For our "at home" audience to enjoy!
The Park City Chamber Music Society is dedicated to preserving and promoting the art of live classical music performance, serving as both a perfomance organization and a classical music historic preservation society.
Chamber music was composed to be performed for intimate live audiences. The Beethoven Festival has been presenting concerts for live audiences in intimate settings for 38 years, so....
The 2020 Beethoven Festival Summer Concerts officially began July 6 and will run through August and beyond. For thirty-seven years most of the live concerts have been recorded.
The Festival is making those exciting performances available for audiences everywhere to enjoy.
The exciting vitality and expressive playing is captured in each performance.
Join us for the "Premieres" as the Festival launches each new video on the YouTube channel.
The concerts remain online to enjoy as many times as you would like. "SUBSCRIBE" to the channel to enjoy these broadcasts that capture the style and energy of the original performances.
Online Performances feature recordings from live performances at the Beethoven Festival along with rare and unique historic performances.
Following the Premieres, these Online Performances remain online on Festival Youtube Channel for you to continue to enjoy. Subscribe to the Beethoven Festival Facebook and Youtube Pages and "Ring the Bell" to receive notifications of new broadcasts.
You can hear and watch these performances here on this site or visit the YouTube Channel for these concerts and more.
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ONLINE PREMIERE
SUNDAY
Aug 9 , 2020 at 6PM MT
Join us for the Mozart Piano Quartet, the Brahms Sonata for Violin and Piano and the Dahl Trio for Violin, Clarinet and Cello. The artists featured in these performances at the Festival are violinists Dara Morales and Charles Castleman, cellist Jesus Morales, clarinetist and Festival Artist in Residence Russell Harlow, violist and Festival Artist in Residence Leslie Harlow, and pianist Doris Stevenson.
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ONLINE PREMIERE
SUNDAY
July 26, 2020 at 6PM MT
Join us for Maurice Ravel's fantastic Sonata for Violin and Cello and
the Quartet for Violin, Clarinet, Cello and Piano by Peter Schickele. The artists featured in these 2004 performances at the Festival are violinist Philippe Djokic, cellist Denise Djokic, clarinetist and Festival Artist in Residence Russell Harlow, and pianist Robert Moeling.
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ONLINE PREMIERE
SUNDAY
July 19, 2020 at 6PM MT
Join us for Tchaikovsky's "Souvenir de Florence" String Sextet and
Smetana's Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15. The Smetana features violinist Charles Libove, cellist Yehuda Hanani and pianist Nina Lugovoy
and the concert was recorded live at the Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. The Tchaikovsky Sextet was performed by violinists Elmar Oliveira
and Arturo Delmoni, violists Sandra Robbins and Leslie Harlow and cellists Terry King and Gayle Smith. The Tchaikovsky Sextet was performed at the
Park City Community Church on the outskirts of Park City.
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ONLINE PREMIERE
SUNDAY
July 12, 2020 at 6PM MT
Join us for Bela Bartok's "Contrasts" for Violin,
Clarinet and Piano featuring Festival Artists violinist Philippe Djokic, clarinetist Russell Harlow and pianist
John Jensen. Following the Bartok, we would like to introduce you to the string quartet by the famed violin virtuoso
Fritz Kreisler. This work was introduced to us by violinist Paul Rosenthal during the first years of the Festival and
this performance is led by Paul and features violinist Dara Morales, violist Leslie Harlow and cellist Mark Kosower.
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ONLINE PREMIERE
SUNDAY
July 5, 2020 at 6PM MT
Join us for the Prokofiev Sonata in C, Op. 119 for Cello and Piano featuring cellist Denise Djokic and pianist John Novacek. Following the Prokofiev, enjoy three beautiful works for clarinet and piano by Debussy: Arabesque 1, Arabesque 2 and the Premier Rhapsody performed by clarinetist Russell Harlow and pianist John Novacek. The final work on the program is the famous Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 60 by Brahms performed by violinist Philippe Djokic, violist Leslie Harlow, cellist Denise Djokic and pianist John Novacek.
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ONLINE PREMIERE
SUNDAY
June 28, 2020 at 6PM MT
Join us for the Schumann Piano Quartet performed by violinist Manuel Ramos, cellist Terry King, violist Leslie Harlow and pianist Steven Heyman. The second work is the Nonet for Winds and Strings by Louis Spohr, performed by violinist Manuel Ramos, violist Leslie Harlow and cellist Catherine Lehr, flutist Jane Wadsworth, oboist Dorothy Darlington, clarinetist Russell Harlow, bassoonist Mitch Morrison, horn player William Barnewitz and bass player Walter Birkedahl.
