David Finckel and Wu Han, CMS Co-Artistic Directors

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

World Premieres & CMS Commissions

CMS is proud to present new commissions and premieres by contemporary composers throughout the season.  CMS Commisions indicated with an (*).

• *New York-based Canadian composer Zosha Di Castri (The New Yorker called her a “composer of riotously inventive works”) premieres a new work for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano on December 8.
• *A new work by Julia Adolphe, a rising star in a new generation of composers, premieres a new work for piano, violin and cello on February 23.
• *Eric Nathan‘s new work for solo piano by is performed by Gilbert Kalish on March 30.
• Ekah for Cello and Piano by James Lee III was recorded by Inbal Segev on her CD “20 for 2020 Volume I,” and is performed in public for the first time, with cellist Inbal Segev and Sarajevo-born pianist Pedja Muzijevic on April 6. (Not a CMS commission.)

New Milestones

CMS’s series devoted to the work of living composers, presents four concerts featuring work by 20 composers from diverse backgrounds and cultures. The composers are both up-and-coming and established, and some—better known abroad than in the U.S.—deserve greater exposure here.

Composers featured in New Milestones include Julia Adolphe, Christopher Cerrone, Andrea Clearfield, Mario Diaz De Leon, Zosha Di Castri, Reena Esmail, Philippe Hurel, Hannah Kendall, James Lee III, Liza Lim, Misato Mochizuki, Shawn E. Okpebholo, Gabriela Ortiz, Gity Razaz, Ned Rorem, Carlos Sánchez- Guttiérez, Igor Santos and Chen Yi.

David Serkin Ludwig

Elise L. Stoeger Prize

As part of its long history of supporting living composers, the Elise L. Stoeger Prize, a $25,000 cash prize, is awarded biennially by CMS to recognize significant contributions to the field of chamber music composition. CMS is thrilled to announce that this year’s Stoeger Prize has been awarded to David Serkin Ludwig.  Named one of the world’s “Top 100 Composers Under Forty” by NPR, his numerous chamber music works—for small ensembles and solo artists—already represent an important addition to contemporary chamber music literature. As the recently appointed Dean and Director of the Juilliard School music division, he is also engaged in actively shaping and mentoring the next generation of performers and composers.

“Wu Han and I are delighted to recognize David Serkin Ludwig’s imaginative voice and significant contribution to the chamber music repertoire,” said CMS Artistic Directors Wu Han and David Finckel. “The jury was impressed with his work, describing it as having impeccable craft and excellent musicianship. It is a privilege to add David to this group of esteemed composers. And we can’t wait to hear his work performed at CMS next season!” 

"Winning the Stoeger Prize is an incredible honor for me, as a composer passionate about writing chamber music and as a recently repatriated New Yorker,” said David Serkin Ludwig.  “The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center engages many of the most outstanding musicians in the world, and for these performers to play my music is a dream. I couldn’t be more grateful for this recognition and wish to thank CMS profoundly for this honor."

A work by Ludwig will be performed as part of CMS’s New Milestones series on February 23.

The Emerson String Quartet

Emerson String Quartet

CMS is proud to present the legendary Emerson String Quartet in its final New York concert series, performing the repertoire for which it is most famous. Over three concerts, The Emerson traverses some of the greatest quartets in the classical canon, from the 17th to the 20th centuries, to trace the evolution of the string quartet and provide audiences the opportunity to hear how these composers and their seminal work were inspired by those who came before them and influenced those who followed.  

On April 23, the Quartet performs Purcell’s Chacony (arr. Britten), Mozart’s D minor Quartet, Haydn’s G major Quartet and Beethoven’s “Razumovsky” Op. 59, No. 2. On April 30, the program is Mendelssohn’s E-flat major, Brahms’ B-flat major and Dvořák A-flat major quartets. And on May 7, the series concludes in the 20^th century with Ravel’s F major Quartet, Bartók’s Quartet No. 2, Webern’s Fünf Sätze and Shostakovich’s Quartet No. 12 in D-flat major.

The Emerson’s series at CMS also provides touchpoints that sketch out the 47-year history of “America’s greatest quartet,” as dubbed by Time magazine; their influential and award-winning recordings with David Finckel, who was the quartet’s cellist from 1979 to 2013, are well represented. The Emerson’s collection of nine Grammy Awards include their historic recording of the complete Bartók quartets; Beethoven (1997); Mendelssohn (2005); and Shostakovich (2000).

The final concert goes back to the Quartet’s very earliest days. “The very first piece that Phil Setzer and I ever played, in the student group that was to become the Emerson Quartet, was Bartók’s Second,” recalled violinist Eugene Drucker, “and we’ve been playing the Ravel, Webern and Beethoven Quartets since our first or second year as a professional group.” And Purcell’s Chacony, which opens the series, is one of the first pieces the group recorded with Paul Watkins, who joined the Emerson in 2013.

International String Quartets

CMS’s celebration of the Emersons is complemented by a series of five of the finest string quartets performing today, along with guest artists who join them for a variety of quintets.

The Danish String Quartet’s stunning, sold-out Beethoven cycle at CMS in February 2020 was included in The New York Times’ best classical concerts of the year. On October 30,  they return to CMS with a program that begins with Mozart’s Divertimento in F, a short but masterful diversion. “Mozart’s genius is bubbling up everywhere,” says DSQ violist Asbjørn Nørgaard. “Every bar is a little revelation.” This is followed by a more contemporary set of Divertimenti by Britten written in 1936.  The Quartet returns to Mozart for one of the pillars of the string quartet canon, his Quartet in E-flat major, and concludes with Schumann's third string quartet. The Danish String Quartet are alumni of CMS’s Bowers Program.

On January 17, the Dover Quartet, a young ensemble whose members “have it in them to become the next Guarneri [Quartet]” (Chicago Tribune), performs a program that includes Amy Beach’s single-movement quartet (which was unpublished during her lifetime and only relatively recently discovered). The Quartet is joined by double-bassist and composer Edgar Meyer to performs Meyer’s own Quintet.

On January 24, CMS welcomes the Escher String Quartet in an all-Schubert program as part of CMS’s Winter Festival, The Magic of Schubert. The Escher was one of the first ensembles to participate in what is now the CMS Bowers Program for extraordinary emerging artists, and presented a memorable evening with Zemlinsky’s four quartets at CMS in 2015.

The Orion String Quartet is joined by violist Cynthia Phelps on November 20 for two quintets, by Purcell and Mozart, and performs quartets by Bach and Bartók. The Orion returns on January 22 as part of The Magic of Schubert, performing Beethoven’s Quartet in F major on a program that also includes Schubert’s Winterreise, with pianist Wu Han and baritone Nikolay Borchev.

The Calidore String Quartet is a highly acclaimed, award-winning young ensemble that participated in CMS’s Bowers Program, and appears July 10 as part of Summer Evenings. On the program is Haydn’s Quartet in C major for Strings and Brahms’ Quartet in B-flat major. Pianist Wu Qian joins them for Mendelssohn’s Quartet in B minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello.

Joélle Harvey (top left), Jennifer Johnson Cano, Nikolay Borchev

The CMS Winter Festival: The Magic of Schubert
January 22, 24 & 29 and February 3 and 10

“Like a shooting star, Franz Schubert blazed across music’s sky for a brief 31 years, leaving behind over 1,000 works that transformed the Classical into the Romantic age,” said CMS Artistic Director David Finckel. In this year’s Winter Festival, CMS offers four programs spanning Schubert’s creative career; a fifth concert explores the legacy of Schubert and how composers have been inspired by his compositions in the two centuries that followed his death in 1828.

