NEW YORK CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
September 13-20, 2009

BREAKING NEWS!

                BREAKING NEWS!


    JOHN CAGE at 100!

 OUR 2012 FESTIVAL WILL OPEN ON SEPT.5     WITH A CONCERT        HONORING THE          CENTENNIAL OF
 JOHN CAGE'S BIRTH!

John Cage (Zürich, 1990) by Niklaus Strauss Courtesy of the John Cage Trust

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LEGENDARY CELLIST JANOS STARKER HAS BEEN ELECTED VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE NEW YORK CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL !  JANOS STARKER WILL PARTICIPATE WITH MASTER CLASSES AT THE 2012 FESTIVAL (Sept. 2012).

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  JULES MASSENET (1842-1912)

     

     CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION


                                with the participation of    


        
               

          DAMIEN TOP,  Tenor

           

             LINDA  HALL,  Piano


     September 6, 2012, 8:00 PM  



                               

            Massenet:   Poeme d'Avril
  Massenet:  Expressions Lyriques (
US premiere)

        In the presence of Mme Anne Massenet, great-          granddaughter of Jules Massenet, who will present 
          her book Jules Massenet en toutes letters

                    

                          



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                 Recital of 

            PHILIP MYERS

             Principal Horn,

       New York Philharmonic



       September 14, 2012,  8:00 PM      




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       DAVID AMRAM & FRIENDS


                  September 7, 2012,  8:00 PM


    


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 KONSTANTIN  SOUKHOVETSKI

       SOLO PIANO RECITAL

       September 6, 2012,  6:00 PM 

        
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THE NEW YORK CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE A NEWLY-FORMED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SALIERI-ZINETTI INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION IN VERONA, ITALY.  
THE NEW YORK CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL PRESENTED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011 THE NEW YORK RECITAL DEBUT OF THE 2011 SALIERI-ZINETTI COMPETITION WINNER:  THE BRILLIANT SAXOPHONE & PIANO DUO  ARAKELYAN KOROLEFF.  THIS CONCERT WAS CO-SPONSORED BY THE SALIERI-ZINETTI COMPETITION.  THE 2012 NEW YORK CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL WILL PRESENT IN SEPTEMBER 2012 THE WINNING GROUP OF THE 2012 SALIERI-ZINETTI INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION IN VERONA.

   For more info: salieri-zinetticompetition.eu

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         2011 HIGHLIGHTS     

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U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SONYA SOTOMAYOR participated with a spoken tribute in our September 11 Tenth Anniversary commemorative concert on 9/11/11.


THE REV. AL SHARPTON participated with a spoken tribute at our September 11  Tenth Anniversary  commemorative concert on 9/11/2011.

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   17 World Premieres,
 7  American Premieres,
  4 New York Premieres

  were presented at the 2011 New York             Chamber Music Festival

 ( 6 World Premieres were commissioned by  the  New York Chamber Music Festival )

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POULENC's CHAMBER OPERA "LA VOIX HUMAINE" WAS PERFORMED ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 by WORLD-RENOWNED METROPOLITAN OPERA SOPRANO CAROLE FARLEY  AND "THE AMBASSADOR OF FRENCH MUSIC" -PIANIST PASCAL ROGÉ.




                                                             Photo: Nick Granito                            




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  In 2011 the New York  Chamber Music Festival celebrated the centennial of Gustav Mahler, the   bicentennial of Franz Liszt and the 150th anniversary of Pierre de Bréville (1861-1949).

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    MET OPERA CONDUCTOR   MAESTRO DERRICK INOUYE
  appeared at the New York Chamber Music Festival on September 18, 2011






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LEGENDARY JAZZ TRUMPETER
            JON FADDIS
  PERFORMED on September 11


Photo: John Abbott

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THE ACCLAIMED AMERIGO TRIO     performed on September 19, 2011

Photo: Chris Lee

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 MET PRINCIPAL CLARINETIST              ANTHONY McGILL
performed on September 15, 2011 in the World Premiere of Sean Hickey's "Avatar" Trio     

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     MET PRINCIPAL FLUTIST               DENIS BOURIAKOV
performed on September 18, 2011 in the World Premiere of William Susman's "Seven Scenes for    Four Flutes"   
        

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 MET  PRINCIPAL  PERCUSSIONIST              GREG  ZUBER

performed on September 18, 2011 in the World Premiere of William Susman's "Seven Scenes for    Four Flutes"
          

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               MUSIC AND POETRY

             BY  THE  ACCLAIMED

         LERA   AUERBACH

     was performed during our September 11 Tenth Anniversary concert, on September 11, 2011. Lera Aurbach's Violin Sonata #2 "September 11" was composed in the immediate aftermath of the tragic events.         (Photo: F.Reinhold)


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The young Hungarian violin virtuoso ADAM BANDA was presented on September 17, 2011 in his highly anticipated New York recital debut, co-sponsored by the Consulate of Hungary in New York and with the generous support of Mrs. Annaliese Soros.   Adam Banda has won prizes in numerous competitions and is performing all over the world, earning great accolades in the press.

Photo: Kata Schiller



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    www.AMTL.org

    THE ASSOCIATED  MUSIC TEACHERS' LEAGUE SPONSORED THE PIANO MASTER CLASS OF PASCAL ROGÉ ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2011                                      




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 SEPTEMBER 11 Tenth Anniversary Concert

                  OUR GIFT TO NEW YORK CITY

A FREE CONCERT  -  MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO  9/11 TOOK PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2011, WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF WORLD-FAMOUS MUSICIANS AND ACTORS PRESENTING MUSIC AND POETRY POIGNANT TO THE EVENTS of 9/11

          HOSTED by B.D. WONG

                 




                             SPOKEN TRIBUTES were presented by:
U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SONYA SOTOMAYOR,   THE REV. AL SHARPTON,  ISAIAH SHEFFER,  JON FADDIS, TAMARA TUNIE, FRANK MESSINA, JOAN COPELAND  and others.

Our Special Guest was Mr. Leslie Robertson, Chief Engineer of the twin towers  

               


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