French Musings

Inspired by the 18th-century French chateau d’Asnieres outside Paris, The Elms is the perfect place for a morning concert of delightful French repertoire ranging from Baroque elegance to neoclassical charm. The Festival Artists breathe new life into these timeless masterpieces, creating an unforgettable concert experience steeped in elegance and charm.

Ariel Horowitz, violin
SooBeen Lee, violin
Jordan Bak, viola
Jonathan Swensen, cello
Llewellyn Sánchez-Werner, piano

PROGRAM:
MARAIS Five Old French Dances for Viola and Piano
LECLAIR Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 9, No. 3, Tombeau
TAILLEFERRE Piano Trio
SAINT-SAËNS Piano Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 41
*Program subject to change. Full program notes available the week before the concert.

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SooBeen Lee
Jonathan Swensen
Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner
“Mesmerizing artistry and extraordinary ability to communicate” (The Post-Standard), “Poetic, electrifying” (Michigan Live), “a gifted virtuoso” (San Francisco Chronicle), “masterful technique and a veritable deluge of sonorities” (La Presse Montreal), describe 25-year-old Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner for performances that have stirred the intellect and humanity of his audiences on five continents.
Jordan Bak
The 2021 YCAT Robey Artist and a top laureate of the 2020 Sphinx Competition, Bak is also a Grand Prize winner and Audience Prize recipient of the 2019 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition, the recipient of the 2019 Samuel Sanders Tel Aviv Museum Prize and the 2019 John White Special Prize from the Tertis International Viola Competition. In addition, Jordan Bak is a member of the celebrated New York Classical Players and is a featured artist for WQXR’s Artist Propulsion Lab.
Ariel Horowitz
Winner of won the Concert Artists Guild Ambassador Prize and joined the Concert Artists Guild roster. A recent graduate of the Yale School of Music under the tutelage of Ani Kavafian, Ariel previously studied with Itzhak Perlman and Catherine Cho at The Juilliard School. Ariel is a prizewinner of the Grumiaux, Stulberg, and Klein International Competitions as well as the Salon De Virtuosi Career Grant. In the Fall of 2019, Ariel joined the faculty of Mount Holyoke College, teaching violin and chamber music.

PARKING
Free on-site parking available on the lawn behind The Elms. Enter through the main entrance and you will be directed to concert parking.

ACCESSIBILITY
*This venue is no longer wheelchair accessible.*
The accessible elevator at The Elms remains out of order, and the entrance to the performance space is up a large flight of stairs. We apologize for this inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

Click here for our full guide to The Elms.

Doors will open 30 minutes prior to the start of the concert. However, please arrive early to find parking.

Yes, there will be a 15-minute intermission.

We regret that there are no refunds or cancellations.

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