Cutting Edge Concerts: Rudersdal Chamber Players

Rudersdal Chamber Ensemble and Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EDT)

Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre at Symphony Space, New York, NY, United States

$35

Victoria Bond — Piano Trio "Other Selves"
Elena Firsova — Four Seasons (U.S. premiere)
Andrew Waggoner — Matter, Circle, Heart
Poul Ruders — Piano Quartet (East Coast premiere)

Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival welcomes the Rudersdal Chamber Players from Denmark in their first performance in North America. Praised for their flawless, outstanding and convincing playing, the piano quartet has earned accolades for their performances throughout Europe. On the program: premieres by Poul Ruders, Andrew Waggoner, and Elena Firsova and a work by Victoria Bond.

About Rudersdal Chamber Ensemble

Praised for their "flawless playing" (Pizzicato) and named "highly regarded" by Gramophone Magazine, Rudersdal Chamber Players – violinist Christine Pryn, violist Isabelle Bania, cellist John Ehde, and pianist Manuel Esperilla have performed throughout Denmark and in Sweden, Norway, Germany, Poland, and Russia (before the war). In 2022 they released the world premiere recording of Poul Ruders' chamber music, earning 5 stars from BBC Music Magazine among other critical accolades.

https://rudersdalkammersolister.dk/

About Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival

Inspired by Pierre Boulez "Perspective Encounters" series, composer and conductor Victoria Bond founded Cutting Edge Concerts in 1998. With 26 years of concerts, Cutting Edge Concerts has presented over 300 new works by more than 200 composers. Each program highlights the music of living composers, all of whom attend the concert. Along with performances by world-class ensembles and soloists, each program features on-stage discussions between host Victoria Bond and the composers.

https://cuttingedgeconcerts.org/