The Brownville Concert Series is thrilled to present cellist Jennifer Kloetzel and pianist Robert Koenig in “Beethoven & Beyond: Great music for cello and piano.” At this concert you can look forward to hearing beautiful works for cello and piano of Beethoven, Barber, Popper, Baker, and Piazzolla. The small intimate venue will be an amazing place to take in these world-renowned talents! They will perform in concert on Sunday, November 14, at 2:00 p.m. The audience is invited to a reception for the performers at the Muir House after the program. Merle Stalder helped to sponsor this show which is in memory of and dedicated to him.

A graduate of The Juilliard School and a Fulbright Scholar, cellist Jennifer Kloetzel has concertized throughout the United States, Europe and Asia as a soloist and chamber musician. A founding member of the San Francisco-based Cypress String Quartet, Ms. Kloetzel has performed at such renowned venues as Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Chautauqua Institute and the Ravinia Festival, the Lobkowicz Palaces in both Vienna and Prague, as well as prominent colleges and conservatories worldwide.

Ms. Kloetzel is noted for her elegant playing and her vibrant tone. She is a sought-after recitalist, performing concerts for San Francisco Performances and on WQXR in New York.

Grammy-nominated pianist Robert Koenig’s career as a collaborative artist and chamber musician has taken him to many of the world’s most important stages including New York’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, Washington’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Boston’s Jordan Hall, San Francisco’s Herbst Theater, Tokyo’s Suntory Hall, Taiwan’s National Theater, London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, and Paris’ Louvre Museum.

A native of Saskatchewan, Canada, Koenig is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. He was formerly Professor of Piano and Chamber Music at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. Since 2007, has been Professor and Head of Collaborative Piano at the University of California Santa Barbara where he also serves as the Chair of the Music Department.

Due to the COVID Delta variant, the Brownville Concert Series Board asks all patrons to wear masks regardless of vaccination status for everyone’s protection. Masks will be available upon request and hand sanitizers will be on tables and at various locations throughout the Concert Hall.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.brownvilleconcertseries.com, on Facebook or call 402-825-3331. The Nebraska Arts Council (www.nebraskaartscouncil.org), a state agency, supports this program through a matching grant funded by the Nebraska Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.