VIVO Music Festival

09/14/2026

Many thanks to our supporters at Ohio Arts Council, Greater Columbus Arts Council and The Columbus Foundation for making another season of world-class chamber music and community outreach possible!

Thanks also to our partners at Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber, School of Music at The Ohio State University, Chamber Music Columbus, CAPA - Columbus Association for the Performing Arts and Natalie's - Grandview for giving us the opportunity to perform, serve our community, and provide open rehearsals to seniors and students.

We're going to take a well-earned rest, but you'll hear from us soon! 🎻💛

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09/14/2026

VIVO Season 12 left it all on stage with Appalachian Spring 💪🌸🎻

Shoutout to our wonderful partners Chamber Music Columbus!

Brandon Ridenour

09/12/2026

We had a blast at our TWELFTH edition of B**r & Beethoven. Thanks to the VIVO faithful for showing up and selling out Natalie's Grandview!

We’ll see you all tomorrow for VIVO Hope at the Southern Theatre at 1pm, presented in partnership with Chamber Music Columbus

Tickets at the link! 🎟️

CAPA Columbus

09/11/2026

You all braved the weather and gave us a great showing for VIVO Origins at The Ohio State University School of Music! ⛈️🎺🎻

It was a beautiful medley of American music capped off with a stunning performance of Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet. Join us for an exciting mix of classic and modern American music tomorrow night at Natalie's Grandview, including the world premiere of Gregory Rowland Evans VIVO commission for three violas. Shows at 6 and 9pm!

Tickets at the link! 🎟️

09/10/2026

Steve Reich’s Different Trains is a groundbreaking contribution to the modern American canon, and its juxtaposition of string quartet and recorded tape has mesmerized audiences for more than half a century.

Come hear our hardworking VIVO musicians perform this incredible piece tomorrow night, September 11 Natalie's Grandview!

Show starts at 9pm. Tickets in the bio!

09/10/2026

Thanks to Jennifer Hambrick and the crew at WOSU Public Media for giving us the opportunity to tease this amazing new work for three violas by Gregory Rowland Evans!

Windflowers will premiere on September 11 Natalie's Grandview as part of our 9pm show, Different Trains! 🚂

🎟️ Grab tickets at the link in our bio!

09/10/2026

Our first public concert is tonight at the School of Music at The Ohio State University, Timashev Recital Hall at 7pm! Check out this awesome and thorough write-up by our friend Jennifer Hambrick of Classical 101 WOSU Public Media - thank you!

vivofestival.org 🎟️

Season 12 of the VIVO Music Festival unfolds Sept. 7-13 at venues around and beyond Columbus, shining the spotlight on musicians and composers with strong Ohio ties.

09/09/2026

VIVO co-artistic directors Siwoo Kim and are back in Columbus for VIVO Season 12! 🎻⭐️

Come see their smiling faces and virtuoso playing at The Ohio State University School of Music, Natalie's Grandview, and CAPA Columbus!

Season details and tickets are at the link in our bio!

09/06/2026

Don’t miss a beat! 🥁🎻🎸

VIVO Musical Festivals returns to the Southern Theatre in one week for a celebration of Hope in American music! We’ve got Philip Glass, Gabriela Lena Frank, and Aaron Copland on the bill, plus a commission by VIVO: Next Fellow Calvin Ray Shawler ‼️

Presented in partnership with Chamber Music Columbus

Tickets at the link in our bio! 🎟️

Gabriel Campos Zamora Jesse Schartz Pei-An Chao Rudy Albach Alicia Hui Siwoo Kim Ethan A. Cavanac James Chanha Kang Alice Yoo Eliot Goldmund CAPA Columbus