Inon Barnatan, Music Director Cover art: Lee Mullican, Electric Night, 1967. Oil on canvas, 36 ¼ x 76 in. (92.1 x 193 cm.) Collection Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Gift of Ruth Gribin, 2011.31 Photographer: Pablo Mason © Lee Mullican, 1967 JULY 28–AUGUST 26, 2023
Music Director Inon Barnatan
JULY 28–AUGUST 26, 2023
VIOLIN
Noah Bendix-Balgley*
Diana Cohen
Steven Copes
Alan Gilbert
Augustin Hadelich
Kathryn Hatmaker
Stefan Jackiw
Erin Keefe
Alexi Kenney
Tessa Lark
Geneva Lewis*
Anthony Marwood
Blake Pouliot
Andrew Wan
VIOLA
Rebecca Albers*
Chi-Yuan Chen
Teng Li
Matthew Lipman*
Maiya Papach*
Masumi Per Rostad
Jonathan Vinocour
CELLO
Julie Albers
Efe Baltacigil
Sterling Elliott
Clive Greensmith
Oliver Herbert
Coleman Itzkoff
Gabriel Martins*
Alisa Weilerstein
Paul Wiancko*
Kajsa William-Olsson*
BASS
Timothy Cobb
Samuel Hager
Michael Thurber
PIANO
Thomas Adès*
Inon Barnatan
Zoltán Fejérvári*
Roman Rabinovich
Sonya Schumann*
Conrad Tao
Joyce Yang
FLUTE
Rose Lombardo
CLARINET
Mark Dover*
Anthony McGill
Anton Rist*
Mark Simpson*
OBOE
Marc Lachat*
BASSOON
Eleni Katz*
HORN
Stefan Dohr*
Kaylet Torrez*
TRUMPET
Brandon Ridenour*
TROMBONE
Eric Starr
PERCUSSION
Dustin Donahue
Sidney Hopson*
GUITAR
Louis Cato*
HARP
Julie Smith-Phillips
VOICE
Sasha Cooke
Paul Groves*
CONDUCTOR
Alan Gilbert
COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE
Thomas Adès*
ENSEMBLES
Calder Quartet
Benjamin Jacobson, Tereza Stanislav, violins; Jonathan Moerschel, viola; Eric Byers, cello
Carnival of the Animals*
Marc Bamuthi Joseph, spoken word; Wendy Whelan, dancer;
Francesca Harper, choreographer
Louis Cato Trio*
Lucy Yehiazaryan* & Vanisha Gould*
Takács Quartet†
Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes, violins; Richard O’Neill, viola; András Fejér, cello
FELLOWSHIP ARTIST ENSEMBLES
TrioJEM*
Elliot Wuu, piano; Max Tan, violin; Julia Lee, cello
Quartet Integra*
Kyoka Misawa, Rinato Kikuno, violins; Itsuki Yamamoto, viola; Anri Tsukiji, cello
FILMMAKER-IN-RESIDENCE
Tristan Cook
*Debut
†in program indicates Fellowship Artist
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Joyce Yang
WELCOME TO SUMMERFEST 2023!
Surprise is indeed a powerful weapon. It can make us delighted, giddy, uneasy, shocked, amused… but it rarely fails to evoke an emotion, and it is the opposite of predictable. Through this summer’s theme, “The Great Unknown,” we will be exploring the joy of discovery and rediscovery, the delight in the unexpected, and the mystery of the exotic. We will discover fantastical and otherworldly pieces, myths, fairy tales, dreams, and memories.
In that spirit, I’m particularly excited to take the audience on a journey into the unknown on opening night: I invite you all to embrace the unexpected, “trust the chef,” and experience a musical menu that will be announced from the stage and will be a mix of the familiar and the surprising—music that will delight and inspire.
The rest of the season has a lot to be excited about too. I’m thrilled to welcome the incomparable Thomas Adès as this year’s Composer-in-Residence and as performer and guest curator, in his LJMS debut. I’m also happy to introduce a new series on Wednesday nights: Midweek Masterworks: intermission-free concerts, each focusing on one of the most celebrated pieces in the chamber music repertoire, putting it into musical context.
This year also sees the return of the Synergy Initiative, which helps originate exciting collaborations between creators from different art forms. This year during Synergy Weekend we present a special preview performance of a sensational reimagination of Carnival of the Animals, which you will get to see first before it goes to Lincoln Center and around the country. Another Synergy event will feature a musical combustion between four spectacular musicians from the worlds of classical music, jazz, bluegrass, and soul.
There is much more of the program to talk about, but as usual the beating heart of the festival is the unparalleled roster of fabulous musicians that will be on stage for these four weeks.
