2016 summer season at-a-glance

OPENING CELEBRATION AT CENTRUMSAT JUL 16

SUN JUL 17

$65

Sarah Chang violinAndrea Segar violinIlana Setapen violinMark Holloway violaJennifer Culp celloNathan Farrington double bassJulio Elizalde piano

Bottesini Gran Duo Concertante for Violin, Double Bass, and PianoMozart Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414Piazzolla The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires The OMF 2016 summer season begins with a bang as superstar violinist Sarah Chang returns to perform with festival artists in a program featuring Piazzolla's Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, a sultry tango-inspired violin concerto based on Vivaldi's famed masterpiece.

OMF Artistic Director Julio Elizalde performs Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major in the composer's own arrangement for string quintet. Bottesini's Gran Duo Concertante, an operatic fantasy for violin and double bass, has been a favorite work of OMF audiences for years. Violist Mark Holloway, an artist of the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society, makes his debut.

SARAH CHANGJULY 16 & 17

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FESTIVAL ARTISTS & IGLITZIN FELLOWS WEEK I SAT AUG 13

SUN AUG 14

Ray Chen violinJessica Lee violinHannah Tarley violin*Meredith Kufchak viola*Jonathan Vinocour violaMatthew Zalkind celloYi Qun Xu cello*Julio Elizalde pianoRieko Tsuchida piano**2016 Iglitzin Chamber Music Fellow

Aug 13 | The Romantic Generation

Dvořák Cypresses for String Quartet, B. 152Brahms Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60Schumann Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47

Aug 14 | Creative Genius

Bach Keyboard Concerto in E major, BWV 1053Stravinsky Divertimento from The Fairy's Kiss (1934)Mendelssohn String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 87 Hear the future of classical music today. The Iglitzin Chamber Music Fellows are four exceptionally talented young musicians from around the world who were selected following a highly competitive audition process. While in residence over two weeks, the fellows collaborate with mentoring festival artists while gaining invaluable professional experience. Jonathan Vinocour, principal violist of the San Francisco Symphony debuts. Violin virtuoso Ray Chen, an OMF audience favorite, returns to the Olympic Peninsula to make his chamber music debut following three seasons of sensational recitals.

FESTIVAL ARTISTS & IGLITZIN FELLOWS WEEK II SAT AUG 20

SUN AUG 21

Tessa Lark violinHannah Tarley violin*Itamar Zorman violinMeredith Kufchak viola*Dimitri Murrath violaMatthew Zalkind celloYi Qun Xu cello*Michael Brown pianoJulio Elizalde pianoRieko Tsuchida piano**2016 Iglitzin Chamber Music Fellow

Aug 20 | New Frontiers

Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9 in E-flat major (arr. Liszt)Ravel String Quartet in F major (1903)Elgar Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84

Aug 21 | Dreamscapes & Fantasies

Mahler Piano Quartet in A minorBridge Phantasy Piano Quartet in F-sharp minorKrug Fantasy on Rossini's Barber of Seville for Piano, Six-HandsBeethoven String Quintet in C major, Op. 29

The Iglitzin Fellows collaborate with OMF festival artists for a second week. New Frontiers features works like Elgar's rarely heard Piano Quintet, which is one of the great examples of British romanticism in chamber music. Dreamscapes & Fantasies explores the brooding emotions captured by Mahler and Bridge while the works by Krug and Beethoven share a humorous flair. Dimitri Murrath, winner of the Primrose International Viola Competition, makes his debut.

MUSICIANS FROM GARDENMUSICSAT AUG 27

SUN AUG 28

Teddy Abrams piano/clarinetHarrison Hollingsworth bassoon/violinTessa Lark violinNathan Farrington double bassGabriel Globus-Hoenich percussionJulio Elizalde piano

Program to include selections from:Schoenfield Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and PianoAbrams Bassoon SonataBartók Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, and PianoBrahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 Beethoven Trio for Clarinet, Cello (Bassoon), and Piano in B-flat major, Op. 11Foster Hardtimes Come Again No MoreTraditional I Ride an Old Paint, Bonaparte's RetreatSchumann Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102Abrams Big Band Following a smashing success during the 2015 season, Musicians from GardenMusic return to the OMF! Led by OMF veteran and Louisville Orchestra Music Director Teddy Abrams, the musicians from GardenMusic present innovative programming that pairs beloved works of the classical repertoire with Jazz, American Folk Music, Latin, and Bluegrass styles. Harrison Hollingsworth, principal bassoonist of the New York Ballet Orchestra, makes his debut.

Other works to be announced.

MUSIC FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIESSUN AUG 28

10:30AM$8 | Gen Adm

Gabriel Globus-Hoenich narratorGardenMusic Ensemble

Works to be announced from the stage

Narrated by GardenMusic Education Director Gabriel Globus-Hoenich, children of all ages and their families are welcome to explore the magical world of music, teamwork, and how an open imagination can inspire the heart and mind. This educational concert will last approximately one hour.

MUSICAL LANGUAGES & TRADITIONSSAT SEP 3

SUN SEP 4

Mark Steinberg violinAyane Kozasa violaJean-Michel Fonteneau celloJulio Elizalde piano

Brahms Viola Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1Beethoven Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op. 70 No. 2Dvořák Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 87 OMF Artistic Director Julio Elizalde is joined by three artists making their festival debut in a program of chamber music masterworks. Mark Steinberg is the founding first violinist of the Brentano String Quartet, which serves as quartet-in-residence at the Yale School of Music. Ayane Kozasa is a winner of the Primrose International Viola Competition. Jean-Michel Fonteneau serves on the cello faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and is a founding member of the Ravel String Quartet.

SEASON FINALE:LEGENDARY JAZZ PIANIST FRED HERSCH IN RECITALSAT SEP 10

SUN SEP 11

Fred Hersch piano

Mr. Hersch performs original works and arrangements of jazz classics which will be announced from the stage

Proclaimed by Vanity Fair as "the most arrestingly innovative pianist in jazz over the last decade," eight-time GRAMMY® award nominee Fred Hersch has built an international reputation as one of the great composers and improvisers of our time.

FRED HERSCHSEPTEMBER 10 & 11

SETAPENSEGAR

HOLLOWAY

TEDDY ABRAMSAUGUST 27 & 28

CULP

FARRINGTON

ELIZALDE

RAY CHENAUGUST 13 & 14

MUSIC FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIESGABRIEL GLOBUS-HOENICH | AUGUST 28

KOZASASTEINBERG FONTENEAU

VINOCOURLEE ZALKIND

KUFCHAKTARLEY XU

ZORMANTSUCHIDA MURRATH

LARKBROWN HOLLINGSWORTH