A “wanderer between worlds” (Lucerne Festival), “immensely talented” and “quietly powerful pianist” (New York Times), Swiss-born American Gilles Vonsattel is an artist of extraordinary versatility and originality. Comfortable with and seeking out an enormous range of repertoire, Vonsattel displays a musical curiosity and sense of adventure that has gained him many admirers. Recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and winner of the Naumburg and Geneva competitions as well as the 2016 Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Award, he has in recent years made his Boston Symphony, Tanglewood, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, Gothenburg Symphony, and San Francisco Symphony debuts.

Mr. Vonsattel received his bachelor’s degree in political science and economics from Columbia University and his master’s degree from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Jerome Lowenthal. He is on the faculty of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and makes his home in New York City. Gilles Vonsattel is a Steinway Artist.

Praised by the San Francisco Chronicle as being “fresh, different and exhilarating” and Strings Magazine as “intensely wrought and burnished “,  violinist Grace Park captivates audiences with her artistry, passion and virtuosity. Winner of the the 2018 Naumburg International Violin Competition, she showcases her artistry as a dynamic soloist and dedicated chamber musician.

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Ms. Park’s upcoming season includes her Carnegie Hall debut recital, a world premiere performance of Mason Bates’ first violin sonata, concerto debut with the Mexico City Philharmonic, and recitals at the Schubert Club, Krannert Center, and Dame Myra Hess Memorial.

A devoted and passionate educator, Ms. Park is an alumnus of Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect and has taught masterclasses and coached at Conservatorio de Musica de Cartagena, Mannes School of Music, Festival Mozaic, Arkansas University, Washington and Lee University, North Dakota State University, and Skidmore College. She now resides in New York City. She performs on a Domenico Montagnana in 1739, on loan from an anonymous sponsor.

The Calidore String Quartet has been praised by The New York Times for its “deep reserves of virtuosity and irrepressible dramatic instinct.”The Los Angeles Times described the quartet as “astonishing”and praised its balance of “intellect and expression.” The Washington Posthas said that“Four more individual musicians are unimaginable, yet these speak, breathe, think and feel as one.”

Recipient of a 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grantand a 2017 Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists,the Calidore String Quartetfirst made international headlines as winner of the $100,000 Grand Prize of the 2016 M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition. The quartet was the first North American ensemble to win the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship, a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist,and is currently in residence with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Bowers Program (formerly CMS Two).

Samuel Adams is an educator, director, and actor on the New York theater scene. He received his undergraduate education from the London Dramatic Academy and Adelphi University and his graduate degree from the George Washington University in collaboration with the Shakespeare Theater Company. He has worked as a director and an actor in films, television, and theaters across the nation, most recently playing Mozart in Peter Schaffer’s celebrated play Amadeus at Folger Theatre in Washington DC. In addition to these artistic pursuits, he has worked extensively as an educator, teaching classical studies and art history – to students of all ages.

ASPECT Chamber Music Series presents a new concert format – one that transforms the traditional recital into an intimate, engaging, and thought-provoking blend of performance, speech, and image. Each event presented by ASPECT features music in context with the music programs combined with the “illustrated talks” revealing fascinating details about the composer, the music, and the cultural history of the period in question. ASPECT Chamber Music Series was founded by Irina Knaster in London in 2011 and relocated to New York City in 2016.

The program on Thursday, February 27 is more than a concert. Explore Impressionism and share the fun afterward with wine and light refreshments.

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