SummerFest 2019 Single Ticket Brochure

SummerFest A U G U ST 2 - 2 3 , 2 0 1 9

Cover Art: Caio Fonseca

TRANSFORMATION WELCOME TO SUMMERFEST 2019!

Mahler once said “tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.”

As the new Music Director of Summerfest, I am proud to be the keeper of that flame, and I am even more honored to present to you the program for this year’s festival. I am extremely grateful to all of the incredible artists joining us this summer, and I hope to see you all at our new and wonderful home, The Conrad!

For my first festival, I wanted to explore a question that I have always found fascinating, and one that is particularly appropriate during this transformative time for SummerFest: How do we build on the past and at the same time look to the future? This question led to this year’s theme of TRANSFORMATION, an idea we will examine from different angles throughout the festival.

How does new music come from old music? How do composers transform other composers’ music, or rethink their own?

How does one art-form interact with and change another? How does the physical space affect how we experience music?

Join us in the exploration, and be transformed.

Inon Barnatan SummerFest Music Director

2 | LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY at THE CONRAD PREBYS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Inon Barnatan

858.459.3728 • LJMS.ORG | 3

2019 ROSTER Music Director Inon Barnatan VIOLIN

BASSOON

DANCE

Benjamin Beilman James Ehnes Liza Ferschtman Augustin Hadelich Jun Iwasaki Stefan Jackiw Erin Keefe Sergey Khachatryan Cho-Liang Lin Andrew McIntosh Alyssa Park Andrew Wan

Brad Balliett Valentin Martchev

Mark Morris Dance Group Mark Morris, Artistic Director Colin Fowler, Music Director

VIOLA

Dustin Donahue

Brett Dean Hsin-Yun Huang Yura Lee Masumi Per Rostad Cynthia Phelps

CELLO Carter Brey Felix Fan Clive Greensmith Kenneth Olsen Alisa Weilerstein

BASS Nico Abondolo Timothy Cobb

PIANO Timo Andres Inon Barnatan Jonathan Biss Aaron Diehl George Li Conrad Tao Qian Wu

FLUTE Henrik Heide Rose Lombardo

VOICE Tyler Duncan Nora Fischer John Holiday Cécile McLorin Salvant David Pershall Susanna Phillips Robin Tritschler

PERCUSSION ELECTRIC GUITAR Derek Johnson

CELESTE Inon Barnatan

HARPSICHORD Inon Barnatan Colin Fowler Nicholas McGegan

ORGAN/HARMONIUM

ENSEMBLES Brentano Quartet Serena Canin, violin Mark Steinberg, violin Misha Amory, viola Nina Lee, cello Ehnes Quartet James Ehnes, violin Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin Richard O’Neill, viola Edward Arron, cello Miró Quartet Daniel Ching, violin William Fedkenheuer, violin John Largess, viola Joshua Gindele, cello red fish blue fish Fiona Digney, percussion Dustin Donahue, percussion Sean Dowgray, percussion SummerFest Chamber Orchestra

FELLOWSHIP ARTIST ENSEMBLES Callisto Quartet Paul Aguilar, violin Rachel Stenzel, violin Eva Kennedy, viola Hannah Moses, cello Trio Clara Ying Li, piano Tatjana Roos, violin Annie Jacobs-Perkins, cello

LECTURERS Allison Boles Eric Bromberger Kristi Brown Montesano Robert John Hughes Leah Rosenthal Alex Ross

Patricia Mabee

CONDUCTOR Nicholas McGegan Osmo Vänskä

COMMISSIONED COMPOSER Brett Dean Conrad Tao

COMPOSER-INRESIDENCE David Lang

OBOE

James Austin Smith

CLARINET Anthony McGill Joseph Morris Frank Renk Osmo Vänskä

Erin Keefe

4 | LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY at THE CONRAD PREBYS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Osmo Vänskä

OPENING NIGHT: THE TIME TRAVELER’S SUITE FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 · 8 PM THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL A $89 | B $72 | C $59 | D $45 Inspired by a Baroque dance suite, join us for a time-traveling musical adventure exploring how deeply connected music can be across centuries. After intermission, the journey continues with a new work by the dynamic young composer and pianist Conrad Tao, concluding with Rachmaninoff’s breathtakingly powerful Suite for Two Pianos.

THE TIME TRAVELER’S SUITE J.S. BACH Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047 HANDEL Adagio from Trio for Two Violins and Continuo, Op. 2, No. 5 RAMEAU La Poule from 6 concerts transcrits en sextour

Entrée de Polymnie from Les Boreades COUPERIN Les Baricades Mistérieuses (arr. Ades) RAVEL Rigaudon from Le Tombeau de Couperin STRAVINSKY Serenata from Suite Italienne for Cello and Piano CHARLES WUORINEN Selections from Bearbeitungen Über Das Glogauer Liederbuch CONNESSON Techno Parade J.S. BACH Finale from Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV, 1047

CONRAD TAO

HALVORSEN

Erin Keefe, violin; Stefan Jackiw, Benjamin Beilman, violins; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Timothy Cobb, bass; Henrik Heide, flute; James Austin Smith, oboe; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Frank Renk, bass clarinet; Inon Barnatan, harpsichord

“All I had forgotten or tried to” (2019)

WORLD PREMIÈRE

Stefan Jackiw, violin; Conrad Tao, piano

Passacaglia for Violin and Cello (after Handel)

Benjamin Beilman, violin; Alisa Weilerstein, cello

RACHMANINOFF

Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17

Inon Barnatan, Conrad Tao, pianos

PRELUDE 7 PM Interview with SummerFest Music Director Inon Barnatan hosted

by Eric Bromberger

858.459.3728 • LJMS.ORG | 5

SONGS OF HEAVEN AND EARTH SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 · 8 PM THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL A $89 | B $72 | C $59 | D $45 From J.S. Bach’s intimate portrayal of a man’s sublime resignation and yearning to Messiaen’s achingly beautiful movement from his Quartet For the End of Time, Songs of Heaven and Earth offers three brilliant composers’ perceptions of heavenly voices.

