3-concert chamber music series featuring works written by living composers from New England. In Program: Jonathan KANE: “Convergence” String Quartet (2012), October Quartet (2013), “Debunk—Rebunk” Adrian SYLVEEN: “So We don't forget” Kaddish in an étude form for cello and piano (2024) “Divertimento Fantastique” for Violin Solo (2024), “The Fear of […]
A beautiful program connecting different significant inspirations and sounds from Antiquity to the Contemporary. Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra presents a concert honoring Italian and Italian American heritage, including new music by New York native Ernesto Ferreri. The program also includes Brahms violin concerto in a new arrangement for chamber orchestra.
IN PROGRAM:
Ottorino Respighi: Antiche danze et arie per liuto, Suite No.3
Ernesto Ferreri: Octet for Chamber Orchestra, op. 32
Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto, Op.77
Adrian Sylveen, violin
Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
Damiano Tognetti, guest conductor
Featuring Historic 1938 Austin Pipe Organ
PROGRAM:
Josef Gabriel Rheinberger: Concerto (Suite) for Violin, Cello and Organ, Op. 149
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in D for Organ & 2 Violins
“Mein gläubiges Herze” (My believing heart) from Cantata #68
Felix Mendelssohn Nachspiel in D major, MWV W 12
Hymn: Hear my prayer, MWV B 49
Gettano Felice Piazza: Sonata for 2 Organs in F major
Cesario Gussago: Sonata La Leona a 8
Program sponsored in part by Marjorie Jolidon Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
SOLOISTS: Giacomo Benedetti, Eugenio Milazzo
Brunilda Myftaraj, Sanga Yoon, Laura Andreini, Adrian Sylveen
THE MONIUSZKO CHOIR Wanxue Zhang, soprano McKayla Ferguson, alto Igor Antonio, tenor David Kennedy, bass Members of the Connecticut VIRTUOSI Adrian Sylveen, conductor
A Semi-Staged Version of An opera by Giuseppe Verdi. The tragic story revolves around the licentious Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto’s daughter Gilda. The opera’s original title, La Maledizion (The Curse), refers to a curse placed on both the Duke and Rigoletto by the Count Monterone, whose daughter the Duke has seduced with Rigoletto’s encouragement. The curse comes to fruition when Gilda falls in love with the Duke and sacrifices her life to save him from the assassin hired by her father.
"WE THE PEOPLE" Immigrant stories in music - part 11
IN PROGRAM:
Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto no. 2 in F-minor
Soloist: Corbin Beisner
Stanisław Moniuszko: Latin Mass in E-flat major
with The Academic Choir of Lublin University of Technology
Antonio Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, RV 621, Magnificat, RV. 610
Allison Lindsay, alto
An exceptional Chinese young pianist from the Juilliard School of Music, Weiran Lydia Meng will perform Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Also in the program is the World premiere of XXI Music for string orchestra by a young Polish composer from Gdańsk Music Academy, Sandra Tracz, and Mozart's Symphony No. 29 i A-Major.
PRESENTED BY: Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra & 2025 Greve Opera Academy
The Connecticut Virtuosi & the members of Orchestra "Il Contrapunto" from Empoli (Italy) in performance of the most beautiful Italian baroque concertos. In Program: Giuseppe Valentini: Concerto in A minor for 4 violins, Op.7 No.11 Giuseppe Tartini: Violin Concerto in A major, GT 1.A09 Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto For Harpsichord, Strings […]
Easter Songs for Chorus, organ & Strings with the Moniuszko Choir
Performance by the Students of the Virtuosi Music Academy
Selection of works for Organ and Voice with mezzo-soprano Rebecca Almeida
Program sponsored in part by Marjorie Jolidon Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Join us for an electrifying evening as Bizet’s immortal Carmen—one of the most beloved and recognizable operas in the world—returns to the stage with irresistible passion, color, and drama. Carmen remains a timeless masterpiece, captivating audiences with its fiery spirit and unforgettable melodies. Set in vibrant Seville, the story follows Don José, a soldier torn between duty, love, and the magnetic allure of the free‑spirited Carmen.
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An Inaugural Concert of the 2026 Summer Music Festival. Ina Jun – piano, Brunilda Myftaraj – violin, Jonathan Kane – viola, Zachary Sears, cello. Mozart’s Piano Quartet in G minor stands at the birth of an entirely new chamber‑music genre. Composed in 1876, Fauré’s Violin Sonata in A major marked his arrival as a mature voice in French chamber music.
Jonathan Kane’s “Convergence”, Brahms’s Clarinet Quintet, and Ravel’s String Quartet highlight innovation, lyricism, and refinement. Performed by Charter Oak String Quartet with clarinetist Jonathan Towney, this program unites modern exploration, autumnal warmth, and French brilliance in chamber music’s finest traditions.
YOUNG DIVISION SHOWCASE, INSTITUTE ENSEMBLE: Stabat Mater by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Mass No. 2 in G major, by Franz Schubert. Soloists: Caroline Christopher, soprano, Rebecca McFarland, alto Terrence Fay: tenor, Laurentiu Rotaru: bass, The Moniuszko Choir & Members of the New Britain Chorale, 2026 Virtuosi Summer Music Institute Ensemble.