Calendar
2025-2026 Season
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2025 Fall
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Aug 24-31 - Columbus, OH - VIVO Music Festival: Guest Artist
Aug 27 - Columbus, OH - VIVO Meditation Concert at Strongwater Food and Spirits
Aug 28 - Columbus, OH - VIVO Metamorphosis Concert at Timashev Recital Hall
Aug 29 - Columbus, OH - VIVO Beer and Beethoven: Not So Classic at Natalie’s Grandview
Aug 31 - Columbus, OH - VIVO Momentum at the Southern Theatre Columbus
Sept 2-6 - Miami Beach, FL - New World Symphony Residency: Guest Artist for Coaching / Lessons / Side-by-Side
Sept 14 - Columbus, OH - String Day at The Ohio State University: Director, Faculty Performer and Masterclass Technician
Sept 23 - Columbus, OH - Brahms Double Concerto: Soloist with Andrii Isakov, violin and The Ohio State University Symphony Orchestra with Miriam Burns, conductor
Oct 8 - Columbus, OH - Ohio State’s Practice Audition Day: Faculty panelist
Oct 13 - Columbus, OH - Ohio State Faculty Recital of Dr. Juliet White-Smith: Brahms Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34
Oct 17 - New York, NY - CreArtBox Ensemble Performance at the DiMenna Center
Oct 26 - Baltimore, MD - Community Concerts Baltimore presents Merz Trio
Nov 9 - Plymouth, MA - The Spire Center for Performing Arts presents Merz Trio
Nov 15 - New York, NY - Peoples’ Symphony Concerts presents Merz Trio
Nov 17-23 - Columbus, OH - Trio Phōs’ Visiting Guest Artist Residency “The Sound of Connection” at The Ohio State University with composer Shih-Hui Chen, choreographer Zoey November, dancers from Perennial Movement Group
Nov 23 - Columbus, OH - Trio Phōs’ Multidisciplinary Performance at The Ohio State University’s Timashev Recital Hall featuring new music by composer Shih-Hui Chen, choreography by Zoey November, and dancers from Perennial Movement Group
Nov 30 - South Kingston, RI - Core Memory presents Trio Phōs
Dec 3-6 - Seattle, WA - Emerald City Residency and Performances as guest cellist with Aeolus Quartet
Dec 5 - Seattle, WA - Emerald City Music presents Aeolus Quartet with guest cellist, Julia Yang, at 415 on Westlake
Dec 6 - Olympia, WA - Emerald City Music presents Aeolus Quartet with guest cellist, Julia Yang, at Capital City High School
Dec 11 - Queens, NY - Queens Public Library presents CreArtBox Ensemble
Dec 12 - New York, NY - CreArtBox Ensemble Performance at Dimenna Center
Dec 13 - Ringwood, NJ - Ringwood Friends of Music presents CreArtBox Ensemble
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2026 Winter / Spring
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Jan 17 - San Miguel de Allende, Mexico - Pro Musica presents Merz Trio
Jan 18 - San Miguel de Allende, Mexico - Pro Musica presents Merz Trio
Jan 20 - Houston, TX - Chamber Music Houston presents Merz Trio
Jan 25 - Philadelphia, PA - Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Merz Trio
Jan 26 - Philadelphia, PA - Settlement School of Music Masterclass with Merz Trio, presented by PCMS
Feb 1 - Louisville, KY - The Chamber Music Society of Louisville presents Merz Trio
Feb 6 - St. John, US Virgin Islands - St. John School of the Arts presents Merz Trio
Feb 7 - St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands - The Forum in St. Thomas presents Merz Trio
Mar 2 - Columbus, OH - Faculty Solo Recital at The Ohio State University
Mar 5 - Tallahassee, FL - Cello Masterclass at Florida State University
Mar 6 - Tallahassee, FL - Guest Artist Recital with pianist Read Gainsford at Longmire Recital Hall (FSU)
Mar 14-22 - Chicago, IL - At the World’s Edge Festival: Guest Artist
Mar 29 - Bethlehem, PA - Chamber Music LeHigh Valley presents CreArtBox Ensemble
Mar 30 - Bethlehem, PA - Masterclass with CreArtBox Ensemble
Apr 10 - New York, NY - CreArtBox Ensemble Performance of Piano Trios at Dimenna Center
Apr 11 - Long Island City, NY - CreArtBox Ensemble Overtone Series
Apr 12 - Saugerties, NY - Saugerties Pro Musica presents CreArtBox Ensemble
Apr 18 - Princeton, NJ - The McCarter Theatre and Department of Music at Princeton University present Steve Mackey’s MEMOIR performed by Aeolus Quartet (guest cellist, Julia Yang), arx duo and Natalie Chrisa Rakes
Apr 19 - Princeton, NJ - The McCarter Theatre and Department of Music at Princeton University present Steve Mackey’s MEMOIR performed by Aeolus Quartet (guest cellist, Julia Yang), arx duo and Natalie Chrisa Rakes
May 16 - South Kingston, RI - Core Memory Solo Recital
