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Musical Excellence Since 1927 carmel music society

PERFORMANCE HISTORY

1927-2013

with support from the Monterey County Board of Supervisors

Carmel Music Society Post Office Box 22783 Carmel, 93922 831-625-9938 831-625-6823 FAX www.carmelmusic.org [email protected]

printed on recycled paper 2008-09 2011-12 The Romeros Quartet Nobuyuki Tsujii, Adaskin Trio & Gryphon Trio Carmel Music Society Tom Gallant, Oboist Astrid Schween, Cellist & Board of Directors Takâcs Quartet Gary Hammond, Pianist Hans Boepple, Pianist , Mezzo- & Voices of Kristin Pankonin, Pianist Anne Thorp, President Bennewitz Israeli Chamber Project Victoria Davis, First Vice President Triple Helix & Garrick Ohlsson, Pianist Rudolf Schroeter, Second Vice President Paul Hersh, Violist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Violinist & Yefim Bronfman, Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, Pianist Larry Davidson, Third Vice President Dana Booher, Saxophonist* Peter Thorp, Treasurer Jae-in Shin, Violinist* Greta Alexander, Secretary 2009-10 Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble Tim Brown Kate Kluetmeier Alexander Quartet & Eli Eban, Clarinetist Doris Cobb Jim Rotter Susan Graham, Beverly Dekker-Davidson Barbara Ruzicka Mezzo-Soprano & Erik Dyar Kumi Uyeda , Pianist Menachem Pressler, Pianist & American String Quartet Gustavo Romero, Pianist Advisors Albers String Trio David Gordon, Renée Bronson Timothy Fain, Violinist & Cory Smythe, Pianist Bert Ihlenfeld, Ginna BB Gordon Rossetti String Quartet Devon Guthrie, Soprano*

2010-11 Angel Romero Guitarist & Peter Tuff, Executive Director Nefretiri Romero, Mezzo-Soprano Jim Christopher, Technician Gryphon Trio Misha & Cipa Dichter, Duo- Liz Turner, Valley Typesetters Soloists from San Jose , Cellist & Jon Kimura Parker, Pianist , Pianist & July 2011 The Chamber Players of Canada Bennewitz String Quartet Allan Vogel, Oboist & The Wind Soloists of Tanya Gabrielian, Pianist * Irene Kim, Pianist*

