Chamber Series: Con Moto

Our Chamber Series welcomes Con Moto with a program that include Mozart’s Adagio and Fugue in c minor, KV546; Haydn’s Op 33 #5, in G Major; Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel’s “Romanze;” and Dvořák’s “American Quartet” Op 96 in F Major.

The Con Moto ensemble, last heard in the BMC 2016 Concert season, brings together four extraordinary musicians, all of whom have local musical connections.  Joining cellist and Con Moto founding member Judith Serkin, will be Claire Bourg and Clara Neubauer, violins; and Zoë Martin-Doike, viola.

Praised for being in “total command of music and instrument with an excellent sense of style and character,” violinist Claire Bourg is quickly captivating audiences with her sincere artistry, virtuosity, and passion. A resident at the Marlboro Music Festival in 2023, she has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician in many of the world’s leading venues.

Audience members may recognize violinist Clara Neubauer as a Marlboro Music Festival performer this past summer. Praised for her “seductive artistry” and “rare grace” (Classical Voice North America), Clara has appeared at other major music festivals including the Ravinia Festival, Taos School of Music, and Music@Menlo.

Violinist/violist Zoë Martin-Doike is a versatile artist who engages in a wide variety of musical activities. She has won accolades for her performances on both violin and viola, and has appeared on the Marlboro Music Festival stage a number of times, most recently in 2021.

A founding member of the Brattleboro Music School, Judith Serkin has toured extensively across the United States, Japan, France, and Canada.  A graduate of Curtis Institute, she has been a frequent performer at the Marlboro Music Festival, including this summer.   She was a founding member of the Guilford Quartet and the Hebrew Arts Quartet (later known as the Mendelssohn Quartet).  She currently teaches at the Brattleboro Music School.