The Ring of Chamber Music Music Festival "Night Performance

The "Ring of Chamber Music Music Festival 2026" will be held at Oji Hall in Ginza, a well-known hall dedicated to chamber music.
The festival consists of a daytime performance and an evening performance.

The evening performance will feature a duo recital by internationally acclaimed violinist Eric Silberger and New York-based pianist Brandt Fredricksen.

Eric Silberger is a violinist who has won prizes at the International Tchaikovsky Competition and has performed with major orchestras and renowned conductors around the world. He has received international acclaim for his deep musicianship and overwhelming expressiveness, with The Guardian calling his performances "spine-tingling and astonishing" and The Washington Post calling him a "dazzling virtuoso.

Brandt Frederiksen is a pianist who works extensively as a performer, educator, and music director. He is renowned for his sensitive dialogue in chamber music and his ability to create music that brings out the charm of a work in three dimensions. He has been teaching at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music (pre-college) in New York City for nearly 30 years, where he has also devoted himself to nurturing the next generation of musicians. His intelligence, backed by a wealth of experience, and his flexible musicality, which draws out the best in his co-stars, are also major attractions.

The program that these two players have carefully planned is a collection of masterpieces by Mozart, Fauré, Richard Strauss, and others, all of which are concentrated with the charms of violin and piano. The elegance of the Classical period, the delicate colors of French music, and the rich passion of the late Romantic period. The different beauty of each work will be portrayed through an intimate dialogue between the two.

The performance will also include a new work by New York-based composer William Weigel. By bringing historic masterpieces and new contemporary works together on the same stage, the audience will enjoy the moment when the art of chamber music is connected from the past to the present and into the future.

The evening performance will allow you to feel the players' breathing, the rise of the sound, and even the finest nuances up close in the high-quality resonance of Oji Hall. For those who were introduced to the diverse charms of chamber music at the daytime performance, this will be a time to further appreciate its depth. For long-time chamber music lovers, this will be an authentic recital in which they can enjoy the dialogue between master musicians. A special evening in Ginza is guaranteed.