I look forward to leading you all on this adventure—and seeing you at the Conrad!
Inon Barnatan SummerFest Music Director
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Inon Barnatan
“Our chief weapon is surprise!” So goes a line from one of Monty Python’s famous comedy sketches.
The Great Unknown
The theme of SummerFest 2023 celebrates the joy of discovery and rediscovery, the delight in the unexpected, and the mystery of the fantastical, exotic and otherworldly.
Synergy Initiative
August 17–19
Co-produced by Inon Barnatan and Clara Wu Tsai
Top creators of music, dance, spoken word and visual arts collaborate across their different art forms to create unique performances.
Midweek Masterworks
August 2, 9, 16 & 23
Each intermission-less concert in our new series highlights and contextualizes one the “greatest hits” of the chamber music repertoire! Join us for a celebratory toast in The Wu Tsai QRT.yrd immediately following the performance!
Must be 21 and older with valid I.D.
Jazz @ The JAI
August 3 & 17
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SummerFest Opening Night: Expect the Unexpected
Friday, July 28 · 7:30 PM
THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL
A special invitation from our music director:
“In the spirit of this year’s theme, The Great Unknown, I’m inviting you to be part of a communal artistic experience. In some top sushi restaurants, the tasting menu is called “Omakase” — which in Japanese means “trust me.” For opening night I’m inviting you to our home for just such an experience — trust me and let me curate a “musical meal” for you this evening. You might not know all the courses in advance, but I’ve assembled what I believe is a delectable evening of music, played by some of the world’s top artists and led by internationally acclaimed conductor Alan Gilbert, former music director of the New York Philharmonic and current director of the Elbephilharmonie orchestra in Hamburg. You’ll hear a stirring and epic symphony, an iconic piano concerto, a virtuosic showstopper, and some surprises besides. Come join us at the table for an epic night!”
Artists will include; Steven Copes, Blake Pouliot, violin; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Oliver Herbert, cello; Rose Lombardo, flute; Anton Rist, clarinet; Marc Lachat, oboe; Eleni Katz, bassoon; Brandon Ridenour, trumpet; Kaylet Torrez, horn; Eric Starr, trombone; Roman Rabinovich, piano; Dustin Donahue, Sidney Hopson, percussion; and the full SummerFest Chamber Orchestra conducted by Alan Gilbert.
PRELUDE 6:30 PM
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The JAI Interview with Inon Barnatan hosted by Leah Rosenthal
JOURNEY IN LIGHT
SATURDAY, JULY 29 · 7:30 PM
THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL
In this innovative concert we take a musical journey depicting the passing of a day, each short piece representing its progress—from sunrise all the way to the sparkling moonlight. We conclude with Mozart’s masterful string quintet in c minor, which he himself described as “night music.”
SUNRISE TO NOON
YSAŸE L’Aurore from Sonata No. 5 in G Major
BONIS Matin
BOULANGER D’un Matin de printemps for Violin, Cello and Piano
HAYDN Finale from Symphony No. 7 in C Major, “Le midi”
NOON TO NIGHT
DEBUSSY Prelude to an Afternoon of a Faun
TURINA Crépuscule de Soir from Scène Andalouse
NIGHT
CHAUSSON Chanson pérpetuelle
DEBUSSY Clair de Lune
CONNESSON Toccata-nocturne for flute and cello
SCHUBERT Notturno
CRUMB Midnight Transformation from A Little Midnight Music
STRAUSS “Morgen!”, Op. 27
MOZART String Quintet No. 2 in C Minor, K. 406
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano; Steven Copes, Erin Keefe, Blake Pouliot, violins; Rebecca Albers, Maiya Papach, Masumi Per Rostad, Itsuki Yamamoto†, violas; Oliver Herbert, cello; Timothy Cobb, bass; Rose Lombardo, flute; Anton Rist, clarinet; Roman Rabinovich, piano; Julie Smith-Phillips, harp
PRELUDE 6:30 PM
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Blake Pouliot
The JAI Lecture
A SONG TO REMEMBER
SUNDAY, JULY 30 · 3 PM
THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL
Brahms and Mahler face hope and loss in two very different ways—Brahms with his ravishing and intimate horn trio (featuring the principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic, Stefan Dohr) and Mahler with a grand and epic work, essentially a symphony for two singers and orchestra, heard here in an arrangement for chamber orchestra of virtuoso players and two of the world’s finest singers, all led by maestro Alan Gilbert.
