Four nights of classical music Gennadius Library, cotsen-hall, curtis music

Four nights of classical music at the American School of Classical Studies

Where: American School of Classical Studies at Athens
When: 28-30th September & 1st October, 2016
Why Go: Enjoy a musical epilogue in a grand setting

Four Nights of Classical Music, a musical epilogue to welcome the autumn season in Athens is presented by The Schwarz Foundation and the American School of Classical Studies.

Musicians from the Curtis Institute of Music will perform timeless melodies at the Gennadius Library to animate the cultural landscape of Athens and the seasonal transition from summer to autumn.

Four nights of classical music Gennadius Library, cotsen-hall, curtis music

Musicians from the Curtis Institute of Music. Photograph from left: Nigel Armstrong, centre: Jean Kim, right: Jason Vieaux

Program highlights

Wednesday, September 28, 2016, 8:30pm

Leon McCawley, piano

CHOPIN, Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23

Thursday, September 29, 2016, 8:30pm

Jason Vieaux, guitar

BACH, Lute Suite No. 1 in E Minor, BWV 996

Friday, September 30 2016, 8:30pm

Leon McCawley, piano
Nigel Armstrong, violin
Roberto Díaz, viola
Jean Kim, cello

BRAHMS, Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 101   [20’]
BRAHMS, Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25  [40’]

Saturday, October 1 2016, 8:30pm

Jason Vieaux, guitar
Nigel Armstrong, violin
Roberto Díaz, viola
Jean Kim, cello


KODALY, Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
ZHOU TIAN, Red Trees, Wrinkled Cliffs
PAGANINI, Quartet in A minor, M.S. 42

ABOUT

The Gennadius Library

The Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens was established in 1926 and is a leading research center for the study of the culture and civilization of Greece with more than 125,000 rare books, archives, manuscripts, and research materials that shed light in all periods of Greek history and culture. The Library offers fellowships, produces publications, and organizes public lectures, seminars, symposia, and exhibitions aiming to reach a broader public in order to highlight the importance of Greek culture in the formation of western civilization.

The Schwarz Foundation

The Schwarz Foundation is a private foundation whose mission is to foster the exchange between various cultures. Europe is experiencing ongoing transformation which calls for new ways of thinking. The Foundation was initiated in order to contribute to this process of re-evaluation and re-thinking.

Curtis Institute of Music

One of the world’s finest music academies, the Curtis Institute of Music educates exceptionally gifted young musicians as artist-citizens who engage a local and global community through music-making of the highest caliber. Each year Curtis students participate in performances around the world through its ‘Curtis on Tour’ program.

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