ISRAELI CHAMBER PROJECT with Charles Neidich, clarinet

Sunday, October 22, 2023, 7 p.m.

Carmit Zori, violin; Assaff Weisman, piano; with Charles Neidich, clarinet

Burlingame, Calif. (October 11, 2023) — Music at Kohl Mansion (MAKM) today announced changes to the programming for the Israeli Chamber Project’s (ICP) concert on Sunday, October 22 at 7 p.m., due to changes in the ensemble’s personnel who are unable to leave Israel at this time because of the current military conflict.

A trio of extraordinary musicians, including acclaimed guest artist, clarinetist Charles Neidich, will now perform works by Khachaturian, Bartók, Dvořák, Gershwin, and Paul Ben-Haim. Read the full press release here.

5:00 PM – Public Materclass with Young Chamber Musicians

6:00 PM – Pre-concert talk by Christopher Costanza, Cellist of the St. Lawrence String Quartet, Artist in Residence, Lecturer, Stanford University

7:00 PM – Concert

9:00 PM – Join the musicians for a complimentary glass of wine and dessert.

About Israeli Chamber Project

Music at Kohl Mansion’s new season gets underway Sunday, October 22 with the return of the highly respected Tel Aviv-based Israeli Chamber Project boasting a collective of exceptionally talented and active musicians. Now in its second decade, the Israeli Chamber Project is a dynamic ensemble comprising strings,
winds, harp, and piano, that brings together some of today’s most distinguished musicians for chamber music concerts and educational and outreach programs both in Israel and abroad. It was named the winner of the 2011 Israeli Ministry of Culture Outstanding Ensemble Award and 2017 Partos Prize in recognition of its passionate musicianship, creative programming, and commitment to educational outreach. An important part of the Israeli Chamber Project’s mission is to support emerging Israeli composers by commissioning works specifically for the ensemble. The Israeli Chamber Project has appeared at venues including London’s Wigmore Hall, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Morgan Library & Museum, Town Hall and Merkin Concert Hall in New York City, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center, Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, The Clark Memorial Library at UCLA, Ottawa’s Chamberfest, and on tour in China.

Program

Israeli Chamber Project presents “Homeland” with guest artist Charles Neidich, clarinet
Aram Khachaturian: Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano
Béla Bartók/Jackendoff: Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs for Clarinet and Piano
Antonin Dvořák: Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G Major, Opus 100
George Gershwin/Neidich: Three Preludes for Clarinet and Piano
Paul Ben-Haim: Three Songs without Words for Violin and Piano
Béla Bartók: Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano