The Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival Returns To South Florida From July 8-20, 2025!
Chamber Music for All: Gingold Festival Brings Music to South Florida Through Eight Free or Low-cost Concerts at Venues Including Lynn University and Friends of the Classics, Among Others Under the Elevar Foundation Banner, the Gingold Festival Brings World-Class Musicians to Residents at Alzheimer’s Community Care Centers and Students at the Youth Orchestras of Palm Beach County Summer Camp.
Following the success of last year’s inaugural season in Boca Raton, the Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival (JGCMF)—a new program of the Elevar Foundation—returns to South Florida from July 8–20, 2025, with eight concerts and five community engagement events. Concerts will be held at premier venues including the Phyllis and Harvey Sandler Center, Beth Ami Congregation, Lynn University, Friends of the Classics, and St. Mary’s Church in Stuart. Featuring world-class faculty artists and rising young performers, this year’s Festival will also bring music to Alzheimer’s Community Care centers in West Palm Beach and Stuart, as well as to students at the Youth Orchestras of Palm Beach County Summer Camp.
The 2025 Festival program offers a dynamic musical journey across time, place, and genre, with five thoughtfully crafted themes spanning eight concerts. The season opens with Sephardic Dreams (July 8 & 10), a stirring tribute to Jewish composers centered on Sueños de Sefarad by David Stock—commissioned by JGCMF Co-Founder Andrés Cárdenes—alongside works by Chajes, Korngold, Mendelssohn, and John Williams. The French Connection (July 12) evokes the elegance of la belle époque with atmospheric works by Ravel, Debussy, Ysaÿe, and Fauré, while Romantic Fantasies (July 13) showcases music of Saint-Saëns, Poulenc, Rachmaninov, and Brahms. The energy continues with Czech It Out! (July 15 & 19), a celebration of Dvořák’s Bohemian brilliance, and concludes with Swept Away (July 17 & 20), a lush and lyrical offering of chamber treasures by Arensky, Schumann, and Brahms.
The distinguished roster of artists for this year’s Festival includes some of today’s most respected performers renowned as soloists, chamber collaborators, and pedagogues. Violinists Andrés Cárdenes, Cho-Liang Lin, Brooke Gunter, and Gary Levinson join violists Gerald Karni, Michael Klotz, and Richard Young; cellists Rafael Figueroa and Wendy Sutter; pianists Ian Hobson, Sheng-Yuan Kuan, and Lana Suran; harpist Isabel Cárdenes; flutist Elizabeth Lu; and clarinetist Stojo Miserlioski.
About the Elevar Foundation
The Elevar Foundation is dedicated to the transformative power of music and music education. Through programs such as the Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition (EOIVC) and the Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival (JGCMF), Elevar creates access to high-level opportunities for underserved communities and provides a platform for launching the careers of the next generation of violinists. From free workshops and lessons to performances, instrument access, and artist development, Elevar partners with organizations across the country to remove barriers and inspire the next generation of musicians.
About the Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival
Now a proud program of the Elevar Foundation and flying under the banner of its Elevate 360: Musical Masters initiative, the Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival (JGCMF) celebrates the legacy of legendary violinist Josef Gingold and his deeply human approach to music. Held each summer in Boca Raton, Florida, the Festival brings together world-class faculty and rising young artists for two weeks of concerts, mentorship, and community engagement. Programming is inspired by the Golden Age of violin playing and a belief in chamber music as a living, breathing art form—one that connects people across generations and backgrounds.
Josef Gingold 2025 Chamber Music Festival Schedule
Full Details and TicketsJuly 8, 2025 at 7pm
Phyllis and Harvey Sandler Center (Boca Raton, FL)
Adolph and Rose Levis Jewish Community Center
Andrés Cárdenes, violin
Cho-Liang Lin, violin
Michael Klotz, viola
Rafael Figueroa, cello
Ian Hobson, piano
Lana Suran, piano
Sephardic Dreams
David Stock: Sueños de Sefarad
Julius Chajes: Prayer
Erich Korngold: Much ado about Nothing
John Williams: Theme from Schindler’s List
Felix Mendelssohn: Trio No. 2 in c minor, Op. 66
This performance is free and open to the public; however, seating is limited, and reservations are required.
To register for tickets please call 561-558-2520 or the visit the Levis Center website at levisjcc.org.
July 10, 2025 at 7pm
Beth Ami Congregation (Boca Raton, FL)
July 12, 2025 at 7:30pm
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall (Boca Raton, FL) Lynn University
July 13, 2025 at 3pm
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall (Boca Raton, FL)
Lynn University
July 15, 2025 at 7:45pm
Friends of the Classics (Boca Raton, FL) at St. Andrews Estates South
Remaining Concerts!
July 17, 2025, at 7pm
St. Mary’s Church (Stuart, FL)
Andrés Cárdenes, violin
Gary Levinson, violin
Michael Klotz, viola
Gerald Karni, viola
Wendy Sutter, cello
Lana Suran, piano
Sheng-Yuan Kuan, piano
Anton Arensky: Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor, Op. 32
Robert Schumann: Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105
Johannes Brahms: String Quintet in G Major, Op. 111
This is a ticked event; tickets are $25 or free for students and teachers with a valid ID.
Online tickets can be purchased stmarys-stuart.org or at the door (cash only).
July 19, 2025 at 7:30pm
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall (Boca Raton, FL)
Lynn University
Andrés Cárdenes, violin
Gary Levinson, violin
Brooke Gunter, violin
Michael Klotz, viola
Wendy Sutter, cello
Lana Suran, piano
Sheng-Yuan Kuan, piano
“Czech It Out!”
Antonin Dvorak: Terzetto in C Major, Op. 74
Antonin Dvorak: Sonatina in G Major, Op. 100
Antonin Dvorak: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat Major, Op. 87
This performance is free and open to the public; however, seating is limited, and reservations are required.
To register online please follow this link here or call 561-237-9000.
July 20, 2025 at 3pm
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall (Boca Raton, FL) Lynn University
Andrés Cárdenes, violin
Gary Levinson, violin
Michael Klotz, viola
Gerald Karni, viola
Wendy Sutter, cello
Lana Suran, piano
Sheng-Yuan Kuan, piano
Anton Arensky: Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor, Op. 32
Robert Schumann: Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105
Johannes Brahms: String Quintet in G Major, Op. 111
This performance is free and open to the public; however, seating is limited, and reservations are required.
To register online please follow this link here or call 561-237-9000.
The Elevar Foundation and its programs, including the Elmar Oliviera International Violin Competition and the Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival, are funded in part by the generous support from the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, the Amado Foundation, and the The Annette Urso Rickel Foundation.
The Elevar Foundation recognizes Lynn University as our gracious host for EOIVC 2026 and selected performances that are part of the Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival.
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