2024-25 Concert Season
September 21 @ 6:00, Salem, Oregon
Jason performs:
Trio Concert with pianist Asya Gulua and the Principal Clarinet of the Israel Philharmonic. Collaborating on a varied program including the epic Brahms Trio for Clarinet, Piano and Cello, this concert brings together three incredible musicians. Asya Gulua is a Juilliard-trained pianist, and performs in the Trio PNW with Jason Duckles and Anthea Kreston.
September 22 @ 2:00, Reedsport, Oregon
Quartissimos perform:
A family of musicians - mom, dad, and two daughters - these are the ingredients that make up the Quartissimos. They are from Chicago, Vancouver, Connecticut and Oregon, and they all started playing when they were between 2 and 6 years old. Mom got pretty famous - she was the first American violinist to be a member of an elite European String Quartet, and the Quartissimos lived in Berlin for 4 years. Dad played in an amazing German orchestra and the kids learned how to speak German. In Oregon, dad conducts the Corvallis Youth Symphony, mom is first violin of the Delgani String Quartet, and kids do what kids do - play quartet with mom and dad on the weekends. It’s all copacetic. We are Anthea, Tzippora, Mirabai and Jason, and we play everything from Mozart to Star Wars.
September 26 @ 7:30, Salem, Oregon
Anthea performs:
A World of Music opens Delgani’s 10th season with a collaborative celebration of music from around the globe, showcasing dancers from Eugene Ballet and didgeridoo master Stephen Kent. The program of works from every continent features music by Dvořák, Osvaldo Golijov, Jessie Montgomery, Zhou Long, Wynton Marsalis, Peter Sculthorpe, and Gabriela Lena Frank.
September 27 @ 7:30, Corvallis, Oregon
Anthea performs:
A World of Music opens Delgani’s 10th season with a collaborative celebration of music from around the globe, showcasing dancers from Eugene Ballet and didgeridoo master Stephen Kent. The program of works from every continent features music by Dvořák, Osvaldo Golijov, Jessie Montgomery, Zhou Long, Wynton Marsalis, Peter Sculthorpe, and Gabriela Lena Frank.
September 28 @ 7:30, Portland, Oregon
Anthea performs:
A World of Music opens Delgani’s 10th season with a collaborative celebration of music from around the globe, showcasing dancers from Eugene Ballet and didgeridoo master Stephen Kent. The program of works from every continent features music by Dvořák, Osvaldo Golijov, Jessie Montgomery, Zhou Long, Wynton Marsalis, Peter Sculthorpe, and Gabriela Lena Frank.
September 29 @ 3:00, Eugene, Oregon
Anthea performs:
A World of Music opens Delgani’s 10th season with a collaborative celebration of music from around the globe, showcasing dancers from Eugene Ballet and didgeridoo master Stephen Kent. The program of works from every continent features music by Dvořák, Osvaldo Golijov, Jessie Montgomery, Zhou Long, Wynton Marsalis, Peter Sculthorpe, and Gabriela Lena Frank. This concert is also virtual.
October 1 @ 7:30, Eugene, Oregon
Anthea performs:
A World of Music opens Delgani’s 10th season with a collaborative celebration of music from around the globe, showcasing dancers from Eugene Ballet and didgeridoo master Stephen Kent. The program of works from every continent features music by Dvořák, Osvaldo Golijov, Jessie Montgomery, Zhou Long, Wynton Marsalis, Peter Sculthorpe, and Gabriela Lena Frank. This concert is also virtual.
October 12 @ 7:00, Corvallis, Oregon
Anthea performs:
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto: Anthea opens the 24-25 season of the Willamette Valley Symphony as soloist. At 6:15 young performers performa a special showcase, and a pre-concert talk with conductor Lance Inouye begins at 6:30.
October 13 @ 1:00, Corvallis, Oregon
Anthea, Jason and Trio PNW performs:
Majestic Chamber Music: Majestic Chamber Music, directed by Anthea Kreston, starts its season with Autumn in Vienna.