BRAHMS Horn Trio in E-flat Major, Op.40
Stefan Dohr, horn; Alan Gilbert, violin; Inon Barnatan, piano
MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde (arr. Schönberg)
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano; Paul Groves, tenor; SummerFest Chamber Orchestra; Alan Gilbert, conductor PRELUDE 2 PM
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The JAI Lecture by Michael Gerdes
PRELUDE 6 PM
FANTASTIC TALES: Schumann’s Piano Quintet
DOORS OPEN 5:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2 · 7 PM
THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL
Fantasy and legend abound in the first of our intermission-free Wednesday concerts highlighting and illuminating the cornerstones of the chamber music repertoire. The immensely popular and fanciful Schumann Piano Quintet and fantasy-pieces bookend Janáˇcek’s quirky miniature piano concerto, based on imaginary animal encounters, as well as the U.S. premiere of fairy-tale pieces for violin and piano by our season’s composer-inresidence, Thomas Adès—one of the most important and celebrated composers, pianists, and conductors today (and our music director’s favorite living composer!).
SCHUMANN Fantasiestücke for Cello and Piano, Op.73
Efe Baltacigil, cello; Roman Rabinovich, piano
THOMAS ADÈS Märchentänze
Anthony Marwood, violin; Thomas Adès, piano
JANÁˇCEK Concertino
Thomas Adès, piano; Blake Pouliot, Diana Cohen, violins; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Mark Simpson, clarinet; Stefan Dohr, horn; Eleni Katz, bassoon
SCHUMANN Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op.44
Roman Rabinovich, piano; Erin Keefe, Alexi Kenney, violins; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Efe Baltacigil, cello
Midweek Masterworks
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The JAI Interview with Thomas Adès hosted by Inon
Masumi Per Rostad
Barnatan
LUCY YEGHIAZARYAN & VANISHA GOULD
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 · 6 PM & 8:30 PM
THE JAI
A night of jazz standards and vintage-inspired vocal performances from two of today’s most exciting jazz singers. Together again, Armenian American vocalist Lucy Yeghiazaryan and composer and bandleader Vanisha Gould present a collection of songbook standards, their own arrangements, and originals from their collaborative album In Her Words, that give the audience an opportunity to witness an intimate, late-night conversation between two women about the joys and pains of being a woman.
JAZZ @ THE JAI
SYNERGY: LOUIS CATO TRIO
THURSDAY, AUGUST 17 · 6 PM & 8:30 PM
THE JAI
GRAMMY-nominated Louis Cato, an internationally acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter, takes the stage in The JAI for an evening of eclectic jazz-inspired performance with his talented band. You will recognize him from playing in the house band for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert since the show’s 2015 inception; he was recently named bandleader for the newly renamed “The Late Show Band.”
Come early to enjoy a drink and delicious bites in our cabaret-style space with full bar and table service!
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Louis Cato
Vanisha Gould
Lucy Yeghiazaryan
DREAMS AND PRAYERS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 · 7:30 PM
THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL
Two major composers come to grips with their heritages in two heart-stopping pieces of virtuosity and expressivity: Mendelssohn, reconciling his Jewish heritage with his adopted Christianity in his stormy piano trio; and Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov, whose music blends Argentinean music, traditional Jewish idioms, and modern sounds into a distinctive style. His klezmerinfluenced clarinet quintet first brought him to international attention and made him “one of the most celebrated stars in classical music.” (New York Times)
J.S. BACH Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Tessa Lark, Alexi Kenney, violins; Efe Baltacigil, cello
OSVALDO The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
GOLIJOV Mark Simpson, clarinet; Alexi Kenney, Tessa Lark, violins; Maiya Papach, viola; Coleman Itzkoff, cello
MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66
Zoltán Fejérvári, piano; Blake Pouliot, violin; Efe Baltacigil, cello
MUSICAL PRELUDE
6:30 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
Performance by Quartet Integra
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MAGIC AND ALCHEMY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 · 7:30 PM
THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL
This concert explores the seemingly magical alchemical processes regularly used by Elizabethan composers to turn simple musical material into gold. Composers in Shakespeare’s London transformed their own music or the music of others, in turn inspiring Thomas Adès and Franz Schubert to do the same. This concert includes the U.S. premiere of Adès’ new clarinet quintet, described by the London Times after its world premiere as ‘arresting and magical” and the London Telegraph as “A triumphant premiere from our greatest living composer…”
VARIOUS A Selection of works by BYRD, DOWLAND, GIBBONS and PURCELL
Anthony Marwood, Alexi Kenney, violins; Maiya Papach, viola; Coleman Itzkoff, cello
THOMAS ADÈS Alchymia
Mark Simpson, clarinet; Alexi Kenney, Anthony Marwood, violins; Rebecca Albers, viola; Coleman Itzkoff, cello
SCHUBERT Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 “Trout”
Thomas Adès, piano; Tessa Lark, violin; Maiya Papach, viola; Efe Baltacigil, cello; Timothy Cobb, bass
MUSICAL PRELUDE 6:30 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
Performance by trioJEM
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Alexi Kenney
MYTHS AND RITES
SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 · 3 PM
THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL
Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, a musical depiction of a pagan ritual, is considered one of the most groundbreaking and influential pieces in the history of music. It has inspired countless composers, induced a near-riot at its premiere, and even inspired Walt Disney to accompany the story of the planet’s creation and the extinction of the dinosaurs in his film Fantasia. In this concert we’ll hear it in the composers’ arrangement for two pianists, preceded by enchanting pieces inspired by Greek mythology.
