"... I am still in awe of the immense privilege it was to witness such a passionate and varied performance… Both Krakauer and Tagg elicited astonishing tones from their instruments by what can only be described as unorthodox methods."
– What’s on in Cape Town
2024
SATURDAY 20 JANUARY 2024:
BREATH & HAMMER: THE TIES THAT BIND US
8pm at the Polsky Theatre
The Midwest Trust Center, Johnson County Community College (Overland Park, KS)
EVENT DETAILS
2023
SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2023:
Performance of Krakauer & Tagg’s Keepers of the Flame
Krakauer & Tagg Acoustic Duo with the Montclair University Cali School of Music and Special Music School
7:30pm at Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Hall (New York, NY)
EVENT DETAILS
30 OCTOBER - 4 NOVEMBER 2023:
Cali Immersive Residency with David Krakauer and Kathleen Tagg
Residency for current students of Montclair State University’s John J. Cali School of Music and Special Music School, culminating in a performance in Merkin Hall on November 4 (see below).
INFORMATION
4 SEPTEMBER 2023:
David Krakauer & Kathleen Tagg present online at the Bowed Electrons Festival, hosted by the South African College of Music (Cape Town, South Africa)
16:30 - 17h: Presentation
19h: Recorded performance
All events are live-streamed
INFORMATION
SATURDAY 29 JULY 2023:
KRAKAUER & TAGG at Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival
2-4pm: Chamber Music Masterclass at Kaufman Center (New York, USA)
7:30pm: ACOUSTIC concert at The Juilliard School’s Paul Recital Hall (New York, USA)
EVENT DETAILS
SUNDAY 4 JUNE 2023:
Église Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles de Paris (Paris, FRANCE)
KRAKAUER & TAGG ACOUSTIC at L'Autre Saison (presented by Les Dissonances)
EVENT DETAILS
FRIDAY 2 JUNE 2023:
Opéra de Rennes (Rennes, FRANCE)
KRAKAUER-TAGG CLARINET CONCERTO
with David Krakauer & Orchestre National de Bretagne & Orchestre Régional de Normandie/Grant Llewellyn
EVENT DETAILS
THURSDAY 1 JUNE 2023:
Opéra de Rennes (Rennes, FRANCE)
KRAKAUER-TAGG CLARINET CONCERTO
with David Krakauer & Orchestre National de Bretagne & Orchestre Régional de Normandie/Grant Llewellyn
EVENT DETAILS
FRIDAY 13 JANUARY 2023:
Joe’s Pub (New York, USA)
KRAKAUER & TAGG ACOUSTIC
EVENT INFO & TICKETS
2022:
SATURDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2022:
Regional Cultural Center in Delémont:
KRAKAUER & TAGG ACOUSTIC
EVENT INFO & TICKETS
TUESDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2022:
ARS MUSICA Festival
BREATH & HAMMER
Les Halles de Schaerbeek (Brussels, BELGIUM)
EVENT DETAILS
THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER 2022:
Hult Center for the Performing Arts (Eugene, OREGON)
KRAKAUER-TAGG CLARINET CONCERTO
with David Krakauer & Eugene Symphony/Francesco Lecce-Chong
Eugene Symphony Orchestra, USA
EVENT DETAILS
TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2022:
Ascoli Piceno Festival
KRAKAUER & TAGG ACOUSTIC
Auditorium Neroni (Ascoli Piceno, ITALY)
EVENT DETAILS
FRIDAY 17 JUNE 2022:
PIERRE BOULEZ SAAL
BREATH & HAMMER: THE TIES THAT BIND US
Französische Straße 33d, 10117 Berlin, Germany
TICKETS
THURSDAY 16 JUNE 2022:
PIERRE BOULEZ SAAL BERLIN
BREATH & HAMMER: THE TIES THAT BIND US
Französische Straße 33d, 10117 Berlin, Germany
TICKETS
WEDNESDAY 15 JUNE 2022:
PIERRE BOULEZ SAAL BERLIN
BREATH & HAMMER: THE TIES THAT BIND US
Französische Straße 33d, 10117 Berlin, Germany
TICKETS
FRIDAY 15 APRIL 2022:
Atout Livre
KRAKAUER & TAGG ACOUSTIC
54 Boulevard de Reuilly, 75012, Paris, France
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WEDNESDAY 13 APRIL 2022:
AUDITORIUM ECOLE DE MUSIQUE ISSOIRE
KRAKAUER & TAGG ACOUSTIC
