Our 62nd Season
JUNE 29 – AUGUST 7, 2026
The Bowdoin International Music Festival brings world-renowned artists and passionate students to Brunswick, Maine to collaborate and celebrate the power of chamber music. This summer we are delighted to present twenty subscription series concerts featuring our exceptional faculty and guest artists. We also invite you to enjoy free student performances, community concerts, masterclasses, and more throughout our six-week season. Discover the rich variety of programming in the pages ahead. We look forward to sharing an unforettable summer of music with you in Brunswick.
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CONCERT VENUES
Studzinski Recital Hall 12 Campus Road S, Brunswick, ME 04011
Crooker Theater 116 Maquoit Road, Brunswick, ME 04011
TICKET INFORMATION
Season Pass
Tickets to all 20 faculty & guest artist concerts
Cost: $920 (16% savings)
Twelve-Concert Flex Pass
Tickets to 12 concerts of your choosing
Cost: $591 (10% savings)
Six-Concert Flex Pass
Tickets to 6 concerts of your choosing
Cost: $306 (7% savings)
Individual Tickets
Cost: $55 each
Ticket Policies
Festival programs are subject to change. Ticket purchases are non-refundable; tickets returned to the Festival for resale are tax deductible.
POST-CONCERT RECEPTIONS ON FRIDAYS
Join us after every Friday concert to meet the artists and connect with fellow Festival community members. Receptions will be held at the Brunswick Hotel (4 Noble Street, Brunswick).
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
Lebel & Harriman
Maine Public OneSixtyFive Piper Shores
Portland Press Herald
Raymond James
The Times Record
Thornton Oaks
The Violin Channel
Ying Quartet
MONDAY JUNE 29
7:30 PM | Studzinski
YING QUARTET
Robin Scott, Janet Ying, violin
Phillip Ying, viola • David Ying, cello
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 20, No. 3, Hob. III:33
BILLY CHILDS
String Quartet No. 2, “Awakening”
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2
Schubert, Ogonek, & Bartók
WEDNESDAY JULY 1
7:30 PM | Studzinski
FRANZ SCHUBERT
String Trio in B-flat Major, D. 581
Renée Jolles, violin • Melissa Reardon, viola
David Ying, cello
ELIZABETH OGONEK
Running at Still Life
Dōnum Quartet:
Seungwon Park, Inhae Cho, violin
Ilgyeong Shin, viola • Hyeonmin Lee, cello
BÉLA BARTÓK [ARR. SKELTON]
Concerto for Orchestra, arranged for two pianos (world premiere)
Soyeon Kate Lee, Ran Dank, piano
Wiancko, Ogonek, Schulhoff, & Smetana
FRIDAY JULY 3
7:30 PM | Studzinski
PAUL WIANCKO
Toy Bricks
Renée Jolles, violin • Fellow, cello
David Ying, cello • Anthony Manzo, bass
ELIZABETH OGONEK
Falling Up
Fellows on flute, oboe & English horn, clarinet, violin, viola
ERWIN SCHULHOFF
Duo for Violin and Cello
Robin Scott, violin • Amir Eldan, cello
BEDŘICH SMETANA
Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15
Ayano Ninomiya, violin • Amir Eldan, cello
Tao Lin, piano
MEET THE ARTISTS!
Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel
Lysander Piano Trio
MONDAY JULY 6
7:30 PM | Studzinski
LYSANDER PIANO TRIO
Itamar Zorman, violin • James Kim, cello
Liza Stepanova, piano
ENRIQUE GRANADOS [ARR. CASSADO]
Intermezzo from “Goyescas”
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 82, No. 2, Hob. XV:25, “Rondo all’Ongarese”
JENNIFER HIGDON
Color Through
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG [ARR. STEUERMANN]
Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4
Ludwig, Penderecki, Mahler, & Franck
WEDNESDAY JULY 8
7:30 PM | Studzinski
DAVID LUDWIG
Canzoniere
Linda Chesis, flute • Robin Scott, Janet Ying, violin • Phillip Ying, viola
David Ying, cello
KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
Duo Concertante for Violin and Bass
Ayano Ninomiya, violin • Anthony Manzo, bass
GUSTAV MAHLER
Piano Quartet in A Minor
Renée Jolles, violin • Melissa Reardon, viola
Ahrim Kim, cello • Liza Stepanova, piano
CÉSAR FRANCK
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major
Robin Scott, violin • Ran Dank, piano
Pinto Correia, Elgar, & Fauré
FRIDAY JULY 10
7:30 PM | Studzinski
ANDREIA PINTO CORREIA
Pleistocene Landscapes
Jeffrey Zeigler, cello
EDWARD ELGAR
Sonata for Violin and Piano in E Minor, Op. 82
Ani Schnarch, violin • Tao Lin, piano
GABRIEL FAURÉ
Piano Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 45
Itamar Zorman, violin • Maiya Papach, viola
Ahrim Kim, cello • Soyeon Kate Lee, piano
MEET THE ARTISTS!
Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel
Ensemble Dal Niente
SUNDAY JULY 12
2:00 PM | Studzinski
ENSEMBLE DAL NIENTE
Amanda DeBoer Bartlett, soprano
Emma Hospelhorn, flute • Chris Wild, cello
Mabel Kwan, piano
KAIJA SAARIAHO
Cendres
HILDA PAREDES
Canciones sobre poemas de Eduardo Hurtado
ANDILE KHUMALO
IsO[r]
REBECCA SAUNDERS
O Yes & I
SALVATORE SCIARRINO
Ultime Rose (da Vanitas)
Brentano Quartet
MONDAY JULY 13
7:30 PM | Studzinski
BRENTANO STRING QUARTET
Mark Steinberg, Serena Canin, violin
Misha Amory, viola • Nina Lee, cello
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1
Bridge, Clarke, & Brahms
WEDNESDAY JULY 15
7:30 PM | Studzinski
FRANK BRIDGE
Phantasy for Piano Quartet in F-sharp Minor, H. 94
Renée Jolles, violin • Phillip Ying, viola
Keiko Ying, cello • Tao Lin, piano
REBECCA CLARKE
Sonata for Viola and Piano
Rebecca Albers, viola • Tao Lin, piano
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60, “Werther”
Itamar Zorman, violin • Maiya Papach, viola
Amir Eldan, cello • Julian Martin, piano
Zlatomir Fung Plays Tchaikovsky
FRIDAY JULY 17
7:30 PM | Crooker
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
String Quintet No. 4 in G Minor, K. 516
Itamar Zorman, Robin Scott, violin Maiya Papach, Rebecca Albers, viola Ahrim Kim, cello
PYOTR ILYICH
TCHAIKOVSKY
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 Zlatomir Fung, cello • Peter Bay, conductor Festival Orchestra
MEET THE ARTISTS!
Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel
Jupiter & Ying Quartets
MONDAY JULY 20
7:30 PM | Studzinski
JUPITER STRING QUARTET
Mélanie Clapiès, Meg Freivogel, violin
Liz Freivogel, viola • Daniel McDonough, cello
YING QUARTET
Robin Scott, Janet Ying, violin
Phillip Ying, viola • David Ying, cello
JOHANNES BRAHMS
String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18
Mélanie Clapiès, Meg Freivogel, violin
Liz Freivogel, Phillip Ying, viola
Daniel McDonough, David Ying, cello
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
Robin Scott, Janet Ying,
Mélanie Clapiès, Meg Freivogel, violin
Phillip Ying, Liz Freivogel, viola
David Ying, Daniel McDonough, cello
WEDNESDAY JULY 22
7:30 PM | Studzinski Farr, Beethoven, & Dvořák
GARETH FARR
Taheke for Flute and Harp
Fellow, flute • June Han, harp
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major, Op. 16
Corinne Foley, oboe • Michael Wayne, clarinet
Abigail Lopez, bassoon • Oved Rico, horn
Elinor Freer, piano
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK
Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81
Mikhail Kopelman, Meg Freivogel, violin
Che-Yen Chen, viola • Edward Arron, cello
Jeewon Park, piano
Schumann, Prokofiev, & Brahms
FRIDAY JULY 24
7:30 PM | Studzinski
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Michael Wayne, clarinet • Elinor Freer, piano
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Quintet in G Minor, Op. 39
Corinne Foley, oboe • Michael Wayne, clarinet
YooJin Jang, violin • Liz Freivogel, viola
Tracy Rowell, bass
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Sonata in F Minor for Two Pianos, Op. 34b
Jon Nakamatsu, HieYon Choi, piano
MEET THE ARTISTS!
Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel
Shanghai Quartet
MONDAY JULY 27
7:30 PM | Studzinski
SHANGHAI QUARTET
Weigang Li, Angelo Xiang Yu, violin
Honggang Li, viola • Sihao He, cello
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 74 No. 3, Hob. III:74, “Rider”
ZHOU LONG
Chinese Folk Songs
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK
String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, “American”
Beethoven, Hesketh, & Glinka
WEDNESDAY JULY 29
7:30 PM |
Studzinski
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost”
Sergiu Schwartz, violin
Daniel McDonough, cello
Tao Lin, piano
KENNETH HESKETH
Two Epitaphia
Jeffrey Zeigler, cello
MIKHAIL GLINKA
Grand Sextet in E-flat Major
Mikhail Kopelman, YooJin Jang, violin
Phillip Ying, viola • Keiko Ying, cello
Tracy Rowell, bass • Tao Lin, piano
Bloch, Hesketh, & Schubert
FRIDAY JULY 31
7:30 PM | Studzinski
ERNEST BLOCH
Baal Shem Suite
Sergiu Schwartz, violin • Tao Lin, piano
KENNETH HESKETH
Time’s Music Box
Fellows on flute, clarinet, horn, violin, cello, piano • Luke Rinderknecht, percussion
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898
Robin Scott, violin • Ahrim Kim, cello
HieYon Choi, piano
MEET THE ARTISTS!
Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel
Frank Huang & Friends
SUNDAY AUGUST 2
2:00 PM | Studzinski
Programming to be announced.
Frank Huang joined the New York Philharmonic as Concertmaster in September 2015. The First Prize Winner of the 2003 Walter W. Naumburg Foundation’s Violin Competition and the 2000 Hannover International Violin Competition, he has established a major career as a violin virtuoso. In addition to his solo activities, Huang is deeply committed to chamber music. He is a member of the New York Philharmonic String Quartet, established in the 2016–17 season, and has performed at the Marlboro Music Festival, Ravinia’s Steans Institute, Seattle Chamber Music Festival, and Caramoor. He also served as first violinist of the Grammy Award–winning Ying Quartet for their 2009–10 season.
Jupiter String Quartet
MONDAY AUGUST 3
7:30 PM | Studzinski
JUPITER STRING QUARTET
Mélanie Clapiès, Meg Freivogel, violin
Liz Freivogel, viola • Daniel McDonough, cello
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
String Quartet in C Major, Op. 33, No. 3, Hob. III:39
CLARICE ASSAD
Canções da America
JOHANNES BRAHMS
String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2
Bach, Beethoven, & Mendelssohn
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 5
7:30 PM | Studzinski
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1020
Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe • June Han, harp
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2
YooJin Jang, violin • Pei-Shan Lee, piano
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 87
Ian Swensen, Mélanie Clapiès, violin
Che-Yen Chen, Liz Freivogel, viola
Daniel McDonough, cello
Jon Nakamatsu Plays Rachmaninoff
FRIDAY AUGUST 7
7:30 PM | Crooker
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Piano Trio No. 6 in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2
Ian Swensen, violin • David Ying, cello
Pei-Shan Lee, piano
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30
Jon Nakamatsu, piano • Peter Bay, conductor Festival Orchestra
MEET THE ARTISTS!
Post-Concert Reception: Brunswick Hotel
