Chelsea is currently performing in Broadway’s &Juliet at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. For a complete list of dates, visit the official site here: https://andjulietbroadway.com
An afternoon of chamber music presented by the Charles Ives Music Festival. Program to include worked by Edgar Meyer, George Meyer, and Paul Frucht. For tickets and more, click here.
Musical theater legend Sutton Foster (The Music Man) returns to the City Center stage as Princess Winnifred the Woebegone alongside Michael Urie (Ugly Betty) as Prince Dauntless in this beloved musical fairytale. Full of gloriously catchy melodies like “Shy” and “In a Little While,” this uproarious update of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Princess and the Pea” also features Nikki Renée Daniels(Lady Larken), J. Harrison Ghee (Jester), Harriet Harris (Queen Aggravain), Cheyenne Jackson (Sir Harry), Francis Jue (Wizard), and David Patrick Kelly (King Sextimus the Silent).
Led by Tony-nominated Encores! Artistic Director Lear deBessonet (Into the Woods, Lionel Bart’s Oliver!) and with a new concert adaptation by Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Once Upon a Mattress sets an unapologetic free spirit loose in a repressed kingdom, reveling in Winnifred’s ability to charm and transform with willpower, honesty, and a little bit of help from her friends.
For more information and tickets, click here.
Join Chelsea and Adam Rothenberg as they perform at the new Perelman Performing Arts Center. Free for all, no tickets required. Click here for more information.
Showstoppers: The Emberlight Grand Finale will wrap up the 2023 season with the biggest night of the summer! Celebrate the close of the festival with award presentations, prizes, exciting Emberlight news and sensational performances by guest soloists appearing alongside pianist Adam Rothenberg. It’s a perfect introduction to Emberlight for newcomers, and an event that superfans will not want to miss.
A much-anticipated highlight of the evening will be emcee Miles Mykkanen’s announcement of the Art in the Park and International Film Festival prize winners. After offering reflections on the current season, he may even provide a sneak peek of what to expect next year. Topping off the excitement, audience members will have the opportunity to win a fantastic door prize or two. Join us for a festive evening celebrating the joy of art and performance!
Our soloists for Showstoppers include violinist Chelsea Starbuck Smith (Carnegie Hall; Elbphilharmonie) and Broadway stars Arica Jackson (Caroline, or Change; The Book of Mormon) and Zachary Noah Piser (Dear Evan Hansen; KPOP).
Starting at 6:30pm, Dan Mykkanen will set the festive mood from the piano with favorites from the Great American Songbook and current top 40s hits.
Join us for a festive evening celebrating the joy of art and performance!
For tickets, click here.
FAMILY features the CIMF Artist-Faculty, CIMF Chamber Orchestra, and Grammy-winning double bassist Ranaan Meyer performing and engaging evening of music, including a special performance of Ranaan’s “Concerto for My Family”. The concert will be held at The Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge Road, Ridgefield, CT. For more information and to purchase tickets, click HERE.
Performances of works by Robert Honstein, Alyssa Weinberg, Paul Frucht, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Steve Reich & Aaron Copland featuring various ensembles of Artist-Faculty.
For more visit https://charlesivesmusicfestival.org/concerts-summer/
CIMF Artist-Faculty & Guest Musicians
An evening with Artist-Faculty members performing pieces by George Meyer, Edgar Meyer, Amy Beach, Duke Ellington, Gwyneth Walker & Rhonda Larsen
For more visit https://charlesivesmusicfestival.org/concerts-summer/
Engaging selections by Charles Ives, Vaughan Williams, Hannah Lash, Jon Cziner and Will Stackpole.
For more visit https://charlesivesmusicfestival.org/concerts/
CIMF Artist-Faculty & Guest Musicians
A concert for the community presented by People's United Bank, a division of M&T Bank, with works by John Williams, Hannah Lash, Wyton Marsalis, Paul Frucht, Chris Cerrone and more!
For more visit https://charlesivesmusicfestival.org/concerts/
CIMF Artist-Faculty String Quartet
Featuring Chelsea Starbuck Smith, George Meyer, Jacob Shack, and Mitchell Lyon
Works by George Meyer, Alex Stephenson, Jennifer Higdon, William Grant Still, and Joseph Summer.
