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Music@Menlo
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Status Active
Genre classical music festival
Inaugurated 2003 (2003)
Founder David Finckel and Wu Han
Organised by Menlo School

Music@Menlo is an annual summer chamber music festival and institute in Atherton, California. The festival was founded in 2003 by cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han. American Public Media says that "Music@Menlo has rapidly become one of the world's top-tier chamber music festivals due to the quality of performance and its goal to rejuvenate the classical music experience." Music@Menlo's highly selective Chamber Music Institute offers string players and pianists ages nine to twenty-nine the opportunity to fully engage in a multitude of offerings including performances, lectures, master classes, and other educational events. The organization also holds a Winter Residency on the campus of Menlo School, including educational and outreach events, and a series of artist-curated residencies in Menlo Park and Atherton.

Festival history

number festival name year venue
1 The Unfolding of Music 2003 Menlo School
2 Origin/Essence: A Musical Odyssey 2004 Menlo School
3 Beethoven: Center of Gravity 2005 Menlo School
4 Returning to Mozart 2006 Menlo School
5 Bridging the Ages 2007 Menlo School
6 The Unfolding of Music II 2008 Menlo School
7 Being Mendelssohn 2009 Menlo School
8 Maps and Legends 2010 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
9 Through Brahms 2011 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
10 Resonance 2012 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
11 From Bach 2013 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
12 Around Dvořák 2014 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
13 Schubert 2015 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
14 Russian Reflections 2016 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
15 The Glorious Violin 2017 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
16 Creative Capitals 2018 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
17 Incredible Decades 2019 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School
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