Schedule of Event:

11:00am: Beyond the Music Piano and Strings Chamber Music

The dynamic duo of musicologists, Elizabeth Seitz and Andrew Shryock will take the audience on a musical journey through time as  they explore the evolving role of the piano in string chamber music. This lecture offers an in-depth look at the rich history and background of this beloved instrument pairing, providing listeners with a deeper appreciation for its development and significance in chamber music.

The lecture will focus on the iconic piano trios and quartets by Beethoven, Brahms, Fauré, and Mozart, to be performed during this year's Rockport Chamber Music Festival.

Free, reservations encouraged. Light refreshments will be served for this mid-morning lecture.

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7:30pm: Mozart & Brahms

Four chamber music virtuosos—Paul Huang, hailed as "one of those rare artists who casts a spell" (Violinist.com), Alessio Bax, praised as "clearly among the most remarkable young pianists now before the public" (Gramophone) and Nicholas Cannelakis, described as "the superb young soloist" (The New Yorker) and Artistic Director and violist Barry Shiffman come together for an evening of masterworks by Mozart, Grieg and Brahms.

PROGRAM:
MOZART: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K.493 GRIEG: Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 45

INTERMISSION:
BRAHMS: Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8

ABOUT PAUL HUANG:
Recipient of the prestigious 2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant and the 2017 Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, violinist Paul Huang is considered one of the most distinctive artists of his generation. The Washington Post remarked that Huang "possesses a big, luscious tone, spot-on intonation and a technique that makes the most punishing string phrases feel as natural as breathing," following his recital debut at the Kennedy Center.

ABOUT ALESSIO BAX:
Combining exceptional lyricism and insight with consummate technique, Alessio Bax is "among the most remarkable young pianists now before the public" (Gramophone). He catapulted to prominence with First Prize wins at both the 2000 Leeds International Piano Competition and the 1997 Hamamatsu International Piano Competition. He has appeared with over 150 orchestras, including the New York, London, and St. Petersburg Philharmonic and Boston Symphony Orchestras, collaborating with eminent conductors including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sir Andrew Davis and Sir Simon Rattle. As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with Joshua Bell, Lucille Chung and Steven Isserlis, among many others and appears regularly in festivals such as Ravinia, Aspen and Tanglewood. Since 2017, he has been the Artistic Director of the Incontri in Terra di Siena Festival.

ABOUT NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS:
Nicholas Canellakis is one of the most sought-after and innovative cellists of his generation, praised as a "superb young soloist" (The New Yorker) and "impassioned … the audience seduced by Mr. Canellakis's rich, alluring tone" (The New York Times).

ABOUT BARRY SHIFFMAN:
Artistic director of the Rockport Chamber Music Festival and classical music at Rockport Music, internationally acclaimed violinist and violist Barry Shiffman is well-respected as a musician, educator and administrator. He was co-founder of the St. Lawrence String Quartet (SLSQ), and currently serves as both the Associate Dean and Director of Chamber Music at the Glenn Gould School and Dean of the Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists at The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. During his 17 years with the SLSQ he appeared in over 2,000 concerts in venues around the globe and recorded several critically acclaimed discs under an exclusive contract with EMI Classics. He has also served in numerous roles at the Banff Centre, including Director of Music Programs (2006-2010), Artistic Director of the Centre's Summer Music Programs (2010-2016) and Executive Director of the Banff International String Quartet Competition, which he continues to direct.

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