Kusel Auditorium at Sleepy Hollow High School

Friends of Music welcomes the return of the excellent young Dover Quartet, lauded by The New Yorker as both “exciting and accomplished.” The Wall Street Journal has described their playing as “masterly, nuanced” with “gutsy and earthy sound,” while the Santa Fe New Mexican has said that to hear them is to be in “string …

Award-winning Jamaican-American violist Jordan Bak is building an exciting international career as a trailblazing artist, praised for his radiant stage presence, dynamic interpretations, and fearless power. He is frequently in demand as a concerto soloist, recitalist, chamber musician and educator. The 2021 YCAT Robey Artist and a top laureate of the 2020 Sphinx Competition, Bak …

Jeremy Denk is known for his musicianship and his eloquent discussions of classical music. Winner of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and author of the recently-published memoir “Every Good Boy Does Fine,” Denk will be making his third appearance at the Friends of Music concert series. One of America’s foremost pianists, he appears often at Carnegie Hall, …

Friends of Music welcomes the return of this world-renowned ensemble. The Seattle Times has placed it “high in the pantheon of chamber music,” while The Times (London) has enthused, “with musicians like these there must be some hope for humanity.” Over the years FoM has built a special relationship with the Emerson String Quartet, which …

Recognized for its virtuosity, exuberant performance style, and sometimes daring repertory choices, the Pacifica Quartet has gained international stature as one of the finest chamber ensembles performing today. The quartet was nominated for Grammy Awards multiple times and won in January 2021 for their album Contemporary Voices. Now in residence at Indiana University’s Jacobs School …

Alexander Pavlovsky, violin Sergei Bresler, violin Ori Kam, viola Kyril Zlotnikov, violoncello “Passion, precision, warmth, a gold blend: these are the trademarks of this excellent Israeli string quartet.”  Such was the New York Times’ impression of the Jerusalem Quartet. Since the ensemble’s founding in 1993 and subsequent 1996 debut, the four Israeli musicians have embarked on …

Jonathan Swensen first fell in love with the cello upon hearing the Elgar Concerto at the age of six, and ultimately made his concerto debut at the age of twenty performing that very piece with Portugal’s Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música conducted by his father, Joseph Swensen. Since then, he has appeared with …