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PAST EVENTS
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2024-2025 Season
2024 Summer / Fall
June 7 - Green Lake, WI - Green Lake Festival of Music with Merz Trio
June 15 - South Kingston, RI - Core Memory with Merz Trio
June 16 - Jamesport, NY - Rites of Spring with Merz Trio
July 2 - Chicago, IL - A Far Cry at Ravinia Festival
July 5 - Rockport, MA - A Far Cry at Rockport Chamber Music Festival’s Shalin Liu Performance Center
July 9 - NYC - A Far Cry at the Naumburg Bandshell
July 12 - Newport, RI - A Far Cry at the Newport Music Festival
July 16 - Napa, CA - Trios with Geneva Lewis, violin, and Audrey Vardanega, piano, at Festival Napa Valley
September 8 - Lakeville, CT - Music Mountain presents Merz Trio
September 13 - Newport, RI - Newport Classical presents Merz Trio
September 15 - Stamford, NY - Friends of Music Stamford presents Merz Trio
September 30 - NYC - Lyric Chamber Music Society presents CreArtBox
October 9-12 - Miami Beach, FL - New World Symphony Coachings and Masterclass
October 13 - Miami Beach, FL - New World Symphony Chamber Music Performance
December 11 - NYC - CreArtBox Festival
December 29 - January 5 - Berkeley, CA - Valley of the Moon Festival Residency
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2025 Winter / Spring / Summer
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January 31 - Columbus, OH - Ohio State Faculty Recital: Karl Wohlwend and Friends
January 21 - Columbus, OH - Ohio State Faculty String Chamber Music Concert
January 30 - Clemson, SC - Utsey Chamber Music presents Merz Trio
February 2 - Philadelphia, PA - PCMS Outreach Concert: Upper Dublin Chinese Community Concert with Amy Yang, piano
February 7 - NYC - The Blue Gallery presents CreArtBox
February 8 - Nyack, NY - ArtsRock presents CreArtBox
March 4 - Columbus, OH - Haydn Cello Concerto in C Major Performance with The Ohio State University Symphony Orchestra
March 23 - Port Townsend, WA - Centrum Chamber Music Series presents Merz Trio
March 28 - Reading, PA - Friends of Chamber Music Reading present Merz Trio
March 31 - Houston, TX - DACAMERA presents Merz Trio
April 2 - Granville, OH - The Vail Series at Denison presents Merz Trio
April 6 - Rockville, MD - Strathmore Mansion presents Merz Trio
April 11 - Madison, IN - Madison Performing Arts Foundation presents Merz Trio
April 12 - 18 - Chicago, IL - At the World’s Edge Festival: Concerts and Recording Session
April 26 - Haverford, PA - Cello and Piano Recital with Amy Yang
May 3-4 - Brooklyn, NY - CreArtBox Concerts
May 10 - Newark, OH - Haydn Cello Concerto in C Major Performance with Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra
June 10-13 - NYC - Sound of Connection Performances with Trio Phōs
July 7-9 - New Windsor, NY - Lyra Music Festival Guest Artist
July 9 - Beacon, NY - Lyra Music Festival Chamber Music Recital
July 26 - Sonoma, CA - Valley of the Moon Festival Concert
July 27 - Sonoma, CA - Valley of the Moon Festival Concert
2023 - 2024 Season
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2023 Fall
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August 7 - 13 - Skaneateles, NY - East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO) Residency
September 16 - Fishtail, MT - Tippet Rise with Merz Trio
September 24 - Urbana, IL - Krannert Center with Merz Trio
October 7 - Durham, NC - Duke Performances with Merz Trio
October 12-13 - Brookfield, WI - Residency and Performance with Merz Trio
October 15 - Boston, MA - Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Concert with Merz Trio
October 19 - NYC - Salon di Virtuosi Gala, Merkin Hall with Merz Trio
October 21 - Manchester, CT - Friends of Music Emanuel Chamber Music Series with Merz Trio
October 22 - Somers, NY - Heritage Hills with Merz Trio
November 12 - NYC - CreArt Series Concert at the William Vale Hotel
November 14 - NYC - CreArt Series Concert at the DiMenna Center
December 3 - Worcester, MA - College of the Holy Cross Recital with Mika Sasaki, piano
December 6 - Chicago, IL - Dame Myra Hess Cello Recital with Mika Sasaki, piano
December 8 - NYC - CreArt Festival Concert
December 9 - NYC - CreArt Festival Concert
December 10 - NYC - CreArt Festival Concert
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2024 Winter / Spring
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January 21 - Pasadena, CA - Coleman Chamber Music Association with Merz Trio