On January 22, CMS Artistic Director and pianist Wu Han joins baritone Nikolay Borchev for Schubert’s indispensable song cycle Winterreise, and the Orion String Quartet performs Beethoven’s Quartet in F major.  January 24 features the Escher Quartet with Schubert’s Quartettsatz in C minor and Quartet in G major; pianist Gilbert Kalish performs the Sonata in B-flat major for Piano, D. 960.  The program on January 29 and 31 presents four of Schubert’s virtuoso works: Adagio and Rondo concertante in F major for Piano, Violin, Viola and Cello; “Lebensstürme” for Piano, Four Hands; the Fantasy in C major for Violin and Piano; and Schubert’s Trio No. 1 in B-flat major for Piano, Violin, and Cello.

On February 3, the concert explores the influence of Schubert’s art songs on subsequent generations of composers, including both vocal and instrumental compositions. The acclaimed Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano performs selections from Previn’s Vocalise and Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder.  The instrumental repertoire includes Fritz Kreisler’s transcription of Schubert’s Ballet Music No. 2 for Violin and Piano from Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern, D. 797, Mendelssohn’s Songs without Words for Piano, Liszt’s “Die Forelle,” from Six Melodies of Franz Schubert for Piano; and Ernst’s Grand Caprice on Schubert's “Erlkönig” for Violin.

The Magic of Schubert culminates on February 10, beginning with soprano Joélle Harvey singing three of Schubert’s vocal pieces, including “Der Hirt auf dem Felsen” (The Shepherd on the Rock), D. 965, Op. 129, followed by a quartet of CMS musicians performing Schubert’s Five German Dances (a work new to CMS) and coming to a triumphant conclusion with Schubert’s grandest chamber work, the six-movement Octet in F major for Winds and Strings.

CMS Ensemble Performing Bach's Brandenburg Concertos

Baroque Festival at CMS in December

Handel and Vivaldi shared an astounding 56 years of life on earth, separated by some 950 miles between London and Venice respectively, but never met. Handel was Beethoven’s favorite composer, while Vivaldi captivated Bach. On December 4 & 6, CMS pairs works by these Baroque masters, including six 18th-century works new to CMS. Vocal works by both composers are brought to life by the countertenor and creative force Anthony Roth Costanzo, making his CMS debut. A complete program and list of artists is in the chronological list of concerts below.

On December 11, the annual Bach program takes a deep dive into the composer’s Sonatas with the first-ever CMS pairing of his sonatas for violin and viola da gamba–played on cello–with keyboard. These extraordinary works—delving into every conceivable possibility for variety of texture and form—were forerunners of the great sonatas of Mozart and Beethoven.

And on December 16, 18, and 20, CMS welcomes the holiday season with the 29th annual presentation of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos.

Pamela Frank, Arnaud Sussman, Paul Neubauer

Unusual Combinations, Thematic Concerts and Rarely-Heard Repertoire

Throughout the season, CMS offers concerts that explore the chamber music repertoire through unusual pairings, compelling repertoire that should be heard more often, and work by the major composers in the chamber music literature performed by exceptional chamber music artists.

• Opening night on October 16 presents Soloists in the Spotlight, with works that unabashedly celebrate the virtuoso techniques of CMS artists, including Schubert’s Rondo in A Major and Halvorsen’s Passacaglia (after Handel). With Michael Brown, Piano; Kristin Lee, Richard Lin, James Thompson, Violin; Matthew Lipman, Viola; Mihai Marica, Cello; and Joseph Conyers, Double Bass.
• On October 18, American Visitors is a program of music by visitors from abroad: Sonatina in G major from the Bohemian Antonin Dvořák; Quintet in G minor from the English composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; and Rêve d'enfant from the Belgian composer and violinist Eugène Ysaÿe.
• On November 13, pianist Anne Marie McDermott and violinist Paul Huang offer a recital of music by Pärt, Prokofiev and Mozart, along with Corigliano’s 1963 Sonata for Violin and Piano, which is new to CMS.
• On November 15, Beethoven to Beach begins with Beethoven, continues with Schumann and Schulhoff and concludes with Amy Beach, an evening that traverses the evolution of chamber music from 1803-1925.
• On March 17, Voices of the Americas offers music by both North and South American composers: Copland, Bernstein, Gershwin,  Golijov, Villa-Lobos, Ginastera, and León. 
• On March 19, the internationally renowned American violinist Pamela Frank makes a long-awaited return to the CMS stage for a unique concert of trios for two violins and viola.  To create this unusual ensemble, she is joined by longtime colleagues violinist Arnaud Sussmann and violist Paul Neubauer. The five trios on the program come from Bohemia, Belgium, Hungary, and Russia, and include two works new to CMS—Ysaÿe’s Trio de Concert and Taneyev’s Trio in D Major—along with Kodály’s Serenade and Dvořák’s Terzetto.
• On April 2, the award-winning Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, which made its debut in 1977 at President Jimmy Carter’s inauguration and retains all its founding members, has set the standard for performances of the piano trio literature. Their CMS performance is wide-ranging, from Zwilich’s Abgang and Kaddish (composed for them), with David Shifrin on clarinet, to Beethoven's timeless “Archduke” Trio, and more.
• Two concerts consider Brahms (1833-1897) and his Viennese style alongside two next-generation composers: the Russian composer Anton Arensky (1861-1906) and the Hungarian Ernő Dohnányi (1877-1960). On March 28, the program juxtaposes the composers’ work in both popular and formal idioms. Arensky’s Miniatures for Children and Brahms’s Hungarian Dances are both crowd-pleasers, while their two piano trios reveal the composers’ depth and mastery as mature artists. The concert on May 2 explores the interplay of winds and strings, first in two piano trios by Brahms that pair clarinet with cello and horn with violin. Bringing the concert to a rousing conclusion is Dohnányi’s masterful 1935 Sextet—his last piece of chamber music—for the unusual ensemble of clarinet, horn, piano, violin, viola and cello.
• On April 21, CMS presents Winds of Change, with two superb nonets for strings and winds, one by Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů and the other by Germany’s Ludwig Spohr, a great violinist as well as a prolific chamber music composer. They are complemented by a sextet by Ludwig Thuille, known primarily for his operas, but whose chamber music is now making a well-deserved comeback.

CMS Ensemble on stage at Alice Tully Hall, October 2021

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
2022-23 Concert Schedule

Musical works new to CMS are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Summer Evenings I
Wednesday, July 6, 2022, 7:30 pm
Alice Tully Hall

MICHAEL BROWN, Piano
CHAD HOOPES, Violin
TIEN-HSIN CINDY WU, Viola
KEITH ROBINSON, Cello
TOMMASO LONQUICH, Clarinet
KEVIN RIVARD, Horn

Mozart Quartet in G minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, K. 478 (1785)
Michael Brown, Piano; Chad Hoopes, Violin; Keith Robinson, Cello

Paul Schoenfield Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano (1986)
Tommaso Lonquich, Clarinet; Chad Hoopes, Violin; Michael Brown, Piano

Dohnányi Sextet in C major for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano, Op. 37 (1935)
Tommaso Lonquich, Clarinet; Kevin Rivard, Horn; Chad Hoopes, Violin; Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, Viola; Keith Robinson, Cello; Michael Brown, Piano

Summer Evenings II
Sunday, July 10, 2022, 5:00 pm
Alice Tully Hall

WU QIAN, Piano
CALIDORE STRING QUARTET
JEFFREY MYERS, Violin
RYAN MEEHAN, Violin
JEREMY BERRY, Viola
ESTELLE CHOI, Cello

Haydn Quartet in C major for Strings, Hob. III:32, Op. 20, No. 2 (1772)
CALIDORE STRING QUARTET (Myers, Meehan, Berry, Choi)

Mendelssohn Quartet in B minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 3 (1825)
WU QIAN, Piano, VIOLINIST to be announced, JEREMY BERRY, Viola, ESTELLE CHOI, Cello

Brahms Quartet in B-flat major for Strings, Op. 67 (1875)
CALIDORE STRING QUARTET (Myers, Meehan, Berry, Choi)

