Journey into "The Great Unknown"

Join us from July 28 to August 26, 2023 for SummerFest, a month-long celebration of innovative chamber music and more.

Schedule:

July 28, 2023

6:30 Pm: Prelude- The Jai
Interview with Inon Barnatan hosted by Leah Rosenthal
 
7:30 p.m: Opening Night: Expect The Unexpected
Alan Gilbert, conductor And violin

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.

This festival we delight in the unknown, the surprising and the unexpected. In that spirit, music director Inon Barnatan has created a concert program for opening night that will not be disclosed in advance. Superstar conductor Alan Gilbert, principal conductor of Hamburg’s Elbephilharmonie leads an all-star cast of musicians in an unmissable program of chamber and orchestral works, including a virtuosic showstopper, a lush symphony, and an iconic piano concerto.

July 29, 2023

6:30 Pm: Prelude - The Jai - Lecture
 
7:30 p.m: Journey In Light

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

Fellowship Artist

In this innovative concert we take a musical journey depicting the passing of a day, each piece representing its progress—from sunrise all the way to the sparkling moonlight.

Sunrise To Noon
A Selection Of Works By Ysaÿe, Bonis, Boulanger And Haydn

Noon To Night
A Selection Of Works By Debussy And Turina

Night
A Selection Of Works By Schubert, Connesson, And Chausson

Mozart
String Quintet No. 2 in C Minor

July 30, 2023

2 Pm: Prelude - The Jai - Lecture

3 P.M: A Song To Remember 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. Sch?nberg)

Sasha Cooke, Mezzo-Soprano, Paul Groves, Tenor; Summerfest Chamber Orchestra; Alan Gilbert, Conductor

 August 1, 2023

10 AM–12 PM: Coaching Workshops - The Jai

6:00 PM: Sound Sommeliers - Pairing Wine and Music

Join your hosts SummerFest Music Director Inon Barnatan and Steve Baum for a fun, interactive, and guided “musical tasting” where each work is paired with hand-selected wines to complement the auditory and emotional connections.

An assortment of small bites and artisanal breads will be served.

August 2, 2023

10 AM–12 PM: Coaching Workshops - The Ja

6 PM: Prelude - The JAI
Interview with Thomas Adès hosted by Inon Barnatan

7:00 PM: Midweek Masterworks: Fantastic Tales

Fantasy and legend abound in the first of our intermission-free Wednesday concerts highlighting and illuminating the cornerstones of the chamber music repertoire. Schumann’s immensely popular and fanciful piano quintet and fantasy-pieces bookend Janá?ek’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-in-residence, Thomas Adès—one of the most important and celebrated composers, pianists, and conductors today (and our music director’s favorite living composer!).

August 3, 2023

10 AM–12 PM : Coaching Workshops - The Jai

6 p.m. And 8:30 p.m: Lucy Yeghiazaryan And Vanisha Gould

A night of jazz standards and vintage-inspired vocal performances from two of today’s most exciting jazz singers. Together Armenian American vocalist Lucy Yeghiazaryan and composer and bandleader Vanisha Gould present a collection of songbook standards, their own arrangements, and originals 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.

August 4, 2023

6:30 PM: Prelude - Performance By Quartet Integra

7:30 P.M: Dreams And Prayers

J.S. Bach
Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme (Arr. String Trio)

Tessa Lark, Alexi Kenney, Violins; Efe Baltacigil, Cello

Osvaldo Golijov
The Dreams And Prayers Of Isaac The Blind  

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

August 5, 2023

1:30-2:30 Pm:  Open Rehearsal - Stravinsky’s The Rite Of Spring

6:30 Pm: Prelude - Performance By Triojem

7:30 P.M: Magic And Alchemy

Renaissance And Baroque Selections
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

August 6, 2023

3 P.M: Myths And Rites

Liszt
Orpheus, S.98 (Arr. Saint-Saëns For Piano Trio)