January 23 - New Orleans - New Orleans Friends of Music with Merz Trio
February 4 - Northampton, MA - Valley Classical with Merz Trio
February 11-12 - Dallas, TX - Dallas Chamber Music Society with Merz Trio
February 17 - Ashland, OR - Chamber Music Concerts with Merz Trio
March 1 - Boston, MA - “At Odds” Performance in Jordan Hall with A Far Cry
March 2 - NYC - “At Odds” Performance in Merkin Hall with A Far Cry
March 8 - Boston, MA - Harvard Musical Association (private concert) with Yellow Barn Artists (Crumb Black Angels)
March 11 - Norfolk, VA - Feldman CMS with Merz Trio
March 12 - Williamsburg, VA - CMS of Williamsburg with Merz Trio
March 17 - Key West, FL - Impromptu Classical Concerts with Merz Trio
March 19 - Sarasota, FL - Pelican Cove Cultural Concerts with Merz Trio
March 22 - Phoenix, AZ - Sagewood with Merz Trio
March 23 - Scottsdale, AZ - Arts at the Rocks with Merz Trio
March 27-28 - Joplin, MO - Pro Musica with Merz Trio
April 7 - Beacon, NY - Howland Chamber Music Circle with Merz Trio
April 14 - North Branford, CT - Evergreen Woods with Merz Trio
April 16 - NYC - Music Middays with Merz Trio
2022 - 2023 Season
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2022 Summer / Fall
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June 18 - Quogue, NY
July 7 - Minnesota Beethoven Festival: Winona, MN
July 9 - Austin Chamber Music Center: Austin, TX
July 10 - Aug. 15 - Marlboro Music Festival
Sept. 3-4 - Music Mountain with Merz Trio and Oskar Espina Ruiz: Fall Village, CT
Sept. 4-17 - Avaloch Farm Residency with Merz Trio
Sept. 7-11 - Noe Music with Merz Trio: San Fransisco, CA
Sept. 18 - Ashmont Hill Chamber Music with Merz Trio: Dorchester, MA
Sept. 22-23 - Garmany Series, Hartt School with Merz Trio: Hartford, CT
Sept. 27 - CreArtBox Festival: Fragile Form: Pt. 1 Equilibrium: NYC
Sept. 29 - CreArtBox Festival: Fragile Form: Pt 3. Metamorphosis: NYC
Oct. 26 - Philadelphia Chamber Music Society with Merz Trio and Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano: Philadelphia, PA
Oct. 28 - Chamber Music Society of Detroit with Merz Trio: Detroit, MI
Nov. 5 - American Music Festival with Merz Trio and Oskar Espina Ruiz, clarinet: Morehead City, NC
Nov. 6 - Chamber Music Wilmington with Merz Trio and Oskar Espina Ruiz, clarinet: Wilmington, NC
Nov. 13 - Schubert Club with Merz Trio: St. Paul, MN
Nov. 17 - Lebanon Valley College with Merz Trio, Annville, PA
Nov. 17 - Bucknell University Concert with Merz Trio: Lewisburg, PA
Nov. 20 - Spivey Hall with Merz Trio: Morrow, GA
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2023 Winter / Spring
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Jan. 1 - Hoornder kerk Den Hoorn with Merz Trio: Texel, Netherlands
Jan. 8 - Het Concertgebouw with Merz Trio: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jan. 10 - Philharmonic Bratislava with Merz Trio: Bratislava, Slovakia
Jan. 13 - Oxford Performing Arts Center with Merz Trio: Oxford, AL
Jan. 15 - Mobile Chamber Music with Merz Trio: Mobile, AL
Jan. 17 - Chamber Music Houston with Merz Trio: Houston, TX
Jan. 21 - Central Texas Orchestral Society with Merz Trio: Temple TX
Jan. 23 - Shell Point Retirement Community with Merz Trio: Fort Myers, FL
Jan. 25 - Palm Beach State College with Merz Trio: Lake Worth, FL
Jan. 26 - Music in the Mansion, Strathmore with Merz Trio: Baltimore, MD
Feb. 4 - Nasher Sculpture Center with Yellow Barn Musicians: George Crumb’s Black Angels: Dallas, TX
Feb. 11 - Dumbarton Concerts with Merz Trio and Jordan Bak: Washington, D.C.
Feb. 19 - Wolfeboro Friends of Music with Merz Trio: Wolfeboro, NH
Mar. 12 - San Antonio Chamber Music Society with Merz Trio: San Antonio, TX
Mar. 19 - Chamber Music Society of Louisville with Merz Trio: Louisville, KY
Mar. 21 - Matinee Musicale with Merz Trio: Duluth, MN
Mar. 26 - Core Memory Duo Recital with Jung-a Bang, piano: South Kingston, RI
Mar. 31 - A Far Cry in Jordan Hall: Boston, MA
Apr. 16 - East Meadow Library with Merz Trio: Long Island, NY
Apr. 17 - Naumburg Recital: Weill Recital Hall with Merz Trio, Carnegie Hall: New York, NY
May 6 - Chamber Music Columbus with Merz Trio: Columbus, OH
May 7 - Fairmont Chamber Music Society with Merz Trio: Fairmont, WV
May 11 - Onstage Ogden with Merz Trio: Ogden, UT
May 14 - Evergreen Woods with Merz Trio: North Branford, CT
May 19 - Harvard Musical Association - Recital and Premiere of Merz Trio/HMA Commission by Composer Loren Loiacono: Boston, MA
May 21 - Chamber Music Raleigh with Merz Trio: Raleigh, NC