# Music@Menlo

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**Music@Menlo** is an annual summer [chamber music](/source/Chamber_music) festival and institute in [Atherton, California](/source/Atherton,_California). The festival was founded in 2003 by cellist [David Finckel](/source/David_Finckel) and pianist [Wu Han](/source/Wu_Han_(pianist)).[1] [American Public Media](/source/American_Public_Media) says that "Music@Menlo has rapidly become one of the world's top-tier chamber music festivals due to the quality of performance and its goal to rejuvenate the classical music experience."[2] Music@Menlo's highly selective Chamber Music Institute offers string players and pianists ages nine to twenty-nine the opportunity to fully engage in a multitude of offerings including performances, lectures, master classes, and other educational events. The organization also holds a Winter Residency on the campus of Menlo School, including educational and outreach events, and a series of artist-curated residencies in Menlo Park and Atherton.

## Festival history

Number Festival name Year Venue 1 The Unfolding of Music 2003 Menlo School[3] 2 Origin/Essence: A Musical Odyssey 2004 Menlo School[4] 3 Beethoven: Center of Gravity 2005 Menlo School[5] 4 Returning to Mozart 2006 Menlo School[6] 5 Bridging the Ages 2007 Menlo School[7] 6 The Unfolding of Music II 2008 Menlo School[8] 7 Being Mendelssohn 2009 Menlo School[9] 8 Maps and Legends 2010 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[10] 9 Through Brahms 2011 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[11] 10 Resonance 2012 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[12] 11 From Bach 2013 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[13] 12 Around Dvořák 2014 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[14] 13 Schubert 2015 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School[15] 14 Russian Reflections 2016 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School 15 The Glorious Violin 2017 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School 16 Creative Capitals 2018 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School 17 Incredible Decades 2019 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School 18 Intermezzo 2020 Menlo School and Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School 19 Gather 2021 Menlo School 20 Haydn Connections 2022 Menlo School 21 Beethoven Unfolding 2023 Menlo School 22 French Reflections 2024 Menlo School 23 Constellations: Ensemble Magic 2025 Menlo School

## References

1. Tsioulcas, Anastasia (3 July 2004). ["Chamber Program, Music Fest Crowd This Couple's Calendar"](https://books.google.com/books?id=OhAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA17), p. 17. *[Billboard Magazine](/source/Billboard_Magazine)*.

1. [americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org](http://americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org/programs/music_menlo/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090303081352/http://americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org/programs/music_menlo/) 2009-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

1. ["2003 Season: The Unfolding of Music"](https://www.musicatmenlo.org/about/history)

1. Hewlett Foundation. ["Music@Menlo Celebrates Second Successful Season"](http://www.hewlett.org/newsroom/press-release/musicmenlo-celebrates-second-successful-season)

1. North, Cheryl. ["Music@Menlo digs deep into Beethoven string quartets"](http://www.insidebayarea.com/bayarealiving/ci_2881729)

1. Midgette, Anne. ["Mozart, Yes, But Also Much More"](https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/arts/music/14classical.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0)

1. Batti, Renee. ["Chamber music festival spotlights music through the ages"](http://www.almanacnews.com/print/story/2007/07/18/chamber-music-festival-spotlights-music-through-the-ages)

1. Batti, Renee. ["Music@Menlo presents world premiere of first commissioned work"](http://www.almanacnews.com/print/story/2008/07/30/musicmenlo-presents-world-premiere-of-first-commissioned-work)

1. Scheinin, Richard. ["Music@Menlo’s ’09 season focuses on Mendelssohn as role model for today’s musicians"](http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_12166673?source=rss)

1. Gereben, Janos. ["Marvels of M@M: Free and Glorious"](https://www.sfcv.org/article/music-news-aug-10-2010#anchor5)

1. Powers, Keith. ["Music@Menlo proves to be a classical act"](http://bostonherald.com/entertainment/travel/2010/08/musicmenlo_proves_be_classical_act)

1. Scheinin, Richard. ["Review: Music@Menlo winds down with a big-money announcement and a meaty recital"](http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_21284556/review-music-menlo-winds-down-big-money-announcement)

1. Commanday, Robert P. ["Summer 2013: Music@Menlo Rules in the South"](https://www.sfcv.org/article/summer-2013-musicmenlo-rules-in-the-south)

1. ["Music@Menlo: Delightful @ Dozen | SFCV"](https://www.sfcv.org/reviews/musicmenlo/musicmenlo-delightful-at-a-dozen). *www.sfcv.org*. Retrieved 2015-10-06.

1. ["Schubert Octet, Fantasy at Music@Menlo | SFCV"](https://www.sfcv.org/reviews/Music-Menlo/Schubert-Menlo-The-Mature-Composer-Emerges). *www.sfcv.org*. Retrieved 2015-10-06.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.musicatmenlo.org)

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