Carte Blanche Concerts

Carte Blanche Concerts, Music@Menlo’s favorite series of artist-curated recitals, showcase some of classical music’s most innovative and renowned musicians and their unique musical insights.

  • Kristin Lee, <em>violin</em>; Michael Stephen Brown, <em>piano</em>

    Carte Blanche Concert I  Kristin Lee, violin; Michael Stephen Brown, piano

    Festival favorites Kristin Lee and Michael Stephen Brown present a mesmerizing recital exploring the interplay between French and American music. The program features works by pioneering female composers Lili Boulanger ...

    Read morebuy tickets: Jul 21
  • Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, <em>piano</em>

    Carte Blanche Concert II  Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano

    Sustaining Music@Menlo’s tradition of one-of-a-kind concerts, the dynamic French virtuoso Jean-Efflam Bavouzet makes his festival debut with Maurice Ravel’s complete works for solo piano. An unrivaled artistic feat, this Carte ...

    Read morebuy tickets: Jul 28
  • Erika Baikoff, <em>soprano</em>; Ken Noda, <em>piano</em>

    Carte Blanche Concert III  Erika Baikoff, soprano; Ken Noda, piano

    Exciting young Metropolitan Opera soprano Erika Baikoff returns to Music@Menlo to explore the broad, colorful art of French songs. Programmed in partnership with renowned pianist and vocal coach Ken Noda, ...

    Read morebuy tickets: Aug 4