One of the most renowned string instrument competitions in t he world\, the Primrose International Viola Competition features the world ’s best and most promising young violists. The Competition offers southern California one week of exceptional international competition\, exquisite music\, and an exhilarating finish.
\nAll rounds of the competition\, plus two intimate recitals\, a re open to the public to enjoy in person at The Colburn School in downtown Los Angeles and online via livestream. A Primrose Subscription Package is available\, which includes tickets for all competition events. Tickets can also be pur chased individually.
\nTickets: https://checkout.colburnschool.edu/packages/fixed/79.
X-COST:Subscription $75\, $37.50 students X-TICKETS-URL:https://checkout.colburnschool.edu/packages/fixed/79 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-5965@thulamusic.com DTSTAMP:20260418T070031Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:https://yca.org/event/2024-finals/ DESCRIPTION:I am proud to join the jury of the 2024 YCA Susan Wadsworth Int ernational Auditions. The closed semifinal rounds bring some of the most p romising young musicians from around the globe to NYC to audition for the opportunity to join YCA’s esteemed roster. \nJoin me in experiencing the e xcitement of the Finals on October 27\, streamed live beginning at 10 AM ( EST) on the Violin Channel and the YCA YouTube and Facebook channels:\n*Sp onsored by the Linda and Isaac Stern Charitable Foundation DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241026 LOCATION:New York\, NY SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Juror: 2024 YCA Susan Wadsworth International Auditions – Semifinal Rounds URL:https://thulamusic.com/event/juror-2024-yca-susan-wadsworth-internation al-auditions-semifinal-rounds/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://thulamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/1 0/24-Audition-Semi-Finalist-Insta_3.jpg\;500\;500\,medium\;https://thulamu sic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/24-Audition-Semi-Finalist-Insta_3.jpg\; 500\;500\,large\;https://thulamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/24-Audi tion-Semi-Finalist-Insta_3.jpg\;500\;500\,full\;https://thulamusic.com/wp- content/uploads/2024/10/24-Audition-Semi-Finalist-Insta_3.jpg\;500\;500 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nI am proud to join the jury of the 2024 YCA Susan Wads worth International Auditions. The closed semifinal rounds bring some of t he most promising young musicians from around the globe to NYC to audition for the opportunity to join YCA’s esteemed roster.
\nJoin me in experiencing the excitement of the F inals on October 27\, streamed live beginning at 10 AM (EST) on the Violin Channel and the YCA YouTube and Facebook channels:
\n*Sponsored by the Linda and Isaac Stern Charitab le Foundation
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Among the wor ld’s finest string quartets\, the beloved Takács returns for two concerts this season\, the first a compellin g program of new and canonic works. Haydn’s beloved Sunrise quartet is among his late-period gems\, and Beethoven’s middle-period E minor qua rtet from the Op. 59 Razumovsky series opens up new musical horizon s as the composer breaks and remakes the rules of musical drama.
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nown for lushly orchestrated music of “sheer gorgeousness” (Los Angeles
Times)\, California violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama contributes Flow<
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ld-premiere performance. 
Tickets: https://secure.c alperformances.org/20076/20097.
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\n \nKnown for lushly orchestrated music of “shee r gorgeousness” (Los Angeles Times) Ngwenyama contributes Flow to the program:
\n
Tickets: https:/ /musicacademy.org/event/takacs-quartet-2024/.
X-COST:$65\, $10 community access\, free 7-17's X-TICKETS-URL:https://musicacademy.org/event/takacs-quartet-2024/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-5923@thulamusic.com DTSTAMP:20260418T070031Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:https://www.primrosecompetition.org/2024schedule/ DESCRIPTION:Tickets: https://checkout.colburnschool.edu/487/625. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240619T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240619T130000 LOCATION:Colburn School's Zipper Hall @ 200 S Grand Ave\, Los Angeles\, CA 90012 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Premiere of ‘Remembrance’ for viola and piano during the Primrose I nternational Viola Competition Semi-Final Round 1 URL:https://thulamusic.com/event/premiere-of-remembrance-for-viola-and-pian o-during-the-primrose-international-viola-competition-semi-final-round-2-3 / X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nTickets: https://checkout.colburnschool.edu/487/625.
