2023 Ticket Brochure

Our 59th Season

JUNE 26 – AUGUST 4, 2023

Friends, we are so excited to share another summer of music with you! We are pleased to present a fabulous variety of chamber works, from established favorites to exciting new pieces, featuring our world-renowned faculty and guest artists. In addition, we hope you’ll join us for free student performances, masterclasses, lectures, and community concerts thoughout our six weeks of programming. We look forward to savoring the coming musical moments of beauty and inspiration together this season.

POST-CONCERT RECEPTIONS ON FRIDAYS

Join us at the Brunswick Hotel after every Friday concert to meet the artists and connect with fellow Festival community members. Located at 4 Noble Street.

TICKET OPTIONS

Season Pass

Tickets to all 20 faculty & guest artist concerts

Cost: $816 (17% savings)

Twelve-Concert Flex Pass

Tickets to 12 concerts of your choosing

Cost: $522 (11% savings)

Six-Concert Flex Pass

Tickets to 6 concerts of your choosing

Cost: $270 (8% savings)

Individual Tickets

Cost: $49 each

Student Tickets

Attendees with a current student ID may receive a 50% discount on ticket purchases. Please contact the Box Office for more information.

Imani Winds

De Memorias: A Latin Perspective

MONDAY JUNE 26

7:30 PM | Studzinski

IMANI WINDS

Brandon Patrick George, flute

Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe • Mark Dover, clarinet

Monica Ellis, bassoon • Kevin Newton, horn

PAQUITO D’RIVERA

La Fleur de Cayenee

TANIA LEÓN

De Memorias

HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS

Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon

PIXINGUINHA

Um a Zero

MIGUEL DEL ÁGUILA

Quintet No. 2

ASTOR PIAZZOLLA [ARR. SCOTT & ELLIS]

Suite de Piazzolla

Kodály, Schulhoff, & Ravel

WEDNESDAY JUNE 28

7:30 PM |

ZOLTÁN KODÁLY

Serenade, Op. 12

Ayano Ninomiya, Ian Swensen, violin

Dimitri Murrath, viola

ERWIN SCHULHOFF

Concertino

Linda Chesis, flute • Phillip Ying, viola

Jeremy McCoy, bass

MAURICE RAVEL

Piano Trio in A Minor

Ian Swensen, violin • Steven Doane, cello

Weicong Zhang, piano

Bloch, Schmitt, Tartaglia, & Strauss

FRIDAY JUNE 30 7:30 PM | Studzinski

ERNEST BLOCH

Baal Shem Suite

Ani Schnarch, violin • Tao Lin, piano

FLORENT SCHMITT

Suite en Rocaille, Op. 84

Linda Chesis, flute • Kurt Sassmannshaus, violin Fellow, viola • Jeffrey Zeigler, cello

June Han, harp

JOHN TARTAGLIA

Fantasia on Themes of Marais

Dimitri Murrrath, viola • Jeremy McCoy, bass

RICHARD STRAUSS

Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 18

Ayano Ninomiya, violin • Pei-Shan Lee, piano

MEET THE ARTISTS!

Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

Aizuri Quartet

SUNRISE

MONDAY JULY 3

7:30 PM |

AIZURI QUARTET

Emma Frucht, Miho Saegusa, violin

Ayane Kozasa, viola • Karen Ouzounian, cello

CLARA WIECK SCHUMANN

Ich stand in dunkeln träumen

BÉLA BARTÓK

String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91

TANYA TAGAQ

Sivunittinni

JOSEPH HAYDN

String Quartet B-flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4, “Sunrise”

Bach, Hindemith, & Fauré

WEDNESDAY JULY 5

7:30 PM | Studzinski

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010

Steven Doane, cello

PAUL HINDEMITH

Viola Sonata (1939)

Dimitri Murrath, viola • Pei-Shan Lee, piano

GABRIEL FAURÉ

Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15

Itamar Zorman, violin • Rebecca Albers, viola

David Ying, cello • Julian Martin, piano

Seo, Korngold, & Dvořák

FRIDAY JULY 7

PM |

JURI SEO

Sonata for Marimba and Vibraphone

Luke Rinderknecht, Katalin La Favre, percussion

ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD

String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 34

Robin Scott, Itamar Zorman, violin

Dimitri Murrath, viola • Ahrim Kim, cello

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK

String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 97

Ian Swensen, Janet Ying, violin • Rebecca Albers, Phillip Ying, viola • Steven Doane, cello

MEET THE ARTISTS!

Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

JACK Quartet

New York Stories

SUNDAY JULY 9 2:00 PM | Studzinski

Presented as part of the Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music, which represents a sustained commitment to nurturing and promoting the music of our time.

JACK QUARTET

Christopher Otto, Austin Wulliman, violin

John Pickford Richards, viola • Jay Campbell, cello

MORTON FELDMAN

Structures

CALEB BURHANS Contritus

PHILIP GLASS

String Quartet No. 5

CAROLINE SHAW

Entr’acte

JOHN ZORN

The Remedy of Fortune

Ying Quartet

MONDAY JULY 10

7:30 PM | Studzinski

YING QUARTET

Robin Scott, Janet Ying, violin

Phillip Ying, viola • David Ying, cello

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

String Quartet No. 22 in B-flat Major, K. 589, Op. 18, No. 2, “Prussian”

KEVIN PUTS

Dark Vigil

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK

String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106

Sibelius, Seo, Bruce, & Franck

WEDNESDAY JULY 12 7:30 PM |

JEAN SIBELIUS

Finlandia, Op. 26, No. 7

Matti Raekallio, piano

JURI SEO

One

Itamar Zorman, violin

DAVID BRUCE

The Consolation of Rain

Charles Hamann, oboe • Jeffrey Zeigler, cello

June Han, harp • Luke Rinderknecht, percussion

CÉSAR FRANCK

Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 14

Itamar Zorman, violin • Fellow, violin

Phillip Ying, viola • Keiko Ying, cello

Liza Stepanova, piano

MEET THE COMPOSER TALK: JURI SEO July 13 at 10 AM |

Frank Huang & Phillip Ying Play Mozart

FRIDAY July 14

7:30 PM |

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

String Sextet in D Minor, Op. 70, “Souvenir de Florence”

Frank Huang, Ayano Ninomiya, violin

Dimitri Murrath, Phillip Ying, viola

David Ying, Ahrim Kim, cello

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major for Violin and Viola, K. 364

Frank Huang, violin • Phillip Ying, viola

Angel Gil-Ordóñez, conductor Festival Orchestra

Frank Huang’s Festival residency is generously sponsored by Elliot Rosen and Sharon Cohen.

Jupiter & Ying Quartets

MONDAY JULY 17

7:30 PM | Studzinski

JUPITER QUARTET

Nelson Lee, violin

Meg Freivogel, violin

Liz Freivogel, viola

Daniel McDonough, cello

ANTON ARENSKY

YING QUARTET

Robin Scott, violin

Janet Ying, violin

Phillip Ying, viola

David Ying, cello

String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 35

Meg Freivogel, violin • Liz Freivogel, viola

Daniel McDonough, David Ying, cello

FRANZ SCHUBERT

String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956

Robin Scott, Janet Ying, violin • Phillip Ying, viola

David Ying, Daniel McDonough, cello

Currier, Beethoven, & Brahms

WEDNESDAY JULY 19 7:30 PM | Studzinski

SEBASTIAN CURRIER

Spark

Amir Eldan, Edward Arron, Denise Djokic, Ahrim

Kim, Keiko Ying, Daniel McDonough, David Ying, Bennet Huang, Isaac Berglind, Camden Archambeau, Young Artists, cello

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Sonata for Piano and Cello No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2

Edward Arron, cello • Tao Lin, piano

JOHANNES BRAHMS

Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34

Renée Jolles, Meg Freivogel, violin

Che-Yen Chen, viola • Amir Eldan, cello

Jon Nakamatsu, piano

MEET THE COMPOSER TALK: CURRIER

July 20 at 10 AM | Studzinski Rehearsal Room

Beethoven, Currier, & Schumann

FRIDAY JULY 21

7:30 PM | Studzinski

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost”

Mikhail Kopelman, violin • Daniel McDonough, cello

Pei-Shan Lee, piano

SEBASTIAN CURRIER

Voyage

Fellows, violin • Fellow, viola

David Ying, cello • Fellow, piano

CLARA WIECK SCHUMANN

Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17

Sergiu Schwartz, violin • Edward Arron, cello

Tao Lin, piano

MEET THE ARTISTS!

Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

Kim Kashkashian

SUNDAY JULY 23 2:00 PM | Studzinski

GYÖRGY KURTÁG

Signs, Games and Messages

Kim Kashkashian, viola

BENJAMIN BRITTEN

Lachrymae, Op. 48

Kim Kashkashian, viola • Pei-Shan Lee, piano

Jupiter String Quartet

MONDAY JULY 24 7:30 PM | Studzinski

JUPITER QUARTET

Nelson Lee, Meg Freivogel, violin

Liz Freivogel, viola • Daniel McDonough, cello

WYNTON MARSALIS

Excerpts from “At the Octoroon Balls” — String Quartet No. 1

BÉLA BARTÓK

String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK

String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major, Op. 105

Debussy, Honstein, Pejačević, & Mozart

WEDNESDAY JULY 26 7:30 PM | Studzinski

CLAUDE DEBUSSY

Petite Suite

Kirsten Docter, viola • Anthony Manzo, bass

June Han, harp

ROBERT HONSTEIN

Patter

Fellow, violin • Fellow, cello

Luke Rinderknecht, percussion

DORA PEJAČEVIĆ

Sonata for Cello and Piano in E Minor, Op. 35

Amir Eldan, cello • Tao Lin, piano

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581

Ricardo Morales, clarinet • Robin Scott, Renée Jolles, violin • Che-Yen Chen, viola

Ahrim Kim, cello

Clarke, Bartók, & Dvořák

FRIDAY JULY 28

7:30 PM |

REBECCA CLARKE

Dumka

Meg Freivogel, violin • Kirsten Docter, viola

Jeewon Park, piano

BÉLA BARTÓK

Contrasts, Sz. 111

Ricardo Morales, clarinet • Nelson Lee, violin

Jon Nakamatsu, piano

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK

Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, “Dumky”

Mikhail Kopelman, violin • Denise Djokic, cello

Pei-Shan Lee, piano

MEET THE ARTISTS!

Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

Calder Quartet

MONDAY JULY 31 7:30 PM |

CALDER QUARTET

Benjamin Jacobson, Tereza Stanislav, violin

Jonathan Moerschel, viola • Eric Byers, cello

THOMAS ADES

Arcadiana

LUIGI BOCCHERINI

String Quintet in C Major, Op. 28, No. 4 with Edward Arron, cello

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131

Milhaud, Pinto Correia, Walker, & Brahms

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 2

7:30 PM | Studzinski

DARIUS MILHAUD

Suite, Op. 157b

Derek Bermel, clarinet • Sergiu Schwartz, violin

Jon Nakamatsu, piano

ANDREIA PINTO CORREIA

Night Migrations

Renée Jolles, violin • David Ying, cello

Tao Lin, piano

GEORGE WALKER

Sonata for Cello and Piano

Denise Djokic, cello • Jeewon Park, piano

JOHANNES BRAHMS

String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18

Robin Scott, violin • Fellow, violin

Kirsten Docter, viola • Fellow, viola

Amir Eldan, cello • Fellow, cello

Joyce Yang Plays Tchaikovsky

FRIDAY AUGUST 4

7:30 PM | Crooker

MAX BRUCH

String Octet in B-flat Major

Nelson Lee, Meg Freivogel,

Renée Jolles, Kurt Sassmannshaus, violin

Liz Freivogel, Kirsten Docter, viola

Daniel McDonough, cello • Anthony Manzo, bass

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23

Joyce Yang, piano

Jayce Ogren, conductor

Festival Orchestra

MEET THE ARTISTS!

Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel

Free Events

So many ways to experience the Festival, June–August!

COMMUNITY CONCERTS

Join us at arts and community centers, breweries, churches, libraries, museums, and more throughout the Midcoast region!

GAMPER FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

A sustained commitment to nurturing and promoting the music of our time. Featuring the Festival’s young artist Fellows.

MASTERCLASSES

A firsthand look into the teaching and learning process.

MEET THE COMPOSER

An opportunity to learn about and experience the creative process of today’s composers.

MUSIC AT THE MUSEUM

Featuring exciting musical performances, compositions, and inspiring collaborations in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.

YOUNG ARTISTS SERIES

Performances by the Festival’s talented student musicians in Studzinski Recital Hall.

Full schedule of events: bowdoinfestival.org

Festival Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors and the hundreds of individual donors who make our season possible!

Steinway & Sons

Bath Savings

The Brunswick Hotel

CelloBello

Down East Magazine

The Highlands

HM Payson

Maine Public

Portland Press Herald

Raymond James

The Times Record

Thornton Oaks

The Violin Channel