BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Acme Widgets\, Inc.//NONSGML ExportToCalendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Groupmuses near X-WR-NAME:Groupmuses near BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260421T162810Z UID:d9bb40a3-54e0-43af-9b80-dddf6d9b563f DTSTART:20251108T000000Z DTEND:20251108T023000Z DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Jonathan D.\nMusicians: Min Young Kang\, Min Young Ka ng\, Joshua Halpern\, Sirena Huang\, and Caeli Smith\n\n7 PM Doors & Pre-R eception\n8 PM Recital\n9:30 PM Post-Reception\n\n_____\n\n**Sirena Huang\ , Caeli Smith\, Joshua Halpern\, Min Young Kang: The Open Door**\n\n[Gotha m Arts](https://gothamarts.net) in collaboration with [Kallos Chamber Musi c Series](https://www.kalloscms.org/) and [Groupmuse](https://www.groupmus e.com/) is delighted to present an intimate private chamber music performa nce by violinist [Sirena Huang](https://www.sirenahuang.com/)\, violist [C aeli Smith](https://caelismith.com/)\, cellist [Joshua Halpern](https://ww w.joshuahalperncello.com/)\, and pianist [Min Young Kang](https://www.miny oungkang.com/).\n\n**The Open Door** traces the first steps of an inward j ourney — through reflection\, awakening\, and new beginnings. From Reena Esmail’s meditative Saans to Ravel’s luminous Sonata Posthume and Tur ina’s lyrical Piano Quartet\, the evening culminates in Walton’s bold\ , expressive Piano Quartet — a celebration of emerging voice and momentu m.\n\nWine will be served.\n\n**Program**\n\nREENA ESMAIL Saans for Piano Trio\n\nRAVEL Sonata No. 1 (Sonata posthume) for Violin & Piano\n\n*Inte rmission*\n\nJOAQUÍN TURINA Piano Quartet in a minor\, Op. 67\n\nWILLIAM WALTON Piano Quartet in d minor (1921)\n\n_____\n\n**About the Artists** \n\n[Watch a performance of Brahms' Piano Quartet No. 3 in c minor from la st season's Kallos Chamber Music Series at the New Haven Lawn Club](https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=CedkdccaSx8)\n\n**Sirena Huang\, violin**\n\nPra ised by The Baltimore Sun for her "impeccable technique... deeply expressi ve phrasing... and poetic weight\," **Sirena Huang** is one of her generat ion’s most celebrated violinists. She brings not only technical brillian ce and powerful artistry to the stage\, but also a profound sense of conne ction to her audience.\n\nHighlights of the 2024-25 season include a recit al tour of Taiwan with performances at the National Concert Hall in Taipei and the Weiwuying Recital Hall in Kaohsiung. Multiple recitals in the Uni ted States will culminate in her Carnegie Hall debut recital in Zankel Hal l in April 2025 and a debut recording on the Azica label as part of her Go ld Medal prize at The Indianapolis. Sirena will appear in concerto engagem ents with the Hartford\, Santa Fe and Southeast Missouri symphonies\, the Louisiana Philharmonic and the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. Passionate about chamber music\, Sirena will also perform chamber music concerts in D allas and Montreal.\n\nSirena made her solo debut with the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra in 2004 at the age of nine\, and\, since then\, has pe rformed in seventeen countries across three continents. She has been featu red as a soloist with more than fifty prestigious ensembles\, including th e New York Philharmonic\, the Symphony Orchestras of Cleveland\, Baltimore \, Shanghai\, Russia\, Evergreen and Singapore\, and the Staatskapelle Wei mar in Germany. She has appeared as a guest artist at the Verbier Music Fe stival\, Ravinia Music Festival\, Aspen Music Festival\, Eastern Music Fes tival\, Sarasota Arts Series\, Albuquerque Chamber Music Festival\, "The G reat Music for a Great City" series in New York City\, and many others.\n\ nMotivated by a deep wish to inspire peace and harmony with her music\, Si rena has performed before world leaders\, thinkers and humanitarians. At a ge eleven\, she gave a TED talk that garnered more than 2.5 million views. In 2006\, she received the honor of playing for thirty Nobel Prize Laurea tes at the World Peace Conference held in Petra. In 2007\, she played in t he Opening Ceremony of the "Forum 2000 World Conference" in Prague. In 200 8\, she was invited to perform during the ceremony in which the Elie Wiese l Foundation for Humanity presented its Humanitarian Award to President Sa rkozy of France.