as soloist with the St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony (Russia), St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic (Russia), Orquesta Sinfónica de la Ciudad de Asunción (Paraguay) and Bilbao Symphony (Spain). His chamber music collaborations include the American, Shanghai, Cassatt, Escher and Daedalus string quartets, the Quintet of the Americas, pianists Victoria Schwartzman, Benjamin Hochman, Ursula Oppens and Anthony Newman, cellist David Geber (founder, American String Quartet) and Metropolitan Opera Orchestra artists.
He has recorded for the Bridge, Kobaltone and Prion labels, receiving high critical acclaim by fellow clarinetists Richard Stoltzman and Charles Neidich for his solo recording “Julián Menéndez Rediscovered.” He has been described by the press as a “masterful soloist” and a “highly expressive” clarinetist.
He holds a DMA from Stony Brook University, where his major teachers were Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima.
Currently he is artistic director of the Treetops Chamber Music Society, in Stamford, CT, and the Music Mountain Festival in Falls Village, CT. From 2009 to 2011 he was on the clarinet faculty at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, in San Juan, PR, and since 2011 is clarinet artist faculty at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, in Winston-Salem, NC, while keeping a busy concert schedule.
Shanghai String Quartet Beethoven Cycle Concert #1
June 10 @ 3:00 pm
89th Season Opening Benefit Concert & Reception First of the Six-Concert Complete Beethoven String Quartet Cycle featuring the incomparable Shanghai String Quartet String Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 127 (1824-25) String Quartet in G Major, Op. 18 #2 (1799) String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59 #3 (1806) Buy Tickets!