195 Bd de Barrière, 63500, Issoire, France
Tickets
Monday 11 April 2022:
Cité des Arts Montpellier
KRAKAUER & TAGG ACOUSTIC
13 Av. du Professeur Grasset, 34090, Montpellier, France
Tickets
January 14, 2022:
Willem Twee Toonzaal (Den Bosch, NETHERLANDS) - POSTPONED
BREATH & HAMMER ELECTRIC
Tickets
January 15, 2022:
Luxemburg Theater (Nijmegen, NETHERLANDS) - POSTPONED
BREATH & HAMMER ELECTRIC
Tickets
February 1, 2022:
Les P'tits Papiers (Issoire, FRANCE) - POSTPONED
BREATH & HAMMER VOYAGES
Tickets
February 2, 2022:
Jazzwerkstatt (Berlin, GERMANY) - POSTPONED
BREATH & HAMMER VOYAGES
Tickets
February 3, 2022:
Centre Culturel Régionel Délemont (Délemont, SWITZERLAND) - POSTPONED
BREATH & HAMMER VOYAGES
Tickets
2020:
July Album Release Tour - POSTPONED
BREATH & HAMMER VOYAGES
In the USA- To be rescheduled as things become clearer
Watch out for more information in the Fall
June 7, 2020 - CONCERT STREAMS taking place at 3 PM and 7 PM EST!
BREATH & HAMMER VOYAGES
Watch online from your home!
Presented in partnership with Hill & Hollow Music and Mountain Lake PBS in Saranac, NY
More Information
June 1, 2020 - Mini Broadcast at 7:30 PM EST!
BREATH & HAMMER VOYAGES
Watch online from your home!
A 20-min. program presented in partnership with Music Mondays NYC
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May 10, 2020 : INTIMATE LIVE STREAMED ALBUM RELEASE CONCERTS
Two performances will take place: one at 7 PM New York/EDT Time (UTC-02:00) and one at 7 PM Paris/Cape Town Time (UTC-04:00)
ON SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2020, DAVID KRAKAUER & KATHLEEN TAGG will perform two intimate live-streamed interactive concerts online to replace their Breath & Hammer album release tours that were set to happen in May and June 2020 in the USA, Europe and North Africa.
7 PM New York/EDT (UTC-02:00) Ticketing Information
7 PM Paris/Cape Town (UTC+04:00) Ticketing Information
MARCH 1, 2020 at 4:00pm
BREATH & HAMMER VOYAGES
Carnegie Hall Citywide Concerts - Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Free Admission
FEBRUARY 14, 2020 at 6:30pm
BREATH & HAMMER VOYAGES
Clayton Piano Festival Gala - Brick & Mortar Events
Clayton, NC, USA
Tickets
FEBRUARY 9, 2020 at 4:00pm
BREATH & HAMMER VOYAGES
Mt. Holyoke College, Pratt Music Hall - McCulloch Auditorium
South Hadley, MA, USA
Free Admission
2019:
NOVEMBER 4, 2019 at 7:00pm
KRAKAUER & TAGG WITH MUSICIANS OF THE PITTSBURGH JEWISH MUSIC FESTIVAL
Zimro Ensemble Project 2019 - Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall
New York, NY, USA
OCTOBER 30, 2019 at 12:10pm
BREATH & HAMMER ACOUSTIC - JUDAICA PROGRAM
Grace Episcopal Church - Concert Series
White Plains, NY, USA
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 at 7:00pm
KRAKAUER & TAGG WITH MUSICIANS OF THE PITTSBURGH JEWISH MUSIC FESTIVAL
Zimro Ensemble Project 2019 - Rodef Shalom Congregation
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
JULY 30, 2019
BREATH & HAMMER VOYAGES
Chigiana International Festival & Summer Academy 2019
Sovicille, Chiostro di Torri
Siena, Italy
JULY 27, 2019 at 7:30pm
BREATH & HAMMER CLASSICAL+
Pietrasanta in Concerto
Pietrasanta, Italy
JULY 8, 2019 at 7:00pm
BREATH & HAMMER ELECTRIC
Off the Hook Arts- Rialto Theatre
Fort Collins, CO, USA
JUNE 28, 2019 at 7:30pm
KRAKAUER & TAGG SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE
New York Piano Festival Gala 2019- Carnegie Weill Hall
New York, NY, USA
JUNE 9, 2019 at 3:30pm
BREATH & HAMMER VOYAGES
National Gallery
Washington D.C., USA
MAY 14, 2019 at 7:30pm
BREATH & HAMMER CLASSICAL+
Cranbrook Music Guild
Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
MAY 11, 2019 at 7:00pm
BREATH & HAMMER ELECTRIC
Nasher Museum
Dallas, TX, USA
March 9, 2019 at 7:00pm
BREATH & HAMMER EXPANDED: THE TIES THAT BIND US
Pierre Boulez Saal
Berlin, Germany
MARCH 8, 2019 at 7:30pm
BREATH & HAMMER EXPANDED: THE TIES THAT BIND US
Pierre Boulez Saal
Berlin, Germany
2018:
JANUARY 21st 2018 at 3pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG: BEYOND CROSSOVER PROGRAM
Wolftrap: Chamber Music at The Barns
Vienna, VA, USA
FEBRUARY 10th 2018 at 9pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG : BREATH & HAMMER
Jazzclub Unterfahrt
Munich, Germany
FEBRUARY 15th 2018 at 8:30pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG : BREATH & HAMMER
Festival Sons d’Hiver, Auditorium Jean-Pierre-Miquel
Paris, France
FEBRUARY 17th 2018 at 7pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG : BREATH & HAMMER
POLIN Museum
Warsaw, Poland
FEBRUARY 18th 2018 at 3pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG: VOYAGES
Maimonides-Zentrum
Vienna, Austria
FEBRUARY 28th 2018
KRAKAUER-TAGG : BREATH & HAMMER
Society for the 4 Arts
Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium,
Palm Beach, FL , USA
APRIL 5th 2018 at 7:30 pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG : MUSICAL MEETINGS AT THE BORDERLANDS
Symphony Space Thalia
New York, NY, USA
APRIL 15th 2018 at 3:00 pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG : VOYAGES/BREATH & HAMMER
Bee-Flat Bern
Bern, Switzerland
APRIL 16th 2018 at 7:30 pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG: VOYAGES
Cully Jazz Festival
Cully, Switzerland
JUNE 5th 2018 at 7pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG: VOYAGES
Shanghai Conservatory of Music
China, Shanghai, Minhang, 沪闵路373
JUNE 8th 2018 at 7:30pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG : VOYAGES
Beijing Central Conservatory of Music
43 Baojia St, Xicheng Qu, Beijing Shi, China
JULY 9th 2018 at 4pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : VOYAGES
Chautauqua Institute, Lenna Hall
Chautauqua, NY, USA
OCTOBER 14th 2018
KRAKAUER-TAGG : CONNECTIONS
JAAMM Fest
Mizel Arts and Cultural Center at the J
Denver, Colorado, USA
2017:
FEBRUARY 15th 2017 at 10:30am
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH AND HAMMER
MUSIC IN THE MORNING: VANCOUVER ACADEMY OF MUSIC, CANADA
Koerner Hall at the Vancouver Academy of Music, 1270 Chestnut Street on Kits Point
FEBRUARY 16th 2017 at 10:30am
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH AND HAMMER
MUSIC IN THE MORNING: VANCOUVER ACADEMY OF MUSIC, CANADA
Koerner Hall at the Vancouver Academy of Music, 1270 Chestnut Street on Kits Point
FEBRUARY 17th 2017 at 10:30am
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH AND HAMMER
MUSIC IN THE MORNING: VANCOUVER ACADEMY OF MUSIC, CANADA
Koerner Hall at the Vancouver Academy of Music, 1270 Chestnut Street on Kits Point
APRIL 15th 2017 at 7pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH AND HAMMER
ACLU BENEFIT CONCERT: SYMPHONY SPACE, NEW YORK, NY
2537 Broadway, New York, NY 10025
MAY 19th 2017 at 11pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO
Classical:NEXT
WORM, ROTTERDAM, Netherlands
Boomgaardsstraat 71, 3012 XA Rotterdam, Netherlands
JUNE 24th 2017 at 6 pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH & HAMMER- VOYAGES RECITAL PROGRAM-
NEW YORK PIANO FESTIVAL
DiMenna Center for Classical Music
New York, NY
JULY 2nd 2017 at 7 pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH & HAMMER
Club Helsinki
Hudson, NY
JULY 9th 2017 at 7:30 pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH & HAMMER plus Libby Larsen Trio with Linda Chesis, flute
Star Theatre
Cherry Valley, NY
August 12-23rd 2017
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH & HAMMER
Borderlands Foundation
Sejny, Poland
