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Summer in Studio E: Geneva Music Festival Artists-In-Residence, 6/3 @12PM

The Geneva Music Festival Artists-In-Residence explore the music of composers who fled their home countries to pursue a new life in America. Join us for the music of Rachmaninoff, Auerbach, Léon, and more with selections from the group's upcoming concert, E Pluribus Unum.

Headshots of the Artists-In-Residence with a purple tint against a geometric green background
Geneva Music Festival

Repertoire:

Tania León: Elegia a Paul Robeson

Eliot Heaton, violin
Camden Shaw, cello
Anna Petrova, piano

Sergei Rachmaninov: Trio élégiaque No. 1

Clara Lyon, violin
Hannah Collins, cello
Anna Petrova, piano

Lera Auerbach: String Quartet No. 10 “Frozen Dreams”

Clara Lyon, violin
Eliot Heaton, violin
James Thompson, viola
Camden Shaw, cello

Ernö Dohnányi: Piano Quintet No. 1
III. Adagio, quasi andante
IV. Allegro animato

Eliot Heaton, violin
Clara Lyon, violin
James Thompson, viola
Hannah Collins, cello
Anna Petrova, piano

Summer in Studio E is a program that celebrates the rich classical music festival culture in Western New York through live music and conversation.

Summer in Studio E is made possible  by a gift from Louise Epstein in memory of Henry Epstein and by Terry Chrzan in memory of his late wife Susann Brown.

Summer 2026
A native of Herndon, Virginia, Steve came to Rochester to earn his Ph.D. in Musicology at the Eastman School of Music. He has loved classical music and public media since his youth, and has worked for years to make classical music more accessible on social media.