Jeffrey Kahane, Music Director

2023
Festival Concerts

  • Artist Showcase - 1

    romance and the city

    Thursday, June 8, 2023 | 4:30 pm | Holley Hall

    Program

    • BEACH
      Romance
      • Melissa White, violin
      • Joy Cline Phinney, piano
    • SCHUMANN
      Märchenbilder (Fairy Tales)
      • Paul Neubauer, viola
      • Jean Schneider, piano
    • VALERIE COLEMAN
      Rubispheres
      • Demarre McGill, flute
      • Mark Nuccio, clarinet
      • Peter Kolkay, bassoon
    • BRAHMS
      Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major
      • Alexander Kerr, violin
      • Brinton Smith, cello
      • Jeffrey Kahane, piano
  • Festival Friday - 1

    scenes and seasons

    Friday, June 9, 2023 | 7:30 pm | Sarasota Opera House

    Program

    • VIVALDI
      Summer from The Four Seasons
      • Melissa White, violin
      • Michael Adcock, harpsichord
      • SMF Fellows (violins, viola, cello, bass)
    • JANÁČEK
      Mladi (Youth)
      • Demarre McGill, flute
      • Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe
      • Mark Nuccio, clarinet
      • Peter Kolkay, bassoon
      • SMF Fellows (bass clarinet, horn)
    • Gabriela Lena Frank
      Four Folk Songs for Piano Trio
      • SMF Fellows (violin, cello, piano)
    • DVOŘÁK
      String Quintet in E-flat Major (American)
      • Ani Kavafian, violin
      • Paul Neubauer, viola
      • Brinton Smith, cello
      • SMF Fellows (violin, viola)
  • Festival Saturday - 1

    pastorale

    Saturday, June 10, 2023 | 7:30 pm | Sarasota Opera House

    Program

    • MENDELSSOHN
      Movements from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
    • SCHUMANN
      Piano Concerto in A Minor
      • Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
    • BEETHOVEN
      Symphony No. 6 (Pastorale)
  • Rising Stars - 1

    Sunday, June 11, 2023 | 2:30pm | Holley Hall

    Program

    • Fellow ensembles perform short chamber works and movements.
  • Artist Showcase - 2

    gold standard

    Thursday, June 15, 2023 | 4:30 pm | Holley Hall

    Program

    • WEINBERG
      Sonatina for Violin and Piano
      • Grigory Kalinovsky, violin
      • Jonathan Spivey, piano
    • SATO MATSUI
      Goldenrod
      • Carol Wincenc, flute
      • Joy Cline Phinney, piano
    • CAROLINE SHAW
      Three Essays: First Essay (Nimrod)
    • RAVEL
      String Quartet in F Major
        • Attacca String Quartet
      • Amy Schroeder, violin
      • Dominic Salerni, violin
      • Nathan Schram, viola
      • Andrew Yee, cello
  • Festival Friday - 2

    appalachian spring

    Friday, June 16, 2023 | 7:30 pm | Sarasota Opera House

    Program

    • MOZART
      Serenade No. 11 in E-flat Major
      • Marion Kuszyk, oboe
      • Michelle Reed Baker, horn
      • SMF Fellows (oboe, clarinets, horn, bassoons)
    • COPLAND
      Appalachian Spring (13 instrument version)
      • Kimberly Cole Luevano, clarinet
      • Frank Morelli, bassoon
      • Margaret Batjer, violin
      • Yura Lee, viola
      • Jeffrey Kahane, piano
      • SMF Fellows (flute, violin, viola, cellos, bass)
    • BRAHMS
      Piano Quintet in F Minor
      • Jeffrey Kahane, piano
        • Attacca String Quartet
      • Amy Schroeder, violin
      • Dominic Salerni, violin
      • Nathan Schram, viola
      • Andrew Yee, cello
  • Festival Saturday - 2

    sound stories

    Saturday, June 17, 2023 | 7:30 pm | Sarasota Opera House

    Program

    • RESPIGHI
      Trittico Botticelliano
    • TCHAIKOVSKY
      Variations on a Rococo Theme
      • Desmond Hoebig, cello
    • MOZART
      Symphony No. 41 (Jupiter)
  • Rising Stars - 2

    Sunday, June 18, 2023 | 2:30pm | Holley Hall

    Program

    • Fellow ensembles perform short chamber works and movements.
  • Levin Lecture

    Wednesday, June 21, 2023 | 1:00pm | Holley Hall

    Program

    • Both illuminating and engaging, the beloved SMF tradition continues with the intellect and humor of past Festival Music Director Robert Levin, the eminent pianist and musicologist.
  • Artist Showcase - 3

    fairy tale

    Thursday, June 22, 2023 | 4:30 pm | Holley Hall

    Program

    • DUTILLEUX
      Sonatine for flute and piano
      • Jasmine Choi, flute
      • Michael Adcock, piano
    • JANÁČEK
      Pohádka (Fairy Tale)
      • Hai-Ye Ni, cello
      • Jean Schneider, piano
    • DE FALLA/KREISLER
      Danse Espagnole
      • David Halen, violin
      • TBD, piano
    • KREISLER
      Liebesleid
      • David Halen, violin
      • TBD, piano
    • SCHUBERT
      Piano Quintet in A Major (Trout)
      • Jennifer Frautschi, violin
      • Teng Li, viola
      • Hai-Ye Ni, cello
      • Timothy Cobb, bass
      • Robert Levin, piano
  • Rising Stars - 3

    Friday, June 23, 2023 | 2:30 pm | Holley Hall

    Program

    • Fellow ensembles perform short chamber works and movements.
  • Festival Friday - 3

    traditions and transformations

    Friday, June 23, 2023 | 7:30 pm | Sarasota Opera House

    Program

    • DEBUSSY
      Syrinx
      • Jasmine Choi, flute
    • LIGETI
      Six Bagatelles
      • Jasmine Choi, flute
      • Nancy Ambrose King, oboe
      • Charles Neidich, clarinet
      • William Purvis, horn
      • Carin Miller, bassoon
    • BEETHOVEN
      Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor
      • Gabriel Cabezas, cello
      • Robert Levin, piano
    • MENDELSSOHN
      Octet in E-flat Major
      • Jennifer Frautschi, violin
      • Teng Li, viola
      • Hai-Ye Ni, cello
      • SMF Fellows (violins, viola, cello)
  • Festival Saturday - 3

    kahane plays beethoven

    Saturday, June 24, 2023 | 7:30 pm | Sarasota Opera House

    Program

    • BEETHOVEN
      Piano Concerto No. 4
      • Jeffrey Kahane, piano
    • EMILY COOLEY
      Argo
    • SCHUMANN
      Symphony No. 1 (Spring)

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