2026–27
Rosen House Concert Series
Members pre-sale begins Tuesday, July 14 at 10:00am
Public on-sale begins Tuesday, July 21 at 10:00am
Nobuntu
Friday, October 2, 2026 · 7:30pm · Rosen House Music Room
Nobuntu, the internationally acclaimed female a cappella quartet from Zimbabwe, bring their vibrant artistry to Caramoor for the first time. Their inventive performances range from traditional Zimbabwean songs to Afro Jazz and Gospel, using pure voices alongside traditional dance and percussion. Named for an African concept valuing humility, love, and unity, the award-winning ensemble preserves its cultural heritage while championing music’s power to transcend social and economic boundaries.
An Evening of Wine
featuring the Bria Skonberg Quartet
Saturday, October 3, 2026 · 6:00pm · Rosen House Music Room
Save the date for Caramoor’s Evening of Wine, our annual celebration featuring great wine, outstanding food, and the company of fellow Caramoor supporters. Enjoy a specially crafted menu by a celebrity guest chef, exceptional wines, and an unforgettable evening in the Historic Music Room of the Rosen House, all while supporting the music and artistic experiences that define Caramoor. Formal invitation to follow.
Bandits on the Run
Presented in collaboration with City Winery
Friday, October 16, 2026 · 7:30pm · Rosen House Music Room
Bandits on the Run is an indie-folk-pop-Americana outfit of three lead singers who also play guitar, cello, suitcase drum, accordion, and various toy instruments. Hailing from Brooklyn, they are known for a vivacious performance style, genre-defying sound, and soaring three-part harmonies—making music-magic happen everywhere from subway platforms to concert halls. They recently opened for The Wood Brothers’ 2025 East Coast tour and sold out a residency at Manhattan’s Bowery Electric.
Iestyn Davies, countertenor
Oliver Wass, harp
Sunday, October 18, 2026 · 3:00pm · Rosen House Music Room
Trabaci Toccata Seconda & Ligature per l’arpa
Monteverdi Laudate Dominum in sanctis eius, SV287
Cavalli Delizie contenti, from Giasone
Purcell Strike the viol, from Come, ye sons of art
Dowland Seven songs, incl. Flow My Tears; In Darkness Let Me Dwell
Gluck Orfeo ed Euridice Cantata (arr. Davies)
Handel Sento Amor, from Partenope; Oh Lord Whose Mercies Numberless, from Saul
Jonathan Biss, piano
Sunday, October 25, 2026 · 3:00pm · Rosen House Music Room
Words Fail!
Mendelssohn Selections from Songs without Words
Janáček Words Fail!, from On the Overgrown Path
Kurtág Quiet talk with the Devil; Silence, from Játékok
Amy Beth Kirsten (speak to me)
Schumann Variations on an Original Theme, WoO 24; Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17
Evnin Rising Stars
Marcy Rosen, Artistic Director
Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 3:00pm · Rosen House Music Room
Mozart String Quintet in C Major, K. 515
Janáček String Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters”
Franck Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 14
Evnin Rising Stars
Marcy Rosen, Artistic Director
Sunday, November 1, 2026 · 3:00pm · Rosen House Music Room
Beethoven Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 16
Bartók String Quartet No. 6
Brahms String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111
Aaron Diehl, piano
Presented in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center
Friday, November 6, 2026 · 7:30pm · Rosen House Music Room
Pianist Aaron Diehl has quietly re-defined the lines between jazz and classical, building a global career around his nuanced, understated approach to music-making. He has collaborated with Wynton Marsalis, Cécile McLorin Salvant, and Philip Glass, and performs as a soloist with the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics and the Cleveland Orchestra. A familiar presence at Caramoor, Diehl recorded his debut solo album, Live at Caramoor, at the venue in 2008.
Renaissance String Quartet
2026–27 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence
Sunday, November 15, 2026 · 3:00pm · Rosen House Music Room
Mozart Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546
Florence Price String Quartet No. 2 in A minor
Bartók String Quartet No. 1
Julian Lage, guitar
December Benefit Concert
Saturday, December 5, 2026 · 8:00pm · Rosen House Music Room
Hailed as one of the most prodigious guitarists of his generation and the “highest category of improvising musicians” (The New Yorker), Julian Lage has spent more than a decade searching through the myriad strains of American musical history via impeccable technique, free association, and a spirit of infinite possibility. The California-born, New York-based musician has built a prolific resume of his own while collaborating with Gary Burton and John Zorn, and in duo projects with Nels Cline, Chris Eldridge, and Fred Hersch, among others.
