UPCOMING:
2024
Good Vibes Explosion European Tour, May 2024
May 16: Le Théâtre du Vesinet (Le Vesinet, FRANCE) - Tickets
May 17: La Coopérative de Mai (Clermont Ferrand, FRANCE) - Tickets
May 18: Bonlieu Scene Nationale (Annecy, FRANCE) - Tickets
May 21: Jazz Club Singen (Singen, GERMANY) - Tickets
May 22: Jazzclub Unterfahrt (Munich, GERMANY) - Ticket
May 24: Sardinen USF Verftet (Bergen, NORWAY) - Tickets
For bookings during this period: info@tablepoundingmusic.com
Maïté LMD Productions (France): maite@maitemusic.com
Saudades Tourneen (Rest of Europe: info@saudades.at
Accademia Chigiana: Innovations in Chamber Music (Siena, Italy)
August 5-10 Accademia Chigiana
David Krakauer and I will be teaching and performing at the incredible Accademia Chigiana in beautiful Siena Italy. We’ll be presenting some exciting new material at our duo concert together with Allievi Chigiani String Qartet, plus co-teaching :Innovations In Chamber Music, a course exploring new directions in chamber music! All Info about the course HERE.
PAST:
2024
Krakauer-Tagg Clarinet Concerto: David Krakauer & Louisville Orchestra cond. Teddy Abrams (USA)
January 13, 2024, 7:30pm: Whitney Hall at the Kentucky Performing Arts Center, Louisville, United States
David Krakauer performs the 3rd Movement of The Fretless Clarinet (Ancestral Grooves) with the Louisville conducted by Teddy Abrams for Classics: Together in Song. Tickets & Info
Krakauer-Tagg Clarinet Concerto: David Krakauer & Louisville Orchestra cond. Teddy Abrams (USA)
January 14, 2024, 3pm: St. Stephen Church, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
David Krakauer performs the 3rd Movement of The Fretless Clarinet (Ancestral Grooves) with the Louisville conducted by Teddy Abrams for Classics: Together in Song. Tickets & Info
Krakauer & Tagg’s The Ties that Bind Us (USA)
January 20, 2024: Polsky Theatre, Midwest Trust Center, Johnson County Community College
David Krakauer & Kathleen Tagg bring an eclectic and highly personal program the Polsky Theatre. The Ties that Bind Us blends the music of close companions from around the world and their own compositions with live video projections created by American visual artist Jesse Gilbert. Information & Tickets
This Be Her Verse (Tagg/Palmer): Golda Schultz & Jonathan Ware (Germany)
March 29, 2024 : Staatstheater Darmstadt, Germany
Golda Schultz & Jonathan Ware perform This Be Her Verse by Kathleen Tagg with words by Lila Palmer. Tickets & Info
This Be Her Verse (Tagg/Palmer): Golda Schultz & Jonathan Ware (USA)
Monday, 8 April 2024: Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University
Golda Schultz & Jonathan Ware perform This Be Her Verse by Kathleen Tagg with words by Lila Palmer. Tickets & Info
This Be Her Verse (Tagg/Palmer): Golda Schultz & Jonathan Ware (USA)
Wednesday, 10 April 2024: Ordway Music Theater, St Paul, MN
Golda Schultz & Jonathan Ware perform This Be Her Verse by Kathleen Tagg with words by Lila Palmer. Tickets & Info
2023
Akoka: Pierre Boulez Saal: Krakauer, Haimovitz, Gandelsman, Tagg, Socalled (Berlin, Germany)
December 9, 2023: Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin
Akoka: Reframing Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time, performed by cellist Matt Haimovitz, clarinetist David Krakauer, violinist Johnny Gandelsman and pianist Kathleen Tagg, is bookended by a Klezmer-inspired tribute to Akoka by Krakauer and an electro-acoustic work by Socalled. - Tickets & Info
ISCM Festival (Johannesburg & Cape Town, South Africa)
November 24 - December 3, 2023 Multiple Venues, TBA, South Africa
Kathleen performs her original works and works by others as part of the ISCM’s centenary celebrations. Info
Square Peg Throwdown! (Reno, USA)
November 9th, 2023: University of Nevada (Reno, NV) - Nightingale Concert Hall - Info
Bridges: David Krakauer with Kathleen Tagg Keepers of the Flame: NYC (USA)
November 4, 2023: Merkin Concert Hall (New York, NYC) Kaufman Music Center & the John J. Cali School of Music Co-Present.