LISZT Orpheus S.98
Blake Pouliot, violin, Julia Lee†, cello; Elliot Wuu†, piano
GLUCK “Melodie” from Orfeo ed Euridice
SZYMANOWSKI Myths Op. 30
Tessa Lark, violin; Zoltán Fejérvári, piano
STRAVINSKY Airs du rossignol et Marche chinoise from Le rossignol
Chanson Russe from Mavra
Dance Russe from Petrouchka
Anthony Marwood, violin; Thomas Adès, piano
STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring (arr. for Two Pianos)
Zoltán Fejérvári, Inon Barnatan, pianos
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Zoltán Fejérvári
TAKEOVER @ THE JAI with Thomas Adès
SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 · 7 PM
THE JAI
A rare opportunity to spend an hour with composer Thomas Adès as he takes over our intimate JAI and curates and plays a program of his work and the music and musicians that inspire him. Grab a cocktail from the bar inside and experience one of the most renowned musical minds of our time, featuring Mark Simpson on clarinet, the Calder Quartet and more.
THOMAS ADÈS Arcadiana
Calder Quartet
NANCARROW Three Canons for Ursula
Thomas Adès, piano
MARK SIMPSON Lov(escape)
Mark Simpson, clarinet; Inon Barnatan, piano
THOMAS ADÈS Four Berceuses from The Exterminating Angel
Mark Simpson, clarinet; Itsuki Yamamoto†, viola;
Thomas Adès, piano
Four Quarters
Calder Quartet
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Thomas Adès
THE GREAT AMERICANS: Dvořák’s “American” Quartet
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 · 7 PM
THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL
Our second Wednesday concert features the world-famous Takács Quartet in their first SummerFest appearance. Dvoˇrák’s beloved “American” String Quartet, written when he was living in the U.S. and influenced by American idioms, is paired here with a romantic piano quintet written at the turn of last century by one of America’s most important composers, Amy Beach, and American composer Paul Wiancko’s charming and evocative exploration of his musical heritage.
Midweek Masterworks
MUSICAL PRELUDE
6 PM The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
Performance by Quartet Integra
BEACH Piano Quintet in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 67
Takács Quartet; Inon Barnatan, piano
PAUL WIANCKO American Haiku for Viola and Cello
Paul Wiancko, cello; Richard O’Neill, viola
DVOˇRÁK String Quartet in F Major, Op. 96 “American”
Takács Quartet
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Takács Quartet
PRELUDE
6:30 PM
NEW GROUND
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11 · 7:30 PM
THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL
Composers step out of their comfort zone and defy their surroundings in this powerful program. Gideon Klein’s ebullient and lighthearted String Trio was composed whilst the composer was imprisoned in the Terezín prison camp just days before his deportation to Auschwitz. Beethoven charted new ground in celestial music that was baffling to his contemporaries and has come to be considered a pinnacle of human creation. Having written almost exclusively just for the piano, Chopin’s Cello Sonata represents an extraordinary effort on the part of a composer who, only a few years from the end of his life, was determined to master a genre he had never before attempted.
SIBELIUS Serenata for Two Violins and Cello, JS169
Noah Bendix-Balgley, Max Tan†, violins; Julia Lee†, cello
CHOPIN Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor, Op.65
Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Inon Barnatan, piano
KLEIN Trio for Violin, Viola, and Cello
Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin; Richard O’Neill, viola; Paul Wiancko, cello
BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2 “Rasumovsky”
Takács Quartet
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Noah Bendix-Balgley
The JAI Lecture
PROMISES, PROMISES
SUNDAY, AUGUST 13 · 3 PM
THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL
Schubert’s epitaph reads “Here the art of music has entombed a rich treasure, but even fairer promise.” It is hard, however, to imagine surpassing the last year of Schubert’s life—which produced the most enduring masterpieces in music, including his epic Piano Trio heard in this concert. Showing tremendous promise at the very start of his composing career, the 18-year-old Dohnányi’s extraordinary first Piano Quintet caused Brahms to exclaim “I could not have written it better myself.” Paul Wiancko wrote Closed Universe as part of an attempt to find beauty and peace in the midst of a bout of news addiction.
