"To Beethoven Rather Than To Seem" Part 1

Featuring D.K. Garner's The Sky Was Good For Flying along with Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata and op. 12 no. 2.

This season, Gut Instinct takes on the large-scale project “To Beethoven Rather Than To Seem,” marking 200 years since Beethoven’s death and 250 since the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Over the course of five concerts, Nicholas DiEugenio and pianist Mimi Solomon will present all ten Beethoven Sonatas on period instruments along with five commissioned works written expressly for them.

Known for their versatility in programming and instrumentation, the group has performed across the United States at distinguished venues including Princeton University, Yale University, the Gretna Music Festival, the Chamber Music Society of Detroit, and Capital Region Classical, among others. Lauded as “everywhere sharp-edged and engaging” (The New York Times), the Sebastians have also been praised for their “well-thought-out articulation and phrasing” (Early Music Review) and “elegant string playing… immaculate in tuning and balance” (Early Music Today). I Care If You Listen praised the ensemble’s “beautifully-nuanced playing and thoughtful expressivity” in their début album, calling the recording a “technical and timbral tour-de-force.”

Come explore UNC Chapel Hill's amazing collection of historical pianos, including a Graf copy by renowned maker Rod Regier and an original 1843 Pleyel. Hear performances and receive coachings by experts in the field, and work intensively for one week using these instruments to inform your own interpretations and performances of works by composers of the time.

George Frideric Handel’s London was alive with musical innovation, shaped by his own genius and a rich circle of baroque composers, blending Italian brilliance with English tradition. This program explores the vibrant soundscape of 18th-century London—from Boyce’s stately elegance to Geminiani’s fiery virtuosity and Pepusch’s theatrical flair—alongside projections evoking London's historic architecture.

Nicholas DiEugenio interprets spiritual music through visual art

Before Bach, a generation of German composers was creating music of startling depth, richness, and beauty—music that rarely makes it to the stage today. Featuring works by Rosenmüller, Biber, Schmelzer, and Erlebach, this concert dives into the darker, sweeter side of the baroque, where glorious five-part string textures shine with clarity and warmth. Presented alongside handmade works by NYC-based fiber artists, the program draws connections between sound and textile—each a world of interwoven lines, depth, and ornament.

featuring works of Beethoven, Fanny Mendelssohn, and Leopoldine Blahetka with Jessica Troy, viola, James Wilson, cello, and Mimi Solomon, fortepiano

Over ten concerts throughout the festival, including period performances of Schubert 9th Symphony, a staged version of Handel's Messiah, a concert version of Mozart's Die Zauberflote, Britten 3rd Quartet, Haydn Piano Trio in D minor, Handel op. 9 no. 6, and more!

Three concerts in Asheville, Greenville, SC, and Waynesville, NC, featuring works of Tonia Ko, Clara Schumann, and Robert Schumann

The Sebastians return to the Princeton Festival for a fourth year in a row! Nicholas performs Vivaldi's Concerto in G Major RV 308 "per Sigta Anna Maria" in a wide-ranging concerto program featuring additional works of Corelli, Vivaldi, Galuppi, Telemann, and Handel.

Nicholas performs Vivaldi's Concerto in G Major, RV 308, written for Anna Maria della Pietá, as The Sebastians devote an entire evening to exploring Venice by Moonlight. The concert also features commissioned works by composer Robert Honstein from the group's album "Night Scenes from the Ospedale," works by Galuppi and Telemann, and the Red Priest's classic hit Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in b minor, RV580.

The Luby Symposium at UNC Chapel Hill brings world-renowned faculty chamber musicians together with undergraduate, graduate, and young artist students from universities, schools of music, and conservatories across the country.

BaroqueFest 2025 assembles 25 superlative musicians for a weekend devoted to J. S. Bach, his music, and the composers who inspired him.  Featured works include the St. John Passion (complete), Orchestral Suites, selections from The Musical Offering and Art of the Fugue, concertos and cantatas, as well as two dozen pieces by composers who influenced Bach, including Vivaldi, Buxtehude, Biber, Pachelbel, Couperin, and others.

All concerts feature acclaimed period-instrument performers. Seven programs include music for voices, orchestra, and chamber ensembles and feature historical keyboards.

