InterHarmony Celebrates 15 Years at Carnegie Hall with Fearless Passion on Nov 7 at 8PM
Stories of love, daring, and defiance, told without a single word.
InterHarmony International Music Festival presents Fearless Passion on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 8:00 PM in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. It's part of the InterHarmony Concert Series at Carnegie Hall's 15th anniversary season, under the direction of Music Director Misha Quint.
From Isolde's final rapture to a fatal duel in Goya's Madrid, this evening brings opera's most consuming passions to the violin, cello, and piano. Much of the program is music that tells stories: tales of seduction, sorcery, and a love that defies death itself, all told without a single word. Alongside them stand works of pure virtuosity and intensity, reminders that passion burns just as brightly in abstract form.
About the Program
The evening opens with Ernest Chausson's Poème, Op. 25, performed by violinist Evan Pyne and pianist Ellen Annor. Chausson composed it in 1896 for the Belgian virtuoso Eugène Ysaÿe. The work was inspired by Ivan Turgenev's The Song of Triumphant Love, a tale of jealousy and enchantment in which a mysterious melody played on the violin holds a strange power over its listener. Fate soon claimed Chausson himself: he died in a bicycle accident in 1899, at just 44.
Pianist Bennett Lambelet follows with the Fugue from Samuel Barber's Piano Sonata, Op. 26, a relentless four-voice finale written at the urging of Vladimir Horowitz. Horowitz gave the sonata its public New York premiere at Carnegie Hall in 1950. Violinist Blake Armstrong and pianist Miles Fellenberg then perform Maurice Ravel's Tzigane. Ravel conceived the piece in 1922, after the Hungarian violinist Jelly d'Arányi played Romani melodies for him until dawn, and completed it for her in 1924. Its long, smoldering solo cadenza gives way to a whirlwind of fiery virtuosity.
Pianist John Thomas Morris closes the first half with Franz Liszt's transcription of the Liebestod, the final scene of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. In it, Isolde sings over the body of her lover before following him in death. Wagner wrote the opera while consumed by his love for Mathilde Wesendonck. Liszt made his transcription in 1867, at the very moment he was estranged from Wagner over the composer's affair with Liszt's own daughter, Cosima.
After intermission, Music Director and cellist Misha Quint joins Miles Fellenberg for Dmitri Shostakovich's Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40. Shostakovich wrote it in 1934 during a separation from his wife that followed an affair. The sonata moves from lyrical longing to biting sarcasm. That same year, his opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, a story of murderous passion, was triumphing on stage.
The duo continues with the Intermezzo from Enrique Granados's opera Goyescas, in Gaspar Cassadó's transcription for cello and piano. Set in the Madrid of Francisco Goya's paintings, the opera follows two rivals, a guard captain and a bullfighter, whose quarrel over the noblewoman Rosario ends in a fatal duel. Goyescas premiered at New York's Metropolitan Opera on January 28, 1916, the first opera ever performed there in Spanish. Granados then delayed his voyage home to play for President Woodrow Wilson at the White House. On March 24, the ship carrying him and his wife Amparo across the English Channel, the Sussex, was torpedoed by a German submarine. Granados was pulled onto a life raft, but when he saw his wife struggling in the water, he jumped back in to save her. They died together.
The program concludes with Niccolò Paganini's variations on the prayer "Dal tuo stellato soglio" from Rossini's Mosè in Egitto. Paganini was the legendary virtuoso rumored to have sold his soul to the devil, and he conceived the piece to be played entirely on a single string. In the cello version, that string is the A string, and the feat brings the evening to a dazzling close. Since its debut, the InterHarmony Concert Series at Carnegie Hall has brought together distinguished artists and emerging talent from around the world, offering New York audiences intimate performances of both beloved masterworks and lesser-heard gems. The 15th anniversary season celebrates that legacy of artistry. Fearless Passion captures that spirit: an evening where every melody tells a story, and every story dares everything for love. Whether you know these works by heart or are hearing them for the first time, it promises an unforgettable night at one of the world's great concert halls.
Tickets are available at carnegiehall.org. For more information, visit interharmony.com.
