SUMMERFEST FINALE: Serenades

from SummerFest 2023 Single Ticket Brochure

SYNERGY: AMERICAN CLASSIC with Louis Cato, Mark Dover, Tessa Lark and Michael Thurber

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

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.