Thank you to those of you who were able to join us and to those who supported us in so many ways for another successful Hudson Valley Chamber Music Circle season. All of the stellar musicians who performed on the Olin Hall stage this year, whether joining HVCMC’s Artistic Directors Jaime Laredo and Sharon Robinson or appearing on our series for the first time, felt warmly welcomed and appreciated. Click the gray “Learn More” button on the lower right to see (and hear) some snippets of this year’s three grand performances in Bard’s Olin Hall.

We have a stellar line-up for our June 2024 Concert Series. You can view them on our Upcoming Events page and purchase tickets on our Tickets page. And with your support of our mission, your participation, and your generosity we will be able to continue to bring you the quality of concerts you have come to appreciate and expect in the years ahead.

Formed in 2022, TRIO SEOUL’s founding members — violinist Jinjoo Cho, cellist Brannon Cho, and pianist Kyu Yeon Kim — are winners and laureates of more than 20 international competitions and awards combined. The city of Seoul is a dynamic symbol of the ensemble’s cultural roots as well as their artistic intensity, which they’re sure to bring to their summer program at HVCMC:

• Dmitri Shostakovich:  Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8
• Cécile Chaminade:  Piano Trio No. 2 in A minor, Op. 34
• Uzong Choe:  Scattered Dreams
• Anton Arensky:  Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32

Four great artists with a passion for chamber music have formed an exciting new quartet that is bound to become an audience favorite. Anna Polonsky (piano), Jaime Laredo (violin), Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt (viola), and Sharon Robinson (cello) are all known for wonderfully expressive playing, so ESPRESSIVO! was the perfect name for this new quartet of piano and strings. HVCMC is delighted to have our Artistic Directors, Jaime and Sharon, kick off the season with their new quartet and the following program:

• Rebecca Clarke:  Morpheus for viola and piano
• Gabriel Fauré:  Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
• Johannes Brahms:  Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 70th Anniversary Gala at the magical Astor Dairy Barns ! With your help and support, the Hudson Valley Chamber Music Circle can continue its mission of bringing exceptional chamber music to the Hudson Valley, celebrating works from the chamber music canon and championing young musicians and composers.

We are grateful to violinist Jennifer Koh for her performance of works by J.S. Bach and Missy Mazzoli, and to our sponsors, Board of Directors, and brave guests who, despite the weather, made the day a shining success! Indeed, in the words of Kevin McEneaney of The Millbrook Independent :

“This concert was nearly an out-of-body experience.”

Featuring Jamie Laredo (violin), Sharon Robinson (cello), Benjamin Hochman (piano), and Nokuthula Ngwenyama (viola)

Mozart: Piano Quartet in E–flat Major, K.493
Nokuthula Ngwenyama: ELEGY
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1, Op.25

“The Keyboard Reimagined”

• Julia Wolfe – Dark Full Ride (Part I)
• Caroline Shaw – Taxidermy
• Jason Treuting – Nine Numbers 4
• Kendall Williams – Melodic Concept III
• Darian Donovan Thomas – Stephon Clark
• Vijay Iyer – Torque

• Bach:  Art of the Fugue (selections)
• Borodin:  Quartet No. 2 in D Major
• Bartok:  String Quartet No. 1 in A Major

This summer would have marked HVCMC’s 70th June Concert Series. So it is with enormous regret that we have decided to cancel our June concert series this year. The reason is obvious and it is the responsible thing to do. We hope to have the same performers from this year appear in our June Concert Series next year, because our scheduled program would have been spectacular. Take solace in the next best thing — recorded performances by the esteemed performers we’ll be missing this year that you can view by clicking the “Learn More” button below.

OUR PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED LINEUP:
•  The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio plus guests Nokuthula Ngwenyama, violist and composer, and Harold Robinson, double bass
• The Omer Quartet
• Matt Haimovitz, cello, and Andrea Lam, piano

We at HVCMC were thrilled to co-sponsor a performance by our very own Artistic Directors, cellist Sharon Robinson and violinist Jaime Laredo, along with CameraMusic, a program of the Chamber Music Society of Detroit, designed to keep audiences engaged, and artists employed, by connecting them to each other live over the internet.  Viewers enjoyed the program by joining us here on the homepage of HVCMC.org where we livestreamed the concert on Saturday, May 30 — “doors opened” a half hour before the performance began at 8pm EST and included:

• Handel/Halvorsen: Passacaglia for Violin and Cello
• Mozart: Duo for Violin and Cello, after KV 423 in G major
• Erwin Schulhoff: Duo for Violin and Cello
• Andy Stein: Tango, from Suite for Two for Violin and Cello

Click the “Learn More” button to watch a recording of this exquisite performance.