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Capital Region Classical 19 performances by leading international classical musicians at affordable prices. It now offers programming in Albany at the College of St.

Formed by music-loving community leaders, Capital Region Classical (CRC) is a new nonprofit organization which assumed control of the beloved Union College Concert Series in December 2019. For almost fifty years, the series has presented some of the world's leading classical musicians at Union College from Mitsuko Uchida to the Emerson String Quartet to Ian Bostridge. The series performs the bulk of its season at the historic and acouslically-superb Memorial Chapel on the campus of Union College in Schenectady. Rose and Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, and will continue to expand its reach throughout New York's Capital Region over the course of the next ten years.

This Sunday at 3pm, the “superb” violinist (NY Times) Jennifer Koh joins the jazz pianist and composer Vijay Iyer to ope...
10/15/2026

This Sunday at 3pm, the “superb” violinist (NY Times) Jennifer Koh joins the jazz pianist and composer Vijay Iyer to open CRC’s 26-27 Season at Union College. The two genre-defying artists team up for the NY premiere of Iyer’s new work Scenes of Living and Dying, Part II: The Betweens in addition to Scenes, Part I as well as solo works of Bach and Iyer for violin and piano respectively. Join us on Sunday for an exciting start to our new season. Order your tickets today at https://rebrand.ly/kohiyer

10/14/2026

Fans of chamber music will enjoy a wealth of new offerings when the Friends of Chamber Music and Capital Region Classical open their respective seasons this weekend. https://buff.ly/0cqp125

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“In command of a strong technique and a rich arsenal of tone" (NY Times), Jennifer Koh, violin opens CRC's 26-27 Season ...
10/14/2026

“In command of a strong technique and a rich arsenal of tone" (NY Times), Jennifer Koh, violin opens CRC's 26-27 Season this Sunday at Union College alongside Vijay Iyer, piano. She opens the program with Bach's virtuosic D-minor Partita before joining Iyer in his composition Scenes of Living and Dying, Parts 1 and 2. Don't miss this extraordinary start to our season! Head to https://rebrand.ly/kohiyer for tickets and more information.

On Sunday, 10/18 at 3pm, four-time Jazz Artist of the Year by DownBeat Magazine Vijay Iyer opens our upcoming season at ...
10/13/2026

On Sunday, 10/18 at 3pm, four-time Jazz Artist of the Year by DownBeat Magazine Vijay Iyer opens our upcoming season at Union College alongside violinist Jennifer Koh. Highly revered across musical communities and genres, Iyer presents the NY premiere of his new work, Scenes of Living and Dying, Part II: The Betweens (co-commissioned by CRC) with Koh, alongside other solo and duo works of his. Don’t miss the start of a new season of chamber music in Schenectady; head to https://rebrand.ly/kohiyer for tickets and more information!

CRC opens our 26-27 Season on Sunday, October 18 at 3pm with the acclaimed violinist Jennifer Koh and esteemed composer-...
10/12/2026

CRC opens our 26-27 Season on Sunday, October 18 at 3pm with the acclaimed violinist Jennifer Koh and esteemed composer-pianist Vijay Iyer. Together they present Parts 1 and 2 of Iyer’s Scenes of Living and Dying alongside solo works of Iyer and Bach. Join us for this exciting start to our new season at Union College. Order your tickets today at https://rebrand.ly/kohiyer

Making their highly anticipated return on Sun, Oct 25 at 3pm to CRC at Union College, the Quatuor Modigliani—Radio Franc...
10/09/2026

Making their highly anticipated return on Sun, Oct 25 at 3pm to CRC at Union College, the Quatuor Modigliani—Radio France's Artists-in-Residence—bring their "immense musical gifts" (Washington Post) to works of Haydn and Schumann as well as a new work by Czech composer Kryštof Mařatka. Purchase your tickets for this and all of our upcoming 26-27 Season performances at https://rebrand.ly/modsq

10/08/2026

Composer-pianist Vijay Iyer performs his composition Historicity with the Vijay Iyer Trio. Iyer kicks off CRC’s 26-27 Season alongside violinist Jennifer Koh on Sunday, October 18 at 3pm. The MacArthur winner performs his own works, including a new piece co-commissioned by CRC: Scenes of Living and Dying, Part 2: The Betweens. Don’t miss this duo as they start our 55th Season off on a high note! Tickets are available at https://rebrand.ly/kohiyer

10/06/2026

The Quatuor Modigliani performs Mozart’s G-major Quartet, K. 156. The Parisian ensemble, which has become a mainstay at Carnegie Hall, returns to CRC on Sun, Oct 25 at 3pm. They bring a new work by Czech composer Mařatka alongside quartets of Schumann and Haydn. Join us for their return to the series after nearly 4 years: tickets can be purchased at https://rebrand.ly/modsq

10/05/2026

On Sunday, October 18 at 3pm, Jennifer Koh, violin and Vijay Iyer, piano open our 26-27 Season at Union College with the NY Premiere of Iyer’s composition Scenes of Living and Dying, Part II: The Betweens, co-commissioned by CRC. Koh opens the program with Bach’s D-minor Partita before joining Iyer for Scenes of Living and Dying: Part I followed by solo piano works of Iyer. Don’t miss this exciting start to our season by two highly renowned musicians. Tickets are available at https://rebrand.ly/kohiyer

On Sun, Nov 22 at 3pm, Raphael Feuillatre, guitar returns to CRC following his residency with us in 2024. Hailed as the ...
10/02/2026

On Sun, Nov 22 at 3pm, Raphael Feuillatre, guitar returns to CRC following his residency with us in 2024. Hailed as the new face of classical guitar worldwide, ranked 2nd among the world’s most listened-to artists on Apple Classical, he brings with him Spanish serenades of Albéniz, Tárrega, Villa-Lobos, and more. Tickets and more information can be found at https://rebrand.ly/rapfeu

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