Program
Chausson: Poème, Op. 25Evan Pyne, violin
Ellen Annor-Adjei, piano
Barber: Fugue from Piano Sonata
Bennett Lambelet, piano
Ravel: Tzigane, Concert Rhapsody
Blake Armstrong, violin
Miles Fellenberg, piano
Wagner/Liszt: Isolde's Love-Death from Tristan und Isolde
John Thomas Morris, piano
Shostakovich: Cello Sonata
Granados/Cassadó: Intermezzo from Goyescas
Paganini: Variations on a Theme from Rossini's Moses in Egypt
Misha Quint, cello
Miles Fellenberg, piano
PERFORMER BIOGRAPHIES
Quint is Founder and Music Director of the InterHarmony International Music Festival that take place in Acqui Terme, Piedmont, Italy, InterHarmony Concert Series at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City, and InterHarmony International School of Music. Misha Quint's new CD with pianist Alexei Volodin, Paris Mirages, will be released on InterHarmony Records in January 2026.
Recent and upcoming engagements include appearances at Carnegie Hall in Songs without Words with Alexei Volodin and a tour with the Lomza Philharmonic and conductor Jan Milosz Zarzycki in Poland, Beethoven Triple Concerto in Las Vegas with conductor Taras Krysa, and chamber music in Los Angeles.
A graduate of the Leningrad Special School for the Gifted and the Leningrad State Conservatory, Misha Quint made his orchestral debut at the age of 13 after winning first prize at the Boccherini Competition in St. Petersburg (then Leningrad). He gained international recognition after capturing top prizes in the 1975 International Competition in Prague and the Russian National Competition.
Quint immigrated to the US and made his critically acclaimed New York recital debut at the 92nd Street Y and his orchestral debut in Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in 1992. He has given numerous solo recitals and master classes in the leading halls of England, Germany, Switzerland, Ireland, Russia, Latvia, Georgia, Belorussia, Romania, Italy, and the US. "[Quint] provides a fresh voice... The Russian school of string playing has taken on a different light with Quint" said Daniel Webster of the Philadelphia Inquirer and "a master of probing sentiment, shaded phrasing, and flawless technique" from MetroWest.
Misha Quint has appeared with such celebrated orchestras as the New York Chamber Symphony, Metropolitan Symphony, the London Soloists Chamber Orchestra at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, Leningrad State Orchestra, Orchestra of Classical and Contemporary Music, National Irish Symphony, the Orquestra Sinfonica do Teatro Nacional do Brasilia and with the Symphony Orchestras of Latvia and Georgia among others.
He has worked with an equally illustrious group of conductors including Maxim Shostakovich, Christian Vasquez, Paul Lustig Dunkel, Colman Pearce, Sidney Harth, Ravil Martinov, Yakov Bergman, and Ira Levin. Quint is an active chamber musician and has performed with such artists as Nikolai Znaider, Vadim Repin, Shlomo Mintz, Bela Davidovich, Bruno Canino, Julian Rachlin, Jean-Bernard Pommier, Sherban Lupu, Boris Kushnir, and Mikhail Kopelman.
Quint's discography includes Live Cello Recitals and Valse Sentimentale on the Volshebnik Productions Label, and the 2014 release of Tempo Trapezio and 2016 release of Matryoshka Blues on the Blue Griffin Label. Quint captured the gold medal in the March 2016 Global Music Awards for his recording, Matryoshka Blues, in three categories: instrumentalist, album, and new release. Quint's recording of Tchaikovsky's Valse Sentimentale is featured in the 2022 Italian Netflix production of Fedelta.
Misha Quint is strongly committed to teaching and is on the faculty of InterHarmony International School of Music. He studied with Emmanuel Fishman, Natalia Gutman, Boris Pergamenshikov, and Daniel Shafran. www.mishaquintcello.com www.interharmony.com www.interharmonymusicschool.com
“All of the dazzling harmony and interior voice-leading made clear.” — The Boston Musical Intelligencer
Pianist MILES FELLENBERG has performed in recital at numerous colleges and universities, where he frequently gives lectures or masterclasses, including The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, New England Conservatory, Harvard University, Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dartmouth College, Syracuse University, University of Massachusetts, Jersey City University, New York University, City University of New York, Scranton University and at notable concert venues, including Alice Tully Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Jordan Hall, Museum of Modern Art, 92nd Street Y, Cleveland Museum of Art, the Old State House (MA), Aspen Music Festival, Music Academy of the West, Bowdoin International Music Festival, Eastern Music Festival, Annapolis Chamber Music Festival, and internationally in Mexico, Ecuador, Italy, China, and South Korea.
Fellenberg is the Music Director of the Bronx Community Chorus and performs regularly with Harold Rosenbaum and the New York Virtuoso Singers. He appears on the album “A place toward other places” with the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble.
