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Portland Ovations will present “The Nightingale’s Sonata,” a program with music, projected historical photographs, and narration. The program takes place on October 27, 2024 at 2 p.m. and features:

Dr. Thomas Wolf, narrator and author,
Lucia Lin, violin,
Sergey Schepkin, piano.

A book signing will follow.


A Portland Jewish Book Club event has been scheduled for Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 2 pm.

Core Memory Music presents “The Nightingale’s Sonata,” a program with music, projected historical photographs, and narration. The program, which will be followed by a book signing, takes place in a concert venue in a private home at 103 North Road, South Kingstown RI 02879. Price of ticket includes free book. For more information: https://corememorymusic.com/concerts/20230401_wolf.html

Keila Wakao, violín; Dina Vainstein, piano; Thomas Wolf narrator

The Walnut Hill School presents “The Nightingale’s Sonata,” a program with music, projected historical photographs, and narration. The program is primarily for students but there is some limited seating for guests. The event takes place on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at Boswell Hall at the School.

Keila Wakao, violín; Dina Vainstein, piano; Thomas Wolf narrator

The St. Botolph Club presents “The Nightingale’s Sonata,” a program with music, projected historical photographs, and narration. The program, which will be followed by a book sale and signing, is for members and guests. It takes place on Wednesday, May 19, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at the Club.

Keila Wakao, violín; Gloria Chien, piano; Thomas Wolf narrator

The Montana Chamber Music Society presents “The Nightingale’s Sonata,” a program with music, projected historical photographs, and narration. The program will be followed by a book sale and signing. The event takes place on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. at Reynolds Recital Hall (Howard Hall), Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.

Angella Ahn, violin; Steven Vanhauwaert piano; Thomas Wolf, narrator

Tickets will be available through the Montana Chamber Music Society.

The Seattle “Bookies,” a legendary book club dating back to 1950, invited Thomas Wolf to discuss The Nightingale’s Sonata. It is a tradition that the Club often invites an author, a person related to the author, or an expert in the field to participate in its gatherings which is quite an honor.

CANCELLED DUE TO PANDEMIC

On May 11, 2020, author Thomas Wolf will be presenting The Nightingale’s Sonata program with violinist Barry Shiffman and pianist, Philip Chiu, at the Jewish Public Library in Montreal, Canada at 7:30 p.m. More about this event can be found here.

The Books and Bagels Reading Group, who meet regularly to discuss fine books on Jewish topics, invited Thomas Wolf to lead a discussion about The Nightingale’s Sonata via ZOOM

10 a.m., June 28, 2020, Congregation Adas Yoshuron in Rockland, Maine.

On Sunday, April 19, 2020, author Thomas Wolf enjoyed a virtual discussion about The Nightingale’s Sonata with the One Minyan One Book Club, a long-established Jewish book club, via Zoom.

Join author Thomas Wolf and members of the Waterfront Village Book Club for a conversation about The Nightingale’s Sonata. The talk and book signing will take place the afternoon of December 12, 2019, in Washington, DC in the Thurgood Marshall Library at Saint Augustine Episcopal Church at 2 p.m.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. ALL ARE WELCOME.
For more information, call 202-484-6354

Saint Augustine’s Episcopal Church, 555 Water Street SW, Washington, DC 20024-2441

Jewish Federation of Reading presents the 40th Annual Leo Camp Memorial Lecture
: “The Nightingale’s Sonata,” the remarkable story of Lea Luboshutz and her family told in a concert-lecture format. The event takes place on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.
 at the Wachovia Theatre, Albright College
 in Reading, PA.

Thomas Wolf, author and narrator; Ray Ushikubo, violin; Wei Luo, piano

FREE ADMISSION – PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

An afternoon of music, historical photographs and readings from Dr. Thomas Wolf’s new book The Nightingale’s Sonata. This richly woven tapestry centers around his grandmother, the legendary violinist Lea Luboshutz, and her remarkable musical family. Spanning generations, from the shores of the Black Sea to the glittering concert halls of New York, it is also the story of César Franck’s magnificent violin sonata, which will be performed during the event.

This year’s Henrietta Dilyock Lecture is “The Nightingale’s Sonata,” the remarkable story of Lea Luboshutz and her family told in a concert-lecture format on October 22, 2019 at 7 pm at the Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library. It includes a live performance of Franck’s sonata for violin and piano, a work Lea and her family championed. Book sales and signing will follow the lecture.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Thomas Wolf, narrator; Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist, Lucia Lin; and pianist, Sayuri Miyamoto

The Curtis Institute of Music presents The Nightingale’s Sonata, a dramatic tale of love, intrigue, and great music told in music, words, and photographs based on the compelling new book, The Nightingale’s Sonata. It is the story of legendary Curtis violin faculty member, Lea Luboshutz, and her musical family presented by, her grandson and biographer, Thomas Wolf.  Wolf will take us from the shores of the Black Sea to the great concert halls of Europe and America and recount tales of the early days of Curtis. The performance takes place 8:00pm, Saturday, October 19, 2019
8:00pm at the Field Concert Hall.

Thomas Wolf, narrator; Ray Ushikubo, violin; Wei Luo, piano

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC with advance registration through the Curtis Institute of Music.

The Concord Chamber Music Society 
presents The Nightingale’s Sonata, 
September 15, 2019 at 6 pm at the 

Concord Free Public Library.

Thomas Wolf, narrator; Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist, Wendy Putnam; and pianist, Vytas Baksys

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC with advance registration through the Concord Free Public Library.