Come enjoy three weeks of exhilarating chamber music performed by musicians from around the nation and the world. This year’s theme is “firsts” and includes seven small ensemble programs, two programs featuring “keyboard firsts” for harpsichord and piano, all in Wilmington, and three programs in Lewes, Delaware. Highlights include the return of pianists Victor Asuncion and Read Gainsford, two programs with mezzo soprano Gina Perregrino (fresh from her debut this season at the Met), favorite string players from past seasons, as well as oboe, clarinet, and harpsichord artists.
Participating Artists: Kate Ransom, violin and artistic director; Eric Pritchard, violin; Julianne Murphy, viola; Hal Grossman, violin; Amadi Azikiwe, viola; Adelya Shagidullina, viola; Lionel Thomas, viola; Charae Krueger, cello; Jacques-Pierre Malan, cello; Guang Wang, cello; Douglas Mapp, double bass; John Dee, oboe; Joseph Velez, clarinet; Victor Asuncion, piano; Read Gainsford, piano; Gabriel Benton, harpsichord; Gina Perregrino, mezzo soprano
Schedule Of Events
Week 1
7pm : String Splendor - Haydn and Dvorák
(Eric Pritchard, Kate Ransom, Amadi Azikiwe. Lionel Thomas, Guang Wang)
Haydn String Quartet Op. 1 #1; Dvorak String Quintet in A Minor, Op. 1
(this program runs - 70 minutes, followed by artists mingle)
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