Tertulia Presents: Up Close at Bar Calico
Yura Lee, violin
An intimate bar, outstanding cocktails and the world’s finest musicians: Up Close is Tertulia’s series of solo performances at beautiful Bar Calico.
Sunset Baroque at Coast Live Music
Coast Live Music presents an evening of baroque works for oboe and strings overlooking the San Francisco Bay at beautiful Fogarty Winery. Tickets include light bites and roundtrip transportation from downtown Portola Valley. A cash bar featuring Fogarty wines will be available.
Tertulia x Berlin
Tertulia presents its second international weekend of music and food in the heart of Europe: Berlin, Germany.
A cast of world-class chamber musicians fills Berlin’s finest restaurants, cultural spaces and its leading coffee roastery across the city's best neighborhoods with engaging programs, offering a weekend of world-class culture, outstanding gastronomy and the chance to discover the best of the city over a long weekend.
The gorgeous Château Royal serves as our home away from home in the German capital, offering impeccably designed rooms, refined service, outstanding food and drink and elegant common spaces just one block from Unter den Linden and a short walk to the Brandenburg Gate.
All packages include accommodation, daily breakfast and guaranteed early check-in for morning arrivals from the US, as well as four music and food events (beverages not included). Please note flights are not included.
Cape Town Concert Series
James Austin Smith, oboe and Luis Magalhães, piano present “Fantasy and Metamorphosis” including works by Clara Schumann, Brahms, Still, Lanzilotti, Grime, Nielsen, Britten, and Saint-Saëns.
Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach: Dynamic Winds
An evening exploring the combination of wind quintet and piano through Mozart’s Quintet in E-flat Major, K. 452 and Beethoven’s Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 16
Featured Artists:
Orion Weiss, piano
Gina Cuffari, bassoon
James Austin Smith, oboe
David Bryd-Marrow, horn
Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Instrumental Array
An evening featuring chamber groups of varying sizes, from duo to septet. The program includes works by Beethoven, Rossini, Britten, Duruflé, and Hummel.
March 3, 8PM Musco Center for the Arts, Orange, California
March 7, 7:30PM St. Cecilia Music Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan
March 9, 7:30PM Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
March 10, 3PM Barns at Wolf Trap, Vienna, Virginia
March 11, 7PM Riverview Performing Arts Center, Sarasota, Florida
March 12, 7:30PM Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York
Full Program:
Sonata for Horn and Piano, Op. 17 - Ludwig van Beethoven
Duetto in D Major for Cello and Bass - Gioachino Rossini
Two Insect Pieces for Oboe and Piano - Benjamin Britten
Prélude, Récitatif, et Variations for Flute, Viola, and Piano, Op. 3 - Maurice Duruflé
Septet in D minor for Flute, Oboe, Horn, Viola, Cello, Bass, and Piano, Op. 87 - Johann Hummel
Hearing Memory at Stony Brook University
German oboist Christian Wetzel joins Stony Brook professor James Austin Smith and the Stony Brook oboe studio for an exploration of music written behind the Iron Curtain and a remembrance of the border-defying “East German-West German Oboe Duo” of the 70s and 80s. Featuring a world premiere by Bernd Franke.
Program:
Friedrich Goldmann Solo zu zweit
Georg Katzer Lieder und Kommentare zu Ovid
Bernd Franke Niemandsland World Premiere
Matana Roberts Schema
Oboe/Oboe at CCM
Explore what is possible when two oboes join forces in a duo featuring Titus Underwood and James Austin Smith. This program has a wide variety, ranging from baroque works to the world premiere of a piece commissioned by Emerald City Music and written by Ghanaian-American composer Fred Onovwerosuoke.
February 12, 7:30PM Werner Recital Hall, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Emerald City Music presents Oboe/Oboe
Explore what is possible when two oboes join forces in a duo featuring Titus Underwood and James Austin Smith. This program has a wide variety, ranging from baroque works to the world premiere of a piece commissioned by Emerald City Music and written by Ghanaian-American composer Fred Onovwerosuoke.
