Interviews with performing artists, chats with ACMC’s Artistic Director, and more
Austin Chamber Music Center, Austin Classical Guitar, and Conspirare, with the support and encouragement of the Still Water Foundation, collaborated in the 20-21 season to support one another and share ideas during the COVID pandemic as we transitioned to in-home, streaming performances. Collectively we are…
David is a junior at LBJ/LASA High School who has been involved with ACMC since he was in middle school at Sarah Beth Lively. He writes in support of ACMC’s 2020 Amplify Austin campaign, which will provide funding to the In-School Coaching Program. Read David’s…
In this week’s Chamber Chat, we’ll delve into why our Valentine’s Weekend program will be our most emotionally charged concert of the season. Learn about the virtuosity and drama of Vieuxtemps, the holy aura of Beethoven, and the “heart-on-sleeve” romanticism of Fauré. Friday night and Saturday…
In this week’s Chamber Chat, Michelle Schumann discusses friendship. Learn about the friendship between Beethoven and Anton Reicha that influenced their music making, and about one piece that Michelle’s friend, award-winning Austin composer Graham Reynolds, wrote for her. Hear this music live on January 18…
Venture inside a piano to learn a few modern techniques from Michelle Schumann. She’ll also discuss your next season concert, Crumb & the Innovators, and what makes each piece on the program so experimental for its time. Hear these innovative works by George Crumb, Dmitri…
Learn about one of the finest pianists of her time from our own Michelle Schumann. Michelle chats about Clara Schumann’s ingenuity and uniqueness, and about the music by Brahms and Beethoven that will be paired with her Piano Trio next weekend. Discover these influential works live…
Selections from Austin Classical Guitar’s interview with Beijing Guitar Duo member Meng Su. What do you enjoy the most about performing? I really like performing, it’s part of my life, I mean it’s something I got really used to when I was a kid. And…
“You can speak different languages but play the same music… it’s a great way to connect people.” — Meng Su, Beijing Guitar Duo
We spoke with this month’s featured artists KASA Quartet about their new Marvin Hamlisch project. Learn about their collaboration with the Hamlisch family to honor one of America’s most beloved and highly acclaimed composers, and about how the quartet interprets music from around the globe. KASA, the…
We spoke with this month’s featured artist Sandy Yamamoto about her years growing up as a violinist in a Japanese family. Learn how a rose inspired her career and where her musical side comes from in our interview. Sandy will be performing music by Debussy, Ravel, and…
We recently spoke with this month’s featured cellist Nora Karakousoglou about her formative years in Athens. Learn about her family’s Greek holiday tradition and how it—and they—helped shape her musical life in our interview. Nora will be performing on January 18 and 19 at It’s All…
Since 1991 Misha Rachlevsky has led the Russian String Orchestra in performances throughout Moscow and the globe. Learn about his early years in Moscow before becoming an internationally-acclaimed violinist and conductor (despite disliking practice!) in our recent interview. Where did you grow up, and how…
From learning about rhythm in his village of 150 people, to performing as an acclaimed soloist across the globe, Håkan Rosengren’s career as a clarinetist has been shaped and strengthened by his musical upbringing in Sweden. At our season opener next weekend, Beauty on Water,…