The program closes with Mahler’s sunniest and most intimate symphony presenting a child’s vision of the heavens.

J.S. BACH

Ich habe genug, BWV 82a

Tyler Duncan, baritone; James Austin Smith, oboe; Stefan Jackiw, Andrew McIntosh, violins; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Kenneth Olsen, cello; Timothy Cobb, bass; Patricia Mabee, organ

MESSIAEN

Louange à l’Immortalité de Jésus from Quatuor pour la fin du temps

Stefan Jackiw, violin; Conrad Tao, piano

MAHLER

Symphony No. 4 in G Major (arr. Stein)

Susanna Phillips, soprano; Erin Keefe, Benjamin Beilman, violins; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Alisa Weilerstein, cello;

Timothy Cobb, bass; Henrik Heide, flute & piccolo; James Austin Smith, oboe & english horn; Anthony McGill, clarinet & bass clarinet; Valentin Martchev, bassoon; Dustin Donahue, percussion;

Inon Barnatan, piano; Patricia Mabee; harmonium;

Osmo Vänskä, conductor

PRELUDE 7 PM Lecture by Eric Bromberger

OPEN REHEARSAL WEDNESDAY, JUL 31 3:20 - 4:30 PM See page 21 for more details

Alisa Weilerstein

6 | LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY at THE CONRAD PREBYS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

ANCIENT VOICES SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 · 3 PM

PRELUDE 2 PM Lecture by Eric Bromberger

THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL TICKETS: A $89 | B $72 | C $59 | D $45 An evocation of voices past, this exquisite evening of music features Debussy’s ravishing and quietly revolutionary Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, George Crumb’s mystical Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) for three masked players, Ravel’s magical songs for soprano and chamber ensemble, and one of Rachmaninoff’s most beloved works steeped in the sounds of his childhood, raised in the Russian Orthodox Church.

This concert is dedicated to Jere Robins.

OPEN REHEARSAL FRIDAY, AUG 2 2:50 - 4 PM See page 21 for more details

Susanna Phillips

DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (arr. Sachs/Schoenberg)

Benjamin Beilman, Erin Keefe; violins, Masumi Per Rostad, viola;

Kenneth Olsen, cello; Timothy Cobb, bass; James Austin Smith, oboe;

Anthony McGill, clarinet; Henrik Heide, flute; Valentin Martchev, bassoon;

Inon Barnatan, piano; Patricia Mabee, harmonium; Osmo Vänskä, conductor

GEORGE CRUMB

Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale)

Rose Lombardo, flute; Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Conrad Tao, piano

RAVEL Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé

Henrik Heide, Rose Lombardo, flutes; Anthony McGill, Osmo Vänskä, clarinets;

Susanna Phillips, soprano, Erin Keefe, Stefan Jackiw, violins;

Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Kenneth Olsen, cello; Inon Barnatan, piano

RACHMANINOFF

Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19

Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Inon Barnatan, piano 858.459.3728 • LJMS.ORG | 7

REFLECTION TUESDAY, AUGUST 6 · 8 PM

THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL TICKETS: A $89 | B $72 | C $59 | D $45

PRELUDE 7 PM Musical performance by pianist George Li

OPEN REHEARSAL MONDAY, AUG 5 3:50 - 5 PM See page 21 for more details

A retrospective through music. Ysaÿe’s virtuosic Violin Sonata and Arensky’s moving String Quartet pay homage to the great masters before them and to dear friends whom they have lost. Shostakovich’s enigmatic and powerful last symphony honors the past and on his own life in this rarely heard transcription for piano trio and three percussionists.

YSAŸE Sonata in A Minor for Solo Violin, Op. 27

Sergey Khachatryan, violin

ARENSKY String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 35 Erin Keefe, violin; Yura Lee, viola; Kenneth Olsen, Alisa Weilerstein, cellos

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141 (arr. Derevianko) Sergey Khachatryan, violin; Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Inon Barnatan, piano & celeste; red fish blue fish, percussion

Sergey Khachatryan

8 | LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY at THE CONRAD PREBYS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

SYNERGY SERIES I: INTERSECTION Produced by Inon Barnatan & Clara Wu Tsai

with CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT, AARON DIEHL & INON BARNATAN

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 · 8 PM

Aaron Diehl

THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL TICKETS: A $99 | B $76 | C $60 | D $46

Inon Barnatan

An unforgettable performance highlighting the symbiotic relationship between classical music and jazz.

Cécile McLorin Salvant, three-time GRAMMY® Award winner and “the finest jazz singer to emerge in the last decade” (The New York Times), Aaron Diehl, one of the most in-demand jazz pianists today, who studied classical piano and recently appeared as soloist with the New York Philharmonic and the Cleveland Orchestra, come together with pianist and SummerFest Music Director Inon Barnatan for a notto-be-missed musical event.

