Concerts

Recording of the Nova Linea Musica commission Smooth, Pluck, Whirl

Schumann’s radiant Piano Quintet in E-flat major, written for Clara in 1842, brings Rabia back together with European collaborators from NLM’s 2026 tour for a December evening of Romantic warmth and fire.

Schumann’s radiant Piano Quintet in E-flat major, written for Clara in 1842, brings Rabia back together with European collaborators from NLM’s 2026 tour for a December evening of Romantic warmth and fire.

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The new year opens with fresh energy. Violinist Rabia Brooke and pianist Chelsea Wang present a program that ranges across the full arc of the chamber repertoire, in a vivid, up-close evening that sets the tone for the year ahead.

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The world premiere of Chen Yi’s My Childhood Memories for solo violin, commissioned for violinist Rabia Brooke, opened by the premiere screening of the documentary film, with the composer in attendance. Pianist Tamila Salimdjanova joins Rabia for works from Chen Yi’s catalogue for violin and piano.

The world premiere of Into the Wild, a new piano trio by NLM Composer-in-Residence Stacy Garrop, written during her residency in the Rocky Mountains. The composer will be in attendance.

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The world premiere of Elizabeth Younan’s And like seeds dreaming beneath the snow…, with the composer in attendance, alongside works that have shaped Rabia’s musical life.

Three world premieres by the winners of the Nova Linea Musica’s National Score Call, directed by composer Clarice Assad, alongside piano trios by Brahms and Beethoven.