June 23 – 28, 2022

Multiple locations

New York, June 1, 2022— Chelsea Music Festival launches its annual June Festival with five dynamic days of concerts, conversation, and tastings with musicians, visual artists, chefs. Taking inspiration from the rich siblinghood, friendship, and deep bond between Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn on the 175th anniversary of their passing, Co-Artistic Directors Melinda Lee Masur and Ken-David Masur present “Not Without You,” which honors the Mendelssohns’ legacy and the need for collaboration.

Visit the official Chelsea Music Festival site for scheduling info and how to get tickets.

ABOUT THE CHELSEA MUSIC FESTIVAL

Chelsea Music Festival celebrates great music by convening world-leading musicians & artists in the performing, culinary, and visual arts for an international audience. The Festival invites artists, composers, and performers to collaborate in pursuit of new perspectives in artistic expression. Inspired by its Chelsea roots, the Festival reflects the creativity of one of New York City’s most dynamic neighborhoods. Programs span musical genres ranging from classical to contemporary to jazz with a special emphasis on Festival commissions by composers whose works are not in the traditional western canon. In addition to its on-the-ground programming, the Festival hosts an online library of recordings so music enthusiasts, artists, and students alike can explore unique interpretations of classical, jazz, and contemporary works via high-quality videos of world-class performances and dialogues available for years to come.

Since 2010, the Chelsea Music Festival has established itself as a critically-acclaimed, accessible and interactive gateway to chamber music in non-traditional concert spaces such as art galleries, public squares, schools, and churches. Artists hail from around the world to partake in nearly ten days of programming full of concerts, lectures, exhibitions, family events, and free outreach performances. In 2020, the Chelsea Music Festival inaugurated its Online Encores and Online Originals YouTube series; Online Encores presents highlights from our Festival archives while Online Originals presents new and never-before-seen performances and recordings. We are proud to give emerging voices, particularly those of women and people of color, a stage and are working to build an audience and intimate community to support a new generation of musicians, composers, and artists.

The Chelsea Music Festival Artistic Directors are Melinda Lee Masur and Ken-David Masur.