PRELUDE 7 PM Interview with the artists hosted by Robert John Hughes

nger i s a t e “You g nce in a o like this or two.” ion is generat nton Marsal - Wy

Cécile McLorin Salvant

858.459.3728 • LJMS.ORG | 9

MOZART REWORKED THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 · 8 PM THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL TICKETS: A $89 | B $72 | C $59 | D $45 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s music has been reimagined throughout the centuries. This program explores his own reworking of the Wind Serenade for Strings followed by transformations of his music by his admirers: Beethoven‘s Piano Quartet, Estonian composer Arvo Pärt’s reinterpretation of a Mozart piano sonata, and finally, Carl Czerny’s brilliant transcription of Mozart’s stormy concerto.

MOZART

String Quintet in C Minor, K.406

Brentano Quartet Serena Canin, Mark Steinberg, violins; Misha Amory, viola; Nina Lee, cello Hsin-Yun Huang, viola

BEETHOVEN

Piano Quartet in E-flat Major Op. 16a

Benjamin Beilman, violin; Yura Lee, viola; Kenneth Olsen, cello; George Li, piano

ARVO PÄRT

Mozart Adagio

Trio Clara Ying Li, piano; Tatjana Roos, violin; Annie Jacobs-Perkins, cello

MOZART

Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K.466 (arr. Czerny)

George Li, piano; Rose Lombardo, flute; Miró Quartet Daniel Ching, William Fedkenheuer, violins; John Largess,viola; Joshua Gindele, cello Timothy Cobb, bass

PRELUDE 7 PM

Callisto Quartet performs Allegro from Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 59, No. 2 and Ligeti’s String Quartet No. 1

OPEN REHEARSAL WEDENESDAY, AUG 7 3:50 – 5 PM See page 21 for more details

This concert is dedicated to Jendy Dennis.

Yura Lee

SUMMERFEST ENCOUNTER Classical Transformation featuring Alex Ross THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 · 1 PM - 2:30 PM The JAI RESERVATION REQUIRED · FREE to the PUBLIC

Alex Ross, award-winning music critic for The New Yorker and author of The Rest of Noise and Listen to This, explores how Beethoven helped to establish the idea of a classical-music repertory. Discover why the great master’s music inspires and poses challenges for contemporary composers today—and all composers since his time.

10 | LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY at THE CONRAD PREBYS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Alex Ross

BEETHOVEN COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS I: BRENTANO QUARTET FRIDAY, AUGUST 9 · 8 PM THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL TICKETS: A $89 | B $72 | C $59 | D $45

PRELUDE 7PM Pre-Concert Lecture

A composer who changed the course of music, Ludwig van Beethoven’s 16 string quartets stand today as arguably his most formidable achievement and continue to move audiences with their extraordinary power. This summer, we embark on one of music’s most transcendent journeys, a two-season exploration of the complete Beethoven string quartets with some of the world’s leading quartets, including the SummerFest debut of the Brantano Quartet.

BEETHOVEN

String Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No.5 String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95 “Serioso” String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 127

Brentano Quartet Serena Canin, Mark Steinberg, violins;

Misha Amory, viola; Nina Lee, cello

“luxuriously

warm sound and yearning lyricism”

- The New York Times

858.459.3728 • LJMS.ORG | 11

BEETHOVEN COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS II: MIRÓ QUARTET

PRELUDE 7 PM Trio Clara performs Beethoven’s Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 3

“playing of this caliber casts light on the path ahead” - The New York Times

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 · 8 PM THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL TICKETS: A $89 | B $72 | C $59 | D $45 The second concert in this two year journey through the complete Beethoven string quartets features the celebrated and much beloved Miró Quartet.

BEETHOVEN

String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18. No. 4 String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135 String Quartet in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2

Miró Quartet

Daniel Ching, William Fedkenheuer, violins; John Largess, viola; Joshua Gindele, cello

12 | LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY at THE CONRAD PREBYS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

TAKEOVER @ THE JAI: MUSIC FROM MUSIC I CURATED BY DAVID LANG SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 · 7 PM THE JAI A $38 | B $28

6 PM DOORS OPEN: JOIN US FOR BITES AND BEVERAGES

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang curates a two-part series in The JAI, our exciting alternative performance space, celebrating some of the most innovative compositional voices today. Each selected composer honors the storied chamber music of our past while forging new musical paths forward out of the older tradition.

CAROLINE SHAW

Entr’acte

Miró Quartet Daniel Ching, William Fedkenheuer, violins; John Largess, viola; Joshua Gindele, cello

CHRIS CERRONE

South Catalina

Rose Lombardo, flute; Joseph Morris, clarinet; Paul Aguilar, violin; Hannah Moses, cello; Timo Andres, piano; Dustin Donahue, percussion

GABRIELLA SMITH

Carrot Revolution

DAVID LANG

Miró Quartet

Death Speaks Nora Fischer, voice; Tatjana Roos, violin; Timo Andres, piano; Derek Johnson, electric guitar

Nora Fischer

858.459.3728 • LJMS.ORG | 13

INVENTIONS

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 · 8 PM THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL TICKETS: A $89 | B $72 | C $59 | D $45

PRELUDE 7 PM Callisto Quartet performs Schumann’s Piano Quintet with Ying Li

OPEN REHEARSAL TUESDAY, AUG 13 9:50 – 11 AM See page 21 for more details

This concert is dedicated to Helene Kruger.

Innovation and invention abound with a program featuring the première of an exciting new work by Brett Dean, one of the most sought-after and respected composers alive, alongside Debussy’s ravishing Première Rhapsodie and a rarely heard transcription of J.S. Bach’s monumental masterpiece the Goldberg Variations.

