Kristi Brown-Montesano
Kristi Brown-Montesano
Le Salon de Musiques: Concert Intro and postconcert Q&A

Le Salon de Musiques: Concert Intro and postconcert Q&A

by | Mar 4, 2024

The March concert of the Salon de Musiques concert series features two celebrated works by Edvard Grieg: the impassioned String Quartet in G Minor and the Concerto in A Minor (in a transcription for piano and string quartet). Also on the program: a beautiful piece,...
Le Salon de Musiques: Concert Intro and postconcert Q&A

Le Salon de Musiques: Concert Intro and postconcert Q&A

by | Nov 4, 2023

The second offering in the 2023-24 season of this unique chamber-music series features works by Mozart, Schubert, and American composer Rubin Goldmark. The first-rate trio of performers comprises two Salon favorites, Ambroise Aubrun (violin) and Allan Hon (cello) as...
Le Salon de Musiques: Concert Intro and postconcert Q&A

Le Salon de Musiques: Concert Intro and postconcert Q&A

by | May 20, 2023

I am delighted to be acting as musicological cohost for this special Salon de Musiques concert celebrating Jewish composers of the 19th and 20th centuries. The program offers both the familiar and the relatively unknown: Felix Mendelssohn’s Piano Quartet No. 2...
CANCELED / Concert 7 / Salon de Musiques

CANCELED / Concert 7 / Salon de Musiques

by | Mar 19, 2020

Canceled as COVID-19 Precaution. Strauss, Schumann Chopin, Mendelssohn. Presented in a unique chamber music format. Join musicologist Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano as the Salon’s hostess. Providing informative live program notes. And moderating the conversation...
Russian Chamber Music / Salon de Musiques

Russian Chamber Music / Salon de Musiques

by | Nov 27, 2019

Three Russian masters: Tchaikovsky, Arensky and Rachmaninoff. Presented in a unique chamber music format. Join musicologist Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano as the Salon’s hostess. Providing informative live program notes. And moderating the conversation between...