MARLBORO — Organizers of Marlboro Music have announced the dates for its five weekends of chamber music concerts next summer: The season opens July 19-20 and runs through Aug. 15-17, 2014.
Participating artists include Artistic Director Mitsuko Uchida and fellow pianists Jonathan Biss, Bruno Canino, and Cynthia Raim.
They're joined by a wealth of string players, including some from the Guarneri, Johannes, Juilliard, Mendelssohn, Muir, and Pro Arte quartets: violinists Lucy Chapman, Viviane Hagner, Soovin Kim, Joseph Lin and Hiroko Yajima; violists Samuel Rhodes, Michael Tree, and Sally Chisholm; and cellists Marcy Rosen, Judith Serkin and Peter Wiley.
As well, expect clarinetist Charles Neidich, and Cleveland Orchestra wind principals Joshua Smith on flute, Frank Rosenwein on oboe, and Richard King on horn.
The 2014 season, Marlboro's 64th, marks the first in which Uchida assumes the role of sole artistic director, having served as co-director with Richard Goode since 1999.
Both artists first came to Marlboro as young musicians, and have returned to share their insights with new generations.
Organizers said in a press statement that Marlboro has thrived under their leadership, as they introduced lieder sessions, re-instituted a resident composer program, encouraged the exploration of Bach cantata arias, and focused on some of the major works from the string quartet literature.
Uchida expanded Marlboro's reach by inviting more young artists from Europe, and both integrated guest artists and lecturers into the summer program to help broaden the perspectives of aspiring new musical leaders for the 21st century.
Goode steps down from his role as co-artistic director, a post he has held since 1999, after having spent 28 seasons at Marlboro: two decades as a senior presence in addition to his early years there, starting at age 15 in 1957.
After this extensive commitment, he has decided that he needs the summer months to pursue personal and professional projects that previously were not possible.
Among the works to be heard: Thomas Adès's “Arcadiana,” Schubert's Octet, DvoÅ™ák's “Cypresses,” and the Berg “Lyric Suite.”