PAUL WIANCKO Closed Universe for Solo Cello, Piano Quartet and Glockenspiel
Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Geneva Lewis, violin; Teng Li, viola; Paul Wiancko, cello & glockenspiel; Joyce Yang, piano
DOHNÁNYI Piano Quintet in C Minor, Op. 1
Joyce Yang, piano; Takács Quartet
SCHUBERT Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, D.929
Inon Barnatan, piano; Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin; Alisa Weilerstein, cello
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PRELUDE 2 PM
The JAI Lecture
Alisa Weilerstein
SLAVONIC DANCES: Brahms’
Piano Quartet No. 1
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16 · 7 PM
THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL
A collection of pieces channeling the extraordinary spirit, virtuosity, and soul of Bohemia with its fiddlers, its sweet folk melodies, and its inspiration for one of the most exciting movements in chamber music, the fiery Romani-inspired last movement of Brahms’ masterpiece, his Piano Quartet No. 1.
DVOˇRÁK Slavonic Dances for Piano Four-Hands
Joyce Yang, Inon Barnatan, piano
RAVEL Tzigane
Geneva Lewis, violin; Joyce Yang, piano
BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25
Inon Barnatan, piano; Tessa Lark, violin; Teng Li, viola; Gabriel Martins, cello
MUSICAL PRELUDE
6 PM
Midweek Masterworks
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The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
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Performance by trioJEM
SYNERGY: CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS
WENDY WHELAN, MARC BAMUTHI JOSEPH, FRANCESCA HARPER
FRIDAY, AUGUST 18 · 7:30 PM
THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL
Co-commissioned by La Jolla Music Society for SummerFest’s Synergy Initiative
PRELUDE 6:30 PM
Carnival of the Animals is a new evening-length piece by spoken word artist and poet Marc Bamuthi Joseph, legendary dancer Wendy Whelan (Associate Artistic Director, New York City Ballet), and acclaimed choreographer
Francesca Harper (Artistic Director, Alvin Ailey II). Rooted in the iconic Saint-Saëns composition, this reimagined vision
comes to life with poignant spoken word and transcendent movement, with music from the original Saint-Saëns as well as a variety of composers spanning four centuries. Together they create a multidisciplinary mixtape that imagines the animals that reside in our country’s contemporary political jungle. Co-commissioned by the Synergy Initiative,
New York’s Lincoln Center, Washington DC’s National Gallery, Seattle’s Meany Center, and others, this major new work receives a special preview performance at La Jolla SummerFest and features festival artists Inon Barnatan, Joyce Yang, Geneva Lewis, and Gabriel Martins.
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The
JAI Interview
Marc Bamuthi Joseph Wendy Whelan
SYNERGY: AMERICAN CLASSIC with Louis Cato, Mark Dover, Tessa Lark and Michael Thurber
SATURDAY, AUGUST 19 • 7:30 PM THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL
A musical explosion of joy with four creative powerhouses meeting at the intersection of blues, classical music, jazz, and songwriting
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert bandleader Louis Cato joins GRAMMY nominees Tessa Lark and clarinetist Mark Dover, along with Broadway-bound composer/bassist Michael Thurber, for never-before heard originals, arrangements, and improvisations that bring seemingly disparate stylistic influences into an organic, unique sonic experience.
PRELUDE 6:30 PM
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Michael Thurber
The JAI
Louis Cato Mark Dover
SOUVENIRS: Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23 · 7 PM
THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL
Memories of places and people we have loved, centered around one of the greatest pieces of the repertoire,Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence, an audience favorite that joyfully evokes the composer’s love of the city of Florence and his own musical joys and sorrows. Anthony McGill will showcase a piece Brahms came out of retirement to write specifically for a great clarinetist, while Augustin Hadelich brings to life Chausson’s “Poème,” both evoking memory and reflection.