\n\n**Caeli Smith\, viola**\n\nCalled "intense\, precise\, and full of personality" after appearing as concerto soloist with The Jui lliard Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall (OperaClick)\, **Caeli Smith** is an award-winning chamber musician\, educator\, and facilitator. She has perfo rmed across the United States\, Europe\, and Asia with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra\, The Knights\, Sejong Soloists\, Jordi Savall\, and the Verbie r Chamber Orchestra. Caeli is an alum of Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connec t\, the post-graduate performance\, education\, and leadership program of Carnegie Hall and The Juilliard School. She is a founding member of Frisso n and a member of the dynamic\, eclectic chamber group\, Sybarite5.\n\nA c urious and enthusiastic educator\, Caeli is on the faculty of the Heifetz International Music Institute\, the Kinhaven Music School\, and the New Yo rk Philharmonic Teaching Artists. She is a Teaching Assistant and Techniqu e Instructor for the ACHT Viola Studio at The Juilliard School. She has le d educational workshops for the fellows of Ensemble Connect and the music teachers of Musical Mentors Collaborative. In 2022-2023 she is the visitin g professor of viola\, teaching the viola studio at the North Carolina Sch ool of the Arts in Winston-Salem.\n\nCaeli holds two degrees from The Juil liard School: a bachelor's degree in violin performance and a master's deg ree in viola performance. Upon graduating\, she received the William Schum an Prize for Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Music. Caeli also h olds a Master's in Education\, Leadership\, Organizations\, and Entreprene urship\; with a concentration in Arts and Learning from the Harvard Gradua te School of Education.\n\nCaeli has written for radio\, TV\, and print\, and her articles have appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer\, as well as S trings\, Teen Strings\, and Symphony magazines.\n\n**Joshua Halpern\, cell o**\n\n**Joshua Halpern** has appeared on stages around the world as a sol oist\, chamber musician\, and orchestral principal cellist. As a chamber m usician\, he has collaborated with artists including Jonathan Biss\, Antho ny Roth Costanzo\, Roberto Díaz\, Viviane Hagner\, Gary Hoffman\, Kim Ka shkashian\, Patricia Kopatchinskaja\, Anthony McGill\, Olli Mustonen\, and Itzhak Perlman\, and appeared at music festivals including the Ravinia St eans Institute\, Music@Menlo\, the Perlman Chamber Music Workshop\, the Ne w York String Orchestra Seminar\, the Taos School of Music\, La Jolla Summ erfest\, Musikiwest\, and Krzyzowa-Music\, with whom he has also toured ex tensively. An eager advocate of contemporary music\, he has worked persona lly with composers such as Richard Danielpour\, Scott Ordway\, Kevin Puts\ , Dai Wei\, Nick DiBerardino\, and Kaija Saariaho. During the 2019 season he served as guest principal cello of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra \, including on tours to Germany\, Taiwan\, and China\, and in 2020 served as cellist with the Banff Competition-winning Rolston Quartet. In 2023\, he appeared numerous times as guest principal cello with the Philharmonia Orchestra in London\, as well as guest with the Varian Fry Quartet\; the 1 2 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic\; and in Greece\, Spain\, and German y with Curtis On Tour.\n\nJosh completed his Artist Diploma at The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia\, where he performed throughout the Uni ted States\, Europe and Latin America with Curtis On Tour\, and served as principal cello of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra during the 2016/17 season . At Curtis he studied with Carter Brey and Peter Wiley. As an undergradua te at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University\, he studied with De smond Hoebig and won the school's concerto competition. From 2021 until 20 23\, he was a member of the Karajan Akademie of the Berliner Philharmonike r\, in which he played as a member of the Berliner Philharmoniker and was mentored by Ludwig Quandt.