Delight in a spiritual journey of beauty and art that’s guaranteed to inspire.

DEBUSSY

Première Rhapsodie

Joseph Morris, clarinet; Qian Wu; piano

BRETT DEAN

Seven Signals (2019) WEST COAST PREMIÈRE Joseph Morris, clarinet; Qian Wu; piano,

Liza Ferschtman, violin, Felix Fan, cello

J.S. BACH

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. Sitkovetsky)

Liza Ferschtman, violin; Brett Dean, viola; Carter Brey, cello

Co-commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Wigmore Hall

Liza Ferschtman

SUMMERFEST ENCOUNTER MUSICAL PERFORMANCE

TUESDAY, AUGUST 13 · 1 PM - 2:30 PM The Baker-Baum Concert Hall RESERVATION REQUIRED

Pianist Qian Wu, recipient of Lincoln Center’s 2016 Emerging Artist Award, joins the members of Fellowship Artist Ensembles Callisto Quartet and Trio Clara for a beautiful afternoon of music. Enjoy a solo performance of Chopin by pianist Ying Li, Schumann’s beloved Piano Quartet, and Callisto Quartet’s stirring rendition of Dvor̂ák’s final string quartet.

FREEto thePUBLIC

CHOPIN

Fantasie in F Minor, Op. 49 Ying Li, piano

SCHUMANN

Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47 Qian Wu, piano; Tatjana Roos, violin; Eva Kennedy, viola; Annie Jacobs-Perkins, cello

DVOR̂ÁK

String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major

Callisto Quartet

Paul Aguilar, Rachel Stenzel, violins;

Eva Kennedy, viola; Hannah Moses, cello

14 | LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY at THE CONRAD PREBYS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

SYNERGY SERIES II: MUSIC AT AN EXHIBITION Produced by Inon Barnatan & Clara Wu Tsai

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15 · 7 PM THE CONRAD PREBYS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER TICKETS: A $99 | B $76 | C $60

The Conrad transforms into an immersive and interactive “festival within a festival.” Walk through the

Caio Fonseca

different stages and public spaces of The Conrad and discover an array of musicians, painters, video artists, and creative technologists joining forces to explore the intrinsic connection between the visual and the aural. The evening revolves around a collaborative staging of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition

by Music Director Inon Barnatan and revolutionary theatre director, stage designer and visual artist Doug Fitch.

Plus an exhibition of works by worldrenowned painter Caio Fonseca.

Doug Fitch

858.459.3728 • LJMS.ORG | 15

BEETHOVEN COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS III: EHNES QUARTET FRIDAY, AUGUST 16 · 8 PM THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL A $89 | B $72 | C $59 | D $45

“an important new force in the chamber music arena with a dream-team line-up” - Strings Magazine

The third part of this two-year, transcendent journey through the complete Beethoven string quartets features the SummerFest debut by the brilliant Ehnes Quartet. Come let this glorious music transport and transform you.

BEETHOVEN

String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6 String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 “Harp” String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132

Ehnes Quartet James Ehnes, Amy Schwartz Moretti, violins;

Richard O’Neill, viola; Edward Arron, cello

PRELUDE 7 PM

Trio Clara performs Arensky’s Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 32

John Pizzarelli

16 | LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY at THE CONRAD PREBYS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

TAKEOVER @ THE JAI: MUSIC FROM MUSIC II CURATED BY DAVID LANG

6 PM DOORS OPEN: JOIN US FOR BITES AND BEVERAGES

SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 · 7 PM THE JAI A $38 | B $28 Curator David Lang’s artistic narrative comes to life in the second part of Music From Music with bold works inspired by classical composers, a contemporary artist collective, visual art, and even the amazing light of Southern California. Step into the minds of some of the most remarkable composers today in a cool, relaxed space.

TED HEARNE For the Love of Charles Mingus

Liza Ferschtman, Alyssa Park, Jun Iwasaki, Paul Aguilar,

Tatjana Roos, Rachel Stenzel, violins

NINA YOUNG Spero lucem Timo Andres, piano; Jun Iwasaki, violin; Eva Kennedy, viola; Hannah Moses, cello

TIMO ANDRES Piano Trio

Timo Andres, piano; Alyssa Park, violin; Annie Jacobs-Perkins, cello

JULIA WOLFE With a Blue Dress On Liza Ferschtman, Alyssa Park, Jun Iwasaki, Tatjana Roos, Rachel Stenzel, violins

Liza Ferschtman

Alyssa Park

Tatjana Roos

Timo Andres

858.459.3728 • LJMS.ORG | 17

LOVE STORIES TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 · 8 PM PRELUDE 7 PM

THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL A $89 | B $72 | C $59 | D $45

Trio Clara performs C. Schumann’s Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17

Tales of love and loss have inspired composers for centuries to write some of the most impassioned works in the musical cannon. Feel the emotion behind the sounds and allow yourself to be carried away.

Prelude to Tristan and Isolde (arr. Gürtler)

James Ehnes, Liza Ferschtman, violins; Cynthia Phelps, Richard O’Neill, violas; Edward Arron, Clive Greensmith, cellos WAGNER

SCHUMANN

Dichterliebe, Op. 48

Robin Tritschler, tenor; Jonathan Biss, piano

C. SCHUMANN Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22

Augustin Hadelich, violin; Jonathan Biss, piano

SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night)

Liza Ferschtman, James Ehnes, violins; Richard O’Neill, Cynthia Phelps, violas; Clive Greensmith, Carter Brey, cellos

This concert is dedicated to Kay Hesselink.