The program includes Keepers of the Flame. Featuring students from Kaufman Music Center and Montclair State University’s John J. Cali School of Music - Tickets & Info
Cali Immersive Residency 2023 (Montclair, USA)
Monday 30 October 2023 – Saturday 04 November 2023. Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, US
David Krakauer with Kathleen Tagg. Residency with the students of Montclair State University John J. Cali School of Music and the Special Music School, NYC- Info
Bowed Electrons Festival Online Presentation & Concert
Monday 4 September 2023: South African College of Music, Cape Town, South Africa
David Krakauer & Kathleen Tagg present online at the Bowed Electrons Festival (Watch live or online)
Baxter Street Off Woolsack Drive, 7700, Cape Town, South Africa
16:30 - 17h: Presentation
19h: Recorded performance
Krakauer & Tagg Acoustic Duo: NYC (USA)
July 29, 2023: Imani Winds Summer Festival (New York, NY)
2-4pm: Chamber music masterclass at Kaufman Center
7:30pm: Breath & Hammer acoustic concert at the Juilliard School’s Paul Hall - Tickets & Info
This Be Her Verse (Tagg/Palmer): Golda Schultz & Jonathan Ware (England)
July 16, 2023: Wigmore Hall, London
Golda Schultz & Jonathan Ware perform This Be Her Verse by Kathleen Tagg with words by Lila Palmer. Tickets & Info
Krakauer & Tagg Acoustic Duo at L'Autre Saison (presented by Les Dissonances)
June 4, 2023: L'Autre Saison - Église Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles de Paris (Paris, France) More Information
Krakauer-Tagg Clarinet Concerto: David Krakauer & Orchestre National de Bretagne cond. Grant Llewellyn (France)
June 1 2023: Couvent des Jacobins Rennes, FRANCE
June 2 2023: Couvent des Jacobins Rennes, FRANCE
David Krakauer performs The Fretless Clarinet with Orchestre National de Bretagne & Orchestre Régional de Normandie conducted by Grant Llewellyn. Tickets & Info
Mazel Tov Cocktail Party! Tour (France, Austria, Netherlands)
March 7, 2023: Porgy & Bess Jazz Music Club (Vienna, AUSTRIA) - Tickets
March 8, 2023: The Paradox Club (Tilburg, THE NETHERLANDS) - Tickets
March 10, 2023: Théâtre du Châtelet (Paris, FRANCE) - Tickets
March 11, 2023: Equinoxe (Chateauroux, FRANCE) - Tickets
March 12, 2023: Collegiale Saint-Martin (Angers, FRANCE) - Tickets
March 14, 2023: Treibhaus (Innsbruck, AUSTRIA) - Tickets
With David Krakauer, Kathleen Tagg, Sarah MK, Jerome Harris, Yoshie Fruchter, Martin Shamoonpour All Information & Tour Links
Layer the Walls Part II (Theatre Work: Music by Tagg), USA
March 8, 2023: 14th St Side Y: New York, USA
March 9, 2023: 14th St Side Y: New York, USA
March 10, 2023: 14th St Side Y: New York, USA
March 11, 2023: 14th St Side Y: New York, USA
Presented by GRAND PISTACCHIO: Layer the Walls II explores stories of a tenement apartment in New York City that was once home to hundreds of new immigrants and migrants. Shadow and rod puppetry, along with half masks, bring to life the stories of Jewish, Chinese, and Puerto Rican families between the years of 1948-1970. These compelling stories have shaped the America we know today.
