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Concert programme dossier 2026 / 27 · twelfth season · info@creartbox.nyc · creartbox.nyc

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Program 1

Dvořák and the Schumanns

Dvořák's American summer and the Schumanns' Leipzig: two quartets, a quintet and three romances.

Warmth, lyricism, and rhythmic vitality bring together the music of Dvořák and the Schumanns. A flute arrangement of Dvořák's beloved "American" Quartet lends a fresh colour to its expansive melodies and spirited exchanges, before Robert Schumann's Piano Quartet draws us into a world of tenderness and Romantic intensity. After the intermission, Clara Schumann's Three Romances offer a moment of intimate reflection. Dvořák's Piano Quintet No. 2 brings the evening to an exuberant close, balancing songful expression with the irresistible energy of dance.

  • Antonín DvořákString Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, "American" (arrangement with flute) 24'
  • Robert SchumannPiano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47 25'
  • Intermission
  • Clara SchumannThree Romances, Op. 22 9'
  • Antonín DvořákPiano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81 40'

Music, about 98 minutes, with one intermission.

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Program 2

Colour and Contrast

French colour and Hungarian invention, ending in Stravinsky's fairground.

Ravel's luminous sound world meets the bold imagination of Hungarian composers György Kurtág and György Ligeti in a first half shaped by contrast and discovery. The delicate fairy-tale scenes of Ma mère l'Oye sit alongside the concentrated gestures of Kurtág's Tre pezzi and the rhythmic wit of Ligeti's Musica ricercata, creating a dialogue between French colour and Hungarian invention. Ravel's Kaddish offers an expressive moment of contemplation before the intermission. Stravinsky's Petrushka then opens the door to a vivid carnival world, bringing the evening to a close with bustling dances, theatrical drama, and dazzling musical contrasts.

  • Maurice RavelMa mère l'Oye 16'
  • György KurtágTre pezzi 7'
  • György LigetiMusica ricercata 15'
  • Maurice RavelKaddish 5'
  • Intermission
  • Igor StravinskyPetrushka 40'

Music, about 83 minutes, with one intermission.

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Both programmes can be adapted to suit different concert lengths. CreArtBox tours as a piano quintet - flute, piano, violin, viola and cello - and builds separate programmes for smaller formations: this season a piano trio goes to Illinois and a flute, cello and piano programme to the Hudson Valley. For a programme built around a theme, an anniversary or a local commission, write to info@creartbox.nyc: the ensemble has played everything listed here, and reads new scores every season through its open call. Fees on request, by formation and date.

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The catalogue8 programmes.

Programmes in repertoire.

Everything below has been performed: curated programmes, commissions and touring evenings from twelve seasons. Any of them can be revived whole, shortened, or used as the starting point for something built for your hall. Write to info@creartbox.nyc with the one you have in mind.

No. 08

Currents

Violin, viola, cello and piano

Laporta · Brahms · Moe · Schumann

About 56 minutes · The DiMenna Center, New York, 2026

  • Guillermo Laporta
  • Brown Leaves Movingviolin, viola, cello and piano4′
  • Johannes Brahms
  • Trio in A minor, Op. 114 · I. Allegroviola, cello and piano8′
  • Eric Moe
  • Laminar Flow in Upsidedown Creekviolin, viola and cello5′
  • Clara Schumann
  • Three Romances, Op. 22violin and piano11′
  • Robert Schumann
  • Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47violin, viola, cello and piano28′

No. 01

Approaching Zero

Richter · Mozart · Laporta · Bach · Selin · Couperin

Flushing Town Hall, New York, 2025

  • Max Richter
  • Vladimir's Blues
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 545 – II. Andante
  • Guillermo Laporta
  • AWAVE (selection)
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Cello Suite in G major, BWV 1007
  • Guillermo Laporta
  • 12 Preludes (selection)
  • Hannah Selin
  • Dream Journal
  • François Couperin
  • Les Barricades Mystérieuses

No. 02

Ten Pages

Casarrubios · Saint-Saens · Rachmaninoff · Mussorgsky

About 85 minutes · The DiMenna Center, New York, 2023

  • Andrea Casarrubios
  • Afilador7′
  • (*commissioned by Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
  • Camille Saint-Saens
  • Piano quintet in A Minor, Op. 14
  • I. Allegro moderato e maestoso10′
  • II. Andante sostentuo6′
  • III. Presto5′
  • IV. Allegro assai, ma tranquillo8′
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff
  • Trio élégiaque in G Minor, No. 114′
  • Modest Mussorgsky
  • Pictures of an Exhibition (transcribed for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello and Flute)35′

No. 03

Mountains we love to climb

Couperin · Selin · Mozart · Vivaldi

About 67 minutes · Culture Lab LIC New York, 2023

  • François Couperin
  • Les barricades mystérieuses3′
  • Hannah Selin
  • Chesapeake9′
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285
  • I. Allegro10′
  • II. Adagio2′
  • III. Rondo4′
  • Antonio Vivaldi
  • "La Notte", Flute Concerto in G Minor, RV. 43910′
  • I. Largo2′
  • II. Presto (Fantasmi)2′
  • III. Largo2′
  • IV. Presto1′
  • V. Largo (Il sonno)2′
  • VI. Allegro2′
  • François Couperin
  • Concerts royaux (selection)18′