Christmas with Cantus
Sunday, December 6, 2026 · 2:00pm & 4:00pm · Rosen House Music Room
Now in its 32nd season, the widely acclaimed low-voice ensemble Cantus is known for its trademark warmth, blend, and innovative programming. Lessons and Carols for Our Time reimagines the beloved format, exploring hope, peace, and unity through classic carols such as “Silent Night” and “I Saw Three Ships,” music from around the world, and poetry curated by award-winning author Michael Kleber-Diggs—alongside works by Rachmaninoff, Ariel Ramirez, Eric Whitacre, and fresh voices like Zanaida Robles and Marian L. Harrison.
Schwab Vocal Rising Stars
Steven Blier, Artistic Director · Bénédicte Jourdois, Associate Artistic Director
Sunday, March 7, 2027 · 3:00pm · Rosen House Music Room
Guilty Pleasures
A program of secrets, admonitions, parables, guilt, and delights from many cultures and centuries. This bracing dive into the Seven Deadly Sins (with a side tour to some sweeter peccadillos) includes songs by Strauss, Britten, John Jacob Niles, Brahms, and Irving Berlin, performed by Caramoor’s 2027 Schwab Vocal Rising Stars who will offer a concert of special power and unguilty pleasure following a week-long residency.
Viano Quartet
Sunday, April 4, 2027 · 3:00pm · Rosen House Music Room
Haydn String Quartet in C Major, Hob. III:32
Reena Esmail String Quartet No. 2: Dhara (NY premiere)
Dvořák Selections from “Cypresses,” B. 152
Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 44, No. 2
The Summer Camargo Quintet
Presented in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center
Friday, April 9, 2027 · 7:30pm · Rosen House Music Room
24-year-old jazz trumpeter Summer Camargo is a composer and bandleader recently named a “25 for the Future” rising jazz star by DownBeat magazine. In 2022 she became the newest and youngest member of the Saturday Night Live house band, and currently appears in Broadway’s new musical Just in Time. A regular at Dizzy’s and Birdland and a member of the Mingus Big Band, she has toured with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and performed with Jon Batiste at the Newport Jazz Festival.
ACRONYM
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Sunday, April 11, 2027 · 3:00pm · Rosen House Music Room
Lasciatemi Morire: Songs of Love, Death and Devotion
Bertali Sonata a8 in A minor
Valentini Hodie Christus Natus Est
Leonarda O dulce nomen Jesu
Bembo Per il Natale
Leopold I Morte à Christo; Gavotte a5; Ciacona a5 in G Major
Sances Pianto della Madonna
Monteverdi Lasciatemi morire
Strozzi L’amante segreto, Op. 2, No. 16
Vivaldi Cum Dederit, RV 608
The Other Mozart
Sylvia Milo, Creator & Actress
Saturday, April 17, 2027 · 7:30pm & Sunday, April 18, 2027 · 3:00pm · Rosen House Music Room
TheOtherMozart is an award-winning play telling the true, forgotten story of Nannerl Mozart, sister of Amadeus—a prodigy, keyboard virtuoso, and composer who performed throughout Europe to equal acclaim, but whose work and story faded from history. Created, written, and performed by Sylvia Milo, it earned Drama Desk and Off Broadway Alliance nominations and has had over 350 performances worldwide. “Strikingly beautiful” (The New York Times).
Inon Barnatan, piano
Sunday, April 25, 2027 · 3:00pm · Rosen House Music Room
Chopin Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
Field 3 Nocturnes
Barber Nocturne, Op. 33, “Hommage to John Field”
Chopin Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47
Chopin Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38
Szymanowski 3 Mazurkas from Op. 20
Adès Three Mazurkas, Op. 27
Chopin Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
Renaissance String Quartet
2026–27 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence
Sunday, May 2, 2027 · 3:00pm · Rosen House Music Room
Mozart String Quartet No. 22 in B-flat Major, K. 589
Daniel Hass Suite for String Quartet (World premiere)
Ravel String Quartet in F Major
Sister Sadie
Presented in collaboration with City Winery
Friday, May 7, 2027 · 7:30pm · Rosen House Music Room
What began as a spontaneous jam at Nashville’s legendary Station Inn has grown into a musical force redefining the sound—and soul—of bluegrass. Sister Sadie is a GRAMMY-nominated, multi-IBMAawarded powerhouse known for blazing musicianship, soaring harmonies, and a fearless approach to tradition. Their music blends the roots of bluegrass with the heart of country, the soul of gospel, and the edge of Americana.
Mandy Gonzalez
Cabaret in the Music Room
Friday, May 14, 2027 · 7:30pm · Rosen House Music Room
Mandy Gonzalez possesses one of the most powerful and versatile contemporary voices of our time. She has starred on Broadway in the megahit Hamilton as Angelica Schuyler, originated Nina Rosario in the Tony Award-winning In The Heights (earning a Drama Desk Award), and starred as Elphaba in Wicked, belting out “Defying Gravity” nightly at the Gershwin Theatre. Her captivating cabaret performances showcase a dynamic vocal range and a deeply personal storytelling style.