Toronto Summer Music Festival presents “The Nightingale’s Sonata.” Part storytelling, part live music, The Nightingale’s Sonata is a wholly unique narrated concert experience. Accompanied by two acclaimed musicians and the projection of over 100 historical photographs, author Thomas Wolf recounts the life of Lea Luboshutz, the first internationally known female violinist, her incomparable Stradivarius violin (the “Nightingale”), and her multi-generational musical family, of which he is a member. Violinist Anna Štube, and pianist Philip Chiu accompany the story with a live performance of César Franck’s sonata for violin and piano, a work that is central to the family’s history. A book signing will follow the concert.

For tickets:
Select Your Seats | The Royal Conservatory of Music
(https://www.rcmusic.com/tickets/seats/383404)

Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queens Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C5, 7:30 p.m.

Fox Island Concerts presents “The Nightingale’s Sonata.” Part storytelling, part live music, The Nightingale’s Sonata is a wholly unique narrated concert experience. Accompanied by two acclaimed musicians and the projection of over 100 historical photographs, author Thomas Wolf recounts the life of Lea Luboshutz, the first internationally known female violinist, her incomparable Stradivarius violin (the “Nightingale”), and her multi-generational musical family, of which he is a member. Violinist Patrick Doane and pianist Anastasia Antonacos accompany the story with a live performance of César Franck’s sonata for violin and piano, a work that is central to the family’s history. Ticket holders for this concert will receive a free copy of Thomas Wolf’s book The Nightingale’s Sonata (one per family).

For tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nightingales-sonata-tickets-1278433491989

Smith-Hokanson Auditorium, 22 Arcola Lane Vinalhaven, ME 04863, 7:30 p.m.

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT.

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.

Killian Hall at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts presents “The Nightingale’s Sonata,” a program with music, projected historical photographs, and narration. The program takes place on March 3, 2024 at 3 p.m. and features:

Dr. Thomas Wolf, narrator and author, Lily Tsai, violin, Solon Gordon, piano

Admission is free.
A book signing will follow.
Killian Hall is at 160 Memorial Drive.

The Banff International String Quartet Festival (Banff International String Quartet Festival | Banff Centre) at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity presents “The Nightingale’s Sonata,” a program with music, projected historical photographs, and narration. The program takes place on September 3 at 10:30 a.m. at the Margaret Greenham Theatre and features:

Dr. Thomas Wolf, narrator and author, Anna Štube, violin, and Kevin Chen, piano.

Tickets go on sale as of May 10, 2023 through this Festival link.

The Rockport Public Library and Bay Chamber Concerts present “Bella Musica: The Rockport Legend” a program with music, projected historical photographs, and narration that tells the 100-year history of the town as a center of great music and musicians.  The event will take place on July 13, 2022 at the Union Hall at 7:30 p.m. and admission is free.

Manuel Bogorro, piano and Thomas Wolf, flutist and narrator

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

University of Maryland presents “The Nightingale’s Sonata,” a program with music, projected historical photographs, and narration. The program, which will be followed by a book signing. For more information: Masterful Strings: "The Nightingale's Sonata" | School of Music (umd.edu). The program will take place at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall at 8:00pm.

Irina Murisanu, violín; Daniel Del Pino, piano; Thomas Wolf , narrator

The concert is free.

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.

Germantown Friends School 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 Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. in Yarnall Auditorium.

Taia Harlos, violin; Hugh Sung, piano; Thomas Wolf, narrator

ADMISSION FREE

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.

Join author Thomas Wolf for a conversation about his new book, The Nightingale’s Sonata. The talk and book signing will take place the afternoon of July 10, 2019, in Lenox, MA at The Lenox Library.

Books will be sold through The Bookstore.

Join author Thomas Wolf and Pegasus Books to celebrate the publication of The Nightingale’s Sonata. The event and reading will take place the evening of June 5, 2019, in Cambridge, MA at the Harvard Book Store.