Experience CAG’s concert series Musicians on the Rise, presented in partnership with Kaufman Music Center, in which tomorrow’s stars expand the possibilities of a 21st-century concert. CAG's citizen musicians push beyond the boundaries of a traditional performance and weave together unique elements to express a personal connection to the music. Dovetailing established and adventurous repertoire with dynamic non-musical elements, each experiential program reflects the performer’s distinctive imagination and artistry.
The ArcoStrum Experience
The dynamic violin-guitar duo reimagines Chinese traditional music, modern rock and classical masterworks, combining comedic inventiveness, pop sensibility and classical virtuosity for a night of unexpected magic.
Nina Bernat, double bass, Anthony Ratinov, piano & Katherine Lerner Lee, mezzo-soprano
The acclaimed double bassist and Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient Nina Bernat, pianist Anthony Ratinov, and mezzo-soprano Katherine Lerner Lee perform a recital celebrating female strength and empowerment through music for bass, piano, and mezzo-soprano.
Njioma Grevious
The acclaimed violinist and Avery Fisher career grant winner Njioma Grevious shares a deeply personal and intimate mediation on the theme of remembrance including works by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson and a new violin duo by CAG Alum Curtis Stewart with the composer as guest performer.
Galvin Cello Quartet
Returning to Merkin Hall after their sold-out show last fall, the prizewinning cello quartet performs the world premiere of a cello quartet by Brazilian composer André Mehmari, plus world premieres of new arrangements of music by Niccolò Paganini, L.V. Beethoven, and David Popper.