Performances and Videos
Performances
Upcoming Events
Stanford Live
The Stanford Cello Choir - Christopher Costanza, Director - performs an exciting and eclectic program of music for cello ensemble, from cello quartets to a full-size cello orchestra. This will be the Stanford Cello Choir’s debut in beautiful Bing Concert Hall, a perfect venue for listening to the widely varied colors only a cello choir can create!
SF Performances
Christopher Costanza will be joined by violinist Alexi Kenney, violinist/violist Owen Dalby, and pianist Amy Yang in a unique and exciting program of works by Danny Elfman and Erich Wolfgang Korngold. This concert is part of the new the Beischer Family Sunday String Series, a presentation of SF Performances.
Chamber Music Marin
Christopher Costanza is joined by violinist Owen Dalby and pianist Ilya Yakushev for this unique and compelling program of works by Martinu, Shostakovich, Brahms, and others.
San José Chamber Orchestra
Debra Fong, Ezra Costanza, and Christopher Costanza - the Fong-Costanza Family String Trio - are the featured soloists in the world premiere of Durwynne Hsieh’s triple concerto, Drizzle, Downpour, Desperation, and Other Stories.
SF Performances
Christopher Costanza will perform unaccompanied suites by Bach - his sixth - and Britten - his second. This concert is part of the new the Beischer Family Sunday String Series, a presentation of SF Performances.
Summit Chamber Music Series
Christopher Costanza and five amazing colleagues will perform string sextets by Korngold and Brahms on this exciting series created by violinist Sunmi Chang.
Stanford Holiday Musicale
The Stanford Cello Choir - Christopher Costanza, director - performs a program of exciting works for cello ensemble, including a world premiere and a collection of holiday favorites!
Woodside Arts and Culture First Friday Concert
The Juniper String Trio - violinist Debra Fong, violist Ezra Costanza, and cellist Christopher Costanza - perform a program of varied works by Mozart/Bach, Dohnanyi, Duruflé, Messiaen, and Carlos Simon.
Stanford Medicine Orchestra
Cellist Christopher Costanza and violinist Debra Fong are the featured soloists in this Stanford Medicine Orchestra concert in Stanford’s magnificent Bing Concert Hall, playing the rarely heard “The Muse and the Poet” by Camille Saint-Saëns.
Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Artistry in Action: String Masters Series
Christopher Costanza performs the complete cycle of the three Suites for Cello by Benjamin Britten in historic Seully Hall at the Boston Conservatory.
Stanford Live
Christopher Costanza joins Stanford colleagues as well as additional guests for a chamber music performance in beautiful Bing Concert Hall.
Tertulia Chamber Music
Christopher Costanza, Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, and Jonathan Vinocour perform a varied program of works by Bach, Martinu, and Dohnanyi at the home of one of San Francisco’s premier single-origin chocolate producers.
Tippet Rise Art Center
Christopher Costanza returns to beautiful Fishtail, Montana to perform Beethoven and Bach at the amazing Tippet Rise Art Center.
Festival Napa Valley
Returning for his third season as a faculty member of the Blackburn Academy, Festival Napa Valley, Christopher Costanza performs in multiple concerts with fellow faculty members and students at the beautiful CIA at Copia in Napa, California.
Tour of France
Christopher Costanza is the soloist in concerts across France and in Monaco, playing the beloved Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto with the Stanford Symphony Orchestra, Paul Phillips conducting. Concerts will be in Versailles, Lyon, Annonay, Fourques, Nice, and Monaco.
Spoleto Festival USA
Christopher Costanza performs chamber music at the Spoleto USA Festival in Charleston, South Carolina in multiple varied programs.
Saint-Saëns Concerto with the Stanford Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Costanza is the cello soloist with the Stanford Symphony Orchestra in the Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor, Op. 33 by Camille Saint-Saëns. Paul Phillips Conducts.
Saint-Saëns Concerto with the Stanford Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Costanza is the cello soloist with the Stanford Symphony Orchestra in the Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor, Op. 33 by Camille Saint-Saëns. Paul Phillips Conducts.
Music at Kohl Mansion
Christopher Costanza - with violinist Owen Dalby and pianist Ilya Yakushev - perform a monumental program of music by Brahms, Martinu, Gershwin, and others.
