Spring Concert Series
Enjoy the beauty of spring with musical performances at Ruthmere.
The 2026 Spring Concert series will consist of four concerts: two in May and two in June. These concerts, each performed by acclaimed musicians, help Ruthmere to reach its mission in supporting fine art and culture in Elkhart.
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2026 Spring Concerts |
May 7 The Fischoff Soirée, Performers TBA | The Fischoff is the nation’s largest chamber music competition, bringing together young musicians from across the country and around the world. On Thursday, May 8, 2025, the Ruthmere Fischoff Soirée brings this celebration of great music to Elkhart! Our performers are TBA. Stay tuned for registration! |
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May 21 The Shelest Duo | Praised for the “stirring performances of rare repertory” (Fanfare), the acclaimed team of Anna and Dmitri Shelest traces its roots to Ukraine’s prestigious Kharkiv Special Music School. At their Carnegie Hall debut in February, 2018, the duo’s CD release of “Ukrainian Rhapsody” brought renewed international attention to the music of their homeland. Subsequently, that recording has been featured as the Album of the Week on radio stations throughout the United States, including WCRB (Boston) and KUSC (Los Angeles). Having been classmates since middle school, the artists began performing together after their marriage in the United States. Their inventive programs brought them to a broad array of venues from concert stages to state functions, and, in the words of then-Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, “realized diplomacy through music.” Anna and Dmitri Shelest and their two sons make their home in New York City. Stay tuned for registration! |
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June 4 Thomas Pandolfi | American pianist Thomas Pandolfi is an exciting virtuoso who, with each passing season, is becoming more and more sought after by audiences worldwide, and showered with superlatives by critics for his passionate artistry and amazing technique. His performances of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Chopin, Liszt and Gershwin have captured the hearts of listeners across the globe, and made him a popular and much beloved concerto soloist. Thomas' international concerts have carried him across the globe to China and Europe; he enjoyed a successful summer of masterclasses and concerts in China, and will return there again later this season. An enthusiastic champion of new music, Thomas’ most recent recording was recently released on Seafront Records featuring Polo Piatti’s stunning Bohemian Concerto with Maestro John Andrews and The National Symphony Orchestra of London. Stay tuned for registration! |
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June 11 David Dietz & Jonathan Mak | Cellist David Dietz has performed across North America, Europe and Asia and is comfortable in a wide range of settings as a performer and educator. His belief in classical music’s ability to strengthen communities and bring people together has driven his involvement in many creative projects spanning from kindergarten classrooms to concert halls. Recent season highlights include a series of community concerts in the Houston Public Library system with Trio Menil and recitals at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Beijing’s Central Conservatory of Music. David holds a Master’s Degree from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music where he studied with Desmond Hoebig, and a Bachelor of Music and Performance Diploma from Indiana University, where he studied with Eric Kim. In his free time David loves to read historical fiction novels, drink a lot of coffee, and explore the many bicycle trails throughout Houston, Texas. Winner of the 2024 inaugural Concours international de musique de Sorel-Tracy, pianist Jonathan Mak made his orchestra debut at the age of 4. Since then, he has been a guest soloist with numerous orchestras, most notably the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. In addition to his win at the Sorel-Tracy competition, Jonathan's recent accomplishments include the Grand Prize at the 2023 Bader & Overton Canadian Piano Competition, Grand Prize at the 2023 Plowman Chamber Music Competition with Trio Menil, the First Prize at the 2024 Tuesday Musical Club’s Young Artists Competition, and the third prize in the OSM competition. Jonathan received special prizes at the Ljubljana Festival International Piano Competition in Slovenia, and the Maj Lind International Piano Competition in Finland. He has also participated in the 16th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Stay tuned for registration! |
2025 Spring Concert Sponsors Presenting Sponsor Individual Concert Sponsors Mark Doddington Janet Evanega Rieckhoff & Jim Rieckhoff Wade Mayberry Concert Receptions Sponsor Sandra Van Tilburg Annual Season Sponsors Dale & Shelly Seely Sandra Van Tilburg Spring Series Sponsors Nicholas Roth & Joe Freund
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