Sunset Baroque at Coast Live Music
May
9

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.

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Tertulia x Berlin
May
24
to May 26

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.

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Cape Town Concert Series
Jun
8

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.

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Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach: Dynamic Winds
Apr
4

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

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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Instrumental Array
Mar
3
to Mar 12

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

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Hearing Memory at Stony Brook University
Feb
27

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

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Oboe/Oboe at CCM
Feb
12

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

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Emerald City Music presents Oboe/Oboe
Feb
9
to Feb 10

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

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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Brandenburg Concertos
Dec
15
to Dec 19

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

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International Contemporary Ensemble: NOH-Opera
Nov
16

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.

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Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival Autumn Series
Nov
11

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

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Tertulia SF x Dandelion
Nov
2

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!

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Hearing Memory: Live at National Sawdust
Oct
28

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.


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Tertulia x NYC
Oct
8

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

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Tertulia x Serenbe
Oct
5
to Oct 7

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

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Lucerne Festival Academy
Aug
26
to Sep 2

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

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Bay Chamber Concerts
Aug
16
to Aug 20

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

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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Jul
11

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)

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Spoleto Festival USA
May
31
to Jun 11

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

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Music@Menlo Focus Residency
Mar
25
to Mar 26

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

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Dec
14
to Dec 20

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

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Dec
4
to Dec 6

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

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