BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Acme Widgets\, Inc.//NONSGML ExportToCalendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Groupmuses near X-WR-NAME:Groupmuses near BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261004T215209Z UID:58094ed2-941a-4ed6-9d99-eae5869720f7 DTSTART:20261025T210000Z DTEND:20261025T233000Z DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Jonathan D.\nMusicians: Min Young Kang\, Lun Li\, Mat thew Lipman\, Graeme Steele Johnson\, and Audrey Chen\n\n5 PM Doors & Pre- Reception\n6 PM Performance\n8 PM Post-Reception\n\n_____\n\n**Kallos CMS: The Place We Begin**\n**[Lun Li](https://www.lunliviolin.com/)**\, violin \n**[Matthew Lipman](https://www.matthew-lipman.com/)**\, viola\n**[Audrey Chen](https://www.audreychencello.com/)**\, cello\n**[Graeme Steele Johns on](https://www.graemesteelejohnson.com/)**\, clarinet\n**[Min Young Kang] (https://www.minyoungkang.com/)**\, piano\n**Schumann\, Dvořák\, Grossha ndler\, Lark**\n\n[Gotham Arts](https://gothamarts.net) in collaboration w ith [Groupmuse](https://www.groupmuse.com/) is excited to present an intim ate chamber music performance organized by [Kallos Chamber Music Series](h ttps://www.kalloscms.org/)\, whose season opens with music shaped by story telling\, memory\, and imagination. From the Appalachian spirit of **Tessa Lark** and the intimate reflections of **Seth Grosshandler** to the poeti c world of **Schumann** and the expansive lyricism of **Dvořák**\, this program is a vibrant exploration of heritage\, identity\, and shared memor y through works that illuminate traditions\, memories\, and experiences th at continue to shape across generations.\n\nWine will be served.\n\n**Prog ram**\n\nTESSA LARK Jig and Pop for Violin Solo\n\nSETH GROSSHANDLER Min iature for Piano\, Cello\, and Clarinet\n\nROBERT SCHUMANN Märchenerzäh lungen\, Op. 132\n\nANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat Major \, Op. 87\n\n_____\n\n**About the Artists**\n\n**Lun Li**\, violin\n\nViol inist **Lun Li** is committed to creating thought-provoking\, boundary-pus hing concert experiences for contemporary audiences around the world. A na tive of Shanghai\, China\, he won the 2021 Young Concert Artists Susan Wad sworth International Auditions\, along with The Paul A. Fish Memorial Priz e and the Buffalo Chamber Music Society Prize.\n\nAs a concerto soloist\, Lun has appeared with orchestras across the U.S. including the Bangor Symp hony\, Riverside Symphony at Alice Tully Hall\, Kennett Square Symphony\, Meridian Symphony\, Brevard Philharmonic\, Aiken Symphony\, Salisbury Symp hony\, Salina Symphony\, Columbus Symphony\, and McCall Summer Festival Or chestra\, as well as the Tokyo Symphony\, Kyoto Symphony\, and Osaka Symph ony in Japan. \n\nHe made his New York recital debut at Merkin Hall and hi s Washington\, D.C. debut at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater. Recit al and chamber highlights include The Morgan Library & Museum\, Caramoor\, Bay Chamber Concerts\, Tippet Rise Art Center\, and the Jupiter Chamber P layers. In addition to traditional repertoire\, Lun explores theatrical an d interdisciplinary approaches through recital projects Death and Concepti on and A Long Walk Through the Night. In March 2025\, he collaborated with Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Du Yun on Morning Mist\, Night Thunder at the Asia Society. \n\nUpcoming recitals include Charleston Chamber Musi c Society\, The Brooks Center at Clemson University\, and Arts Council of Moore County. \n\nA member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center ’s Bowers Program\, Lun was a featured artist on the Society’s 2025 op ening night at Alice Tully Hall and has toured extensively with the Societ y\, including a recent tour in China. He holds degrees from the Curtis Ins titute of Music and The Juilliard School\, where he studied with Catherine Cho\, and performs on the Stradivarius “Samazeuilh” 1735 violin\, on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation.\n\n**Matthew Lipman**\, viola\n\nAm erican violist **Matthew Lipman** has been praised by the New York Times f or his “rich tone and elegant phrasing\,” and by the Chicago Tribune f or a “splendid technique and musical sensitivity.” Lipman has become o ne of the most sought after instrumentalists of his generation\, frequentl y appearing as both a soloist and chamber musician. \n\nLipman recently d ebuted with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the Ravinia Festival\, the C hamber Orchestra of Europe at the Rheingau Music Festival\, and the Americ an Symphony Orchestra at Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has collaborated with leading conductors including the late Sir Neville Marriner\, Edward Gardne r\, Osmo Vänskä\, Nicholas McGegan\, Leon Botstein\, Josep Caballé-Dome nech\, and Yue Bao. Additionally\, he has performed solo recitals at Carne gie Hall\, the Aspen Music Festival\, and the Zürich Tonhalle\, among oth ers.\n\nIn 2023\, Lipman performed chamber music by André Previn with vio linist Anne-Sophie Mutter at Carnegie Hall\, and on tour at the Berlin Phi lharmonie\, Frankfurt Alte Oper\, and the Vienna Musikverein\, the latter of which was recorded and released on Deutsche Grammophon and DG STAGE+.\n \nThe maiden recipient of the Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Artists Chai r\, Lipman performs regularly in New York and on tour with the Chamber Mus ic Society of Lincoln Center. Additionally\, Lipman is a frequent guest ar tist at the Bridgehampton\, Bad Kissingen\, Kronberg\, La Jolla\, Marlboro \, Menlo\, Ravinia\, Reno\, Rheingau\, Saratoga\, Seattle\, and Wolf Trap music festivals.\n\nLipman is the recipient of a 2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant\, has won top prizes in the Primrose\, Tertis\, Washington\, Johanse n\, and Stulberg International competitions\, and is an alumni of the Bowe rs Program.\n\nA native of Chicago\, Matthew Lipman is on faculty at Stony Brook University in New York\, where he teaches viola to graduate student s. When he’s not practicing or performing on the viola made for him in 2 021 in Brooklyn by Samuel Zygmuntowicz\, he’s probably eating donuts\, d rawing floor plans\, or watching tennis matches.\n\n**Audrey Chen**\, cell o\n\nWashington native and cellist **Audrey Chen** is forging a dynamic so lo and chamber music career with a commitment to inspire audiences and fut ure generations of musicians through performance and education. She has be en featured at chamber music festivals across the United States\, includin g at Yellowbarn\, Olympic Music Festival\, Music@Menlo\, Ravinia Steans Mu sic Institute\, Perlman Music Program\, Tanglewood Music Center\, Four Sea sons Chamber Music\, Taos School of Music\, and Sarasota Music Festival. A s a soloist\, she has concertized with the Seattle Symphony and the Harvar d-Radcliffe Orchestra and appeared on NPR’s From the Top Radio Show. Aud rey is highly sought after as a guest artist and has collaborated with gro ups including Jupiter Chamber Players\, Cantori NYC\, the Parker Quartet\, Borromeo Quartet\, and Argus Quartet. She performs actively as cellist of the international prize-winning Terra String Quartet.\n \nBeyond her perf orming career\, Audrey is committed to educating and promoting music throu gh an interdisciplinary lens. She was previously on faculty at CUNY Hunter College\, where she has taught A Thousand Years of Listening\, an introdu ction course to music history\, and currently coaches chamber music. Durin g her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the CUNY Graduate Center\, she expl ored the interplay of Asianness and musical identity within her research. On account of her studies\, Audrey was named a 2022 recipient of the prest igious Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans and a 2021 recipi ent of the Baisley Powell Elebash Performance Grant Award.\n \nA graduate of the Harvard/NEC dual degree program\, Audrey received her B.A. from Har vard University in Molecular and Cellular Biology and her M.M. in cello pe rformance from the New England Conservatory. Her main teachers include Lau rence Lesser\, Lluis Claret\, and Marcy Rosen.\n\nIn her spare time\, she enjoys watching films and puzzling.\n\n**Graeme Steele Johnson**\, clarine t\n\nPraised as “technically and interpretively impeccable and passionat ely communicative” (Boston Musical Intelligencer)\, **Graeme Steele John son** is an artist of uncommon imagination and versatility.