This Be Her Verse (Tagg/Palmer): Sarah Vautour & Justine Eckhaut (Germany)
March 10, 2023: Lobe Blok: Berlin, Germany
Sarah Vautour & Justine Eckhaut perform This Be Her Verse by Kathleen Tagg with words by Lila Palmer
Krakauer-Tagg Clarinet Concerto: David Krakauer & Sinfonia Varsovia cond. by Margaryta Grynyvetska(Poland)
February 24, 2023: POLIN MUSIC FESTIVAL: Polin Museum, Warsaw, POLAND
David Krakauer performs The Fretless Clarinet: Concerto for Klezmer Clarinet & Orchestra by David Krakauer & Kathleen Tagg with Sinfonia Varsovia: Warszawa, Poland as part of the POLIN MUSIC FESTIVAL- Tickets & Info
This Be Her Verse (Tagg/Palmer): Siobhan Stagg & Timothy Young: Melbourne Opera House (Australia)
February 20, 2023: Melbourne Opera House: Melbourne, Australia
Siobhan Stagg & Timothy Young perform the Australian Premiere This Be Her Verse by Kathleen Tagg with words by Lila Palmer
Krakauer & Tagg Acoustic Duo Unplugged: NYC (USA)
January 13, 2023: Joe’s Pub at the Public Theatre, New York, USA
David Krakauer, clarinet & Kathleen Tagg, piano, perform with their Acoustic Duo at Joe’s Pub, NYC, USA.
2022
Krakauer & Tagg Acoustic Duo (Switzerland)
November 26, 2022: Regional Cultural Center in Delémont: DELÉMONT, SWITZERLAND
David Krakauer, clarinet & Kathleen Tagg, piano, perform with their unplugged Acoustic Duo. Tickets
Krakauer & Tagg’s Breath & Hammer:The Ties that Bind Us (Belgium)
November 22, 2022: ARS MUSICA FESTIVAL: Les Halles de Schaerbeek, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
David Krakauer, clarinet & Kathleen Tagg, piano, with electronics & immersive surround-ound design by Kathleen Tagg perform Breath & Hammer: The Ties that Bind Us at Les Halles de Schaerbeek, Brussels, BELGIUM. Tickets
Krakauer-Tagg Clarinet Concerto: David Krakauer & Eugene Symphony cond. Francesco Lecce-Chong (USA)
October 27, 2022: Hult Center: EUGENE, USA
David Krakauer, clarinet with Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductor and the Eugene Symphony Orchestra perform The Fretless Clarinet, Concerto for Klezmer Clarinet & Orchestra by David Krakauer & Kathleen Tagg. Info & Tickets
October 26: Kathleen Tagg Community Outreach at Eugene Symphony
Krakauer & Tagg Acoustic Duo Tour (Italy)
September 25, 2022: Cremona Musica Awards, Cremona, ITALY
David Krakauer & Kathleen Tagg perform at the Cremona Musica Awards at the ceremony honoring David Krakauer. Info
September 27, 2022: Teatro Neroni: Ascoli Piceno Festival, Ascoli, ITALY
AUDITORIUM NERONI: David Krakauer, clarinet & Kathleen Tagg, piano, perform their Acoustic Duo project at ASCOLI PICENO Festival, ITALY. Info & Tickets
This Be Her Verse (Tagg/Palmer): Golda Schultz & Jonathan Ware Lucerne Festival (Switzerland)
September 4, 2022: Lucerne Festival, SWITZERLAND
Golda Schultz, soprano & Jonathan Ware, pianist perform This Be Her Verse at Lucerne Festival.
