Live Performances 2023-2024 Season
DECEMBER 2023 “Big Band Holidays” Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis featuring Ashley Pezzotti, vocalist Sunday, December 3 at 3 p.m. “Brandenburg Concertos” Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Wednesday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m. “Carols on the Lawn” Palm Beach Atlantic University Chamber Choir Sunday, December 10 at 4 p.m. Family-friendly ■ Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden
JANUARY 2024 Beethoven Festival I: Cello Sonatas with CMSLC’s Wu Han and David Finckel Sunday, January 7 at 3 p.m. Beethoven Festival II: Haydn and Beethoven Piano Trios with CMSLC Wednesday, January 10 at 7:30 p.m. Meet the Music! “Leave it to Ludwig” Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Saturday, January 13 at 2 p.m. ■ Family-friendly Beethoven Festival III: The Septet and Trios with Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Sunday, January 14 at 3 p.m. “Flamenco Intimo” Siudy Garrido Flamenco Company Wednesday, January 17 at 7:30 p.m. Jeremy Denk, piano Wednesday, January 24 at 7:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY 2024 Calidore String Quartet Sunday, February 4 at 3 p.m.
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Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Wind Ensemble Wednesday, February 7 at 7:30 p.m. The Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Artists in Concert Friday, February 9 at 7 p.m Schumann Quartet Sunday, February 11 at 3 p.m. The Concert Truck Saturday, February 17 at 3 and 4:30 p.m. Family-friendly ■ Four Arts Mall
MARCH 2024 Escher String Quartet Wednesday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. Michael Stephen Brown, piano Wednesday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m. “Dance Fantasy” Fred Astaire West Palm Beach Wednesday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m.
APRIL 2024 Jerusalem Quartet Wednesday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. Larry Stephenson Band Sunday, April 7 at 3 p.m. “Las Repúblicas” with Claudia Hilda, Contemporary Dance Sunday, April 14 at 3 p.m. Time for Three Wednesday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. Anna Geniushene, piano Wednesday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m. Live Performances 2023-2024 Season
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FOR TICKETS Tickets are $40 unless otherwise noted No charge for Four Arts members ONLINE Select the program at fourarts.org CALL (561) 655-7226 IN-PERSON CUSTOMER SERVICE Visit the desks in the O’Keeffe or Dixon buildings
All performances take place in the Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium inside the Esther B. O’Keeffe Building, 102 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach, unless otherwise noted. Doors open 45 minutes prior. Programs are all subject to change. “Big Band Holidays,” Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis featuring Ashley Pezzotti, vocalist Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year at The Four Arts with soulful big band arrangements of songs both sacred and secular. Each December, Jazz at Lincoln Center brings their beloved “Big Band Holidays” concerts to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. This year, special guest vocalist Ashley Pezzotti joins Wynton Marsalis and the band for an imaginative spin on holiday classics.
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Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 3 p.m.
“Brandenburg Concertos” Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. J.S. Bach’s “Brandenburg” Concertos exude all the joy and energy of the holiday season. With triumphant trumpet calls, furious fiddle cadenzas, and vivacious violas, these masterpieces sparkle with the best that music of the Baroque era has to offer. Join the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, who will bring their annual, sell-out tradition of performing all of these inspired concertos in one concert to Four Arts audiences.
“Carols on the Lawn” Palm Beach Atlantic University Chamber Choir Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 4 p.m. Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden No charge ■ No reservations needed Family-friendly Celebrate the holidays in Palm Beach style! Folding chairs or blankets are recommended as you enjoy the Palm Beach Atlantic University Chamber Choir bringing joyful holiday favorites to the Four Arts gardens. Live Performances 2023-2024 Season
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Beethoven Festival I: Cello Sonatas with CMSLC’s Wu Han and David Finckel Sunday, January 7, 2024 at 3 p.m. The Festival’s opening concert features pianist Wu Han, with her husband cellist David Finckel, in one of classical music’s most unique and seldom-heard programs: the complete Cello Sonatas by Beethoven. The concert traces Beethoven’s evolution as a composer, from the brilliant beginning of his career, through his storied “heroic” period, and concluding with two pieces that herald the transcendent beauty and sophistication of his late works. Together, the sonatas offer the listener a complete portrait of Beethoven’s composing in the span of just one afternoon, a rare treat for Beethoven lovers and the ideal introduction to his music for newcomers.
