Artist Recital Series 2014-15
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A celebration of the arts at Oberlin since 1878
APRIL 2, 2015
John Relyea bass-baritone FEBRUARY 20, 2015
Warren Jones
Celebrating 25 years together, the prolific ensemble performs more than 120 concerts each year, specializing in both traditional quartet repertoire and adventuresome modern compositions.
Winner of the 2009 Beverly Sills Award and the 2003 Richard Tucker Award, Relyea is a celebrated vocalist with credits in the world’s top opera houses and in concert with orchestras around the country. Jones, named 2010 Collaborative Pianist of the Year by Musical America, is the principal pianist for Camerata Pacifica.
St. Lawrence String Quartet
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
Calder Quartet
APRIL 12, 2015
Jennifer Koh ’97 Called “a superbly gifted violinist” by the New York Times, the Oberlin alumna has performed with the world’s finest orchestras and in classrooms through her innovative “Music Messenger” outreach program.
FEBRUARY 28, 2015
Bang on a Can All-Stars FEBRUARY 10, 2015
Garrick Ohlsson piano
A leading exponent of the music of Chopin, Ohlsson boasts an astonishing range of repertoire. He was awarded the 2014 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance.
An amplified amalgam of sounds spanning a world of influences, Bang on a Can delights in shattering boundaries and exploring new sonic frontiers. They’ve collaborated with everyone from Ornette Coleman to DJ Spooky.
APRIL 24, 2015
The Cleveland Orchestra The orchestra’s rich history with Oberlin spans 95 years and more than 200 performances. Conducted by Susanna Mälkki, the orchestra will be joined for the first time by Oberlin’s own Jeremy Denk ’90, piano.
Oberlin Opera 2014-15
NOVEMBER 5 & 7-9, 2014
MARCH 11 & 13-15, 2015
Hall Auditorium springs to life each year for two major productions presented by Oberlin Opera Theater. The program has developed some of opera’s brightest stars and has featured the talents of a host of top conductors.
By Kurt Weill, libretto by Langston Hughes, after the play by Elmer Rice
By W.A. Mozart
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Street Scene
The composer of “Mack the Knife” brings his lyrical abilities to this story of a New York tenement on a hot summer night. Combines the best of opera and musical theater.
La finta giardiniera An early work by one of opera’s most brilliant composers, this comedy features disguises, imagined Greek gods, and unrequited love set to dazzling melodies. An excellent opportunity to see this rarely performed piece.
CALDER QUARTET: AUTUMN DE WILDE; OHLSSON: KACPER PEMPEL; ST. LAWRENCE STRING QUARTET: MARCO BORGGREVE; BANG ON A CAN: STEPHANIE BERGER; RELYEA: SHIRLEY SUAREZ; KOH: JÜRGEN FRANK; MÄLKKI: SIMON FOWLER; DENK: MICHAEL WILSON
Called “superb” by the New York Times and “one of America’s great string quartets” by the Los Angeles Times, the Calder Quartet was awarded the 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant.
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