February 9, 8PM 415 Westlake, Seattle, Washington
February 10, 7:30PM Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts, Olympia, Washington
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Brandenburg Concertos
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center presents its annual celebration of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concerti
December 5, 7:30PM Thomasville, Georgia
December 6, 7:30PM Society of Four Arts, Palm Beach, Florida
December 8, 7:30PM Green Music Center, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California
December 9, 8PM SOKA Performing Arts Center, Aliso Viejo, California
December 10, 2PM University of California at Davis
December 13, 7:30PM Harris Theater, Chicago, Illinois
December 15, 7:30PM Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City
December 17, 5PM Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City
December 19, 7:30PM Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City
International Contemporary Ensemble: NOH-Opera
In response to John Cage’s unrealized project, Noh-opera: Or the Complete Musical Works of Marcel Duchamp, which he envisioned to premiere in Japan, Tomomi Adachi seamlessly integrates the alluring aspects of opera and noh, using AI to compose music and lyrics from koan—short Zen Buddhist riddles. This audacious composition fuses together the distinct vocal styles of Gelsey Bell, recognized as the “future of experimental vocalism” (NY Times), and Japanese female noh actor Wakako Matsuda, with five wind instruments performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble.
Tertulia Presents: Up Close at Bar Calico with Andrew Yee
With Up Close at Bar Calico, Tertulia presents intimate, moving performances by some of the most compelling artists of our time. Andrew Yee is a phenomenal cellist and a deeply thoughtful musician - we can’t wait to hear her in the beautiful Bar Calico.
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival Autumn Series
James Austin Smith, oboe and guest curator, Jennifer Frautschi, violin, Ayane Kozasa, viola, Nina Lee, cello, Amy Yang, piano
Program:
William Grant Still
Incantation and Dance for Oboe and Piano
Benjamin Britten
Phantasy Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola, and Cello
Iva Bittova
Hoboj and Divna Slecinka for Oboe and Viola
Gabriel Fauré
Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 45
Tertulia SF x Dandelion
TERTULIA X DANDELION CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Back by popular demand! Tertulia returns to Dandelion Chocolate - San Francisco’s premium, bean-to-bar chocolate maker. We will be joined by Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu (violin), Owen Dalby (violin/viola), and Christopher Costanza (cello) and will explore the Dandelion factory in a completely unique way, listening to live performances and tasting through different variations of cocoa. We can’t wait to share this exclusive evening with you!
Hearing Memory: Live at National Sawdust
Hearing Memory tells the story of a forgotten East German avant-garde, asking how an overlooked cultural history might inform our political present.
Oboist James Austin Smith brings his musical-historical project, Hearing Memory, to National Sawdust, exploring music lost to the 'end of history’. Through documentary interviews, story-telling and musical performance, Smith and pianist Cory Smythe reflect on the complicated legacy of the daring classical music scene that emerged in the 1970s in East Germany, offering a powerful example of musicians creating meaning beyond sound. Music of Friedrich Goldmann, Christfried Schmidt, Siegfried Thiele and Paul Dessau will be featured alongside a world premiere of a work for oboe and piano by Matana Roberts.
Tertulia x NYC
Tertulia takes over intimate Alba Accanto for a beautiful dinner with world-class chamber music.
Livia Sohn and James Thompson, violins, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola, Sterling Elliott, cello, James Austin Smith, Artistic Director and host
6:30pm | Join us for a glass of bubbles (included in dinner ticket price)
7:00pm | Dinner and Performance
Alba Accanto | 141 10th Ave | New York City
Program:
Zoltan Kodaly - Duo for Violin and Cello, Movement 1
Grażyna Bacewicz - Polish Caprice for Solo Violin
Caroline Shaw - Valencia for String Quartet
Dinner
Felix Mendelssohn - String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13
Dessert
Tertulia x Serenbe
Tertulia returns to idyllic Serenbe, Georgia for a weekend residency of music, food and community.
Featuring Sterling Elliott (cello), Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt (viola), Jimmy Thompson (violin), and Livia Sohn (violin) with host James Austin Smith.
