Chelsea Music Festival – Past Concerts

Takashi Yoshimatsu — Threnody to Toki, Op. 12 (for piano & string orchestra)
Nicky Sohn — Chesterton's Gardens (for cello & piano)
Ryuichi Sakamoto — 20220302 – sarabande
Ryuichi Sakamoto — Rain
Patricio Molina — Kecha Tregülfe ("They Took You to Dance") (for violin, soprano, & piano)
Gerald Finzi — Eclogue for piano and strings, Op. 10

Come hear this tour de force quartet of the most sought-after percussionists including Rogério Boccato and Keito Ogawa, and listen as they …

Program includes works by Florence Price, Iman Habibi, Antonín Dvořák, Giacomo Puccini, Gustav Holst, and Sung Jin Hong.

Stay grounded and connected to the earth and our community at this event, held on the gorgeous grounds of the General Theological Seminary.…

We are pleased to offer this free and open to the public noontime concert. All are welcome!

Asaran Earth Trio will be performing on the gor…

Reena Esmail — Ragamala
Texu Kim — Ritus Sanitatem
Ludwig van Beethoven — String Quartet No. 7, Op. 59, No. 1 "Razumovsky"

This season, Chelsea Music Festival is thrilled to announce our new venue partner and Opening Weekend Sponsor, Genesis House. 

During O…

Program includes works by Edward MacDowell, Olivier Messiaen, Louis-Claude Daquin, Edvard Grieg, David Evans, Nicky Sohn, Franz Schubert, Amy Beach, Florence Price, and Iman Habibi.

Nicky Sohn — Selected works

Felix Mendelssohn — Selected works (songs & chamber music)
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel — Selected works (songs & chamber music)
Edmund Finnis — Sister
Edmund Finnis — Brother (II-IV)
Felix Mendelssohn — String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80

Joan Tower — Wild Summer
Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté — Tegere Tulon ("I. Funtukuru")
Fodé Lassana Diabaté — Sunjata's Time ("IV. Bala Faseke")
Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté — Tegere Tulon ("IV. Wawani")
Henryk Górecki — String Quartet No. 1 "Already It Is Dusk", Op. 62
Max Richter — On the Nature of Daylight (arr. Christina Bouey)
Felix Mendelssohn — String Quartet No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 44, No. 3

ARKAI is an award-winning string duo that redefines the boundaries of musical genre — fusing classical virtuosity with the electricity of a…

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel — Das Jahr ("The Year"), H. 385
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel — String Quartet in E-flat major

Drop in to catch an experimental performance created by Visual Artist-in-Residence Jonathan VanDyke. Known for durational performances as l…

Fanny Mendelssohn was well known for hosting salons in her living room, which attracted guests ranging from famous poets, musicians, and ro…

Felix Mendelssohn — String Symphony No. 1 in C major, MWV N 1
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel — Gartenlieder, Op. 3 (arr. Ken-David Masur; world premeire of arrangement)
Valentin Silvestrov (Valentyn Sylvestrov) — Hymn – 2001
Johann Sebastian Bach — Concerto for two harpsichords in C minor, BWV 1060
Misato Mochizuki — Phylogénie (for violin & viola; NY premiere)
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel — Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11

Join us to celebrate the solo exhibition featuring work by our 2022 Visual Artist-in-Residence, Jonathan VanDyke at High Line Nine. VanDyke…

US premieres from Anton Garcia Abril, performed by violist Jesus Rodolfo & pianist Reed Tetzloff; studio visit visual artist Heidi Hankaniemi; & never-before-seen footage from the Chelsea Music Festival archive.

World premiere of Eric Nathan’s Just a Moment performed by oboists John Ferrillo & Amanda Hardy. The concert also includes clips with violinist Augustin Hadelich, pianist Orion Weiss, & visuals by artist Kyle Meyer.

Nikolai Kapustin – Concert Etude Op. 40, No. 7 “Intermezzo"
Grażyna Bacewicz – Piano Sonata No. 2
Adam Golka – Relevant Etude