Kicking off the summer season at the Tannery, the Balourdet is currently in residence at the New England Conservatory. A finalist at the 2022 Banff Competition, the ensemble performs a varied program of works with a recent work by a Canadian-American composer. Haydn: D-major Quartet, Op. 76, No. 5 Mendelssohn: E-minor Quartet, Op. 44, No. 2 Karim Al-Zand: Strange Machines Brahms: A-minor Quartet, Op. 51, No. 2

Returning after his memorable 2021 debut, this Israeli pianist has captivated audiences with his breathtaking virtuosity. He offers a program of fiendishly difficult Russian works featuring his own arrangement of Shostakovich’s popular string quartet. Rachmaninoff: First Sonata Shostakovich: Third Quartet (arr. Giltburg) Prokofiev: Third Sonata

Having won the Banff and Bordeaux International String Quartet Competitions, the emergent Marmen arrives from London to perform a program featuring a haunting work by Ligeti between two classical period masterworks. Haydn: C-major Quartet, Op. 50, No. 2, Prussian Ligeti: Second Quartet Beethoven: E-minor Quartet, Op 59, No. 2, Razumovsky

Winner of the 2015 Queen Elisabeth Competition, this young Dutch violinist has already soloed with the Cleveland Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, and other leading international ensembles. Françaix: Sonatine Ysaÿe: Extase Poulenc: Sonata Ravel: Sonate posthume Stravinsky: The Firebird (selections) Wieniawski: Faust Fantasia, Op. 20

We close the summer season with young stars from the renowned Marlboro Festival performing early and late Beethoven piano trios featuring the composer’s beloved ‘Archduke’ Trio. ALL-BEETHOVEN G-major Trio, Op. 1, No. 2 B-flat major Trio, Op. 97, Archduke