The Derby City Chamber Music Festival is where Beethoven and Bourbon collide, featuring some of the best young musicians both from around the country and right here in Louisville. Founded in 2022 by Louisville Orchestra Principal Cellist Nicholas Finch, our concerts will take place on May 16, 18, and 20th at Second Presbyterian Church. This festival is a a dynamic place for innovation, cross-pollination, and musical exchange, to bring some of the nation’s greatest musical artists to Louisville and to present some of Louisville’s greatest artists to the wider musical world.
We are absolutely thrilled for our line-up (with more to come). The artists include, just to name a few
Violinist Giora Schmidt, winner of the Avery Fischer Grant, Professor at NYU, and former faculty of the Juilliard School and the Cincinatti College-Conservatory of Music
Violinist Amy Schwarz Moretti, violinist of the Ehnes Quartet and a member of the Seattle Chamber Music Society
Violinist Stephen Miahky of the Blair String Quartet, professor of violin at Vanderbilt University
Violist Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, formerly of the Dover Quartet and the Curtis Institute of Music, currently of the Espressivo Piano Quartet
Violist Michael Klotz, of the Amernet String Quartet, on faculty at Florida International University
Violinist Jack McFadden-Talbot, Assistant Concertmaster of the Louisville Orchestra
Violist Evan Vicic, Acting Principal Violist of the Louisville Orchestra
Pianist Adam Golka, laureate of the Shanghai International Piano Competition and the Gilmore Young Artist Award, faculty member, Longy School of Music at Bard College, the College of the Holy Cross
Cellist Cecilia Huerta-Lauf, former president of the Chamber Music Society, co-founder of the NouLou Chamber Players
Yours truly, Nicholas Finch, Principal Cellist of the Louisville Orchestra
and more.
Tickets will be free, with a voluntary suggested donation, but we wanted to allow everyone to let us know whether they’d like us to reserve seats for them to ensure that they are guaranteed a spot for the upcoming concerts.
We will have updated information very soon. Thank you so much – can’t wait to take you on this musical journey!
Always,
Nicholas Finch
Principal Cello, the Louisville Orchestra