Picnic Concert in the Park
Central Park 1200 Atlantic Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL, United StatesBring a blanket and enjoy a meal from one of the local food trucks as the Jacksonville Brass Quintet performs al fresco in the park.
Bring a blanket and enjoy a meal from one of the local food trucks as the Jacksonville Brass Quintet performs al fresco in the park.
The Ariel Quartet, winners of the prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award, makes their Festival debut in an entertaining program of duos, trios, and quartets by the Master, Ludwig von Beethoven, in a fun setting- the Mocama Beer Company. Enjoy a brew or other favorite beverage while the Ariel dazzle you with their virtuosity!
Catch two rising star string quartets, the Festival's Beth Newdome Fellows, featured in concert along with the distinguished Ariel Quartet, culminating with all playing Mendelsohn's miraculous Octet for Strings together.
Legendary Grammy Award-winning composer and fiddler Mark O’Connor has created arrangements of Christmas classics and fashions a wondrous mixture of both instrumental and vocal music in bluegrass and other American music genres. Concertgoers are treated to fresh takes on traditional Christmas songs.
Hailed as “the pre-eminent guitarist of our time,” multiple Grammy Award-winner Sharon Isbin was named Musical America Worldwide’s Instrumentalist of the Year, the first guitarist in their 59-year award history. She joins forces with one of the most exciting String Quartets active today, the Pacifica, themselves winners of multiple Grammys,
Celebrate Mozart’s birthday- January 27th- with one of the world’s great violinists, Anne Akiko Meyers, whose first national television appearances were on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson at age 11, followed by performances that include Evening At Pops with John Williams, CBS Sunday Morning, Great Performances, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, The Emmy Awards, and The View.
The Takács Quartet, widely regarded as one of the world’s great quartets, celebrate their 50th Anniversary season in 2024-2025; the Quartet are critically acclaimed around the world for their virtuosic performances, ingenious programming and unsurpassed recordings.
Jeremy Denk is one of America’s foremost pianists. Winner of a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship and the Avery Fisher Prize, Denk was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Hear melodies and stories woven into an exceptional musical experience by the brothers Jens and Uwe Kruger alongside their musical partner Joel Landsberg.
Designed for young audiences but perfect for music lovers of any age, our annual Family Concert this year features the delightful “Carnival of the Animals” and “The Pied Piper of Hamelin” performed by pianists Julie Coucheron & William Ransom, violist Yinzi Kong, and narrated by the Island’s favorite actor, Frank O’Donnell.