La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest at The Conrad, July 29–August 26, 2022

San Diego, CA—Music Director Inon Barnatan has announced the artists who will perform in the month-long program of concerts he has devised for La Jolla Music Society (LJMS)’ SummerFest 2022, returning to The Conrad from July 29 to August 26, 2022.

Returning in his fourth year, Barnatan has created an ambitious program, evocatively titled “Under the Influence,” exploring the muses that seduced and inspired some of the greatest composers in musical history. 

Twenty of the artists and six of the ensembles performing in SummerFest 2022 are making La Jolla Music Society debuts, including the GRAMMY Award-winning international star countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo. He will appear in an evening with Cécile McLorin Salvant celebrating the music of Kurt Weill, part of this year’s Synergy Initiative. Costanzo comes to SummerFest fresh from his return to the title role in Philip Glass’ Akhnaten at the 

Metropolitan Opera, in a production which shot him to international stardom in 2019 and won the GRAMMY for Best Opera Recording in 2022. 

“I’m thrilled to bring back the Synergy Series, which this summer will feature collaborations between jazz musicians, opera stars, dancers, and choreographers in a truly unique and exciting week of immersive events,” says Music Director Inon Barnatan. “I’m also beyond thrilled that one of today’s most exciting composers, Caroline Shaw, the youngest composer ever to win a Pulitzer Prize and a superstar of the music world, is joining us as Composer-in-Residence. Besides presenting her new work, co-commissioned by LJMS, she’ll also curate the Takeover at The JAI concert and join as a performer in several concerts.”

La Jolla Music Society’s Fellowship Artists, selected from all over the world through a rigorous application process, will join these world-class artists in performances of the highest quality, aiding in their professional development and artistic inspiration. 

La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest 2022

Inon Barnatan, Music Director

The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla

All concerts are in The Baker-Baum Concert Hall unless otherwise noted.

 

Opening Night: Side by Side

Friday, July 29 · 7:30 PM

Prelude 6:30 PM in The JAI: Interview with Inon Barnatan hosted by Leah Rosenthal

 

VARIOUS Variations in A Major on a Russian Theme 

      Blake Pouliot, Tessa Lark, violins; 

Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Jay Campbell, cello

CHOPIN-FRANCHOMME  Grand Duo Concertant on Themes from Robert le Diable 

Johannes Moser*, cello; Joyce Yang, piano

BRAHMS Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b 

Garrick Ohlsson, Inon Barnatan, pianos

BACEWICZ Quartet for Four Violins 

Simone Porter*, Tessa Lark, Blake Pouliot, 

Sophia Stoyanovich**, violins

CZERNY Quatuor Concertant No.1, Op. 230 

Garrick Ohlsson, Inon Barnatan, Joyce Yang, 

Wynona Yinuo Wang**, pianos

 

Point Counterpoint

Saturday, July 30 · 7:30 PM 

Prelude 6:30 PM in The JAI: Lecture by Kristi Brown Montesano

 

VALENTINI Sonata for Two String Quartets and Bass, 

  “EnHarmonic” 

Simone Porter, Tessa Lark, Blake Pouliot, 

Francisco Fullana*, violins; Masumi Per Rostad, 

Sung Jin Lee**, violas; Johannes Moser, Jay Campbell, cellos; Doug Balliett*, bass

HAYDN String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 20, No. 5 

Tessa Lark, Francisco Fullana, violins; 

Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Jay Campbell, cello

STEVE REICH New York Counterpoint (Synergy Initiative)

Anthony McGill, clarinet 

plus pre-recorded video directed by Tristan Cook

MOZART Fantasy in F Minor for Two Pianos, K.608 (arr. Busoni) 

Inon Barnatan, Joyce Yang, pianos

ELGAR Piano Quintet in A Minor, Op. 84 

Blake Pouliot, Simone Porter, violin; Richard O’Neill, viola; Johannes Moser, cello; Garrick Ohlsson, piano