An afternoon of classical music from Austria, from Strauss Waltzes to Schubert’s heart-breaking Arpeggione Sonata. Featuring Trio PNW (cellist Jason Duckles (who toured with YoYo Ma), Anthea Kreston, and Juilliard trained pianist Asya Gulua, as well as the Quartissimos, be swept away by the charm, beauty and history of this mecca of classical music through the centuries. Directed by violinist Anthea Kreston, who has played with the Berlin Philharmonic and at Carnegie Hall, this will be an afternoon to remember from Strauss’ Blue a Danube to Schubert to Fritz Kreisler featuring Juilliard-trained musicians.
October 13 @ 4:00, Corvallis, Oregon
Anthea performs:
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto: Anthea opens the 24-25 season of the Willamette Valley Symphony as soloist. At 3:15 young performers performa a special showcase, and a pre-concert talk with conductor Lance Inouye begins at 3:30.
October 25 @ 6:30, Salem, Oregon
Anthea hosts:
Oregon Symphony Pre-Concert Conversations: Anthea Kreston is the host for the Oregon Symphony’s Pre-Concert Conversations, where she interviews soloists, conductors, and members of the orchestra. Weaving historical tidbits together with behind the scenes, veteran interviewer Anthea engages with the audience in these sneak-peek talks before the Oregon Symphony concerts in Salem, Oregon.
October 27 @ 3:00, Eugene, Oregon
Anthea performs:
The Heart of Invention: The Delgani String Quartet explores the meeting place between the counterpoint and conversation of four voices and deep feeling. After opening with haunting arrangements of Bach’s Art of Fugue by Stefano Scodanibbio, we turn to the rarely heard second quartet of Czech composer Vítězslav Novák. Schumann’s richly expressive first quartet closes the program. This program is also virtual.
October 29 @ 7:30, Eugene, Oregon
Anthea, Jason and Trio PNW performs:
Anthea performs:
The Heart of Invention: The Delgani String Quartet explores the meeting place between the counterpoint and conversation of four voices and deep feeling. After opening with haunting arrangements of Bach’s Art of Fugue by Stefano Scodanibbio, we turn to the rarely heard second quartet of Czech composer Vítězslav Novák. Schumann’s richly expressive first quartet closes the program. This concert is also virtual.
November 1 @ 7:30, Corvallis, Oregon
Anthea performs:
The Heart of Invention: The Delgani String Quartet explores the meeting place between the counterpoint and conversation of four voices and deep feeling. After opening with haunting arrangements of Bach’s Art of Fugue by Stefano Scodanibbio, we turn to the rarely heard second quartet of Czech composer Vítězslav Novák. Schumann’s richly expressive first quartet closes the program.
November 2 @ 7:30, Portland, Oregon
Anthea performs:
The Heart of Invention: The Delgani String Quartet explores the meeting place between the counterpoint and conversation of four voices and deep feeling. After opening with haunting arrangements of Bach’s Art of Fugue by Stefano Scodanibbio, we turn to the rarely heard second quartet of Czech composer Vítězslav Novák. Schumann’s richly expressive first quartet closes the program.
November 3 @ 3:00, Salem, Oregon
Anthea performs:
The Heart of Invention: The Delgani String Quartet explores the meeting place between the counterpoint and conversation of four voices and deep feeling. After opening with haunting arrangements of Bach’s Art of Fugue by Stefano Scodanibbio, we turn to the rarely heard second quartet of Czech composer Vítězslav Novák. Schumann’s richly expressive first quartet closes the program.
December 8 @ 4:00, Corvallis, Oregon
Jason conducts:
Corvallis Youth Symphony: Jason Duckles, conductor of the Corvallis Youth Symphony, leads the orchestra in its fall concert. Featuring a local student as soloist, this concert showcases the hard work and talent of high school students from the Willamette Valley.
January 12 @ 3:00, Charleston, South Carolina
Anthea performs:
Chamber Music Charleston: Chamber Music Charleston’s annual January concert at the Dock Street Theater features returning guest violinist Anthea Kreston and pianist Phillip Bush for a pair of quintets from the Romantic period. The program opens with a raucous setting of three Hungarian dances by the Czech concert violinist and composer Franz Drdla (1868-1944) and concludes with Schumann’s masterful Quintet in E flat Major.
