2025 Season Overview
Highly anticipated chamber music and jazz concerts, family concerts, and pre-concert talks headline our storied music festival in its acoustically pristine Gordon Hall on 16 consecutive weekends, from June 1 through September 14. Join Us!
Oskar Espina Ruiz, Artistic Director
2025 Chamber Music Concerts
16 Consecutive Sundays at 3 PM Starting June 1
& NEW THIS YEAR, 3 Consecutive Saturdays at 7 PM Starting June 14
*Pre-Concert Talks and Family Concert start at 2 PM
Gordon Hall, Music Mountain, Falls Village, CT
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JUNE 1 - Sunday at 3 PM
96TH SEASON OPENING BENEFIT CONCERT & RECEPTION
Benjamin Hochman & Friends from the Met Opera Play Beethoven and Brahms
Benjamin Hochman, Piano
Benjamin Bowman, Violin
Milan Milisavljević, Viola
Joel Noyes, Cello
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in B Flat Major, Opus 97, "Archduke"
Johannes BRAHMS Piano Quartet in G Minor, Opus 25
Underwritten by the Smart Family Foundation of New York, A. Douglas Stone and Barbara von Bechtolsheim
JUNE 8
Balourdet Quartet & Misha Dichter, Piano
Paul NOVAK Impossible Inventions
Bedřich SMETANA String Quartet in E Minor, "From my Life"
Antonín DVORÁK Piano Quintet in A Major, Opus 81
Underwritten in memory of Peter Schuyten
JUNE 14 - Saturday at 7 PM
Misha Dichter, Piano
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Polonaise in C Major
Johannes BRAHMS Piano Sonata #3 in F Minor, Opus 5
Frédéric CHOPIN 4 Mazurkas & Polonaise in F Sharp Minor
Sergei PROKOFIEV Piano Sonata #7 in B Flat Major
JUNE 15
Lysander Piano Trio
Robert SCHUMANN (arr. Kirchner) 6 Pieces in Canonic Form, Opus 56 (selections)
Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio in E Minor, Opus 67
Arvo PÄRT Mozart-Adagio
Felix MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio in D Minor, Opus 49
JUNE 21 - Saturday at 7 PM
Fei-Fei, Piano
Claude DEBUSSY Suite bergamasque, L. 75
Sergei RACHMANINOFF Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Opus 42
Nadia BOULANGER Vers la vie nouvelle ("Towards New Life")
Franz LISZT Piano Sonata in B Minor
JUNE 22
Marmen Quartet & Victoria Schwartzman, Piano
Franz Joseph HAYDN String Quartet in D Major, Opus 33/6, “The Joke”
Seth GROSSHANDLER Dances for String Quartet
Johannes BRAHMS Piano Quintet in F Minor, Opus 34
Underwritten by an Anonymous Donor
JUNE 28 - Saturday at 7 PM
Wynona Wang, Piano
Domenico SCARLATTI Sonata in D Minor, K. 213 & Sonata in D Major, K. 29
Zhao ZHANG Kangding Love Song & Pi Huang
Franz SCHUBERT Wanderer Fantasy
Sergei RACHMANINOFF Piano Sonata #1 in D Minor, Opus 28
JUNE 29
Euclid Quartet
George Meyer, Viola
Leo Singer, Cello
(See Pre-Concert Talk)*
Franz Joseph HAYDN String Quartet in D Minor, Opus 76/2, "Quinten"
Hugo KAUDER String Sextet
Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet in D Major, Opus 70
Underwritten by the Hugo Kauder Society
JULY 6
Arianna String Quartet & Judith Gordon, Piano
(See Pre-Concert Talk)*
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F Major, Opus 18/1
Joan TOWER Night Fields
Erich Wolfgang KORNGOLD Piano Quintet in E Major, Opus 15
Underwritten in honor of Harold and Deko Klebanoff, recipients of the 2025 Music Mountain Lifetime Achievement Award
JULY 13
Penderecki String Quartet & Paul Marleyn, Cello
Johannes BRAHMS String Quartet in B flat Major, Opus 67
Dinuk WIJERATNE A Letter from the Afterlife
Franz SCHUBERT Cello Quintet in C Major, Opus 163, D. 956
Underwritten by Michelle Duffy and Robert Connell
JULY 20
Reverón Piano Trio
Oskar Espina Ruiz, Clarinet
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in D Major, Opus 70, "Ghost"
Gabriela LENA FRANK Hilos (“Threads”) for clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Johannes BRAHMS Piano Trio in B Major, Opus 8
JULY 27
American String Quartet & Daniel Avshalomov, Viola
Followed by Tapas on the Lawn
(See Pre-Concert Talk)*
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F Minor, Opus 95, "Serioso"
Maurice RAVEL String Quartet in F Major
Johannes BRAHMS String Quintet in G Major, Opus 111
Underwritten by William Gillers
AUGUST 3
Verona Quartet
Felix MENDELSSOHN String Quartet in A Minor, Opus 13, "Ist es wahr?" ("Is it true?")
