DEAR FRIENDS
I’m thrilled to share with you our 24-25 Season of twenty-one performances in five venues across the Capital Region! We have some of the world’s leading classical musicians with us this season, along with exceptional rising stars that you won’t want to miss.
CRC believes that presenting world-class artists and allowing them to play repertoire of their choosing results in performances that will have you on the edge of your seats. We seek to spread this music widely and provide an inclusive setting where all can enjoy it.
Some highlights include two appearances by legendary pianist Mitsuko Uchida; a special collaboration with the Belcea and Ébène string quartets; an evening of jazz with pianist Aaron Diehl; debuts by ten artists; and new collaborations with the Albany Institute of History and Art, the Opalka Gallery, and Schenectady public schools.
We couldn’t bring these world-class performances to the Capital Region without help from our friends. As we begin to move beyond our 50th Anniversary Campaign this year, CRC still needs your support to bring these incredible concerts to you.
Ticket sales comprise less than one-third of our annual income, and we must raise over $370,000 each year to meet our budget. We’ve outlined some ways in which you can help on pages 12-13, so please consider supporting the performances you love. We really couldn’t do it without you.
I look forward to being with you this season!
DEREK DELANEY Artistic Director
Peter Stumpf, cello Xiaohui Yang, piano
Saturday, June 1, 7:30pm
Tannery Pond, The Darrow School
We kick off the Tannery season with cello masterpieces performed by the former principal cellist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Stumpf’s warm sound and beautiful phrasing has made him a mainstay at the Marlboro and Santa Fe festivals, and on major concert stages around the country.
Beethoven: F-major Sonata, Op. 5, No. 1
Debussy: Sonata Chopin: G-minor Sonata, Op. 65
Sponsored by an Anonymous Donor
Brandon Patrick George, flute
Saturday, June 22, 7:30-8:30pm
Tannery Pond, The Darrow School
This Grammy-winning flutist and member of the Imani Winds was recently profiled in the NY Times under the headline, “A Flutist Steps into the Solo Spotlight.” His solo program features an hour-long meditation of flute classics and new works that draw inspiration from them.
TwoFold Works of CPE and JS Bach, Debussy, Takemitsu, Crawford-Seeger, and others
Maria Ioudenitch, violin
Saturday, July 6, 7:30-8:30pm Tannery Pond, The Darrow School
Having recently appeared in Carnegie Hall with legendary violist Tabea Zimmermann, this young violinist performs a solo program, having already performed as soloist with prestigious orchestras including the Dresden Philharmonic and Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
Bach: D-minor Partita, BWV 1004
Lera Auerbach: par.ti.ta
Daniel Ott: Double Aria Reena Esmail: Darshan Ysaÿe: Fifth Sonata, Op. 27
Community Sponsorship
Terra Quartet
Saturday, August 31, 7:30pm
Tannery Pond, The Darrow School
Prizewinners at the 2023 Melbourne and Osaka International Quartet competitions, this ensemble has performed at the Kennedy Center and Alice Tully Hall and at festivals around the globe. Their program features Schubert’s haunting and celebrated late masterwork.
Mozart: D-minor Quartet, K. 421
Britten: First Quartet, Op. 25
Schubert: Death and the Maiden Quartet, D. 810
Community Sponsorship
Israeli Chamber Project
Saturday, September 7, 7:30pm
Tannery Pond, The Darrow School
This chamber music collective makes worldwide tours and features some of Israel’s finest musicians. Their program—featuring pianist Assaff Weisman, violinist Itamar Zorman, and clarinetist Tibi Cziger— is an exploration of the intersection of folk and concert music traditions from around the globe.
Khachaturian: Trio
Bartók: Hungarian Peasant Songs SELECTIONS
Dvořák: G-major Sonatina, Op. 100
Gershwin: Three Preludes
Ben-Haim: Three Songs without Words
Bartók: Contrasts
The Sebastians
Sunday, October 13, 3pm
Memorial Chapel, Union College
Called a “fast-rising group of period-instrumentalists,” by the NY Times, The Sebastians’ 2022 series debut astounded all in attendance.
Approaching early music with a fiery intensity, this thrilling group brings energy and elegance to baroque works featuring Bach’s Fourth Brandenburg Concerto.
Concerti by Bach, Pisendel, and Telemann with the Brandenburg Fourth Concerto
Community Sponsorship
Karim Sulayman,
tenor Sean Shibe, guitar
Thursday, October 17, 7:30-8:30pm
Albany Institute of History and Art
The Grammy-winning Lebanese-American singer joins forces with a renowned British-Japanese guitarist for a special program that traces their cultural roots. After appearing at major venues in San Francisco, Chicago, New York, and Boston, CRC welcomes this dynamic duo.
Broken Branches
Works by Dowland, Monteverdi, Britten, and others with traditional music from the Middle East
The Christine Kirwin Krackeler Concert
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano Sunday, November 3, 3pm Memorial Chapel, Union College
This British pianist first came to the series almost ten years ago as a relative unknown. He has since been catapulted to the forefront of virtuosos in the world, and his repeat performances here are events not to be missed. He brings Mussorgsky’s masterpiece in its original keyboard version.