*Young Musicians Competition winner

2 11 1931-32 1938-39 1989-90 1994-95 , Violinist Povla Frijsh, Soprano Hambro Quartet of , Mezzo-Soprano Neah-Kah-Nie String Quartet Angna Enters, Dancer Eugenia Zukerman, Flautist Chamber Orchestra , Pianist Pasquier String Trio Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Pianist , Pianist Harold Kreutzberg, Dancer Robert Casadesus, Pianist , , Violinist E. Robert Schmitz, Pianist William Kanengiser, Guitarist , Pianist 1939-40 Quink Vocal Ensemble Cynthia Clayton, Soprano* 1932-33 Ballet Caravan Bryan Verhoye, Pianist* Boys Trio with 1995-96 Michel Penha, Cellist Lawrence Strauss, 1990-91 Midori, Violinist , Soprano Artur Rubinstein, Pianist Santiago Rodriguez, Pianist Sergei Leiferkus, Baritone with , Flutist Robert Virovai, Violinist Dawn Upshaw, Soprano , Pianist 2 Concerts: Camerata Musica of Canadian Brass Pro Arte String Quartet 1940-41 , Pianist 3 Concerts: Argentinita with Spanish Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Yongmei Hu, Pianist* Penha Piano Quartet Ensemble Violinist & Cecile Licad, Pianist 2 Concerts: Sylvia Lent, Violinist Qi-Xin Pu, Violinist* 1996-97 Monterey Peninsula Orchestra Dorothy Maynor, Soprano Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio Vronsky & Babin, Duo-Pianists 1991-92 Misha & Cipa Dichter, 1933-34 Grant Johannesen, Pianist Duo Pianists , Violinist 1941-42 , Teresina, Spanish Dancer , Soprano , Violinist Mezzo-Soprano , Tenor Germaine Leroux, Pianist Jorma Hynninen, Baritone Joshua Bell, Violinist & , Pianist The Trapp Family Singers Empire Brass Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Pianist , Cellist Earle Patriarco, Baritone* Abbey Simon, Pianist 1934-35 Ross Worsley, Baritone Andrea Plesnarski, Oboist* Don Cossack Chorus 1992-93 Joseph Hoffman, Pianist 1942-43 Anne Akiko Meyers, Violinist 1997-98 , Pianist Amaya Lynn Harrell, Cellist Gil Shaham, Violinist & Samuel Duschkin, Violinist & Gypsy Ensemble Frederica von Stade, Mezzo-Soprano Strings Witold Malcuzynski, Pianist GuildhaIl String Ensemble Ben Heppner, Tenor Roland Hayes, Tenor with Richard Stoltzman, Matt Haimovitz, Cellist 1935-36 Belgian Piano Quartet Clarinetist András Schiff, Pianist Hart House String Quartet Yefim Bronfman, Pianist Lanya Chianakas, , Violinist 1943-44 Mark Anderson, Pianist* Mezzo-Soprano* , Dancer Paul Draper, Dancer & Nino Martini, Tenor Larry Adler, Harmonicist 1993-94 1998-99 Alexander Brailowsky, Pianist , Flautist & Sergei Nakariakov, Trumpeter 1936-37 Horace Britt Trio , Pianist Beaux Arts Trio Harold Bauer, Pianist , Bass Ilana Vered, Pianist , Pianist Richard Crooks, Tenor , Violinist & Cho-Liang Lin, Violinist , Violinist 1944-45 Violist & Marc Neikrug, Pianist Ruth Ann Swenson, Soprano Trudi Schoop Comic Ballet Robert Casadesus, Pianist I Solisti di Zagreb Heidi Hau, Pianist* Roth String Quartet Chamber Orchestra 1937-38 Anne Brown, Soprano , Baritone , Pianist Erica Morini, Violinist Thorsten Encke, Cellist* Shan-Kar with Hindu Ballet Nathan Milstein, Violinist Budapest String Quartet 4 9 999-2000 2004-05 , Mark Delavan, Baritone PERFORMANCE HISTORY Mezzo-Soprano David Finkel, Cellist & 1927-2012 Hilary Hahn, Violinist Wu Han, Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Pianist I Solisti di Venezia In the early years of the last century, the musical life of the Monterey Peninsula centered on Chamber Orchestra with Frederic Chiu, Pianist private recitals and the occasional touring concert. Two women who lived in Carmel, Dene Justin Blasdale, Pianist Vienna Boys Choir Denny and Hazel Watrous, experimented by booking their own concerts. Those events Empire Brass Beaux Arts Trio were so successful that, in 1926, with a group of local friends and music lovers they estab- Felix Fan, Cellist* Judy Huang, Pianist* lished the Carmel Music Society - a non-profit organization devoted to bringing the finest talent in the realm of to the area. 2000-01 2005-06 Bo Skovhus, Baritone Andrâs Schiff, Pianist Arcadi Volodos, Pianist Alon Goldstein, Pianist; Amit Peled, Since 1927, the Carmel Music Society has brought the world’s finest artists to Carmel. St Petersburg String Quartet Cellist; Alexander Fiterstein, The first season included Walter Gieseking, followed in succeeding years by such legendary Munich Chamber Orchestra Clarinetist figures as , Igor Stravinsky, Jascha Heifitz, , , and Gil Shaham, Violinist & Corey Cerovsek, Violinist & Itzhak Perlman. appeared during the 1960-61 season and again in 1986-87, Orli Shaham, Pianist Julien Quentin, Pianist which demonstrated the Society’s founding objective to book aspiring artists with promis- Kenneth Goodson, Baritone* Salzburg Chamber Soloists ing potential as well as proven performers. These objectives continue to guide the booking Olga Kern, Pianist process. Recent years have seen the Society host artists such as Frederica von Stade, the 2001-02 Katie Kadarauch, Violist* Beaux Arts Trio, the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble, Hilary Hahn Moscow Chamber Orchestra and Yefim Bronfman. Louis Lortie, Pianist 2006-07 Denyce Graves, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields In 2007, Carmel Music Society amalgamated with The Mozart Society of California. The Mezzo-Soprano Chamber Ensemble Society continues to present a yearly season of world-class performances both at Sunset ltalian Saxophone Quartet Lynn Harrell, Cellist & Gavin Martin, Pianist Center and in a more intimate setting at All Saints' Church. It also presents an annual Dale Tsang-HaIl, Pianist* Arnaldo Cohen, Pianist competition for aspiring young musicians, provides free seats for school-age students and Janaki String Trio provides outreach opportunities to members of the community, young and old. 2002-03 John Williams & Stewart Goodyear, Pianist John Etheridge, Guitarists Sharon Isbin, Guitarist St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Ensemble & Burning River Brass Reiko Aizawa, Pianist Ruth Waterman, Brian Thorsett, Tenor * Violinist/Lecturer Emanuel Ax, Pianist 2007-08 1927-28 1929-30 Caroline Campbell, Violinist* Frederica von Stade, Hart House String Quartet VIadimir Horowitz, Pianist Mezzo-Soprano & Jake Heggie, Pianist Walter Gieseking, Pianist Roth String Quartet 2003-04 Philharmonia Baroque Kathryn Meisle, Smallman A Cappella Choir Prague Chamber Orchestra Reinald Werrenrath, Baritone Claire Dux, Soprano Christopher O’Riley & Gil Shaham, Violinist & Horace Britt, Cellist Fred Hersch, Duo-Pianists Akira Eguchi, Pianist 1930-31 Arnaldo Cohen, Pianist Michael Roll, Pianist 1928-29 Walter Gieseking, Pianist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Ivan Zenaty, Violinist & Paul Hersh, Pianist Aguilar Quartet Violinist & The Assad Brothers, American Brass Quintet Alexander Brailowsky, Pianist Mina Hager, Contralto Guitarists Altenberg Kedroff Vocal Quartet Gregor Piatigorsky, Cellist Andre-Michel Schub, Pianist & Elizabeth Schumann, Pianist* Albert Spalding, Violinist David Shifrin, Clarinetist Richard Buhlig, Pianist Sonia Gariaeff, Soprano* Fred Leedom Scott, Tenor

