Welcome to the 2025 Season: Liaisons

JULY 12- 27, 2025

Join us for an unforgettable summer of music as the Valley of the Moon Music Festival presents Liaisons—a celebration of artistic and personal connections across centuries. 

Over three weekends in July, enjoy 10 chamber music concerts featuring an intergenerational roster of musicians, including Artistic Directors Tanya Tomkins and Eric Zivian, alongside rising stars and seasoned faculty. Experience the debut performances of the 2025 Apprentices and Fellowship Quartet—your chance to hear tomorrow’s leading artists today.

This season also offers community-focused events, including a pay-what-you-choose Alfresco concert at La Luz Center, making chamber music accessible to all, and a free Kids & Family Concert featuring Grammy Award-Winning jazz violinist Mads Tolling. Enhance your concert experience with insightful pre-concert lectures by renowned musicologist Kate van Orden and complimentary wine receptions following each Hanna Center performance, where you can meet the artists and fellow music lovers.

Whether you’re a devoted classical music enthusiast or a curious newcomer, this season promises to transport, inspire, and connect us all through the universal language of music. Join us in Sonoma this July!

Festival Passes

Elevate your Valley of the Moon Music Festival experience with our exclusive passes, offering unparalleled access to our world-class performances and lectures. Choose the pass that suits your preferences!

Ultimate Festival Pass

Your all-access ticket to an unforgettable musical journey! Enjoy entry to all concerts and lectures at Hanna Auditorium, plus exclusive access to both Alfresco Concerts. Your pass includes reserved seating for every Hanna concert—choose your preferred seat at the first performance, and we’ll save it for you throughout the Festival. But hurry—passes are limited!

Festival Pass

Includes access to all weekend concerts and lectures at Hanna Auditorium.

Weekend Pass

If you are interested in exploring one weekend at a time, we’ve got you covered.

2025 CONCERTS

FESTIVAL LECTURES & CONCERTS

NADIA BOULANGER: 20TH CENTURY INFLUENCER

July 19 • 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

CLARA SCHUMANN AND HER CIRCLE

July 20 • 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

2025 APPRENTICE CONCERT

July 25 • 6:00 pm

AMERICANS IN PARIS

July 26 • 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

KIDS AND FAMILY CONCERT

July 27 • 11:00 am

FINAL CONCERT: INSPIRIATIONS

July 27 • 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

ALFRESCO CONCERT SERIES

ALFRESCO CONCERT 1

July 17 • 7:00 pm

ALFRESCO CONCERT 2

July 22 • 7:00 pm

2025 FESTIVAL MUSICIANS

2025 Artists

Allegra Chapman
piano
Anna Presler
violin
Aaron Wolff (Fellow)
cello
Angela Lee
cello
Audrey Vardanega
Piano
Clara Abel (Fellowship Quartet)
cello
Clara Osowski
soprano
Daria Adams
violin
Dan Turkos
bass
Elizabeth Blumenstock
violin
Eric Zivian
fortepiano
Gail Hernández Rosa
viola
Giancarlo Latta (Laureate)
violin
Jerome Simas
clarinet
Jennifer Frautschi
violin
Juliette Greer (Fellowship Quartet)
violin
Julia Yang (Fellow)
cello
Kate Van Orden
lecturer
Liana Bérubé
viola
Mads Tolling
violin
Marc Teicholz
guitar
Nikki Einfeld
soprano
Nick Reeves
(Emerging Artist)
cello
Phyllis Kamrin
viola
Ramón Carrero-Martínez (Laureate)
viola
Rachell Ellen Wong
violin
Rosemary Nelis (Fellowship Quartet)
viola
Soyoung Choi (Fellowship Quartet)
violin
Stacey Pelinka
flute
Tanya Tomkins
cello

2025 PARTNERS & SPONSORS

Valley of the Moon Music Festival is the proud recipient of generous support from: