Oak Hill Music Festival founders Leah Kohn and Niv Ashkenazi—performing together as duo Dyad—present a haunting evening of music for violin and bassoon. Join us on a journey through eerie and otherworldly classical favorites that evoke haunted landscapes, uncanny creatures, dark fairytales, and things that go bump in the night.

Hear Grieg’s familiar “In the Hall of the Mountain King”, Saint-Saëns’s “Danse macabre” , Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain” and much more in exciting new arrangements, along with some tributes to classic Hollywood horror that you’re sure to recognize.

About the Performers

Dyad is an innovative violin and bassoon duo charting a path through unexplored musical territory. After meeting at Juilliard, bassoonist Leah Kohn and violinist Niv Ashkenazi were inspired to create a new kind of chamber music. Together, they have crafted engaging programs that reimagine classic works, premiere new pieces, and engage the imaginations of their audience. Since their first performance in 2015, they have performed on concert series and major venues throughout the United States including their 2023 Kennedy Center debut.

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Concert Program

Edvard Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King

Camille Saint-Saens Danse macabre, Op. 40

Niccoló Paganini Duetto No. 2 for Violin and Bassoon

William Bolcom Graceful Ghost Rag

Charles Gounod Funeral March of a Marionette

INTERMISSION

John Morris Transylvanian Lullaby from Young Frankenstein

Modest Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 Mvt. 2

Various A Hollywood Halloween

Harry Warren Jeepers Creepers