 

Hugo Souza (CMS Debut), Tara Helen O'Connor, David Byrd-Marrow

Summer Evenings III
Wednesday, July 13, 2022, 7:30 pm
Alice Tully Hall

JUHO POHJONEN, Piano
TARA HELEN O’CONNOR, Flute
HUGO SOUZA, Oboe
SEBASTIAN MANZ, Clarinet
MARC GOLDBERG, Bassoon
DAVID BYRD-MARROW, Horn

Reicha Quintet in E minor for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn, Op. 88, No. 1 (1811-17)
TARA HELEN O’CONNOR, Flute, HUGO SOUZA, Oboe, SEBASTIAN MANZ, Clarinet, MARC GOLDBERG, Bassoon, DAVID BYRD-MARROW, Horn

Beethoven Quintet in E-flat major for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano, Op. 16 (1796)
HUGO SOUZA, Oboe, SEBASTIAN MANZ, Clarinet, MARC GOLDBERG, Bassoon, DAVID BYRD-MARROW, Horn, JUHO POHJONEN, Piano

Ligeti Six Bagatelles for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn (1953)
TARA HELEN O’CONNOR Flute, HUGO SOUZA, Oboe, SEBASTIAN MANZ, Clarinet, MARC GOLDBERG, Bassoon, DAVID BYRD-MARROW, Horn

Françaix L’heure du berger for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano (1947)
TARA HELEN O’CONNOR, Flute, HUGO SOUZA, Oboe, SEBASTIAN MANZ, Clarinet, MARC GOLDBERG, Bassoon, DAVID BYRD-MARROW, Horn, JUHO POHJONEN, Piano

Poulenc Sextet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano (1932-39)
TARA HELEN O’CONNOR, Flute, HUGO SOUZA, Oboe, SEBASTIAN MANZ, Clarinet, MARC GOLDBERG, Bassoon, DAVID BYRD-MARROW, Horn, JUHO POHJONEN, Piano

CMS Kids - Instrumental Families
Sunday, October 2, 2022, 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm
Rose Studio at CMS

Did you know instruments have families? Follow along as we explore the sounds from three families of instruments: strings, keyboards, and brass! What makes a French Horn sound the way it does? What makes the piano and the violin sound the way the way they do? We’ll get to know these instruments in this fun, interactive program including a work by Johannes Brahms for all three! CMS Kids offers relaxed performances for ages 3-6, featuring Rami Vamos and CMS Artists, in an inclusive concert experience adapted for neurodiverse audiences.

The Art of the Recital: Stella Chen & Gilles Vonsattel
Thursday, October 13, 2022, 7:30 pm
Rose Studio at CMS

STELLA CHEN, Violin
GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano

Schumann Sonata No. 1 in A minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 105 (1851)
*Bacewicz Partita for Violin and Piano (1955)
*Alberga No-Man’s-Land Lullaby for Violin and Piano (1996)
*Grieg Sonata No. 2 in G major for Violin and Piano, Op. 13 (1867)

Soloists in the Spotlight
Sunday, October 16, 2022, 5:00 pm
Alice Tully Hall

MICHAEL BROWN, Piano
KRISTIN LEE, Violin
RICHARD LIN, Violin
JAMES THOMPSON, Violin
MATTHEW LIPMAN, Viola
MIHAI MARICA, Cello
JOSEPH CONYERS, Double Bass

Bach Concerto in D minor for Keyboard, Strings, and Continuo, BWV 1052 (1734)
MICHAEL BROWN, Piano, RICHARD LIN, Violin, JAMES THOMPSON, Violin, MATTHEW LIPMAN, Viola, MIHAI MARICA, Cello, JOSEPH CONYERS, Double Bass

Schubert Rondo in A major for Violin and String Quartet, D. 438 (1816)
JAMES THOMPSON, Violin, KRISTIN LEE, Violin, RICHARD LIN, Violin, MATTHEW LIPMAN, Viola, MIHAI MARICA, Cello

Handel/Halvorsen Passacaglia in G minor for Violin and Viola (1894)
KRISTIN LEE, Violin, MATTHEW LIPMAN, Viola

Mendelssohn Double Concerto in D minor for Violin, Piano, and Strings (1823)
RICHARD LIN, Violin, MICHAEL BROWN, Piano, JAMES THOMPSON, Violin, KRISTIN LEE, Violin, MATTHEW LIPMAN, Viola, MIHAI MARICA, Cello, JOSEPH CONYERS, Double Bass 

American Visitors
Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 5:00 pm
Alice Tully Hall

ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT, Piano
STELLA CHEN, Violin
ARNAUD SUSSMANN, Violin
PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola
NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS, Cello

Dvořák Sonatina in G major for Violin and Piano, Op. 100 (1893)
STELLA CHEN, Violin, ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT, Piano

Coleridge-Taylor Quintet in G minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 1 (1893)
ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT, Piano, STELLA CHEN, Violin, ARNAUD SUSSMANN, Violin, PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola, NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS, Cello

Ysaÿe Rêve d'enfant for Violin and Piano, Op. 14 (1895-1900)
ARNAUD SUSSMANN, Violin, ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT, Piano

Dvořák Quintet in A major for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, B. 155, Op. 81 (1887)
ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT, Piano, ARNAUD SUSSMANN, Violin, STELLA CHEN, Violin, PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola, NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS, Cello

Meet the Music!
Inspector Pulse: Can Music Tell a Story?
Sunday, October 23, 2022, 2:00 pm
Alice Tully Hall

What can music “say”? Can a violin order a bagel in a restaurant? How does music tell us anything at all? Inspector Pulse, the world’s greatest and only private ear, investigates this mystery with music by Janaček, Ravel, and Adolphe and improvisations with the audience (that’s you)!

Inside Chamber Music
Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 6:30 pm
Rose Studio at CMS

Coleridge-Taylor Quintet in G minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 1 (1893)

Rose Studio Series
Thursday, October 27, 2022, 6:30 & 9:00 pm
Rose Studio at CMS

SHAI WOSNER, Piano
FRANCISCO FULLANA, Violin
MIHAI MARICA, Cello
TARA HELEN O'CONNOR, Flute
STEPHEN TAYLOR, Oboe

*C.P.E. Bach Trio Sonata in D minor for Flute, Oboe, and Continuo, W. 145 (1731, rev. 1747)
TARA HELEN O'CONNOR, Flute, STEPHEN TAYLOR, Oboe, MIHAI MARICA, Cello, SHAI WOSNER, Piano

Debussy Syrinx for Flute (1913)
TARA HELEN O'CONNOR, Flute

Britten Two Insect Pieces for Oboe and Piano (1935)
STEPHEN TAYLOR, Oboe, SHAI WOSNER, Piano

Fauré Trio in D minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 120 (1922-23)
SHAI WOSNER, Piano, FRANCISCO FULLANA, Violin, MIHAI MARICA, Cello 

 

Danish String Quartet

Danish String Quartet
Sunday, October 30, 2022, 5:00 pm
Alice Tully Hall

DANISH STRING QUARTET
FREDERIK ØLAND, Violin
RUNE TONSGAARD SØRENSEN, Violin
ASBJØRN NØRGAARD, Viola
FREDRIK SCHØYEN SJÖLIN, Cello

Mozart Divertimento in F major for String Quartet, K. 138 (1772)
DANISH STRING QUARTET (Øland, Tonsgaard Sørensen, Nørgaard, Schøyen Sjölin)

Britten Three Divertimentos for String Quartet (1933, rev. 1936)
DANISH STRING QUARTET (Øland, Tonsgaard Sørensen, Nørgaard, Schøyen Sjölin)

Mozart Quartet in E-flat major for Strings, K. 428 (1783)
DANISH STRING QUARTET (Øland, Tonsgaard Sørensen, Nørgaard, Schøyen Sjölin)