Christopher Costanza Plays the Complete Britten Cello Suites at Stanford
Christopher Costanza will perform the complete cycle of Benjamin Britten’s Three Suites for Solo Cello, a rare offering.
The Stanford Chamber Chorale
This Stanford Chamber Chorale performance features Jake Runestad’s “Cello Songs” with Christopher Costanza as cello soloist. This concert previews the late March Stanford Chamber Chorale Hawaii tour, more info to follow!
Christopher Costanza Plays the Complete Bach Cello Suites at Stanford
Christopher Costanza will perform the complete cycle of J. S. Bach’s Six Unaccompanied Suites for Solo Cello in a single concert.
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano, with members of the St. Lawrence String Quartet
The great Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano, appears on the Bing Concert Hall stage with members of the St. Lawrence String Quartet.
Sundays with the St. Lawrence
This “Sundays with the St. Lawrence” Stanford Live concert features pianist Stephen Prutsman and a string chamber orchestra including incredible students from the Stanford Department of Music.
Christopher Costanza Presents a Masterclass at Boston College
Christopher Costanza will present a masterclass at Boston College, free and open to the public.
The Pucker Gallery, Boston
An evening of Bach performed by Christopher Costanza, along with an inspiring conversation between him, Lisa Wong, and Shelter Music Boston’s Artistic Director Adrian Anantawan.
Christopher Costanza Plays the Complete Bach Cello Suites, Part 2
Christopher Costanza will perform suites 1,2, and 6 on this second of two concerts featuring the complete cycle of J. S. Bach’s Six Unaccompanied Suites for Solo Cello.
Christopher Costanza Plays the Complete Bach Cello Suites, Part 1
Christopher Costanza will perform suites 3,4, and 5 on this first of two concerts featuring the complete cycle of J. S. Bach’s Six Unaccompanied Suites for Solo Cello.
Classical at the Freight
A Mozart 286th Birthday Bash featuring two incredible Mozart quintets: the Horn Quintet in E-flat Major, K.V. 407 and Viola Quintet in C Major, K.V. 515.
Holiday Musicale at Stanford
In this annual holiday-themed concert at Stanford’s iconic Memorial Church, Christopher Costanza directs the Stanford Cello Choir in a varied program including works by Bach, Dvorak, and others, including some holiday classics! This concert also features the incredible Stanford Chamber Chorale directed by Stephen Sano.
Beethoven Triple Concerto with the Stanford Medicine Orchestra
Christopher Costanza - along with colleagues Owen Dalby, violin, and Stephen Prutsman, piano - will perform the Triple Concerto by Ludwig van Beethoven with the Stanford Medicine Orchestra in Stanford’s magnificent Bing Concert Hall, conducted by Terrance Yan.
Masterclass for Young Chamber Musicians
Christopher Costanza gives a masterclass for the stellar Young Chamber Musicians Program at the Kohl Mansion in Burlingame, California, coaching string quartets by Dvorak and Tchaikovsky. Following the class, Christopher will perform an excerpt from Benjamin Britten’s First Suite for Solo Cello, Op. 72.
Chamber Music at San Miguel Chapel
The Juniper String Trio (Debra Fong, violin; Ezra Costanza, viola; and Christopher Costanza, cello) performs an exciting program of works by Jean Françaix, Paul Wiancko, and Ernst von Dohnányi
Chamber Music at San Miguel Chapel
In this unaccompanied cello recital, Christopher Costanza performs two iconic masterpieces from the solo cello literature: the first Unaccompanied Suite by J.S. Bach and the first Solo Cello Suite by Benjamin Britten. Two groundbreaking works performed in the intimate and historic San Miguel chapel!
Music at Oakmont
This concert features piano quartets of Mozart (a 1794 piano quartet arrangement of his piano and wind quintet, K. 452), Mélanie Bonis, and Johannes Brahms. Christopher Costanza will be joined by violinist Scott St. John, violist David Samuel, and pianist John Novacek.
Strauss’s Don Quixote with the Stanford Symphony Orchestra
The great Richard Strauss tone poem “Don Quixote” will be the featured work on this program.