About Blue Candlelight Music Series
Blue Candlelight Music Series was founded in 2002 as the brainchild of Daredjan “Baya” Kakouberi and Lisa Blue. Their vision was to enrich the cultural fabric of Dallas by presenting performances by world class musicians in the intimate surroundings of an elegant private home. In that way an audience could experience classical music and close contact with musicians recreating the atmosphere in which chamber music masterpieces were originally performed.
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NOVEMBER CONCERT ARTIST FEATURE: INBAL SEGEV 🎼 Inbal Segev is new to our BCMS series this season! She will perform along with Gary Levinson, Baya Kakouberi and Michael Klotz at our November 15 concert. Combining rich tone and technical mastery with rare dedication and intelligence, Inbal has appeared with orchestras including the Baltimore Symphony, Berlin Philharmonic, Dallas Symphony, and many others, collaborating with such prominent conductors as Marin Alsop, Kirill Karabits, Lorin Maazel, Cristian Măcelaru, Zubin Mehta, and Leonard Slatkin. Committed to reinvigorating the cello repertoire, she has commissioned and premiered new cello concertos from Timo Andres, Anna Clyne, Avner Dorman, Victoria Poleva, and Dan Visconti. Recorded with Alsop and the London Philharmonic for Avie Records, Segev’s premiere recording of Clyne’s new cello concerto, DANCE, was an instant success, topping the Amazon Classical Concertos chart. Its opening movement was chosen as one of NPR Music’s “Favorite Songs of 2020,” receiving more than 13 million listens on Spotify. Segev’s discography includes acclaimed recordings of the Elgar Cello Concerto, Romantic cello works, and Bach’s Cello Suites, while her popular YouTube masterclass series, Musings with Inbal Segev, has inspired a generation of cellists.
A native of Israel, at 16 Segev was invited by Isaac Stern to continue her cello studies in the U.S., where she earned degrees from Yale University and the Juilliard School, before co-founding the Amerigo Trio with former New York Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Dicterow and violist Karen Dreyfus. Segev started composing during the pandemic: her cello quartet, Behold, can be heard on her album 20 for 2020; her cello octet, B Natural, premiered at Yale in 2023; and in 2024 her string trio premiered in Fort Worth, her clarinet trio in Israel, and her piano trio in New York. Segev’s cello was made by Francesco Ruggieri in 1673.
Tickets and more information about our November concert can be found at bluecandlelight.org.
Visit bluecandlelight.org for tickets and details!
We know you can`t wait for this one, because...neither can we! Join us for these amazing artists and enjoy an evening of music, wine, delicious food and complimentary valet parking. You`ll find tickets and details at bluecandlelight.org.
We have quite a lineup performing at our next concert - familiar faces as well as a BCMS debutante, Inbal Segev. Inbal is an extraordinary cellist but also a composer, and you will hear her work (along with that of Mozart, Schubert and Dvorak) on November 15. Don`t miss it! Tickets and details at bluecandlelight.org.
Congratulations to our first prize winners, Matthew Scott and Roi Song! Thanks to the BCMS board of directors and jury (Anton Nel, Jihye Chang and Hector Guzman) for supporting our first ever competition and selecting our young prize winners. Follow us throughout the season for info on their upcoming Young Starlight performances and look for more information about our competition winners at bluecandlelight.org soon.
The house may be quiet now…but look who’s playing in November!! Tickets and details at bluecandlelight.org.
An amazing concert with Ilya Kaler and Baya Kakouberi last night!
Be among the lucky who will hear Ilya Kaler perform on our stage with pianist, Baya Kakouberi, on Sunday, October 18 at 6:00pm. Ilya Kaler is considered to be one of the most outstanding personalities of the violin today. He is the only violinist to win the Gold Medal at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow (1986), the Sibelius Competition in Helsinki (1985), and the Paganini Competition in Genoa (1981). He has been described as a "magician, bewitching our ears" by Gramophone for his hauntingly beautiful sound, flawless command of the instrument and mesmerizing phrasing. He is a soloist, a recording artist, a chamber musician, and one of the most sought-after teachers in the world. Visit bluecandlelight.org for details and tickets.
Our next concert will be here this Sunday, October 18! Join violinist, Ilya Kaler, and pianist, Baya Kakouberi, for a concert featuring music by some of the greatest composers of all time. It`s a full evening of incredible music, delicious food and wine, with complimentary valet parking. Seats go fast, so visit bluecandlelight.org for tickets and details. Concert at 6:00pm, doors open at 5:30pm. 🎹🎶🎻
Be among the lucky who will hear Ilya Kaler perform on our stage with pianist, Baya Kakouberi, on Sunday, October 18 at 6:00pm. Ilya Kaler is considered to be one of the most outstanding personalities of the violin today. He is the only violinist to win the Gold Medal at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow (1986), the Sibelius Competition in Helsinki (1985), and the Paganini Competition in Genoa (1981). He has been described as a "magician, bewitching our ears" by Gramophone for his hauntingly beautiful sound, flawless command of the instrument and mesmerizing phrasing. He is a soloist, a recording artist, a chamber musician, and one of the most sought-after teachers in the world. Visit bluecandlelight.org for details and tickets.
Don`t miss this performance on Sunday, October 18 at 6:00pm (doors open at 5:30pm). Masterful artists and dear friends reunite on the Blue Candlelight stage to present an evening of music without borders. Violinist, Ilya Kaler, and pianist, Baya Kakouberi join forces on classical gems from Mozart to Strauss and Kreisler to Wieniawski. Visit bluecandlelight.org for tickets and details.
Our next concert will be here this Sunday, October 18! Join violinist, Ilya Kaler, and pianist, Baya Kakouberi, for a concert featuring music by some of the greatest composers of all time. It`s a full evening of incredible music, delicious food and wine, with complimentary valet parking. Seats go fast, so visit bluecandlelight.org for tickets and details. Concert at 6:00pm, doors open at 5:30pm. 🎹🎶🎻
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