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X-COST:$20\, $10 students X-TICKETS-URL:https://checkout.colburnschool.edu/487/625 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-5936@thulamusic.com DTSTAMP:20260418T070031Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Linton Chamber Music\; https://lintonmusic.org/tour-de-force-for-fo ur-3/ DESCRIPTION:Espressivo Piano Quartet\nAnna Polonsky\, piano\nJaime Laredo\, violin\nMilena Pájaro-van de Stadt\, viola\nSharon Robinson\, cello\nPROG RAM:\nWolfgang A. Mozart Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Ma jor\, K. 493\nNokuthula Ngwenyama Joy Stepping – World Premiere\n —\nJohannes Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor\, Op . 25\nThe Espressivo Piano Quartet performs a program featuring the music of Mozart\, known to be the father of the piano quartet\, and a work by Br ahms famous for its folk-inspired\, tour de force finale. Nokuthula Ngweny ama’s music has garnered national acclaim and great enthusiasm from Linton audiences. The world premiere of her newest work serves as a highlight of these opening concerts.\nThis concert is approximately 1.75 hours\, inclu ding intermission.\nThe world premiere of Ngwenyama’s Joy Steppin’\, commi ssioned by Linton Chamber Music with the generous support of Ann and Harry Santen (world premiere)\, Apex Concerts\, Arizona Friends of Chamber Musi c\, Brattleboro Music Center\, Chamber Music Albuquerque\, Clarice Smith P erforming Arts Center at the University of Maryland\, Denver Friends of Ch amber Music\, El Paso Pro Musica\, Emory Chamber Music Society\, Highlands -Cashiers Chamber Music Festival\, Hudson Valley Chamber Music Circle\, In ternational Violin Competition of Indianapolis and Ensemble Music Society of Indianapolis\, Kansas City Friends of Music\, Lake Champlain Chamber Mu sic Festival\, Peoples’ Symphony Concerts\, Phoenix Chamber Music Society\ , Portland Ovations\, Schubert Club\, Seattle Chamber Music Society and Sy racuse Friends of Chamber Music through the International Arts Foundation\ , Inc. \n\nTickets: https://lintonmusic.vbotickets.com/event/Linton_Chambe r_Music_Tour_de_Force_for_Four/129167. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241020T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241020T174500 LOCATION:Linton Chamber Music: Tour de Force for Four @ 536 Linton St\, Cin cinnati\, OH 45219 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Espressivo! Piano Quartet premieres Joy Steppin’ at Linton Chamber Music URL:https://thulamusic.com/event/espressivo-piano-quartet-performs-joy-step pin-pre-concert-chat-with-sandra-rivers/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://thulamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/1 0/129167_event_md_533.jpg\;1200\;1200\,medium\;https://thulamusic.com/wp-c ontent/uploads/2024/10/129167_event_md_533.jpg\;1200\;1200\,large\;https:/ /thulamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/129167_event_md_533.jpg\;1200\; 1200\,full\;https://thulamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/129167_event _md_533.jpg\;1200\;1200 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nEspressivo Piano Quartet
\nAn
na Polonsky\, piano
\nJaime Laredo\, violin
\nMilena Pájaro-van
de Stadt\, viola
\nSharon Robinson\, cello
PROGRAM:
\nWolfgang A. Mozart Piano Quartet
No. 2 in E-flat Major\, K. 493
\nNokuthula Ngwenyama Jo
y Stepping – World Premiere
\n—
\nJohannes Brahms
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor\, Op. 25
The Espressivo Piano Quartet performs a program featuring the music of Mozart\, known to be the father of the piano quartet\, and a work by Brahms famous for its folk-inspired\, tour de force finale. Nokuthula Ngwenyama’s music has garnered national acclaim and great enthusiasm from Linton audiences. The world premiere of her newest work serves as a highli ght of these opening concerts.