Bach: D-major Partita, BWV 828 Schumann: C-major Fantasie, Op. 17 Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Musicians from Marlboro
Sunday, November 10, 3pm
Memorial Chapel, Union College
Co-Artistic Director of the Marlboro Festival, Uchida brings three highly-gifted artists from that venerable institution for a chamber music program of masterworks spanning three centuries before the group heads to Carnegie Hall.
Schumann: E-flat major Piano Quartet, Op. 47
Kurtág: Work TBD
Beethoven: E-flat major Piano Trio, Op. 70, No. 2
Sponsored by an Anonymous Donor
Raphaël Feuillâtre, guitar
Thursday, November 14, 7:30pm
Mont Pleasant Middle School
With an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon recording contract, this Djibouti-born, France-raised young artist is already considered to be one of the finest guitarists in the world. Playing a wide variety of Latin and other works, we’re delighted to welcome him for his debut at a new venue.
Works by Albéniz, Bach, Barrios, Piazzolla, and others
BEYOND THE CAMPAIGN
CRC is on the cusp of successfully completing its 3-year, $2 million 50th Anniversary Campaign, and we’re truly grateful to our devoted audience members for their incredible support. CRC now has reserve funds for the first time in its history to help ensure the concerts for years to come. So, what’s next for CRC? We still need your help to bring these remarkable performances to the Capital Region.
SHORT-TERM GOALS
Our annual operating expenses total $560,000 and ticket income comprises only one-third of our annual income. So, CRC needs to raise over $370,000 this year to balance its budget.
Many people think that CRC can do this solely through concert sponsorships. While such large gifts help enormously, the most effective way to reach our annual goal is when everyone simply participates. For instance, if every audience member gave only $100 per year, we’d exceed our annual goals.
LONG-TERM GOALS
While CRC’s reserve funds provide some assistance should annual needs not be met, there is still much work to do. We need to continue to build this reserve to eventually create an endowment (an ample restricted fund that generates annual interest income). A healthy endowment is the goal of all nonprofit organizations as it covers annual expenses while preserving the fund’s principal.
There are many ways in which to invest in CRC’s future. Endowed sponsorships and estate gifts can pass along your love of this music to tens of thousands of people for years to come. Multi-year pledges of support also help ensure future performances.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
ENDOWED GIFT—$150,000
& UP
An enduring gift that can be made in whole, in installments, or in combination with your estate planning to support a concert in your name (or a loved one) for many years.
CONCERT SPONSORSHIP—$10,000-$15,000
A gift to support one of our season performances by an emerging or eminent artist.
YOUNG ARTIST RESIDENCY
SPONSORSHIP—$5,000
A gift to support a 3-day residency of a talented young artist featuring a free concert, outreach programs, and a masterclass.
COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP—$1,500 & UP [NEW]
A gift that is pooled together with other concertgoers to crowd-source the sponsorship of a program marked with ‘Community Sponsorship’ in this brochure.
STUDENT TICKET FUND—$500
& UP [NEW]
A gift to help subsidize hundreds of free tickets for youth and students to attend the concerts.
GENERAL SUPPORT
Every gift matters! Please consider lending your support in any way you can.
Gift options include:
l Cash
l Appreciated Securities
l Qualified Charitable Distributions from your IRA
l Real Estate & other property
l Estate Gifts to our Emerson Legacy Society
For more information, contact Derek Delaney at 518.941.4331 or delaneyd@capitalregionclassical.org
Belcea Quartet & Ébène Quartet
Sunday, November 17, 3pm Memorial Chapel, Union College
Two of the top string quartets in the world join forces for a rare collaboration to play one of the most effervescent and beloved masterworks in the chamber music canon followed by Enescu’s romp through the Romanian countryside.
Mendelssohn: E-flat major Octet, Op. 20
Enescu: C-major Octet, Op. 7
Alexi Kenney, violin
Amy Yang, fortepiano
Sunday, December 1, 3pm Memorial Chapel, Union College
Our audience has been enchanted by this violinist in his previous two recitals. Considered to be among the leaders of his generation, Kenney performs a rare program of Schumann’s complete violin sonatas with an historical keyboard.
Schumann Violin Sonatas
A-minor Sonata, Op. 105
D-minor Sonata, Op. 121
A-minor Sonata, WoO 2
Evren Ozel, piano
Sunday, December 8, 3pm
Memorial Chapel, Union College
Winner of a 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant, this young pianist’s rendition of Beethoven’s “Archduke” Trio at the Tannery in 2023 left an indelible mark. Making his recital debut, his eclectic program will highlight the large palette of colors he conjures from the keyboard.
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27, No. 2
Debussy: Images, Book 2
Bartók: Out of Doors
Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
Jeremy Denk, piano
Sunday, January 19, 3pm
Memorial Chapel, Union College
The intrepid MacArthur grant-winning pianist’s profound intellect provides a foundation for his prodigious technique resulting in performances that are deeply satisfying. His program features works by women composers spanning 200 years followed by variation-based works of Schumann and Brahms.
Women composers from Clara Schumann to Meredith Monk
R. Schumann: Ghost Variations, WoO 24
Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
Owls
Friday, February 7, 7:30-8:30pm
Opalka Gallery, Russell Sage College [Seating Limited]
An ensemble from Brooklyn comprised of friends from the Marlboro Festival, Owls defies categorization. At once a bass-forward string quartet and at times a downtown band, their performances of contemporary classics and original compositions are breathtaking.
Corea: Children’s Song No. 12
Wiancko: Vox Petra
Ali-Zadeh: Rəqs
Couperin: Les Barricades Mystérieuses
Trollstilt: Ricercar
Wiancko: When The Night
Riley: Good Medicine
Aaron Diehl, piano
Sunday, February 23, 7:30-8:30pm Memorial Chapel, Union College
This pianist has re-defined the lines between jazz and classical music, playing regularly at the Village Vanguard and Jazz at Lincoln Center as well as in solo appearances with the Los Angeles and New York philharmonics and other major orchestras. We’re excited to bring him to Schenectady after his 2022 debut at the Tannery.
An Evening of Ragtime and Harlem Stride Works by Eubie Blake, Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton, Scott Joplin, and more
Leonkoro Quartet
Sunday, March 30, 3pm
Memorial Chapel, Union College
Winners of the prestigious 2022 Wigmore Hall and Bordeaux International Competitions, this young quartet is already performing in all the major halls in Europe. Making their North American debut tour, the ensemble plays Ravel’s beloved quartet with those by a MacArthur-winner and a 20th-century master.
Caroline Shaw: Entr’acte
Hindemith: F-minor Quartet, Op. 10
Ravel: F-major Quartet
The Walter W. Goodwin Concert
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Sunday, April 6, 3pm Memorial Chapel, Union College
Her poetry at the keyboard is the stuff of legend. We’re honored that one of the great pianists of the last century has chosen to grace our stage so often. She returns to perform a celebrated work in her illustrious recorded œuvre—Schubert’s monumental final sonata.
Program to include:
Beethoven: E-minor Sonata, Op. 90
Schubert: B-flat major Sonata, D. 960
Doric Quartet
Sunday, April 13, 3pm
Memorial Chapel, Union College
This British quartet returns to the series for the seventh time in ten years with their profound musicianship and exhilarating playing in tow. Their program places these qualities front and center in three masterpieces from each of the last three centuries.
Haydn: D-major Quartet, Op. 20, No. 4
Berg: Lyric Suite
Beethoven: A-minor Quartet, Op. 132
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Sunday, April 27, 3pm Memorial Chapel, Union College
The Associate Ensemble at London’s Wigmore Hall, this group brings together artists from diverse backgrounds to inspire unity onstage and in the world. The program features a modern classic of Golijov with clarinetist Anthony McGill and songs featuring tenor Karim Sulayman.
Korngold: Piano Quintet, Op. 15
Hahn: Selected Songs
Golijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind Folk Songs
HORIZONS YOUNGARTIST
Adé Williams, violin Chelsea Wang, piano
Friday, January 31, 7:30pm Memorial Chapel, Union College
This young violinist has already performed as soloist with the Cleveland and Philadelphia orchestras and has performed at Carnegie Hall five times since her debut in 2013. We feature our Horizons
Young Artist in a free concert at Union College for all to enjoy.
Brahms: G-major Sonata, Op. 78
William Grant Still: Suite
Florence Price: Adoration
Schubert: C-major Fantasy, D. 934
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TICKETS
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VENUES
MONT PLEASANT M.S.
1121 Forest Road
Schenectady, NY 12303
UNION COLLEGE
807 Union Street
Schenectady, NY 12308
OPALKA GALLERY
140 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
ALBANY ART INSTITUTE
125 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12210
DARROW SCHOOL
110 Darrow Road
New Lebanon, NY 12125
CALENDAR
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Union College
Albany Art Inst.
Darrow School
Mont Pleasant Opalka Gallery
SERIES (14 concerts**—excludes Tannery)
UNION SERIES (11 concerts**—excludes Tannery) _____ tickets x $340 = $__________ TANNERY SERIES (5 concerts—only Tannery concerts) _____
11.10 Uchida/MFM concert not available in BYO series
4.6 Uchida concert not available by subscription
TANNERY
6.1 Stumpf 6.22 George 7.6 Ioudenitch
8.31 Terra
9.7 Israeli CP
10.13 Sebastians
10.17 Sulayman/Shibe [A]
11.3 Grosvenor
11.10 Uchida/MFM*
11.14 Feuillâtre [M]
11.17 Belcea/Ébène
12.1 Kenney
1.19 Denk
2.7 Owls [O]
2.23 Diehl
3.30 Leonkoro
4.6 Uchida**
4.13 Doric
4.27 Kaleidoscope
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[A]=Albany Art Institute [M]=Mont Pleasant School [O]=Opalka Gallery
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