At Caramoor in July: Grimaud (16th), Tao (20th), “Acis & Galatea” (23rd)

Clockwise from top left: Isaiah Bell, Conrad Tao, Caleb Teicher, Dashon Burton, Nicholas Mulroy, Yue Bao, Hélène Grimaud, Hera Hyesang Park (photos courtesy of Caramoor)

In late July, Caramoor continues its summer season with three high-profile performances.

On July 16, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, led by Yue Bao, will be joined by one of classical music’s most passionate and committed artists, Hélène Grimaud, for a program of Gabriela Lena Frank’s Elegía Andina, Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G and Brahms’s Second Symphony. The afternoon concert is preceded by a conversation with Yue Bao.

Then on July 20, pianist and composer Conrad Tao, “the kind of musician who is shaping the future of classical music” (New York), performs a program with choreographer-dancer Caleb Teicher, about whom the New Yorker says: “Mixing super-charged energy with tossed-off charm, Teicher is among the more promising figures in tap dance.” The pair come from two art forms, each with their own traditions and practices, but their collaboration explores the connections between them and the different ways the percussion of piano and tap relate to one another. This program, entitled COUNTERPOINT, is a dynamic interplay of piano and tap dance.

Finally, on July 23, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra — recognized as “America’s leading historically informed ensemble” (New York Times) — led by conductor Richard Egarr performs Handel’s Acis and Galatea at Caramoor. This 1718 pastoral opera remains one of Handel’s most popular dramatic works. Some of opera’s most revered voices, including tenor Nicholas Mulroy, soprano Hera Hyesang Park, tenor Isaiah Bell, bass-baritone Dashon Burton and countertenor Daniel Moody, join in this fully costumed production. The afternoon presentation is preceded by a lecture with MIT Professor Emeritus and Handel scholar Ellen T. Harris.

Concert details:

Hélène Grimaud and Orchestra of St. Luke’s

Date: Sunday July 16 at 4:00pm
Venue: Caramoor’s Venetian Theater; 149 Girdle Ridge Rd, Katonah, NY 10536 (see transportation details below)
Artists: Hélène Grimaud, piano 
Yue Bao, conductor
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Program: GABRIELA LENA FRANK: Elegía Andina
RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73
Tickets: $39, $66, $93, $119, $146, $173 (children’s tickets discounted up to 50%); garden listening (audio only): $20, free for members & children
For tickets and info: Call (914) 232-1252, email boxoffice@caramoor.org, or visit caramoor.org/orchestra-st-lukes-grimaud.
3:00pm: pre-concert talk with Yue Bao

Conrad Tao and Caleb Teicher

Date: Thursday July 20 at 7:00pm
Venue: Caramoor’s Venetian Theater; 149 Girdle Ridge Rd, Katonah, NY 10536 (see transportation details below)
Artists: Conrad Tao, piano
Caleb Teicher, dancer
Program: BACH: Goldberg Variations, BWV 998: Aria
CONRAD TAO/CALEB TEICHER: Improvisation
SCHOENBERG: Fünf Klavierstücke, Op. 23: V. Waltzer
NOBLE/TATUM/POWELL: Cherokee
CHARLES COLES/BRENDA BUFALINO: The Coles and Bufalino Soft Shoe
BRAHMS: Fantasias: Intermezzo in E, Op. 116, No. 4
MOZART/PARKER: Song and Dance, based on Allegretto “Alla Turca” from Sonata in A, K. 331
CONRAD TAO/CALEB TEICHER: Swing 2 from More Forever
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue arr. for solo piano
RAVEL: Mouvement de menuet from Sonatine in F-sharp minor
Tickets: $29, $49, $69 (children’s tickets discounted up to 50%)
For tickets and info: Call (914) 232-1252, email boxoffice@caramoor.org, or visit https://caramoor.org/conrad-tao-caleb-teicher.

Handel’s Acis and Galatea

Date: Sunday July 23 at 4:00pm
Venue: Caramoor’s Venetian Theater; 149 Girdle Ridge Rd, Katonah, NY 10536 (see transportation details below)
Artists: 
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Richard Egarr, conductor
Nicholas Mulroy, tenor (Acis)  
Hera Hyesang Park, soprano (Galatea)
Isaiah Bell, tenor (Damon)
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone (Polyphemus)
Daniel Moody, countertenor (ensemble)
Aria Umezawa, director
Program: 
HANDEL: Acis and Galatea
Tickets: $39, $49, $59, $69, $79 (children’s tickets discounted up to 50%); garden listening (audio only): $20, free for members & children
For tickets and info: Call (914) 232-1252, email boxoffice@caramoor.org, or visit https://caramoor.org/handel-acis-galatea.
3:00pm: pre-concert lecture with MIT Professor Emeritus and Handel scholar Ellen T. Harris

Getting to Caramoor

Getting to Caramoor is simple by car or train. All parking is free and close to the performance areas. Accessible parking is also free and readily available. The Westchester estate is just one hour’s drive from Manhattan.
 
By train from Grand Central Station, take the Harlem Division Line of the Metro-North Railroad heading to Southeast, and exit at Katonah. Caramoor is a 3.5-mile drive from the Katonah station, where taxi service is always available. A FREE shuttle from Katonah station to and from Caramoor runs before and after every concert. For current information, check the Metro-North schedule and contact the Box Office for more information.

Health and safety

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