CHAUSSON “Poème,” Op. 25
Augustin Hadelich, violin; Quartet Integra†; Elliot Wuu†, piano
BRAHMS Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114
Anthony McGill, clarinet; Clive Greensmith, cello; Conrad Tao, piano
TCHAIKOVSKY Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70
Stefan Jackiw, Andrew Wan, violins; Jonathan Vinocour, Matthew Lipman, violas; Julie Albers, Sterling Elliott, cellos
MUSICAL PRELUDE
6 PM
Midweek Masterworks
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Stefan Jackiw
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Augustin Hadelich
MUSICAL PRELUDE
6:30 PM
SUMMERFEST FINALE: Serenades
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26 · 7:30 PM
THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL
SummerFest comes to a close with a celebratory concert that will send you out into the night on a positive and wonderful note. In addition to Tchaikovsky’s lush and beautiful Serenade for Strings and Bruch’s Double Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and String Orchestra, that will sweep you off your feet, Inon Barnatan has arranged Freddie Mercury and Queen’s biggest and most intriguing rock hit, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” for five cellos and piano. This will be the climax of a festival that audiences will be talking about for years to come.
DOHNÁNYI Serenade in C Major for String Trio, Op. 10
Stefan Jackiw, violin; Matthew Lipman, viola; Sterling Elliott, cello
BRUCH Double Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and String Orchestra in E Minor, Op.88
Anthony McGill, clarinet; Jonathan Vinocour, viola; Andrew Wan, Stefan Jackiw, Rintaro Kikuno†, Kyoka Misawa†, Max Tan†, violins; Matthew Lipman, Chi-Yuan Chen, Itsuki Yamamoto†, violas; Julie Albers, Sterling Elliott, Anri Tsukiji†, cellos; Samuel Hager, bass
MERCURY Bohemian Rhapsody for Five Cellos and Piano (arr. Inon Barnatan)
Julie Albers, Sterling Elliott, Anri Tsukiji†, Clive Greensmith, Julia Lee†, cellos; Inon Barnatan, piano
TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op.48
Andrew Wan, Stefan Jackiw, Rintaro Kikuno†, Kyoka Misawa†, Max Tan†, violins; Jonathan Vinocour, Chi-Yuan Chen, Itsuki Yamamoto†, violas; Julie Albers, Clive Greensmith, Julia Lee†, cellos; Samuel Hager, bass
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Anthony McGill
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall Performance by Quartet Integra
COMING SOON: SummerFest Learning & Engagement Activities Guide
Dig deeper into the music by adding one of more than 50 SummerFest Learning & Engagement Activities. From Encounters and Artist Lounges to Coaching Workshops and Open Rehearsals, there’s something for everyone. Check the mail and TheConrad.org soon for our SummerFest Learning & Engagement Activities Guide, with detailed descriptions and the full schedule of events during the festival.
Fellowship Artists
We’re proud to welcome seven talented emerging musicians as our SummerFest 2023 Fellowship Artists. Hailing from Colburn School and Julliard, Quartet Integra and trioJEM will participate in Coaching Workshops, perform in Encounters and Musical Preludes, and share the stage with other SummerFest artists during their residencies in La Jolla.
Quartet Integra
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Kyoka Misawa, Rintaro Kikuno, violins; Itsuki Yamamoto, viola; Anri Tsukiji, cello
trioJEM
Elliot Wuu, piano; Max Tan, violin; Julia Lee, cello
THANK YOU!
For more than 50 years, La Jolla Music Society has helped nurture a love of music by keeping one vision in mind: To present diverse programs of great music performed by the best musicians in the world. Today, that vision has reached beyond the intimate beauty of the chamber music ensemble and into new and diverse offerings such as orchestras, jazz ensembles, dance companies, and robust education programs.
This impressive growth has been carefully conducted by an active and highly committed volunteer board of directors and a dedicated staff. But most importantly, La Jolla Music Society’s progress has been sustained by the generosity of the community and ticket buyers.
JOIN OUR FAMILY
We hope you, too, will join the La Jolla Music Society family and help present unforgettable performances in the concert hall, the classroom, and community spaces. Your financial support will enable LJMS to build on a long history of artistic excellence and community engagement. Through your patronage, you are setting the tone for the future. Your participation is critical to the success of SummerFest. Please consider making a donation today.
ONLINE: TheConrad.org/donate
You can also speak to our Development Team at 858.526.3445 to make a gift.
