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Music@Menlo

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Music@Menlo
StatusActive
Genreclassical music festival
Inaugurated2003 (2003)
FounderDavid Finckel and Wu Han
Organised byMenlo School
Websitemusicatmenlo.org

Music@Menlo is an annual summer chamber music festival and institute in Atherton, California. The festival was founded in 2003 by cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han.[1] American Public Media says that "Music@Menlo has rapidly become one of the world's top-tier chamber music festivals due to the quality of performance and its goal to rejuvenate the classical music experience."[2] Music@Menlo's highly selective Chamber Music Institute offers string players and pianists ages nine to twenty-nine the opportunity to fully engage in a multitude of offerings including performances, lectures, master classes, and other educational events. The organization also holds a Winter Residency on the campus of Menlo School, including educational and outreach events, and a series of artist-curated residencies in Menlo Park and Atherton.

Festival history

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number festival name year venue
1 The Unfolding of Music 2003 Menlo School[3]
2 Origin/Essence: A Musical Odyssey 2004 Menlo School[4]
3 Beethoven: Center of Gravity 2005 Menlo School[5]
4 Returning to Mozart 2006 Menlo School[6]
5 Bridging the Ages 2007 Menlo School[7]
6 The Unfolding of Music II 2008 Menlo School[8]
7 Being Mendelssohn 2009 Menlo School[9]
8 Maps and Legends 2010 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[10]
9 Through Brahms 2011 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[11]
10 Resonance 2012 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[12]
11 From Bach 2013 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[13]
12 Around Dvořák 2014 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[14]
13 Schubert 2015 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[15]
14 Russian Reflections 2016 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
15 The Glorious Violin 2017 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
16 Creative Capitals 2018 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
17 Incredible Decades 2019 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
18 Intermezzo 2020 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
19 Gather 2021 Menlo School
20 Haydn Connections 2022 Menlo School
21 Beethoven Unfolding 2023 Menlo School
22 French Reflections 2024 Menlo School
23 TBD 2025 Menlo School

References

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  1. ^ Tsioulcas, Anastasia (3 July 2004). "Chamber Program, Music Fest Crowd This Couple's Calendar", p. 17. Billboard Magazine.
  2. ^ americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org Archived 2009-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "2003 Season: The Unfolding of Music".
  4. ^ Hewlett Foundation. "Music@Menlo Celebrates Second Successful Season".
  5. ^ North, Cheryl. "Music@Menlo digs deep into Beethoven string quartets".
  6. ^ Midgette, Anne. "Mozart, Yes, But Also Much More".
  7. ^ Batti, Renee. "Chamber music festival spotlights music through the ages".
  8. ^ Batti, Renee. "Music@Menlo presents world premiere of first commissioned work".
  9. ^ Scheinin, Richard. "Music@Menlo's '09 season focuses on Mendelssohn as role model for today's musicians".
  10. ^ Gereben, Janos. "Marvels of M@M: Free and Glorious".
  11. ^ Powers, Keith. "Music@Menlo proves to be a classical act".
  12. ^ Scheinin, Richard. "Review: Music@Menlo winds down with a big-money announcement and a meaty recital".
  13. ^ Commanday, Robert P. "Summer 2013: Music@Menlo Rules in the South".
  14. ^ "Music@Menlo: Delightful @ Dozen | SFCV". www.sfcv.org. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  15. ^ "Schubert Octet, Fantasy at Music@Menlo | SFCV". www.sfcv.org. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
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