Wolfram Koessel

BACH AGAIN Concludes The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival's 26th Season
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 11, 2024

Following the resounding success of last year's 'All-Bach' program, the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival will present 'Bach Again,' an evening dedicated to the timeless works of Johann Sebastian Bach. This performance will take place on Tuesday, August 20, at 7:00 PM at Christ Episcopal Church in Cooperstown.

Cooperstown Summer Music Festival Announces Lineup For 26th Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 18, 2024

Cooperstown Summer Music Festival has announced its 26th season with six events from July 18 to August 20, including a two-part Family Music Fest.

Young Concert Artists Announces Winners Of The 2020 International Auditions
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 10, 2020

Three First Prize Winners have been announced following the Finals of the 2020 Young Concert Artists International Auditions: 

BWW Review: MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP at the Mostly Mozart Festival
by Barnett Serchuk - Jul 16, 2019

Having watched the Mark Morris over the past 20 years, I can say with all honesty that he has all the virtues that distinguish a fine choreographer: musicality, vitality, charm, humor. My problem is that I never find myself warming to anything I see, especially to the program on July 11, 2019.

Diversity Fellows Announced for Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra at UC-CCM
by BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2016

Following a rigorous application and audition process, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) have selected five outstanding string musicians for the inaugural class of CSO/CCM Diversity Fellows.

American String Quartet to Perform in Cooperstown, 4/24
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 29, 2016

The music of Beethoven and Ravel will fill the Otesaga Hotel ballroom on Sunday, April 24 at 4 pm.  The American String Quartet, internationally recognized as one of the world's finest, will perform these masterworks, and, with Linda Chesis, a piece for  flute and string quartet by French composer Albert Roussel. This is the first concert of the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival's 18th season.  Ms. Chesis, the Festival's artistic director and founder, has performed with the American String Quartet numerous times, including two times in Cooperstown. The Quartet is comprised of Peter Winograd and Laurie Carney, violins; Daniel Avshalomov, viola; Wolfram Koessel, cello.

Mark Morris Dance Group Returns to Houston Jan. 31 and Feb. 1
by Robert Diamond - Jan 12, 2014

Mark Morris Dance Group returns to Houston for two nights, Friday, Jan. 31, and Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, at 8 p.m. in the Wortham Center's Cullen Theater, presented by Society for the Performing Arts.

Zodiac Trio to Play Le Poisson Rouge, 1/17
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 31, 2013

On Friday, January 17 at 7:30 PM, the acclaimed, award-winning pioneer of the clarinet-violin-piano instrumentation - Zodiac Trio - will present an eclectic program at NYC's Le Poisson Rouge.

American & Juilliard String Quartets & EC Chamber Orch Perform at Cooperstown Fest
by BWW News Desk - Aug 15, 2011

The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival will present the American String Quartet on August 15, the East Coast Chamber Orchestra on August 21, and the Juilliard String Quartet on August 28.

American & Juilliard String Quartets & EC Chamber Orch Perform at Cooperstown Fest
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 11, 2011

The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival will present the American String Quartet on August 15, the East Coast Chamber Orchestra on August 21, and the Juilliard String Quartet on August 28.

Cooperstown Fest Features Kurt Elling, Nat'l Jazz Museum in Harlem All Stars
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 3, 2011

Jazz performer Kurt Elling and the American and Juilliard string quartets are featured in the 13th season of the newly renamed Cooperstown Summer Music Festival.