September 24th 2017 at 7pm
SOLIDARITY CONCERT Produced by KRAKAUER & TAGG
NYCLU/ACLU BENEFIT CONCERT: SYMPHONY SPACE, NEW YORK, NY
2537 Broadway, New York, NY 10025
November 27th- December 3rd 2017
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH & HAMMER : RESIDENCY
Centre des Arts- Ecole Internationale de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
November 30th 2017 at 8pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH & HAMMER : RESIDENCY- PUBLIC CONCERT
Centre des Arts- Ecole Internationale de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
2016:
JANUARY 17th 2016 at 3pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH AND HAMMER
FERUS FESTIVAL (VISION INTO ART)
National Sawdust, NEW YORK, NY
80 North 6th St, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Sound engineer: Jay Eigenmann
Video design: Jesse Gilbert
FEBRUARY 2nd 2016 at 1:30pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH AND HAMMER
Sarah Lawrence College, YONKERS, NY
1 Mead Way, Bronxville, NY 10708
Sound engineer: Jay Eigenmann
Video design: Jesse Gilbert
FEBRUARY 4th 2016 at 8pm
"WORLD OF KRAKAUER": BREATH AND HAMMER ACOUSTIC SELECTION
Le Poisson Rouge, NEW YORK, NY
(212) 505-3474
158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012
Video design: Jesse Gilbert
FEBRUARY 14th 2016 at 4pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO
Manhattan School of Music, NEW YORK, NY
120 Claremont Ave, New York, NY 10027
JULY 7th 2016 at 7pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH AND HAMMER
NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL: GRAHAMSTOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
BEETHOVEN ROOM
Video design: Jesse Gilbert
JULY 9th 2016 at 3pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH AND HAMMER
NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL: GRAHAMSTOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
BEETHOVEN ROOM
Video design: Jesse Gilbert
JULY 14th 2016at 7:30pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH AND HAMMER
YOUNGBLOOD GALLERY: CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
Cape Town, South Africa
Video design: Jesse Gilbert
SEPTEMBER 28-30th 2016
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH AND HAMMER RESIDENCY
Workshops, Talks, Masterclasses and Performance
BROWN UNIVERISITY: PROVIDENCE, RI
Rhode Island
SEPTEMBER 30th 2016 at 7:30pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH AND HAMMER PERFORMANCE
GRANOFF CENTER, BROWN UNIVERISITY: PROVIDENCE, RI
Sound engineer: Jay Eigenmann
Video design: Jesse Gilbert
OCTOBER 8th 2016 at 8pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH AND HAMMER
THE STONE: NEW YORK, NY
Corner of Avenue C and 2nd street , New York, NY
Sound engineer: Jay Eigenmann
Video design: Jesse Gilbert
NOVEMBER 11th 2016 at 8pm
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH AND HAMMER
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS: SPRINGFIELD, IL
Sound engineer: Jay Eigenmann
Video design: Jesse Gilbert
NOVEMBER 29th 2016 at 9:45 & 11:15am
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH AND HAMMER
KAUFMANN CENTER @ 92nd St Y: NEW YORK, NY
Lexington Avenue at 92nd St
NOVEMBER 30th 2016 at 9:45 & 11:15am
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH AND HAMMER
KAUFMANN CENTER @ 92nd St Y: NEW YORK, NY
Lexington Avenue at 92nd St
DECEMBER 1st 2016 at 9:45 & 11:15am
KRAKAUER-TAGG DUO : BREATH AND HAMMER
KAUFMANN CENTER @ 92nd St Y: NEW YORK, NY
Lexington Avenue at 92nd St
2015:
SEPTEMBER 1-10, 2015
Breath & Hammer development residency at Yellow Barn in Putney, Vermont
culminating in the first workshop performance at the
Vermont Jazz Center in Brattleboro, Vermont