InterHarmony International Music Festival sets Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall ablaze with Fire and Fantasy, a captivating concert of virtuosic masterpieces and evocative storytelling on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at 8:00 PM. Presented by an ensemble of world-class musicians, this dynamic program, centered around Brahms’ monumental Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25, weaves a narrative of fiery passion and mythical imagination, transporting audiences to a realm where intensity meets enchantment.
About the Program
The evening ignites with Nikolai Kapustin’s 8 Concert Etudes, performed by pianist Ani Hutchens, whose jazz-infused virtuosity sparks rhythmic vitality and dreamlike flair. The fire intensifies with Tre’ Daniel’s commanding performance of Prokofiev’s Toccata in D minor, Op. 11, a relentless, percussive whirlwind evoking a modernist inferno. Violinist Elena Chernova-Davis then captivates with Tchaikovsky’s Lensky’s Aria from Eugene Onegin (arr. Auer) for violin and piano, a lyrical outpouring of romantic passion, followed by Prokofiev’s March from The Love for Three Oranges, a whimsical, theatrical romp that conjures fairy-tale mischief. Next, Max Bruch’s Kol Nidrei for cello and piano, one of the most soulful masterpieces with smoldering intensity written for cello, will be performed by cellist Misha Quint. Quint continues with David Popper’s Dance of the Elves, a sparkling, virtuosic romp that dances like mythical sprites in a moonlit forest. The second half opens with pianist Abbey Brodnick performing Liszt’s Ballade No. 2, a dramatic saga of fiery heroism and fantastical storytelling.
The concert reaches its pinnacle with Brahms’ Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25, the centerpiece of the evening, performed by violinist Elena Chernova-Davis, violist Consuelo Sherba, cellist Misha Quint, and pianist Miles Fellenberg. This towering work, with its stormy passion, lyrical depth, and electrifying gypsy-inspired Rondo alla Zingarese finale, encapsulates the Fire and Fantasy theme, delivering an epic culmination of emotional intensity and imaginative storytelling that leaves audiences spellbound.
Under the artistic direction of InterHarmony’s Director, Misha Quint, this concert showcases a stellar roster of performers whose technical brilliance and expressive depth illuminate the program. The Brahms Piano Quartet, with its fiery drama and fantastical narrative, anchors the evening, supported by works from Kapustin, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, and others that ignite the spirit and spark the imagination in Carnegie Hall’s intimate setting.
How to Get Tickets
Tickets for Fire and Fantasy are available through Carnegie Hall’s box office at carnegiehall.org or by calling 212-247-7800. For more information about InterHarmony International Music Festival, visit interharmony.org. Don’t miss this unforgettable evening, where Brahms’ masterpiece and a vibrant program ignite the stage with fire and fantasy.
PERFORMER BIOGRAPHIES
Russian-born cellist MISHA QUINT MISHA QUINT captivates his audiences with his lyricism, passion and dazzling technique. Described by Harris Goldsmith as a "brilliantly accomplished virtuoso - an embodiment of interpretive and executive music-making at its rarefied best", Quint is Founder and Music Director of the InterHarmony® International Music Festival that take place in Acqui Terme, Piedmont, Italy, the InterHarmony® Concert Series at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City, and the InterHarmony International School of Music. Upcoming and recent engagements include appearances with the Grosseto Symphony and L’Appassionata in Tuscany and Verona, and recitals and concerts in Italy, Spain, and the USA with Andrey Baranov, Alexei Volodin, Giancarlo De Lorenzo, and Antonio Di Cristofano. A graduate of the Leningrad Special School for the Gifted and the Leningrad State Conservatory, Misha Quint made his orchestral debut at the age of 13 after winning first prize at the Boccherini Competition in St. Petersburg. Quint performed with such celebrated as orchestras as Orquestra Sinfônica do Teatro Nacional do Brasilia, New York Chamber Orchestra, National Irish Symphony, Brooklyn Philharmonic, London Soloists Chamber Orchestra at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, and Euro Sinfonietta Wien. His repertoire ranges from Bach to premieres of the most outstanding composers of today: Sophie Goubadalina, Robert Sirota, Nathan Davis, and Alfred Schnittke. Quint’s recording of Tchaikovsky’s Valse Sentimentale is featured in the 2022 Italian Netflix production of Fedeltà.
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Prizewinner of the Aleksander Glazunov International Competition (Paris), DR. ELENA CHERNOVA-DAVIS enjoys a multifaceted career as a soloist, chamber musician, and concertmaster in her native Uzbekistan and throughout the United States. She is Assistant Professor of Violin at the University of Arizona School of Music, and has previously been on faculty at the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University and the John J. Cali School of Music, Montclair University. Elena has worked with conductors such as Bernard Haitink, Esa Pekka-Salonen, Gerard Schwarz, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, and Jeffrey Tate, and has performed with ensembles including the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, New York City Ballet Orchestra, the New Jersey Symphony, and the Latin GRAMMY award-winning Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet. She has appeared in venues including Carnegie Hall’s Isaac Stern Auditorium, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Le Poisson Rouge, Madison Square Garden, and Radio City Music Hall. As a doctoral candidate at Rutgers University, Elena was the recipient of the Concertmaster Fellowship and the Irene Alm Memorial Award for excellence in performance and scholarly research. Her major teachers include Shmuel Ashkenazi, Mihail Kopelman, Elmar Oliveira, and Misha Vitenson.
Described by the Washington Classical Review as “Graceful composure…sensitively rendered" and with “All of the dazzling harmony and interior voice-leading made clear” by The Boston Musical Intelligencer, American pianist MILES FELLENBERG is regularly invited as a pianist, conductor, and educator throughout the United States and abroad. Fellenberg has performed in recital at numerous colleges and universities, where he frequently gives lectures or masterclasses, including The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, New England Conservatory, Harvard University, Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at notable concert venues, including Alice Tully Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Jordan Hall, Museum of Modern Art, Aspen Music Festival, Music Academy of the West, Bowdoin International Music Festival, and internationally in Mexico, Ecuador, Italy, China, and South Korea.
Fellenberg formerly taught piano and chamber music at Church Street School of Music & Art, Brooklyn Musical Arts, and the Rappahannock Summer Music Camp and was a guest teacher at Manhattan School of Music (Precollege Division), National Youth Orchestra of the USA, El Conservatorio Franz Liszt (Ecuador), Shenyang Conservatory (China), and Chageun-Byeol Music Academy (South Korea). He is on the piano faculty at Interharmony International Music Festival (Italy), the New England Flute Institute, and teaches Ear Training, Music Theory, Keyboard Skills, and Vocal Coaching at New England Conservatory. He recently joined the piano faculty at the New England Conservatory Preparatory Division.
He holds a Bachelor of Music from Oberlin Conservatory, a Master of Music from The Juilliard School, and doctoral studies at New England Conservatory. His principal teachers include Jonathan Feldman, Cameron Stowe, Margo Garrett, Robert Shannon, and Arkady Aronov.
Violist CONSUELO SHERBA is artistic director and a founding member of the performance ensemble Aurea. Since 2004, she has performed with Aurea at the Chicago Humanities Festival, the New York University Humanities Festival, FirstWorks Providence, the Pawtucket Arts Festival, the Maverick Festival and throughout New England. She is a 2015 honoree of the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities for her creative vision and multidisciplinary, humanities-driven programming with Aurea; was chosen as Person of the Year by the Pawtucket Foundation in 2007, and in 2008, was awarded the prestigious Rhode Island Pell Award. She has been on the applied music faculty at Brown University since 1986, teaches at the RI Philharmonic Music School and performs with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, The Vermont Symphony and Buzzard’s Bay Music Festival and has served as principal violist of the Simon Sinfonietta and the Boston Virtuosi. She has performed with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony, the Boston Pops, Grand Teton Music Festival, the Carvalho Festival in Brazil, the Aspen Music Festival, and Colorado Music Festival. She was also a member of the Atlanta Chamber Players, principal violist of the Atlanta Chamber Orchestra, Atlanta Ballet Orchestra, and the West Virginia Symphony. From 1983-2000, Consuelo was violist of the Charleston String Quartet, in residence at Brown University, performing with the quartet throughout the United States, Europe and Scandinavia. A graduate of the LaGuardia School for the Arts in New York City and City College of New York, with graduate work at U/Mass Amherst and UWMilwaukee, and the Aspen Institute for Advanced Quartet Studies, her major teachers were Felix Galimir, Bernard Zaslav and Philip Naegele, with coaching by the Juilliard Quartet, Fine Arts Quartet, Budapest Quartet, and Eugene Lehner.
Pianist ABBEY BRODNICK began lessons at the age of seven, fascinated by the upright in her childhood home. She later joined the studio of Alex McDonald and received her bachelor's degree from Stetson University under the tutelage of Sean Kennard. Abbey currently studies privately with Italian pianist Alessandro Mazzamuto. Additionally, Abbey has had the privilege of participating in lessons and masterclasses with esteemed pianists such as Petronel Malan, Marina Lomazov, Kevin Fitz-Gerald, Enrico Elisi, Kemal Gekić, Antonio Di Cristofano, and Silvan Negruțiu.
Most recently, Abbey has performed in the Chiesa di Santo Spirito in Acqui Terme, Italy and Weill Recital Hall in New York, as a winner of the 2022 Stetson at Carnegie Chamber Music and Solo Competition. She also received Stetson University's Maris Award as recognition for her outstanding Junior Recital, as well as top prizes throughout the Dallas, TX area, including the University of Texas at Arlington Fall Piano Festival and Dallas Solo Contest.
Pianist TRE' DANIEL was born and raised in Montgomery Al. He began studying music at the age of ten. In his early years he studied with professors Dr. Corine Free and Dr. Jamese Lockett. He has taken part in piano competitions through MTNA. He continued his studies in piano performance at the University of Montevallo with Dr. Eun-Hee Park, Dr. Yiwen Zhang, and currently with Dr. Laurie Middaugh. He enjoys performing exciting and passionate music of romantic and contemporary style works that bring the stage to life.
During the summer of 2024 and 2025 he attended the Interharmony Music Festival where he studied under well-known musicians. He also performed chamber works with peer musicians as well. Tre’ Daniel strives to bring music to life with immense emotion and passion for listeners to enjoy.
Pianist ANI HUTCHENS, a dynamic and expressive pianist originally from Lexington, Kentucky, is quickly establishing a name as both a compelling soloist and an insightful collaborator. Making their public debut at just nine years old, Ani has since appeared in concerts across the United States, with notable performances in cities such as Boston and Miami. Most recently, they marked their European debut with performances in Italy.
Ani has been invited to perform and study at prestigious festivals including the Mostly Modern Festival, InterHarmony International Music Festival, the Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival of Miami, and the Emerald Coast Chamber Music Festival.
Their artistry has been recognized with numerous accolades: first prize and the Hans Lewitus Prize in the Boston Conservatory Piano Honors Competition, an honorable mention in the Mostly Modern Concerto Competition, and recipient of the Perpessa-Mahnken Endowed Scholarship through the Boston Conservatory at Berklee.
Ani earned their Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance with honors from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, where they studied under the renowned pedagogue and soloist Jonathan Bass. Ani’s additional mentors include Jacob Coleman and Naira Babayan.
Program
Kapustin: 8 Concert Etudes Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in g minor, Op.25 Tchaikovsky: Lensky’s Aria from Eugene Onegin, Arr.Auer Prokofiev: March from the Love of 3 Oranges and Toccata Bruch: Kol Nidrei for Cello and Piano Popper: Dance of the Elves for Cello and Piano Liszt: Ballade No.2
Where to Go
Tickets are $45 and for Seniors/Students $40 (There is a "fee" when purchasing online.), and can be purchased by calling 212- 247-7800; at the Carnegie Hall box office located at West 57th and Seventh Avenue or online at www.carnegiehall.org.
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