Music@Menlo is an annual summer chamber music festival and institute in Atherton, California. The festival was founded in 2003 by cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han.[1] American Public Media says that "Music@Menlo has rapidly become one of the world's top-tier chamber music festivals due to the quality of performance and its goal to rejuvenate the classical music experience."[2]
Music@Menlo's highly selective Chamber Music Institute offers string players and pianists ages nine to twenty-nine the opportunity to fully engage in a multitude of offerings including performances, lectures, master classes, and other educational events.
The organization also holds a Winter Residency on the campus of Menlo School, including educational and outreach events, and a series of artist-curated residencies in Menlo Park and Atherton.
Festival history
| number |
festival name |
year |
venue
|
| 1 |
The Unfolding of Music |
2003 |
Menlo School[3]
|
| 2 |
Origin/Essence: A Musical Odyssey |
2004 |
Menlo School[4]
|
| 3 |
Beethoven: Center of Gravity |
2005 |
Menlo School[5]
|
| 4 |
Returning to Mozart |
2006 |
Menlo School[6]
|
| 5 |
Bridging the Ages |
2007 |
Menlo School[7]
|
| 6 |
The Unfolding of Music II |
2008 |
Menlo School[8]
|
| 7 |
Being Mendelssohn |
2009 |
Menlo School[9]
|
| 8 |
Maps and Legends |
2010 |
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[10]
|
| 9 |
Through Brahms |
2011 |
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[11]
|
| 10 |
Resonance |
2012 |
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[12]
|
| 11 |
From Bach |
2013 |
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[13]
|
| 12 |
Around Dvořák |
2014 |
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[14]
|
| 13 |
Schubert |
2015 |
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[15]
|
| 14 |
Russian Reflections |
2016 |
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
|
| 15 |
The Glorious Violin |
2017 |
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
|
| 16 |
Creative Capitals |
2018 |
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
|
| 17
|
Incredible Decades
|
2019
|
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
|
| 18
|
Intermezzo
|
2020
|
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
|
| 19
|
Gather
|
2021
|
Menlo School
|
| 20
|
Haydn Connections
|
2022
|
Menlo School
|
| 21
|
Beethoven Unfolding
|
2023
|
Menlo School
|
| 22
|
French Reflections
|
2024
|
Menlo School
|
| 23
|
TBD
|
2025
|
Menlo School
|
References
- ^ Tsioulcas, Anastasia (3 July 2004). "Chamber Program, Music Fest Crowd This Couple's Calendar", p. 17. Billboard Magazine.
- ^ americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org Archived 2009-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2003 Season: The Unfolding of Music".
- ^ Hewlett Foundation. "Music@Menlo Celebrates Second Successful Season".
- ^ North, Cheryl. "Music@Menlo digs deep into Beethoven string quartets".
- ^ Midgette, Anne. "Mozart, Yes, But Also Much More".
- ^ Batti, Renee. "Chamber music festival spotlights music through the ages".
- ^ Batti, Renee. "Music@Menlo presents world premiere of first commissioned work".
- ^ Scheinin, Richard. "Music@Menlo's '09 season focuses on Mendelssohn as role model for today's musicians".
- ^ Gereben, Janos. "Marvels of M@M: Free and Glorious".
- ^ Powers, Keith. "Music@Menlo proves to be a classical act".
- ^ Scheinin, Richard. "Review: Music@Menlo winds down with a big-money announcement and a meaty recital".
- ^ Commanday, Robert P. "Summer 2013: Music@Menlo Rules in the South".
- ^ "Music@Menlo: Delightful @ Dozen | SFCV". www.sfcv.org. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ^ "Schubert Octet, Fantasy at Music@Menlo | SFCV". www.sfcv.org. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
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