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Los Alamos Concert Association

PO Box 572, Los Alamos NM 87544
(505) 662-9000

Past Seasons
From the Trapp Family Singers in 1946 to the Imani Winds in 2008, the Los Alamos Concert Association has brought unforgettable musical experiences. Here are some of the great artists who have shared their music with us. (View by year or by type.)

1946 - 47
William Primrose, viola
James Pease, baritone
Trapp Family Singers
1947 - 48
Mary Van Kirk, contralto
Carol Glenn, violin
St. Louis Sinfonietta
1948 - 49
De Paur Infantry Choir
Bary Ensemble
Martha Lipton, mezzo soprano
1949 - 50
Igor Gorin, bass
Mildred Dilling, harp
Sasha Gorodnitszky, piano
1950 - 51
Rey & Gomez, dancers
Columbus Boys Choir
London String Quartet
Maryla Jones, piano
1951 - 52
Robert Shaw Chorale
Edmund Kurtz, cello
Frances Yeend, soprano
Jorge Bolet, piano
1952 - 53
Ballet Russe
Szymon Goldberg, violin
John Carter, tenor
Longines Symphonette
1953 - 54
La Garde Republicaine Band
Mona Paulee, soprano
Griller String Quartet
Monique dela Bruchollerie, piano
1954 - 55
Richard Gregor, piano
New York Quartet
Houston Symphony
Yi Kwei Sze, bass
1955 - 56
St. Louis Sinfonietta
Camilla Wicks, violin
Gerald Moore, piano
Dance Theatre of Berlin
1956 - 57
Andres Segovia, guitar
Paul Badura-Skoda, piano
Leslie Chabay, tenor
Festival Quartet, strings & piano
1957- 58
Pierre Fournier, cello
Pamplona Choir
Maureen Forrester, contralto
Leonard Shure, piano
1958 - 59
Hollywood String Quartet
Louis Kentner, piano
Yi Kwei Sze, bass
Denver Symphony
1959 - 60
Robert Iglesias, dance
Joerg Demus, piano
Berl Senofsky, violin
New York Pro Musica
1960 - 61
New York Woodwind Quintet
Budapest String Quartet
Chicago Little Symphony
David Bar-Ilan, piano
1961 - 62
Caledonia Singers
Antonio Janigro, cello
Leon Fleisher, piano
Lawrence Winters, bass
1962 - 63
Gregg Smith Singers
Fine Arts Quartet
Rosalyn Tureck, piano
William Clausson, folk guitar
1963 - 64
Elinor Ross, soprano
Leon Destine, dancers
Juilliard String Quartet
Chicago Chamber Orchestra
1964 - 65
Leonard Pennario, piano
Dorian Woodwind Quintet
Gregg Smith Singers
Janos Starker, cello & Georgy Sebok, piano
1965 - 66
Whittemore & Lowe, duo-pianists
Szymon Goldberg, violin
Presti & Lagoya, duo guitars
John Boyden, singer
New York String Sextet
1966 - 67
Victoria de Los Angeles, soprano
Lee Luvisi, piano
Charles Treger, violin
Juilliard String Quartet
1967 - 68
Julian Bream, guitar
Ann Schein, piano
Early Music Quartet
Guarneri String Quartet
Orchestra San Pietro di Napoli
1968 - 69
Erick Hawkins Dance Company
Daniel Domb, cello
James Dick, piano
Alma Trio
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
1969 - 70
Beaux Arts Trio
Ruth Laredo, piano
Houston Ballet Company
Aeolian Chamber Singers
1970 - 71
Basque Dancers
Sidney Foster, piano
New York Woodwind Quintet
Sergio Luca, violin
1971 - 72
I Solisti di Zagreb
Houston Ballet Company
Ronald Williams, piano
Helen Vanni, soprano
1972 - 73
Eugene Sarbu, violin
Reijto & Baller, cello & piano
Biggs Consort
Alberto Reyes, piano
Pacifica Brass Quintet
1973 - 74
Melos Quartet of Stuttgart
James Fields, piano
Donald Gramm, bass
New York Ballet Ensemble
1974 - 75
Stecher & Horowitz, duo-pianists
Hal Shane, guitar
Boston Symphony Chamber Players
1975 - 76
Verda Erman, piano
Juilliard String Quartet
Erick Hawkins Dance Company
Westwood Wind Quintet
Max Morath, ragtime piano
1976 - 77
Musica de Camera
Emanuel Ax, piano
Eastman Quartet
Nathaniel Rosen, cello
1977 - 78
Ashley Putnam, soprano
Quadro Barocca
Shigeo Neriki, violin
Tokyo Quartet
1978 - 79
American String Quartet
Santiago Rodriguez, piano
Nathaniel Rosen, cello
Los Angeles Camerata
1979 - 80
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Donald Gramm, bass
Mirecourt Plano Trio
Peter Zazofsky, violin
1980 - 81
American String Quartet
Thomas Lorango, piano
Roger Wagner Chorale
Annapolis Brass
1981 - 82
Boston Symphony Chamber Players