Guest artist residency at University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

Guest artist residency at University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

Confessions revives a rarely heard gallant work for Soprano, Alto, and Bass with chamber orchestra titled Confitebor by Baldassare Galuppi. The show also features Vivaldi’s La Follia and sacred arias from Salve Regina and Nisi Dominus, as well as a trio sonata by Johann Adolph Hasse. All of these composers understood the healing power of music through their work at Italian Ospedale.

with Julie Bosworth, soprano, Kako Boga, violin, James Wilson, cello, Adam Cockerham, theorbo

with Julie Bosworth, soprano, Kako Boga, violin, James Wilson, cello, Adam Cockerham, theorbo

The Gut Instinct Chamber Music Project is a three-part, free concert series curated by Nicholas DiEugenio which brings UNC's historical instrument collection together with artists committed to presenting inspired, visceral, historically informed performances of the 19th-century chamber music repertoire.

Stylish. HIP. Inspired.

This season's programming features music of female composers and their artistic circles, and takes advantage of UNC Chapel Hill's collection of historic pianos such as its 1843 Pleyel and Graf replica built by Rodney Regier.

Along with Mimi Solomon and UNC's Graf fortepiano, Nicholas joins violinist Kako Boga, violist Jessica Troy, and cellists Keiran Campbell and James Wilson in historically informed, visceral performances of Schubert's awe-inspiring cello quintet as well as Fanny Mendelssohn's heart-stopping Piano Trio.

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The Gut Instinct Chamber Music Project is a three-part, free concert series curated by Nicholas DiEugenio which brings UNC's historical instrument collection together with artists committed to presenting inspired, visceral, historically informed performances of the 19th-century chamber music repertoire.

Stylish. HIP. Inspired.

This season's programming features music of female composers and their artistic circles, and takes advantage of UNC Chapel Hill's collection of historic pianos such as its 1843 Pleyel and Graf replica built by Rodney Regier.

Along with Mimi Solomon and UNC's Graf fortepiano, Nicholas joins violinist Kako Boga, violist Jessica Troy, and cellists Keiran Campbell and James Wilson in historically informed, visceral performances of Schubert's awe-inspiring cello quintet as well as Fanny Mendelssohn's heart-stopping Piano Trio.

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Guest artist residency at University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

Nicholas joins cellist James Wilson and pianist Mimi Solomon in a 19th-century arrangement of Tchaikovsky's Seasons for Piano Trio by Alexander Goedicke. The performance features excerpts of interpolated poetry, narrative, and other writings.

Nicholas brings his "Inspired by Bach" project to The Belvedere Series. This 75-minute installment of Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin is also accompanied by Nicholas' 31 original works of visual art inspired by each of the Bach movements.

Jointly presented by Mallarmé Music and the UNC Chapel Hill Newman Series.

This winter, TENET Vocal Artists will head out to Virginia and North Carolina to share deeply expressive music from Claudio Monteverdi’s Italy and Henry Purcell’s England. Among the ensemble’s specialties, TENET explores the rich and fruitful way baroque composers crafted duets as a way to double the impact of a single idea through the use of two voices or instruments with powerful and dazzling results.

TENET Vocal Artists: Jolle Greenleaf and Clara Rottsalk, sopranos, Nicholas DiEugenio and Kako Boga, violins, Daniel Swenberg, theorbo, Jeffrey Grossman, harpsichord

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Guest leader for New Year's Eve featuring J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 21, Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Magnificat BWV 243

MYCO students perform side-by-side with co-Artistic Director Nicholas DiEugenio and other professional chamber musicians from across the U.S. in a conductor-less chamber orchestra performance.

Get in the holiday spirit with The Sebastians, the acclaimed New York early music ensemble with Michigan native harpsichordist Jeffrey Grossman, making their CM Detroit début with a spirited program of joyful Baroque works. Celebrate the season with Handel, Corelli, and others, and be swept away by Vivaldi’s infectious La Folia!

The Gut Instinct Chamber Music Project is a three-part, free concert series curated by Nicholas DiEugenio which brings UNC's historical instrument collection together with artists committed to presenting inspired, visceral, historically informed performances of the 19th-century chamber music repertoire.

Stylish. HIP. Inspired.

This season's programming features music of female composers and their artistic circles, and takes advantage of UNC Chapel Hill's collection of historic pianos such as its 1843 Pleyel and Graf replica built by Rodney Regier. Nicholas joins pianist Mimi Solomon and UNC Chapel Hill's 1843 Pleyel to explore music of Pauline Viardot and her circle, including Gabriel Faure's iconic Violin Sonata in A Major, op. 13.

