Events
Schiermonnikoog Music Festival
October 4 to 14, 2007, Schiermonnikoog Island, Holland
The Callisto Ensemble
7:30pm, Monday, October 22, 2007, 220 State Street, 4th fl., Chicago, IL
Works by Rands, Britten, and Kodaly.
University of Alabama in Huntsville
7:30 pm, Thursday, November 1, 2007, Recital Hall, University of Alabama - Huntsville
A viola & piano recital program includes works by York Bowen, Arthur Benjamin, Rebecca Clarke, Clara Schumann, Johannes Brahms and Georges Enesco. With Michiko Otaki, piano. Workshop at 9:30am.
Maurice River Music, Millville, NJ.
2:30pm, Sunday, November 11, Mauricetown Area
A viola & piano recital and workshop to include works written for Lionel Tertis, by Benjamin Dale, Sir Arnold Bax, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sir Arthur Bliss, York Bowen. With Michiko Otaki, piano. For more information and ticket reservation, call 856-506-0580 or email pmacksomers@hotmail.com
Princeton University Concerts, Princeton, NJ
8:00pm, November 15 & 16, 2007, Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Princeton University
Two Viola recitals on November 15 and 16, 2007, and a masterclass on November 14. The programs consist primarily of works inspired by, and written for Lionel Tertis. With Michiko Otaki, piano.
Classical Afternoons, Big Arts, Sanibel, FL
3:00pm, Sunday, December 2, 2007, Phillips Gallery, Sanibel, Florida
A viola & piano recital program including works by York Bowen, Arthur Benjamin, Rebecca Clarke, Clara Schumann, Johannes Brahms and Georges Enesco. Accompanied by pianist Michiko Otaki
Chamber Concert, Chicago, IL
8:00pm, Friday, December 14, 2007, Northeastern Illinois University, 5500 N. St. Louis Ave., Chicago, IL
A guest appearance with the The Lincoln Trio, to include the Brahms Piano Quartet in C minor.
Chamber Music Concerts, Roanoke & Blacksburg, VA
8:00 pm, Saturdays, January 26 & February 2, 2008 and 3:00 pm, Sunday, February 3, 2008 - Roanoke College & Virginia Technological University
A guest appearance with the Kandinsky Trio, the program to include Brahms' Piano Quartet in G minor and Mozart's Piano Quartet in E-flat major. January 26 at Roanoke College (Salem, VA), February 2 & 3 at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA).
Masterclass at University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7:00pm - 9:00pm, Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Viola masterclass hosted by the School of Music, University of Toronto
Masterclasses at the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
2:00pm - 5:00pm & 6:00pm - 8:30pm, Thursday, March 13, 2008
Viola masterclasses hosted by the Glenn Gould School.
Friday Series, University of Western Ontario, Canada
12:30pm, Friday, March 14, 2008, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Recital with pianist Michiko Otaki at von Kuster Hall
Recital, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, Canada
7:30pm, Sunday, March 16, 2008, Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto
Program includes music for viola and piano accompanied by pianist Michiko Otaki, and chamber music for multiple violas with professors and students of Faculty of Music.
Music at Noon, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada
12:00 noon, Tuesday, March 18, 2008, Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Wilfrid Laurier University
Recital with pianist Michiko Otaki. For information, call (519) 884-0710 x2150.
Kitchner-Waterloo Chamber Music Society, Ontario, Canada
8:00pm, Wednesday, March 19, 2008, KWCSM Music Room, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Recital with pianist Michiko Otaki. For ticket information, call 519-886-1673 or email kwcms@yahoo.ca.
Rocky River Chamber Music Society, Cleveland OH
8:00pm, Monday, March 24, 2008, West Shore Unitarian Church, 20401 Hilliard Rd., Rocky River OH 44116
A Viola and Piano Recital with Michiko Otaki. Program includes works by Benjamin Dale, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sir Arnold Bax, Bernard Shore, and Lionel Tertis. For more information, please call 440-333-2255. Free admission.
Harvard Musical Association, Boston, MA
8:00pm, April 10 & April 11, 2008
A pair of recitals are presented as part of "The Tertis Project," a series of concerts devoted to works by important British composers of the last century that were written especially for his mentor and coach, the legendary violist Lionel Tertis (1876-1975). With pianist Michiko Otaki.
Related article: Violist Roger Chase Launches "The Tertis Project" with Pianist Michiko Otaki
Concerts in New Zealand
April 23 to May 6, 2008
Ten Concerts for Harp, Flute and Viola Trio, with Yolanda Kondonassis, Alexa Still and Roger Chase, throughout New Zealand, sponsored by "Chamber Music New Zealand".
The Callisto Ensemble
Chicago, May 12, 2008 - 7:30 p.m.
Bernard Rands: Scherzi for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano
Mozart: Kegelstatt
Ravel: Duo
The Callisto Ensemble
Norton Building Concert Series: (708) 429-6853
Brahms: String Quartet (TBD)
Ravel: Duo for Violin and Cello
Kodaly:Serenade for Two Violins and Viola