de Blasiis Chamber Music Series 2026-27 Season
NEWS CONTACT:
Robert Rosoff, Executive Director
Phone: (518) 793-1348
E-mail: exdir@gfso.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 20, 2026
The de Blasiis Chamber Music Series presents their 2026-27 Season. All performances are held in the Helen Froehlich Auditorium at the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, NY.
The season kicks-off on Sunday, October 25, 2026, 3 pm, as the de Blasiis welcomes Pianist Kotaro Fukuma. Born in Tokyo, Kotaro Fukuma began learning piano at the age of five and has received many high awards in international competitions, including the Arthur Rubinstein, Tel Aviv; Paloma O’Shea, Santander; Maj Lind, Helsinki; BNDES, Rio De Janeiro; and Gina Bachauer, Salt Lake City. In 2003, at the age of 20, Kotaro won both First Prize and the Chopin Prize at the 15th Cleveland International Piano Competition. Mr. Fukuma has performed in major concert venues, including Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Kotaro has also been a guest artist of the Glens Falls Symphony twice, making this is third performance in the Glens Falls region.
Program: “The World of Transcriptions”
Bach – Kempff : Sicilienne BWV 1031 Bach – Hess : Choral « Jésus, que ma joie demeure BWV 147
Mozart – Fukuma : Eine kleine Nachtmusik K.525
Schubert - Liszt : Ständchen, Auf dem Wasser zu singen
Paganini - Liszt : La Campanella
Intermission
Wagner – Fukuma : Overture from “Tristan und Isolde”
Wagner – Liszt : Isoldes Liebestod from “Tristan und Isolde”
Debussy – Borowick : Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Smetana - Moldau
The second concert in the series will be held on Sunday Feb. 21 2027, 3pm, with Lost and Found Jewish Musical Treasures presented by world renown Klezmer Duo: Hankus Netsky, piano, clarinet, accordion; Eden MacAdam-Somer fiddle, vocals.
Hankus Netsky is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and ethnomusicologist, as well as the Department Advisor of New England Conservatory’s Contemporary Musical Arts Department and founder and director of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, an internationally renowned Yiddish music ensemble.
Eden MacAdams-Somer is Co-Chair of the Department of Contemporary Musical Arts at New England Conservatory and is one of today’s most exciting and versatile artists. Hailed by the New York Times as reflecting "astonishing virtuosity and raw expression," her music transcends genre through soaring violin, vocals, and percussive dance, weaving in and out of the many cultures that have formed her experience. She has been a featured soloist with symphony and chamber orchestras, jazz and swing bands, and Romanian, Jewish Music, and American folk ensembles.
Program: The duo will perform what inspires them and plan to announce each piece from the stage.
The series will conclude on Sunday, March 14, 2027, 3pm, when the Katarina String Quartet take the stage in the Helen Froehlich Auditorium. The Quartet has quickly distinguished itself as one of North America’s most compelling young ensembles. The tightly-knit and community focused ensemble currently serves as the Graduate Resident String Quartet at The Juilliard School, where they explore all chamber music, from contemporary and canonized works to folk tunes.
The KSQ was founded in 2022 at McGill University under the tutelage of André Roy. Since then, the KSQ has worked extensively with members of the Juilliard, Alban Berg, Danel, Dover, and Pacifica Quartets, and has participated in prestigious programs such as IMS Prussia Cove and McGill International String Quartet Academy (MISQA).
The KSQ takes its name from luthier Katarina Guarneri, wife of violin-maker Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu. Scholars believe that she worked on her husband’s violins during the most productive years of his career. Inspired by Katarina, the KSQ celebrates the countless people and communities behind the canonized figureheads of classical music that contribute to the art we enjoy. Known for their personable concert presentations and community leadership, they regularly perform in community centers around New York City as recipients of Juilliard’s Gluck Fellowship.
Program:
Haydn - String Quartet in D major, Op. 20 No. 4 25'
1. Allegro di Molto
2. Un poco adagio affettuoso
3. Menuetto: Allegretto alla zingarese
4. Presto scherzando
Pépin - Impermanence (8’)
Intermission
String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 41 (1842) 27’ -- Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
1. Introduzione. Andante espressivo - Allegro
2. Scherzo. Presto - Intermezzo
3. Adagio
4. Presto
About the de Blasiis Chamber Music Series
The mission of the de Blasiis Chamber Series is to discover, encourage, and present the finest possible musical talent in the northeastern New York region. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit devoted to producing outstanding artistic musical performances for audiences with great enthusiasm for history and the works.
The de Blasiis Chamber Music Series grew from the efforts of the two de Blasiis sisters, Giovannina, a pianist, and Virginia, a violinist. The women, along with various guest artists, regularly put on house concerts and eventually began performing in the courtyard at the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, NY. When the museum’s contemporary wing was opened, the concerts were relocated to the Helen Froehlich Auditorium.
In 2023, Glens Falls Symphony advisor director Charles Peltz joined forces with the de Blasiis to serve as music director and creative support. Robert Rosoff, former Executive Director of the Glens Falls Symphony, is currently serving as Executive Director of the de Blasiis Chamber Music Series.
The Glens Falls Symphony is proud to partner with this amazing organization and envision a major expansion of live concerts, collaborative performances, and deeply engaging activities that enrich the lives of those living in the Glens Falls region and beyond. Concerts occur in the Helen Froehlich Auditorium at the Hyde Collection, 161 Warren Street, Glens Falls, NY.
Single de Blasiis Tickets: General Admission Adults $25 / Students $10
de Blasiis 2026-27, Season Subscriptions Adults $80 / Students $30
Visit: www.glensfallssymphony.org for more information on the de Blasiis Chamber Music Series