Suzuki Play-In

Name: Suzuki Play-In
Start: 2026-07-25
Location: Cobblestone Arts Center

Amy Barston, cello Chiara Dieguez, viola Audrey Andrist, piano Katie Lansdale, violin

Come make music with us! ChamberFest Canandaigua invites violinists and cellists of all ages and experience levels to perform side-by-side with Juilliard cellist Amy Sue Barston, acclaimed concert pianist Audrey Andrist, world-renowned violin professor Katie Lansdale, and nationally known violist Chiara Kingsley Dieguez.

This joyful community music event in the Finger Lakes region celebrates the beloved Suzuki repertoire and the connections it creates among musicians. Aptly called the "Mother Tongue" method, the Suzuki philosophy treats music like language, allowing students to build their musical vocabulary through shared pieces and experiences.

Students at a Suzuki event are never truly strangers. Young musicians from different backgrounds can come together through a shared love of music, instantly connecting through pieces they already know and enjoy.

Amy Barston with the cello on stage, gesturing to young players seated below

Three young players holding violins and bows while seated in the audience

Four violinists playing together on stage, one facing away from the camera

A group of young violinists in matching blue shirts playing on stage

A violinist and another performer holding up a card on stage, a cello behind them

Young violinists in blue shirts standing in a staggered line, playing on stage

Young string players seated in the theater with instruments while a teacher addresses them from the stage

Many young violinists playing together in the theater seats

Young violinists lined up across the stage with a pianist and a leader guiding them

Young violinists, a violinist, a pianist and a cellist performing together on stage

A cellist seen from behind facing rows of young violinists playing on stage

Children playing violin beside an adult violinist, a pianist and a cellist on stage

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