\n\nIn 2018\, Josh curated a solo tour across Co lorado to bring classical music to unexpected places\, including the state penitentiary\, small-town saloons\, bicycle shops\, and more. Since then\ , he has continued bringing music to unique spaces\, fostering connection and conversation with all types of people along the way. In 2021\, he foun ded the Cultural Caravan\, a Colorado-based organization operating at the intersection of small businesses\, social-service nonprofits\, municipal o rganizations\, and local artists. The Cultural Caravan has since presented over 80 artists with backgrounds ranging from Zimbabwean Afropop to Venez uelan jazz to Classical Music in concerts in coordination with over 60 loc al businesses and community organizations\, reinvesting over $500\,000 int o the community to date.\n\nAs a teacher\, Josh has presented master class es throughout the United States and South America and has taught at Curtis Summerfest\, the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival\, and on faculty a t the Brooklyn School of Music. He lives in Brooklyn\, New York.\n\n**Min Young Kang\, piano**\n\nKorean-born pianist and artistic curator **Dr. Min Young Kang** has earned acclaim for both her captivating stage presence a nd innovative concert experiences alike. Dubbed "an absolute gem" by the M ontecito Journal\, her performances span the United States\, France\, and South Korea\, gracing renowned venues such as Weill Recital Hall\, Merkin Concert Hall\, Château de Fontainebleau\, the Sejong Center M Theater\, a nd the Astral Concert Series. Her 2021 debut album\, Remembering Russia\, featured her electric collaboration with Spanish violist Jesús Rodolfo on the prestigious PENTATONE label. The album debuted with great acclaim for its sensitive and nuanced interpretations\, with Tarraco Culture Club not ing Min Young’s lyrical touch and expressive depth. \n\nRaised in Seoul\ , Min Young's performance career has seen her at concert series and festiv als across the United States\, including the Lyric Chamber Music Society\, Shandelee Music Festival\, Arazzo Music Festival\, Young Musicians Forum Recital\, and NV Virtuoso Concert Series. In addition\, she has enjoyed nu merous international accolades since making her home in the United States in 2008\, including prizes from the J.C. Arriaga Chamber Music Competition \, Artur Balsam Duo Competition\, and Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music Competit ion\, as well as the Talisman Energy Emerging Artist Award (Canada)\, Krae uter Musical Foundation Award (USA)\, and the Special Director’s Award a nd Chamber Music Excellence award from Ecoles D’Art Americaines de Fonta inbleau (France). \n\nAmong the region's most sought after collaborators\, Min Young’s experience spans performances with the world's best musicia ns\, including Ani Kavafian\, Robert Langevin\, members of the New York Ph ilharmonic\, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center\; as a vocal pianist\, she has worked with the Aspen School of Music and Songfest. Addi ng to her individual brilliance is her work as the Founder and Artistic Di rector of the Kallos Chamber Music Series in New Haven\, CT. Now in its se venth season\, Kallos has enjoyed significant local acclaim — the New Ha ven Independent praised Kallos as "resonant with the time\," while an audi ence member describes the experience as "impeccably performed\, with witty commentary and swoon-worthy music."\n\nIn addition to her global performa nce schedule\, Min Young Kang serves as the staff pianist at Mannes School of Music and Montclair State University. She received a Master of Music ( M.M.) from the Eastman School of Music\, a Collaborative Piano Fellowship from the Yale School of Music\, and a Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) from the Manhattan School of Music\, from whom she received the Kraeuter Music al Foundation Award. Her latest endeavor\, the summer concert series Liste ners Club\, continues her passion for making chamber music accessible thro ugh offering a unique\, up-close-and-personal concert experience in Bergen County\, NJ. She makes her home near New York City. LOCATION:Flatiron\, New York SUMMARY:Sirena Huang\, Caeli Smith\, Joshua Halpern\, Min Young Kang: The O pen Door URL:https://www.groupmuse.com/events/15909-sirena-huang-caeli-smith-joshua- halpern-min-young-kang-the-open-door END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR