2014-2015 CMS Season Brochure

David Finckel and Wu Han, Artistic Directors

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45TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON

45TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON

W come the DEAR FRIEND,

On behalf of our fellow musicians and everyone

Christian Gerhaher’s legendary interpretation of

at CMS, welcome to the Society’s forty-fifth

Schubert’s masterpiece Winterreise, CMS’s first

anniversary season. It is truly a thrill to unveil

presentation of Schubert’s masterpiece since our

here the product of months of intensely creative

inaugural season; and on the other end of the

thinking, probing research, and artful planning

sonic spectrum, an amazing percussion program,

down to the finest details.

sure to draw a large and rhythmically-charged

Even a moment’s glance at this brochure

crowd. Those dazzled by virtuosity need look

will reveal a season packed with everything

no further than our first fall concert with Alessio

one could hope for in a chamber music series.

Bax playing Mozart piano concertos, and the

Our program pages are brimming with names

estimable combination of the Emerson Quartet,

of long-beloved artists and an extraordinary

Paul Neubauer, and Colin Carr in a performance

range of world-renowned performers making

of Tchaikovsky’s glorious Souvenir de Florence

their CMS debuts. There are landmark concerts,

to close the season. In between, CMS offers

such as the phenomenal German baritone

every kind of program imaginable, from

Cover art: Jill Moser, While Turning, 2011, 55x 56”, oil and acrylic on canvas; courtesy of the artist and Lennon, Weinberg Inc.; www.jillmoser.net.

Photos above, top row, from left: Emerson String Quartet by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco, Neubauer by Bernard Mindich, Keefe by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco, Bottom row, from left: Denk by Michael Wilson, McDermott by Matteo Trisolini, Escher String Quartet by Laura Rose. David Finckel and Wu Han by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco.

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Top row, from left: Emerson String Quartet, Paul Neubauer, Erin Keefe, Sitkovetsky Trio. Bottom row, from left: Jeremy Denk, Anne-Marie McDermott, Escher String Quartet.

For a complete listing of the 2014-15 Artists, see foldout at the back.

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all-contemporary to all-Brahms and all-Haydn,

Winter Festival to experience chamber music at

and compelling juxtapositions of Copland and

its most intimate, powerful, and life-changing.

Stravinsky, Schubert and Schnittke, and Mozart

You’ll be happy you did.

and Strauss.

Whether you join us for concerts in the

With Best Wishes,

amazing Alice Tully Hall—now among the handful of the world’s greatest chamber music venues—or for up-close listening in the Rose

David Finckel

Wu Han

Studio or Kaplan Penthouse, we promise you the most pleasurable, stimulating, and rewarding musical experiences to be found anywhere. And in addition to sampling our engrossing lectures, engaging family concerts, and other special events, do join us for this season’s

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The Chamber Music Society’s 45th anniversary season kicks off with a joyous celebration of Mozart. Elegant and graceful works accompany a pair of brilliant concertos in what is sure to be a thrilling start to the season.

MOZART Quartet in A major for Flute, Violin, Viola, and Cello, K. 298 (1786-87) MOZART Concerto No. 12 in A major for Piano and String Quintet, K. 414 (1782) MOZART Duo No. 2 in B-flat major for Violin and Viola, K. 424 (1783) MOZART Concerto No. 14 in E-flat major for Piano and String Quintet, K. 449 (1784) W E D N E S D AY

10/15/14

Alessio Bax, PIANO • Bella Hristova, Arnaud Sussmann, VIOLIN • Paul Neubauer, VIOLA • Sophie Shao, CELLO • Kurt Muroki, DOUBLE BASS • Carol Wincenc, FLUTE

7:30 PM

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In the last decade of his life Brahms made the decision to stop composing, but the dazzling playing of a virtuoso clarinetist inspired him to write again.

This program celebrates his late masterworks, providing a vivid portrait of Brahms in his mature glory.

BRAHMS Trio in A minor for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 114 (1891) BRAHMS Sonata in D minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 108 (1886-88) BRAHMS Intermezzo in E-flat major for Piano, Op. 117, No. 1 (1892) BRAHMS Rhapsody in E-flat major for Piano, Op. 119, No. 4 (1893) BRAHMS Quintet in B minor for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 115 (1891) T U E S D AY

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Shai Wosner, PIANO • Erin Keefe, Alexander Sitkovetsky, VIOLIN • Mark Holloway, VIOLA • Timothy Eddy, CELLO • David Shifrin, CLARINET

7:30 PM

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ALESSIO BAX PERFORMS 10/15

“His playing quivers with an almost hypnotic intensity.”