Dong-Suk Kang, violin
Westwood Wind Quintet
Suzuki Children
1982 - 83
Joseph Swenson, violin
Ko Kela Piano Quartet
Los Romeros, guitar quartet
1983 - 84
Annapolis Brass Quintet
New Arts Piano Trio
Carol Wincenc, flute
Constanza Orchestra of Rumania
1984 - 85
Stolzman-Luvisi-Trampler Trio
Muir String Quartet
Assad Brothers, guitars
Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, piano
1985 - 86
Cleveland Quartet
Leon Bates, piano
Paula Robison, flute & Ruth Laredo, piano
Marcy Rosen, cello
1986 - 87
Yo Yo Ma, Lynn Chang, Richard Kogan Trio
Anthony di Bonaventura, piano
Musical Offering
New York Vocal Arts Ensemble
Michael Chapdelaine, guitar
1987 - 88
Chamber Music Northwest
Janina Falkowska, piano
Juilliard String Quartet
Uto Ughi, violin & Seymour Lipkin, piano
1988 - 89
Kim Kashkashian, viola
Boston Camerata
Richard Goode, piano
Ridge Quartet with Rudolf Firkusny, piano
1989 - 90
Frederica von Stade
Emerson Quartet
Michala Petri, recorder, Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar
Stephen Hough, piano
1990 - 91
Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields Octet
Nexus Percussion Ensemble
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
New York Woodwind Quintet
Carter Brey & Christopher O'Riley, cello & piano
1991 - 92
Tokyo String Quartet
Cho-Liang Lin, violin & Andre-Michel Schub, piano
William Sharp, baritone
Canadian Brass
1992 - 93
Camerata Bern with Heinz Holliger, oboe
Bach Aria Group
Seung-Un Ha, piano
Lark Quartet
Sharon Isbin, guitar
1993 - 94
Empire Brass
Stephanie Chase, violin
Martha Graham Dance Company
Carol Wincenc, flute & Nancy Allen, harp
American Chamber Players
1994 - 95
Combattimento Consort Amsterdam
Oleg Volkov, piano
Quartet Sine Nomine
The King's Singers
Trio di Milano
1995 - 96
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Boston Camerata
Anner Bylsma, cello & Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano
Jerry Hadley, tenor
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
1996 - 97
Alexei Sultanov, piano
Ying Quartet
Sharon Isbin and Thiago de Mello
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
1997 - 98
Guarneri Quartet
Vienna Choir Boys
Mia Chung, piano
Paula Robison, flute
Atlantic Brass
1998 - 99
Peabody Trio with Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano
Barry Douglas, piano
NM Symphony with Anton Kuerti
Wu Han, piano & David Finckel, cello
Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble
1999 - 2000
Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orch.
with Richard Ormrod, piano
Apollo's Fire
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Los Angeles Guitar Quintet
Chanticleer
2000 - 01
Iceland Symphony with Judith Ingolfsson, violin
Aulos Ensemble with Julianne Baird, soprano
Brentano Quartet
Bernard Zinck, violin
Angela Hewitt, piano
2001 - 02
Emerson Quartet
Judith Ingolfsson, violin
Elizabeth Futral, soprano
The King's Consort
American Brass
2002 - 03
American Quartet with Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
Berlin Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet
with Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Stanislav Ioudenitch, piano
Colorado Quartet
Camerata Sweden
2003 - 04
Takacs Quartet
New Mexico Symphony Orchestra
with Pepe Romero, guitar
Carter Brey & Christopher O'Riley, piano
Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Cantus
2004 - 05
Czech Nonet
Kirill Gerstein, piano
Percussion Group Cincinnati
Prazak Quartet with Stanislav Ioudenitch, piano
Midori, violin
2005 - 06
Burning River Brass
Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano
Miami String Quartet
Salzburg Chamber Soloists
Roberto Plano, piano
2006 - 07
Brazilian Guitar Quartet
Salzburg Marionettes
Claremont Trio
Waverly Consort
Miró Quartet
2007 - 08
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble
Trio Virtuosi
Frederica von Stade & Samuel Ramey
Imani Winds
Marc André Hamelin, piano