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Conrad Tao
Festival Founding Sponsors
Brenda Baker and Steve Baum
Synergy Series Producers
Inon Barnatan
Clara Wu Tsai
SummerFest Music Director Sponsors
Raffaella and John Belanich
SummerFest Chair
Maureen Shiftan
Gala Chairs
Eleanor Charlton
Sue Wagener
Medallion Society and Festival Sponsors
Judith Bachner and Eric Lasley
Brenda Baker and Steve Baum
Raffaella and John Belanich
Mary Ann Beyster
Bjorn Bjerede and Jo Kiernan
Bob and Ginny Black
Karen and James Brailean
Gordon Brodfuehrer
Mary Ellen Clark
Julie and Bert Cornelison
Jendy Dennis Endowment Fund
Martha and Ed Dennis
Silvija and Brian Devine
Barbara Enberg
Sue and Chris Fan
Joy Frieman
Pam and Hal Fuson
Elaine Galinson and Herbert Solomon
Lehn and Richard Goetz
Brenda and Michael Goldbaum
Peg and Buzz Peg Gitelson
Lisa Braun-Glazer and Jeff Glazer
Margaret Stevens Grossman and Michael S. Grossman
John Hesselink
Teresa and Harry Hixson
Joan and Irwin Jacobs
Theresa Jarvis
Helen and Keith Kim
Angelina and Fred Kleinbub
Dorothea Laub
Vivian Lim and Joseph Wong
Kathleen and Ken Lundgren
Elaine and Doug Muchmore
Arlene and Louis Navias
Peggy and Peter Preuss
Sylvia and Steven Ré
Catherine Rivier
Stacy and Don Rosenberg
Leigh P. Ryan
Sheryl and Bob Scarano
Marge and Neal Schmale
Maureen and Tom Shiftan
Susan Shirk and Sam Popkin
Jeanette Stevens
Gloria and Rodney Stone
Joyce and Ted Strauss
Haeyoung Kong Tang
Susan and Richard Ulevitch
Sue and Peter Wagener
Abby and Ray Weiss
Dolly and Victor Woo
Bebe and Marvin Zigman
Anonymous (2)
Listing as of April 2023
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
JULY
28–AUGUST 26, 2023
30 SUNDAY
31 MONDAY AUGUST 1 TUESDAY
COACHING WORKSHOPS · 10 AM–12 PM · The JAI
ARTIST LOUNGE hosted by Leah Rosenthal · 1 PM The Atkinson Room
PRELUDE · 2 PM · The JAI
Lecture
A SONG TO REMEMBER · 3 PM
6 SUNDAY
7 MONDAY
8 TUESDAY
COACHING WORKSHOPS · 10 AM–12 PM · The JAI
ARTIST LOUNGE hosted by Leah Rosenthal · 1 PM The Atkinson Room
2 WEDNESDAY
COACHING WORKSHOPS · 10 AM–12 PM · The JAI
PRELUDE · 6 PM · The JAI Interview with Thomas Adès hosted by Inon Barnatan
FANTASTIC TALES · 7 PM
9 WEDNESDAY
COACHING WORKSHOPS · 10 AM–12 PM · The JAI
MYTHS AND RITES · 3 PM
TAKEOVER @ THE JAI WITH THOMAS ADÈS
7 PM · The JAI
13 SUNDAY
14 MONDAY
PRELUDE · 2 PM · The JAI
Lecture
PROMISES, PROMISES · 3 PM
20 SUNDAY
ENCOUNTER · 2 PM Fellowship Artist Spotlight I
OPEN REHEARSAL · 2:30-3:30 PM
Beach’s Piano Quintet in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 67
15 TUESDAY
COACHING WORKSHOPS · 10 AM–12 PM · The JAI
ARTIST LOUNGE hosted by Leah Rosenthal · 1 PM The Atkinson Room
21 MONDAY
ENCOUNTER · 2 PM Fellowship Artist Spotlight II
22 TUESDAY
COACHING WORKSHOPS · 10 AM–12 PM · The JAI
ARTIST LOUNGE hosted by Leah Rosenthal · 1 PM
The Atkinson Room
OPEN REHEARSAL · 3–4 PM
Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence
PRELUDE · 6 PM · Performance by Quartet Integra THE GREAT AMERICANS · 7 PM
16 WEDNESDAY
COACHING WORKSHOPS · 10 AM–12 PM · The JAI
PRELUDE · 6 PM · Performance by trioJEM
SLAVONIC DANCES · 7 PM
23 WEDNESDAY
COACHING WORKSHOPS · 10 AM–12 PM · The JAI
PRELUDE · 6 PM Performance by trioJEM
SOUVENIRS · 7 PM
All events are in The Baker-Baum Concert Hall unless otherwise noted.
