Tannery Pond Benefit Concert: Sebastian Bäverstam, cello, and Yannick Rafalimanana, piano, play Kodály and Franck, by Michael Miller
Tannery Pond Benefit Concert
May 5, 2012
Sebastian Bäverstam, cello
Yannick Rafalimanana, piano
at the home of Lois and Chris Herzeca
Cello Sonata, Op. 8 (1915) by Zoltán Kodály
César Franck, Violin Sonata in A Major, arranged for cello
The summer festivals of the Berkshires and Hudson Valley are to a large extent about young artists. Some festivals, like Tanglewood, Marlboro, Jacob’s Pillow, Shakespeare & Company, Yellow Barn, and Norfolk, are basically music schools or have an educational institution as a core adjunct. Marlboro and the Tanglewood Music Center focus on musicians who have just completed their conservatory work and are ready to begin their professional careers. Others, like Music Mountain, offer courses for adults and students. The benefits cut both ways: young musicians, actors, and dancers get to perform, and audiences get to hear fresh talent and new insights. Young professionals are a vital part of Tannery Pond’s program. Both Christian Steiner, the Artistic Director, and Leslie Teicholz, President of the Board, believe in working with young talent, through Young Concert Artists or other agencies.

