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La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest is a nationally-recognized chamber music festival featuring over 70 world-class artists and ensembles performing concerts from July 31 - August 23, 2013.

 

Since its inception in 1986, SummerFest has welcomed over 650 renowned artists and ensembles, four talented artistic directors and nearly a quarter of a million audience members at venues in San Diego and over the airwaves nationwide.

JUST ANNOUNCED - SummerFest 2013!

Click Here to read the SummerFest 2013 announcement article by James Chute in the UT San Diego

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July 31  
Enjoy a free concert showcasing Music Director Cho-Liang Lin with SummerFest artists and special guests, the San Diego Youth Symphony's International Youth Symphony.

 

August 2 Pablo Aslan, Inon Barnatan, Octavio Brunetti, Jiafeng Chen, Hector Del Curto Augustin Hadelich, Samuel Hager, Jiyoung Lee, Cho-Liang Lin, Steven Lin, Cynthia Phelps, Fred Sherry, David Shifrin and Satoshi Takeishi
PROGRAM:
SCHUBERT
FALLA
STRAVINSKY
RAVEL
LALO SCHIFRIN
German Dances for String Quartet
El Amor Brujo
Suite from The Soldier’s Tale
La Valse for Two Pianos
Letters from Argentina

 

August 3 Inon Barnatan, Augustin Hadelich, Burt Hara, Benjamin Jaber, KahaneSwensenBrey, Valentin Martchev, Andrea Overturf, Cynthia Phelps, Keith Popejoy, Sheryl Renk, Fred Sherry, Ryan Simmons and Liang Wang
PROGRAM:
BEETHOVEN
MOZART
SCHUBERT
SALIERI
MOZART
Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major
Piano Trio in G Major, K. 496
String Trio in B-flat Major D. 471
Armonia per un tempio della notte
Serenade for Winds in C Minor

 

August 4 Inon Barnatan, Augustin Hadelich, KahaneSwensenBrey, Cynthia Phelps, Fred Sherry and David Shifrin
PROGRAM:
BRAHMS
RAVEL
DVORAK
Clarinet Trio in A Minor
Piano Trio in A Minor
Piano Quartet in E-flat Major

 

August 6 Jonathan Biss, Fred Sherry and Joseph Swensen
PROGRAM:
BEETHOVEN
 
 

Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major "Waldstein”
Piano Trio in D Major "Ghost"

 

August 7 Che-Yen Chen, Bridget Dolkas, Meri Englund, Catherine Ransom Karoly, Michelle Kim, Cho-Liang Lin, Linden String Quartet, Travis Maril, Anthony Newman, Timothy Pitts, Philippe Quint, Yvonne Shay, Fred Sherry, Jeanne Skrocki, Joseph Swensen and Trio Vivo
PROGRAM:
J.S. BACH

SCHNITTKE
MOZART

MENDELSSOHN

J.S. BACH

Suite No. 2 in B Minor for Flute and Strings
Concerto Grosso No. 3
Adagio and Fugue in C Minor for String Quartet
Capriccio in E Minor for String Quartet
Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins and Strings

 

August 9 Burt Hara, Catherine Ransom Karoly, Michelle Kim, Cho-Liang Lin, Steven Lin, Philippe Quint and Fred Sherry
PROGRAM:
BARTÓK
IVES

DEBUSSY
VILLA-LOBOS
CARTER
CHARLES WUORINEN
BARTÓK
Duos
TSIAJ (“This Scherzo Is A Joke”) from Piano Trio
Syrinx
Jet Whistle
Elegy
Cello Variations II
Contrasts

 

August 10 Chair: Peggy Preuss
The SummerFest Gala is a festive evening of music filled with elegance and style. Held in a private home, this gala is an opportunity to have an unforgettable experience with the artists of SummerFest and includes an exclusive concert and gourmet dinner. For additional information regarding our SummerFest Gala, please call 858.459.3724, ext. 206.

