Thursday, June 26 – September 28 –
Special Exhibition: Luisa Rabbia:
Travels with Isabella, Travel Scrapbooks 1883/2008 |
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During her residency at the Gardner Museum, Luisa Rabbia was inspired by photographs Isabella Stewart Gardner collected while traveling in China in 1883. For this exhibition, she has used these archival photographs to create a video of an imaginary landscape animated with her own drawings, as well as with other images and music also inspired during her residency. The result is a fantastical narrative that is both contemporary and historical.
Luisa Rabbia’s work is deeply rooted in drawing, which she sees as a platform that unites rational construct with the imagination. The dynamic tension that exists in drawing between the subject figure and its background, the being and becoming of space and time, has influenced much of Rabbia’s work with paper, papier-maché, porcelain, and animation.
Exhibition Programming:
-Member's Preview: Wednesday, June 25, 6:30 pm.
-Artist Talk: Luisa Rabbia, Artist-in-Residence & Pieranna Cavalchini, Curator of Contemporary Art, Saturday, June 28, 1:30 pm.
-Summer Night :Thursday, July 31.
6:00 pm - DJ Concert from DJ Die Young and the ICA VJs,
7:00pm - Gallery talk with writer and critic Mario Diacono
7:30pm - DJ Concert from Fa Ventilato
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-Animation and Sound: A Two-Part Process: Luisa Rabbia and Fa Ventilato in conversation. Thursday, September 18, 7:00pm.
-Memory and Invention and Personal Travel Scrapbooks: Alan Chong, Curator of the collection and Pieranna Cavalchini in conversation followed by the book launch and signing of Travels with Isabella by Luisa Rabbia. Thursday, September 25, 6:30pm.
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Thursdays, July 10, July 24, & August 7, 5:00 – 8:00 pm –
Neighborhood Nights |
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On three summer nights each year the Gardner Museum throws open its doors for a series of Neighborhood Nights, inviting our neighbors to join in a free celebration of the arts. Each evening features live music, storytelling, and performances under the stars along with fun activities that children, teens, and adults can enjoy together. Join us for three lively nights with programs for the whole family.
Each Night
- Free admission to the museum for everyone
- Live music under the stars
- Museum exploring and art-making activities for children and families
- Sketch plants and flowers found in the museum’s breathtaking courtyard
- Experience this summer’s special exhibition Isabella’s Travels by Artist-in-ResidenceLuisa Rabbia.
- Visit the popular Museum Shop
July10
Oh Rats!
Celebrating Chinese culture and the year of the rat.
- Make your very own rat hat to wear throughout the museum.
- Go on a hunt to find the12 animals in the Chinese zodiac calendar
- Create a magnificent Chinese Opera mask.
- Spellbinding Chinese stories and mouse character games with Li Min Mo
- Listen to the live exuberant Latin songs and rhythms of Sol y Canto
July 24
Heritage Alive!
Visit the Gardner and travel the world.
- Explore art from Egypt, China, Japan and Spain and imagine your own journey
- Plant seeds in peat pots to take home to grow in your very own garden
- Listen to captivating stories from faraway places with dancer and storyteller Tara Ahmed
- The beat heats up with the live soulful sounds of Zili Misik
August 7
Dance the Lion
Let’s celebrate and have a good time!
- Make and create your own rice dough animals with artist Chuan Dao
- Test your skill with the ancient Chinese puzzle Tangrams
- Listen to the unique sounds of the vocal jazz group Syncopation
- Be astounded by dancing lions with the exciting Gund Kwok dance troupe
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| SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES — SEPTEMBER 7, 1:30PM |
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GARDNER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Paula Robison, flute and director
Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Torelli
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- Sinfonia for flute, trumpet, and orchestra
- Concerto for violin and orchestra
- Concerto for bassoon and orchestra
- Concerto for trumpet and orchestra
- Sinfonia for orchestra
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| SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES — SEPTEMBER 14, 1:30PM |
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DAVID REQUIRO, cello
Elizabeth DeMio, piano
Young Artists Showcase—First Prize Winner, 2008 Naumburg International Cello Competition |
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- Debussy: Sonata for cello and piano
- Bolcom: Capriccio for cello and piano
- Brahms: Sonata in F Major, Op. 99.