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Midweek Masterworks
27 THURSDAY
OPEN REHEARSAL · 11:30 AM-12:30 PM
Mozart’s String Quintet No. 2 in C Minor, K.406
28 FRIDAY
29 SATURDAY
PRELUDE · 6:30 PM · The JAI
Interview with Inon Barnatan hosted by Leah Rosenthal
OPENING NIGHT: EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED 7:30 PM
3 THURSDAY
COACHING WORKSHOPS · 10 AM–12 PM · The JAI
4 FRIDAY
JAZZ @ THE JAI WITH LUCY YEGHIAZARYAN & VANISHA GOULD · 6 & 8:30 PM · The JAI
10 THURSDAY
COACHING WORKSHOPS · 10 AM–12 PM · The JAI
17 THURSDAY
COACHING WORKSHOPS · 10 AM–12 PM · The JAI
PRELUDE · 6:30 PM
Performance by Quartet Integra
DREAMS AND PRAYERS · 7:30 PM
11 FRIDAY
PRELUDE · 6:30 PM
Lecture
NEW GROUND · 7:30 PM
18 FRIDAY
JAZZ @ THE JAI WITH LOUIS CATO BAND 6 & 8:30 PM · The JAI
24 THURSDAY
COACHING WORKSHOPS · 10 AM–12 PM · The JAI
ENCOUNTER · 2 PM · The JAI
Shakespeare’s Sister with Ara Guzelimian
PRELUDE · 6:30 PM · The JAI
SYNERGY: CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS · 7:30 PM
25 FRIDAY
PRELUDE · 6:30 PM · The JAI Lecture
JOURNEY IN LIGHT · 7:30 PM
5 SATURDAY
OPEN REHEARSAL · 1:30-2:30 PM
Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring
PRELUDE · 6:30 PM
Performance by trioJEM
MAGIC AND ALCHEMY · 7:30 PM
12 SATURDAY
SummerFest Gala Enchanted Forest
5 PM · The Conrad
19 SATURDAY
PRELUDE · 6:30 PM · The JAI
SYNERGY: AMERICAN CLASSIC CATO/DOVER/ LARK/THURBER · 7:30 PM
26 SATURDAY
Check the mail for our new SummerFest Education Activities Guide. There you’ll find detailed descriptions and the full schedule for all 50+ events, including Encounters, Coaching Workshops, Artist Lounges, Open Rehearsals, and Preludes. Scan here to purchase tickets
ADDRESS
LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY THE CONRAD PREBYS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 7600 FAY AVENUE LA JOLLA, CA 92037
For parking information please visit TheConrad.org
PRELUDE · 6:30 PM · The JAI
Lecture by Ara Guzelimian
UNSILENCED VOICES · 7:30 PM
PRELUDE · 6:30 PM
Performance by Quartet Integra
SUMMERFEST FINALE: SERENADES · 7:30 PM
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All dates, times, programs, artists, and venues are subject to change.
To secure your tickets or for more information, please contact Nicole Slavik at NSlavik@LJMS.org or 858.526.3425
PHOTO CREDITS: Cover: Electric Night by Lee Mullican, 1967 © Pablo Mason ; Pg. 2: J. Yang © KT Kim ; Pg. 3: I. Barnatan courtesy of artist; Pg. 4: LJMS SummerFest 2022 © Sam Zausch; Pg. 5: A. Gilbert © Peter Hundert; Pg. 6: B. Pouliot © Lauren Hurt; Pg. 7: S. Cooke ©Stephanie Girard; Pg. 8: M. Rostad courtesy of artist; Pg. 9: L. Yeghiazaryan & V. Gould courtesy of artist. L. Cato © Colby Groves; Pg. 10: T. Lark © Lauren Desberg; Pg. 11: A. Kenney © Grittani Creative; Pg. 12: Z. Féjervári courtesy of artist; Pg. 13: T. Adés © Marco Borggreve; Pg. 14: Takács Quartet © Amanda Tipton; Pg. 15: N. Bendix-Balgley © Nikolaj Lund; Pg. 16: A. Weilerstein © Marco Borggreve; Pg. 17: G. Martins © Geneva Lewis; Pg. 18: W. Whelan © Nisian Hughes, Marc Bamuthi
Joseph © Bethanie Hines, F. Harper © Nir Arieli; Pg. 19: L. Cato © Colby Groves, M. Dover courtesy of artist, T. Lark courtesy of artist, M. Thurber courtesy of artist; Pg. 20: S. Jackiw © Sangwook Lee; Pg. 21: A. Hadelich © Suxiao Yang; Pg. 22: A. McGill © Todd Rosenberg; Pg. 23: Quartet Integra courtesy of artist, E. Wuu courtesy of artist, M. Tan courtesy of artist, J. Lee courtesy of artist; Pg. 24: Conrad Tao © Chris McGuire
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DATE Gala Chairs Eleanor Charlton Sue Wagener SummerFest Chair Maureen Shiftan
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12, 2023 · 5 PM