—GRAMOPHONE

THE PACIFICA QUARTET PERFORMS 11/7

“For security and sensitivity the Pacifica’s is an achievement unlikely to be surpassed.”

—CHICAGO TRIBUNE

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The works of contemporaries Fauré and Ysaÿe are presented side-by-side in a program that reveals complementary themes in their compositional output. The charming Dolly Suite and Rêve d’enfant—both dedicated to children—are contrasted with the pyrotechnics of Ysaÿe’s Sonata for two violins and Fauré’s extraordinary First Piano Quartet.

FAURÉ Dolly Suite for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 56 (1894-96) YSAŸE Rêve d’enfant for Violin and Piano, Op. 14 (1895-1900) YSAŸE Sonata in A minor for Two Violins (1915) FAURÉ Sicilienne for Cello and Piano, Op. 78 (1898) FAURÉ Papillon for Cello and Piano, Op. 77 (before 1885) FAURÉ Quartet No. 1 in C minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 15 (1876-79) S U N D AY

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Anne-Marie McDermott, Wu Han, PIANO • Nicolas Dautricourt, VIOLIN • Yura Lee, VIOLIN/VIOLA • Colin Carr, CELLO

5:00 PM

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The Pacifica Quartet returns to Alice Tully Hall for a program of passion and depth. The musical journey begins with Haydn’s evocative “Sunrise” Quartet, and concludes with Mendelssohn’s moving Quartet in F minor, written in memory of his beloved sister Fanny.

HAYDN Quartet in B-flat major for Strings, Hob. III:78, Op. 76, No. 4, “Sunrise” (1797) RAN Glitter, Doom, Shards, Memory, Quartet No. 3 for Strings (CMS Co-Commission, New York Premiere) (2012-13)

PUCCINI Crisantemi for String Quartet (1890) MENDELSSOHN Quartet in F minor for Strings, Op. 80 (1847) F R I D AY

11/7/14 7:30PM

PACIFICA QUARTET (Simin Ganatra, Sibbi Bernhardsson, VIOLIN

• Masumi Per Rostad, VIOLA • Brandon Vamos, CELLO)

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Musicologist Alfred Einstein wrote that the “Trout” Quintet is music “we cannot help but love.” Schubert’s timeless masterpiece is paired with great Romantic works by Dvořák and Chausson. ˇ DVORÁK Selections from Cypresses (Echo of Songs) for String Quartet, B. 152 (1865) ˇ DVORÁK Nocturne for Two Violins, Viola, Cello, and Bass (1870, rev. 1875) CHAUSSON Trio in G minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 3 (1881) SCHUBERT Quintet in A major for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Bass, D. 667,

Op. 114, “Trout” (1819) S U N D AY

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Inon Barnatan, PIANO • Ani Kavafian, Areta Zhulla, VIOLIN • Lawrence Power, VIOLA • Nicholas Canellakis, Gary Hoffman, CELLO • David Grossman, DOUBLE BASS

5:00PM

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Treasures of the wind repertoire are celebrated in a program including Barber’s atmospheric Summer Music, which portrays the languid nature of the season, and Mozart’s lively Serenade, his earliest masterpiece for wind ensemble.

TAFFANEL Quintet in G minor for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn (1876) BARBER Summer Music for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn, Op. 31 (1955) DEAN Polysomnography for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano (2007) POULENC Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon (1922, rev. 1945) MOZART Serenade in E-flat major for Winds, K. 375 (1781, rev. 1782) T U E S D AY

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Gilles Vonsattel, PIANO • Tara Helen O’Connor, FLUTE • James Austin Smith, Stephen Taylor, OBOE • Romie de GuiseLanglois, David Shifrin, CLARINET • Peter Kolkay, Bram van Sambeek, BASSOON • Trevor Nuckols, Radovan Vlatković, HORN

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JAMES AUSTIN SMITH PERFORMS 11/18

“...the virtuosic young oboist…”

—THE NEW YORK TIMES

YURA LEE PERFORMS 11/23

“If I needed an interlocutor at the gates to heaven, I would call upon Yura Lee.” —STRAD MAGAZINE

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The hauntingly powerful music of Shostakovich is echoed by colorful and evocative works from Finland and France. The Russian master’s deeply personal Seven Romances and Piano Trio, classics of the literature, are paired with an early, Nordic-inflected work of Sibelius and Debussy’s dazzling tone painting of Greek-inspired poetry.

