Outstanding young artists from the United States and abroad join the ranks of the illustrious musicians who performed in the series early in their careers — artists including Peter Serkin, Yo-Yo Ma, and the Guarneri String Quartet.
Alexander Schneider, founder and music director (1957–1993)
Music advisors: John Dalley, Pamela Frank,* Jaime Laredo, Cho-Liang Lin,* Anthony McGill,* Kurt Muroki,* Tara O'Connor, Arnold Steinhardt
Advisory committee members: Mark Epstein, Fiona Fein, Elisabeth Lorin, Frank Salomon, Linda Strommen,* Jani Tree
*Alumna or alumnus of the
New York String Orchestra Seminar
Our flexible 2020-2021 Schneider Concerts Season will take place online and allows us to continue to provide outstanding emerging chamber artists with performance opportunities and offer audiences
intimate introductions to the chamber music stars of the future.
You must have email and Internet access to access concerts.
Each concert will first become available on the date noted below and will be available on demand for 30 days after the premiere event. This means that your ticket will allow you to enjoy each concert even if you miss the premiere and to watch as many times as you like during those 30 days.
Schneider Concerts - 2020-2021 Season
Balourdet String Quartet
Sunday, October 4, 2020, 2:00 p.m. (ET) - Online Performance - link provided to ticket buyers
Program approximately 1 hour
Gold Medal 2020 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition
Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1 (1801)
Jessie Montgomery "Strum" (2006: revised 2012)
Béla Bartók String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91 (1929)
Purchase your $8.00 ticket for the online performance here
Audience members are invited to stay online after the concert for a live conversation with the quartet members and composer Jessie Montgomery, hosted by violinist Cho-Liang Lin.
The audience will have the opportunity to participate via chat.
This program is presented in collaboration with New England Conservatory
Verona String Quartet
Sunday, December 13, 2020, 2:00 p.m. (ET) - Online Performance - link provided to ticket buyers
Program approximately 1 hour
International prize-winning ensemble returns to the Schneider Concerts
Reena Esmail String Quartet "Ragamala" (2013)
Antonín Dvořák "American" String Quartet in F Major, Op. 96 (1893)
Audience members are invited to stay online after the concert for a live conversation with the quartet members.
The audience will have the opportunity to participate via chat.
This program is presented in collaboration with Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music
Purchase your $8.00 ticket for the online performance here
Dior String Quartet
January 31, 2021 - Online Performance - link provided to ticket buyers
Program approximately 1 hour
Indiana-based Quartet makes Schneider Concerts Debut
Franz Josef Haydn String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3 "Emperor" (1797)
Caroline Shaw "Blueprint" (2017)
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat Major, Op. 117 (1964)
This program is presented in collaboration with Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music
Merz Piano Trio
Sunday, February 21, 2021, 2:00 p.m. (ET) - Online Performance - link provided to ticket buyers
Program approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes, including intermission
2019 Gold Medalists of the Fischoff and Chesapeake International Chamber Music Competitions
Pauline Viardot Twelve Poems of Pushkin, Fet, and Turgenev: 12. Zvezdy "Stars" (1862-1863)*
Hildegard von Bingen Hymn O ignee spiritus (c. 1100)*
Cheryl Frances-Hoad "My Fleeting Angel" (2005)
Franz Joseph Haydn Piano Trio No. 45 in E-flat Major, Hob. XV/29 (1797)
Johannes Brahms Two Songs for Contralto, Viola, and Piano, Op. 91: No. 1. Gestillte Sehnsucht "Bestilled Longing" (1884)*
Robert Schumann Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 63 (1847)
*Arranged for piano trio by Merz Piano Trio
This program is presented in collaboration with New England Conservatory
Viano String Quartet - New York Debut
Sunday, March 21, 2021, 2:00 p.m. (EDT) - Online Performance - link provided to ticket buyers
Program approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, including intermission
First-prize winners of the Banff International String Quartet Competition
Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2 (1808)
Caroline Shaw String Quartet (2020)– New York Premiere
Antonín Dvořák String Quartet in G Major, Op. 106 (1895)
PUBLIQuartet
Sunday, April 18, 2021, 2:00 p.m.(EDT) - Online Performance - link provided to ticket buyers
Program approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes, including intermission
Winner 2019 Chamber Music America Visionary Award and 2019 Grammy Nominee Best Chamber Music Performance
Jessie Montgomery "Voodoo Dolls" (2008)
George Walker String Quartet No. 1 "In Memory of My Grandmother M.K." (1947)
John Corigliano “Snapshot: Circa 1909” for Jeffery Multer (2003)
MIND |
THE | GAP: “What is American?” - (2016) Improvisation/re-composition of Antonín Dvořák "American" String Quartet in F Major, Op. 96 (1893)
All programs are subject to change without notice.
Information for Ensembles Interested in Appearing in the Series
The Schneider Concerts focuses on presenting outstanding emerging chamber ensembles. If you would like us to consider your ensemble for an upcoming series, please note that our season of six Sunday afternoon concerts runs from October to April. Please
submit the following materials by email to nsc@newschool.edu or by mail to New School Concerts, 55 West 13th Street, Rm 929, New York, NY 10011:
- Downloadable recordings (or a CD if you choose to mail your materials) of three to four complete works; please include Classical or Romantic repertoire for at least two of the works. We welcome submissions of contemporary and modern works for the
remainder.
- Repertoire proposals for the upcoming season. Please give us at least a few options and include timings.
- Ensemble biography and website URL.
Please make sure that all components of your submission are clearly labeled with your ensemble's name and that you have included contact information with your submission.
NOTE: We cannot engage you if are not an American citizen or do not have the appropriate work visa.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Founded at The New School in 1957 as New School Concerts, this series was renamed the Schneider Concerts in 1993 in honor of founding artistic director Alexander Schneider. Its mission is to provide exposure for outstanding emerging professional chamber
artists and to present high-quality chamber music performances at modest ticket prices to ensure access for all New Yorkers. The 2020-2021 Schneider Concerts Season is supported by the Alexander Schneider Foundation and with public funds from the
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
