Artist Profile

Pianist Gilbert Kalish’s profound influence on the musical community as a performer, educator, and recording artist has established him as a major figure in American music making. He was pianist of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players for thirty years, was a founding member of the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, and is an Artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Kalish is Distinguished Professor and Head of Performance Activities at Stony Brook University. He was previously a faculty member and Chair of the Faculty at the Tanglewood Music Center. Kalish received the American Composers Forum’s Champion of New Music Award in 2017. Gilbert Kalish also serves as the International Program Director of Music@Menlo’s Chamber Music Institute.

Program

Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 66
     I. Allegro energico e con fuoco
Kaiyuan Wu, violin
Bowen Liu, cello
Jinzhao Xu, piano

Johannes Brahms
Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 (Neue Ausgabe) 
     I. Allegro con brio
Isaac Kay, violin
Minji Kim, cello
Heemin Park, piano

Maurice Ravel
Piano Trio in A minor
     I. Modéré
Maria van der Sloot, violin
Christine Lee, cello
Jung-eun Kim, piano