 

August 13
Nicholas McGegan, The Arcadian Academy
PROGRAM HIGHLIGTHS:

VIVALDI


UCCELLINI

HANDEL
PURCELL
ROSSI
MARINI
Variations on La Follia, Op. 1,
No. 12
La Bergamasca
Sonata in E Major
Pavan in B-flat Major
Sonata in Dialogo detta La Viena
Sonata a 3 “La Foscarina”

 

August 14 Augustin Hadelich, Cho-Liang Lin, Anthony Newman, Shanghai Quartet and Joyce Yang
PROGRAM:
J.S. BACH (arr. Schumann)

LUTOSLAWSKI
J.S. BACH
BEETHOVEN
Partita No. 2 in D Minor for Violin
Partita for Violin and Piano
Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue
String Quartet No. 9 in C Major

 

August 16
Nico Abondolo, Jennifer Johnson Cano, Joseph Kalichstein, Cho-Liang Lin, Linden String Quartet, Jon Kimura Parker, Peggy Pearson, Markus Rhoten, Steven Schick, Shanghai Quartet, Joyce Yang, Orion Weiss and DaXun Zhang
PROGRAM:
STEVEN STUCKY
DAVID DEL TREDICI
JOHN HARBISON
BARTÓK

Violin Sonata   World Première
Bullycide    World Première
Crossroads   World Première
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion

 

August 17
Margaret Batjer, Joseph Kalichstein, Catherine Ransom Karoly, Cho-Liang Lin, Richard O’Neill, Shanghai Quartet, Trio Vivo, David Washburn, Orion Weiss, Joyce Yang and DaXun Zhang
PROGRAM:
DEBUSSY
HENRI DUTILLEUX
SAINT-SAËNS

CHAUSSON

Piano Trio in G Major
Sonatina for Flute and Piano
Septet for Piano, Trumpet and Strings
Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet

 

August 18
Nico Abondolo, Margaret Batjer, Robert Brophy, David Chan, Jiafeng Chen, Ariana Ghez, Gary Hoffman, Ben Hong, Haeran Hong, Benjamin Jaber, Stephanie Jeong, Catherine Ransom Karoly, Cho-Liang Lin, Linden String Quartet, Valentin Martchev, Richard O’Neill, Andrea Overturf, Keith Popejoy, Eric Ruske, Sheryl Renk, Allen Savedoff, Shanghai Quartet, Ryan Simmons, Julie Thayer, Pamela Martchev Vliek, David Washburn, Joyce Yang, John Bruce Yeh and DaXun Zhang
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:

JULIAN MILONE
PUCCINI
CHERUBINI

STRAUSS
WAGNER

Fantasy on La Bohème
Crisantemi for String Quartet
Sonata in F Major for Horn and Strings
Serenade for Thirteen Winds
Siegfried Idyll

 

August 20
Daniil Trifonov, David Chan, Gary Hoffman, Stephanie Jeong and Richard O’Neill
PROGRAM:
SCHUMANN
 
 
 
Five Pieces in Folk Style for Cello and Piano
Symphonic Études
Piano Quintet in E-flat Major

 

August 21
Nico Abondolo, Michael Beattie, Robert Brophy, Jennifer Johnson Cano, Jiafeng Chen, Ben Hong, Haeran Hong, Evan Hughes, Stephanie Jeong, Joseph Kalichstein, Catherine Ransom Karoly, Linden String Quartet, Andrea Overturf, Peggy Pearson, Michael Plenk, SACRA/PROFANA and Orion Weiss
PROGRAM:
SCHUMANN (arr. Debussy)
BRAHMS
J.S. BACH
 

Six Canonic Études, Op. 56
Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes
Concerto for Oboe d' Amore
Cantata No. 99, Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan

 

August 23
James Conlon and the SummerFest Chamber Orchestra
PROGRAM:
MOZART
BRITTEN
BRITTEN
MOZART

Symphony No. 29 in A Major
Simple Symphony
Prelude and Fugue, Op. 29
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor

 

 
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