Ensemble Connect shares classical music with Skidmore, Saratoga Springs
New Class of Ensemble Connect Fellows Debuts First Virtual Performance
Ensemble Connect October 2025 Program
Friday, October 24, 2025
7:30 PM Performance
Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall
Arthur Zankel Music Center
CONCERT PROGRAM
ARVO PÄRT | Da pacem Domine
ARVO PÄRT | Quintettino
JANÁČEK | Mládí
SHOSTAKOVICH | Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57
Carnegie Hall’s dynamic Ensemble Connect—called “the new face of classical music for
New York” (The New York Times)—kicks off its 2025–2026 season with this program that
includes music by the singular Arvo Pärt, joining in the worldwide celebration of
the composer’s 90th year.
This event is free and open to the public; tickets required.
Presented by the Department of Music and the Office of Special Programs
The biannual residency is made possible by the generous support of David and Beverly Sanders Payne '59 (October residency) and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation (February residency).
Please mark your calendars for February 2026
Ensemble Connect February 2026 Program
Friday, February 13, 2026
7:30 p.m. Performance
Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall
Arthur Zankel Music Center
CONCERT PROGRAM
GEORGE LEWIS | New Work (NY Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
VALERIE COLEMAN | Portraits of Langston
BARBER | Adagio for Strings
JOPLIN | Selected rags for string quartet
IVES | String Quartet No. 1, “From the Salvation Army”
This event is free and open to the public; tickets required.
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