Upcoming events.
Chamber Music at the Legion of Honor - Mozart, Bridge, and Saint-Saëns
Delight in every turn of phrase as SF Symphony musicians perform together within the intimate realm of chamber music. This series showcases the 1742 Guarneri del Gesù violin on loan to Alexander Barantschik and the San Francisco Symphony from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Trio in G major, K.496
Frank Bridge - Cello Sonata
Camille Saint-Saëns - Piano Trio No. 1
Artists
Violin - Alexander Barantschik
Cello - Peter Wyrick
Piano - Anton Nel
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Concert with the Miro String Quartet
Program to include the Dvorak Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81
More info soon.
Moody Mansion Music at Levin Hall
Before Anton Nel takes on Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with GSO, hear him in a more focused Friday-evening recital at William C. Levin Hall at UTMB.
Winner of the 1987 Naumburg International Piano Competition, Nel is equally at home as a soloist and chamber musician. This Moody Mansion Music program offers a closer encounter with his playing before Sunday’s large-scale Brahms performance at The Grand 1894 Opera House.
A note on our venue: this recital takes place at William C. Levin Hall at UTMB.
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Masterworks II: Anton Nel Plays Brahms
Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1 is bold, dramatic and deeply lyrical, pairing the scale of a symphony with the intensity of a solo concerto. Pianist Anton Nel, winner of the 1987 Naumburg International Piano Competition, joins GSO at The Grand for one of the season’s major works.
The afternoon opens with Johann Stamitz’s Sinfonia in A Major, followed by Dvořák’s atmospheric The Wood Dove, before Brahms takes center stage after intermission.
On the Program:
Johann Stamitz: Sinfonia in A Major
Antonín Dvořák: The Wood Dove
—intermission—
Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Want to hear Nel in a more intimate setting first? Join him Friday, November 13 at Levin Hall at UTMB as part of GSO’s Moody Mansion Music series.
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Masterclasses at the Glenn Gould School
The Glenn Gould School is thrilled to present musical artists of the highest calibre, including Ihnatowycz Chair in Piano, Jeremy Denk, to work with our students. These masterclasses are generously supported by Jenifer and Stephen McDonald, and members of the public are welcome to observe these classes, offered throughout the year at The Royal Conservatory (273 Bloor Street West, Toronto), free of charge.
You do not need to reserve seats. Please note that times and locations of the classes may change at the last minute, so please visit this page often, including the day of. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience that last-minute changes may cause.
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Missoula: Montana State Music Teachers Association Conference Artist.Recital and Masterclass
FEATURED PRESENTER - Keith Snell
CONFERENCE RECITAL - Anton Nel Friday, 23 Oct
COMMISSIONED COMPOSER - Bryan Kostors
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Piano Recital at Kitt Recital Hall
Join Kitt School of music for a fall piano recital following the Northern Arizona Piano Summit!
Works by Haydn, Schubert, Chaminade, Scriabin, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, and Chopin.
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Northern Arizona Piano Summit: The Creative ProcesS
Come on down and get creative at the piano at the Northern Arizona Piano Summit with an exploration of The Creative Process on October 17th.
In person or virtual attendance to interactive workshops, masterclasses, and panel sessions focused on the creative process in piano pedagogy & performance.
Featuring: Anton Nel, Silvan Negruțiu, Aimee Fincher, Kenneth Osowski, and Jasmine Wong
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Anton Nel & Friends - Faculty Recital Series
Program
W.A. Mozart - Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 493
Allegro
Larghetto
Allegretto
Sandy Yamamoto, violin
Wilhelm Magner, viola
Bion Tsang, cello
Anton Nel, piano
Francis Poulenc - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Allegro tristmente
Romanza
Allegro con fuoco
Jonathan Gunn, clarinet
Anton Nel, piano
Claude Debussy - Première rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano, CD 124
Jonathan Gunn, clarinet
Anton Nel, piano
Béla Bartók - Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz.110
Assai lento — Allegro molto
Lento, ma non troppo
Allegro non troppo
Colette Valentine, piano
Anton Nel, piano
Thomas Burrit, percussion
Arlo Shultis, percussion
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Aspen music festival and school - Solo recital
One of the most brilliant and versatile pianists of our time, an inspiring and generous teacher, hiker, baker, foodie, and world traveler, AMFS artist-faculty member Anton Nel has joined forces with his colleagues for a dizzying number of chamber recitals and taught some of AMFS’s most gifted students over the last 25 summers. Here’s a chance to see him in a solo outing in works ranging from the classical elegance of Haydn and the poignant lyricism of Schubert and Chopin, to the post-Romanticism of Cecile Chaminade and emotional intensity of the Russian masters.
Be dazzled by the artistry of Anton Nel in a rare solo performance!
