Music@Menlo is an annual summer
chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small num ...
festival and institute in
Atherton, California
Atherton () is an incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States. Its population was 7,188 as of 2020.
Atherton is known for its wealth; in 1990 and 2019, Atherton was ranked as having the highest per capita income among U.S. t ...
. The festival was founded in 2003 by cellist
David Finckel and pianist
Wu Han.
American Public Media
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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."
americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org
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.
Festival history
References
External links
Official website
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Chamber music groups
Culture in the San Francisco Bay Area
Classical music festivals in the United States
Tourist attractions in San Mateo County, California
Festivals in the San Francisco Bay Area