Beethoven Festival II: Haydn and Beethoven Piano Trios with CMSLC Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. Haydn is well known for his 104 symphonies and 68 string quartets, but his piano trios supply equal delight for listeners and inspiring challenges for performers. In this program, we hear the direct effect of Haydn’s genius on Beethoven, as three familiar and formidable Chamber Music Society musicians weave together seminal trios by both composers. We will hear the evolution of this genre, from the Classically-oriented trios of Haydn, to one of Beethoven’s bombastic Op. 1 Trios, to the famed “Ghost” Trio, whose eerie and characterful slow movement was reportedly inspired by the witches’ scene from Macbeth.
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Meet the Music! “Leave it to Ludwig” Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 2 p.m. No charge ■ Reservations required ■ Family-friendly Ludwig van Beethoven’s instrumental music tells powerful stories without using any words! In this hour of fun for the whole family, Beethoven himself will make an appearance. Together with artists from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, he will help a young pianist to express all that this music has to say about everyday life, our actions, and our emotions.
Beethoven Festival III: The Septet and Trios with CMSLC Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 3 p.m. Between 1797 and 1800, the youthful Beethoven was taking Vienna by storm with his daring compositions and electrifying piano playing. He was also writing an astonishing amount for wind instruments, music that is highlighted on this program. First, a playful piece featuring clarinet with piano and cello; then, a trio that pushed three strings to their absolute limits. The centerpiece of the program is Beethoven’s Septet, a wildly popular work during his lifetime. Its distinctive instrumentation — violin, viola, cello, double bass, clarinet, horn and bassoon — opened the door for future composers, such as Schubert, to write for unusual mixed ensembles. Live Performances 2023-2024 Season
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“Flamenco Intimo” Siudy Garrido Flamenco Company Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Photo by Shervin Lainez
Choreographer Siudy Garrido, known for her collaborations with the Farruquito, Antonio Canales, Gustavo Dudamel, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, brings her unique contemporary vision of Flamenco dance to the stage in “Intimo.” This Flamenco suite, featuring acclaimed choreography and dance solos, was co-created by Garrido, composer and guitarist Jose Luis De la Paz, and flutist Juan Parrilla. It explores the wide range of colors and emotions found in traditional flamenco styles such as Guajiras, Seguirillas, Alegrias, and Solea.
Jeremy Denk, piano Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. Pianist Jeremy Denk, a MacArthur “Genius” Fellow and winner of the Avery Fisher Prize, leaps from the flighty energy of a Bach Partita to the heartrending turns of works by Clara Schumann and Frédéric Chopin to Missy Mazzioli’s virtuosic Heartbreaker. Denk truly is, as he was described by the New York Times, “a pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs.” The program concludes with Franz Schubert’s triumphant A major Piano Sonata, which shows off the worlds of expression that can be created on a single keyboard.
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Calidore String Quartet Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 3 p.m. The Calidore String Quartet, Grand Prize winners at the inaugural M-Prize Competition and recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant, returns to The Four Arts for an afternoon of “Remembering the Future.” By drawing on the music of J.S. Bach and Henry Purcell, composers like Felix Mendelssohn and Benjamin Britten reveal not only reverence for the past but also a unique capacity to transform such allusions into the sounds of tomorrow. Each half of this program creates a transcendent bridge between old and new, which speaks to music’s capacity to travel across time and place.
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Wind Ensemble Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. Members of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields team up to perform a swirl of works for winds and keyboard. In trios of Francis Poulenc, Heinrich Molbe, and Mikhail Glinka, pairs of wind instruments joust with the piano. Jean Francaix’s Divertissement is a light delight – a perfect warmup for Mozart’s Piano Quintet in E-flat, where the full group unites to showcase the brilliant ensemble work that the Academy is known for from their countless awardwinning recordings. Live Performances 2023-2024 Season
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The Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Artists in Concert Friday, February 9, 2024 at 7 p.m.
Photo by Harald Hoffmann
Enjoy an evening of dazzling performances from members of The Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, created in 1980 to identify and develop extraordinarily talented opera artists. The program has trained many generations of celebrated American and international singers, coaches, and pianists, who perform in productions at the Met and opera houses around the world. Join us for songs and arias performed by the opera stars of tomorrow.
Schumann Quartet Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 3 p.m. The internationally acclaimed Schumann Quartet, featuring brothers Mark, Erik, and Ken Schumann together with violist Veit Hertenstein, will perform evocative works by Mozart, Janáček, and Beethoven. First, a Mozart quartet noted for its drum-like percussive energy; then, music of Leos Janáček, inspired by the psychological drama of Leo Tolstoy’s short story “The Kreutzer Sonata.” The program concludes with Beethoven’s brilliant Quartet in E-flat major (Op. 127), full of plenty of opportunities to hear the “fire and energy” that critics have praised in this ensemble for years.