10 3 1956-57 1967-68 1972-73 , Soprano 1962-63 , Pianist Ah Ahk-Performing Arts of Korea Joseph Schuster, Cellist I Solisti di Zagreb, Western Opera: Garrick Ohlsson, Pianist Festival Quartet Chamber Orchestra “Barber of Seville” Marilyn Horne, Soprano Frank Guarrera, Baritone Victoria de , Thomas Paul, Bass-Baritone Czech Nonet Luboschutz and Nemenoff, Soprano Austin Reller, Violinist Lilit Gampel, Violinist Duo-Pianists Rosalyn Tureck, Pianist , Pianist Goldowsky Grand Opera: Chamber Orchestra 1973-74 1957-58 “” of Los Angeles Chamber Nan Merriman, George London, Baritone Orchestra with Neville Mezzo-Soprano 1968-69 Marriner, Conductor & Les BaIlets Jarúne Charrat 1963-64 Oakland Chamber Orchestra Christoph Eschenbach, Pianist de Chamber Orchestra Roy Bogas, Pianist Douglas Lawrence, Festival Quartet , Soprano ’s Bass-Baritone Isaac Stern, Violinist Ruggiero Ricci, Violinist “Curlew River” Valentina Oumansky Guiomar Novaes, Pianist John Browning, Pianist Young Uck Kim, Violinist Dramatic Dance Ensemble Richard Tucker, Tenor , Mezzo-Soprano Gary Graffman, Pianist & 1958-59 Raymond Lewenthal, Pianist , Cellist , Soprano 1964-65 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Baritone Brian Sullivan, Tenor 1969-70 1974-75 I Musici Chamber Orchestra Societa Corelli, Brussels Chamber Orchestra John and Richard Contiguglia, Jose Greco & Company, Chamber Orchestra Gerard Souzay, Baritone Duo-Pianists Spanish Dancers Byron Janis, Pianist Western Opera: Aman Folk Ensemble Louis Kentner, Pianist Teresa Berganza, “Medium” (Menotti) Jean-Pierre Rampal, Flutist & Mezzo-Soprano “” (Puccini) Robert Veyron-Lacroix, Pianist 1959-60 Zara Nelsova, Cellist Wiliam Masselos, Pianist Glenn Dicterow, Violinist Nan Merriman, Zara Nelsova, Cellist & & James Field, Pianist Mezzo-Soprano 1965-66 Grant Johannesen, Pianist Frederica von Stade, Soprano BaIlet Español Roberto Iglesias Igor Oistrakh, Violinist , Pianist , Basso 1970-71 1975-76 Quartetto di Roma Moura Lympany, Pianist Alicia de Larrocha, Pianist Igor Oistrakh, Violinist Roger Wagner Chorale Goldowsky Opera: , Soprano Misha Dichter, Pianist “La Boheme”, Martha Graham Dancers , Soprano 1960-61 Solisti Veneti Chamber Itzhak Perlman, Violinist Chamber Societa Corelli Chamber Orchestra Chamber Orchestra Orchestra Orchestra Jose Carreras, Tenor Leon Fleischer, Pianist 1966-67 1971-72 Janos Starker, Cellist Regine Crespin, Soprano Garrick Ohlsson, Pianist 1976-77 Theodor Uppman, Baritone John Browning, Pianist James McCracken, Tenor & , Pianist Leontyne Price, Soprano Bach Aria Group Sandra Warfield, Eleana Obraztsova, Chamber Orchestra Mezzo-Soprano Mezzo-Soprano 1961-62 , Violinist I Solisti di Zagreb Yugoslav Folk Dancers Goya and Matteo, Dancers Chamber Orchestra Storck Duo, Harp & Orchestra San Pietro of Naples , Guitarist Nina Bodnar-Horton, Violinist Russell Oberlin, Counter Tenor Western Opera: , Pianist “Cenerentola” (Rossini) , Soprano , Violinist