For more visit https://charlesivesmusicfestival.org/concerts/
Presented by the WCYO and the Charles Ives Music Festival in Ridgefield, CT, FOLKSCAPE will explore the folk elements that are present in most genres of popular and classical music. Program to include Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Ravel, Copland, Kala Ramnath, and more!
Chelsea Starbuck Smith, violin
Adam Rothenberg, piano
Lounsbury House, 316 Main St. Ridgefield, CT
For tickets and more info, visit https://charlesivesmusicfestival.org/concerts/
Chelsea will be appearing for a second season with the Radio City Christmas Spectacular Orchestra! If you are interested in attending a show, please send Chelsea a note on the “Contact” page to inquire about dates and times. A full list of showtimes can be found here as well as ticket information.
Chelsea will be making her Broadway stage debut as the on-stage violinist in A Christmas Carol at the Lyceum Theater. Three visionary Tony Award® winners — playwright Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), director Matthew Warchus (Matilda) and set and costume designer Rob Howell (The Ferryman) — offer a magical new interpretation of Charles Dickens’ beloved story. Time Outraves, “Five stars. It’s a stunning piece of visual theatre.”
Drop Chelsea a note on the “Contact” page to inquire about dates. More information can also be found here.
BalletCollective and The Knights collaborate to present a joint production of world premieres and repertory at the GK Arts Center in Dumbo, Brooklyn on October 23-26, 2019.
On the program is an accomplished roster of collaborators, including performances by 23 members of The Knights, 8 dancers from New York City Ballet, and world premieres from composers Judd Greenstein and Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Moravec collaborating with choreographers Troy Schumacher, BC Artistic Director, and Preston Chamblee, who is the recipient of BalletCollective’s Commission for Developing Choreographers.
Purchase tickets here.
BalletCollective and The Knights collaborate to present a joint production of world premieres and repertory at the GK Arts Center in Dumbo, Brooklyn on October 23-26, 2019.
On the program is an accomplished roster of collaborators, including performances by 23 members of The Knights, 8 dancers from New York City Ballet, and world premieres from composers Judd Greenstein and Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Moravec collaborating with choreographers Troy Schumacher, BC Artistic Director, and Preston Chamblee, who is the recipient of BalletCollective’s Commission for Developing Choreographers.
Purchase tickets here.
BalletCollective and The Knights collaborate to present a joint production of world premieres and repertory at the GK Arts Center in Dumbo, Brooklyn on October 23-26, 2019.
On the program is an accomplished roster of collaborators, including performances by 23 members of The Knights, 8 dancers from New York City Ballet, and world premieres from composers Judd Greenstein and Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Moravec collaborating with choreographers Troy Schumacher, BC Artistic Director, and Preston Chamblee, who is the recipient of BalletCollective’s Commission for Developing Choreographers.
Purchase tickets here.
BalletCollective and The Knights collaborate to present a joint production of world premieres and repertory at the GK Arts Center in Dumbo, Brooklyn on October 23-26, 2019.
On the program is an accomplished roster of collaborators, including performances by 23 members of The Knights, 8 dancers from New York City Ballet, and world premieres from composers Judd Greenstein and Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Moravec collaborating with choreographers Troy Schumacher, BC Artistic Director, and Preston Chamblee, who is the recipient of BalletCollective’s Commission for Developing Choreographers.
Purchase tickets here.
The Knights return to Ravinia, presenting two performances in the Pavilion featuring Bernstein's Candide and Brahms' Violin Concerto with Gil Shaham. For tickets and more information click here.
The Knights return to beautiful Tanglewood with our dear friend, violinist Gil Shaham, on Brahms' Violin Concerto. The program also includes his Hungarian Dances, alongside works by Hungarian composers Ligeti, Kurtag, and Kodaly. For tickets and more information click here.
Chelsea will join the faculty at the Strings program at the Nord Anglia Chinese International School Shanghai this summer! The program is an intensive programme for talented string players looking to take their craft to the next level. For more information click here.
