Moser and Hamelin

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Johannes Moser, Cello & Marc-André Hamelin, Piano

Thursday, November 9, 2023

Arsentiy Kharitonov,
Piano

Paul Jacobs

Friday, January 5, 2024

PAUL JACOBS, ORGAN

Martin Jean

Friday, January 19, 2024

Martin Jean, ORGAN

Friday, February 2, 2024

Felix Hell, ORGAN

Elias String Quartet

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Elias String Quartet

Monday, April 8, 2024

Calefax Reed Quintet

Tryon Concert Association 69th Season
2023-2024 Concert Series

 

Tryon Concert Association is looking forward to presenting another stellar array of world-class artists during our 69th Season.

JOHANNES MOSER, CELLO &
MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN, PIANO
Thursday, October 5, 2023
7:30 PM
Tryon Fine Arts Center

Johannes Moser-Marc-André Hamelin

Johannes, Moser is “One of the  nest among the
astonishing gallery of young virtuoso cellists.”
(Gramophone Magazine)

Johannes Moser began studying cello at age eight and, in 2002, won the Tchaikovsky Competition and, in 2014, the Brahms Prize. This Canadian-German musician has performed at many of the most prestigious concert halls in Europe and the United States. An exceptional chamber musician, he has performed with Emanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, and many other notables. His performances at festivals such as Verbier, Gstaad, Mehta Chamber Festival, and Colorado, Seattle, and Brevard Festivals have earned him recognition and accolades. Currently a professor at the prestigious Cologne Hochschule für Musik and Tanz, he plays a 1694 Andrea Guarneri cello.

Marc-André Hamelin is “a performer of near-superhuman
technical prowess.” (The New York Times)

Pianist Marc-André Hamelin performed in Tryon in November of 2021 and returns to collaborate with Johannes Moser. Mr. Hamelin is known throughout the world as a pianist of the  first order. His consummate musicianship and brilliant technique are displayed in performances of the established repertoire and modern compositions. He received a Grammy nomination and a first prize from the German Record Critics’ Association for his own composition, Hamelin: Études. Born in Montreal, Mr. Hamelin is an officer of the Order of Canada.

PROGRAM
Johannes Moser, Cello &
Marc-André Hamelin Piano

Nadia Boulanger 3 pieces 8″
Marc-Andre Hamelin Four Perspectives 13″
Claude Debussy Sonata 15″
– Intermission –
Franck Sonata 30″

 

ARSENTIY KHARITONOV, PIANO
Thursday, November 9, 2023
7:30 p.m.
Tryon Fine Arts Center

Arsentiy Kharitonov

“His dynamic range has an astonishing breadth, and the
lyric passages are especially captivating.”
(New York Observer)

Russian pianist and composer Arsentiy Kharitonov has achieved fame and accolades for his “sumptuous tone, technical mastery, broad dramatic range, and elegant phrasing” (Fanfare Magazine). He is the  first-prize winner of the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition and won the Rachmaninov Competition in the Russian Federation. He has appeared at major concert halls in Europe and America. Mr. Kharitonov won the first prize at the All-National Composer’s Competition in Russia in 2020 and was reviewed glowingly by Epoch Times for his “harmonic chops,” “lyricism,” and “dynamic works.” The holder of a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of North Texas, he has collaborated with such artists as the Bennewitz String Quartet, Tapestry Vocal Ensemble, and many other groups. His recordings include the complete chamber works of Robert Kahn and many works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Scriabin, Bach, Schubert, Mussorgsky, Schumann, as well as his own compositions.

