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19 performances by leading international classical musicians at affordable prices. It now offers programming in Albany at the College of St.

Formed by music-loving community leaders, Capital Region Classical (CRC) is a new nonprofit organization which assumed control of the beloved Union College Concert Series in December 2019. For almost fifty years, the series has presented some of the world's leading classical musicians at Union College from Mitsuko Uchida to the Emerson String Quartet to Ian Bostridge. The series performs the bulk of its season at the historic and acouslically-superb Memorial Chapel on the campus of Union College in Schenectady. Rose and Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, and will continue to expand its reach throughout New York's Capital Region over the course of the next ten years.

10/30/2026

The Ensemble Jupiter and Lea Desandre, mezzo perform “Non posso far” from Provenzale’s Lo schiavo di sua moglie. On Sunday, November 15 at 3pm, they bring their Amazone program to Union College in Schenectady ahead of their sold-out performance at Carnegie Hall. Tickets are selling fast for these “enviously intelligent, inventive and generous musicians” (Gramophone). Order yours today at https://rebrand.ly/jupens

10/29/2026

On Sun, Nov 22, French guitarist Raphael Feuillatre, whose recordings are some of the most-streamed guitar music in the world, returns to CRC after his debut at Mont Pleasant in 2024. He brings an “uncommon breadth of spirit that shines through every note” (Gramophone) to beloved guitar masterpieces from Spain and Latin America. Order your tickets today at https://rebrand.ly/rapfeu

10/27/2026

On Sun, Nov 15, 3-4pm at Union College, ahead of their sold-out performance at Carnegie Hall, the Ensemble Jupiter—one of the world’s top early music ensembles, led by lutenist Thomas Dunford—with famed mezzo Lea Desandre return to Schenectady for a program of Baroque arias and instrumental works. Named in the NY Times top 10 programs they want to hear this season in Carnegie Hall, the “elegant fire” (New Yorker) of Desandre with Jupiter’s “delightful” (NY Times) playing will have you on the edge of your seat. Tickets are available at https://rebrand.ly/jupens

10/25/2026

TODAY AT 3PM, the “fresh, enthusiastic and ephemeral” (The Guardian) Quatuor Modigliani performs with CRC at Union College. They bring with them Schumann’s beloved Third Quartet in addition to works of Haydn and Mařatka. Join us for our only string quartet performance this season before our Beethoven Cycle in March! Head to https://rebrand.ly/modsq for last-minute tickets.

10/24/2026

TOMORROW AT 3PM, CRC welcomes back the Quatuor Modigliani to Union College. They bring their “bright, youthful spark” (The Guardian) to quartets of Schumann, Haydn, and Mařatka. In demand across the globe, with biannual performances at Carnegie Hall, we are the last stop on their North American tour before they return to Paris. Join us this Sunday; tickets are available at https://rebrand.ly/modsq

10/23/2026

On Sunday at 3pm, the “irresistible [and] unabashedly virtuosic” (NY Times) Quatuor Modigliani returns to Union College for a performance of quartets by Mařatka, Haydn, and Schumann’s Third Quartet. Don’t miss out as this is the only string quartet performance this season before the start of our Beethoven Cycle in March! Grab your tickets today at https://rebrand.ly/modsq

10/22/2026

On Sun, Oct 25 at 3pm at Union College, alongside works of Schumann and Haydn, the Quatuor Modigliani return to CRC with a new work by Czech composer Kryštof Mařatka: AMEDEA—visage de jeune fille.
Commissioned for the finals of the Bordeaux Competition (of which the Modigliani are artistic directors), the piece draws inspiration from a painting by Amedeo Modigliani whose artistic principles match Mařatka’s approach to music—combining universal archaic techniques with contemporary processes, mixing past and present.
Experience this exciting new work alongside celebrated staples of the quartet canon on Sunday; head to https://rebrand.ly/modsq for tickets.

10/21/2026

“With a Gallic cool, supported by a solid, thoroughly unified technique” (NY Times), the Quatuor Modigliani return to CRC at Union College this Sunday at 3pm. Regulars at Carnegie Hall and other leading venues across the globe, they bring quartets of Haydn, Schumann, and a new work by Czech composer Mařatka. Order your tickets today at https://rebrand.ly/modsq

10/20/2026

This Sunday at 3pm, the Modigliani Quartet (Quatuor Modigliani) arrive at Union College for the final stop on their North American tour. Returning to CRC after nearly 4 years, they bring their “irresistible [and] unabashedly virtuosic” (NY Times) playing to works of Schumann, Haydn, and more. Join us for one of the top quartets in the world; tickets and more information are at https://rebrand.ly/modsq

10/18/2026

TODAY at 3PM, our season kicks off at Union College with violinist Jennifer Koh and pianist Vijay Iyer. Join us for solo and duo works of Bach and Iyer including the NY premiere of Scenes of Living and Dying, Part II: The Betweens. Available tickets can be purchased at https://rebrand.ly/kohiyer

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430 Franklin Street, #2333
Schenectady, NY
12305

Website

http://www.capitalregionclassical.org/

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