SIBELIUS Trio in G minor for Violin, Viola, and Cello (1893-94)

SHOSTAKOVICH Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok for Soprano, Violin, Cello,

and Piano, Op. 127 (1967) DEBUSSY Six épigraphes antiques for Piano, Four Hands (1914) SHOSTAKOVICH Trio No. 2 in E minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 67 (1944) S U N D AY

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Dina Kuznetsova, SOPRANO • Gilbert Kalish, Soyeon Kate Lee, PIANO • Yura Lee, VIOLIN • Mark Holloway, VIOLA • Jakob Koranyi, CELLO

5:00PM

Baroque Collection:

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Vivaldi’s best-known work, The Four Seasons, is heard in its brilliant entirety, with four stellar CMS violinists sharing the spotlight. Baroque treasures by Geminiani, Albinoni, and Telemann round out the collection.

ALBINONI Sonata di concerto à 7 for Trumpet, Two Violins, Two Violas, Cello, and Continuo (1694) VIVALDI Concerto in D minor for Two Oboes, Strings, and Continuo, RV 535 (before 1742) GEMINIANI Sonata in C major for Cello and Continuo, Op. 5, No. 3 (1746) TELEMANN Concerto in D major for Trumpet, Two Oboes, Strings, and Continuo, TWV 53:D2 VIVALDI The Four Seasons for Violin, Strings, and Continuo, Op. 8, Nos. 1 – 4 (1725)

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Kenneth Weiss, HARPSICHORD • Ani Kavafian, Jessica Lee, Kristin Lee, Sean Lee, Giora Schmidt, Arnaud Sussmann, Ian Swensen, VIOLIN • Mark Holloway, Richard O’Neill, VIOLA • Timothy Eddy, Mihai Marica, CELLO • Stéphane Logerot, DOUBLE BASS • James Austin Smith, Stephen Taylor, OBOE • David Washburn, TRUMPET

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The beloved cello takes center stage in this unique program featuring transcriptions and arrangements. Accordion and harp also make a rare and exciting appearance.

BACH Suite No. 1 in G major for Cello, BWV 1007 (c. 1720) BACH Selected Chorales arranged for Two Cellos and Accordion (arr. T. Demenga) HERTEL Concerto in F major for Harp, Strings, and Continuo (before 1789) RAMEAU Cinq pieces transcribed for Accordion (1741) BACH Sonata in G minor transcribed for Cello and Accordion, BWV 1029 (before 1741) VIVALDI Concerto in G minor for Two Cellos, Strings, and Continuo, RV 531 (after 1710) T U E S D AY

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Yura Lee, Daniel Phillips, VIOLIN • Lily Francis, VIOLA • Patrick Demenga, Thomas Demenga, CELLO • Kurt Muroki, DOUBLE BASS • Bridget Kibbey, HARP • Luka Juhart, ACCORDION

7:30PM

Brandenbu g Concer s Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos stand at the pinnacle of Baroque musical art.

These festive annual performances, called a “New York holiday staple” by The New York Times, are not to be missed.

BACH Complete Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051 (1720) F R I D AY

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12/ 4/14 5:00PM

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1 /1 / 4 7:30PM

John Gibbons, HARPSICHORD • Aaron Boyd, Sean Lee, Daniel Phillips, VIOLIN • Benjamin Beilman, VIOLIN/VIOLA • Lawrence Dutton, Lily Francis, VIOLA • Timothy Eddy, Eileen Moon, Paul Watkins, CELLO • Timothy Cobb, DOUBLE BASS • Sooyun Kim, Robert Langevin, FLUTE • Randall Ellis, James Austin Smith, Stephen Taylor, OBOE • Marc Goldberg, BASSOON • Julie Landsman, Julia Pilant, HORN • David Washburn, TRUMPET

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BENJAMIN BEILMAN PERFORMS 12/12, 12/14, & 12/16

“...a poised and monstrously talented violinist...”

—THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

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Kodály’s research of Hungarian folk music left an indelible mark on his compositions, and his lovely Serenade is no exception. The program opens with Beethoven’s dramatic and intense C minor Trio, and closes with Dvořák’s cinematic “American” Quintet, full of wonderful melodies, open and awake to possibilities much like the country in which he found himself.

BEETHOVEN Trio in C minor for Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 9, No. 3 (1797-98) KODÁLY Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 12 (1919-20) ˇ DVORÁK Quintet in E-flat major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, Op. 97,

“American” (1893) S U N D AY

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Benjamin Beilman, Ani Kavafian, VIOLIN • Yura Lee, Paul Neubauer, VIOLA • David Finckel, CELLO

5:00PM

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The Amphion String Quartet “plays with a brand of fierce, sharply directed energy,” says The New York Times. In its debut Alice Tully Hall recital, the Quartet performs Haydn’s “The Bird” Quartet (so named for the playful use of grace notes and trills), Janáček’s “Intimate Letters” (fueled by unrequited love), and Grieg’s rarely-heard and hyper-romantic Quartet in G minor.