January 17 @ 7:30, Portland, Oregon
Anthea and Jason perform:
The Thunder Egg Consort: The Thunder Egg Consort - Violinist Anthea Kreston, violist and composer Kenji Bunch, Cellist Jason Duckles and pianist Monica Ohuchi - is a group of seasoned performers who bring their individual talents together as a piano quartet comprised of violin, viola, cello, and piano. These graduates of some of the finest music schools in the coun try (Juilliard and Curtis) have won international competitions, have been mentored by wonderful musicians such as Isaac Stern, and have performed alongside artists such as Yo Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor and Harry Connick, Jr. They have recorded for Sony and Naxos, been featured on tele- vision and radio (in residence with NPR) and are able to compose and play in a variety of styles (classical, blue- grass and contemporary.) Having forged their varied ca- reers for the past decade in the New York area, these four musicians (three of whom originally hail from the North- west) recently had children. They then realized that it would be much nicer to live in the Northwest again, and sold their houses and moved to Oregon. Taking their name and inspiration from the state rock, they have formed a consort and are forging new ground in their reclaimed homeland.
January 18 @ 7:00, Portland, Oregon
Anthea and Jason perform:
The Thunder Egg Consort: The Thunder Egg Consort - Violinist Anthea Kreston, violist and composer Kenji Bunch, Cellist Jason Duckles and pianist Monica Ohuchi - is a group of seasoned performers who bring their individual talents together as a piano quartet comprised of violin, viola, cello, and piano. These graduates of some of the finest music schools in the coun try (Juilliard and Curtis) have won international competitions, have been mentored by wonderful musicians such as Isaac Stern, and have performed alongside artists such as Yo Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor and Harry Connick, Jr. They have recorded for Sony and Naxos, been featured on tele- vision and radio (in residence with NPR) and are able to compose and play in a variety of styles (classical, blue- grass and contemporary.) Having forged their varied ca- reers for the past decade in the New York area, these four musicians (three of whom originally hail from the North- west) recently had children. They then realized that it would be much nicer to live in the Northwest again, and sold their houses and moved to Oregon. Taking their name and inspiration from the state rock, they have formed a consort and are forging new ground in their reclaimed homeland.
January 19 @ 10:30 am, Portland, Oregon
Anthea and Jason perform:
Chatter PDX: The Thunder Egg Consort - Violinist Anthea Kreston, violist and composer Kenji Bunch, Cellist Jason Duckles and pianist Monica Ohuchi - is a group of seasoned performers who bring their individual talents together as a piano quartet comprised of violin, viola, cello, and piano. These graduates of some of the finest music schools in the coun try (Juilliard and Curtis) have won international competitions, have been mentored by wonderful musicians such as Isaac Stern, and have performed alongside artists such as Yo Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor and Harry Connick, Jr. They have recorded for Sony and Naxos, been featured on tele- vision and radio (in residence with NPR) and are able to compose and play in a variety of styles (classical, blue- grass and contemporary.) Having forged their varied ca- reers for the past decade in the New York area, these four musicians (three of whom originally hail from the North- west) recently had children. They then realized that it would be much nicer to live in the Northwest again, and sold their houses and moved to Oregon. Taking their name and inspiration from the state rock, they have formed a consort and are forging new ground in their reclaimed homeland.