Guitarists
Andres Segovia (1956)
Presti and Lagoya (1965)
Julian Bream (1967)
Los Romeros Guitar Quartet (1983)
Assad Brothers (1985)
Michael Chapdelaine (1987)
Kazuhito Yamashita (1990)
Sharon Isbin (1993, 1996)
Manuel Barrueco (1999)
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (2000)
Pepe Romero (2003)
Brazilian Guitar Quartet (2006)

Brass
Pacifica Brass (1973)
Annapolis Brass (1981)
Canadian Brass (1992)
Empire Brass (1993)
Atlantic Brass (1998)
American Brass (2002)
Burning River Brass (2005)

Pianists
Sasha Gorodnitszky (1950)
Jorge Bolet (1952)
Paul Badura-Skoda (1956)
Leonard Shure (1958)
Louis Kentner (1958)
Leon Fleisher (1962)
Rosalyn Tureck (1963)
Leonard Penario (1964)
Lee Luvisi (1966)
Ann Schein (1967)
Ruth Laredo (1969)
Emanuel Ax (1976)
Santiago Rodriguiez (1978)
Stephen Kovacevich (1985)
Leon Bates (1985)
Janina Fialkowska (1987)
Richard Goode (1989)
Rudolf Firkusny (1989)
Stephen Hough (1990)
Jean-Yves Thibauder (1991)
Christopher O'Riley (1991)
Alexei Sultanov (1996)
Barry Douglas (1998)
Angela Hewitt (2001)
Jon Nakamatsu (2002)
Stanislav Ioudenitch (2003, 2005)
Kirill Gerstein (2004)
Roberto Plano (2006)
Marc André Hamelin (2007)

Strings
William Primrose (1946)
Szymon Goldberg (1952, 1965)
Pierre Fournier (1957)
Antonio Janigro (1961)
Janos Starker (1964)
Sergio Luca (1971)
Nathaniel Rosen (1977)
Marcy Rosen (1986)
Yo-Yo Ma (1986)
Uto Ughi (1988)
Kim Kashkashian (1988)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Octet (1990)
Carter Brey (1991, 2003)
Cho-Liang Lin (1991)
Stephanie Chase (1991)
David Finckel (1999)
Judith Ingolfsson (2001)
Midori (2005)

Early and Baroque
Boston Camerata (1988, 1995)
Combattimento Consort Amsterdam (1994)
Anner Bylsma and Malcolm Bilson (1995)
Apollo's Fire (1999)
King's Consort (2002)

Dance
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo (1952)
Dance Theater of Berlin (1956)
Robert Iglesias (1959)
Erick Hawkins Dance Company (1968, 1975)
Houston Ballet (1970, 1971)
Basque Dancers (1970)
New York Ballet Ensemble (1974)
Martha Graham Dance Company (1993)
Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble (1999)
Salzburg Marionettes (2006)
Winds
NY Woodwind Quintet (1960, 1971, 1991)
Dorian Woodwind Quintet (1964)
Westwood Wind Quintet (1976)
Paula Robison (1985, 1998)
Michaela Petri (1990)
Heinz Holliger (1992)
Carol Wincenc (1994)
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet (1996, 2002)
Richard Stoltzman (2002)
Imani Winds (2008)

Vocalists
Robert Shaw Chorale (1951)
Maureen Forrester (1958)
Greg Smith Singers (1962)
Victoria de los Angeles (1966)
Helen Vanni (1972)
Donald Gramm (1979)
Frederica von Stade (1989)
William Sharp (1992)
King's Singers (1995)
Jerry Hadley (1996)
Vienna Choir Boys (1997)
Chanticleer (2000)
Elizabeth Futral (2001)
Cantus (2004)
Jennifer Larmore (2005)
Waverly Consort (2007)
Frederica von Stade & Samuel Ramey (2008)

Trios
Beaux Arts Trio (1969)
Stoltzman-Luvisi-Trampler (1984)
Trio di Milano (1994)
Peabody Trio (1998)
Claremont Trio (2007)
Trio Virtuosi (2008)

Orchestras
Houston Symphony (1955)
Denver Symphony (1959)
Chicago Little Symphony (1961)
Chicago Chamber Orchestra (1964)
Orchestra San Pietro di Napoli (1968)
St. Paul Chamber (1969, 1979)
I Solisti di Zagreb (1971)
Costanza Orchestra of Romania (1984)
Camerata Bern (1992)
Australian Chamber Orchestra (1995)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (1997)
Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra (1999)
Iceland Symphony (2000)
New Mexico Symphony (1999, 2003)
Camerata Sweden (2003)
Moscow Chamber Orchestra (2004)
Salzburg Chamber Soloists (2006)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble (2007)

String Quartets
London (1950)
Griller (1953)
Budapest (1960)
Juilliard (1963, 1988)
Melos (1973)
Eastman (1976)
Tokyo (1977, 1991)
American (1978, 1980, 2002)
Muir (1984)
Cleveland (1985)
Ridge (1989)
Emerson (1989, 2001)
Lark (1993)
Sine Nomine (1994)
Ying (1996)
Guarneri (1998)
Brentano (2000)
Colorado (2001)
Takacs (2003)
Prazak(2005)
Miami (2006)
Miró (2007)