Music by Kathleen Tagg, Words by Lila Palmer. Info & Tickets
This Be Her Verse (Tagg/Palmer): Golda Schultz & Jonathan Ware Edinburgh Festival (Scotland)
August 17, 2022: Queens Hall: Edinburgh Festival, SCOTLAND (with live broadcast on BBC 3)
Golda Schultz, soprano & Jonathan Ware, pianist perform This Be Her Verse at Edinburgh Festival. Music by Kathleen Tagg, Words by Lila Palmer. Info & Tickets
Mazel Tov Cocktail Party! Summer Tour (France)
August 5: Crest Jazz Festival (Crest, FRANCE) - Tickets
August 7: Festival Au Grès du Jazz (La Petite-Pierre, FRANCE) - Tickets
With David Krakauer, Kathleen Tagg, Sarah MK, Jerome Harris, Brad Shepick, Martin Shamoonpour. All Information & Tour Links
This Be Her Verse: Golda Schultz & Jonathan Ware Festival D'Aix-en-Provence (France)
July 15, 2022: Festival D'Aix-en-Provence, Aix-en-Provence, FRANCE
Golda Schultz, soprano & Jonathan Ware, pianist perform This Be Her Verse at Festival D'Aix-en-Provence. Music by Kathleen Tagg, Words by Lila Palmer, FRANCE. Info & Tickets
In His Words: Please Dream World Premiere, Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival (South Africa)
July 4, 2022: Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival: STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA
World premiere of In His Words: Please Dream (2022) with Words of his Holiness Archbishop Tutu at the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival conducted by Gerhard de Jager. Info
Akoka: Oregon Bach Festival: Krakauer, Haimovitz, Bahn, Tagg (USA)
June 29, 2022: Oregon Bach Festival: EUGENE, USA
Akoka: Reframing Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time, performed by cellist Matt Haimovitz, clarinetist David Krakauer, violinist Lina Bahn and pianist Kathleen Tagg, is bookended by a Klezmer-inspired tribute to Akoka by Krakauer and an electro-acoustic work by Socalled. EUGENE, OREGON, USA. TICKETS & INFO
KRAKAUER & TAGG’S The Ties that Bind Us Retrospective with Jesse Gilbert: Pierre Boulez Saal (Germany)
June 15, 2022: Pierre Boulez Saal: BERLIN, GERMANY
June 16, 2022: Pierre Boulez Saal: BERLIN, GERMANY
June 17, 2022: Pierre Boulez Saal: BERLIN, GERMANY
David Krakauer & Kathleen Tagg bring an eclectic and highly personal program to Berlin’s concert hall. The Ties that Bind Us blends the music of close companions from around the world and their own compositions with live video projections created by American visual artist Jesse Gilbert. This immersive concert is performed inside a translucent, hexagonal space specifically designed for the Pierre Boulez Saal, and includes spatialized interludes designed by Kathleen. Information & Tickets
This Be Her Verse: Golda Schultz & Jonathan Ware Tour (Canada)
June 14, 2022: Vancouver Recital Society: VANCOUVER, CANADA
Golda Schultz, soprano & Jonathan Ware, pianist perform This Be Her Verse at Vancouver Recital Society. Music by Kathleen Tagg, Words by Lila Palmer. Info & Tickets
June 12, 2022: Cecilia Concerts: HALIFAX, CANADA
Golda Schultz, soprano & Jonathan Ware, pianist perform This Be Her Verse at Cecilia Concerts, Halifax, Canada. Music by Kathleen Tagg, Words by Lila Palmer. Info & Tickets
Tagg-Petersen Duo Where Worlds Collide at Gilmore Festival: USA- CANCELLED
May 5, 2022: Gilmore Festival: Kalamazoo, MI, USA)
Erie Behrend College Erie, PA, US Tagg-Petersen Duo performs on Penn State Erie's Music at Noon series. With Kathleen Tagg & Andre Petersen. More about Tagg-Petersen Duo
We are devastated to have lost our dear ANDRE PETERSEN to Covid.