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ONLINE PREMIERE
SUNDAY
June 21, 2020 at 6PM MT
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ONLINE PREMIERE
SUNDAY
June 14, 2020 at 6PM MT
Join us for the Copland Sextet with Bachauer Piano Competition Winner Gail Niwa, violinists Dara Morales and Monte Belknap, violist Leslie Harlow, cellist Jesus Morales and clarinetist Russell Harlow, followed by the Dvorak Serenade Op. 44 performed by the Sonolumina Orchestra conducted by guest conductor Scott Yoo and included guest cellist Mark Kosower.-
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ONLINE PREMIERE
SUNDAY
June 7, 2020 at 6PM MT
Join us for the Arensky Piano Trio in D Minor performed on August 30, 1990, and the Brahms Serenade Op. 16 performed on October 16, 2005. The Arensky Trio was performed by violinist Charles Libove, cellist Gayle Smith and pianist Nina Lugovoy. The Brahms Serenade was performed by the Sonolumina Orchestra conducted by guest conductor Scott Yoo and included guest cellist Mark Kosower.-
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ONLINE PREMIERE
SUNDAY
May 31, 2020 at 6PM MT
Join us for a spectacular performance of the Spohr Octet recorded in live performance at the Claremont Festival in 1978. The performers are violinist Charles Libove, violists K. Harrison and D. Ambroson, cellist S. Hurford, bassist Bertram Turetzky, horn players Barry Tuckwell and Joseph Saetveit, and clarinetist Mitchell Lurie.
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ONLINE PREMIERE
Wednesday
May 27, 2020 at 6PM MT
Enjoy the critically-acclaimed 2003 Beethoven Festival Performance of Max Bruch's Piano Quintet Op. Posth. featuring Violinists Rebekah Johnson and Arturo Delmoni, Violist Leslie Harlow, Cellist Scott Ballantyne and Pianist Doris Stevenson.
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ONLINE PREMIERE
Sunday
May 24, 2020 at 6PM MT
Premiere Presentation of a complete concert featuring the Beaux Arts String Quartet, Soprano Judith Blegen and Pianist Charles Wadsworth recorded live in Spoleto, Italy.
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ONLINE PREMIERE
Sunday
May 17, 2020 at 5PM MT
Premiere Presentation of Bedrich Smetana's String Quartet in E Minor "From My Life". Recorded from a live performance at SUNY Pottsdam in 1972. The performers were the New Beaux Arts Quartet featuring violinists Charles Libove, Richard Sortomme, violist Lamar Alsop and cellist Charles McCracken.
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ONLINE PREMIERE
Celebrating GivingTuesday
May 5, 2020 at 7PM MT
Premiere Presentation of the Brahms Quintet for Clarinet and Strings Op. 115, in a Beethoven Festival Performance, July 27, 2003 at the Park City Community Church
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ONLINE PREMIERE
Sunday,
May 3, 2020 at 5PM Mountain Time
Rare Performance of J. S. Bach's "Chaconne" for Violin Alone
Virtuoso Violinist Charles Libove This recording was made from a live radio broadcast. This will be the online premiere of this performance.
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RECENT FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES
BEETHOVEN
FESTIVAL
WINTER CLASSICS CONCERT
January 14, 2020 at 7:30pm
featuring Clarinetist Russell Harlow, Violist Leslie Harlow, Cellist Julie Bevan and Virtuoso Pianist Hsiang Tu Beethoven by Special Arrangement
BEETHOVEN BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Concert
Beethoven by Special Arrangement
Featuring the Piano Quartet, Op. 16 Op. 1 No. 1 Piano Trio and Variations on a Mozart Theme by Beethoven
Admission for this Concert $30 / Available Online or at the Door
BEETHOVEN
FESTIVAL
AUTUMN CLASSICS CONCERTS
Oct 4, 6, 10 and 12, 2019
featuring Virtuoso Pianist Hsiang Tu with the Park City Chamber Players
Praised by The New York Times for his "eloquent sensitivity" and The Boston Intelligencer for his "impeccable technique, pianist Hsiang Tu has graced the audience with his creative programming and wide range of repertoire. Dr. Tu is currently working on the complete cycle of piano solo works by Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel and thematic recitals featuring animal-themed music and opus-one compositions. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, he debuted in New York at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center as the winner of The Juilliard School Concerto Competition, and he has performed in venues all over the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, National Museum Cardiff, and National Recital Hall in Taipei.
A prize winner at the New Orleans International Piano Competition, the Iowa International Piano Competition, and the American Paderewski Piano Competition, Dr. Tu has appeared with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Sioux City Symphony Orchestra, and the World Civic Orchestra, among others. He has given master classes at Cardiff University, University of Southern California, Penn State University, Loyola University New Orleans, Utah Valley University, and Colorado Mesa University. Before being appointed as an Assistant Professor of Piano at Virginia Tech, Dr. Tu taught at the University of New Hampshire, Utah Valley University, and Snow College. He studied with Hung-Kuan Chen, Jerome Lowenthal, and HaeSun Paik, and holds a B.M. in Piano Performance from the University of Calgary and an M.M. and D.M.A. in Piano Performance from The Juilliard School. For more info, please visit hsiangjohntu.com.
WEEK ONE
VIRTUOSO PIANIST HSIANG TU in Concert Presented in collaboration with the Utah Valley University School of Music
Animals in Music Virtuoso Piano Works Inspired by the Animal Kingdom
Featuring works by Saint-Saens, Debussy, Schumann
Messiaen, Ravel, Bolcom, Bartok Granados, Lizst, Villa-Lobos and Cowell
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Friday, Oct 4 at 7:30PM
Utah Valley University 800 W University Pkwy, Orem, UT 84058 Science Auditorium
Admission is Free for this Concert
VIRTUOSO PIANIST HSIANG TU in Concert at the BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL
Animals in Music Virtuoso Piano Works Inspired by the Animal Kingdom
Featuring works by Saint-Saens, Debussy, Schumann
Messiaen, Ravel, Bolcom, Bartok Granados, Lizst, Villa-Lobos and Cowell
