Bring the Music to Life – One Piece at a Time

Put your personal stamp on the summer festival by sponsoring the music that moves you. Whether it’s a beloved piano quartet, a favorite composer, or a dazzling guest artist, your sponsorship helps us continue presenting exceptional performances that inspire our community. Looking to honor someone special? Sponsoring in tribute or memory is a meaningful way to celebrate their love of music. Make your selection by June 25 to be recognized in our Summer 2025 program book. Every note counts—and so does your support.

 

Thursday Nights - Mainstage Concerts

 

Opening Night: Baroque and A Famous Musical Quote

Thursday, July 10, 2025, 7:30 PM 9:30 PM

 

The Kreutzer Sonata

Thursday, July 17, 2025, 7:30 PM 9:30 PM

  • ☐ | $10,000 | Concert Sponsor

  • ☐ | $5,000 | Guest Artist Sponsor: Michael Stephen Brown, piano, Avery Fisher Career Grant Recipient

  • ☐ | $5,000 | Guest Artist Sponsor: Paul Neubauer, viola, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

  • ☐ | $5,000 | Guest Artist Sponsor: Linda Setzer, narrator

  • ☐☐☐ | $1,000 | Music Sponsor: Beethoven / The Kreutzer Sonata

  • ☐☐☐ | $500 | Music Sponsor: Janáček / String Quartet

  • ☐☐☐ | $750 | Music Sponsor: Schumann / Piano Quintet

 

The Wordless Voice of the Clarinet

Thursday, July 24, 2025, 7:30 PM 9:30 PM

  • ☐ | $10,000 | Concert Sponsor

  • ▣ | $5,000 | Guest Artist Sponsor: Anthony McGill, principal clarinet, New York Philharmonic

  • ☐ | $5,000 | Guest Artist Sponsor: Jeewon Park, piano, Samuel Sanders Collaborative Artists Award from the Classical Recording Foundation

  • ☐ | $5,000 | Guest Artist Sponsor: Edward Arron, cello, Ehnes String Quartet

  • ☐☐☐ | $250 | Music Sponsor: Prokofiev / Overture on Hebrew Themes

  • ☐☐☐ | $750 | Music Sponsor: Brahms / Trio for Clarinet

  • ☐☐☐ | $1,000 | Music Sponsor: Mozart / Clarinet Quintet

 

Music Inspired by Song and Birdsong

Thursday, July 31, 2025, 7:30 PM 9:30 PM

  • ☐ | $10,000 | Concert Sponsor

  • ☐ | $5,000 | Guest Artist Sponsor: Randall Scarlata, baritone, Grammy nomination for Best Classical Vocal Solo

  • ☐ | $5,000 | Guest Artist Sponsor: Gilles Vonsattel, piano, Steinway Artist

  • ☐ | $5,000 | Guest Artist Sponsor: Paul Watkins, cello, Emerson String Quartet

  • ☐ | $5,000 | Guest Artist Sponsor: Nina Bernat, bass, Winner of the CAG Elmaleh Competition 

  • ☐☐☐ | $250 | Music Sponsor: Wenzel Müller / “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu”

  • ☐☐☐ | $250 | Music Sponsor: Beethoven / “Kakadu” Variations, Op. 121a

  • ☐☐☐ | $500 | Music Sponsor: Perry Goldstein / “Birding by Ear”

  • ☐☐☐ | $500 | Music Sponsor: Schubert / Song “Die Forelle” (“The Trout”)

  • ☐☐☐ | $1,000 | Music Sponsor: Schubert / “Trout” Quintet (“Die Forelle”)

 

Grand Finale – Cabaret Songs and Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du soldat

Thursday, August 7, 2025, 7:30 PM 9:30 PM

 

GENERAL

 

  • ☐☐☐☐☐ | $500 | Receptions: Intermission

  • ☐ | $5,000 | Piano: Steinway Concert Grand

  • ☐☐☐ | $3,000 | Concerts: Young Artists