This informal conversation starts 30 minutes before the concert and offers thoughtful insights from the artists. It enriches the concert experience by furthering your understanding of the music and creating deeper connections to the program. 

Balourdet Quartet will bring musical fun and adventure to the Festival with an evening concert. This award-winning, dynamic ensemble, which formed at Rice University, takes creative risks on stage, producing both emotionally intense and intimate moments.

The award-winning Balourdet Quartet will perform engaging free daytime concerts in the area.

The award-winning Balourdet Quartet will perform engaging free daytime concerts in the area.

This informal conversation starts 30 minutes before the concert and offers thoughtful insights from the artists. It enriches the concert experience by furthering your understanding of the music and creating deeper connections to the program.

The superb concert-grand Steinway at Demmer Recital Hall will showcase Canadian pianist Jaeden Izik-Djurko, a recent winner of several major competitions who will join the GLFM season after several important European debuts.

Pianist Jaeden Izik-Djurko will share his knowledge and artistry with area piano students in a masterclass that will be open to the public. Celebrated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 2021 as one of “30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30,” pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko is earning a reputation as a promising young artist. 

Pianist Jaeden Izik-Djurko will perform a brief daytime recital that is open to the public.

This informal conversation starts 30 minutes before the concert and offers thoughtful insights from the artists. It enriches the concert experience by furthering your understanding of the music and creating deeper connections to the program. 

“An Evening of Opera” will feature soprano Vanessa Becerra, mezzo-soprano Ashley Dixon, tenor Carlos E. Santelli, and pianist Laurann Gilley in an enticing mix of arias, duets, and trios.