January 19 @ 2:30, Salem, Oregon
Anthea and Jason perform:
Camerata Musica: The Thunder Egg Consort - Violinist Anthea Kreston, violist and composer Kenji Bunch, Cellist Jason Duckles and pianist Monica Ohuchi - is a group of seasoned performers who bring their individual talents together as a piano quartet comprised of violin, viola, cello, and piano. These graduates of some of the finest music schools in the coun try (Juilliard and Curtis) have won international competitions, have been mentored by wonderful musicians such as Isaac Stern, and have performed alongside artists such as Yo Yo Ma, Mark O'Connor and Harry Connick, Jr. They have recorded for Sony and Naxos, been featured on tele- vision and radio (in residence with NPR) and are able to compose and play in a variety of styles (classical, blue- grass and contemporary.) Having forged their varied ca- reers for the past decade in the New York area, these four musicians (three of whom originally hail from the North- west) recently had children. They then realized that it would be much nicer to live in the Northwest again, and sold their houses and moved to Oregon. Taking their name and inspiration from the state rock, they have formed a consort and are forging new ground in their reclaimed homeland.
February 2 @ 3:00, Eugene, Oregon
Anthea performs:
Beethoven Reimagined features the Delgani String Quartet in one of the most ambitious works ever conceived for the string quartet: Beethoven’s Op. 130. The heartbreaking Cavatina moved Beethoven to tears as he was composing it, and the 15 minute Grosse Fuge finale was so challenging to audiences that Beethoven published his quartet with an alternative ending. The first half of this program features short new works inspired by Beethoven’s remarkable quartet, from a collaborative call-for-scores with Cascadia Composers. This concert is also virtual.
February 4 @ 7:30, Eugene, Oregon
Anthea performs:
Beethoven Reimagined features the Delgani String Quartet in one of the most ambitious works ever conceived for the string quartet: Beethoven’s Op. 130. The heartbreaking Cavatina moved Beethoven to tears as he was composing it, and the 15 minute Grosse Fuge finale was so challenging to audiences that Beethoven published his quartet with an alternative ending. The first half of this program features short new works inspired by Beethoven’s remarkable quartet, from a collaborative call-for-scores with Cascadia Composers. This concert is also virtual.
February 7 @ 7:30, Corvallis, Oregon
Anthea performs:
Beethoven Reimagined features the Delgani String Quartet in one of the most ambitious works ever conceived for the string quartet: Beethoven’s Op. 130. The heartbreaking Cavatina moved Beethoven to tears as he was composing it, and the 15 minute Grosse Fuge finale was so challenging to audiences that Beethoven published his quartet with an alternative ending. The first half of this program features short new works inspired by Beethoven’s remarkable quartet, from a collaborative call-for-scores with Cascadia Composers.
February 8 @ 7:30, Portland, Oregon
Anthea performs:
Beethoven Reimagined features the Delgani String Quartet in one of the most ambitious works ever conceived for the string quartet: Beethoven’s Op. 130. The heartbreaking Cavatina moved Beethoven to tears as he was composing it, and the 15 minute Grosse Fuge finale was so challenging to audiences that Beethoven published his quartet with an alternative ending. The first half of this program features short new works inspired by Beethoven’s remarkable quartet, from a collaborative call-for-scores with Cascadia Composers.
February 9 @ 3:00, Salem, Oregon
Anthea performs:
Beethoven Reimagined features the Delgani String Quartet in one of the most ambitious works ever conceived for the string quartet: Beethoven’s Op. 130. The heartbreaking Cavatina moved Beethoven to tears as he was composing it, and the 15 minute Grosse Fuge finale was so challenging to audiences that Beethoven published his quartet with an alternative ending. The first half of this program features short new works inspired by Beethoven’s remarkable quartet, from a collaborative call-for-scores with Cascadia Composers.
February 16 @ 3:00, Corvallis, Oregon
Anthea and Jason perform:
Majestic Chamber Music, Directed and founded by Anthea Kreston, holds it popular spring concert in the historic Majestic Theatre in downtown Corvallis, Oregon. Weaving together music, history, and storytelling, Majestic Chamber Music is a perfect concert for both the hard-core classical music fan and newcomers.
February 22 @ 7:30 Corvallis, Oregon
Jason Conducts:
Cabaret! Jason is the conductor of the Corvallis Youth Symphony, and their popular Cabaret performance every year is a knock-out. This year, their Pops concert will have guest singers, soloists, and of course a guest band will play for the after-show. Food, drinks and dancing to live music after the concert is a highlight of this event.