OPEN REHEARSAL MONDAY, AUG 19 1:50 – 3 PM See page 21 for more details

Cynthia Phelps

CliveJonathan Greensmith Biss

Richard O’Neil

18 | LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY at THE CONRAD PREBYS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Jonathan Biss

SYNERGY SERIES III: IN STEP featuring MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP Produced by Inon Barnatan & Clara Wu Tsai

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, AUGUST 21 & 22 · 8 PM THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL TICKETS: A $99 | B $76 | C $60 | D $46 Choreographed by: MARK MORRIS Music by: COWELL, PURCELL, DVOR̂ÁK, BEETHOVEN and HANDEL Performed by: Jennifer Zetlan, soprano; John Holiday, countertenor; Robin Tritschler, tenor; David Pershall, baritone; Augustin Hadelich, Andrew Wan, violins; Edward Arron, Clive Greensmith, Annie Jacobs-Perkins, cellos; Inon Barnatan, piano; Colin Fowler, harpsichord

PRELUDE 7 PM Callisto Quartet performs Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 77, No. 1 ( Aug 22 only)

Learn, interact, perform: Celebrate dance with MMDG during this multi-day collaborative engagement between dancers, musicians and audience. Enjoy the rare opportunity to watch Mark Morris Dance Group perform in the intimate setting of The Baker-Baum Concert Hall alongside some of the best musicians in the world, culminating in a world première of a brand new work by Mark Morris set to music by Handel. Stay after the show and dance the night away at Club JAI (Aug 22 only).

SUMMERFEST ENCOUNTER

DANCE WITH MMDG

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 · 1 PM - 2:30 PM The JAI RESERVATION REQUIRED · LIMITED AVAILABILITY

DON’T KNOW HOW TO DANCE? IT DOESN’T MATTER. Now you have the opportunity to learn alongside the best: Dance with MMDG is a fun, low-impact class for all ages and abilities. No experience is necessary to join the class, which will be taught by Mark Morris Dance Group company members and accompanied by live music. After a gentle warm-up, you’ll get to learn Mark Morris original choreography. Please wear comfortable attire; no shoes required.

FREE to the PUBLIC

858.459.3728 • LJMS.ORG | 19

FINALE: CONCERTO GROSSO FRIDAY AUGUST 23 · 8 PM

PRELUDE 7 PM Lecture by Kristi Brown Montesano

THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL A $89 | B $72 | C $59 | D $45

SummerFest Music Director Inon Barnatan’s inaugural festival comes to a close with an evening of works celebrating the concerto grosso. Conductor and harpsichordist Nicholas McGegan leads the SummerFest Chamber Orchestra as great masterworks pair in exciting ways with modern visions of the form, all tying back to Opening Night’s exploration of the deep connection of music across centuries.

J.S. BACH

Concerto in D Major for Three Violins, BWV 1064

ANDREW NORMAN

Gran Turismo

Cho-Liang Lin, James Ehnes, Augustin Hadelich, violins;

Nicholas McGegan, harpsichord; SummerFest Chamber Orchestra

Andrew Wan, James Ehnes, Cho-Liang Lin, Augustin Hadelich,

Jun Iwasaki, Tatjana Roos, Paul Aguilar, Rachel Stenzel, violins

MOZART Concerto in E-flat Major for Two Pianos, K.365

Jonathan Biss, Inon Barnatan, pianos; SummerFest Chamber Orchestra;

Nicholas McGegan, conductor

VIVALDI Concerto in G Minor for Two Cellos, RV 531

Clive Greensmith, Edward Arron, cellos; SummerFest Chamber Orchestra;

Nicholas McGegan, harpsichord

HANDEL

Violin Sonata in D Major, HWV 371

Augustin Hadelich, violin; Hannah Moses, cello; Nicholas McGegan, harpsichord ELLEN TAAFFE ZWILICH Concerto Grosso 1985

VIVALDI Concerto Grosso in D Minor, Op. 3, No. 11

SummerFest Chamber Orchestra

Nicholas McGegan

James Ehnes

Augustin Hadelich

20 | LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY at THE CONRAD PREBYS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Cho-Liang Lin

THANK YOU!

The wonderful array of musical activity that La Jolla Music Society offers would not be possible without support from dedicated patrons.

Individual gifts not only help LJMS present the finest musicians and the best of the chamber music repertoire in San Diego, but they reach beyond the concert hall by nurturing talents in young musicians each year.

We are grateful to our individual contributors and businesses who share our enthusiasm and have partnered with us in supporting the artistic mission of La Jolla Music Society. Please join them today and make a gift online at www.LJMS.org/donate or by contacting Ferdinand Gasang at 858.459.3724, ext. 204 or FGasang@LJMS.org.

