Music at the Mansion with Hafez Taghavi & Friends
December 14
Music at the Mansion is an exciting arts and cultural collaboration between Lounsbury House and the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, with the intent of offering diverse chamber music of the highest artistic quality, while sharing the history and beauty of one of Ridgefield’s most treasured landmarks. Now in its third year, the concert series continues in 2025 with concerts on July 13, July 27, August 17 and December 14.
Hafez Taghavi is a sought after violinist, conductor, and pedagogue. He is based mainly in the New York City/ Connecticut area but is also avidly active abroad. Locally, he has performed with the Deming String Quartet, the Lotus Chamber Music Collective, the Ridgefield Symphony, Bridgeport Symphony, and the Charles Ives Music Festival orchestra. As a soloist, Hafez has performed concerti with several ensembles, including performances at Veronica Hagman Hall and Yale University. He has been described by the Danbury News Times as, “…a promising, talented soloist.” Internationally, he has been invited to play at venues in Vienna, Bonn, Leipzig, Salzburg, Bologna, Budapest, and La Paz among many others. In addition to live performances, Hafez can be heard on numerous albums from many different genres, as well as film, TV, and video game soundtracks. Hafez maintains his own private studio and is currently is on faculty at the Canterbury School, the Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras, and the Interharmony International Music Festival. His major musical influences and teachers are Martha Shackford, Ronda Cole, David Strom, Eric Lewis, Cal Wiersma, John Dexter, Chris Finckel, Curtis Macomber, Ransom Wilson, and the Manhattan String Quartet. Hafez will be joined for this concert by a music colleagues from the NY/CT area.
PROGRAM: To be announced.
Tickets may be purchased online here.