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
The Rite Of Spring (Arr. For Two Pianos)

Anthony Marwood, Violin; Thomas Adès, Piano

Fellowship Artist

3 PM: Myths And Rites

August 8, 2023

10 Am–12 Pm: Coaching Workshops - The Jai

1 Pm: Artist Lounge Hosted By Leah Rosenthal
The Atkinson Room

2:30-3:30 Pm: Open Rehearsal - Beach’s Piano Quintet In F-Sharp Minor, Op. 67

August 9, 2023

10 Am–12 Pm : Coaching Workshops - The Jai

6 Pm: Prelude - Performance By Quartet Integra

7 Pm: The Great Americans

August 10, 2023

10 AM–12 PM: Coaching Workshops - The JAI

August 11, 2023

6:30 Pm: Prelude - Lecture

7:30 P.M: New Ground

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 In E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2 "Rasumovsky"

Takács Quartet

August 12, 2023

6 PM: The Conrad
SummerFest Gala - Enchanted Forest

 August 13, 2023

2 Pm: Prelude - The Jai - Lecture

3 Pm: Promises, Promises

3:00 P.M: Promises, Promises

August 14, 2023

2 PM: Encounter - The JAI - Fellowship Artist Spotlight I

August 15, 2023

10 AM–12 PM: Coaching Workshops - The Jai
Artist Lounge Hosted By Leah Rosenthal

1 PM: The Atkinson Room

August 16, 2023

10 Am–12 Pm: Coaching Workshops - The Jai

6:30 Pm: Prelude - Performance By Triojem

7 Pm: Slavonic Dances

August 17, 2023

10 Am–12 Pm: Coaching Workshops - The Jai

6 And 8:30 Pm: Jazz At The Jai With Louis Cato Band - The Jai

August 18, 2023

6:30 Pm: Prelude - The Jai

7:30 Pm: Synergy: Carnival Of The Animals

 August 19, 2023

6:30 Pm : Prelude - The Jai

7:30 Pm: Synergy: American Classic Cato/Dover/
Lark/Thurber

August 21, 2023

2 Pm: Encounter - The Jai
Fellowship Artist Spotlight Ii

August 22, 2023

10 Am–12 Pm: Coaching Workshops - The Jai

1 Pm: Artist Lounge Hosted By Leah Rosenthal
The Atkinson Room

3–4 Pm: Open Rehearsal
Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir De Florence

August 23, 2023

10 Am–12 Pm: Coaching Workshops-The Jai

6 Pm: Prelude
Performance By Triojem

7 Pm: Souvenirs

August 24, 2023

10 Am–12 Pm: Coaching Workshops - The Jai

2 Pm: Encounter - The Jai
Shakespeare’s Sister With Ara Guzelimian

August 25, 2023

6:30 PM: PRELUDE - The JAI - Lecture by Ara Guzelimian

7:30 P.M: Unsilenced Voices

Schulhoff
Five Pieces For String Quartet

Andrew Wan, Augustin Hadelich, Violins; Jonathan Vinocour, Viola; Clive Greensmith, Cello

Mendelssohn
String Quartet In E-Flat Major

Augustin Hadelich, Andrew Wan, Violins; Matthew Lipman, Viola; Julie Albers, Cello

Messiaen
"Abîme Des Oiseaux"

Anthony Mcgill, Clarinet

Jessie Montgomery
Peace For Clarinet And Piano

Anthony Mcgill, Clarinet; Conrad Tao, Piano

Shostakovich
Piano Trio No. 2 In E Minor, Op. 67

Stefan Jackiw, Violin; Sterling Elliott, Cello; Conrad Tao, Piano

August 26, 2023

6:30 PM: PRELUDE - Performance by Quartet Integra

7:30 P.M: Finale: Serenades

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

Freddie Mercury And Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody For Five Cellos And Piano (Arr. 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

Date: July 28 to August 26, 2023

Location: The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center - 7600 Fay Ave San Diego, CA 92037

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