\nThis concert is approximately 1.75 hours\, including intermission.
\n< p>The world premiere of Ngwenyama’s Joy Steppin’\, commissioned b y Linton Chamber Music with the generous support of Ann and Harry Santen ( world premiere)\, Apex Concerts\, Arizona Friends of Chamber Music\, Bratt leboro Music Center\, Chamber Music Albuquerque\, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland\, Denver Friends of Chamber Music\, El Paso Pro Musica\, Emory Chamber M usic Society\, Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival\, Hudson Valley C hamber Music Circle\, International Violin Competition of Indianapolis and Ensemble Music Society of Indianapolis\, Kansas City Friends of Music\, L ake Champlain Chamber Music Festival\, Peoples’ Symphony Concerts\, Phoeni x Chamber Music Society\, Portland Ovations\, Schubert Club\, Seattle Cham ber Music Society and Syracuse Friends of Chamber Music through the Intern ational Arts Foundation\, Inc. \n
Ti ckets: https ://lintonmusic.vbotickets.com/event/Linton_Chamber_Music_Tour_de_Force_for _Four/129167.
X-COST:$37\, $12 student X-TICKETS-URL:https://lintonmusic.vbotickets.com/event/Linton_Chamber_Music _Tour_de_Force_for_Four/129167 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-5943@thulamusic.com DTSTAMP:20260418T070031Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Linton Chamber Music\; https://lintonmusic.org/tour-de-force-for-fo ur-3/ DESCRIPTION:Espressivo Piano Quartet\nAnna Polonsky\, piano\nJaime Laredo\, violin\nMilena Pájaro-van de Stadt\, viola\nSharon Robinson\, cello\nPROG RAM:\nWolfgang A. Mozart Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Ma jor\, K. 493\nNokuthula Ngwenyama Joy Stepping – World Premiere\n —\nJohannes Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor\, Op . 25\nThe Espressivo Piano Quartet performs a program featuring the music of Mozart\, known to be the father of the piano quartet\, and a work by Br ahms famous for its folk-inspired\, tour de force finale. Nokuthula Ngweny ama’s music has garnered national acclaim and great enthusiasm from Linton audiences. The world premiere of her newest work serves as a highlight of these opening concerts.\nThis concert is approximately 1.75 hours\, inclu ding intermission.\nThe world premiere of Ngwenyama’s Joy Steppin’\, commi ssioned by Linton Chamber Music with the generous support of Ann and Harry Santen (world premiere)\, Apex Concerts\, Arizona Friends of Chamber Musi c\, Brattleboro Music Center\, Chamber Music Albuquerque\,Clarice Smith Pe rforming Arts Center at the University of Maryland\, Denver Friends of Cha mber Music\, El Paso Pro Musica\, Emory Chamber Music Society\, Highlands- Cashiers Chamber Music Festival\, Hudson Valley Chamber Music Circle\, Int ernational Violin Competition of Indianapolis and Ensemble Music Society o f Indianapolis\, Kansas City Friends of Music\, Lake Champlain Chamber Mus ic Festival\, Peoples’ Symphony Concerts\, Phoenix Chamber Music Society\, Portland Ovations\, Schubert Club\, Seattle Chamber Music Society and Syr acuse Friends of Chamber Music through the International Arts Foundation\, Inc. \nTickets: https://lintonmusic.vbotickets.com/event/Encore_Linton_T our_de_Force_for_Four/129169. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241021T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241021T211500 LOCATION:Linton Chamber Music: Tour de Force for Four @ 10001 Loveland-Made ira Road\, Loveland\, Ohio 45140 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Espressivo! Piano Quartet premieres Joy Steppin’ at Linton Chamber Music URL:https://thulamusic.com/event/espressivo-piano-quartet-premieres-joy-ste ppin-at-linton-chamber-music/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://thulamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/1 0/129167_event_md_533.jpg\;1200\;1200\,medium\;https://thulamusic.com/wp-c ontent/uploads/2024/10/129167_event_md_533.jpg\;1200\;1200\,large\;https:/ /thulamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/129167_event_md_533.jpg\;1200\; 1200\,full\;https://thulamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/129167_event _md_533.jpg\;1200\;1200 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nEspressivo Piano Quartet