6 7 1977-78 1983-84 1945-46 1951-52 Pinchas Zukerman, Violinist Evelyn Lear, Soprano & , Tenor Yi-Kwei-Sze, Bass-Baritone , Baritone Thomas Stewart, Baritone Ballet , Violinist Ronald Turini, Pianist I Solisti di Zagreb, Adolf Baller, Pianist Shan-Kar with Hindu Ballet San Francisco Chamber Chamber Orchestra , Blanche Thebom, Orchestra with Dave Abel, Uto Ughi, Violinist Violinist & Mezzo-Soprano David Wehr, Pianist* , Artur Rubinstein, Pianist & Paul Hersh, Piano & Harpsichordist Craig Nies, Pianist* 1984-85 Andres Segovia, Guitarist 1952-53 Richard Stoltzman, Clarinetist Gina Bachauer, Pianist 1978-79 Empire Brass Ensemble 1946-47 Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo Kyung-Wha Chung, Violinist Hâkan Hagegârd, Baritone Jussi Bjoerling, Tenor Victoria de los Angeles, Chamber Orchestra Babette Hierholzer, Pianist Guiomar Novaes, Pianist Soprano Barry Tuckwell, French Horn & Mia Kim, Violinist* , Soprano , Baritone Andre Michel-Schub, Piano Trudi Schoop, Comic Ballet , Violinist Jean-Philippe Collard, Pianist 1985-86 Rudolph Firkusny, Pianist The Griller String Quartet , Soprano Uto Ughi, Violinist The Alma Trio The Alma Trio. Neil Rutman, Pianist* Victoria de los Angeles, Soprano 1947-48 1953-54 1979-80 Music from Marlboro Markova and Dobin, Ballet Leonard Warren, Baritone , Pianist Jean-Bernard Pommier, Pianist , Violinist Salzburg Marionette Theatre , Bass-Baritone Robert Swensen, Tenor* , Contralto Joseph Szigeti, Violinist Toulouse Chamber Orchestra Benno Moiseiwitsch, Pianist , Cellist Stephanie Chase, Violinist 1986-87 Martial Singher, Baritone , Pianist Ruth Golden, Soprano* Leontyne Price, Soprano Helen Traubel, Soprano Misha & Cipa Dichter, 1948-49 1980-81 Duo-Pianists Harald Kreutzberg, Dancer 1954-55 Shlomo Mintz, Violinist Hermannn Prey, Baritone Jennie Tourel, Mezzo-Soprano , Bass-Baritone Hermann Prey, Baritone Carter Brey, Cellist Joseph Schuster, Cellist Societa Corelli Chamber Southwest German John Sutherland Earle, Pianist* Rudolf Firkusny, Pianist Orchestra Chamber Orchestra Nathan Milstein, Violinist , Pianist , Pianist 1987-88 Isaac Stern, Violinist Judy Lin, Pianist* , Pianist 1949-50 Mattilda Dobbs, Soprano James Morris, Bass , Soprano 1981-82 & Meliora Quartets Pro Musica Antiqua 1955-56 Jean-Philippe Collard, Pianist Annie Fischer, Pianist , Soprano , Ransom Wilson, Flautist Julius Baker, Flautist & Maryla Jonas, Pianist Soprano Swiss Chamber Orchestra Norma Jean Hodges, Soprano Griller String Quartet Dance Theatre Berlin Elly Ameling, Soprano , Soprano Grant Johannesen, Pianist Diane Hidy, Pianist* Lisa Smith, Guitarist* 1950-51 , Violinist Tropicana Ballet George London, Baritone 1982-83 1988-89 Intimate Opera Company Annie Fischer, Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Pianist Gregor Piatigorsky, Cellist Scottish Chamber Orchestra Budapest Chamber Orchestra Erica Morini, Violinist with Jaime Laredo, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violinist Lili Kraus, Pianist Violinist & Conductor Yo-Yo Ma, Cellist & Bidu Sayao, Soprano , Cellist Emanuel Ax, Pianist New York Vocal Arts Ensemble Neil Rutman, Pianist Ann Gresham, Soprano* Derek Anthony, Bass* 8 5