John and Linda Cooke Noontime Series

Cooke Noontime Concerts

are in Ackerman Hall at the Carlos Museum or Emerson Concert Hall as noted. Concerts at the Carlos Museum ONLY will require free registration. Register at https://carlos.emory.edu/calendar.

Series Schedule

Vega Quartet 20th Anniversary Celebration @ Emerson Concert Hall

Fri., Sept. 12: The Vega Quartet celebrates its 20th season as Quartet in Residence at Emory- the first String Quartet to ever be based in Atlanta. They perform music of Beethoven and with pianist William Ransom, Schumann’s Piano Quintet.

Marina Lomazov, piano

Fri., Oct. 3: Praised by critics as “a diva of the piano” (The Salt Lake City Tribune), “a mesmerizing risk-taker” (The Plain Dealer, Cleveland), and “simply spectacular” (Chicago International Music Foundation) Ukrainian-American pianist Marina Lomazov has established herself as one of the most passionate and charismatic performers on the concert scene today.

Concert on the Quad!

Wed., Oct. 8: The annual “Concert on the Quad” features the All-Star Brass Quintet performing in front of the Carlos Museum on the main Emory Quadrangle. If you like, bring a blanket and a picnic and enjoy the music while you dine alfresco!

Halloween Concert @ Emerson Concert Hall

Fri., Oct. 31: Celebrate Halloween with scary music- Danse Macabre by Saint-Saens and Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” Quartet- performed by the Vega Quartet and Julie Coucheron and William Ransom, pianists.

Joy Cline Phinney, piano; Francesca Anderegg, violin

Fri., Dec. 5: A graduate of both Harvard and Juilliard, brilliant violinist Francesca Anderegg makes her Atlanta debut with pianist Joy Phinney, a member of the Boston Public Quartet.

Winter Winds @ Emerson Concert Hall

Fri., January 23: Come out of the winter cold and get warmed up by two of the world’s finest wind players- clarinetist David Shifrin and flutist Ransom Wilson, in a virtuoso showcase of their talents.

Mozart @ the Museum

Fri., Feb. 20: Two of Mozart’s most beautiful works with winds- the Flute Quartet and the Clarinet Trio- will be performed by James Zellers, Jesse McCandless, pianist Elizabeth Pridgen, and members of the Vega Quartet.

Jason Kwak, piano

Fri., March 20: Pianist Dr. Jason Kwak performs and teaches around the world and is in residence at Texas State University where he is also Director of the Texas State International Piano Festival. Brahms’ great Sonata in F Minor will be performed.

Robert Koenig, piano; Vega Quartet @ Emerson Concert Hall

Fri., April 3: Canadian pianist Robert Koenig performs throughout the world to great acclaim as a collaborative pianist and chamber musician. He is Professor and Head of Collaborative Piano at the University of California Santa Barbara. In 2022, Koenig was appointed Artistic Director of the Palm Springs International Piano Competition. His summers are spent at the Interlochen Summer Arts Camp where he is Coordinator of Collaborative Piano.

Around the World with Julie & Will

Fri., May 8: Piano four-hands has never been as much fun as when Julie and Will get together for music from Spain, Italy, Russia, France, Hungary, and of COURSE Norway, Julie’s home!