Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

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.

Pulitzer Prize winner and former Poet Laureate of the United States, Rita Dove reads from her award-winning true tale of the volatile and dramatic relationship between the black violinist George Bridgetower and Beethoven which resulted in the composer’s iconic “Kreutzer” Sonata. Violinist Njioma Grevious, recent winner of both the Concert Artists Guild and Sphinx competitions, performs the Beethoven with pianist William Ransom.

Three pairs of extraordinary musical siblings- Andrés and Roberto Díaz; Helen and Michael Kim; and Kate and William Ransom showcase the special musical bond that siblings experience both on and off stage. Dvořák’s sparkling Piano Quintet is featured.

Pianist William Ransom, AICMF’s new Artistic Director, appears as a recitalist, soloist with orchestras, and chamber musician around the world. Come hear and meet him, along with his wife violist Yinzi Kong, a founding member of the international award-winning Vega Quartet, in music of Debussy, Franck, and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue in the original solo piano version.