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The Concert Truck Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 3 and 4:30 p.m. No charge ■ No reservations needed Family-friendly Four Arts Mall (in front of Esther B. O’Keeffe Building) The Concert Truck is a mobile venue that strengthens communities by redefining the concert experience and making live music accessible to everyone. Impassioned by their love for playing for people, pianists Nick Luby and Susan Zhang converted a 16foot box truck into a fully functioning mobile concert hall. They return to The Four Arts with a program full of favorite works for solo and four-hands piano.
Escher String Quartet Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. The Escher String Quartet is at the forefront of American string quartet playing for their mix of profound musical insight and rare tonal beauty. The group’s M.C. Escher-inspired philosophy of balancing individual components with a cohesive whole comes to life in an evening of Classical and 20th Century Quartets. Haydn’s “Lark” soars with appealing melodies and fluttering figures; Janáček’s String Quartet No. 2 conjures the intimate side of string playing; and Ravel’s glorious Quartet in F major traverses the full range of human emotion from introspection to exuberance. Live Performances 2023-2024 Season
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Michael Stephen Brown, piano Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Photo by Cherylynn Tsushima
Michael Stephen Brown, hailed by the New York Times as “one of the leading figures in the current renaissance of performer-composers,” takes audiences at The Four Arts on an epic journey in this multifaceted recital. He folds his own animated compositions into a lively sequence of works that goes from Haydn to Haydn-inspired music of the 20th century to masterpieces of Ravel and Mendelssohn. Brown’s Etude-Fantasy picks up where earlier Haydn homages left off, and his Breakup Etude passionately reflects on Pandemic isolation.
“Dance Fantasy” Fred Astaire West Palm Beach Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. Generously supported by Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Forbes Back by popular demand following their inspiring 2022 performance at The Four Arts, the unparalleled dancers from “Fred Astaire West Palm Beach” provide a glimpse of the elegant, exciting, and dynamic world of Ballroom and Latin dancing. This program will make you dream about the Waltz, want to try out the Tango, fancy a Foxtrot, and get excited about so many other dances. Be enticed and experience a wonder of sparkles and flourishing moves during this enchanting evening.
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Jerusalem Quartet Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. Since their 1996 debut, the Jerusalem Quartet’s wide repertoire and stunning depth of expression have been met with countless accolades, including the Diapason d’Or and the BBC Music Magazine Award for chamber music. They bring a program that includes a late work by the father of string quartet music, Joseph Haydn, and also Brahms’s galloping, whimsical String Quartet in B-flat. They cap it off with Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 2, which gradually morphs from playful whimsy to passionate turbulence.
Larry Stephenson Band Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 3 p.m. The Four Arts’ annual bluegrass concert features one of bluegrass music’s finest tenor vocalists, Larry Stephenson. He is a Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame member and five-time awardee of Male Vocalist of the Year from the Society for The Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America. He leads the awardwinning Larry Stephenson Band, which has been entertaining audiences for 30 years. Live Performances 2023-2024 Season
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“Las Repúblicas” with Claudia Hilda, Contemporary Dance Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 3 p.m. No charge ■ Reservations required The Las Repúblicas performance is an innovative contemporary dance project that aims to inform about political bodies and amplify their voices through critical thinking, metaphor, and beauty. This show proposes to translate through gestural and visual codes the common symbologies of individual and collective bodies that struggle for autonomy and freedom. The articulation of the performance, together with the dancers’ exquisite physical and interpretative technique, will ensure a magical experience of intellectual, visual, and spiritual delight.
Time for Three Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. Grammy and Emmy-winning ensemble Time for Three stands at the busy intersection of classical music, Americana, and singer-songwriter traditions. In their concerts, Charles Yang (violin, vocals), Nicolas “Nick” Kendall (violin, vocals), and Ranaan Meyer (double bass, vocals) arrange and perform from a vast catalogue of their own compositions, commissions, and arrangements. Their programs allow the many eras, styles, and traditions of Western music to fold in on themselves and emerge anew in a form they are proud to share with the world.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
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Pianist Anna Geniushene, silver medalist at the 2022 Van Cliburn Competition, has been sharing her fresh, layered, and powerful interpretations since her debut at the age of seven in the small hall of the Berlin Philharmonic. She presents a program of the first published pieces of great composers from across two centuries. Hear the likes of Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Weinberg, and Schumann burst out of the starting gates with captivating miniatures, along with breathtaking Op. 1 Sonatas by Clementi, Berg, and Johannes Brahms.
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FOUR ARTS FOR EVERYONE COVER PHOTOS: Top, “Flamenco Intimo,” Siudy Garrido Flamenco Company, photo by Migdalia Salazar. Bottom, pianist Anna Geniushene, photo by Ralph Lauer.