Music

Violinists Angela Bae and Justin De Filippis, violist Ben Zannoni and cellist Russell Houston describe themselves as “a collision of four musicians who activate wonder by creating beautiful art with curiosity and humor.” The Balourdet Quartet are playing a return engagement with us, offering this intriguing program - Brahms: String Quartet No. 3 in B♭ […]

Ensemble Connect and Biribá Union invite audiences to the rehearsal room for a real-time look at artistic collaboration. During a residency at The Pocantico Center, made possible by The Rockefeller Foundation, Ensemble Connect fellows will collaborate with Biribá Union to explore a new musical style and develop a concept for their Ensemble Connect Up Close […]

Canadian violinist Duncan McDougall, South Korean cellist Yejin Hong, and Chinese pianist Yanfeng (Tony) Bai are the recipients of Friends of Music Concerts’ YCA Performance Award, having been named a winner of the Young Concert Arists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions in 2025. In addition, they were named the first Young Concert Artists Ensemble-in-Residence in 2025. […]

Violinists Cristiano Gualco and Paolo Andreoli, violist Simone Gramaglia and cellist Giovanni Scaglione are based in Genoa, Italy, but the quartet takes its name from the historic center of stringed instrument making. Since its formation in 2000, the Quartetto di Cremona has established a reputation as one of the most exciting chamber ensembles on the […]

Presented by Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music, cellist Nicholas Canellakis leads a program centered on Ernst von Dohnányi’s sextet for the unique combination of piano, violin, viola, cello, clarinet, and horn. Canellakis and emerging artists will open the program with virtuosic duos by Schumann and Halvorsen and the lyrical Brahms Clarinet Trio. Embracing the school’s […]

The Horszowski Trio has quickly become a vital force in the international chamber music world since their formation in 2011. In 2023, the “Horszowski Trio Prize” was created by the […]