February 23 @ 2:30, Salem, Oregon
Anthea and Jason perform with Trio PNW:
Camerata Musica presents Trio PNW: Jason, Anthea and Asya come together once more to present a program of music from Vienna. As Trio PNW, these three musicians create a special musical bond, exciting audiences with their passionate and deeply felt performances. Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven and Alban Berg showcase the diverse voices that have been nurtured in the city of Vienna over the centuries.
March 5-18 , Germany Tour
Jason Performs:
Trio Libermé: Jason performs on tour with the Trio Libermé, now in its 7th year of performing together. German pianist Immo Zither joins Jason on tour from Berlin to Bavaria. Formed in Berlin in 2017 with Violinist Anthea Kreston of the Artemis Quartet, the Trio Libermé has recorded the complete Beethoven Trios in Berlin, encompassing 4 CD’s. In addition, the complete works for Brahms for piano trio were recorded in a private villa in 2022.
March 7 @ 6:30, Salem, Oregon
Anthea hosts:
Oregon Symphony Pre-Concert Conversations: Anthea Kreston is the host for the Oregon Symphony’s Pre-Concert Conversations, where she interviews soloists, conductors, and members of the orchestra. Weaving historical tidbits together with behind the scenes, veteran interviewer Anthea engages with the audience in these sneak-peek talks before the Oregon Symphony concerts in Salem, Oregon.
March 9, 3:00, Eugene, Oregon
Anthea Performs:
Italian Inspiration - the Delgani String Quartet pays homage to the country that birthed the modern violin and so much wonderful music in our string repertoire. Delgani is joined by violist Adam LaMotte and cellist Diane Chaplin for Tchaikovsky’s magnificent Souvenir de Florence, inspired in part by the composer’s travels. The first half of the program features Italian music spanning over 300 years, including works of Barbara Strozzi, Luigi Boccherini, and Gian Francesco Malipiero. This concert is also virtual.
March 11 @ 7:30, Eugene, Oregon
Anthea Performs:
Italian Inspiration - the Delgani String Quartet pays homage to the country that birthed the modern violin and so much wonderful music in our string repertoire. Delgani is joined by violist Adam LaMotte and cellist Diane Chaplin for Tchaikovsky’s magnificent Souvenir de Florence, inspired in part by the composer’s travels. The first half of the program features Italian music spanning over 300 years, including works of Barbara Strozzi, Luigi Boccherini, and Gian Francesco Malipiero. This concert is also virtual.
March 14, 7:30, Corvallis, Oregon
Anthea Performs:
Italian Inspiration - the Delgani String Quartet pays homage to the country that birthed the modern violin and so much wonderful music in our string repertoire. Delgani is joined by violist Adam LaMotte and cellist Diane Chaplin for Tchaikovsky’s magnificent Souvenir de Florence, inspired in part by the composer’s travels. The first half of the program features Italian music spanning over 300 years, including works of Barbara Strozzi, Luigi Boccherini, and Gian Francesco Malipiero.
March 15 @ 7:30, Portland, Oregon
Anthea Performs:
Italian Inspiration - the Delgani String Quartet pays homage to the country that birthed the modern violin and so much wonderful music in our string repertoire. Delgani is joined by violist Adam LaMotte and cellist Diane Chaplin for Tchaikovsky’s magnificent Souvenir de Florence, inspired in part by the composer’s travels. The first half of the program features Italian music spanning over 300 years, including works of Barbara Strozzi, Luigi Boccherini, and Gian Francesco Malipiero.
March 16, 3:00, Salem, Oregon
Anthea Performs:
Italian Inspiration - the Delgani String Quartet pays homage to the country that birthed the modern violin and so much wonderful music in our string repertoire. Delgani is joined by violist Adam LaMotte and cellist Diane Chaplin for Tchaikovsky’s magnificent Souvenir de Florence, inspired in part by the composer’s travels. The first half of the program features Italian music spanning over 300 years, including works of Barbara Strozzi, Luigi Boccherini, and Gian Francesco Malipiero.