- Cassado: Requiebors, Lamento de Boabdil and Danse du diable vert
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JAZZ AT THE GARDNER — SEPTEMBER 18, 7:00PM |
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DR. MAGPIE
Ben Powell, violin
Duncan Wickle, octave fiddle/violin
Eric Robertson, mandolin
Jon Sosin, guitar
Adam Tressler, guitar
Dan Carpel, bass
Named after a bird that chatters and improvises, Dr. Magpie is an acoustic string jazz sextet whose sound draws equally from Appalachia, New York, and the freewheeling Left Bank of pre-war Paris. |
| SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES — SEPTEMBER 21, 1:30PM |
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EROICA TRIO
Eroica Trio in Vienna, Part I |
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- Mozart: Piano Trio in C Major, KV 548
- Kreisler: Miniature Viennese March
- Schubert: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 99
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| SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES — SEPTEMBER 28, 1:30PM |
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EROICA TRIO
Eroica Trio in Vienna, Part II |
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- Mozart: Piano Trio in G Major, KV 564
- Kreisler: Liebesfreud
- Schubert: Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 100
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| SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES — OCTOBER 5, 1:30PM |
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DAVID AARON CARPENTER, viola
Tatiana Goncharova, piano
Young Artists Showcase—First Prize Winner, 2006 Naumburg International Viola Competition |
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- Brahms: Scherzo in C minor from the F.A.E. Sonata
- Brahms: Sonata No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 120
- Bergsma: Fantastic variations on a theme from Tristan and Isolde for viola and piano
- Paganini: “La Campanella”
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| SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES — OCTOBER 12, 1:30PM |
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PAAVALI JUMPPANEN, piano
The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Part VI |
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- Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 “Waldstein”
- Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54
- Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”
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| COMPOSER PORTRAITS — OCTOBER 16, 7:00PM |
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MUSIC OF PHILIPPE HUREL
INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE (ICE)
Philippe Hurel (b. 1955) combines instrumental colors of uncanny beauty with the propulsive energy of jazz. Called “a powerhouse of new-music programming” by The New Yorker, ICE honors this next-generation Spectralist. |
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- Loops III (2002–2003)
- . . . à mesure (1997)
- Tombeau in memoriam Gerard Grisey (1999)
- Figure Libres (2000–2001)
With New York’s Miller Theatre
GEORGE STEEL, Director and Host |
October 19, 2008, 1:30 pm Cassone Concert |
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The Boston Camerata
Anne Azéma, artistic director
Program conceived and directed by Joel Cohen
Vieni Imeneo: Music and Marriage in Renaissance Italy
A musical tour of nuptial mores in Florence, Rome, Venice, and other centers of Italian splendor, ca. 1450–1600: the pride and power of noble families, the resplendent bride and groom, the blessing of the Church, and the nocturnal rites of Hymen. Music of Dufay, Josquin, Monteverdi, and others for varied consorts of voices and Renaissance instruments
Held in conjunction with THE TRIUMPH OF MARRIAGE: PAINTED CASSONI OF THE RENAISSANCE (16 October 2008 to 18 January 2009) |
SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES — OCTOBER 26, 1:30PM |
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STEVEN ISSERLIS, cello
JEREMY DENK, piano |
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- Mendelssohn: Variations Concertantes
- Chopin: Sonata in G minor, Op. 65
- Britten: Sonata in C Major, Op. 65
- Poulenc: Sonata for cello and piano
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| SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES — NOVEMBER 2, 1:30PM |
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JEREMY DENK, piano |
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- Ives: Sonata No. 2, “Concord, Mass., 1840–1860”
- Beethoven: Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106, “Hammerklavier”
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| SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES — NOVEMBER 9, 1:30PM |
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CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF
LINCOLN CENTER
Shmuel Ashkenasi, violin
Yoon Kwon, violin
Susie Park, violin
Beth Guterman, viola
Teng Li, viola
Efe Baltacigil, cello
Priscilla Lee, cello |
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- Mozart: String Quintet in D Major, K. 593
- Tchaikovsky: “Souvenir de Florence” for string sextet in D Major, Op. 70
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| SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES — NOVEMBER 16, 1:30PM |
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JOSÉ FRANCH-BALLESTER, clarinet
Andrius Zlabys, piano
Young Artists Showcase—First Prize Winner, 2004 Young Concert Artists International Auditions |
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- Debussy: Premiere Rhapsody for clarinet and piano
- Brahms: Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 120, No. 2
- Poulenc: Sonata for clarinet and piano
- Lovreglio: Fantasie on themes from La Traviata by Verdi
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| SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES — NOVEMBER 23, 1:30PM |
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BORROMEO STRING QUARTET
The Complete Shostakovich String Quartets, Part V |
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- String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat minor, Op. 138
- String Quartet No. 14 in F-sharp Major, Op. 142
- String Quartet No. 15 in E-flat minor, Op. 144
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| SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES — NOVEMBER 30, 1:30PM |
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CELEBRATING ELLIOTT CARTER’S 100TH BIRTHDAY
LAUREL STRING QUARTET
Ying Xue, violin
David McCarroll, violin
Sarah Darling, viola
Song Ie Do, cello
PEI SHAN LEE, piano
CLAREMONT TRIO with members of the Borromeo String Quartet:
KRISTOPHER TONG, violin
MAI MOTOBUCHI, viola |
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- Carter: Sonata for cello and piano
- Carter: String Quartet No. 5
- Carter: Piano Quintet
Held in collaboration with New England Conservatory of Music. |
| SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES — DECEMBER 7, 1:30PM |
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MUSICIANS FROM MARLBORO
Jessica Lee, violin
Miho Saegusa, violin
Yonah Zur, violin
Mark Holloway, viola
Maiya Papach, viola
Scott St. John, viola
Susan Babini, cello
Na-Young Baek, cello |
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- Janácek: String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata”
- Mozart: String Quintet in E-flat Major, K. 614
- Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
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| SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES — DECEMBER 14, 1:30PM |
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PAAVALI JUMPPANEN, piano
The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Part VIII |
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- Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
- Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110
- Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
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| JAZZ AT THE GARDNER — DECEMBER 18, 7:00PM |
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NADIA WASHINGTON QUARTET
Nadia Washington, vocals
Michel Reis, piano
Katie Thiroux, bass
Matt Witek, drums
Vocalist Nadia Washington, joined by some of the nation’s most talented young musicians, will serenade us with memorable standards and new compositions. |
| SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES — DECEMBER 21, 1:30PM |
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GARDNER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Douglas Boyd, conductor |
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- Haydn: Symphony No. 96 in D Major, “The Miracle”
- Bartók: Music for strings, percussion and celesta, sz. 106
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is located at 280
The Fenway, Boston. We're on the MBTA Green Line (E
train to "Museum" stop).
Free
Parking is generously donated by Boston Latin
School for certain museum events, please check calendar
listings.
Paid Parking is available in limited metered spaces surrounding the museum and
in the MFA lot and garage on Museum Road.
Map of Parking
Directions (PDF) The Museum is open Tuesday-Sunday,
from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(Galleries begin closing at 4:45 p.m.). |