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As part of the Fall 2024 Staunton Music Festival Recital Series, Nicholas joins cellist James Wilson and fortepianist Carsten Schmidt and the festival's 1830 Graf fortepiano built by Rodney Regier in a performance of the three Schumann Piano Trios.

2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding by Frederick Renz of the Early Music Foundation (EMF) and its performance arm, Early Music New York.

Called a “fast-rising group of period-instrumentalists,” by the NY Times, The Sebastians’ 2022 series debut astounded all in attendance. Approaching early music with a fiery intensity, this thrilling group brings energy and elegance to baroque works featuring Bach’s Fourth Brandenburg Concerto.

Concerti by Bach, Pisendel, and Telemann
with the Brandenburg Fourth Concerto

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Works of Bach, Pisendel, and Telemann.

September 26, 7:30 pm, recital

September 27, masterclass

Prague Panorama: Mozart and Dvorak

The Gut Instinct Chamber Music Project is a three-part, free concert series curated by Nicholas DiEugenio which brings UNC's historical instrument collection together with artists committed to presenting inspired, visceral, historically informed performances of the 19th-century chamber music repertoire.

Stylish. HIP. Inspired.

This season's programming features music of female composers and their artistic circles, and takes advantage of UNC Chapel Hill's collection of historic pianos such as its 1843 Pleyel and Graf replica built by Rodney Regier. This concert features pianist Mimi Solomon and guest cellist Raman Ramakrishnan, and Nicholas joins them in the North Carolina premiere of Amanda Maier's Piano Trio.

Each August Staunton proudly hosts "Virginia's world-class music festival" (Travel + Leisure), which brings more than 90 world-class musicians from around the world to the Blue Ridge Mountains to perform for ten consecutive days and nights of eclectic chamber, vocal, and symphonic music. All performances are held entirely in historic downtown Staunton.​

Acclaimed baroque ensemble The Sebastians returns for its third Princeton Festival appearance with an exciting program featuring three of J.S. Bach’s beloved “Brandenburg” concerti along with classic works by Telemann and Vivaldi.

MYCO’s workshop provides college aged students (all attending music conservatories or majors in music at a university) the opportunity to receive private instruction from high caliber professional musicians, both international and local, and participate in chamber music groups with their peers from across the country.

The Young Artist Seminar is an intensive, one-week, tuition-free program dedicated to the study of the chamber music repertoire.

The Sebastians residency at MYCO (Mallarme Youth Chamber Orchestra) includes a feature recital along with coaching and side by side performances with the MYCO youth participants.

Directed by Nicholas DiEugenio, this week-long symposium at UNC is dedicated to chamber music in 2024.

Guest artist in residence at Staunton BaroqueFest 2024

Masterclasse along with a performance of the complete Six Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin by J.S. Bach, accompanied by my original visual artwork

Masterclass along with a performance of the complete Six Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin by J.S. Bach, accompanied by my original visual artwork

A weekend of masterclasses along with a performance of the complete Six Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin by J.S. Bach, accompanied by my original visual artwork

This exquisite weekend features two intimate performances spanning the complete J.S. Bach for solo violin, performed by Nicholas DiEugenio. Daniel Lee and Jeffrey Grossman provide complementary works exploring the Italian and French sides of Bach's musical personality. 32 Original works of art by Nicholas DiEugenio, inspired by each movement of the Sonatas and Partitas, will be displayed in the concert programs.

A weekend of masterclasses along with a performance of the complete Six Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin by J.S. Bach, accompanied by my original visual artwork

Performance of the complete Six Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin by J.S. Bach, accompanied by my original visual artwork

An exhibition of some of my visual art along with performances of solo Bach

Vivaldi: Four Seasons

Vivaldi: Four Seasons

Vivaldi Concerti plus a new work by Kenyon Duncan

Featured soloist in violin concerti by Loren Loiacono and Pergolesi

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Brahms and Mozart Clarinet Quintets

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Transfiguration: Sextets of Strauss and Schoenberg with Ellen Cockerham, Fitz Gary, Dana Kelley, James Wilson, and Carrie Bean Stute

Princeton Festival

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Gábor Takács-Nagy, conductor