Duke ELLINGTON Cotton Club Stomp
Donald HEYWOOD I'm Coming Virginia
Bix BEIDERBECKE In the Dark
Vincent YOUMANS Tea for Two
Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet #9 in E Flat Major, Opus 117
Underwritten by Alfred Brooks and Peter Lombardo in memory of Charles Hewett
AUGUST 10
Ying Quartet
Hugo WOLF Italian Serenade in G Major
Giacomo PUCCINI Chrysanthemums
Antonín DVORÁK String Quartet in F Major, Opus 96, "American"
Franz SCHUBERT String Quartet in D Minor, D. 810, "Death and the Maiden"
Underwritten by Bill and Carol Oliver
AUGUST 17
Erinys Quartet
Franz Joseph HAYDN String Quartet in B Minor, Opus 33/1
Benjamin BRITTEN String Quartet #2 in C Major, Opus 36
Claude DEBUSSY String Quartet in G Minor, Opus 10
AUGUST 24
Cuarteto Latinoamericano & Oskar Espina Ruiz, Clarinet
(See Pre-Concert Talk)*
Luigi BOCCHERINI String Quartet in A Major, G. 206
Stefano SCODANIBBIO Due canzoni messicane
Gonzalo CASTELLANOS YUMAR Fantasía
Alfonso FUENTES Clarinet Quintet (World Premiere)
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581
Underwritten by Thomas C. Ragan
AUGUST 31
Ulysses Quartet & Max Levinson, Piano
(See Family Concert)*
Jessie MONTGOMERY "Voodoo Dolls"
Mieczysław WEINBERG Capriccio, Opus 11
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN String Quartet in B Flat Major, Opus 18/6, "La Malinconia"
César FRANCK Piano Quintet in F Minor, Opus 14
SEPTEMBER 7
Cassatt String Quartet & Magdalena Baczewska, Piano
(See Pre-Concert Talk)*
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART String Quartet in E Flat Major, K. 428
Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet #14 in F Sharp Major, Opus 142
Robert SCHUMANN Piano Quintet in E Flat Major, Opus 44
Underwritten by Ann M. McKinney in honor of Marilyn Appel
SEPTEMBER 14
96TH SEASON FINALE BENEFIT CONCERT & RECEPTION
Juilliard String Quartet & Ronald Copes, Viola
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN String Quartet in A Minor, Opus 132
Antonín DVORÁK String Quintet in E Flat Major, Opus 97, "American"
Underwritten by Mike Abram and Vivian Garfein Abram
2025 Jazz at Music Mountain
Saturdays at 7 PM Starting June 14
Gordon Hall, Music Mountain, Falls Village, CT
On Saturdays, you can add a Pre-Concert Dinner at the Falls Village Inn, a Litchfield County landmark, followed by a 10-minute scenic drive to Music Mountain.
