mannes school of music announces schneider concerts 2019-2020 season
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NEW YORK (May 29, 2019) – The New School’s Mannes College of Music announces the Schneider Concerts 2019-20 Season - six Sunday afternoon chamber music concerts featuring well-loved favorites of the chamber music literature and works not yet completed as of today. The opening concert featuring return of the award-winning Argus Quartet and a program that runs from Bach through Smetana to Christopher Theofandis’ 2018 work Conference of the Birds exemplifies the season – exciting young artist with not only exceptional technical ability, but something unique to say, and works that span the centuries. The season continues with the New York debuts of the AYA Piano Trio and Viano String Quartet, the return of the Verona and Callisto string quartets, which both received their New York debuts on this series, and the Rosemunde Quartet, featuring players from some of the world’s leading orchestras. The repertoire will include traditional chamber music favorites and contemporary works by Grammy-nominee Christopher Theofanidis and Pulitzer prize-winner Kevin Puts, an Annika Socolofsky New York premiere and a Jordan Nelson world premiere. Sunday, October 13, 2019, 2:00 p.m. J. S. Bach – selections from Art of the Fugue (1751) Program approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes, including intermission Sunday, November 17, 2019, 2:00 p.m. 2018 Grand Prize Winner Fischoff Chamber Music Competition Program approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, including intermission Sunday, December 8, 2019, 2:00 p.m. Program approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, including intermission Sunday, January 26, 2020, 2:00 p.m. Outstanding players from internationally renowned orchestras join forces in a chamber ensemble Felix Mendelssohn – Quartet in f minor, Op. 80 (1847) Program approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes, including intermission Sunday, March 15, 2020 2:00 p.m. Award-winning, California-based quartet makes New York debut Franz Joseph Haydn – String Quartet in C Major, Op. 74, No. 1 (1793) Program approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes, including intermission Sunday, April 5, 2020, 2:00 p.m. Program approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, including intermission The 2019-20 Schneider Concerts Season is supported by the Alexander Schneider Foundation and with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.
Hailed in The New York Times as “one of the best deals in town for lovers of classical music,” for nearly six decades, The New School’s Mannes School for Music’s Schneider Concerts series has presented outstanding young artists and ensembles at non-exclusionary ticket prices. The series stays young by keeping in touch with the next generation of classical music leaders, while remaining connected to a remarkable history that includes the New York debuts of pianist Peter Serkin and the Guarneri, Cleveland, and Vermeer String Quartets and TASHI. Artists such as Yefim Bronfman, Richard Goode, Jaime Laredo, Yo Yo Ma, and Murray Perahia were introduced to New York audiences early in their careers. The series was founded at The New School in 1957 as New School Concerts by violinist and conductor Alexander Schneider, who led the series until his death in 1993, at which time the series was renamed The Schneider Concerts in his honor. Artistic leadership is now under the auspices of a committee of ten noted musicians: John Dalley, Pamela Frank, Jaime Laredo, Cho-Liang Lin, Anthony McGill, Kurt Muroki, Tara O’Connor and Arnold Steinhardt. |
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Now in its second century as a dynamic musical center, Mannes School of Music is a standard bearer for innovative artistry, dedicated to developing citizen artists who engage their communities and the world through music. Through its undergraduate, graduate, professional studies, and preparatory programs, Mannes offers a curriculum as imaginative as it is rigorous, taught by a world-class faculty and visiting artists. As part of The New School’s College of Performing Arts, together with the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music and the School of Drama, Mannes makes its home on The New School’s Greenwich Village campus in a state-of-the-art facility at the newly renovated Arnhold Hall. Founded in 1919, The New School was born out of principles of academic freedom, tolerance, and experimentation. Committed to social engagement, The New School today remains in the vanguard of innovation in higher education, with more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students challenging the status quo in design and the social sciences, liberal arts, management, the arts, and media. The New School welcomes thousands of adult learners annually for continuing education courses and calendar of lectures, screenings, readings, and concerts. Through its online learning portals, research institutes, and international partnerships, The New School maintains a global presence. |
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