Central Chamber Series

THANK YOU! . A huge THANK YOU to everyone who joined us in person or online last night for Sounds of Nations! It was so healing to experience beautiful music in such an incredible space. We’re so grateful for everyone who helped make last night happen: Central Presbyterian Church’s staff, our ushers, our livestream and sound team, our production team, and of course, our amazing musicians. We could not have done it without you! . If you missed the concert last night, or simp...ly want to re-live it, our livestream will still be available for a limited time (link in bio). Please stay tuned for information on our upcoming concerts of Season 4! . #centralchamberseries #chambermusic #classicalmusic #concert #livemusic #sociallydistancedconcert #classicalmusicconcert #stringquintet #boccherini #baroque #celloquartet #arensky #violin #violinist #viola #violist #cello #cellist #nyc #nycperformance #nycconcert #livestreamedconcert See more

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT . Sounds of Nations Tuesday, January 26th at 7:30pm Central Presbyterian Church @centralnyc... 593 Park Avenue at 64th Street, NYC . General admission: $20 Students with ID: free . Grammy-nominated violist Melissa Reardon is an internationally renowned performer whose solo and chamber playing spans all musical genres. Melissa is the artistic director of the Portland Chamber Music Festival in Portland, ME; Artist in Residence at Bard College and Conservatory; and a founding member and Executive Director of the East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO). As a member of the Ens String Quartet from 2006 until its final season in 2018, Melissa toured both nationally and internationally, with highlight performances in Sydney, Melbourne, Rio de Janeiro, New York’s Carnegie Hall, and Washington, DC’s Kennedy Center, to name a few. Lauded by Classical Voice for her elegant and virtuosic performances, the Massachusetts-born musician won first prize at the Washington International Competition, and is the only violist to win top prizes in consecutive HAMS International viola competitions. A sought-after collaborative musician and teacher, Melissa has appeared in numerous festivals across the United States and around the world, and has toured with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble, and with Musicians from Marlboro. She held the post of Associate Professor of Viola at East Carolina University from 2007-2013, and earned degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music and the New England Conservatory. Melissa is married to the cellist Raman Ramakrishnan and they live in NYC with their eight-year-old son Linus. . #centralchamberseries #chambermusic #classicalmusic #concert #livemusic #sociallydistancedconcert #classicalmusicconcert #stringquintet #boccherini #baroque #celloquartet #arensky #violin #violinist #viola #violist #cello #cellist #nyc #nycperformance #nycconcert See more

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT! . Sounds of Nations Tuesday, January 26th at 7:30pm Central Presbyterian Church @centralnyc... 593 Park Avenue at 64th Street, NYC . General admission: $20 Students with ID: free Register at link in bio . Praised as playing gorgeously (The Boston Globe) and with irrepressible élan (The Seattle Times), violinist Emily Daggett Smith has performed across the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia. Emily made her New York concerto debut playing the Beethoven Violin Concerto with the Juilliard Orchestra in Alice Tully Hall, and has since performed with orchestras including Iris Orchestra, the Festival Mozaic Orchestra and the New York Classical Players. She has given solo recitals across the country at venues including the Kennedy Center and Music in the Loft in Chicago. Emily has performed with renowned musicians including members of the Cleveland, Emerson, and Juilliard String Quartets. Her performances have taken place at some of the world’s greatest halls, including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Shanghai Grand Theatre, and the Vienna Konzerthaus. . Equally passionate about performing old and new music, Emily has premiered dozens of works, both as a soloist, chamber musician, and as a member of The Knights Chamber Orchestra. In 2020, Emily commissioned a piece for solo violin by Andrea Casarrubios which will be performed at the University Art Museum at the University at Albany as a part of the show Well/Being (October 2021). Emily has served on faculty at the Bard Conservatory Pre-College and the Juilliard School, where she is assistant for Laurie Smukler. She holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from The Juilliard School and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Stony Brook University. Her teachers have included Soovin Kim, Philip Setzer, Joel Smirnoff, Laurie Smukler, and Donald Weilerstein. #centralchamberseries See more

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who joined us on Tuesday, both in person and online! We also would like to express our gratitude to our amazing musicians, Charles Yang, Peter Dugan, Michael Katz, Estelle Choi, and of course our own artistic director Jia Kim. Thank you for truly opening Heaven and Earth to us! Last but certainly not least, we want to thank our wonderful ushers, our livestream and sound team, and Central’s staff for assisting with the concert. We could not have done it without you! . We hope that you all stay safe and healthy during this upcoming holiday season. Please stay tuned for updates about our next concerts in 2021! . #centralchamberseries #chambermusic #classicalmusic #piano #pianotrio #cellotrio #violin #violinist #cello #cellist #pianist

ONE WEEK AWAY! . Sounds of Nations Tuesday, January 26th at 7:30pn Central Presbyterian Church @centralnyc... 593 Park Avenue at 64th Street, NYC . General admission: $20 Students with ID: free Register at link in bio . Please join us in one week for Sounds of Nations! We have a thrilling program of Boccherini’s quintet La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid (The Night Music of the Streets of Madrid) followed by the Arensky Cello Quartet, which is a beautiful work with the unusual instrumentation of one violin, one viola, and two cellos; the pairing of two cellos adding depth of sonority and timbre. . Our wonderful artists will be Emily Smith, violin; Mariella Haubs, violin; Melissa Reardon, viola; Michael Katz, cello; and our own artistic director Jia Kim, cello. . We are grateful to be able to hold this concert during such a difficult time for our nation. We invite you all to join us either in person or on our livestream as we celebrate the lives of these composers and share their pieces that will undoubtedly uplift and unite our spirits. Please note that all who plan to attend the concert at Central Presbyterian Church in person must register in advance as capacity is limited. . #centralchamberseries #chambermusic #classicalmusic #concert #livemusic #sociallydistancedconcert #classicalmusicconcert #stringquintet #boccherini #baroque #celloquartet #arensky #violin #violinist #viola #violist #cello #cellist #nyc #nycperformance #nycconcert #livestreamedconcert See more