Schumann Quartet in A major for Strings, Op. 41, No. 3 (1842)
DANISH STRING QUARTET (Øland, Tonsgaard Sørensen, Nørgaard, Schøyen Sjölin)

 

Inside Chamber Music
Wednesday, November 2, 2022, 6:30 pm
Rose Studio at CMS

Prokofiev Sonata No. 1 in F minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 80 (1938-46)

Inside Chamber Music
Wednesday, November 9, 2022, 6:30 pm
Rose Studio at CMS

 Beach Quintet in F-sharp minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 67 (1907)

Paul Huang, Anne-Marie McDermott

Paul Huang and Anne-Marie McDermott in Recital
Sunday, November 13, 2022, 5:00 pm
Alice Tully Hall

PAUL HUANG, Violin
ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT, Piano

Pärt Spiegel im Spiegel (Mirror in the Mirror) for Violin and Piano (1978)
PAUL HUANG, Violin, ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT, Piano

Prokofiev Sonata No. 1 in F minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 80 (1938-46)
PAUL HUANG, Violin, ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT, Piano

Mozart Sonata in F major for Violin and Piano, K. 376 (1781)
PAUL HUANG, Violin, ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT, Piano

*John Corigliano Sonata for Violin and Piano (1963)
PAUL HUANG, Violin, ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT, Piano

Beethoven to Beach
Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 7:30 pm
Alice Tully Hall

GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano
FRANCISCO FULLANA, Violin
IDA KAVAFIAN, Violin
MATTHEW LIPMAN, Viola
DAVID FINCKEL, Cello

Beethoven Variations in G major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 121a, “Kakadu” (1803, rev. 1816)
GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano, FRANCISCO FULLANA, Violin, DAVID FINCKEL, Cello

Schumann Märchenbilder for Viola and Piano, Op. 113 (1851)
MATTHEW LIPMAN, Viola, GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano

Schulhoff Duo for Violin and Cello (1925)
IDA KAVAFIAN, Violin, DAVID FINCKEL, Cello

Beach Quintet in F-sharp minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 67 (1907)
GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano, IDA KAVAFIAN, Violin, FRANCISCO FULLANA, Violin, MATTHEW LIPMAN, Viola, DAVID FINCKEL, Cello

Inside Chamber Music
Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 6:30 pm
Rose Studio at CMS

Bartók Quartet No. 6 for Strings, BB 119 (1939)

Rose Studio Series
Thursday, November 17, 2022, 6:30 & 9:00 pm
Rose Studio at CMS

MICHAEL BROWN, Piano
KRISTIN LEE, Violin
SIHAO HE, Cello

C. Schumann Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22 (1853)
KRISTIN LEE, Violin, MICHAEL BROWN, Piano

Mendelssohn Variations concertantes in D major for Cello and Piano, Op. 17 (1829)
SIHAO HE, Cello, MICHAEL BROWN, Piano

R. Schumann Trio No. 1 in D minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 63 (1847)
MICHAEL BROWN, Piano, KRISTIN LEE, Violin, SIHAO HE, Cello

Returning to Mozart
Sunday, November 20, 2022, 5:00 pm
Alice Tully Hall

CYNTHIA PHELPS, Viola
ORION STRING QUARTET
DANIEL PHILLIPS, Violin
TODD PHILLIPS, Violin
STEVEN TENENBOM, Viola
TIMOTHY EDDY, Cello

Purcell Fantasia Upon One Note for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello (c. 1680)
DANIEL PHILLIPS, Violin, TODD PHILLIPS, Violin, STEVEN TENENBOM, Viola, CYNTHIA PHELPS, Viola, TIMOTHY EDDY, Cello

Bach “Contrapunctus XIV” from The Art of Fugue for String Quartet (Before 1742, rev. c. 1745 and 1748-49)
ORION STRING QUARTET (D. Phillips, T. Phillips, Tenenbom, Eddy) 

Bartók Quartet No. 6 for Strings, BB 119 (1939)
ORION STRING QUARTET (D. Phillips, T. Phillips, Tenenbom, Eddy)

Mozart Quintet in D major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, K. 593 (1790)
DANIEL PHILLIPS, Violin, TODD PHILLIPS, Violin, STEVEN TENENBOM, Viola, CYNTHIA PHELPS, Viola, TIMOTHY EDDY, Cello

Anthony Roth Costanzo

Handel and Vivaldi
Sunday, December 4, 2022, 5:00 pm
Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 7:30 pm
Alice Tully Hall

ANTHONY ROTH COSTANZO, Countertenor
PAOLO BORDIGNON, Harpsichord
CHAD HOOPES, Violin
BELLA HRISTOVA, Violin
ANI KAVAFIAN, Violin
JAMES THOMPSON, Violin
YURA LEE, Viola
ARNAUD SUSSMANN, Viola
DMITRI ATAPINE, Cello
KEITH ROBINSON, Cello
ANTHONY MANZO, Double Bass
BRIDGET KIBBEY, Harp
JAMES AUSTIN SMITH, Oboe
GINA CUFFARI, Bassoon

*Handel Sonata in D major for Violin and Continuo, Op. 1, No. 13, HWV 371 (1730)
ANI KAVAFIAN, Violin, KEITH ROBINSON, Cello, PAOLO BORDIGNON, Harpsichord

*Vivaldi Sonata in A major for Violin and Continuo, Op. 2, No. 2, RV 31 (1709)
BELLA HRISTOVA, Violin, DMITRI ATAPINE, Cello, PAOLO BORDIGNON, Harpsichord

Handel Concerto in G minor for Oboe, Strings, and Continuo, HWV 287 (1704-05)
JAMES AUSTIN SMITH, Oboe, JAMES THOMPSON, Violin, CHAD HOOPES, Violin, ARNAUD SUSSMANN, Viola, DMITRI ATAPINE, Cello, ANTHONY MANZO, Double Bass, PAOLO BORDIGNON, Harpsichord

*Vivaldi Concerto in B-flat major for Violin, Cello, Strings, and Continuo, RV 547
CHAD HOOPES, Violin, DMITRI ATAPINE, Cello, BELLA HRISTOVA, Violin, JAMES THOMPSON, Violin, YURA LEE, Viola, KEITH ROBINSON, Cello, ANTHONY MANZO, Double Bass, PAOLO BORDIGNON, Harpsichord

Handel Sonata in C minor for Oboe, Violin, and Continuo, Op. 2, No. 1a, HWV 386a (1717-19)
JAMES AUSTIN SMITH, Oboe, ANI KAVAFIAN, Violin, KEITH ROBINSON, Cello, PAOLO BORDIGNON, Harpsichord

Handel “Pena tiranna” from Amadigi di Gaula for Voice, Oboe, Bassoon, Strings, and Continuo, HWV 11 (1715)
ANTHONY ROTH COSTANZO, Countertenor, JAMES AUSTIN SMITH, Oboe, GINA CUFFARI, Bassoon, BELLA HRISTOVA, Violin, ANI KAVAFIAN, Violin, CHAD HOOPES, Violin, ARNAUD SUSSMANN, Viola, DMITRI ATAPINE, Cello, ANTHONY MANZO, Double Bass

*Handel Concerto in B-flat major for Harp, Strings, and Continuo, Op. 4, No. 6, HWV 294 (1736)
BRIDGET KIBBEY, Harp, JAMES THOMPSON, Violin, BELLA HRISTOVA, Violin, YURA LEE, Viola, KEITH ROBINSON, Cello, ANTHONY MANZO, Double Bass, PAOLO BORDIGNON, Harpsichord

*Vivaldi “Se fido rivedrò l'oggetto” for Voice, Strings, and Continuo, RV 749
ANTHONY ROTH COSTANZO, Countertenor, CHAD HOOPES, Violin, ANI KAVAFIAN, Violin, ARNAUD SUSSMANN, Viola, DMITRI ATAPINE, Cello, ANTHONY MANZO, Double Bass, PAOLO BORDIGNON, Harpsichord