 

Beyond Bach

Sunday, July 31 · 3 PM

Prelude 2 PM in The JAI: Lecture

 

FALCONIERI            Chaconne in G Major 

Francisco Fullana, Simone Porter, Kathryn Hatmaker, Heejeon Ahn**, violins; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; 

Jay Campbell, cello; Doug Balliett, bass; Paul Holmes Morton*, theorbo; Ruben Valenzuela*, harpsichord

J.S. BACH Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins and Strings, 

  BWV 1043 

Tessa Lark, Blake Pouliot, solo violins;

Francisco Fullana, Heejeon Ahn, Kathryn Hatmaker, Delphine Skene**, violins; Sung Jin Lee, viola; Nathan Cottrell**, Doug Balliett, bass; Paul Holmes Morton, theorbo; Ruben Valenzuela, harpsichord

C.P.E BACH Cello Concerto in A Major 

Johannes Moser, solo cello;

Francisco Fullana, Heejeon Ahn, Kathyrn Hatmaker, Delphine Skene, violins; Sung Jin Lee, viola; Nathan Cottrell, cello; Doug Balliett, bass; Paul Holmes Morton, theorbo; Ruben Valenzuela, harpsichord

BIBER Battalia à 9 

Francisco Fullana, Liza Ferschtman, Simone Porter, violins; Masumi Per Rostad, Richard O’Neill, Chi-Yuan Chen*, Sung Jin Lee, violas; Jay Campbell, cello; Doug Balliett, bass; Ruben Valenzuela, harpsichord

RODERICUS Angelorum Psalat

RAVEL Lent from Sonata for Violin and Cello, M. 73

C.P.E BACH Presto in C Minor, Wq. 114 No. 3, H.230

Simone Porter, violin; Jay Campbell, cello

VIVALDI Violin Concerto in D Major, RV 208 “Grosso Mogul” 

Liza Ferschtman, solo violin;

Francisco Fullana, Heejeon Ahn, Kathryn Hatmaker, Delphine Skene, violins; Richard O’Neill, viola; Andrew Ilhoon Byun**, cello; Doug Balliett, bass; Paul Holmes Morton, theorbo; Ruben Valenzuela, harpsichord

 

Under the Influence: Shakespeare’s World

Wednesday, August 3 · 7 PM

Prelude 6 PM in The Baker-Baum Concert Hall: Pelia Quartet performs

 

PURCELL Fantasia upon one note; other Fantasias; If Musick 

Francisco Fullana, Sophia Stoyanovich, violins; Masumi Per 

Rostad, Sung Jin Lee, violas; Doug Balliett, bass; Paul Holmes Morton, theorbo; Robin Tritschler, tenor        

SHAKESPEARE SONGS

SCHUBERT An Sylvia 

QUILTER It was a lover and his lass

VAUGHN WILLIAMS   Orpheus with his lute

RAUTAVAARA Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day 

DALE Come away, Death (with Masumi Per Rostad, viola)

Robin Tritschler, tenor; Francesco Piemontesi*, piano

KORNGOLD Suite from Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11 

Blake Pouliot, violin; Joyce Yang, piano

BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in D Major, Opus 70, No. 1 “Ghost” 

Liza Ferschtman, violin; Efe Baltacigil, cello; 

Imogen Cooper*, piano 

 

A Weekend in Paris: The Salon and The Masquerade 

Friday, August 5 · 7:30 PM

Prelude 6:30 PM in The JAI: Lecture

 