Krakauer & Tagg Acoustic Duo Tour (France)
11 April 2022: Cité des Arts Montpellier, FRANCE
Krakauer & Tagg’s Acoustic Duo. Tickets
13 APRIL 2022: AUDITORIUM ECOLE DE MUSIQUE Issoire, FRANCE
Krakauer & Tagg’s Acoustic Duo. Tickets
FRIDAY 15 APRIL 2022: Atout Livre, Paris, FRANCE
The belated celebration of Krakauer & Tagg’s cancelled Breath & Hammer album launch in Paris. More Information
Mazel Tov Cocktail Party! Tour: March/April, 2022 (Europe)
March 29: Café de la Danse (Paris, FRANCE) - Tickets
March 31: Rocher de Palmer (Cenon, FRANCE) - Tickets
April 1: Le Vip (St. Nazaire, FRANCE) - Tickets
April 2: Espace Claire De Lune à Ernée (Ernée, FRANCE) - Tickets
April 3: Théâtre Paul Eluard (Bezons, FRANCE) - Tickets
April 5: Théâtre Maurice Novarina - Galerie l'Etrave (Thonon les Bains, FRANCE) - Tickets
April 7: Maison de la Culture Amiens (Amiens, FRANCE) - Tickets
April 8: Espace Culturel la Halle - Association Bizz´art Nomade (Dieulefit, FRANCE) - Tickets
April 9: Quai de Rêves (Lamballe, FRANCE) - Tickets
With David Krakauer, Kathleen Tagg, Sarah MK, Jerome Harris, Yoshie Fruchter, Martin Shamoonpour. All Information & Tour Links
Mazel Tov Cocktail Party! NYC Album Release Party (USA)
March 26, 2022: Work Train Fight (NYC, USA) Produced by Masterplan
March 26: Work Train Fight (NYC, USA) 636 Broadway- Tickets
With David Krakauer, Kathleen Tagg, Sarah MK, Jerome Harris, Yoshie Fruchter, Martin Shamoonpour. All Information & Tour Links
Mazel Tov Cocktail Party! Album Release (WORLDWIDE)
FEBRUARY 25, 2022 on LABEL BLEU (Europe) and TABLE POUNDING RECORDS (Rest of the World)
VINYL, CD & DIGITAL DOWNLOADS of the Album Available HERE
With David Krakauer, Kathleen Tagg, Sarah MK, Jerome Harris, Yoshie Fruchter, Martin Shamoonpour, Bergsonist, Socalled, Jeremy Flower
All Information & Links
This Be Her Verse: Golda Schultz & Jonathan Ware Tour: (Europe & N America)
February 13, 2022: National Concert Hall: Dublin, IRELAND
Golda Schultz, soprano & Jonathan Ware, pianist perform This Be Her Verse at National Concert Hall, Dublin. Music by Kathleen Tagg, Words by Lila Palmer. Info & Tickets
February 10, 2022 Elternzeit Konzert: Pierre Boulez Saal: Berlin, GERMANY
Golda Schultz, soprano & Jonathan Ware, pianist perform This Be Her Verse at Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, GERMANY. Music by Kathleen Tagg, Words by Lila Palmer. Info & Tickets
February 9, 2022 Pierre Boulez Saal: Berlin, GERMANY
Golda Schultz, soprano & Jonathan Ware, pianist perform This Be Her Verse at Pierre Boulez Saal Music by Kathleen Tagg, Words by Lila Palmer. Info & Tickets
February 6, 2022: Kölner Philharmonic: Cologne, GERMANY
Golda Schultz, soprano & Jonathan Ware, pianist perform This Be Her Verse at KÖLNER PHILHARMONIE, GERMANY. Music by Kathleen Tagg, Words by Lila Palmer. Info & Tickets
January 26, 2022: Cecilia Concerts: Halifax, CANADA
Golda Schultz, soprano & Jonathan Ware, pianist perform This Be Her Verse at CECILIA CONCERTS, HALIFAX, CANADA. Music by Kathleen Tagg, Words by Lila Palmer. Info & Tickets
January 21, 2022: San Francisco Performances: San Francisco, USA
Herbst Theatre Golda Schultz, soprano & Jonathan Ware, pianist perform This Be Her Verse at SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMANCES, San Francisco, USA. Music by Kathleen Tagg, Words by Lila Palmer. Info & Tickets
January 18, 2022: Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: USA
Golda Schultz, soprano & Jonathan Ware, pianist perform This Be Her Verse at Vancouver Recital Society Music by Kathleen Tagg, Words by Lila Palmer. Info & Tickets
Krakauer-Tagg Clarinet Concerto: cond. Jean-Francois Heisser (European Premiere) Cité de la Musique, Paris, France
January 7, 2022: PHILHARMONIE DE PARIS, Paris, FRANCE
January 8, 2022: Villers-Cotterêts, FRANCE
The Fretless Clarinet: Concerto for Klezmer Clarinet & Orchestra by David Krakauer and Kathleen Tagg with the Orchestre de la Nouvelle-Aquitaine/ Maestro Jean-Francois Heisser.
