Gernsheim Festival: Rediscovering a Master
This fall TŌN embarks on a multi-year project exploring the music of 19th-century German composer Friedrich Gernsheim.
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Once a leading figure of the European music scene, Gernsheim’s legacy was all but erased by the Nazi regime in the 1930s due to his Jewish heritage, leaving his extensive body of work largely unheard today. TŌN seeks to restore his legacy through a series of orchestra and chamber concerts, panel discussions, a new album, and other initiatives. We invite you to take part and rediscover the exceptional music of this critically acclaimed master composer.
EVENTS
Orchestra Concert
EPIC NARRATIVES: GERNSHEIM AND BRAHMS
Fri and Sat, Sep 18 and 19, 2026 at 7 pm at the Fisher Center at Bard
Gernsheim’s Zu einem drama and Symphony No. 3, “Song of Miriam”, and Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1
Leon Botstein conductor and Orion Weiss piano
Tickets start at $15. Livestream pay-what-you-wish.
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Panel Discussion
THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF FRIEDRICH GERNSHEIM
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 at 11 am at Olin Hall at Bard College
Panelists include Enrique Lombrozo, Leon Botstein, Peter Laki, Amanda Ruppenthal Stein, and Francis Chung-Yang Huang
Free. Advance RSVP requested.
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Chamber Concert
GERNSHEIM AT THE PIANO
Sat, Sep 19, 2026 at 1 pm at Olin Hall at Bard College
Gernsheim’s Piano Quartet No. 3 and Piano Quintet No. 2
The TŌN Chamber Players and TŌN pianist Francis Chung-Yang Huang
Free. Advance RSVP requested.
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Chamber Concert
THE ROMANTIC ARC
Sun, Sep 20, 2026 at 11 am at Olin Hall at Bard College
Gernsheim’s String Quartet No. 2 and String Quintet No. 2
The TŌN Chamber Players
Free. Advance RSVP requested.
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The Gernsheim Festival is graciously underwritten by E&V ProArte.