Music@Menlo

Music@Menlo
Status Active
Genre classical music festival
Inaugurated 2003 (2003)
Founder David Finckel and Wu Han
Organised by Menlo School
Website musicatmenlo.org

Music@Menlo is an annual summer chamber music festival 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] The festival divides its musicians into three categories which are determined by the age of the participants.

Festival history

numberfestival nameyearvenue
1The Unfolding of Music2003Menlo School[3]
2Origin/Essence: A Musical Odyssey2004Menlo School[4]
3Beethoven: Center of Gravity2005Menlo School[5]
4Returning to Mozart2006Menlo School[6]
5Bridging the Ages2007Menlo School[7]
6The Unfolding of Music II2008Menlo School[8]
7Being Mendelssohn2009Menlo School[9]
8Maps and Legends2010Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[10]
9Through Brahms2011Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[11]
10Resonance2012Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[12]
11From Bach2013Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[13]
12Around Dvořák2014Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[14]
13Schubert2015Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[15]
14Russian Reflections2016Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
15The Glorious Violin2017Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
16Creative Capitals2018Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School

References

  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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