April 25, 2026
Summary
To celebrate its tenth anniversary in 2012, Music@Menlo reversed its music-centric model to focus on the listener, exploring the enduring question of why organized sound can have such a powerful effect. Concert Program V reflects this approach through a varied selection of emotionally arresting works, including Josef Suk’s Meditation on an Old Czech Hymn, David Serkin Ludwig’s Three Yiddish Dances and Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence.
Program
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)
Gulliver Suite (1728)
Josef Suk (1874–1935)
Meditation on an Old Czech Hymn “St. Wenceslas” for String Quartet, op . 35a (1914)
David Serkin Ludwig (Born 1974)
Three Yiddish Dances for Piano Trio (2010)
Franz Liszt (1811–86)
Tristia from Vallee d’Oberman, S. 378c (1880)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–93)
Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet, op. 70 (1890; rev. 1891–92)
Artists
Chelsea Wang
Piano
Hyeyeon Park
Piano
Stella Chen
Violin
Jessica Lee
Violin
Kristin Lee
Violin
Arnaud Sussmann
Violin
Danbi Um
Violin
Matthew Lipman
Viola
James Thompson
Violin/Viola
David Finckel
Cello
David Requiro
Cello
Jonathan Swensen
Cello
July 17, 2026
Encounter Lectures
Encounter I: Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Mendelssohn, led by Michael Parloff
July 18, 2026
Concert Programs
Concert Program I: The Glorious Violin
July 19, 2026
Concert Programs
Concert Program II: Being Mendelssohn
July 22, 2026
Encounter Lectures
Encountering Beethoven Lecture I, with Gilles Vonsattel
July 22, 2026
Bundle event
Beethoven Bundle I:
Lecture & Performance
July 23, 2026
Carte Blanche Concerts
Carte Blanche I: Beethoven Sonatas, Gilles Vonsattel
July 24, 2026
July 25, 2026
Concert Programs
Concert Program III: From Bach
July 26, 2026
July 28, 2026
Concert Programs
Concert Program IV: The Unfolding of Music
July 29, 2026
Encounter Lectures
Encountering Beethoven Lecture II, with Gilles Vonsattel
July 29, 2026
Bundle event
Beethoven Bundle II:
Lecture & Performance
July 30, 2026
Carte Blanche Concerts
Carte Blanche II: Beethoven Sonatas, Gilles Vonsattel
August 2, 2026
Concert Programs
Concert Program VI: Returning to Mozart
August 4, 2026
Encounter Lectures
Encounter II: Artistic Legacy, led by Ara Guzelimian
August 5, 2026
Encounter Lectures
Encountering Beethoven Lecture III, with Gilles Vonsattel
August 5, 2026
Bundle event
Beethoven Bundle III:
Lecture & Performance
August 6, 2026
Carte Blanche Concerts
Carte Blanche III: Beethoven Sonatas, Gilles Vonsattel
August 8, 2026
