Join us for the 2025 Fall season of the MANNES CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL!

November 6-13, 2O25

Presented by the Mannes School of Music, the Mannes Chamber Music Festival is a special weeklong series celebrating student accomplishments in chamber music throughout the semester. This fall, the festival is made especially exciting with outstanding guest artists, including The Aeolus Quartet, The JACK Quartet, and our very own Mannes faculty members. The festival also includes a master class with viola and chamber music faculty member Daniel Panner, as well as the inaugural presentation in our new Chamber Music Lecture Series given by Prof. Levy Lorenzo.

Join us in celebrating the artistry, collaboration, and vibrant tradition of chamber music that makes this festival truly unforgettable.

All events are free and open to the public. Register once for your CHAMBER PASS to access the entire festival EXCEPT for the following three events, which require individual registration:

• Opening Night: The Aeolus Quartet (Thursday, 6 November at 7:00PM)
• Special Presentation: The JACK Quartet (Monday, 10 November at 7:00PM)
• Grand Finale: Faculty Chamber Music Showcase (Thursday, 13 November at 7:00PM)

Free reservation is required in advance for these events. Space is limited, reserve your spot today!

PROGRAMMING: 

Opening Night: The Aeolus Quartet

Thursday, 6 November from 7:00-9:00pm in Stiefel Hall

(*Not included in CHAMBER PASS. Free reservation required in advance for this event.)

Join us for the opening night performance of the Chamber Music Festival, which will be performed by a special guest ensemble: the Aeolus Quartet, an internationally-renowned and prizewinning string ensemble consisting of Isabelle Ai Durrenberger and Rachel Shapiro on violin, Caitlin Lynch on viola, and Jia Kim (a Mannes faculty member) on cello. Featuring music by Montgomery, Beethoven, Casarrubios, and Bacewicz, this will be a wonderful evening highlighting one of the leading professional string quartets based in New York City.

Student Showcase No. 1: Piano Extravaganza - A Night of Keyboard-Only Ensembles

Friday, 7 November from 7:00-10:00pm in Stiefel Hall

Coming back by popular demand: a fun-filled night of keyboard-only student ensembles! Featuring music for 1-piano/4-hands, 1-piano/6-hands, and 2 pianos, and spanning from Bach and Beethoven through Piazzolla and Meredith Monk, this will surely be a night to remember.

Student Showcase No. 2: A Celebration of Mozart and Beethoven

Saturday, 8 November from 7:00-10:00pm in Stiefel Hall

Join our students in a special showcase devoted to the music of two of the most foundational composers in classical music: Mozart and Beethoven. From violin and piano duos all the way through a grand septet, this concert will feature a wonderful collection of some of the greatest works by these three beloved composers.

Student Showcase No. 3: Modernism, Part 1 - The First Half of the 20th Century

Sunday, 9 November from 2:00-5:00pm in Stiefel Hall

For our first concert devoted to modernism, we will focus on the beginnings of the movement within the first half of the twentieth century. From including well-known European classics as well as some rare masterpieces, to spanning from duos through sextets, and featuring music for keyboards, brass instruments, wind instruments, and strings, this will be one of the most diverse programs of the festival.

Student Showcase No. 4: Modernism, Part 2 - Music Since 1950

Sunday, 9 November from 7:00-10:00pm in Stiefel Hall

For our second concert devoted to modernism, we will feature music 

written over the last seventy-five years by well-known living composers,

coached by our esteemed composition faculty member Chris Cerrone, and even music written by our own students! This night will be a special treat, in which we will be hearing music written as far back as 1951 to music written in just the last few weeks!

Special Presentation: The JACK Quartet 

Monday, 10 November from 7:00-10:00pm in Stiefel Hall

(*Not included in CHAMBER PASS. Free reservation required in advance for this event.)

Join us for a special performance offered by the JACK Quartet, the quartet-in-residence at Mannes. This is the second appearance of the JACK Quartet within our weeklong festival, as they were also our first-ever non-student ensemble to perform within the Chamber Music Festival. Performing Catherine Lamb’s stunning String Quartet (Two Blooms), this will be an amazing opportunity to witness one of the world’s leading string quartets perform in their home institution.

The Second-Ever Chamber Music Masterclass: Daniel Panner

Tuesday, 11 November from 12:00-2:00pm in Stiefel Hall

Join us for our second-ever chamber music masterclass which will be taught by our own Daniel Panner, a viola and chamber music faculty member at Mannes, and the new Co-Host of the Chamber Music Festival beginning this semester. Prof. Panner will share his years of experience with the students, and this will be a special opportunity to see students from Mannes be coached on their chamber music repertoire.

Student Showcase No. 5: An Evening of French Music

Tuesday, 11 November from 7:00-10:00pm in Stiefel Hall

This night will bring us back to the same theme as the first-ever concert within our first iteration of the Chamber Music Festival: An Evening of French Music. Highlighting some of the greatest compositions by Debussy, Fauré, Godard, and Ravel, this evening will be a wonderful exploration of the sounds of France.

Student Showcase No. 6: A Celebration of Brahms, Dvořák, and Mendelssohn

Wednesday, 12 November from 7:00-10:00pm in Stiefel Hall

For our final student showcase of the festival, join us as we host a special night devoted to three of the most important figures of the Romantic movement: Brahms, Dvořák, and Mendelssohn. From duos to trios to quintets, this concert will feature some of the greatest works ever composed within the 1800s.

 
The Inaugural Chamber Music Lecture: Technology and Classical Music - A Century of Sound Innovation

Thursday, 13 November from 3:00-4:00pm in Stiefel Hall

Join us for the inaugural lecture within our brand-new Chamber Music Lecture Series, being offered by our faculty member Dr. Levy Lorenzo. Over the past century, repertoire and performance practice in classical music have evolved alongside the development of modern technology. This performance-lecture focuses on electronics in classical music, tracing their impact from early analog experiments to today’s digital sound manipulation techniques. Drawn from Dr. Lorenzo’s internationally recognized work as a percussionist, sound designer, electronic musician, and instrument inventor, he will perform custom-built instruments and present works for acoustic instruments and electronics that highlight live performance in conversation with computers. The presentation will also feature interactive pieces with electronics, illustrating how classical chamber instruments can engage dynamically with digital systems. Together, these demonstrations invite audiences to reflect on how technology shapes composition, performance, and the modern classical music ecosystem.

Grand Finale: Faculty Chamber Music Showcase 

Thursday, 13 November from 7:00-10:00pm in Stiefel Hall

(*Not included in CHAMBER PASS. Free reservation required in advance for this event.)

In our grand finale of this semester’s Chamber Music Festival, we have a special presentation that has never happened before: a night performed solely by the chamber music faculty coaches! We are so thrilled that we are able to highlight our wonderful Mannes faculty, and this night will be a truly amazing opportunity to witness some of the greatest chamber artists in the country performing some of the greatest chamber repertoire in existence. This evening will feature music by Franz Schubert, Sofia Gubaidulina, Wynton Marsalis, and our very own composition faculty member Timo Andres. Faculty artists for this evening will include bassoonist Rebekah Heller; violinists Miranda Cuckson and Rebecca Fischer; violists Milan Milisavljević and Daniel Panner; cellists Jia Kim and Michael Nicolas; and pianists Timo Andres, J.Y. Song, Vladimir Valjarevic, and Xiayin Wang. Please join us for this wonderful final performance of this semester’s festival series - this night will be a true celebration of chamber music as a whole, and it will act as a stepping stone into the Chamber Music Festival’s future.

Join us!