Free
Young Artists Concert This concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Programming will be announced the day of or day before the concert. Free | Tickets Not Required — 7:00 PM — ROBERT HONSTEIN (b. 1980) Patter Cecilia Beatrix Martin, violin • Ryan Schick, cello • John Santucci, marimba This group is coached by Luke Rinderknecht. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827) Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost” I. Allegro vivace e con brio Mia…
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Jul
14
7:00 pm -
10:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$55
Bridge, CLARKE, & Brahms This concert is dedicated to the memory of Hugh McCleery Phelps, Festival Trustee from 1990 to 2024. FRANK BRIDGE (1879–1941) Phantasy for Piano Quartet in F-sharp Minor, H. 94 Renée Jolles, violin • Phillip Ying, viola • Keiko Ying, cello • Tao Lin, piano REBECCA CLARKE (1886–1979) Sonata for Viola and Piano Rebecca Albers, viola • Tao Lin, piano JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897) Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 60, “Werther” Itamar Zorman, violin •…
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Jul
15
7:30 pm -
9:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Zlatomir Fung Cello Masterclass Masterclasses give the audience a first-hand look into the teaching and learning process that goes into creating music. Honing technical craft, understanding the nuances of musical language, and finding personal meaning in music are all part of a great masterclass. Free | Tickets Not Required PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840–1893) Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 Jeehye Lee, cello • Narae Joo, piano Jeehye is a summer student of David Ying and is sponsored by…
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Jul
16
1:00 pm -
3:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Young Artists Concert This concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Programming will be announced the day of or day before the concert. Free | Tickets Not Required — 3:30 PM — NICCOLÒ PAGANINI (1782–1840) 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1 Caprice No. 9 in E Major Andrew Zhang, Alice Yang, Daniel Xu, Elizabeth Lim Yeoh, violin This group is coached by Kurt Sassmannshaus. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791) Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216 I.…
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Jul
16
3:30 pm -
5:30 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Young Artists Concert This concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Free | Tickets Not Required — 7:00 PM — WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791) Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 32 in B-flat Major, K. 454 I. Largo — Allegro Claire Lee, violin • Yeseul Kim, piano Claire is a summer student of Ayano Ninomiya. Yeseul is a summer student of Anne Epperson and is sponsored by Jeannette Walker. SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891–1953) Sonata for Cello and Piano in C…
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Jul
16
7:00 pm -
10:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Young Artists Concert This concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Programming will be announced the day of or day before the concert. Free | Tickets Not Required — 1:00 PM — JACQUES IBERT (1890–1962) Trio for Violin, Cello, and Harp II. Andante sostenuto Yun Zhuang, violin • Haley Rasmussen, cello • Zora Evangeline, harp This group is coached by June Han. Yun is sponsored by Jim & Janice Feather, and Haley is sponsored by George & Christine Bachrach.…
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Jul
17
1:00 pm -
5:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$55
Zlatomir Fung Plays Tchaikovsky WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791) String Quintet No. 4 in G Minor, K. 516 Itamar Zorman, Robin Scott, violin • Maiya Papach, Rebecca Albers, viola • Ahrim Kim, cello PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840–1893) Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 Zlatomir Fung, cello • Peter Bay, conductor • Festival Orchestra Program Notes WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791) String Quintet No. 4 in G Minor, K. 516 (1787) …
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Jul
17
7:30 pm -
9:00 pm
Crooker Theater,
116 Maquoit Rd
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
FAMILY Saturday AT THE MUSEUM The Bowdoin College Museum of Art will collaborate with the Festival on a special program for families. Led by Artistic Directors David Ying and Phillip Ying, young music and art enthusiasts will engage with talented musicians to explore the intersection of music and the visual arts. Free | No Reservations Required Program and artists to be announced.