FESTIVAL PARTNERS

Thomas C. Ackerman Foundation

David C. Copley F o u n d at i o n

The Dow Divas SM

SM

SAN DIEGO

vail memorial fund

MEDIA PARTNERS

FESTIVAL FOUNDING SPONSORS Brenda Baker and Steve Baum SYNERGY SERIES PRODUCERS Inon Barnatan Clara Wu Tsai SUMMERFEST MUSIC DIRECTOR UNDERWRITERS: Kay and John Hesselink SPONSORS Judith Bachner and Eric L. Lasley Raffaella and John Belanich Joan Jordan Bernstein Carolyn Bertussi Mary Ann Beyster Bjorn Bjerede and Jo Kiernan Virginia and Robert Black

Dr. James C. and Karen A. Brailean Gordon Brodfuehrer Katherine and Dane Chapin Linda Chester and Kenneth Rind Julie and Bert Cornelison Dave and Elaine Darwin Martha and Ed Dennis Silvija and Brian Devine Ann Parode Dynes and

Richard Dynes Eleanor Ellsworth Barbara Enberg Jeane Erley Lyndie and Sam Ersan Jennifer and Kurt Eve Sue and Chris Fan Joy Frieman Pam and Hal Fuson Elaine Galinson and

Herbert Solomon

Lehn and Richard Goetz Leigh P. Ryan Brenda and Michael Goldbaum Neal and Marge Schmale Buzz and Peg Gitelson Mao and Doctor Bob Shillman Lisa Braun-Glazer and Jeff Glazer Jeanette Stevens Margaret Stevens Grossman and Elizabeth Taft Michael S. Grossman Debbie Turner Kay and John Hesselink Gianangelo and Mera Vergani Joan and Irwin Jacobs Abby and Ray Weiss Theresa Jarvis Lisa Widmier Keith and Helen Kim Joseph Wong and Vivian Lim Angelina and Fred Kleinbub Dolly and Victor Woo Larry Marcus Clara Wu Tsai and Joseph Tsai Elaine and Doug Muchmore Carolyn Yorston-Wellcome Arlene and Louis Navias Bebe and Marvin Zigman Hank and Patricia Nickol Anonymous (2) Rafael and Marina Pastor Listing as of May 1, 2019 Peggy and Peter Preuss Sylvia and Steven RĂŠ Catherine and Jean Rivier Don and Stacy Rosenberg

858.459.3728 • LJMS.ORG | 21

GET TO KNOW THE ARTISTS, AND MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR SUMMERFEST EXPERIENCE

COACHING WORKSHOPS

Free Admission – Limited Seating The JAI

SUMMERFEST ENCOUNTERS

Registration Required – Free Admission

La Jolla Music Society’s Fellowship Artist Program is one of the longest-running SummerFest traditions, carried on by all our music directors since its inception with founding director Heiichiro Ohyama. Young artists and ensembles from the program have gone on to lead major orchestras and win international competitions. Follow Callisto Quartet and Trio Clara as they prepare for their SummerFest performances with a series of master classes conducted by seasoned performers from the SummerFest Roster.

Featuring intriguing discussions, performances, and diverse perspectives, SummerFest Encounters reveal fascinating insights into the ways in which music is created, influenced, interpreted, and performed.

WEEKDAYS, AUGUST 5 – AUGUST 20 10 AM – 12 PM

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 • CLASSICAL TRANSFORMATION 1 PM - 2:30 PM • THE JAI RESERVATION REQUIRED

SUMMERFEST 2019 COACHES INCLUDE: Inon Barnatan, Benjamin Beilman, Jonathan Biss, Carter Brey, Felix Fan, Liza Ferschtman, Yura Lee, Cho-Liang Lin, Kenneth Olsen, Cynthia Phelps, Alisa Weilerstein, and members of Brentano, Ehnes, and Miró quartets

SUMMERFEST 2019 FELLOWSHIP ARTISTS: Callisto Quartet Paul Aguilar, Rachel Stenzel, violins; Eva Kennedy, viola; Hannah Moses, cello Trio Clara Ying Li, piano; Tatjana Roos, violin; Annie Jacobs-Perkins, cello SummerFest artists will also coach local student musicians.

Please note Coaching Workshops will not take place on Tuesday, August 13.

Register online at LJMS.org to attend. Walk-ups welcome, subject to availability.

Alex Ross, award-winning music critic for The New Yorker and author of The Rest of Noise and Listen to This, explores how Beethoven helped to establish the idea of a classical-music repertory. Discover why the great master’s music still inspires and poses challenges for contemporary composers today—and all composers since his time.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 13 • MUSICAL PERFORMANCE 1 PM - 2:30 PM • THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL RESERVATION REQUIRED CHOPIN

Fantasie in F Minor, Op. 49 Ying Li, piano

SCHUMANN

Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47 Qian Wu, piano; Tatjana Roos, violin; Eva Kennedy, viola; Annie Jacobs-Perkins, cello

DVOR̂ÁK

String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major

Callisto Quartet

Paul Aguilar, Rachel Stenzel, violins;

Eva Kennedy, viola; Hannah Moses, cello

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 • DANCE WITH MMDG 1 PM - 2:30 PM • THE JAI RESERVATION REQUIRED Have you ever wished you could dance alongside professional dancers? Now you have the opportunity to do just that: Dance with MMDG is a fun, low-impact class for all ages and abilities. No experience is necessary to join the class, which will be taught by Mark Morris Dance Group company members and accompanied by live music. After a gentle warm-up, you’ll get to learn Mark Morris original choreography. Please wear comfortable attire; no shoes required.

22 | LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY at THE CONRAD PREBYS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

WITH THESE ENGAGING FREE EVENTS FROM LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY’S EDUCATION PROGRAM

OPEN REHEARSALS

PRELUDES

Catch a glimpse of the intricate rehearsal process behind each SummerFest performance! LJMS’ Leah Rosenthal and Allison Boles will be joined by Festival artists to introduce each work prior to the start of the rehearsal. These are working rehearsals and no entry is allowed once they have begun.

Ticket holders are invited to arrive early to hear musical and historical insights to enhance their concert-going experience.

