For our exciting ninth chamber music festival coming in June, we gave ten world-class musicians carte blanche to design their own concert program. In asking them to serve as “curators,” our only prompt was to choose one of history’s great visual artists as their inspiration. The amazing results provide a glimpse into how virtuoso musicians think about music. The music is from every era, in every style, for every size ensemble; its inclusion was directly inspired by icons of visual art, from the 15th Century to the 21st. Come listen. We’re confident that you’ll not only enjoy riveting chamber works, but also understand more about the art of music… through “the music of art.”

 – Franklin Cohen and Diana Cohen, Co-Artistic Directors

Thursday June 11 7:30 PM CIM’S Mixon Hall

Rothko: Light That Fills The World

Shai Wosner, piano/musical curator

Friday June 12 7:30 PM CIM’S Mixon Hall

Kokoschka: The Power Of Music

Diana Cohen, violin and Franklin Cohen, clarinet/musical curators

Saturday June 13 7:30 PM CIM’S Mixon Hall

Velazquez: Reflections Of Royalty

Roman Rabinovich, piano/musical curator

Wednesday June 17  7:30 PM Maltz Performing Arts Center

Hesse & Bourgeois: Beauty In Many Forms

Yura Lee, violin/musical curator

Thursday June 18 7:30 PM CIM’S Mixon Hall 

Bierstadt: Sweeping Landscapes, Swelling Soundscapes

Orion Weiss, piano/musical curator

Saturday June 20 7:30 PM Maltz Performing Arts Center

Stanczak: The Shape Of Sound

Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola and Brook Speltz, cello/musical curators

Thursday June 25 7:30 PM CIM’S Mixon Hall

Bosch: Earthly Delight/Deadly Sin

Patrick Castillo, composer, speaker, writer/musical curator

Friday June 26 7:30 PM CIM’S Mixon Hall

Turner: Nature Untamed, Passion Unbridled

Dénes Várjon, piano/musical curator

Saturday June 27  11:00 AM  The Music Settlement

Little Red Violin (And The Big Bad Cello) – A Family Concert!

Izabella Simon, piano/musical curator

Saturday June 27 7:30 PM CIM’S Mixon Hall

Goya: A Magical Darkness

Alexi Kenney, violin/musical curator