*Handel “Quella fiamma” from Arminio for Voice, Oboe, Strings, and Continuo, HWV 36 (1736)
ANTHONY ROTH COSTANZO, Countertenor, JAMES AUSTIN SMITH, Oboe, ANI KAVAFIAN, Violin, CHAD HOOPES, Violin, YURA LEE, Viola, KEITH ROBINSON, Cello, ANTHONY MANZO, Double Bass, PAOLO BORDIGNON, Harpsichord

Vivaldi Concerto in B minor for Four Violins, Strings, and Continuo, Op. 3, No. 10, RV 580 (1711)
BELLA HRISTOVA, Violin, CHAD HOOPES, Violin, ANI KAVAFIAN, Violin, JAMES THOMPSON, Violin, ARNAUD SUSSMANN, Viola, YURA LEE, Viola, DMITRI ATAPINE, Cello, ANTHONY MANZO, Double Bass, PAOLO BORDIGNON, Harpsichord

*Handel “Vivi, tiranno!” from Rodelinda for Voice, Two Oboes, Strings, and Continuo (1725)
ANTHONY ROTH COSTANZO, Countertenor, JAMES AUSTIN SMITH, Oboe, JAMES THOMPSON, Violin, BELLA HRISTOVA, Violin, YURA LEE, Viola, KEITH ROBINSON, Cello, ANTHONY MANZO, Double Bass, PAOLO BORDIGNON, Harpsichord

New Milestones: Interval
Thursday, December 8, 2022, 7:30 pm
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse

GLORIA CHIEN, Piano
KRISTIN LEE, Violin
HSIN-YUN HUANG, Viola
MIHAI MARICA, Cello
TARA HELEN O'CONNOR, Flute
ALEXANDER FITERSTEIN, Clarinet

*Christopher Cerrone Shall I Project a World? for Violin (2015)
KRISTIN LEE, Violin

*Hannah Kendall Vera for Clarinet, Violin, Viola, and Cello (2008)
ALEXANDER FITERSTEIN, Clarinet, KRISTIN LEE, Violin, HSIN-YUN HUANG, Viola, MIHAI MARICA, Cello

*Carlos Sánchez-Gutiérrez Trio-Variations for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano (2005)
TARA HELEN O'CONNOR, Flute, ALEXANDER FITERSTEIN, Clarinet, GLORIA CHIEN, Piano

*Gity Razaz Shadow Lines for Cello, Pre-Recorded Cello, and Electronics (2014)
MIHAI MARICA, Cello

*Misato Mochizuki Intermezzi I for Flute and Piano (1998)
TARA HELEN O'CONNOR, Flute, GLORIA CHIEN, Piano

*Zosha Di Castri New Work for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano (CMS Commission, World Premiere) (2022)
ALEXANDER FITERSTEIN, Clarinet, KRISTIN LEE, Violin, MIHAI MARICA, Cello, GLORIA CHIEN, Piano

Bach’s Sonatas
Sunday, December 11, 2022, 5:00 pm
Alice Tully Hall

JUHO POHJONEN, Piano
CHO-LIANG LIN, Violin
INBAL SEGEV, Cello

Bach Sonata in G major for Viola da gamba and Keyboard, BWV 1027 (transcribed for cello) (before 1741)
INBAL SEGEV, Cello, JUHO POHJONEN, Piano

Bach Sonata in E major for Violin and Keyboard, BWV 1016 (Before 1725)
CHO-LIANG LIN, Violin, JUHO POHJONEN, Piano

Bach Sonata in D major for Viola da gamba and Keyboard, BWV 1028 (transcribed for cello) (Before 1741)
INBAL SEGEV, Cello, JUHO POHJONEN, Piano

Bach Sonata in C minor for Violin and Keyboard, BWV 1017 (Before 1725)
CHO-LIANG LIN, Violin, JUHO POHJONEN, Piano

Bach Sonata in G minor for Viola da gamba and Keyboard, BWV 1029 (transcribed for cello) (Before 1741)
INBAL SEGEV, Cello, JUHO POHJONEN, Piano

Bach Sonata in G major for Violin and Keyboard, BWV 1019 (Before 1725)
CHO-LIANG LIN, Violin, JUHO POHJONEN, Piano

Bach’s Complete Brandenburg Concertos
Friday, December 16, 2022, 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 18, 2022, 5:00 pm
Tuesday, December 20, 2022, 7:30 pm
Alice Tully Hall

SHAI WOSNER, Harpsichord
ADAM BARNETT-HART, Violin
AARON BOYD, Violin
BRENDAN SPELTZ, Violin
DANIEL PHILLIPS, Violin/Viola
PIERRE LAPOINTE, Viola
PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola
SIHAO HE, Cello
MIHAI MARICA, Cello
BROOK SPELTZ, Cello
ANTHONY MANZO, Double Bass
SOOYUN KIM, Flute
DEMARRE MCGILL, Flute
RANDALL ELLIS, Oboe
JAMES AUSTIN SMITH, Oboe
STEPHEN TAYLOR, Oboe
PETER KOLKAY, Bassoon
MICHELLE REED BAKER, Horn
JULIA PILANT, Horn
BRANDON RIDENOUR, Flugelhorn
 

Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 (1720)
DANIEL PHILLIPS, Violin, SOOYUN KIM, Flute, SHAI WOSNER, Harpsichord, AARON BOYD, Violin, PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola, SIHAO HE, Cello, ANTHONY MANZO, Double Bass

Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 (1720)
BRENDAN SPELTZ, Violin, DEMARRE MCGILL, Flute, JAMES AUSTIN SMITH, Oboe, BRANDON RIDENOUR, Flugelhorn, ADAM BARNETT-HART, Violin, AARON BOYD, Violin, PIERRE LAPOINTE, Viola, SIHAO HE, Cello, PETER KOLKAY, Bassoon, ANTHONY MANZO, Double Bass, SHAI WOSNER, Harpsichord

Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 (1720)
ADAM BARNETT-HART, Violin, DEMARRE MCGILL, Flute, SOOYUN KIM, Flute, DANIEL PHILLIPS, Violin/Viola, BRENDAN SPELTZ, Violin, PIERRE LAPOINTE, Viola, BROOK SPELTZ, Cello, ANTHONY MANZO, Double Bass, SHAI WOSNER, Harpsichord

Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046 (1720)
AARON BOYD, Violin, BRENDAN SPELTZ, Violin, ADAM BARNETT-HART, Violin, PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola, MIHAI MARICA, Cello, ANTHONY MANZO, Double Bass, SHAI WOSNER, Harpsichord, STEPHEN TAYLOR, Oboe, JAMES AUSTIN SMITH, Oboe, RANDALL ELLIS, Oboe, PETER KOLKAY, Bassoon, JULIA PILANT, Horn, MICHELLE REED BAKER, Horn

Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051 (1720)
PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola, DANIEL PHILLIPS, Viola, SIHAO HE, Cello, BROOK SPELTZ, Cello, MIHAI MARICA, Cello, ANTHONY MANZO, Double Bass, SHAI WOSNER, Harpsichord

Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 (1720)
AARON BOYD, Violin, BRENDAN SPELTZ, Violin, ADAM BARNETT-HART, Violin, PIERRE LAPOINTE, Viola, DANIEL PHILLIPS, Viola, PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola, MIHAI MARICA, Cello, SIHAO HE, Cello, BROOK SPELTZ, Cello, ANTHONY MANZO, Double Bass, SHAI WOSNER, Harpsichord

Youthful Genius
Sunday, January 15, 2023, 5:00 pm
Alice Tully Hall

MICHAEL BROWN, Piano
GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano
ANI KAVAFIAN, Violin
DANBI UM, Violin
MARK HOLLOWAY, Viola
PAUL WATKINS, Cello