During SummerFest, these programs take place before almost every performance, and include interviews with artists, lectures, and musical performances.

Doors willˇopen for the audience 10 minutes prior to the start times listed below.

Look for more information about Preludes with each performance listing!

Free Admission – Limited Seating

Free Admission with Purchased Concert Ticket Pre-concert Activities Prior to Performances

ALL REHEARSALS ARE IN THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 · 3:20 - 4:30 PM Special Guest: Inon Barnatan and Osmo Vänskä Susanna Phillips, Erin Keefe, Ben Beilman, Masumi Per Rostad, Alisa Weilerstein, Timothy Cobb, Henrik Heide, James Austin Smith, Anthony McGill, Valentin Martchev, Dustin Donahue, Inon Barnatan, Patricia Mabee, and conductor Osmo Vänskä rehearse Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 in G Major

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 · 2:50 - 4 PM Special Guest: Erin Keefe Benjamin Beilman, Erin Keefe, Masumi Per Rostad, Kenneth Olsen, Timothy Cobb, James Austin Smith, Anthony McGill, Henrik Heide, Valentin Martchev, Inon Barnatan, Patricia Mabee, and conductor Osmo Vänskä rehearse Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Orion Weiss

Leah Rosenthal

MONDAY, AUGUST 5 · 3:50 - 5 PM Special Guest: Yura Lee Erin Keefe, Yura Lee, Kenneth Olsen, and Alisa Weilerstein rehearse Arenky’s String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Opus 35

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 · 2:50 - 4 PM Special Guest: A member of Miró Quartet George Li, Rose Lombardo, Miró Quartet, and Timothy Cobb rehearse Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K.466 (arr. Czerny)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 13 · 9:50 - 11 AM Special Guest: Carter Brey Liza Ferschtman, Brett Dean, and Carter Brey rehearse J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (arr. Sitkovetsky)

MONDAY, AUGUST 19 · 1:50 - 3 PM Special Guest: James Ehnes James Ehnes, Liza Ferschtman, Cynthia Phelps, Richard O’Neill, Edward Arron, and Clive Greensmith rehearse Wagner’s Prelude to Tristan and Isolde (arr. Gürtler)

FREE to the PUBLIC

All programs, artists, dates, times, and venues are subject to change. La Jolla Music Society is unable to offer refunds for SummerFest performances.

858.459.3728 • LJMS.ORG | 23

DON’T MISS THESE EXCITING NEW SERIES SYNERGY SERIES Produced by Inon Barnatan & Clara Wu Tsai We are proud to introduce a thrilling new series, in which visionary artists from different fields come together to explore the relationship between music and other art forms, how they inspire one another, and the space in which they intersect.

BEETHOVEN COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS A composer who changed the course of music, Ludwig van Beethoven’s 16 string quartets stand today as arguably his most formidable achievement, and continue to move audiences with their extraordinary power. Join us as we embark on one of music’s most transcendent journeys, a two-season exploration of the complete Beethoven string quartets with the world’s leading artists and scholars.

TAKEOVER @ The JAI The JAI, the exciting alternative performance space inside The Conrad, hosts guest curators who bring their vision to this unique space. Grab a craft cocktail from the bar, take a seat and immerse yourself in the fusion of live music and creative technology.

• Non-Subscription add-on event • Limited Availability 24 | LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY at THE CONRAD PREBYS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL TERRACE (upper level)

D B A ORCHESTRA AND BOXES (lower level)

C B

B B

A

B

A

B

B

B A A

A

(Boxes)

CENTER

(Boxes)

RIGHT

STAGE

LEFT

A (Terrace)

(Terrace)

THE JAI

BAR

B

A

STAGE

858.459.3728 • LJMS.ORG | 25

31 WEDNESDAY

OPEN REHEARSAL

Special Guest: Inon Barnatan and Osmo Vänskä 3:20 – 4:30 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL

Calendar of Events 4 SUNDAY PRELUDE

5 MONDAY COACHING WORKSHOPS

10 AM -12 PM · THE JAI

6 TUESDAY COACHING WORKSHOPS

10 AM -12 PM · THE JAI

2 PM Lecture by Eric Bromberger

ANCIENT VOICES 3 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL

COACHING WORKSHOPS

10 AM -12 PM · THE JAI

OPEN REHEARSAL

OPEN REHEARSAL

Special Guest: Yura Lee 3:50 – 5 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL

7 WEDNESDAY

Special Guest: A member of Miró Quartet 2:50 – 4 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL

PRELUDE

7 PM George Li performs

REFLECTION 8 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL

PRELUDE

7 PM Interview with artists hosted by Robert John Hughes

SYNERGY SERIES I: INTERSECTION 8 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL

11 SUNDAY

12 MONDAY COACHING WORKSHOPS

10 AM -12 PM · THE JAI

13 TUESDAY OPEN REHEARSAL

Special Guest: Carter Brey 9:50 – 11 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL

SUMMERFEST ENCOUNTER Musical Performance

1 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL

TAKEOVER @ THE JAI: MUSIC FROM MUSIC I

COACHING WORKSHOPS

10 AM -12 PM · THE JAI

PRELUDE

7 PM Callisto Quartet and Ying Li perform

INVENTIONS 8 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL

7 PM · THE JAI

18 SUNDAY

14 WEDNESDAY

19 MONDAY COACHING WORKSHOPS

10 AM -12 PM · THE JAI

20 TUESDAY

21 WEDNESDAY

COACHING WORKSHOPS

10 AM -12 PM · THE JAI

OPEN REHEARSAL

Special Guest: James Ehnes 1:50 – 3 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL

