PERFORMANCES AND VIDEOS

CONCERTS, MASTERCLASSES, & LECTURES
UPCOMING EVENTS

Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra (PACO): Leder Masterclass
Christopher Costanza teaches a masterclass as part of the Leder Masterclass Series, presented by the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra (PACO); several excellent PACO chamber music groups will perform.

Music at Kohl Mansion
Christopher Costanza presents a pre-concert lecture preceding the Music at Kohl Mansion performance by the Bennewitz Quartet from the Czech Republic.

Music at Kohl Mansion
Christopher Costanza presents a pre-concert lecture preceding the Music at Kohl Mansion performance by Trio Bohémo from the Czech Republic.

Music at Kohl Mansion
Christopher Costanza presents a pre-concert lecture preceding the Music at Kohl Mansion performance of a festive holiday program by Musica Pacifica.

Music at Kohl Mansion
Christopher Costanza presents a pre-concert lecture preceding the Music at Kohl Mansion performance by the excellent young Balourdet Quartet.

Utica Chamber Music Society
Christopher Costanza and Anne-Marie McDermott perform a duo recital of works by Britten, Brahms, and Beethoven in Christopher’s hometown of Utica, New York!

Music at Kohl Mansion
Christopher Costanza presents a pre-concert lecture preceding the Music at Kohl Mansion performance by the Lysander Trio.

Newburyport Chamber Music Festival
Christopher Costanza makes his first appearance at the Newburyport Chamber Music Festival, performing works by Mozart, Beethoven Carter, Golijov, and many others in multiple performances throughout Newburyport, Massachusetts.

Madeline Island Chamber Music
Christopher Costanza returns to beautiful Madeline Island, Wisconsin as a faculty member of Madeline Island Chamber Music, with chamber music coachings and multiple performances.

Montecito International Music Festival
Christopher Costanza returns to beautiful Thousand Oaks, California as a faculty member of the Montecito International Music Festival, with private teaching, multiple performances, and masterclasses.

Festival Napa Valley
Christopher Costanza returns to stunning Napa, California as a faculty member of Festival Napa Valley’s Blackburn Academy, with multiple performances and masterclasses.

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.

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.

Beethoven in Manuscript: Lecture-Performance
The Juniper String Trio (Debra Fong, Ezra Costanza, and Christopher Costanza) will be joined by violinist Jennifer Choi for a performance of the Cavatina from Beethoven’s Op. 130 String Quartet as well as a complete performance of Beethoven’s Op. 127 String Quartet. The event will include a lecture by Beethoven expert Dr. Erica Buurman, focusing on these two works and inspired by recent manuscript acquisitions by the Ira F. Brilliant Center Center for Beethoven Studies at San José State University.

Beethoven in Manuscript: Chamber Music Masterclass
Christopher Costanza will teach a masterclass to San José State University and high school students as part of the Beethoven in Manuscript presentations of the Ira F. Brilliant Center Center for Beethoven Studies at San José State University.

Poor Richard’s Chamber Music Society
Christopher Costanza jets to Philly for a concert of two iconic clarinet quintets.

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.

Stanford University Department of Music
Christopher Costanza and pianist Stephen Prutsman will perform all five Beethoven Sonatas for Cello and Piano in Campbell Recital Hall at Stanford University’s Braun Music Center. Admission is free!

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 Music Society
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.

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.

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!

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!
PAST EVENTS

VIDEOS
A little Bach from my home: Suite #3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Sarabande and Gigue
Bach: Suite #6 in D Major, from a live-streamed performance in September 2020
Bach: Suite #2 in D minor, from a live-streamed performance in September 2020
Prokofieff: Sinfonia Concertante, Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University, July, 2015