Mozart Trio in E major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, K. 542 (1788)
MICHAEL BROWN, Piano, DANBI UM, Violin, PAUL WATKINS, Cello

Saint-Saëns Sonata No. 1 in C minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 32 (1872)
PAUL WATKINS, Cello, GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano

Korngold Four Pieces for Violin and Piano from the Incidental Music to Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11 (1918-19)
DANBI UM, Violin, GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano

Mendelssohn Quartet in F minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 2 (1823)
MICHAEL BROWN, Piano, ANI KAVAFIAN, Violin, MARK HOLLOWAY, Viola, PAUL WATKINS, Cello

Dover Quartet

Dover Quartet with Edgar Meyer
Tuesday, January 17, 2023, 7:30 pm
Alice Tully Hall

EDGAR MEYER, Double Bass
DOVER QUARTET, String Quartet
BRYAN LEE, Violin
JOEL LINK, Violin
MILENA PAJARO-VAN DE STADT, Viola
CAMDEN SHAW, Cello

Haydn Quartet in C major for Strings, Hob. III:77, Op. 76, No. 3, “Emperor” (1797)
DOVER QUARTET (Lee, Link, Pajaro-van de Stadt, Shaw)

Mendelssohn Quartet in E-flat major for Strings, Op. 44, No. 3 (1838)
DOVER QUARTET (Lee, Link, Pajaro-van de Stadt, Shaw)

*Beach Quartet for Strings, Op. 89 (1929)
DOVER QUARTET (Lee, Link, Pajaro-van de Stadt, Shaw)

Edgar Meyer Quintet for String Quartet and Bass (1995)
DOVER QUARTET (Lee, Link, Pajaro-van de Stadt, Shaw), EDGAR MEYER, Double Bass

Winter Festival: The Magic of Schubert
Into Eternity
Sunday, January 22, 2023, 5:00 pm
Alice Tully Hall

NIKOLAY BORCHEV, Baritone
WU HAN, Piano
ORION STRING QUARTET
DANIEL PHILLIPS, Violin
TODD PHILLIPS, Violin
STEVEN TENENBOM, Viola
TIMOTHY EDDY, Cello

Beethoven Quartet in F major for Strings, Op. 135 (1826)
ORION STRING QUARTET (D. Phillips, T. Phillips, Tenenbom, Eddy)
 
Schubert Die Winterreise for Voice and Piano, D. 911, Op. 89 (1827)
NIKOLAY BORCHEV, Baritone, WU HAN, Piano

Winter Festival: The Magic of Schubert
Grand Statements
Tuesday, January 24, 2023, 7:30 pm
Alice Tully Hall

GILBERT KALISH, Piano
ESCHER STRING QUARTET
ADAM BARNETT-HART, Violin
BRENDAN SPELTZ, Violin
PIERRE LAPOINTE, Viola
BROOK SPELTZ, Cello
 
Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor for Strings, D. 703 (1820)
ESCHER STRING QUARTET (Barnett-Hart, Brendan Speltz, Lapointe, Brook Speltz)
 
Schubert Sonata in B-flat major for Piano, D. 960 (1828)
GILBERT KALISH, Piano
 
Schubert Quartet in G major for Strings, D. 887, Op. 161 (1826)
ESCHER STRING QUARTET (Barnett-Hart, Brendan Speltz, Lapointe, Brook Speltz)

New Milestones: Impression
Thursday, January 26, 2023, 7:30 pm
Rose Studio at CMS

GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano/Harpsichord
STELLA CHEN, Violin
ANTHONY MANZO, Double Bass
JAMES AUSTIN SMITH, Oboe
IAN DAVID ROSENBAUM, Percussion
 
*Dutilleux Les citations for Oboe, Bass, Harpsichord, and Percussion (1985, rev. 1990-91, 2010)
JAMES AUSTIN SMITH, Oboe, ANTHONY MANZO, Double Bass, GILLES VONSATTEL, Harpsichord, IAN DAVID ROSENBAUM, Percussion

*Igor Santos as light becomes form for Violin and Piano (2019)
STELLA CHEN, Violin, GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano

*Andrea Clearfield Three Songs for Violin and Bass (after poems by Pablo Neruda) (1997)
STELLA CHEN, Violin, ANTHONY MANZO, Double Bass

*Liza Lim Ming Qi (Bright Vessel) for Oboe and Percussion (2000)
JAMES AUSTIN SMITH, Oboe, IAN DAVID ROSENBAUM, Percussion

*Phillippe Hurel  Tombeau (In memoriam Gérard Grisey) for Piano and Percussion (2000)
GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano, IAN DAVID ROSENBAUM, Percussion

Winter Festival: The Magic of Schubert
The Virtuoso Tradition
Sunday, January 29, 2023, 5:00 pm
Tuesday, January 31, 2023, 7:30 pm
Alice Tully Hall

ALESSIO BAX, Piano
GLORIA CHIEN, Piano
WU HAN, Piano
BENJAMIN BEILMAN, Violin
PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola
DAVID REQUIRO, Cello
 
*Schubert Adagio and Rondo concertante in F major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, D. 487 (1816)
GLORIA CHIEN, Piano, BENJAMIN BEILMAN, Violin, PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola, DAVID REQUIRO, Cello

Schubert Allegro in A minor for Piano, Four Hands, D. 947, Op. 144, “Lebensstürme” (1828)
ALESSIO BAX, Piano, WU HAN, Piano

Schubert Fantasy in C major for Violin and Piano, D. 934, Op. 159 (1827)
BENJAMIN BEILMAN, Violin, GLORIA CHIEN, Piano

Schubert Trio No. 1 in B-flat major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, D. 898, Op. 99 (1827)
ALESSIO BAX, Piano, BENJAMIN BEILMAN, Violin, DAVID REQUIRO, Cello

Inside Chamber Music
Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 6:30 pm
Rose Studio at CMS

Beethoven Quartet in F major for Strings, Op. 135 (1826)

Wu Qian, Ricardo Morales

Brahms, Beethoven, and Shostakovich Sonatas
Sunday, February 26, 2023, 5:00 pm
Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 7:30 pm
Alice Tully Hall

WU QIAN, Piano
ALEXANDER SITKOVETSKY, Violin
PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola
RICARDO MORALES, Clarinet

Brahms Sonata in E-flat major for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120, No. 2 (1894)
RICARDO MORALES, Clarinet, WU QIAN, Piano

Shostakovich Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147 (1975)
PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola, WU QIAN, Piano

Beethoven Sonata in C minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 30, No. 2 (1801-02)
ALEXANDER SITKOVETSKY, Violin, WU QIAN, Piano

Inside Chamber Music
Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 6:30 pm
Rose Studio at CMS

Dvořák Quartet in A-flat major for Strings, Op. 105 (1895)

The Art of the Recital: Tommaso Lonquich and Gilles Vonsattel
Thursday, March 2, 2023, 7:30 pm
Rose Studio at CMS

TOMMASO LONQUICH, Clarinet
GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano/Harpsichord
 
Jörg Widmann Fantasie for Solo Clarinet (1993)
*Esa-Pekka Salonen Meeting for Clarinet and Harpsichord (1982)
*Jörg Widmann Zirkustänze, Suite for Solo Piano (2012)
Berg Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5 (1913)
Schumann Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73 (1849)
Weber Grand duo concertant for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 48 (1815-16)

Meet the Music!
Inspector Pulse Discovers Dissonance!
Sunday, March 12, 2023, 2:00 pm
Alice Tully Hall

The wacky private ear discovers that getting food stuck between your teeth is like a musical dissonance — and when you floss and brush, it is a musical resolution! But that is just the beginning of Inspector Pulse’s investigation of dissonance and consonance!

