Hudson Valley Chamber Music Circle
Espressivo!
with Hal Robinson
June 8
Celebrate the return of the Hudson Valley Chamber Music Circle (HVCMC) series with Co-Artistic Directors Jaime Laredo and Sharon Robinson’s piano quartet, Espressivo! Joined by award-winning bassist Harold “Hal” Robinson, the program features works by Mendelssohn, Schubert, and Vaughan Williams.
Program
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 1
Franz Schubert
Piano Quintet in A Major, “The Trout,” D. 667
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Quintet in C Minor
Artists
Anna Polonsky piano
Jaime Laredo violin
Milena Pájaro-Van de Stadt viola
Sharon Robinson cello
Harold “Hal” Robinson double bass
Espressivo!
Four great artists with a passion for chamber music have formed an exciting new quartet of piano and strings, destined to become an audience favorite.
For decades, violinist Jaime Laredo and cellist Sharon Robinson, together with their piano trio partner the late Joseph Kalichstein, were considered “chamber music royalty” (Washington Post), a term that applies equally to their Espressivo! partners—the stellar violist Milena Pájaro-van de Stadt (a founding member of the Dover Quartet) and award-winning pianist Anna Polonsky, one of chamber music’s most sought-after partners.
Harold Robinson
Robinson joined The Philadelphia Orchestra as principal bass in 1995 and held that position until his retirement in 2022. Robinson is the recipient of the 2023 Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Society of Bassists, a prize that recognizes lifetime achievement and is the ISB’s highest honor.
Plan Your Visit
Eat & Stay
Nearby villages and towns in the Hudson Valley boast a large selection of restaurants, as well as a variety of hotels, motels, inns, and bed & breakfasts.
Eat & StayDirections
Bard College’s main campus is located in Annandale-on-Hudson (a hamlet of Red Hook), New York, on the east bank of the Hudson River, about 90 miles north of New York City and 220 miles southwest of Boston. The Taconic State Parkway and the New York State Thruway provide the most direct routes to our campus. Click the Google map below, or get directions by entering the following address into your GPS: 35 Henderson Circle Drive, Red Hook, NY 12571.
From the East
If you are traveling from east of the Hudson River in New York State, take the Taconic State Parkway to the Red Hook / Route 199 exit, drive west on Route 199 through the village of Red Hook to Route 9G, turn right onto Route 9G, drive north 1.7 miles, turn left onto Entrance Road, then turn left onto Campus Road.
From the West
If you are traveling from west of the Hudson River, take the New York State Thruway (I-87) to exit 19 (Kingston), take Route 209 (changes to Route 199 at the Hudson River) over the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge to Route 9G, turn left onto Route 9G, drive north 3.3 miles, turn left onto Entrance Road, then turn left onto Campus Road.
About the Venue
Olin Hall
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