Music@Menlo is an annual summer chamber music festival and institute in Atherton, California . The festival was founded in 2003 by cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han .[ 1] American Public Media says that "Music@Menlo has rapidly become one of the world's top-tier chamber music festivals due to the quality of performance and its goal to rejuvenate the classical music experience."[ 2]
Music@Menlo's highly selective Chamber Music Institute offers string players and pianists ages nine to twenty-nine the opportunity to fully engage in a multitude of offerings including performances, lectures, master classes, and other educational events.
The organization also holds a Winter Residency on the campus of Menlo School, including educational and outreach events, and a series of artist-curated residencies in Menlo Park and Atherton.
number
festival name
year
venue
1
The Unfolding of Music
2003
Menlo School [ 3]
2
Origin/Essence: A Musical Odyssey
2004
Menlo School[ 4]
3
Beethoven: Center of Gravity
2005
Menlo School[ 5]
4
Returning to Mozart
2006
Menlo School[ 6]
5
Bridging the Ages
2007
Menlo School[ 7]
6
The Unfolding of Music II
2008
Menlo School[ 8]
7
Being Mendelssohn
2009
Menlo School[ 9]
8
Maps and Legends
2010
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School [ 10]
9
Through Brahms
2011
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[ 11]
10
Resonance
2012
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[ 12]
11
From Bach
2013
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[ 13]
12
Around Dvořák
2014
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[ 14]
13
Schubert
2015
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[ 15]
14
Russian Reflections
2016
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
15
The Glorious Violin
2017
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
16
Creative Capitals
2018
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
17
Incredible Decades
2019
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
18
Intermezzo
2020
Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
19
Gather
2021
Menlo School
20
Haydn Connections
2022
Menlo School
^ Tsioulcas, Anastasia (3 July 2004). "Chamber Program, Music Fest Crowd This Couple's Calendar" , p. 17. Billboard Magazine .
^ americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org Archived 2009-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ "2003 Season: The Unfolding of Music" .
^ Hewlett Foundation. "Music@Menlo Celebrates Second Successful Season" .
^ North, Cheryl. "Music@Menlo digs deep into Beethoven string quartets" .
^ Midgette, Anne. "Mozart, Yes, But Also Much More" .
^ Batti, Renee. "Chamber music festival spotlights music through the ages" .
^ Batti, Renee. "Music@Menlo presents world premiere of first commissioned work" .
^ Scheinin, Richard. "Music@Menlo's '09 season focuses on Mendelssohn as role model for today's musicians" .
^ Gereben, Janos. "Marvels of M@M: Free and Glorious" .
^ Powers, Keith. "Music@Menlo proves to be a classical act" .
^ Scheinin, Richard. "Review: Music@Menlo winds down with a big-money announcement and a meaty recital" .
^ Commanday, Robert P. "Summer 2013: Music@Menlo Rules in the South" .
^ "Music@Menlo: Delightful @ Dozen | SFCV" . www.sfcv.org . Retrieved 2015-10-06 .
^ "Schubert Octet, Fantasy at Music@Menlo | SFCV" . www.sfcv.org . Retrieved 2015-10-06 .