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Derby City
Chamber Music Festival

Where Brahms and Bourbon Collide

DERBY CITY CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

SEASON FIVE

May 17th at 3:00pm, May 19th at 7:30pm, May 21st at 7:30pm, 2026

Second Presbyterian Church, Louisville, KY

    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 Brendan Speltz, emeritus violinist of the Escher Quartet
     Violinist Stephen Miahky of the Blair String Quartet, professor of violin at Vanderbilt University
    Violist Andrew Gonzales of the Jasper String Quartet
     Cellist Michael Nicolas of Brooklyn Rider (quartet), current faculty at the New School, Former Associate Principal Cellist of the Montreal Symphony
     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