Opening Festival 2017 with piano and chamber music by one of the all-time musical greats, Ludwig van Beethoven. Beginning of our 14-concert Beethoven Series. PROGRAM NOTES. Haydn, String Quartet in D Major, Op. 20, the historical development of Haydn's quartets reaches its goal; and further progress is not progress in any historical sense, but simply the difference between one masterpiece and the next.... (Donald Francis Tovey).

Ukrainian-born pianist and spoken word artist Inna Faliks has established herself as one of the most exciting artists of her time. Known around the globe for her mesmerizing and genre-bending performances, Faliks will present the debut performance of “ Polonaise-fantasie: The Story of a Pianist,” a hybrid monologue and piano recital performance at the Newport Music Festival on July 8 at 2 p.m. At Chateau-sur-Mur. Free Fujitsu Fi-6140 Scanner Twain32 Driver - Free Software 2016 more.

The recording of the same name will be released on July 7 on Delos Records. The recording and performance chronicles the story of her life’s path: her family’s emigration to America, her seminal early influences, and her evolution as an artist. There is also a love story, as she depicts her reunion with a childhood friend who would become her husband. Faliks delivers the monologue interspersed with performing the repertoire by Bach, Chopin, Mozart, Liszt, Gershwin and Carter. *Optional box lunch on the Veranda preceding concert at 1 p.m.

Game Maker Punch Out. Saturday, December 30, 2017 in Dorchester at 2:00 pm or • (617-987-8600) presents • Community Concert at the Strand • Location: • additional information • Handel’s re-discovered Gloria sung by soprano Mary Wilson, Handel’s Water Music Suite in F and Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance online at www.bostonbaroque.org, by calling 617-987-8600 x1, or by email at boxoffice@bostonbaroque.org. Tickets are also available at the Uphams Corner Branch of the Boston Public Library (500 Columbia Rd., Dorchester), at the Strand Theatre Box Office on the day of the concert, or at any Boston Public Library branch in Dorchester.•. Sunday, January 28, 2018 in Rockport at 3:00 pm or • presents • Juilliard415 with Rachel Podger, violin • Location: • additional information • TELEMANN: Tafelmusik Overture (Suite) in E Minor for Two Flutes, Strings and Continuo, TWV 55:e1 Quartet in G Major for Flute, Oboe, Violin, and Continuo, TWV 43:G2 Concerto in A Major for Flute, Violin, and Cello, TWV 53:A2 Trio in E-flat major for Two Violins and Continuo, TWV42:Es1 Solo in B minor for Flute and Continuo, TWV41:h4 Conclusion in E minor for Strings and Continuo, TWV50:5 Tickets: $46, $40, $29•.

Friday, February 23, 2018 in Cambridge at 8:00 pm or • presents • METAMORPHOSES: ORPHEUS IN OEDIPUS • Location: • Tickets: • additional information • With the Harvard Glee Club The Orchestra and Chorus of Emmanuel Music Ryan Turner conducting AucoinThe Orphic Moment Deborah Rentz-Moore, mezzo-soprano Heather Braun, violin HarbisonSymphony No. 5 Krista River, mezzo-soprano David Tinervia, baritone StravinskyOedipus Rex Oedipus, Jon Jurgens, tenor Jocasta, Michelle Trainor, soprano Creon, David Kravitz, baritone Tiresias, David Cushing, bass Messenger, David Kravitz, baritone Shepherd, Matthew Anderson, tenor Narrator, TBD•. Monday, February 26, 2018 in Boston at 8:00 pm or • presents • Ashot Sarkissjan solo recital • Location: • additional information • Ashot Sarkissjan (violin), most often seen as a member of the Arditti Quartet, returns to the BU CNM as a soloist, performing the world premiere of Liza Lim’s The Su Song Star Map for solo violin with, James Dillon Del Cuatro Elemento (1988), Steven Daverson Giacometti’s Razor (2014), Georg-Friedrich Haas De Terrae Fine (2001), and a work by a BU student composer.