CHAMBER MUSIC EAST:

Bennington Chamber Music Conference, Colgate Memorial Chapel, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY (617) 447-1808, cmceast@cmceast.org

 

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SOUTH MOUNTAIN: 6/21-9/13

South Mountain Concerts, PO Box 23, Pittsfield, MA 01202, (413) 442-2106, southmountainconcerts@verizon.net, http://www.southmountainconcerts.org

      

JUNE 21 
Euclid Quartet
Florence PRICE String Quartet in G Major
Robert PATERSON String Quartet #1, “Love Boat”
Johannes BRAHMS String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 67


JUNE 28 
Balourdet Quartet & Misha Dichter, Piano 
Maurice RAVEL String Quartet in F Major
Nicky SOHN Galaxy Back to You
Johannes BRAHMS Piano Quartet in G Minor, Opus 25


JULY 5
Arianna String Quartet 
Felix MENDELSSOHN String Quartet in F Minor, Opus 80
Gabriela LENA FRANK Kanto Kechua #4, “For Béla”
Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet in D Major, Opus 11


JULY 12
American String Quartet & Nina Bernat, Double Bass
Franz Joseph HAYDN String Quartet in D Major, Opus 76/5
Claude DEBUSSY String Quartet in G Minor, Opus 10
Antonín DVOŘÁK String Quintet in G Major, Opus 77


JULY 19
Daedalus Quartet
Germaine TAILLEFERRE String Quartet
Andrew DAVIS Beyond the Break; Shifting Sands
Amy BEACH String Quartet, Opus 89
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN String Quartet in A Minor, Opus 132


JULY 26
Verona Quartet
Alessandro SCARLATTI Sonata a Quattro in D Minor, #4
Augusta READ THOMAS Clara’s Ascent
Leoš JANÁČEK String Quartet #1, “Kreutzer Sonata”
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN String Quartet in String Quartet in E Flat Major, Opus 127


AUGUST 2
Erinys Quartet & Oskar Espina Ruiz, Clarinet
(Clarinet Quintet Project Part 1 of 3)
Franz SCHUBERT String Quartet in D Minor, D. 810, "Death and the Maiden"
Pēteris VASKS String Quartet #4
Alfonso FUENTES Clarinet Quintet (World Premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581


AUGUST 9
Harlem Quartet
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN String Quartet in A Major, Opus 18/5
William GRANT STILL Lyric Quartette
Aldo LOPEZ-GAVILAN Frère Jacques
Caroline SHAW Entr'acte
Fanny MENDELSSOHN String Quartet in E flat Major


AUGUST 16
Ulysses Quartet & Max Levinson, Piano
(Clarinet Quintet Project Part 2 of 3)
Seth GROSSHANDLER Suite for Clarinet Quintet (rev. 2026)
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART String Quartet in E Flat Major, K. 171
Traditional arr. ULYSSES QUARTET Songs of Ulysses Heritage
Robert SCHUMANN Piano Quintet in E Flat Major, Opus 44


AUGUST 23
Lysander Piano Trio
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART Piano Trio in E Major, K. 542
Edvard GRIEG Andante con moto
Jennifer HIGDON Color Through
Arnold SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht, Opus 4 (arr. Steuermann)


AUGUST 30
Cassatt String Quartet & Javier Montiel, Viola
(Clarinet Quintet Project Part 3 of 3)
Florence PRICE Folk Songs in Counterpoint
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART Viola Quintet in G minor, K. 516 
Carl Maria von WEBER Clarinet Quintet in B Flat Major, Opus 34
Javier MONTIEL Clarinet Quintet (World Premiere)


SEPTEMBER 5  (Saturday of Labor Day Weekend)
Borromeo String Quartet & Friends 
Nicholas Kitchen, Violin
Melissa Reardon, Viola
Yeesun Kim, Cello
Raman Ramakrishnan, Cello
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Duet in E Flat Major for viola and cello, “Eyeglasses”
Iman HABIBI Relics for viola and cello    
Zoltán KODÁLY Duo for Violin and Cello, Opus 7
Anton ARENSKY Quartet in A Minor for violin, viola and two cellos, Opus 35 


SEPTEMBER 6
Penderecki String Quartet & Victoria Schwartzman, Piano
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN String Quartet in E Minor, Opus 59/2, "Razumovsky"
Krzysztof PENDERECKI String Quartet #4
Antonín DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet in A Major, Opus 81


SEPTEMBER 13
97TH SEASON FINALE BENEFIT CONCERT
Juilliard String Quartet 
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F Major, Opus 135 
Béla BARTÓK String Quartet #4
Antonín DVOŘÁK String Quintet in E Flat Major, Opus 97, "American"

JAZZ at Music Mountain
& Audience Favorites 

Saturdays at 7 PM

On Saturdays, you can add a Pre-Concert Dinner at the Falls Village Inn, a Litchfield County landmark, followed by a 10-minute scenic drive to Music Mountain. The Pink House, the celebrated restaurant in Cornwall, will offer a 4th of July Pre-Concert Dinner at Music Mountain.


JUNE 27
97TH SEASON JAZZ OPENING CONCERT
CHRISTIAN SANDS TRIO
Christian Sands, Piano, Jonathon Muir-Cotton, Bass, and Ryan Sands, Drums, play the music of Dave Brubeck. Christian Sands is one of the most exciting voices in jazz today, known for his dynamic blend of swing, blues, gospel, and Afro-Caribbean rhythms.


JULY 4 
JAZZ AT MUSIC MOUNTAIN BENEFIT CONCERT
PAUL WINTER CONSORT: OUR AMERICAN JOURNEY, IN CELEBRATION
Featuring Theresa Thomason, Voice, Henrique Eisenmann, Piano, Dave Haughey, Cello, Peter Slavov, Bass, Bertram Lehmann, Drums, and 7-time Grammy Award winner Paul Winter, Sax. Come early for a 4th of July Pre-Concert Dinner at Music Mountain hosted by the Pink House (5 PM, $50, pre-ordered); Historic Tour of the Music Mountain Campus and Sears Houses with Artistic Director Oskar Espina Ruiz; and/or a Nature Walk.


JULY 11 
HELEN SUNG QUARTET
Fresh off the release of her debut big band album Oracles (Sunnyside Records, June 2026) which pays tribute to the jazz legends who were her mentor-teachers, pianist and composer Helen Sung presents a special quartet version of the music. A Guggenheim Fellow and Steinway Artist, “Sung plays with crisp swing and elegant invention, her rhythms drawing from the music’s blues roots – and setting listeners’ heads bobbing – while she explores her own fresh ideas, often inspired from her classical training” (New York Times).


JULY 18
NICOLE ZURAITIS QUARTET
Nicole Zuraitis, Piano/Voice, Dan Pugach, Drums, Idan Morim Guitar, and Sam Weber, Bass, present their latest album, “The Devil I Knew.” With a “heart as big as her remarkable voice” (Jazz Police), Nicole Zuraitis is a 2-time Grammy Award winning artist who is redefining vocal jazz.


JULY 25
BOB PARKER’S JIVE BY FIVE
Christopher Parker, Drums, Scott Heth, Piano, David Spinozza, Guitar, Wanda Houston, Vocals, Kris Jensen, Tenor and Soprano Saxophones, Jeff Stephens, Trumpet, Peter McEachern, Trombone, and Joe Salamone, Bass. Bob Parker’s Jive By Five returns to Music Mountain led by Christopher Parker, Drums: “…the hardest working man in show business!" (Tom Hanks ). "…one of the greats!" (Bob Dylan).


AUGUST 1
LET’S DANCE! – SWINGTIME PLAYS AMERICA’S DANCE HITS
Music Mountain’s 20-piece “House Band” returns to celebrate the popular music that kept American’s dancing for decades—from the Lindy and Fox Trot to the Mambo and Cha Cha to the Twist!  Starting with Benny Goodman’s theme song (Let’s Dance), our high-powered big band brings to life Swing Era classics from Count Basie, Glenn, Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Les Brown and Ray Anthony, among many others.  Plus, Swingtime’s engaging singers salute iconic American vocalists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Peggi Lee, and Frank Sinatra, and also celebrate the 100th birthdays of entertainment legends Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Monroe and Tony Bennett.


AUGUST 8
NEW YORK GILBERT & SULLIVAN PLAYERS
For over 50 years, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players (NYGASP) has been America’s preeminent professional Gilbert & Sullivan repertory ensemble. Founder and Artistic Director Emeritus Albert Bergeret has been hailed as “the leading custodian of the G&S classics” by New York Magazine and as a “Legend of Off Broadway” by the Off Broadway Alliance.  This year’s program features the Gilbert & Sullivan classic The Mikado in a new 7-person version by Director/Choreographer David Auxier-Loyola. This will be followed by NYGASP's traditional G&S favorites and audience requests.


AUGUST 15
ZACCAI CURTIS QUARTET
2025 Grammy Award Winners, Zaccai Curtis, Piano; Luques Curtis, Bass; Willie Martinez, Timbales; and Reinaldo De Jesús, Congas, will showcase Afro-Cuban Jazz lineages.


AUGUST 22
DONALD SOSIN & JOANNA SEATON SILENT FILM & LIVE MUSIC
THE GENERAL (1926). Buster Keaton’s legendary Civil War comedy. “One of the great films of all time” — Orson Welles. Live music by pianist Donald Sosin and singer/percussionist Joanna Seaton.


AUGUST 29
BILL CHARLAP TRIO
Bill Charlap, Piano, David Wong, Bass and Dennis Mackrel, Drums. Grammy Award winning pianist “Bill Charlap approaches a song the way a lover approaches his beloved…no matter how imaginative or surprising his take on a song is, he invariably zeroes in on its essence” (Time Magazine). Bill Charlap has performed with many of the leading artists of our time, from Wynton Marsalis and Tony Bennett to Phil Woods and Ron Carter.


SEPTEMBER 5
Borromeo String Quartet & Friends
Details Under Chamber Music Series

SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH SIMONE DINNERSTEIN:
Music Mountain board president, Barbara von Bechtolsheim, an author, translator and Yale scholar, had a conversation with Simone Dinnerstein on January 27, 2026, for Music Mountain

           

                              
              
                               
               
                             

             

               

                
                                                               
              
                               
            
               
               

 

THE ORCHESTRA NOW:

Bard College, ©2017 The Orchestra Now, 263 W. 38th Street, Fl. 10, NY 10018, (646) 237-5034, http://theorchestranow.org/

BENNINGTON ARTS:

Bennington Center for the Arts, 44 Gypsy Lne, Bennington, VT 05201,
802-442-7158, http://www.thebennington.org

MUSIC HAVEN:

Music Haven Concert Series, Central Park, 500 Iroquois Path, Schenectady, NY 12309, (518) 660-0675, www.musichavenstage.org

ASTON MAGNA:

Aston Magna Foundation for Music and the Humanities, Inc., PO Box 28, Great Barrington, MA 01230, (413) 528-3595, http://astonmagna.org

 

  

ROUND LAKE:

Round Lake Auditorium, 2 Wesley Avenue (PO Box 65), Round Lake, NY 12151, (518) 899-2800, http://www.roundlakeauditorium.org/

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ST. PAUL's-Albany:

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 21 Hackett Blvd., Albany, NY 12208, (518) 463-2257, stpaulsec@logical.net, http://www.stpaulsplace.org