About Petite Concerts

Through personal experience as a parent, I discovered the significant barriers families face when attending live concerts: venues rarely accommodate very young children or strollers, performance times conflict with bedtime routines, programs exceed young attention spans, and traditional concert etiquette poses challenges for energetic children. This inspired the creation of Petite Concerts, designed to bring vibrant classical and multicultural music directly to young families.Founded in 2013 and established as a non-profit in 2016, Petite Concerts now operates across New York, Connecticut, Montana, and Minnesota. Our signature 30-minute interactive performances are tailored for children from infancy through preschool age. In these relaxed settings, young listeners explore instruments hands-on while experiencing diverse musical traditions, fostering early music education and building the next generation of concert-goers.
Chi-Chi Bestmann, Founder/Executive Director
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A native of Taiwan, Chi-Chi Lin Bestmann is a dynamic conductor and violist. She’s known for crafting engaging concerts for young listeners and has a diverse and accomplished background in performing, conducing and teaching. Currently based in Minnesota, she holds the role of conductor for the JCC Symphony, MacPhail Northside Youth Orchestra and is a faculty member at MacPhail Center for Music. Chi-Chi enjoys cooking, reading, swimming, listening to music, walking her puppy, Ari and making Chinese dumplings with her daughters.
Artists
Chi-Chi Bestmann, viola, violin & erhu (Chinese violin) Chie Yoshinaka, violin Danielle Ricci, dance SiFei Cheng, viola Miryana Moveta, piano Allison Akins, French horn Mike Alexander, French horn E.J. Lee, violin käthe jarka, cello Hannnah Flowers, harp Stephanie Allen, violin Jane O'Hara, cello Tod Hedrick, Bass Adrianna O'brien, cello Rale Micic, guitar Paul Svensen, cello Joe Piscitelli, flute Donna Elaine, flute Lesly de Groot, voice Aimee Brehmer, harp |
Venues
MIA (since 2024) The Schubert Club (MN 2024) Dakoda County Library (MN since 2022) Minnesota JCC (MN since 2022) Mill City Museum (MN since 2021) Hennepin County Libraries (in MN since 2019) Washington County Libraries (in MN since 2019) Ramsey County Libraries (in MN since 2019) MacPhail Center for Music (in MN since 2019) JCC Harlem (since November 2017) Tuckahoe Public Library (since August 2017) Yonkers Public Library (since June 2017) Mt. Vernon Public Library (since May 2017, monthly program) Mt. Pleasant Public Library (since June 2017) Larchmont Public Library (since May 2017) Harrison Public Library (since Feb. 2017) Scarsdale Public Library (monthly program) Greenwich Library, Greenwich CT (monthly program) Hunts Point Public Library (Bronx, NY) P.S. 8 Luis Belliard (Manhattan) Avenues, The World School Riverdale Presbyterian Church Nursery School |
Private Events
Please email: [email protected] for all inquiries about hosting a Petite Concert as a private event.
Please email: [email protected] for all inquiries about hosting a Petite Concert as a private event.