PROGRAM
HAYDN: Piano Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI/50
SCHUBERT: Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946
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CHAMINADE: Thème varié, op. 89
SKRYABIN: Prelude in G-flat major, op. 16, no. 3
SHOSTAKOVICH: Prelude in C-sharp minor, op. 34, no. 10
PROKOFIEV: Prelude in C major, op. 12, no. 7
RACHMANINOFF: Prelude in G major, op. 32, no. 5
CHOPIN: Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, op. 22
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Aspen music festival and school - Chamber Music
PROGRAM
MELINDA WAGNER: Unsung Chordata
FAURÉ: Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, op. 45
AVNER DORMAN: Sextet
FEATURED ARTISTS
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Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival: Gershon/Cohn Final Gala Concert & Dinner
PROGRAM
"Concerto Night"
Beethoven, Piano Concerto in G Major, Op. 58
Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
Anton Nel, piano; Abigel Kralik, violin
The Chamber Music Orchestra: Charae Krueger, Jessica Wu, Joseph Skerik, Guang Wang, Emily Daggett Smith, Yinzi Kong
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Bravo Vail Festival: Classically Uncorked I
Two-Piano Concerts with Anne-Marie McDermott and the Anderson-Roe Duo.
Gregory Anderson
Anne-Marie McDermott
Anton Nel
Elizabeth Joy Roe
Four pianists, two pianos.
Program to be announced.
Bravo Vail Festival: Classically Uncorked I
Two-Piano Concerts with Anne-Marie McDermott and the Anderson-Roe Duo.
Gregory Anderson
Anne-Marie McDermott
Anton Nel
Elizabeth Joy Roe
Four pianists, two pianos.
Program to be announced.
Aspen music festival and school - Chamber Music
PROGRAM
BARBER: Souvenirs, op. 28
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: Five Negro Melodies for Piano Trio, op. 59 no. 1
DVOŘÁK: Piano Trio, B. 166, op. 90, “Dumky”
FEATURED ARTISTS
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Aspen music festival and school - PUBLIC MASTERCLASS
PROGRAM
Observe gifted young pianists from the AMFS's Solo Piano program as they work on major repertoire with their Artist-Faculty mentors.
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Aspen music festival and school - Chamber Music
PROGRAM
STEVEN MACKEY: Deal (Chamber version)
GEORGE MEYER: New work (World Premiere)
MENDELSSOHN: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, op. 49
FEATURED ARTISTS
Steven Mackey, electric guitar
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Aspen music festival and school - Chamber Music
PROGRAM
GITY RAZAZ: Metamorphosis of Narcissus
BARTÓK: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, BB 115
DVOŘÁK: String Quintet in E-flat major, B. 180, op. 97
FEATURED ARTISTS
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Aspen music festival and school - Chamber Music
PROGRAM
DONALD CROCKETT: Chamber Concerto (World Premiere, AMFS Commission)
MENDELSSOHN: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, op. 66
RESPIGHI/MARK SPARKS: Violin Sonata in B minor
FEATURED ARTISTS
Antonina Styczen-Leszczynska, flute
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Mainly Mozart Festival - Mozart’s Jupiter & James Ehnes Plays Schumann
Soloist: James Ehnes, violin
Pärt:Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Schumann:Violin Concerto in D minor
Mozart:Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 (“Jupiter”)
Pre-concert performance and conversation by pianist Anton Nel and members of the All-Star Orchestra at 6:00PM in the JAI included with your subscription.
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Mainly Mozart Festival - Mozart’s Jenamy, Lully & Strauss
Soloist: Anton Nel, piano
Lully:Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43
Mozart:Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat Major, K. 271 (“Jenamy”)
Strauss:Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Op. 60 (Suite)
Pre-concert performance and conversation by pianist Anton Nel and members of the All-Star Orchestra at 6:00PM in the JAI included with your subscription.
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Mainly Mozart Festival - Rodrigo's Aranjuez & Mendelssohn’s Italian
Soloist: Mak Grgic, guitar
Márquez: Danzón No. 4
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
Mozart: Contradance, K. 535 (“La bataille”)
Mozart: Contradances, K. 609
Mozart: Turkish March from Piano Sonata in A Major, K. 331
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 (“Italian”)
Pre-concert performance and conversation by pianist Anton Nel and members of the All-Star Orchestra at 6:00PM in the JAI included with your subscription.
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Mainly Mozart Festival - Beethoven's Eroica, Mozart & Copland
Soloist: John Russell, tenor
Copland:Appalachian Spring (Complete ballet, 13 instruments)
Mozart:Bardengesang auf Gibraltar: O Calpe! Dir donnert’s am Fuße, K. Anh. 25 / 386d
Beethoven:Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 (“Eroica”)
Pre-concert performance and conversation by pianist Anton Nel and members of the All-Star Orchestra at 6:00PM in the JAI included with your subscription.
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Mainly Mozart Festival - OPENING NIGHT: Beethoven, Mozart & Prokofiev
Soloist: Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Mozart:Idomeneo: Ballet Music, K. 367
Prokofiev:Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 (“Classical”)
Beethoven:Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Pre-concert performance and conversation by pianist Anton Nel and members of the All-Star Orchestra at 6:00PM in the JAI included with your subscription.
