Mozart-Brahms | Rockport Music

Rockport Chamber Music Festival

Thursday, June 26 :: 7:30 PM

Mozart & Brahms

Paul Huang, violin | Alessio Bax, piano | Barry Shiffman, viola | Nicholas Canellakis, cello

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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

PROGRAM NOTES

“Huang is one of those rare artists who casts a spell and keeps the audience in his thrall.” –Violinist.com

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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.

“Huang is one of those rare artists who casts a spell and keeps the audience in his thrall.” – Diana Skinner, Violinist.com

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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.

"Alessio Bax is clearly among the most remarkable young pianists now before the public." -Gramophone "Editor's Choice"

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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).

"the superb young soloist" - The New Yorker

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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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