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Old Friends and New Faces
Written By: Marlene Osteen | Issue: November 2024
With 43 successful seasons completed, Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival is laying the groundwork for an even more expansive 2025 Season.
The Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival is preparing for an extraordinary 44th season in 2025 with a line up brimming with festival premieres, and classical superstars.
One of the oldest and longest running summer chamber music festivals in the United States, HCCMF recently unveiled a sneak peak of the 44th season lineup.
Discussing the 2025 calendar of concerts, William Ransom, the festival’s artistic director for 24 years, noted “The past 43 seasons have brought together artists whose standards of excellence and commitment to chamber music have enriched the creative traditions of Western North Carolina. Next season will certainly continue that tradition with another exciting mix of old friends and new faces.”
Below are a mere five highlights of the forthcoming season. Read through and explore – there’s so much to be learned now and soon to be heard.
• Viano Quartet: Kicking off the regular concert season, is the internationally acclaimed Viano Quartet, whom as the Boston Globe noted “have been on a sharply ascending professional flight path, and It’s not hard to see why.” Praised for their “virtuosity, visceral expression, and rare unity of intention” (Boston Globe), the Viano Quartet are one of the most sought-after performing young ensembles today. and currently in-residence at the Chamber Music.
• Winds at The Bascom: Set to take place on June 29, this year’s program replaces the beloved “Brass at The Bascom” with a fresh wind instrument ensemble, promising a compelling performance at the intersection of artistry and musical composition.
• The Whitehead Rising Star Pianist Concert: In a much anticipated debut the festival will feature Zitong Wang. Wang, a highly accomplished pianist from Inner Mongolia.
Known for her technical precision and emotional depth, Zitong has performed as a soloist with several renowned orchestras.
• Martinis, Mozart, and More returns to the Orchard House at Old Edwards on July 24. This is the concert experience where you can have a drink, a bite to eat and listen to one of history’s greatest composers, Mozart.
• The Final Gala: CelloBration: Closing the regular season on August 10, the event features the remarkable Grammy-award winning cellist, Zuill Bailey, who will lead eight cellos in what promises to be a dynamic concert.
Details on these events, and other highlights and tickets will be available in January 2025 at h-cmusicfestival.org or by calling (828) 526-9060.