Voices of the Americas
Friday, March 17, 2023, 7:30 pm
Alice Tully Hall

JESSICA RIVERA, Soprano
MICHAEL BROWN, Piano
GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano
NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS, Cello
IAN DAVID ROSENBAUM, Percussion
 
*Copland El Salón México for Piano and Percussion (arr. Bernstein) (1932-36, arr. 1941)
MICHAEL BROWN, Piano, IAN DAVID ROSENBAUM, Percussion
 
Bernstein Three Meditations from Mass for Cello, Piano, and Percussion (1971, arr. 1977)
NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS, Cello, GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano, IAN DAVID ROSENBAUM, Percussion

Ginastera “Chacarera” from Cinco canciones populares argentinas for Voice and Piano, Op. 10 (1943)
JESSICA RIVERA, Soprano, MICHAEL BROWN, Piano
 
Chávez “North Carolina Blues” for Voice and Piano (1942)
JESSICA RIVERA, Soprano, MICHAEL BROWN, Piano

Ginastera “Gato” from Cinco canciones populares argentinas for Voice and Piano, Op. 10 (1943) Gato
JESSICA RIVERA, Soprano, MICHAEL BROWN, Piano
 
Ponce “Estrellita” for Voice and Piano (1912)
JESSICA RIVERA, Soprano, MICHAEL BROWN, Piano

Osvaldo Golijov Mariel for Cello and Marimba (1999)
NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS, Cello, IAN DAVID ROSENBAUM, Percussion
 
*Villa-Lobos “A maré encheu” from Guia prático for Piano (1932)
GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano

*Villa-Lobos “O polichinelo” from Prole do bebê for Piano (1918)
GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano
 
*Ginastera Pampeana No. 2, Rhapsody for Cello and Piano, Op. 21 (1950)
NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS, Cello, MICHAEL BROWN, Piano
 
*Tania León “Oh Yemanja” from Scourge of Hyacinths for Soprano, Cello, and Piano (1994)
JESSICA RIVERA, Soprano, NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS, Cello, GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano
 
*Gershwin Cuban Overture for Piano, Four Hands, and Percussion (1932)
MICHAEL BROWN, Piano, GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano, IAN DAVID ROSENBAUM, Percussion

Exceptional Trios
Sunday, March 19, 2023, 5:00 pm
Alice Tully Hall

PAMELA FRANK, Violin
ARNAUD SUSSMANN, Violin
PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola
 
*Dvořák Drobnosti (Miniatures) for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 75a (1887)
PAMELA FRANK, Violin, ARNAUD SUSSMANN, Violin, PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola
 
*Ysaÿe Trio de concert for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 19, “Le Londres” (1914-16)
PAMELA FRANK, Violin, ARNAUD SUSSMANN, Violin, PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola
 
Kodály Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 12 (1919-20)
PAMELA FRANK, Violin, ARNAUD SUSSMANN, Violin, PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola
 
*Taneyev Trio in D major for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 21 (1907)
PAMELA FRANK, Violin, ARNAUD SUSSMANN, Violin, PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola
 
Dvořák Terzetto in C major for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 74 (1887)
PAMELA FRANK, Violin, ARNAUD SUSSMANN, Violin, PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola

Rose Studio Series
Thursday, March 23, 2023, 6:30 & 9:00 pm
Rose Studio at CMS

GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano
STELLA CHEN, Violin
SIHAO HE, Cello
DAVID BYRD-MARROW, Horn

Ligeti Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano, “Hommage à Brahms” (1982)
STELLA CHEN, Violin, DAVID BYRD-MARROW, Horn, GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano

Brahms Trio in B major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 8 (1854, rev. 1889)
GILLES VONSATTEL, Piano, STELLA CHEN, Violin, SIHAO HE, Cello

CMS Kids - Who is Dvořák?
Sunday, March 26, 2023, 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm
Rose Studio at CMS

Do you remember the name Johannes Brahms? It turns he was friends with our featured composer, Antonin Dvořák (pronounced DE-VOR-JAK)! In this fun and interactive program, we learn more about his friendship with Brahms and how Dvořák was inspired by the lively and dramatic music from where he was born! CMS Kids offers relaxed performances for ages 3-6, featuring Rami Vamos and CMS Artists, in an inclusive concert experience adapted for neurodiverse audiences.

Brahms and Arensky
Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 7:30 pm
Alice Tully Hall

WU HAN, Piano
WU QIAN, Piano
BELLA HRISTOVA, Violin
DMITRI ATAPINE, Cello
 
*Arensky Six Children's Pieces for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 34 (1894)
WU HAN, Piano, WU QIAN, Piano

Arensky Trio No. 1 in D minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 32 (1894)
WU QIAN, Piano, BELLA HRISTOVA, Violin, DMITRI ATAPINE, Cello

Brahms Selected Hungarian Dances for Piano, Four Hands (1868, 1880)
WU QIAN, Piano, WU HAN, Piano

Brahms Trio in C major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 87 (1880-82)
WU HAN, Piano, BELLA HRISTOVA, Violin, DMITRI ATAPINE, Cello

The Art of the Recital: Gilbert Kalish
Thursday, March 30, 2023, 7:30 pm
Rose Studio at CMS

GILBERT KALISH, Piano

*Bach Partita No. 6 in E minor for Keyboard, BWV 830 (1731) 
*Janáček On the Overgrown Path for Piano (1900-11) 
*Eric Nathan New Work for Piano (CMS Commission, World Premiere) 
*Ives Movements from Sonata No. 1 for Piano (assembled c. 1915–16, c. 1921)

Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio

The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
Sunday, April 2, 2023, 5:00 pm
Alice Tully Hall

KALICHSTEIN-LAREDO-ROBINSON TRIO
JOSEPH KALICHSTEIN, Piano
JAIME LAREDO, Violin
SHARON ROBINSON, Cello
DAVID SHIFRIN, Clarinet
 
Beethoven Allegretto in B-flat major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, WoO 39 (1812)
KALICHSTEIN-LAREDO-ROBINSON TRIO (Kalichstein, Laredo, Robinson)
 
Schumann Six Etudes in Canonic Form for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 56 (arr. Kirchner) (1845)
KALICHSTEIN-LAREDO-ROBINSON TRIO (Kalichstein, Laredo, Robinson)
 
*Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Abgang and Kaddish for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano (2019)
DAVID SHIFRIN, Clarinet, KALICHSTEIN-LAREDO-ROBINSON TRIO (Kalichstein, Laredo, Robinson)

Beethoven Trio in B-flat major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 97, “Archduke” (1810-11)
KALICHSTEIN-LAREDO-ROBINSON TRIO (Kalichstein, Laredo, Robinson)

New Milestones: Evocation
Thursday, April 6, 2023, 7:30 pm
Rose Studio at CMS

PEDJA MUZIJEVIC, Piano
STELLA CHEN, Violin
INBAL SEGEV, Cello
ADAM WALKER, Flute
ROMIE DE GUISE-LANGLOIS, Clarinet
PETER KOLKAY, Bassoon
 
*Shawn E. Okpebholo On a Poem by Miho Nonaka: Harvard Square for Flute (2013)
ADAM WALKER, Flute

*Mario Diaz de Leon Mysterium for Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Electronics (2016)
ADAM WALKER, Flute, ROMIE DE GUISE-LANGLOIS, Clarinet, PETER KOLKAY, Bassoon

*James Lee III Ekah for Cello and Piano (2020)
INBAL SEGEV, Cello, PEDJA MUZIJEVIC, Piano
 
Ned Rorem Winter Pages for Clarinet, Bassoon, Violin, Cello, and Piano (CMS Commission) (1981)
ROMIE DE GUISE-LANGLOIS, Clarinet, PETER KOLKAY, Bassoon, STELLA CHEN, Violin, INBAL SEGEV, Cello, PEDJA MUZIJEVIC, Piano

Meet the Music!
Inspector Pulse Asks “What’s the Big Deal?”
Sunday, April 16, 2023, 2:00 pm
Alice Tully Hall

What is inspiration? How do you get an idea? And when you get an idea, what do you do with it? Join the world’s greatest and only private ear, Inspector Pulse, as he investigates the mysteries of musical creativity!

