Geneva Music Festival

This concert is presented in honor of Kamil and Pim Kovach. They came by steamship and airplane, carrying nothing but their music. Tania León fled Cuba in 1967. Bright Sheng survived China’s Cultural Revolution. Rachmaninoff, Auerbach, and Dohnányi each escaped a collapsing world for American shores. Tonight, our Artists-in-Residence perform works by five immigrant composers whose music shaped this country. This is America’s story, told in sound.

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Get an early taste of something special coming to Geneva! This concert teaser offers a preview of the Festival, happening throughout the region from May 19-June 14. In this intimate performance, you’ll hear selections by Mozart and Schumann, alongside music by Pulitzer Prize–winning contemporary composer Caroline Shaw. Performed by the Festival’s Artists-in-Residence, the music celebrates artistic expression and the universal quest for fulfillment, reflecting the American Pursuit of Happiness

Eighth Blackbird has won multiple Grammys and premiered hundreds of works by living composers. The New York Times calls them “ferociously imaginative.” Their GMF appearance is a rare opportunity to hear this celebrated sextet in an intimate setting. All program details are subject to change.

Some music exists to remind us what we’re capable of. Mozart’s Divertimento treats three instruments as true equals, enlightenment ideals made audible. Schumann’s generous Piano Quartet brims with Romantic warmth. Caroline Shaw’s Thousandth Orange brings the conversation into the present with wit and invention. This performance is an evening of music that believes in joy. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Divertimento in E-flat major, K. 563 Caroline Shaw, The Thou

Mark O’Connor is a living legend of American string playing: three-time national fiddle champion, Grammy-winning composer, collaborator with Yo-Yo Ma and Vince Gill. Joined by his wife Maggie, herself a champion fiddler, this afternoon concert celebrates American vernacular music at its most joyful. Selections announced from the stage. All program details are subject to change.