\n\nThe clarine tist\, curator and “musical detective” (New York Classical Review) gar nered international attention for his rediscovery and reconstruction of a 125-year-old Octet by Charles Martin Loeffler\, profiled in a full-page sp read by The Washington Post. Released on his debut album Forgotten Sounds\ , Johnson’s world-premiere recording of the work was named one of The Ne w York Times’ Best Classical Music Albums of 2024\, nominated for a Gram ophone Classical Music Award\, and awarded BBC Music Magazine’s Chamber Choice. As Artistic Director of the Loeffler Octet touring ensemble\, John son led the work’s first present-day performances at the Library of Cong ress\, Morgan Library\, Harvard Musical Association\, Phoenix Chamber Musi c Festival\, Emerald City Music\, Chamber Music Northwest and more.\n\nOth er recent appearances include Ravinia and the Bridgehampton\, Rockport\, M oab\, Cooperstown and Orcas Island Chamber Music Festivals\, as well as co llaborations with the Miró\, Balourdet\, Aeolus\, Callisto and KASA Quart ets\, and the Copland House\, Twelfth Night\, and New York New Music Ensem bles. Upcoming highlights include performances at La Jolla Music Society ’s SummerFest and a solo recital at the Muse Salentine Festival in Italy . Johnson has appeared as soloist with the San Diego Symphony\, Vienna Int ernational Orchestra\, Springfield Symphony Orchestra and Caroga Arts Ense mble\, and since 2022 has served as the clarinetist of the award-winning q uintet WindSync.\n\nAdmired for his creative curation and engaging communi cation\, Johnson has presented a TEDx talk comparing Mozart and Seinfeld\, authored chamber arrangements heard around the world\, and serves as Arti stic Director of the Onstage Offstage Chamber Music Festival in Houston. H e earned degrees from The University of Texas at Austin\, Yale School of M usic and a doctorate from the CUNY Graduate Center. His principal teachers include David Shifrin\, Charles Neidich\, Nathan Williams and Ricardo Mor ales.\n\n**Min Young Kang**\, piano\n\nKorean-born pianist and artistic cu rator **Dr. Min Young Kang** is recognized for her dynamic performances an d imaginative concert programming. Praised as “an absolute gem” by the Montecito Journal\, she has appeared throughout the United States\, Franc e\, and South Korea at venues including Weill Recital Hall\, Merkin Concer t Hall\, Château de Fontainebleau\, and the Sejong Center M Theater. As a collaborative pianist\, she has performed with distinguished artists incl uding Ani Kavafian\, Paul Watkins\, members of the New York Philharmonic\, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.\n\nHer debut album\, Rem embering Russia (PENTATONE)\, released in 2021 to critical acclaim. Min Yo ung is the recipient of numerous awards\, including prizes from the J.C. A rriaga Chamber Music Competition\, Artur Balsam Duo Competition\, and Lill ian Fuchs Chamber Music Competition\, as well as the Talisman Energy Emerg ing Artist Award (Canada)\, Kraeuter Musical Foundation Award (USA)\, and the Special Director’s Award and Chamber Music Excellence award from Eco les D’Art Americaines de Fontainbleau (France). \n\nA passionate advocat e for chamber music\, she is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Kall os Chamber Music Series in New Haven\, Connecticut. Now in its nineth seas on\, Kallos has enjoyed significant local acclaim—the New Haven Independ ent praised Kallos as “resonant with the time\,” while an audience mem ber describes the experience as “impeccably performed\, with witty comme ntary and swoon-worthy music.”\n\nIn addition to her performing career\, Min Young has collaborated as a pianist with Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble C onnect\, The Juilliard School\, and the Yale School of Music. She has part icipated in leading summer music programs including the Music Academy of t he West\, Aspen Music Festival and School\, SongFest\, and the Banff Inter national Workshop in Piano Collaboration. She also served on the collabora tive piano staff at the Fontainebleau Schools of Music & Fine Arts in Fran ce. She holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and Manhattan Schoo l of Music and is a former Collaborative Piano Fellow at Yale. She current ly serves as Lecturer in Collaborative Piano at the Yale School of Music. LOCATION:Flatiron\, New York\, 10011 SUMMARY:Kallos CMS: The Place We Begin: Schumann\, Dvořák\, Grosshandler\ , Lark URL:https://www.groupmuse.com/events/17077-kallos-cms-the-place-we-begin-sc humann-dvorak-grosshandler-lark IMAGE;VALUE=URI:https://bunny.groupmuse.com/695d3f2d-832e-47d1-b588-7e29767 c8f81/concert%201%20groupmuse.png?aspect_ratio=1%3A1&width=1200 X-PRICE:$65 tickets ($55 for Supermusers) END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR