International Award-Winning Musical Artists Featured in Salon-Style Series Concerts
New program kicks off Nov. 5 with performances by Max Tan and TianYi Li
October 26, 2022
“Listen Hear” presents a roster of diverse music and musicians on Saturdays at 2 pm in the Thomas McGuire Hall at Sarasota Art Museum. Performances are designed to introduce a wide range of Classical repertoire from Baroque to Contemporary composers, and will include:
- Nov. 5, 2022—Max Tan (violin) and TianYi Li (piano)
- Dec. 3, 2022—Max Tan (violin) and Stephanie Tang (piano)
- Dec. 17, 2022—Timothy Chooi (violin) and ChangYong Shin (piano)
- Jan. 28, 2023—Michelle Ross (violin, composition)
- April 15, 2023—Max Tan (viola), Sam Boutris (clarinet), and Chelsea Wang (piano)
“We’re looking forward to presenting Listen Hear, a series of afternoon concerts featuring a new generation of classical musicians,” said Virginia Shearer, executive director of Sarasota Art Museum. “At Sarasota Art Museum, we believe in the intersections among all artistic disciplines, and we are especially dedicated to integrating many different approaches to music, catering to audiences across styles and periods, from classical to jazz, from performance to interactive experiences.”
“I’m extremely excited for the launch of this new series and partnership with the Sarasota Art Museum,” said Tan. “Modeled after the nineteenth-century music salon, I hope it is a portal through which audiences gathered can enjoy not only the musical performances but also the insights into the music-making process.”
Museum Member tickets are $40 and Not-Yet Member tickets are $55. Seating is limited; advance ticket purchase with pre-event registration is recommended.
“We’re looking forward to presenting Listen Hear, a series of afternoon concerts featuring a new generation of classical musicians,” said Virginia Shearer, executive director of Sarasota Art Museum. “At Sarasota Art Museum, we believe in the intersections among all artistic disciplines, and we are especially dedicated to integrating many different approaches to music, catering to audiences across styles and periods, from classical to jazz, from performance to interactive experiences.”
“I’m extremely excited for the launch of this new series and partnership with the Sarasota Art Museum,” said Tan. “Modeled after the nineteenth-century music salon, I hope it is a portal through which audiences gathered can enjoy not only the musical performances but also the insights into the music-making process.”
Museum Member tickets are $40 and Not-Yet Member tickets are $55. Seating is limited; advance ticket purchase with pre-event registration is recommended. To purchase tickets, visit sarasotaartmuseum.org/learn/current-season or click on the Purchase ticket links below.
Listen Hear
Max Tan and TianYi Li: Beethoven in the Home
Saturday, November 5
2 pm
Thomas McGuire Hall
$40 for Members; $55 Not-Yet Museum Members
Listen Hear, Sarasota Art Museum’s classical music program featuring world-class artists performing in an intimate, casual setting, presents a new roster of diverse music and musicians on Saturdays at 2 pm. Curated by concert violinist Max Tan, each salon-style event includes a short, classical music program, insights from the artists, and conversation. Join us on November 5 for the piano/violin duo of TianYi Li and Max Tan.
November 5, Max Tan and TianYi Li: Beethoven in the Home
The Listen Hear series kicks off with Max Tan and TianYi Li who will perform a historical arrangement of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, published in 1886, and a new arrangement of Beethoven’s Leonore Overture arranged for solo piano by Juilliard doctoral candidate TianYi Li, and explore how instrumentation and arranging can affect our experience of musical works.
Seating is limited; advance ticket purchase with pre-event registration is recommended.
Join us this season for additional performances on Saturdays :
December 3, and December 17, 2022; January 28 and April 15, 2023
Listen Hear
Brahms and the Magic of Time with Max Tan and Stephanie Tang
Saturday, December 3
2 pm
Thomas McGuire Hall
$40 for Members; $55 Not-Yet Museum Members
Listen Hear, Sarasota Art Museum’s classical music program featuring world-class artists performing in an intimate, casual setting, presents a new roster of diverse music and musicians on Saturdays at 2 pm. Curated by concert violinist Max Tan, each salon-style event includes a short, classical music program, insights from the artists, and conversation. Join us on December 3 for an exploration of Brahms with Stephanie Tang (piano) and Max Tan (violin).
December 3: Brahms and the Magic of Time with Max Tan and Stephanie Tang
The Listen Hear series continues with Stephanie Tang and Max Tan exploring Brahms’ Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, perhaps the most loving of his three violin sonatas. Using historical recordings from before the Second World War, the artists discuss time versus timing, and will share insights on how our understanding of these concepts has changed throughout the last century.
Seating is limited; advance ticket purchase with pre-event registration is recommended.
Join us this season for additional performances on Saturdays:
December 17, 2022; January 28 and April 15, 2023
Listen Hear
Folk Music Inspiration with Timothy Chooi and ChangYong Shin
Saturday, December 17
2 pm
Thomas McGuire Hall
$40 for Members; $55 Not-Yet Museum Members
Listen Hear, Sarasota Art Museum’s classical music program featuring world-class artists performing in an intimate, casual setting, presents a new roster of diverse music and musicians on Saturdays at 2 pm. Curated by concert violinist Max Tan, each salon-style event includes a short, classical music program, insights from the artists, and conversation. Join us on December 17 for a folk music inspired program with Timothy Chooi (violin) and ChangYong Shin (piano).
December 17, Folk Music Inspiration with Timothy Chooi and ChangYong Shin
Listen Hear returns again with Timothy Chooi and ChangYong Shin presenting a short program of works inspired by folk music throughout Europe. Centered on Edvard Grieg’s Violin Sonata No. 3, the artists will also present works by Dvorak, Szymanowski, and Sarasate, sharing how folk music in the lives of each composer informs their understanding and performance.
Seating is limited; advance ticket purchase with pre-event registration is recommended.
Join us this season for additional performances on Saturdays:
January 28 and April 15, 2023
Listen Hear
Michelle Ross: Is Music Finite or Infinite? Improvisation, Notation, Performance
Saturday, December 17
2 pm
Thomas McGuire Hall
$40 for Members; $55 Not-Yet Museum Members
January 28, Michelle Ross: Is Music Finite or Infinite? Improvisation, Notation, Performance
The Listen Hear series returns to explore improvised music, a mysterious intersection of creation and interpretation. Michelle Ross, an alumna of the Perlman Music Program, discusses the creative process, including her library of personal voice memos and galleries of her own manuscripts. In this recreation of her workspace, the salon features premieres of new works that Ross will improvise for all to enjoy.
Seating is limited; advance ticket purchase with pre-event registration is recommended.
Join us this season for additional performances on Saturdays:
April 15, 2023
Listen Hear
Michelle Ross: Is Music Finite or Infinite? Improvisation, Notation, Performance
Saturday, December 17
2 pm
Thomas McGuire Hall
$40 for Members; $55 Not-Yet Museum Members
April 15: Max Tan, Sam Boutris, and Chelsea Wang: Textures and Timbres
Tan, Boutris, and Wang will perform works by Mozart, Brahms, Bruch, and other gems of the chamber music repertoire revolving around the viola and clarinet. Elements of the instruments’ singing, breathing, and speaking characteristics will be compared as the artists discuss their interplay—and exchangeability—in classical music.
The concerts will be held in Thomas McGuire Hall; $40 for Members and $55 for Not-Yet Members; seating is limited; advance ticket purchase with pre-event registration is recommended.
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