K-Factor celebrates the musical vision of this global phenomenon, from the orchestral music of the early 1900s to what the New York Times has called the “mainstream avant-garde” in modern K-pop. This engaging program features a 50-piece symphony orchestra performing live in Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. The show's curated set of songs has been specifically arranged to capture the sonic detail present in Korean music new and old, showcasing well-known hits by K-pop artists like Blackpink, BTS, EXO, Red Velvet, and Seo Taiji, alongside deeper cuts and transformative songs less familiar to Western audiences. K-Factor provides a fresh, way to hear the inventive compositions behind K-pop’s striking music videos and high-polish production.
Then, join the Lincoln Center Young Patrons—a membership group for culturally-minded New Yorkers—for a post-show party featuring a DJ set, an open bar, and light bites. (The party is open to Young Patrons and $150 ticket holders.) Click here for more information.
Join us at the Peter Norton Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre for the New York debut of the Charles Ives Concert Series. The evening will feature Ives Series artist-faculty performing a program that celebrates Ives with one of the most important aspects of his legacy: the music of today’s American composers. The second movement of Ives’s famous piano trio sets the stage for works by the 2017, 2018, and 2019 Ives Series composers-in-residence: Justin Dello Joio, Nina C. Young, and Robert Paterson, respectively. Pieces by the series artistic directors, Paul Frucht and Jon Cziner round out the program. Artists performing include pianist Marika Bournaki, violist Molly Goldman, cellist Mitch Lyon, violinist George Meyer, pianist Mika Sasaki, cellist Julian Schwarz, violist Jacob Shack, and violinist Chelsea Starbuck Smith. Click here for tickets.
A Vivaldi sinfonia, a chamber symphony by Thomas Adès, premieres of works co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall, and daring new takes on music from Middle East, Balkan, and klezmer sources—it’s just the kind of program audiences have grown to expect and love from The Knights, an ensemble acclaimed for its “voracious musical appetite” (Chicago Classical Review). This “adventurous orchestral collective” (The Baltimore Sun) is joined by Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh for an eclectic musical journey. For tickets, click here.
The Knights are a collective of adventurous musicians dedicated to transforming the orchestral experience and eliminating barriers between audiences and music. Guest artist Kinan Azmeh’s distinctive sound across different musical genres has gained him international recognition as a clarinetist and composer. The ensemble performs a DC premiere by Azmeh as well as works by Thomas Adès and Caroline Shaw. For more information, click here.
The Knights are a collective of adventurous musicians dedicated to transforming the orchestral experience and eliminating barriers between audiences and music. Guest artist Kinan Azmeh’s distinctive sound across different musical genres has gained him international recognition as a clarinetist and composer. The ensemble performs a DC premiere by Azmeh as well as works by Thomas Adès and Caroline Shaw. For more information, click here.
An hour-long Family Matinee where audiences of all ages are introduced to classical music in a fun, relaxed, and interactive setting with The Knights. Click here for more information.
Chelsea will serve as concertmaster in a wonderful afternoon for audiences of all ages. Members of the Norwalk Youth Symphony join the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra in Jupiter from The Planets by Gustav Holst. The program concludes with Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, narrated by acclaimed actress Mia Dillon and interpreted with ballet by members of the New England Academy of Dance.
The Knights will tour Europe with Israeli mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital, an extraordinarily vibrant performer who has expanded the musical boundaries of his instrument. The tour will highlight works grounded in the classical tradition, more recent compositions, and cross-genre collaborations. Join us for this artistic exploration across worlds!
The Knights join Anthony Roth Costanzo for the incredible project "Glass Handel" -- produced by the avant-garde fashion/art company VISIONARE, with National Sawdust and Opera Philadelphia, will feature costumes by Calvin Klein's Raf Simons, choreograpy by Justin Peck, and nine films by luminaries including James IVORY.
For tickets, visit https://nationalsawdust.org/glass-handel/.
The Knights join Anthony Roth Costanzo for the incredible project "Glass Handel" -- produced by the avant-garde fashion/art company VISIONARE, with National Sawdust and Opera Philadelphia, will feature costumes by Calvin Klein's Raf Simons, choreograpy by Justin Peck, and nine films by luminaries including James IVORY.
For tickets, visit https://nationalsawdust.org/glass-handel/.
