SUMMER 2011 PUBLIC PROGRAMMING FROM MANNES COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MUSIC
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NEW YORK, May 19, 2011—Mannes College The New School for Music, one of the world's leading conservatories, will present a wide-ranging program of classical and contemporary music institutes, festivals, and seminars throughout the summer. These include The 11th Annual Mannes Beethoven Institute, June 5-June 12; The Institute and Festival for Contemporary Performance, June 13-23; The 11th Annual New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes, July 5-10; and The 13th Annual International Keyboard Institute and Festival, July 17-31. Locations and ticket prices are indicated below. Please note that all programs are subject to change. For more information about all the institutes and festivals, visit www.newschool.edu/mannes/summer. |
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The 11th Annual Mannes Beethoven Institute For a week of intensive study, The Mannes Beethoven Institute explores Beethoven's duo sonatas, piano trios, and string quartets. Participating faculty includes pianists Yuri Kim, Julian Martin, Thomas Sauer, and Ignat Solzhenitsyn; the Daedalus String Quartet; violinist Soovin Kim; cellist Colin Carr; tenor Nils Neubert; archivist Allan Evans; and Joel Lester (Dean of Mannes College). Faculty concerts will take place on Monday, June 6 and Wednesday, June 8 at 8:00 PM. For more information, call 212-580-0210, Ext. 4879 or visit the Beethoven Institute website: www.newschool.edu/mannes/beethoven. Admission: $20; tickets are available in advance through the website www.newschool.edu/mannes/beethoven and at the door on the evening of the performances. Admission to the student performances is free. Monday, June 6 at 8:00 PM Wednesday, June 8 at 8:00 PM |
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Institute and Festival for Contemporary Performance The Institute and Festival for Contemporary Performance, now in its eighth year, presents workshops, master classes, lectures, symposia, and concerts featuring some of the most significant performers, composers, and thinkers in contemporary music. Performers include Russell Sherman, TimeTable and Talujon Percussion, William Lang, Rolf Schulte, Steven Gerber, Véronique Mathieu and Marc Ponthus. Festival programming focuses on the wealth of modern repertoire for solo, unaccompanied instruments as well as for chamber ensemble. This year's institute will also examine new directions in solo performance through the addition of video and text elements. For more information, call 212-580-0210, Ext. 4884 or visit the IFCP website: www.ifcpny.com Admission: $20; $10 for students; $8 for individual master class or lecture; Student performances are free of charge. Tickets are available at the door beginning one hour prior to each event. Monday, June 13, 8:00 PM. Friday, June 17, 8:00 PM Tuesday, June 21, 8:00 PM (free admission) Wednesday, June 22, 8:00 PM (free admission) Thursday, June 23, 8:00 PM |
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The 11th New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes Join Artistic Directors Laura Oltman and Michael Newman, along with ten of the world's top performers, pedagogues, and competition winners for a week of concerts, master classes, rehearsals, and workshops designed to offer an intensive, interactive experience for classical guitarists of all levels. For full detailed information on all master classes, workshops, lectures, concerts, sound clips, bios, and links to artists' websites, please visit www.newschool.edu/mannes/guitar. or call 212.580.0210 x4883. Admission: $25 ($15 for students/seniors); available at the door or in advance through www.newschool.edu/mannes/guitar. Concerts: Wednesday, July 6 at 7:30 PM Thursday, July 7 at 7:30 PM |
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The 13th Annual International Keyboard Institute and Festival The International Keyboard Institute, founded by Mannes alumnus and faculty member Jerome Rose will host two concert series: The Masters Series features established guest artists, many of whom not only perform but also lead a master class for Mannes students, and Mannes faculty. Guest artists making their Masters Series debuts are Dmitri Alexeev, Denis Kozhukhin, Jon Nakamatsu and Xiayin Wang Returning to give a recital and master classes are Akiko Ebi, Marc-André Hamelin, Cyprien Katsaris, Alexander Kobrin, HaeSun Paik, Yuan Sheng and Mykola Suk. David Dubal returns to give a lecture, "Liszt: A Life of Greatness." International Keyboard Institute Founder/Director Jerome Rose will perform the opening concert. In addition, this year the Festival will honor the 200th anniversary of the birth of Franz Liszt with much of the piano repertoire recited for performance in his honor. Alan Walker, the author of a three-volume biography of Liszt, will give a lecture on the Saturday mid-point of the Festival: "Liszt and the Keyboard." This event will be free to the public. Walker joins host David Dubal at the Sunday mid-point of the Festival for an event that will also be free to the public, "An Afternoon with Alan Walker." For a detailed schedule of program information, evening events, and master classes, please visit: www.ikif.org or call 212.580.0210 x4858. Location for all International Keyboard Institute and Festival Concerts: Mannes Concert Hall, 150 West 85th Street, NYC Admission: $20 per concert; $15 per master class; Daily Pass: $50 (classes plus 2 concerts); Festival Pass (2 weeks - 27 events): $250; Week I, Festival Pass: $125 (11 concert events; 1 lecture); Week II, Festival Pass: $125 (13 concert events; 1 lecture; MacKenzie Competition semis and finals) Sunday, July 17 Tuesday, July 19 Wednesday, July 20 Thursday, July 21 Friday, July 22 Saturday, July 23 Sunday, July 24 Monday, July 25 Tuesday, July 26 Wednesday, July 27 Thursday, July 28 Friday, July 29 Saturday, July 30 |
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