DEBUSSY Petite Suite, for Piano four-hands 

Francesco Piemontesi, Imogen Cooper, piano

CHOPIN Nocturne, Op. 62 no. 2

Imogen Cooper, piano

A Selection of Songs by Poulenc, Fauré, and Duparc

POULENC Voyage à Paris 

FAURÉ Après un rêve 

DUPARC L’invitation au voyage 

CHABRIER Villanelle des petits canards 

DUPARC Extase 

FAURÉ Clair de lune

POULENC Les chemins de l’amour 

                              Robin Tritschler, tenor; Imogen Cooper, piano

CAPLET Conte Fantastique 

Bridget Kibbey*, harp; Erin Keefe, Alexi Kenney*, violins; Yura 

Lee, viola; Efe Baltacigil, cello; Doug Balliet, bass

RAVEL La Valse for Two Pianos 

Inon Barnatan, Francesco Piemontesi, pianos  

SARASATE Fantasy on Bizet’s Carmen, Op. 25 

Augustin Hadelich, violin; Joyce Yang, piano

A Weekend in Paris: Le Conservatoire 

Saturday, August 6 · 7:30 PM 

Prelude 6:30 PM in The Baker-Baum Concert Hall: Aestas Trio performs

 

DEBUSSY Danse Sacrée et Danse Profane 

Bridget Kibbey, harp; Alexi Kenney, Erin Keefe, violins; 

Yura Lee, viola; Sterling Elliott*, cello; Doug Balliett, bass 

L.BOULANGER Nocturne 

Alexi Kenney, violin; Bridget Kibbey, harp

FRANCK Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano 

Augustin Hadelich, violin; Francesco Piemontesi, piano

MESSIAEN Theme and Variations 

Erin Keefe, violin; Inon Barnatan, piano 

FAURÉ Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15 

Liza Ferschtman, violin; Yura Lee, viola; Efe Baltacigil, cello;

Inon Barnatan, piano

 

A Weekend in Paris: Beg, Borrow and Steal

Sunday, August 7 · 3 PM

Prelude 2 PM in The JAI: Lecture

 

COUPERIN L’Apothéose de Corelli 

Alexi Kenney, Liza Ferschtman, violins; Sterling Elliott, cello; 

Angie Zhang*, harpsichord 

MILHAUD Suite for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano

Erin Keefe, violin; Osmo Vänskä, clarinet; Inon Barnatan, piano

SAINT-SAËNS Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 65 

Liza Ferschtman, Alexi Kenney, violins; Yura Lee, viola; 

Sterling Elliott, cello; Doug Balliett, bass; Jens Lindemann*, trumpet; Inon Barnatan, piano 

SCHUMANN Six Canonic Études, Op. 56 (arr. Debussy) 

Inon Barnatan, Imogen Cooper, pianos

RAVEL Piano Trio in A Minor

Augustin Hadelich, violin; Efe Baltacigil, cello; Francesco 

Piemontesi, piano

 

Under the Influence: Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons

Wednesday, August 10 · 7 PM 

Prelude 6 PM in The Baker-Baum Concert Hall: Aestas Trio performs

 

BARRIERE Sonata for Two Cellos 

Sterling Elliott, Andrew Ilhoon Byun, cellos

VIVALDI          The Four Seasons 

Alexi Kenney, Liza Ferschtman, Tessa Lark, Stefan Jackiw, 

solo violins

 

Chamber Orchestra

Violin I

Liza Ferschtman

Alexi Kenney

Sophia Stoyanovich

Heejeon Ahn

 

Violin II

Tessa Lark

Stefan Jackiw

Delphine Skene

 

Viola

Chi-Yuan Chen

Sung Jin Lee

 

Cello

Sterling Elliott

Nathan Cottrell

Andrew Ilhoon Byun

 

Bass

Doug Balliett

 

Harpsichord

Angie Zhang

 

The New Romantics 

Friday, August 12 · 7:30 PM 

Prelude 6:30 PM in The JAI: Lecture by Alex Ross

 

SCHUBERT Quartettsatz, D.703 

Dover Quartet

  Joel Link, Bryan Lee, violins; Milena Pajaro-Van De Stadt, viola; 

  Camden Shaw, cello

MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN Piano Quintet (world première of full version)

Marc-André Hamelin, piano

Dover Quartet

DVORÁK Piano Trio in F Minor, Op. 65 

Inon Barnatan, piano; Stefan Jackiw, violin; 

Clive Greensmith, cello; 

 

SUMMERFEST GALA

Saturday, August 13

Scheduled to perform:

Marc-André Hamelin, Dover Quartet, Stefan Jackiw, Inon Barnatan

 

The Wagner Effect 

Sunday, August 14 · 3 PM 

Prelude 2 PM in The Baker-Baum Concert Hall: Pelia Quartet performs

 

STRAUSS Sextet from Capriccio 

Joel Link, Bryan Lee, violins; Teng Li, Milena Pajaro-Van De Stadt, violas; Clive Greensmith, Camden Shaw, cellos

BERG             Piano Sonata, Op. 1 (arr. Müller) 

Bryan Lee, Joel Link, violins; Milena Pajaro-Van De Stadt, Teng Li, violas; Camden Shaw, Clive Greensmith, cellos

WAGNER         Isolde’s Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde (arr. Liszt)

Marc-André Hamelin, piano

LISZT                At the Grave of Richard Wagner (arr. Barnatan)

Marc-André Hamelin, piano; Stefan Jackiw, violin; Milena 

Pajaro-Van De Stadt, viola; Nina Lee, cello; John Bruce Yeh, clarinet; David Byrd-Marrow, horn

DOHNÁNYI Sextet in C Major, Op. 37 

Marc-André Hamelin, piano; Stefan Jackiw, violin; Milena

Pajaro-Van De Stadt, viola; Nina Lee, cello; John Bruce Yeh, clarinet; David Byrd-Marrow, horn

 

Synergy: Under the Influence

Cécile McLorin Salvant

Wednesday, August 17 · 7 PM 

Prelude 6 PM in The JAI

 

Synergy: An Evening of Kurt Weill

Thursday, August 18 · 7:30 PM 

 

An evening inspired by Kurt Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins featuring Anthony Roth Costanzo and Cécile McLorin Salvant with Sullivan Fortner. 

 

Anthony Roth Costanzo*, countertenor 

Cécile McLorin Salvant, vocalist

Sullivan Fortner*, piano

Eric Jacobsen, conductor

 

Chamber ensemble:

Alex Sopp, flute/piccolo; John Bruce Yeh, Christopher Pell, clarinet; Erik Höltje, bassoon; David Byrd-Marrow, French horn; Sycil Mathai, trumpet; Dave Nelson, trombone; Dustin Donahue, percussion; Sullivan Fortner, piano; Alex Fortes, Emily Daggett Smith, violins; Kyle Armbrust, viola; Nina Lee, cello; Logan Coale, bass

 

Design team:

Zack Winokur*, director

John Torres*, lighting design

Synergy: The Planets

The Knights* with Dance Heginbotham*

Saturday, August 20 · 6 PM & 8 PM

Sunday, August 21 · 3 PM & 5 PM 

The JAI

 

HOLST The Planets, Op. 32

The Knights, The Knights, violins; The Knights, viola; Nina Lee, 

cello; The Knights, bass; The Knights, flute; The Knights, clarinet; The Knights, trumpet; The Knights, trombone; 

Eric Jacobsen, conductor

Plus four dancers from Dance Heginbotham

 

Under the Influence: Miró Quartet

Wednesday, August 24 · 7 PM

 

CAROLINE SHAW Microfictions (West Coast première co-commissioned by La 

  Jolla SummerFest)

Miró Quartet

  Daniel Ching, William Fedkenheuer, violins; 

  John Largess, viola; Joshua Gindele, cello

MENDELSSOHN String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 87

Caroline Shaw*, viola

Miró Quartet

Takeover @ The JAI with Caroline Shaw

Wednesday, August 24 · 8:30 PM

The JAI

 

Program curated by Caroline Shaw featuring her work Thousandth Orange.

