Jennifer Frautschi & Min Young Kang: Saint-Saëns, Chaminade, Poulenc, Boulanger

American concert violinist Jennifer Frautschi is a two-time GRAMMY nominee and Avery Fisher career grant recipient who has garnered worldwide acclaim as an adventurous classical musician with a remarkably wide-ranging repertoire

Min Young Kang is a classical musician who appears regularly in New York City’s living-room concert circuit, including Groupmuse NYC. Her collaborations include violinist Jennifer Frautschi, with programs that place French chamber repertoire in close focus, from Saint-Saëns and Chaminade to Poulenc and Boulanger.

Camille Saint-Saëns was a French Romantic-era composer who also worked as a pianist, organist, and conductor, moving fluently between the concert hall and the opera stage. His catalog ranges from showpiece works for violin and piano to large-scale symphonic writing, including the “Organ” Symphony, and enduring character pieces like *Danse macabre* and *The Carnival of the Animals*.

Cécile Chaminade was a French composer and pianist whose music moved easily between the salon and the concert stage. In 1913, she received France’s Légion d’Honneur, marking a rare public recognition for a woman composer of her era.

Francis Poulenc, a luminary in the realm of classical music, captivates audiences with his evocative compositions that span operas, ballets, and orchestral works. With a rich legacy that includes celebrated pieces like "Dialogues des Carmélites" and "Les biches," Poulenc's music is a staple in the classical repertoire.

Boulanger is a classical musician heard in New York City through Groupmuse NYC’s living-room concert circuit, where close acoustics put phrasing and balance under a microscope. Their work is often framed alongside French repertory, appearing on programs that pair Saint-Saëns, Chaminade, and Poulenc with Boulanger’s own music.