April 6 @ 3:00, Tualatin, Oregon
Anthea Performs:
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto - Anthea performs the beloved Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Tualatin Valley Symphony. Working with Maestro Mark Perlman in a return engagement with the Tualatin Valley Symphony, Anthea looks forward to sharing this important and magical work with the audience.
April 11, 6:30, Salem, Oregon
Anthea hosts:
Oregon Symphony Pre-Concert Conversations: Anthea Kreston is the host for the Oregon Symphony’s Pre-Concert Conversations, where she interviews soloists, conductors, and members of the orchestra. Weaving historical tidbits together with behind the scenes, veteran interviewer Anthea engages with the audience in these sneak-peek talks before the Oregon Symphony concerts in Salem, Oregon.
April 26 @ 3:00, Corvallis, Oregon
Anthea and Jason perform:
Majestic Chamber Music, Directed and founded by Anthea Kreston, holds it popular spring concert in the historic Majestic Theatre in downtown Corvallis, Oregon. Weaving together music, history, and storytelling, Majestic Chamber Music is a perfect concert for both the hard-core classical music fan and newcomers.
April 28, 4:00, Corvallis, Oregon
Jason conducts:
Corvallis Youth Symphony: Jason Duckles, conductor of the Corvallis Youth Symphony, leads the orchestra in its fall concert. Featuring a local student as soloist, this concert showcases the hard work and talent of high school students from the Willamette Valley.
May 4@ 4:00, Sunnyside, Oregon
Anthea performs:
Sunnyside Symphony Orchestra: Anthea performs the stylish Barber Violin Concerto with Maestro Jonathan DeBruyn. This wonderful American concerto brings to life the sounds of a bustling American city in 1939. Colorful and vibrant, with sweeping melodies and devilishly difficult passages, its one of Anthea’s favorite concertos to perform.
May 11 @ 3:00, Eugene, Oregon
Anthea performs:
Audience Choice concludes the Delgani String Quartet’s 10th season with a special Delgani-audience collaboration: subscribers will cast their votes for the primary work on this program. Delgani will then curate additional repertoire around the audience choice. Full program details will be announced in early 2025
May 13@ 7:30, Eugene, Oregon
Anthea performs:
Audience Choice concludes the Delgani String Quartet’s 10th season with a special Delgani-audience collaboration: subscribers will cast their votes for the primary work on this program. Delgani will then curate additional repertoire around the audience choice. Full program details will be announced in early 2025
May 16 @ 7:30, Corvallis, Oregon
Anthea performs:
Audience Choice concludes the Delgani String Quartet’s 10th season with a special Delgani-audience collaboration: subscribers will cast their votes for the primary work on this program. Delgani will then curate additional repertoire around the audience choice. Full program details will be announced in early 2025
May 17 @ 7:30, Portland, Oregon
Anthea performs:
Audience Choice concludes the Delgani String Quartet’s 10th season with a special Delgani-audience collaboration: subscribers will cast their votes for the primary work on this program. Delgani will then curate additional repertoire around the audience choice. Full program details will be announced in early 2025
May 18 @ 3:00, Salem, Oregon
Anthea performs:
Audience Choice concludes the Delgani String Quartet’s 10th season with a special Delgani-audience collaboration: subscribers will cast their votes for the primary work on this program. Delgani will then curate additional repertoire around the audience choice. Full program details will be announced in early 2025
April 6 @ 3:00, Portland, Oregon
Anthea Performs:
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto - Anthea performs the beloved Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Jewish Community Orchestra. Working with Maestro Don Appert again, Anthea looks forward to sharing this important and magical work with the audience.
June 6 @ 6:30, Salem, Oregon
Anthea hosts:
Oregon Symphony Pre-Concert Conversations: Anthea Kreston is the host for the Oregon Symphony’s Pre-Concert Conversations, where she interviews soloists, conductors, and members of the orchestra. Weaving historical tidbits together with behind the scenes, veteran interviewer Anthea engages with the audience in these sneak-peek talks before the Oregon Symphony concerts in Salem, Oregon.