All-Beethoven Program “Beethoven and the Dawn of Romanticism” The Artist as Prophet and Hero Tracks His Steps From Classicist to Exemplar of the Romantic Tradition
Press Releases “In the art and music of Romanticism—whether Turner’s misty sea and landscapes, Delacroix’s violent scenes, or Beethoven’s stormy musical mood swings—all of nature is a mirror of the turmoil, longing, passion and sorrows that take…
Close Encounters’ “The Many Faces of Antonin Dvorak,” Program Spotlights Instrumental and Vocal Music of Dvorak: Dumky Trio, Grand Piano Quintet, Gypsy Songs, Biblical Songs, and Selections from Opera “Rusalka” Major Prize Winners, a Diva, and One of Classical Music’s Most beloved Figures in Gala Matinee
Press Releases LENOX, Mass. – With representative works from many of the genres in which he wrote—piano quintet, piano trio, song cycles, and opera, and always with his trademark captivating melodiousness and soulfulness—audiences at the Close Encounters…
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Verdi-Film Preview and Talk with Verdi Scholar, Author and Look-alike August Ventura Legendery Composer’s Operas and Politics Given Close Look at Close Encounters “Conversations with…”
Press Releases Close Encounters With Music presents “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Verdi” the second installment in this season’s “Conversations With…” series Sunday, April 6, 3 PM at the historic Lenox Club. Lifelong opera-lover, author, architect…
Close Encounters with Music Presents “Magyar!” Liszt, Brahms, Bartok and Authentic Hungarian Folk Music
Press Releases GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. —Musical fireworks, passion, and vertiginous speed are hallmarks of Hungarian and Gypsy music. From the cimbalom, the national folk instrument of Hungary, to the sophistication of Liszt’s fiery “Rhapsody” and…
Close Encounters with Music Presents the Linden String Quartet & Friends in Works of Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn
Press Releases GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Standouts in a chamber music landscape that is populated by exceptional young string quartets, the Linden has been heard at festivals from Ravinia to Caramoor, Banff, and the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, and at…
Close Encounters with Music Presents “The Miraculous Violin: an Evening with Vadim Gluzman and Angela Yoffe”
Press Releases GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — In technique and sensibility, violinist Vadim Gluzman harkens back to the Golden Age of violinists of the 19th and 20th centuries, while demonstrating the passion and energy of the 21st century. Lauded by both critics…
Close Encounters with Music Opens 2013-2014 Season with “Anatomy of a Melody” – Beethoven, Brahms and World Premiere of Paul Schoenfield “Shaatnez” Popular Tune Migrates from Operetta to Concert Stage, Plus Brahms Symphonic-Scale Piano Quartet
Press Releases GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — In a musical conversation stretching across three centuries, a tune from Viennese operetta surfaces in a Beethoven piano trio and yet again in a newly penned piece by American composer Paul Schoenfield. Both will…
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