PROGRAM
Arsentiy Kharitonov, Piano

Bach/Siloti 2 Preludes
R.Schumann Arabesque
F. Chopin Sonata #2
– Intermission –
S.Rachmaninoff (Preludes in D major, Gb major, Etude-Tableau op.39 #5)
A.Kharitonov Selective works (Sonata (I,II movements), Morceau, Waltz)
M.Ravel “Alborada del Gracioso”

 

ELIAS STRING QUARTET
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
7:30 p.m
Tryon Fine Arts Center

Elias String Quartet

“Rhythmically alive and emotionally responsive”
(Classical Music)

This ensemble of young and distinguished musicians was formed in 1998 at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England. Taking its name from Mendelssohn’s Elijah (Elias is the German form), it is now one of the foremost quartets of this generation. Their playing is vibrant, energetic, and scintillating. The quartet is composed of Sara Bitlloch and Donald Grant, violins, Simone van der Giessen, viola, and Marie Bitlloch, cello.

Elias has recently performed a “Schumann series” of concerts at Wigmore Hall in London with Jonathan Biss and has premiered works by several contemporary composers. The ensemble has performed in major venues in North America. Recipients of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award, the players mounted the “Beethoven Project in which they studied and performed all of Beethoven’s quartets as cycles while sharing their experiences on a special website (www.beethovenproject.com).”

The group’s discography has received critical acclaim. Recent recordings include the Schumann and Dvorák piano quintets with Jonathan Biss, and quartets by Britten, Mendelssohn, and Schumann. The
final volume of the complete quartets by Beethoven, including the live performance at Wigmore Hall, was recently released.

PROGRAM
Elias String Quartet

Stravinsky: Three Pieces for String Quartet
Haydn: Quartet in G-Major, Op. 54, No. 1
– intermission –
Schubert: Quartet in D-minor, D 810 (“Death and the Maiden”)

 

CALEFAX REED QUINTET
Monday, April 8, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Tryon Fine Arts Center

Calefax Reed Quintet“Quite splendid togetherness as a group”
(Seen and Heard International)

Calefax Reed Quintet is the inventor of a completely new genre, the reed quintet, and is known for virtuosic playing, brilliant arrangements, and innovative stage
presentations. Formed in the Netherlands thirty- five years ago, the ensemble has a wide-ranging repertoire from early music of the twelfth century to the present
day. The players have created their own arrangements and play commissioned works for oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bass clarinet, and bassoon. They find inspiration in world music, jazz, and improvisation.

The quintet has won many prizes and has toured worldwide, including performances in Russia, China, Turkey, India, Japan, South Africa, Brazil, England, and the United States. Serving as an inspiration to young reed musicians, the ensemble has created the annual PAN-Festival, which the players describe as “a colorful potpourri of musical exploits” in which Calefax serves as both host and performer.

PROGRAM
Calefax Reed Quintet

George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Antonín Dvořák – Quintet Op. 97
Claude Debussy – Preludes
(plus shorter pieces)

 

 

THREE FRIDAYS OF THE KING OF INSTRUMENTS

Paul Jacobs, Organist

PAUL JACOBS, ORGAN
Friday, January 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Holy Cross Episcopal Church

Dubbed “one of the major musicians of our time” by Alex Ross of The New Yorker, Paul Jacobs is known for intelligent, imaginative, and charismatic performances the world over. His playing has been described as “bracing, inexorable, heart-stopping and heart-swelling at the same time” (Jay Nordlinger, The New Criterion).

Paul Jacobs, Organist

MARTIN JEAN, ORGAN
Friday, January 19, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Holy Cross Episcopal Church

Martin Jean’s musicianship exhibits “visceral intensity, expressive eloquence, and exquisite elegance” (The Kansas City Star). He is among the finest concert organists in the world and recognized as a “brilliant, warmly communicative artist” (Phillip Truckenbrod).

Felix Hell

FELIX HELL, ORGAN
Friday, February 2, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Holy Cross Episcopal Church

A native of Germany, Felix Hell has distinguished himself as a most sought-after performer. The American Organist wrote that he “sets standards that older and honored players would struggle to equal.” Known for his diverse and innovative programming, he draws upon a repertoire encompassing five centuries.