Vanguard Concerts is a non-profit organization founded in 1962 to present an annual international chamber music series at The Dayton Art Institute.
Vanguard Concerts brings the world’s top chamber music ensembles and soloists to The Dayton Art Institute’s magnificent NCR Renaissance Auditorium. The Vanguard Concerts season is October through May, and all concerts begin at 8 p.m.
Tickets for the 2010-2011 Vanguard Concerts season are on sale now. Season tickets are priced at $90 for adults and $40 for students. Tickets for individual concerts are priced at $20 for adults and $15 for students.
Tickets may be purchased from the following locations: Wright State University Center Box Office; Hauer Music Co., 120 South Patterson Boulevard in downtown Dayton; James McCutcheon, 38 Marco Lane, Centerville. Tickets may also be purchased by phone, at 937-436-0244 or 937-512-0144.
| 2010-2011 Season |
Friday, October 1, 2010 |
| Friday, October 22, 2010 Robert Belinic, guitarist Recall how this gifted virtuoso left us breathless two years ago when he played to a full house, bringing the audience to its feet to applaud his artistry? Robert Belinic returns to the Vanguard stage to delight us with his sensitive, versatile musicianship and irresistible personal charm. Belinic was the first guitarist to ever win the YCA Auditions in New York in 2002. One review says: “Belinic is the real deal – a genius, a poet, dazzling.” |
| Friday, November 19, 2010 Max Brod Trio Just wait until you hear this sensational new European ensemble! Named for the Czech composer, writer and biographer, the Max Brod Trio is pleased to include Vanguard Concerts in their first United States tour. When we heard their renditions of Beethoven , Dvorak and Schubert, we simply had to sign them up! Once you’ve experienced the “exploding sound and brilliant performance” of violinist Petr Matejak, cellist Maximilian von Pfeil, and pianist Kerstin Strassburg, you will cherish these three new Vanguard friends! |
| Saturday, April 9, 2011 Graffe Quartet, with Michiko Otaki, piano The first concert in the spring of 2011 brings this top-ranking Czech string quartet of the younger generation. The Graffe was founded in 1997 by four students of the Brno Conservatory and the Janacek Academy, where they were already winning prizes. For performing Leos Janacek’s quartets, they have twice received the Janacek Foundation Prize. We are pleased to have our old friend Michiko Otaki returning to perform with them. |
| Saturday, May 7, 2011 The Prima Trio These appealing three artists bring Vanguard Concerts’ 49th season to a close with the uncommon blending of violin, piano and clarinet that delighted us with their youthful enthusiasm three years ago. Since 2004, when they were still students at the Oberlin Conservatory, the Prima Trio has been winning prizes, including the 2007 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition Grand Prize. “We loved their energy” wrote a Washington, D.C music critic after a bravura Kennedy Center performance last year. |