 

New Wine, Old Bottles

Thursday, August 25 · 7:30 PM

Prelude 6:30 PM in The Baker-Baum Concert Hall: Aestas Trio performs

 

FRANÇAIX Octet 

Anthony McGill, clarinet; David Byrd-Marrow, horn; Brad 

Balliett, bassoon; Benjamin Beilman, Sophia Stoyanovich, violins; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Carter Brey, cello; Anthony Manzo*, bass

CHRIS ROGERSON World première commissioned by La Jolla SummerFest

Wynona Yinuo Wang, piano; Benjamin Beilman, violin; Sung Jin Lee, viola; Julie Albers*, cello, Timothy Cobb, bass

BRAHMS Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, Op. 115 

Anthony McGill, clarinet; James Ehnes, Andrew Wan, violins;  

Jonathan Vinocour, viola; Clive Greensmith, cello

Finale: Metamorphosis

Friday, August 26 · 7:30 PM

Prelude 6:30 PM in The Baker-Baum Concert Hall: Pelia Quartet performs

 

STRAUSS-HASENÖHRL Till Eulenspiegel einmal anders! 

Andrew Wan, violin; Anthony McGill, clarinet; David Byrd-Marrow, horn; Brad Balliett, bassoon; Anthony Manzo, bass

STRAUSS                     Metamorphosen 

James Ehnes, Benjamin Beilman, violins; Cynthia Phelps, Jonathan Vinocour, violas; Julie Albers, Carter Brey, cellos; Timothy Cobb, bass

SCHUBERT String Quartet in D Minor, D.810 “Death and the Maiden” 

  (arr. Mahler)

 

Chamber Orchestra

 

Violin 1

Andrew Wan

James Ehnes

Daniel Ching

Heejeon Ahn

 

Violin 2

Benjamin Beilman

William Fedkenheuer

Sophia Stoyanovich

Delphine Skene

 

Viola

Jonathan Vinocour

Cynthia Phelps

John Largess

Caroline Shaw

 

Cello

Clive Greensmith

Joshua Gindele

Julie Albers

 

Bass

Timothy Cobb

Anthony Manzo

 

Synergy events are co-produced by Inon Barnatan and Clara Wu Tsai

* La Jolla Music Society debut 

** La Jolla Music Society Fellowship Artist

 

Artists, concerts, dates, and venues subject to change.

SUBSCRIPTIONS AND SINGLE TICKETS

Single tickets are now on sale, and range from $45 to $110.

SummerFest subscriptions are available now. The Windansea Series—all 15 concerts in The Baker-Baum Concert Hall—is $1,120 or $1,289 depending on seat location. Any JAI concert can be added on to Windansea for 8 percent off the price of a single ticket. 

Partial subscription series and compose-your-own packages are also available. 

Details, subscription packages, and single tickets are available at the La Jolla Music Society box office, by phone at (858) 459-3728, and online at www.LJMS.org.

ABOUT LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY

As one of Southern California’s leading presenters of première performing arts, La Jolla Music Society contributes to San Diego’s cultural vitality year-round through a rich variety of presentations, including classical, jazz, global roots, contemporary music, and dance. For more information, visit www.LJMS.org, or call 858.459.3728.

La Jolla Music Society’s 2021–22 Season and SummerFest are supported by The Conrad Prebys Foundation, The City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, Banc of California, The Lodge at Torrey Pines, ProtoStar Foundation, Vail Memorial Fund, ResMed Foundation, Bright Events Rentals, Ace Parking, San Diego Foundation, Brenda Baker and Steve Baum, Judith Bachner and Eric Lasley, Raffaella and John Belanich, Gordon Brodfuehrer, Mary Ellen Clark, Jendy Dennis Fund, Sue and Chris Fan, Brenda and Michael Goldbaum, Joan and Irwin Jacobs, Dorothea Laub, Jeanette Stevens, Debra Turner, Clara Wu Tsai, and Bebe and Marvin Zigman.

 

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