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JUNE 14, 21, 28
STELLAR CLASSICAL PIANO RECITALS on Saturdays in JUNE at 7 PM under Chamber Music
JULY 5
BOB PARKER’S JIVE BY FIVE
JULY 12
THE CURTIS BROTHERS
JULY 19
CATHERINE RUSSELL
JULY 26
SWINGTIME BIG BAND
AUGUST 2
BILL CHARLAP TRIO
AUGUST 9
CHRISTIAN SANDS
AUGUST 16
MAUCHA ADNET & DUDUKA DA FONSECA TRIO
AUGUST 23
GALVANIZED JAZZ BAND
AUGUST 30
PAUL WINTER: BRAZILIAN JOURNEY
SEPTEMBER 6
DONALD SOSIN & JOANNA SEATON SILENT FILM & LIVE MUSIC
F.W. Murnau’s Sunrise (1927), a silent film masterpiece of love, betrayal, and redemption. Enhanced by live music composed and performed by pianist Donald Sosin with singer/percussionist Joanna Seaton, this poetic double-Oscar winner is considered one of the greatest films ever made.
SEPTEMBER 13
NEW YORK GILBERT & SULLIVAN PLAYERS
Pirates of Penzance in One Act, plus Audience Requests
Underwritten by an Anonymous Donor
2025 Community Events
Sundays at 2 PM
Gordon Hall, Music Mountain, Falls Village, CT
All Welcome. Free, except Painting Music and Chamberfest.
DIRECTIONS. Please, don't hesitate to CONTACT US with any questions.
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APRIL 29, Tuesday at 12:30 PM
Region One Third Graders Concert
Featuring Bard College Chamber Ensembles
JUNE 29, Sunday at 2 PM
Hugo Kauder and the Gordon String Quartet
Pre-Concert Talk with Barbara von Bechtolsheim. Three great refugee artists meet at a remote college – Hugo Kauder, Josef Albers, Walter Gropius – while the Gordon String Quartet travels from Music Mountain to Black Mountain College to give six concerts.
JULY 6, Sunday at 2 PM
From Music Mountain to the Himalayas
Pre-Concert Talk with Judith Glyde, former cellist of the Manhattan String Quartet (in residence at Music Mountain 1981-88) and author of “Under the Goddess of the Sky – A Journey Through Isolation, Bach and the Himalayas.”
JULY 6-11
Music Mountain Chamberfest
Chamber Music Camp for String Players of All Ages: Daily Coachings, Rehearsals, Topic Presentations, and Concerts. Led by the Arianna String Quartet. Immerse yourself in a friendly community of chamber music lovers. LEARN MORE AND APPLY HERE.
JULY 10, Thursday at 3 PM
Painting Music
Multigenerational event for artists, amateurs, and beginners to paint while listening to live music. Event guided by Vincent Inconiglios and Music Mountain Artistic Director Oskar Espina Ruiz. Materials provided. Rain or Shine. Indoors. $20, $10, under 19 y.o. free. LEARN MORE AND BUY TICKETS HERE.
JULY 27, Sunday at 2 PM
Ravel at 150
Pre-Concert Talk with conductor, pianist, harpsichordist, composer, and theorist Samuel Hollister.
AUGUST 24, Sunday at 2 PM
Alfonso Fuentes and the Making of a World Premiere
Pre-Concert Talk with composer Alfonso Fuentes, including sound and video samples, and Q&A.
AUGUST 31, Sunday at 2 PM
Family Concert with the Ulysses Quartet: "Around the World"
Free 45-minute Event. Including brief engaging presentations, short performances, and Q&A. This program introduces young people to music from different parts of the world, exploring concepts of rhythm, harmony, style, and stringed instrument techniques. Listeners will enjoy selections from well-known composers, as well as rare discoveries! All Welcome. REGISTER TODAY. All attendees get free ice cream!
SEPTEMBER 7, Sunday at 2 PM
Music Mountain: History of a Dream
Pre-Concert Talk by Anne Liebling about the history of Music Mountain, including the Mail Order Houses of Sears Roebuck and Company.
WINTER CONCERTS
Stay tuned for our upcoming Winter Concerts, posted on our home page and announced via our newsletter.