Winds of Change
Friday, April 21, 2023, 7:30 pm
Alice Tully Hall

WU QIAN, Piano
ALEXANDER SITKOVETSKY, Violin
PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola
CLIVE GREENSMITH, Cello
BLAKE HINSON, Double Bass
TARA HELEN O'CONNOR, Flute
SEBASTIAN MANZ, Clarinet
JAMES AUSTIN SMITH, Oboe
MARC GOLDBERG, Bassoon
DAVID BYRD-MARROW, Horn
 
Martinů Nonet for Winds and Strings (1959)
TARA HELEN O'CONNOR, Flute, JAMES AUSTIN SMITH, Oboe, SEBASTIAN MANZ, Clarinet, MARC GOLDBERG, Bassoon, DAVID BYRD-MARROW, Horn, ALEXANDER SITKOVETSKY, Violin, PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola, CLIVE GREENSMITH, Cello, BLAKE HINSON, Double Bass

Thuille Sextet in B-flat major for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano, Op. 6 (1886-88)
TARA HELEN O'CONNOR, Flute, JAMES AUSTIN SMITH, Oboe, SEBASTIAN MANZ, Clarinet, MARC GOLDBERG, Bassoon, DAVID BYRD-MARROW, Horn, WU QIAN, Piano

Spohr Grand Nonetto in F major for Winds and Strings, Op. 31 (1813)
TARA HELEN O'CONNOR, Flute, JAMES AUSTIN SMITH, Oboe, SEBASTIAN MANZ, Clarinet, MARC GOLDBERG, Bassoon, DAVID BYRD-MARROW, Horn, ALEXANDER SITKOVETSKY, Violin, PAUL NEUBAUER, Viola, CLIVE GREENSMITH, Cello, BLAKE HINSON, Double Bass

Emerson Dimensions I
Sunday, April 23, 2023, 5:00 pm
Alice Tully Hall

EMERSON STRING QUARTET
EUGENE DRUCKER, Violin
PHILIP SETZER, Violin
LAWRENCE DUTTON, Viola
PAUL WATKINS, Cello
 
Purcell Chacony in G minor for String Quartet (arr. Britten) (c. 1678, arr. 1948, rev. 1963)
EMERSON STRING QUARTET (Drucker, Setzer, Dutton, P. Watkins)
 
Mozart Quartet in D minor for Strings, K. 421 (1783)
EMERSON STRING QUARTET (Drucker, Setzer, Dutton, P. Watkins)
 
Haydn Quartet in G major for Strings, Hob. III:41, Op. 33, No. 5 (1781)
EMERSON STRING QUARTET (Drucker, Setzer, Dutton, P. Watkins)
 
Beethoven Quartet in E minor for Strings, Op. 59, No. 2, “Razumovsky” (1806)
EMERSON STRING QUARTET (Drucker, Setzer, Dutton, P. Watkins)

Rose Studio Series
Thursday, April 27, 2023, 6:30 & 9:00 pm
Rose Studio at CMS

WU QIAN, Piano
STELLA CHEN, Violin
JAMES THOMPSON, Violin
TIEN-HSIN CINDY WU, Viola
NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS, Cello

Beethoven Quartet in C major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, WoO 36, No. 3 (1785)
WU QIAN, Piano, STELLA CHEN, Violin, TIEN-HSIN CINDY WU, Viola, NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS, Cello

Rachmaninov Trio élégiaque in G minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello (1892)
WU QIAN, Piano, JAMES THOMPSON, Violin, NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS, Cello

*Price Quintet in A minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello
WU QIAN, Piano, STELLA CHEN, Violin, JAMES THOMPSON, Violin, TIEN-HSIN CINDY WU, Viola, NICHOLAS CANELLAKIS, Cello

Emerson Dimensions II
Sunday, April 30, 2023, 5:00 pm
Alice Tully Hall

EMERSON STRING QUARTET
EUGENE DRUCKER, Violin
PHILIP SETZER, Violin
LAWRENCE DUTTON, Viola
PAUL WATKINS, Cello

Mendelssohn Quartet in E-flat major for Strings, Op. 12 (1829)
EMERSON STRING QUARTET (Drucker, Setzer, Dutton, P. Watkins)

Brahms Quartet in B-flat major for Strings, Op. 67 (1875)
EMERSON STRING QUARTET (Drucker, Setzer, Dutton, P. Watkins)
 
Dvořák Quartet in A-flat major for Strings, Op. 105 (1895)
EMERSON STRING QUARTET (Drucker, Setzer, Dutton, P. Watkins)

Brahms and Dohnányi
Tuesday, May 2, 2023, 7:30 pm
Alice Tully Hall

JUHO POHJONEN, Piano
RICHARD LIN, Violin
HSIN-YUN HUANG, Viola
DAVID FINCKEL, Cello
DAVID SHIFRIN, Clarinet
RADEK BABORÁK, Horn

Brahms Trio in A minor for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 114 (1891)
DAVID SHIFRIN, Clarinet, DAVID FINCKEL, Cello, JUHO POHJONEN, Piano

Brahms Trio in E-flat major for Horn, Violin, and Piano, Op. 40 (1865)
RADEK BABORÁK, Horn, RICHARD LIN, Violin, JUHO POHJONEN, Piano

Dohnányi Sextet in C major for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano, Op. 37 (1935)
DAVID SHIFRIN, Clarinet, RADEK BABORÁK, Horn, RICHARD LIN, Violin, HSIN-YUN HUANG, Viola, DAVID FINCKEL, Cello, JUHO POHJONEN, Piano

Emerson Dimensions III
Sunday, May 7, 2023, 5:00 pm
Alice Tully Hall

EMERSON STRING QUARTET
EUGENE DRUCKER, Violin
PHILIP SETZER, Violin
LAWRENCE DUTTON, Viola
PAUL WATKINS, Cello
 
Ravel Quartet in F major for Strings (1902-03)
EMERSON STRING QUARTET (Drucker, Setzer, Dutton, P. Watkins)
 
Bartók Quartet No. 2 for Strings, BB 75, Op. 17 (1914-17)
EMERSON STRING QUARTET (Drucker, Setzer, Dutton, P. Watkins)
 
Webern Fünf Sätze for String Quartet, Op. 5 (1909)
EMERSON STRING QUARTET (Drucker, Setzer, Dutton, P. Watkins)
 
Shostakovich Quartet No. 12 in D-flat major for Strings, Op. 133 (1968)
EMERSON STRING QUARTET (Drucker, Setzer, Dutton, P. Watkins)

CMS Kids - Masterwork: Dvořák’s Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 87
Sunday, May 21, 2023, 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm
Rose Studio at CMS

We take a closer look at our featured composer, Antonin Dvořák, through his exciting Piano Quartet in E-flat major. We find out if this piece is really written for four pianos (quick hint: it isn’t!). And we learn how Dvořák was not just inspired by music from where he was born but lots of other kinds of music too! CMS Kids offers relaxed performances for ages 3-6, featuring Rami Vamos and CMS Artists, in an inclusive concert experience adapted for neurodiverse audiences.

2022-2023 Master Classes
Rose Studio at CMS

November 15, 2022, 11:00 am
Ida Kavafian, violin

December 15, 2022, 11:00 am
Misha Armory, cello

February 13, 2023, 11:00 am
Ken Noda, piano

April 3, 2023, 11:00 am
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, piano trio

May 3, 2023, 11:00 am
David Shifrin, clarinet