Chelsea Music Festival - Connecting the Dots - 15th Season Opening Night

Join us for Opening Night of our 15th season! Enjoy music that spans the centuries by composers including John Williams, Tebogo Monnakgotla, Clara Schumann, and Francis Poulenc alongside World Premiere performances by composers Nicky Sohn and Augusta Read Thomas as well as  a solo piano performance by our 2024 Composer-in-Residence, Ania Vu.

Featuring Aizuri Quartet, WindSync, and conductor Ken-David Masur with Festival artists, this concert takes place at our Opening Weekend Sponsor, Genesis House.

You won’t want to miss this incredible LED-wrapped event space, which will showcase visuals created by Eric Bowers(Eye Fisher Studios) and Jonathan Rattner.

Reception to follow at Genesis House’s on-site restaurant, Onjium with its distinctly curated Korean cuisine.

Program:

Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964) | Bebop Riddle #5 (2024, World Premiere)
Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964) | Dancing Stars (2021)
Tebogo Monnakgotla (b. 1972) | Wooden Bodies (2018, US Premiere)
Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964) | Clara’s Ascent (2019)
Clara Schumann (1819-1896) | Die stille Lotosblume from Sechs Lieder, Op. 13 No. 6, arr. for string quartet by Miho Saegusa
Nicky Sohn (b. 1992) | A Night at Birdland (2024, World Premiere)
John Williams (b. 1932) | The Fabelmans (2022)
Ania Vu (b. 1994) | Against Time (2018)
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) | Sextuor (1931-1932)

Featuring:

Aizuri Quartet:

Violin | Miho Saegusa, Emma Frucht
Viola | Brian Hong
Cello | Caleb van der Swaagh

WindSync:

Clarinet | Graeme Steele Johnson
Flute | Garrett Hudson
Oboe | Noah Kay
Bassoon | Kara LaMoure
Horn | Anni Hochhalter

Violin | Max Tan
Cello | Angela Lee
Clarinet | Yasmina Spiegelberg
Oboe | Amanda Hardy
Piano | Melinda Lee Masur, Ania Vu, Andrea Lam
Conductor | Ken-David Masur

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