Fellenberg formerly taught piano and chamber music at Church Street School of Music & Art, Brooklyn Musical Arts, and the Rappahannock Summer Music Camp and was a guest teacher at Manhattan School of Music (Precollege Division), National Youth Orchestra of the USA, El Conservatorio Franz Liszt (Ecuador), Shenyang Conservatory (China), and Chageun-Byeol Music Academy (South Korea).
He is on the piano and chamber music faculties at New England Conservatory's preparatory division and teaches keyboard skills at the college.
Fellenberg has studied at Manhattan School of Music, Oberlin Conservatory, The Juilliard School, and New England Conservatory of Music. His principal teachers include May Eng, Dr. Arkady Aronov, Robert Shannon, and Jonathan Feldman.
As a student of Dr. Kristín Jónína Taylor, he regularly performs for both studio recitals and themed project recitals, as well as public outreach performances throughout the Omaha community. Bennett aims to apply his education toward a career as a composer and conductor, with the intent of pursuing graduate and doctoral studies in his future. Outside of piano, he is also involved in the UNO University and Concert Choirs and enjoys brewing coffee.
Evan won first prize at the Canadian Music Competition National Finals, third prize at the III International Ilona Fehér Violin Competition, and was a finalist at the XIII International Grumiaux Competition. Additionally, he was awarded second prize at Orchestre Métropolitain’s OMNI competition and fourth prize at the Rudolph Barshai International String Competition. Evan’s performances at Canada’s National Commemorative Ceremony in honour of Queen Elizabeth II, and the National Commemoration for His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh were aired nationally on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
In 2021, Evan received an Award of Excellence from the National Youth Orchestra of Canada and in 2023, he received the Mark Zinger Memorial Foundation Scholarship. Evan was a winner of the 2023 Pacific Region International Music Association Concerto Competition, and a runner-up of the Cleveland Institute of Music Concerto Competition in 2024.
Evan has been instructed by violinists such as Vadim Repin, Guy Braunstein, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Vadim Gluzman, and James Ehnes.
As a solo recitalist, Evan has performed in concert series such as Les Amis in Cobourg, Ontario, Concerts @ 100 in Toronto, The Arts & Letters Club in Toronto, as well as multiple recitals at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Royal Conservatory of Music. He has also appeared in performances at the Heifetz International Music Institute and the Keshet Eilon Music Center.
Evan has served as concertmaster of the InterHarmony International Music Festival Orchestra and the Royal Conservatory Orchestra, and principal second violin of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada. He has also performed as a member of the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Banff International String Quartet Festival Orchestra.
Ellen Annor-Adjei has given a number of successful concerts in Russia, Europe and North America. Ms. Annor-Adjei’s virtuosity on the piano has impressed audiences all over the world. Music critic Izvestia, Moscow wrote: “Ellen Annor-Adjei’s performance is emotional, passionate and technically brilliant.”
Ellen Annor-Adjei currently lives in Toronto where she has completed many solo and chamber recitals. Her repertoire includes works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Mussorgsky, Balakirev, Rachmaninoff, and other Classical, Romantic and Contemporary composers.
With a deep understanding of classical music combined with a passion for exploration, Annor-Adjei’s performances showcase her virtuosity and emotional depth. She has captivated audiences around the world with her expressive interpretations and dynamic stage presence. Ellen Annor-Adjei continues to inspire and enchant audiences with her extraordinary talent and unwavering commitment to the art of piano performance.
Ms. Annor-Adjei is Director and Founder of Musical Arts Academy. Her objective for Musical Arts Academy is to provide students with a well-rounded musical education: “Music is the form of art which makes our lives rich, enjoyable and complete.”
He is also an active musician outside of school, performing with the Canton Symphony Orchestra, Akron Symphony Orchestra, and Cleveland Pops Orchestra. He attended InterHarmony in July of 2026, and has not had a decent espresso since. In his free time, he enjoys biking, kayaking, and sailing.
As a graduate student, Morris has performed around the world at esteemed music festivals such as the InterHarmony International Music Festival and the Texas State International Piano Festival. Before coming to Iowa, Morris attended the Oberlin Conservatory from 2020-2024 where he studied with Alvin Chow, and he graduated from the Alabama School of Fine Arts in 2020, studying piano with Lucy DeSa.
Outside of music, Morris has been occupying himself with a project writing fiction, building a world and characters to explore themes of peace, resilience, and faith.
Where to Go
Tickets are $45 and for Seniors/Students $40 (There is a "fee" when purchasing online.), and can be purchased by calling 212- 247-7800; at the Carnegie Hall box office located at West 57th and Seventh Avenue or online at www.carnegiehall.org.
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