Thursday, October 5th - Tertulia at Gainey Hall
Friday, October 6th - Tertulia at Serenbe Show House
Saturday, October 7th - Tertulia Wine Dinner
Lucerne Festival Academy
Teaching and coaching at the Lucerne Festival Academy
August 29, 6:20PM: 40 Minutes Concert - Paradise! Carte blanche for Contemporary Leaders
Gabriella Smith Children of the Fire
Iva Bittova Hoboj
Bay Chamber Concerts
Screen Door Festival
August 16 10AM: Bach for Breakfast Part 2 - Bach for Oboe and Harp with Bridget Kibbey
August 16 7PM: Music from the 2008 film The Reader for oboe, string quartet, and piano by Nico Muhly
August 17 8PM: Vaughan-Williams’ Blake Songs for tenor and oboe with Nicholas Phan
August 18 10AM: Bach for Breakfast Part 3 - Bach’s Concerto in C Minor, for violin and oboe, BWV 1060 with Blake Pouliot
August 18 1PM: Britten Phantasy Quartet, Op. 2, Damase Trio for Flute, Oboe, and Piano, Cambini Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Viola, and Cello in G Major, Op. 8 No. 1
August 20 7PM: Season Finale - Resounding Hope
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
August 11, 8PM: Britten Phantasy for Oboe, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 2
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival
Kenji Bunch “Summer Hours”
with Marya Martin, flute, Graeme Steele Johnson, clarinet, Peter Kolkay, bassoon, Stewart Rose, horn, Gilles Vonsattel, piano
Music @ Menlo: Chamber Music Festival and Institute
Chamber Music Coachings and Performances at the Menlo School
July 20, 7PM: Music of Bach, Haydn, and Beethoven at the Spieker Center for the Arts
July 21, 7PM: Overture Concert - Mozart Quartet for Oboe and Strings with International Program artists
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Summer Evenings at the Chamber Music Society
with Adam Walker, flute, David Shifrin, clarinet, Marc Goldberg, bassoon, David Byrd-Marrow, horn, Michael Stephen Brown, piano
Saint-Saëns Caprice on Danish and Russian Airs, Op. 79 (1887)
Françaix Quintet No. 1 for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (1948)
Poulenc Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano (1926)
Spoleto Festival USA
Bank of America Chamber Music
May 31, 11AM and 1PM / June 1, 11AM: Handel “Quella Fiamma, ch’il petto m’accende” from Arminio
June 3, 11AM and 1PM / June 4, 11AM: André Messager “Pas de Deux” from Les Deux Pigeons (arr. Palmer)
June 6, 11AM and 1PM / June 7, 11AM: Grant Still Incantation and Dance for oboe and piano
June 9, 11AM and 1PM / June 10, 11AM: Musgrave Niobe for oboe and tape
June 10, 1PM / June 11, 11AM and 1PM: Telemann Oboe Concerto in E minor, TMV 51:e1
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
“Winds of Change”
Martinu Nonet for Winds and Strings, Thuille Sextet for Winds and Piano, Spohr Nonet for Winds and Strings
"Winter Journey" in Concert at Wolf Trap
Music inspired by Martin Goldschmidt’s The Inextinguishable Journey
Pavel Haas Suite for Oboe and Piano; Chamber Music for Winds and Piano by Schulhoff, Thuille, Smit, and Klein.
Society of the Four Arts
Music inspired by Martin Goldschmidt’s The Inextinguishable Journey
Pavel Haas Suite for Oboe and Piano; Chamber Music for Winds and Piano by Schulhoff, Thuille, Smit, and Klein
Music@Menlo Focus Residency
Flutist Tara Helen O’Connor’s Music@Menlo Focus Residency featuring music inspired by Martin Goldschmidt’s The Inextinguishable Journey
Pavel Haas Suite for Oboe and Piano; Chamber Music for Winds and Piano by Schulhoff, Thuille, Smit, and Klein
Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach
Bach “Wedding Cantata” and Handel “Silete Venti” with Joélle Harvey, soprano
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Henri Dutilleux “Les Citations” and Liza Lim “Ming Qi”
Music and Food in the Land of Fire and Ice
Tertulia Chamber Music Lands in Reykjavik!
Over three days Tertulia fills five of Reykjavik’s most lively eating and drinking spaces with world-class chamber music featuring musicians from Iceland, Europe and the United States.
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Johann Sebastian Bach The Brandenburg Concerti
December 14, 7:30PM The Harris Theater, Chicago, Illinois
December 16, 7:30PM Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York
December 18, 5PM Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York
December 20, 7:30PM Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Handel G minor Oboe Concerto, HWV 287
Handel Trio Sonata in C minor Op. 2, No. HWV 386a
Handel Arias for Oboe and Countertenor with Anthony Roth Costanzo
December 4, 5PM Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York
December 6, 7:30PM Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York