HIMA-USA Chamber Music Concert 

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Inspired by their Icelandic sister festival, Harpa International Music Academy (HIMA), HIMA-USA is an intergenerational, summer music academy focusing on the study and performance of string solo and chamber music. HIMA-USA will hold its second annual festival in Lakeside Chautauqua from Aug. 16-18. Throughout their visit, participants will perform a series of concerts open to the Lakeside community. View schedule:

HIMA-USA Chamber Music Concert
7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 16 | Hoover Auditorium
The world-renowned artist faculty at HIMA-USA join forces for a chamber music performance featuring works by Antonín Dvořák, Tania León and Robert Schumann. Performers include award-winning chamber musicians Sibbi Bernhardsson, Angela Cheng, Amit Even-Tov, Mari Sato and Eric Wong.

HIMA-USA Junior String Workshop Solo Recital
5 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 17 | Wellness Center Drackett Hall
This performance features the Junior String Workshop participants, ages 7-12.

HIMA-USA String Quartet Recital No. 1
7:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 17 | Wellness Center Drackett Hall
This concert includes performances by the String Quartet Intensive Ensembles.

HIMA-USA Junior String Workshop Chamber Music Recital
2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 18 | Wellness Center Drackett Hall
This afternoon chamber music performance features the Junior String Workshop participants, ages 7-12.

HIMA-USA String Quartet Recital No. 2
4 p.m., Friday, Aug. 18 | Wellness Center Drackett Hall
This show includes performances by the String Quartet Intensive Ensembles.

HIMA-USA String Quartet Recital No. 3
7:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 18 | Wellness Center Drackett Hall
The final concert features performances by the Advanced String Quartet Intensive Fellowship Ensembles.

About HIMA
HIMA-Iceland was founded in 2013 to offer high-level training for music students through solo and chamber music instruction, master classes, seminars, social events, and concerts in Reykjavik’s iconic, world-class concert venue, Harpa Concert Hall.

In addition to serving Icelandic music students, HIMA-Iceland draws participants from around the world including Europe, the Americas and Asia.

HIMA-Iceland’s artistic director, Sibbi Bernhardsson, is also the co-founder and artistic director of HIMA-USA. Along with his wife and co-founder, HIMA-USA executive director Sally Takada, Berharadsson has curated a festival with three key program elements — a string quartet intensive for advanced pre-formed quartets, a junior string intensive and a chamber music workshop for adult amateur string players. Serving an intergenerational mix of musicians, each program enhances and inspires others, fostering a supportive community of chamber music lovers.