No. 04

Masked Sounds

Flute, cello and piano

Chopin · Weber · Grebla · Scriabin

About 63 minutes · Culture Lab LIC New York, 2023

  • Frédéric Chopin
  • Berceuse5′
  • Carl Maria von Weber
  • Trio for Piano, Flute and Cello in G Minor, Op. 63
  • I. Allegro moderato9′
  • II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace3′
  • III. Schäfers Klage (Shepherd's Lament). Andante espressivo4′
  • IV. Finale. Allegro8′
  • Michael Grebla
  • In Search of Peace13′
  • Alexander Scriabin
  • Romance (Arr. for Cello and Piano by Steven Isserlis)2′
  • Frédéric Chopin
  • Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65
  • I. Allegro moderato14′
  • II. Scherzo5′

No. 05

Echoes of Solitude

Flute, viola and piano

Bruch · Strauss · Debussy · Schram

About 70 minutes · Culture Lab LIC New York, 2023

  • Max Bruch
  • 8 pieces, Op. 83 (transcribed for Piano, Flute and Viola)
  • I.Andante4′
  • II. Allegro con moto2′
  • III. Andante con moto8′
  • IV. Allegro agitato3′
  • V. Rumänische Melodie: Andante5′
  • VI. Nachtgesang: Andante con moto6′
  • VII. Allegro vivace, ma non troppo3′
  • VIII. Moderato6′
  • Richard Strauss
  • Morgen!5′
  • Claude Debussy
  • Second Sonata, L. 137 (transcribed for Piano, Flute and Viola)
  • I. Prologue: Lento, dolce rubato7′
  • II. Interlude: Tempo di Minuetto6′
  • III. Finale: Allegro moderato ma risoluto5′
  • Nathan Schram
  • Hear Now Berlin10′

No. 06

We Can Learn

Flute, viola and piano

Debussy · Nikolayeva · Wysocki · Mozart

About 68 minutes · Culture Lab Theater, Queens, New York, 2022

  • Claude Debussy
  • Second Sonata, L. 137 (transcribed for Piano, Flute and Viola)
  • I. Prologue: Lento, dolce rubato7′
  • II. Interlude: Tempo di Minuetto6′
  • III. Finale: Allegro moderato ma risoluto5′
  • Tatiana Nikolayeva
  • Trio for Piano, Flute and Viola, Op. 1823′
  • Bryan Wysocki
  • We Can Learn Me Together7′
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Trio in E Flat Major K. 498 (transcribed for Piano, Flute and Viola)
  • I. Andante6′
  • II. Allegretto6′
  • III. Minuetto8′

No. 07

Tre Pezzi

Boulanger · Beethoven · Kurtág · Franck

The DiMenna Center, New York

  • Lili Boulanger
  • Nocturne
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12
  • György Kurtág
  • Tre Pezzi
  • César Franck
  • Violin Sonata in A major
Guillermo Laporta, flute Guillermo Laporta Flute Biography → Josefina Urraca, piano Josefina Urraca Piano Biography → Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin Emilie-Anne Gendron Violin Biography → Matthew Cohen, viola Matthew Cohen Viola Biography → Julia Yang, cello Julia Yang Cello Biography →

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The ensembleAbout CreArtBox.
The CreArtBox ensemble
CreArtBox ensemble · Photo: Tao Ho

CreArtBox creates and produces live art performances, fusing classical and contemporary music with original ideas encouraged by multidisciplinary interaction, and works to make world-class performances accessible to everyone regardless of background or economic circumstance.

Recognized by The New Yorker as one of its "art and music top picks," praised by Time Out as "an ensemble devoted to multidisciplinary events," and described by BroadwayWorld as "wholly authentic, visually and aurally compelling," the ensemble is known for enhancing the listening experience of live music through theatrical design while preserving the integrity of each composition.

It was founded in New York City in 2013 by flutist Guillermo Laporta and pianist Josefina Urraca, who continue as its artistic directors, and is now in its 12th season; the project was originally conceived in Europe in 2006 as Cre.Art Project. With headquarters in New York City and Asturias, Spain, CreArtBox gives its New York Series at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, tours internationally, and runs a printed magazine, a streaming platform, a live music podcast, an open call and commissioning program for composers, and Festival ADAR in rural Spain.

The performance that most defines its identity is the visual concert, in which visual art and theatrical design surround live classical and contemporary music; the ensemble also plays traditional chamber programs, which have taken it to Japan, Spain, Europe, Canada and the east coast of the United States.

An open Call for Scores has run since the first season, bringing works by Pulitzer Prize winners and emerging composers alike into the programmes. CreArtBox is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, the Amphion Foundation, the Alice M. Ditson Fund and the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, among others.

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Bookings

Guillermo Laporta and Josefina Urraca, directors
info@creartbox.nyc
CreArtBox, Inc. · 10–48 47th Road, Unit 1, Queens, NY 11101

What to tell us

The date, the hall and its instrument, the length of concert, and whether you want the quintet or a smaller formation. We answer with availability and a fee.