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Links to each group's and guest artist's web site are on the RICMC home page.
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The Jupiter String Quartet with Roger Tapping, pianist
September 23, 2009
The Jupiter String Quartet, formed in 2001 and based in Boston, are winners of numerous awards, among them first prize in the Banff International String Quartet Competition, grand prize in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. The quartet also won the 2005 Young Concert Artists International auditions, and most recently received the Avery Fisher Career Grant.
Nelson Lee and Megan Freivogel are violinists. Liz Freivogel, older sister of Meg, is violist, and Daniel McDonough, cellist, is Meg’s husband. Thus the group includes two siblings and a married couple.
Roger Tapping was violist with the Takács String Quartet for 10 years.
The Jupiter performs across the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, and South America. They’ve played in such venues as New York’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, Boston’s Jordan Hall, Mexico City's Palacio de Bellas Artes, and Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center, Corcoran Gallery, and Library of Congress. They also played at the John Carter Brown Library here last April.
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The Amelia Piano Trio with Michelle Areyzaga, soprano
November 4, 2009
The Amelia Piano Trio was formed in 1999 and came to the fore the next year at Isaac Stern’s Chamber Music Workshop in Carnegie Hall. They’ve since performed in many major cities and music festivals. In 2003, the trio was asked by National Public Radio to be its Young Ensemble in Residence. This led to a lasting relationship with NPR, and the Trio was featured on Chicago’s WFMT for live broadcasts of the complete Beethoven piano trios.
The trio – Anthea Kreston, violin; Jason Duckles, cello; Rieko Aizawa, piano – has won the ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Soprano.
Michelle Areyzaga, who was named Chicago’s “Artist of the Year” in 2006, joins the trio. She has performed in many operas as well as in recitals.
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The St. Lawrence String Quartet
March 17, 2010
Over the last 20 years, the St. Lawrence String Quartet has established itself as a world-class ensemble. In 1992, the quartet won both the Banff International String Quartet Competition the Young Concert Artists International Auditions. This launched them on a performing career in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Their recordings also have repeatedly won praise.
The quartet – Geoff Nuttal and Scott St. John, violins; Lesley Robertson, viola; and Christopher Costanza, cello – has been Ensemble in Residence at Stanford University since 1998. They have studied with the Emerson, Tokyo and Juilliard quartets.
Without neglecting the traditional repertoire, the St. Lawrence is committed to performing and expanding works of living composers, including a new quartet by John Adams.
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Jon Manassee, clarinet, and Jon Nakamatsu, piano
My 4, 2010
Clarinetist Jon Manassee and pianist Jon Nakamatsu tour as a duo, and together they are Artistic Directors of the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival. But they also have busy careers on their own.
Mr. Manassee is principal clarinetist at the American Ballet Theater Orchestra, the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and, since 2008, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in New York City. He has appeared in solo appearances at Lincoln Center and other places, and appeared as guest soloist with a number of symphony orchestra. He also plays chamber music with other groups in addition to his work with Mr. Nakamatsu.
Mr. Nakamatsu won the gold medal at the 1997 Van Cliburn Competition. He appears frequently as guest soloist with symphony orchestra around the country, as well as playing solo recitals and appearing with various chamber music groups.
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