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Jul
18
10:00 am -
11:00 am
Bowdoin College Museum of Art,
245 Maine Street
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$55
SOld out — join the waitlist Jupiter & Ying Quartets The Jupiter and Ying Quartets continue the Festival tradition of teaming up. Jupiter String Quartet Mélanie Clapiès, Meg Freivogel, violin • Liz Freivogel, viola • Daniel McDonough, cello Ying Quartet Robin Scott, Janet Ying, violin • Phillip Ying, viola • David Ying, cello — JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897) String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18 Mélanie Clapiès, Meg Freivogel, violin • Liz Freivogel, Phillip Ying, viola • Daniel…
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Jul
20
7:30 pm -
9:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Young Artists Concert This concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Programming will be announced the day of or day before the concert. Free | Tickets Not Required — 7:00 PM — JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897) Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 I. Allegro non troppo Rachel Leigh McClellan, violin • Jiarong Li, piano Rachel is a summer student of Itamar Zorman and Robin Scott. She is sponsored by Barbara Gauditz. JEFF SCOTT (b. 1967) Elegy for Innocence Abigail…
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Jul
21
7:00 pm -
10:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
MEET THE COMPOSER: Elena Langer During this talk, composer Elena Langer will discuss her work and creative process. Her piece RedMare was performed by Festival Fellows during our Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music on Saturday, July 11. This event is via a Zoom Webinar; we hope you will join the conversation online! — Elena Langer is a prolific composer of colourful, dramatic and often humorous music, familiar to audiences across Europe and America through her operatic, vocal and orchestral pieces. Elena’s 2016 hit for Welsh National…
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Jul
22
11:00 am -
12:00 pm
Online from Brunswick,
12 Campus Rd S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$55
Farr, Beethoven, & Dvořák GARETH FARR (b. 1968) Taheke for Flute and Harp Ben Smith, flute • June Han, harp LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827) Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major, Op. 16 Corinne Foley, oboe • Michael Wayne, clarinet • Abigail Lopez, bassoon • Oved Rico, horn • Elinor Freer, piano ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841–1904) Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 Mikhail Kopelman, Meg Freivogel, violin • Che-Yen Chen, viola • Edward Arron, cello • Jeewon Park, piano…
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Jul
22
7:30 pm -
9:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Music at the Museum In collaboration with the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Festival will present artists in the Boyd Gallery. Program and artists to be announced. This concert has reached capacity. Please submit the form below to be added to our waitlist. Free | Reservation Required (limit to 2 per household) — PROGRAM — JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897) Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115 I. Allegro Katelyn Waffer Poetker, clarinet • Inhae Cho, Seungwon Park, violin •…
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Jul
23
11:00 am -
12:00 pm
Bowdoin College Museum of Art,
245 Maine Street
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Van Cliburn v. Indy 500 What does it take to perform at the highest level? Pianist Jon Nakamatsu, the 1997 Gold Medalist of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, and IndyCar driver Nolan Siegel explore the preparation, focus, and resilience required to excel on the concert stage and the racetrack. Free | Tickets not required
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Jul
23
2:00 pm -
3:00 pm
Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center,
239 Maine Street
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Young Artists Concert This concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Programming will be announced the day of or day before the concert. Free | Tickets Not Required — 7:00 PM — FRANZ STRAUSS (1822–1905) Introduction, Theme, and Variations, Op. 13 Oved Rico, horn • Michelle Qiu, piano Oved is sponsored by Kent Mitchell. Michelle is a summer student of Pei-Shan Lee and is a recipient of the Richard & Maryan F. Chapin Scholarship. PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840–1893) Dumka…
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Jul
23
7:00 pm -
9:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$55
SOLD out — Join the Waitlist Schumann, Prokofiev, & Brahms ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810–1856) Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 Michael Wayne, clarinet • Elinor Freer, piano SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891–1953) Quintet in G Minor, Op. 39 Corinne Foley, oboe • Michael Wayne, clarinet • YooJin Jang, violin • Liz Freivogel, viola • Tracy Rowell, bass JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897) Sonata in F Minor for Two Pianos, Op. 34b Jon Nakamatsu, HieYon Choi, piano Program Notes ROBERT SCHUMANN Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 (1849) In early 1849,…
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Jul
24
7:30 pm -
9:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Annual Trustee-Faculty Dinner This is a private event. We are pleased to invite you to a special dinner for Faculty and Trustees. Please confirm your attendance below. Saturday, July 25, 2026 6:00–8:00 PM Mills Hall 12 Polar Loop, Brunswick, ME 04011 Registration Closed
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Jul
25
6:00 pm -
8:00 pm
Mills Hall,
12 Polar Loop
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Young Artists Concert This concert features the Festival’s talented young artists. Free | Tickets Not Required — 7:00 PM — WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791) Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 32 in B-flat Major, K. 454 I. Largo — Allegro II. Andante Ryan Char, violin • Jiarong Li, piano Ryan is a summer student of YooJin Jang and is sponsored by Kenneth & Judy Segal. EUGÈNE YSAŸE (1858–1931) Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 I.…
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Jul
26
7:00 pm -
10:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
ShangHai Quartet Masterclass Masterclasses give the audience a first-hand look into the teaching and learning process that goes into creating music. Honing technical craft, understanding the nuances of musical language, and finding personal meaning in music are all part of a great masterclass. Free | Tickets Not Required BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913–1976) String Quartet No. 2 in C Major, Op. 36 I. Allegro calmo senza rigore Claire Lee, Norah Mix, violin • Sofia Scherer, viola • Oskar Norell, cello This…
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Jul
27
10:00 am -
12:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
$55
SOLD Out — JOIN THE WAITLIST Shanghai Quartet Shanghai Quartet Weigang Li, Angelo Xiang Yu, violin • Honggang Li, viola • Sihao He, cello FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN (1732–1809) String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 74, No. 3, Hob. III:74, “The Rider” ZHOU LONG (b. 1953) Chinese Folk Songs ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841–1904) String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, “American” Program Notes FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 74, No. 3, Hob. III:74, “The Rider”…
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Jul
27
7:30 pm -
9:00 pm
Studzinski Recital Hall,
12 Campus Road S
Brunswick,
ME
04011
Free
Breaking Barriers: Music as an Instrument for Rehabilitation and Societal Change In Spring 2026, five undergraduates from the Eastman School of Music and Assoc. Professor Elinor Freer participated in "Breaking Barriers," an innovative project behind the walls of the Monroe County Jail in Rochester, NY. Join Freer to hear about how incarcerated individuals from the Men's Rehab Unit used the versatile Hyperscore software program to compose short pieces for string quartet and percussion, culminating in a final performance of these new compositions for…
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Jul
28
10:30 am -
12:00 pm
Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center,
239 Maine Street
Brunswick,
ME
04011