\nAn
na Polonsky\, piano
\nJaime Laredo\, violin
\nMilena Pájaro-van
de Stadt\, viola
\nSharon Robinson\, cello
PROGRAM:
\nWolfgang A. Mozart Piano Quartet
No. 2 in E-flat Major\, K. 493
\nNokuthula Ngwenyama Jo
y Stepping – World Premiere
\n—
\nJohannes Brahms
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor\, Op. 25
The Espressivo Piano Quartet performs a program featuring the music of Mozart\, known to be the father of the piano quartet\, and a work by Brahms famous for its folk-inspired\, tour de force finale. Nokuthula Ngwenyama’s music has garnered national acclaim and great enthusiasm from Linton audiences. The world premiere of her newest work serves as a highli ght of these opening concerts.
\nThis concert is approximately 1.75 hours\, including intermission.
\n< p>The world premiere of Ngwenyama’s Joy Steppin’\, commissioned b y Linton Chamber Music with the generous support of Ann and Harry Santen ( world premiere)\, Apex Concerts\, Arizona Friends of Chamber Music\, Bratt leboro Music Center\, Chamber Music Albuquerque\,Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland\, Denver Friends of Chamber Music\, El Paso Pro Musica\, Emory Chamber Mu sic Society\, Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival\, Hudson Valley Ch amber Music Circle\, International Violin Competition of Indianapolis and Ensemble Music Society of Indianapolis\, Kansas City Friends of Music\, La ke Champlain Chamber Music Festival\, Peoples’ Symphony Concerts\, Phoenix Chamber Music Society\, Portland Ovations\, Schubert Club\, Seattle Chamb er Music Society and Syracuse Friends of Chamber Music through the Interna tional Arts Foundation\, Inc.
\nTickets: https://lintonmusic.vbotickets.com/event/Encore_Linton_Tour_de_F orce_for_Four/129169.
X-COST:$37\, $12 student X-TICKETS-URL:https://lintonmusic.vbotickets.com/event/Encore_Linton_Tour_d e_Force_for_Four/129169 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-5951@thulamusic.com DTSTAMP:20260418T070031Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:International Violin Competition of Indianapolis/Ensemble Music Soc iety of Indianapolis\; https://violin.org/shop/live-and-virtual-tickets/es pressivo-featuring-ivci-artistic-director-jaime-laredo/ DESCRIPTION:Espressivo Piano Quartet\nAnna Polonsky\, piano\nJaime Laredo\, violin\nMilena Pájaro-van de Stadt\, viola\nSharon Robinson\, cello\nPROG RAM:\nWolfgang A. Mozart Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Ma jor\, K. 493\nNokuthula Ngwenyama Joy Steppin’ – World Premiere\n —\nJohannes Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor\, Op . 25\nThe Espressivo Piano Quartet performs a program featuring the music of Mozart\, known to be the father of the piano quartet\, and a work by Br ahms famous for its folk-inspired\, tour de force finale. Nokuthula Ngweny ama’s music has garnered national acclaim. This performance of her newest work is also an Indiana\, streaming and on demand premiere.\nThis concert is approximately 1.75 hours\, including intermission.\nThe world premiere of Ngwenyama’s Joy Steppin’\, commissioned by Linton Chamber Music with th e generous support of Ann and Harry Santen (world premiere)\, Apex Concert s\, Arizona Friends of Chamber Music\, Brattleboro Music Center\, Chamber Music Albuquerque\,Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland\, Denver Friends of Chamber Music\, El Paso Pro Musica\, Emory Chamber Music Society\, Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival\, Hudso n Valley Chamber Music Circle\, International Violin Competition of Indian apolis and Ensemble Music Society of Indianapolis\, Kansas City Friends of Music\, Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival\, Peoples’ Symphony Concert s\, Phoenix Chamber Music Society\, Portland Ovations\, Schubert Club\, Se attle Chamber Music Society and Syracuse Friends of Chamber Music through the International Arts Foundation\, Inc. \n\nTickets: https://violin.org/s hop/live-and-virtual-tickets/espressivo-featuring-ivci-artistic-director-j aime-laredo/. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241022T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241022T211500 LOCATION:Indiana Landmarks Center for the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis @ 1201 Central Ave\, Indianapolis\, IN 46202 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Espressivo! Piano Quartet performs Joy Steppin’ at Indiana Landmark s Center – live streaming and on demand premiere URL:https://thulamusic.com/event/espressivo-piano-quartet-performs-joy-step pin-at-indiana-landmarks-center-live-streaming-premiere-and-on-demand/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://thulamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/1 0/laureate-series_2024-2025-concert2.jpg\;800\;800\,medium\;https://thulam usic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/laureate-series_2024-2025-concert2.jpg \;800\;800\,large\;https://thulamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/laure ate-series_2024-2025-concert2.jpg\;800\;800\,full\;https://thulamusic.com/ wp-content/uploads/2024/10/laureate-series_2024-2025-concert2.jpg\;800\;80 0 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nEspressivo Piano Quartet
\nAn
na Polonsky\, piano
\nJaime Laredo\, violin
\nMilena Pájaro-van
de Stadt\, viola
\nSharon Robinson\, cello
PROGRAM:
\nWolfgang A. Mozart Piano Quartet
No. 2 in E-flat Major\, K. 493
\nNokuthula Ngwenyama Jo
y Steppin’ – World Premiere
\n—
\nJohannes Brahms
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor\, Op. 25
The Espressivo Piano Quartet performs a program featuring the music of Mozart\, known to be the father of the piano quartet\, and a work by Brahms famous for its folk-inspired\, tour de force finale. Nokuthula Ngwenyama’s music has garnered national acclaim. This performance of her n ewest work is also an Indiana\, streaming and on demand premiere.
\nThis concert is approximately 1.75 hours\, including intermission.
\nThe world premiere of Ngwenyama’s Joy Steppin’\, commissioned by Linton Chamber Music with the generou s support of Ann and Harry Santen (world premiere)\, Apex Concerts\, Arizo na Friends of Chamber Music\, Brattleboro Music Center\, Chamber Music Alb uquerque\,Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryla nd\, Denver Friends of Chamber Music\, El Paso Pro Musica\, Emory Chamber Music Society\, Highlands-Cashiers Chambe r Music Festival\, Hudson Valley Chamber Music Circle\, International Viol in Competition of Indianapolis and Ensemble Music Society of Indianapolis\ , Kansas City Friends of Music\, Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival\, P eoples’ Symphony Concerts\, Phoenix Chamber Music Society\, Portland Ovati ons\, Schubert Club\, Seattle Chamber Music Society and Syracuse Friends o f Chamber Music through the International Arts Foundation\, Inc. \n
I am proud to join the jury of the 2024 YCA Susan Wads worth International Auditions. The semifinal and final rounds bring some o f the most promising young musicians from around the globe to NYC to audit ion for the opportunity to join YCA’s esteemed roster. Join me in experien cing the excitement of the Finals on October 27\, streamed live beginning at 10 AM (EST) on the Violin Channel and the YCA YouTube and Facebook chan nels:
\n*Sponsored by the Li nda and Isaac Stern Charitable Foundation
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