Arts and Entertainment
May 7, 2025
From: Sarasota Music FestivalSchedule of the Event:
June 1, 2025
Opening Concert - Echoes Across Eras
Program
Beethoven
Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat Major (Street Song)
Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet
Karen Ouzounian, cello
Jean Schneider, piano
Schubert
Rondo in A Major (four hands)
Nicolas Namoradze, piano
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Bach
Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp Minor
Nicolas Namoradze, piano
Ravel
Daphnis et Chloé (Selections)
Nicolas Namoradze, piano
Scriabin
Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp Minor
Nicolas Namoradze, piano
Cost: Starting at $30
Duration: 1 hour | No intermission
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Time: 4:00pm
Location: Holley Hall
June 5, 2025
Artist Showcases - Tessa Lark Returns
Program
Villa-Lobos
The Jet Whistle
Alex Sopp, flute
Karen Ouzounian, cello
Michi Wiancko
Fantasia for Tomorrow
Tessa Lark, violin
Paul Neubauer, viola
Traditional
Improvisation on an Old English Folk Song
Tessa Lark, violin
Mike Block, cello
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Clarke
Piano Trio
Tessa Lark, violin
Mike Block, cello
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Cost: Starting at $30
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes | With intermission
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Time: 4:30pm
Location: Holley Hall
June 6, 2025
FESTIVAL FRIDAYS - From Bach to Block
Program
Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
Alex Sopp, flute
Tessa Lark, solo violin
Jeffrey Kahane, harpsichord
SMF Fellows, flute, violins, viola, cellos, bass
Shostakovich
Piano Trio No. 2
David Bowlin, violin
Karen Ouzounian, cello
Nicolas Namoradze, piano
Mike Block
Global Music Collaboration
Mike Block, cello
SMF Fellows
Thuille
Sextet for Piano and Winds
Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe
Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet
Peter Kolkay, bassoon
Michael Adcock, piano
SMF Fellows, flute, horn
Cost: Starting at $29
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes | With intermission
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Time: 7:30pm
Location: Sarasota Opera House
June 7, 2025
Festival Saturdays - Beethoven And Shostakovich
Program
Mary Kouyoumdjian
Diary of an Immigrant
Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major
Nicolas Namoradze, piano
Beethoven
Symphony No. 2
Cost: Starting at $29
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes | With intermission
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Time: 7:30pm
Location: Sarasota Opera House
June 8, 2025
Rising Stars - Rising Stars – 1
Festival fellows bring their favorite chamber works to life, performing a selection of short pieces and movements.
Cost: Starting at $15
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes | With intermission
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Time: 2:30pm
Location: Holley Hall
June 11, 2025
Special Event - Levin Lecture
Join us for a cherished SMF tradition—a captivating lecture by former SMF Music Director Robert Levin! Renowned for his incredible expertise and engaging style, Levin shares insights on topics like performance practice, improvisation, music history, and music theory, inspiring both Fellows and audiences alike. Stay tuned for the announcement of the 2025 lecture topic—it’s sure to be a highlight of the season!
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Time: 1:00pm
Location: Holley Hall
June 12, 2025
Artist Showcases - Miró Quartet Plays Schubert
Program
Tomasi
Concert Champêtre
Jung Choi, oboe
Richie Hawley, clarinet
Benjamin Kamins, bassoon
Daníel Bjarnason
Bow to String
Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello
Schubert
Rondo in B Minor
Stella Chen, violin
Robert Levin, piano
Schubert
String Quintet
Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello
Miró String Quartet
Cost: Starting at $30
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes | With intermission
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Time: 4:30 pm
Location: Holley Hall
June 13, 2025
Festival Fridays - Death And The Maiden
Program
Ginastera
String Quartet No. 1
Miró String Quartet
Strauss
Suite in B-flat Major for Thirteen Wind Instruments
Jasmine Choi, flute
Jung Choi, oboe
Jeff Scott, horn
SMF Fellows, flute, oboe, clarinets, bassoons, horns, bass
Schubert
String Quartet No. 14 (Death and the Maiden)
Sandy Yamamoto, violin
Melia Watras, viola
Tracy Rowell, bass
SMF Fellows, violins, violas, cellos, bass
Cost: Starting at $29
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes | With intermission
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Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Sarasota Opera House
June 14, 2025
Festival Saturdays - Levin Plays Mozart
Program
Coleridge-Taylor
Nonet in F Minor
Stella Chen, violin
Gabrielle Chou, piano
SMF Fellows, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, viola, cello, bass,
Dvo?ák
Serenade for Strings in E Major
Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major
Robert Levin, piano
Cost: Starting at $29
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes | With intermission
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Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Sarasota Opera House
June 15, 2025
Rising Stars - Rising Stars – 2
Festival fellows bring their favorite chamber works to life, performing a selection of short pieces and movements.
Cost: Starting at $15
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes | With intermission
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Time: 2:30 pm
Location: Holley Hall
June 19, 2025
Artist Showcases - Haydn And Rachmaninoff
Program
Haydn
Divertimento No. 1 in Bb Major
Carol Wincenc, flute
Nathan Hughes, oboe
Sang Yoon Kim, clarinet
Frank Morelli, bassoon
Julia Pilant, horn
Turina
Piano Quartet
Alexander Kerr, violin
Rebecca Young, viola
Emmanuel Feldman, cello
Joy Cline Phinney, piano
Rachmaninoff
Cello Sonata
Clive Greensmith, cello
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Cost: Starting at $30
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes | With intermission
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Time: 4:30 pm
Location: Holley Hall
June 20, 2025
Rising Stars - Rising Stars – 3
Festival fellows bring their favorite chamber works to life, performing a selection of short pieces and movements.
Cost - Starting at $15
Duration - 1 hour 30 minutes | With intermission
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Time: 2:30 pm
Location: Holley Hall
Festival Fridays - Heirloom
Program
Barber
Summer Music
Carol Wincenc, flute
Nathan Hughes, oboe
Sang Yoon Kim, clarinet
Frank Morelli, bassoon
Julia Pilant, horn
Strauss
Metamorphosen, A Study for 23 Solo Strings
Jennifer Frautschi, violin
Rebecca Young, viola
Emmanuel Feldman, cello
David Allen Moore, bass
SMF Fellows, violins, violas, cellos, basses
Gabriel Kahane
October 1, 1939/Port of Hamburg
Gabriel Kahane, solo piano
Gabriel Kahane
Heirloom: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Jeffrey Kahane, piano
Gabriel Kahane, conductor
Festival Orchestra
Cost: Starting at $29
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes | With intermission
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Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Sarasota Opera House
June 21, 2025
Festival Saturdays - Festival Finale
Program
Korngold
Violin Concerto
Elena Urioste, violin
Schumann
Symphony No. 2 in C Major
Cost: Starting at $29
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes | With intermission
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Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Sarasota Opera House
Date: June 1-21, 2025
Locations:
Sarasota Opera House, 61 North Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236
Holley Hall at the Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, 709 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34236
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