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Victoria Bach Festival: beethoven piano concerto no. 4
Festival Orchestra conducted by Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez
Beethoven Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58.
Victoria Bach Festival: Solo Recital
Program and performance details to be announced soon.
Chamber Music: Gunn Theater at Legion of Honor
Delight in every turn of phrase as SF Symphony musicians perform together within the intimate realm of chamber music. This series showcases the 1742 Guarneri del Gesù violin on loan to Alexander Barantschik and the San Francisco Symphony from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Trio in E major, K.542
Johannes Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Opus 38
Robert Schumann: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Opus 63
Artists
Violin
Cello
Piano
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Naumburg International Competition’s 100th Anniversary
The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation, the world’s longest running classical music competition, will be celebrating its 100th Anniversary with a celebratory concert on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 3pm at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall. The afternoon will showcase performances by its illustrious alumni that will include to date: Carol Wincenc (1978 Flute Award); Colin Carr (1981 Cello Award); Charles Neidich (1985 Clarinet Award); Anton Nel (1987 Piano Award); Leonidas Kavakos (1988 Violin Award); Awadagin Pratt (1992 Piano Award); Frank Huang (2003 Violin Award); Erin Wagner (2021 Vocal Award); Valentin Kovalev (2022 Saxophone Award); and Jack Gao (2023 Piano Award). The Emerson String Quartet (1978 Chamber Music Award) will be making a celebratory reunion on this historic occasion.
(Program to be announced soon.)
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La Follia Austin Baroque: Haydn! Beethoven! Scotland! - with Anton Nel
What do Haydn and Beethoven have in common? First, and not surprisingly, they wrote great chamber music. Second, and quite unexpectedly, they wrote many superb settings of Scottish songs.
Get a taste of both as Anton Nel performs on fortepiano with La Follia and guest vocalists. What a satisfying way to end a concert season!
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La Follia Austin Baroque: Haydn! Beethoven! Scotland! - with Anton Nel
What do Haydn and Beethoven have in common? First, and not surprisingly, they wrote great chamber music. Second, and quite unexpectedly, they wrote many superb settings of Scottish songs.
Get a taste of both as Anton Nel performs on fortepiano with La Follia and guest vocalists. What a satisfying way to end a concert season!
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Austin Chamber Music Center: Trio recital
Enjoy a whirlwind ride through the works of Beethoven and Dvorak! Violinist Sandy Yamamoto and cellist Matthew Zalkind of the Yamazalde Trio are joined by beloved pianist Anton Nel to close out ACMC’s concert season. The program begins with the dramatic edge and psychological depth of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Trio Op. 70, No. 2. Antonín Dvořák’s struggle with loss and identity gives us a passionate finale in his Piano Trio No. 3.
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904): Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65
Artists
Sandy Yamamoto, violin
Matthew Zalkind, cello
Anton Nel, piano
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Austin Chamber Music Center: Trio recital
Enjoy a whirlwind ride through the works of Beethoven and Dvorak! Violinist Sandy Yamamoto and cellist Matthew Zalkind of the Yamazalde Trio are joined by beloved pianist Anton Nel to close out ACMC’s concert season. The program begins with the dramatic edge and psychological depth of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Trio Op. 70, No. 2. Antonín Dvořák’s struggle with loss and identity gives us a passionate finale in his Piano Trio No. 3.
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904): Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65
Artists
Sandy Yamamoto, violin
Matthew Zalkind, cello
Anton Nel, piano
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Chamber Music: Gunn Theater at Legion of Honor
Delight in every turn of phrase as SF Symphony musicians perform together within the intimate realm of chamber music. This series showcases the 1742 Guarneri del Gesù violin on loan to Alexander Barantschik and the San Francisco Symphony from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Program
Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio in A major, Hob. XV:18
Edvard Grieg: Piano Sonata in E minor, Opus 7
Franz Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, D. 898
Artists
Violin
Cello
Piano
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St. Matthew’s Cathedral Arts: masterclass
2024 DISTINGUISHED ARTIST WEEKEND presents a master class with ANTON NEL, piano
featuring selected advanced and professional classical pianists.
free parking and admission
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St. Matthew’s Cathedral Arts: Solo Recital
2026 DISTINGUISHED ARTIST WEEKEND presenting ANTON NEL, piano.
Program
Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata in C Major, Hob XVI:50
Franz Schubert: Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946
Carl Czerny: Variations on a Theme by Rode, op. 33 (“La Ricordanza”)
Alexander Scriabin: Prelude in G-flat Major, op. 16, no. 3
Dmitri Shostakovich: Prelude in C-sharp Minor, op. 34, no. 10
Sergei Prokofiev: Prelude in C Major, op. 12, no. 7
Sergei Rachmaninov: Prelude in G Major, op. 32, no. 5
Frédéric Chopin: Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E-flat
Major, op. 22
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