PRELUDE

7 PM Trio Clara performs

TAKEOVER @ THE JAI: MUSIC FROM MUSIC II

LOVE STORIES 8 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL

7 PM · THE JAI

26 | LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY at THE CONRAD PREBYS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

SYNERGY SERIES III: IN STEP featuring Mark Morris Dance Group 8 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL

1 THURSDAY

2 FRIDAY

3 SATURDAY

EVENT KEY PERFORMANCE

OPEN REHEARSAL

COACHING WORKSHOP

Special Guest: Erin Keefe 2:50 – 4 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL

PRELUDE

ENCOUNTER PRELUDE

7 PM Interview with Inon Barnatan

7 PM Lecture by Eric Bromberger

OPENING NIGHT: THE TIME TRAVELER’S SUITE

SONGS OF HEAVEN AND EARTH 8 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL

8 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL

8 THURSDAY COACHING WORKSHOPS

10 AM -12 PM · THE JAI

9 FRIDAY

10 SATURDAY

OPEN REHEARSAL PRELUDE

See pages 20-21 for more information

COACHING WORKSHOPS

10 AM -12 PM · THE JAI

SUMMERFEST ENCOUNTER

Hosted by Alex Ross 1 PM · THE JAI

PRELUDE

PRELUDE

7 PM Callisto Quartet performs

7 PM Lecture

MOZART REWORKED

BEETHOVEN I: BRENTANO QUARTET

8 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL

15 THURSDAY COACHING WORKSHOPS

10 AM -12 PM · THE JAI

PRELUDE

7 PM Trio Clara performs

BEETHOVEN II: MIRÓ QUARTET

8 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL

8 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL

16 FRIDAY

17 SATURDAY

COACHING WORKSHOPS

10 AM -12 PM · THE JAI

SUMMERFEST GALA JAZZ @ SUMMERFEST with SERGIO MENDES 5 PM ·THE CONRAD (See back page for more details)

LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY AT THE CONRAD PREBYS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 7600 Fay Avenue La Jolla, CA 92037 For parking information please visit LJMS.org

PRELUDE

SYNERGY SERIES II: MUSIC AT AN EXHIBITION

7 PM Trio Clara performs

7 PM · THE CONRAD 8 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL

8 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL

22 THURSDAY

ADDRESS

BEETHOVEN III: EHNES QUARTET

23 FRIDAY

SUMMERFEST ENCOUNTER

Dance with MMDG 1 PM · THE JAI

PRELUDE

PRELUDE

7 PM Callisto Quartet performs

7 PM Lecture by Kristi Brown Montesano

SYNERGY SERIES III: IN STEP featuring

FINALE: CONCERTO GROSSO

Mark Morris Dance Group

8 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL

8 PM · THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL 10 PM · Club JAI

858.459.3728 • LJMS.ORG | 27

7600 Fay Aveunue, La Jolla, CA 92037

Gala SummerFest

AUGUSt 17, 2019

Gala Chair: Lehn Alpert Goetz SummerFest Chair: Sylvia Ré

SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2019 · 5 PM JAZZ @ SUMMERFEST with Sergio Mendes

For the very first time, SummerFest’s gala celebration takes place at La Jolla Music Society’s new home, The Conrad. Raise a glass to our new SummerFest Music Director, Inon Barnatan, while enjoying world-class cuisine. The party continues after dinner with a sizzling performance by Sergio Mendes. Stay for the after party and dance the night away in the Wu Tsai QRT.yrd!

Sergio Mendes

FOR RESERVATIONS, PLEASE CALL 858.459.3724 EXT. 206 OR EMAIL RSOLTAN@LJMS.ORG PHOTO CREDITS: Cover: Gouache on paper by Caio Fonseca; Pg. 3: I. Barnatan © Marco Borggreve; Pg. 4: E. Keefe & O. Vänskä © courtesy of artist.; Pg. 6: A. Weilerstein © Paul Stewart; Pg. 7: S. Phillips © Zachary Maxwell; Pg. 8: S. Khachatryan © Marco Borggreve; Pg. 9: C.M. Salvant © Mark Fitton, A. Diehl © Ingrid Hertfelder, I. Barnatan © Marco Borggreve; Pg. 10: Y. Lee © Giorgia Bertazzi, A. Ross © David Michalek; Pg. 11: Brentano Quartet © Juergen Frank; Pg. 12: Miró Quartet © Tania Quintanilla; Pg. 13: N. Fischer © Nichon Glerum; Pg. 14: L. Ferschtman © Marco Borggreve; Pg. 15: C. Fonseca © Leslie Hassler, D. Fitch courtesy of artist; Pg. 16: Ehnes Quartet courtesy of group; Pg. 17: T. Roos Marjie © Marije Van den Berg, A. Park courtesy of artist, T. Andres © Michael Wilson, L. Ferschtman © Kalamazoo Symphony; Pg. 18: C. Greensmith © Shayne Gray, C. Phelps © Richard Dowditch, R. O’Neil © Universal Music Korea, J. Biss © Benjamin Ealovega; Pg. 19: Mark Morris Dance Group © Julie Dietel; Pg. 20: I. Barnatan © Marco Borggreve, J. Biss © Benjamin Ealovega, A. Hadelich © Rosalie O’Connor, C.L. Lin © Sophie Zhai; Back Cover: The Baker-Baum Concert Hall © Steve Uzzell, S. Mendes courtesy of artist.