Paris Tickets. For Villers-Cotterêts Stade Germain Thibaut Réserver
2021
Tribute to our beloved Andre Petersen & Sibongile Khumalo, South Africa
December 4, 2021: Jazz & Classical Encounters- Spier Amphitheatre, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Solo set to honor our beloved Andre Petersen. Information
Krakauer-Tagg Clarinet Concerto: David Krakauer & Santa Rosa Symphony cond. Francesco Lecce-Chong (World Premiere), USA
November 6, 2021: Green Music Center, Sonoma State University (World Premiere)
November 7, 2021: Green Music Center, Sonoma State University
November 8, 2021: Green Music Center, Sonoma State University
David Krakauer, clarinet soloist with the Santa Rosa Symphony and Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductor at Weill Hall, Green Music Center, Sonoma State University. Tickets here
Tagg-Petersen Duo: Where Worlds Collide at Erie Behrend College, PA, USA
September 14, 2021: Erie Behrend College, PA - POSTPONED
Erie Behrend College Erie, PA, US: Tagg-Petersen Duo performs on Penn State Erie's Music at Noon series. With Kathleen Tagg & Andre Petersen. More about Tagg-Petersen Duo
Mazel Tov Cocktail Party! Live for the First Time
July 17, 2021: Curbside at Harborside, Plattsburgh Marina, USA
July 18, 2021: Weatherwatch Farm, Saranac, NY, USA
Mazel Tov Cocktail Party Live!
FEATURING David Krakauer, clarinet and vocals WITH Kathleen Tagg, piano, keyboard, accordion and cello; Sarah MK, rap vox and vocals; Yoshie Fruchter, electric guitar and oud; Jerome Harris, electric bass and vocals; Martin Shamoonpour, daf and jaw harp
This Be Her Verse: Golda Schultz & Jonathan Ware Tour: (Europe & N America)
Soprano Golda Schultz and pianist Jonathan Ware perform Kathleen’s new songs with words by Lila Palmer. This work was commissioned by Golda Schultz and Jonathan Ware.
KRAKAUER & TAGG’S The Ties that Bind Us with Jesse Gilbert: Pierre Boulez Saal (Germany)
May 4, 2021 Pierre Boulez Saal: BERLIN, GERMANY
May 5, 2021: Pierre Boulez Saal: BERLIN, GERMANY
David Krakauer & Kathleen Tagg with video design & projections by Jesse Gilbert. Performed in a hexagonal, transparent “room within a room,” Breath & Hammer is an extraordinary, immersive audio-visual concert experience.
David Krakauer & Kathleen Tagg bring an eclectic and highly personal program to Berlin’s concert hall. The Ties that Bind Us blends the music of close companions from around the world and their own compositions with live video projections created by American visual artist Jesse Gilbert. This immersive concert is performed inside a translucent, hexagonal space specifically designed for the Pierre Boulez Saal, and includes spatialized interludes designed by Kathleen. Info & Tickets
This Be Her Verse: Golda Schultz & Jonathan Ware
April 20, 2021: Golda Schultz & Jonathan Ware premiere Kathleen’s new songs with words by Lila Palmer.
Soprano Golda Schultz and pianist Jonathan Ware premiere Kathleen’s new songs with words by Lila Palmer. This work was commissioned by Golda Schultz and Jonathan Ware.
Krakauer & Tagg: Live Stream - Hamilton College Performing Arts, USA/Online
April 3, 2021 Krakauer & Tagg: Live Stream - Hamilton College Performing Arts
David Krakauer & Kathleen Tagg. Live stream concert for Hamilton College Performing Arts.
Followed by a Q&A