SAVE THE DATE! . Sounds of Nations Tuesday, January 26th at 7:30pm Central Presbyterian Church @centralnyc... 593 Park Avenue at 64th Street, NYC General admission: $20 Students with ID: free Register at link in bio . Please join us for our next socially distant chamber concert! The program will include Boccherini’s quintet La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid which translates as The Night Music of the Streets of Madrid and contains Spanish tunes. Also featured will be the Arensky Cello Quartet, which is a beautiful work with the unusual instrumentation of one violin, one viola, and two cellos, which increase the depth of sonority. The composer dedicated this piece to his dear friend, Tchaikovsky, whose works, along with those of several other composers including Mussorgsky and Beethoven, are quoted in this piece. . Artists to be announced next week! . Please note that all who plan to attend the concert must register in advance as capacity is limited. We hope that you’ll join us, whether in person or via livestream, for this program that will take us around the world, even when we can’t travel! . #centralchamberseries #chambermusic #classicalmusic #concert #livemusic #sociallydistancedconcert #classicalmusicconcert #stringquintet #boccherini #baroque #celloquartet #arensky #violin #violinist #viola #violist #cello #cellist #nyc #nycperformance #nycconcert #livestreamedconcert See more

One more beautiful clip from our last concert, featuring Doori Na, Michelle Ross, and Cong Wu! Tune in to our livestream tonight at 7:30 pm on our website, or register at link in bio to attend another in-person, socially distant concert at Central Presbyterian Church. We hope you’ll join us for Heaven and Earth! . #centralchamberseries #chambermusic #classicalmusic #livemusic #livemusicnyc #sociallydistant #livestream #nyc

TONIGHT! . Heaven and Earth Tonight at 7:30pm Central Presbyterian Church @centralnyc... 593 Park Avenue at 64th Street, NYC General admission: $20 Students with ID: free Register at link in bio . We hope to see you TONIGHT for our second concert of Season 4! Featuring Charles Yang, Peter Dugan, Michael Katz, Estelle Choi, and Jia Kim playing works by Suk, Adams, and Popper, this is a night of live music that you won’t want to miss! Whether you join us in person at Central Presbyterian Church or online via livestream, we hope you enjoy the sounds of heaven and earth you’re about to hear! #centralchamberseries #chambermusic #livemusic #livemusicnyc #sociallydistantconcert #livestream #violin #violinist #piano #pianist #cello #cellist #cellists #johnadams #josefsuk #davidpopper #newmusic #classicalmusic #pianotrio #cellotrio #performance #nyc #supportthearts See more

Please enjoy this beautiful clip from our last concert, featuring Michelle Ross, violin; Doori Na, violin; and Cong Wu, viola! Join us tomorrow night, November 17th at 7:30, either at Central Presbyterian Church or via livestream, for Heaven and Earth, our next concert! Registration required, tickets at link in bio. . #centralchamberseries #chambermusic #livechambermusic #sociallydistantconcert #livemusicnyc #classicalmusic

TOMORROW NIGHT! . Heaven and Earth Tuesday, November 17th at 7:30pm Central Presbyterian Church @centralnyc... 593 Park Avenue at 64th Street, NYC General admission: $20 Students with ID: free Register at link in bio . Join us TOMORROW NIGHT at 7:30 pm in Central Presbyterian Church’s beautiful sanctuary OR via livestream for an evening of socially distant chamber music! Featuring Charles Yang and Peter Dugan performing John Adams’ Road Movies as well as their own brilliant arrangements, we’ll also hear from cellists Michael Katz, Estelle Choi, and Jia Kim on David Popper’s Requiem for Three Cellos, as well as the Élégie for Piano Trio by Josef Suk. We hope to see you there, either in person or online! . #centralchamberseries #chambermusic #livemusic #livemusicnyc #sociallydistantconcert #livestream #violin #violinist #piano #pianist #cello #cellist #cellists #johnadams #josefsuk #davidpopper #newmusic #classicalmusic #pianotrio #cellotrio #performance #nyc #supportthearts See more

TWO DAYS AWAY! . Heaven and Earth Tuesday, November 17th at 7:30pm Central Presbyterian Church @centralnyc... 593 Park Avenue at 64th Street, NYC General admission: $20 Students with ID: free Register at link in bio . We’re looking forward to welcoming our audience back for a socially distant concert on Tuesday evening! For those not in NYC or who prefer to watch online, the concert will be live-streamed as well. We’ll hear works by Josef Suk, John Adams, and David Popper, as well as arrangements by our featured duo, Charles Yang and Peter Dugan! Also featuring cellists Michael Katz, Estelle Choi (of the @calidoresq), and our own artistic director Jia Kim. We hope your spirits are uplifted by these sounds of heaven and earth! . #centralchamberseries #chambermusic #livemusic #livemusicnyc #sociallydistantconcert #livestream #violin #violinist #piano #pianist #cello #cellist #cellists #johnadams #josefsuk #davidpopper #newmusic #classicalmusic #pianotrio #cellotrio #performance #nyc #supportthearts See more