HAYDN Quartet in C major for Strings, Op. 33, No. 3, “The Bird” (1781) ˇ JANÁCEK Quartet No. 2 for Strings, “Intimate Letters” (1928) GRIEG Quartet in G minor for Strings, Op. 27 (1877-78) S U N D AY

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AMPHION STRING QUARTET (Katie Hyun, David Southorn, VIOLIN

• Wei-Yang Andy Lin, VIOLA • Mihai Marica, CELLO)

5:00PM

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AYANO KATAOKA PERFORMS 2/3

“The excellent percussionist…”

—THE NEW YORK TIMES

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In an exhilarating program that will be both sonically and visually captivating, gems of the percussion repertoire take center stage, including Thierry de Mey’s mesmerizing Musiques de tables, John Cage’s ethereal In a Landscape, and Bartók’s riveting Sonata. ŽIVKOVIC ”Meccanico” from Trio per uno for Percussion Trio (1995, 1999) NANCARROW Piece for Tape arranged for Percussion (arr. Dominic Murcott) (1950s) DE MEY Musiques de tables for Percussion Trio (1987) CAGE In a Landscape for Marimba (trans. Ian David Rosenbaum) (1948) TAKEMITSU Rain Tree for Percussion Trio (1981) REICH Drumming: Part 1 for Percussion Quartet (1970-71) BARTÓK Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion (1937) T U E S D AY

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Gilbert Kalish, Wu Han, PIANO • Victor Caccese, Christopher Froh, Ayano Kataoka, Ian David Rosenbaum, PERCUSSION

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IDA KAVAFIAN PERFORMS 2/6

“Ida Kavafian draws every ounce of passion and fire (and blood) out of the music and brings it into the sonic world.”

—SEQUENZA 21

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The Orion String Quartet is joined by two esteemed collaborators for a program including Beethoven’s sparkling Serenade and Mozart’s commanding D major Viola Quintet.

HAYDN Quartet in G minor for Strings, Hob. III:74, Op. 74, No. 3, “The Rider” (1793) BEETHOVEN Serenade in D major for Flute, Violin, and Viola, Op. 25 (1801) BOCCHERINI Quintet in G major for Flute, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, G. 431, Op. 55, No. 1 (1797) MOZART Quintet in D major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, K. 593 (1790) F R I D AY

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ORION STRING QUARTET (Daniel Phillips, Todd Phillips, VIOLIN • Steven

Tenenbom, VIOLA • Timothy Eddy, CELLO) • Ida Kavafian, VIOLIN/VIOLA • Tara Helen O’Connor, FLUTE

7:30PM

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The Danish String Quartet, called “suberb” by The New York Times, offers a lively interpretation of Haydn alongside Carl Nielsen’s masterful Fourth Quartet, marking the Danish composer’s 150th birthday. The ensemble is joined by the acclaimed pianist Jon Kimura Parker for Brahms’s tempestuous quintet.

HAYDN Quartet in C major for Strings, Hob. III: 57, Op. 54, No. 2 (1788) NIELSEN Quartet No. 4 in F major for Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 44 (c. 1919) BRAHMS Quintet in F minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 34 (1862) F R I D AY

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Jon Kimura Parker, PIANO • DANISH STRING QUARTET (Frederik Øland, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, VIOLIN • Asbjørn Nørgaard, VIOLA • Fredrik Sjölin, CELLO)

7:30PM

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Bold, lush, and exquisite piano quartets by Mahler, Schumann, and Brahms comprise this unforgettable program. The stellar cast includes CMS Artistic Directors David Finckel and Wu Han, the dynamic violinist Daniel Hope, and viola legend Paul Neubauer.

MAHLER Quartet in A minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello (1876-78) SCHUMANN Quartet in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 47 (1842) BRAHMS Quartet No. 1 in G minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 25 (1862) S U N D AY

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Wu Han, PIANO • Daniel Hope, VIOLIN • Paul Neubauer, VIOLA • David Finckel, CELLO

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Winter Festival

Chamber music is often described as an intimate musical conversation, and there are many beloved works in the repertoire that are distinctly illustrative of this maxim. This season’s Winter Festival, Intimate Expressions, explores some of the overwhelmingly personal masterpieces that epitomize the dialogue, introspection, and musical exchange of chamber music.

THE WINTER FESTIVAL ALSO INCLUDES TWO SPECIAL CONCERTS IN THE ROSE STUDIO (P. 29).

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Schubert’s vocal masterpiece, Winterreise, tells the poignant story of a young man’s cold and lonely winter journey. The sensational German baritone Christian Gerhaher makes his CMS debut performing this immortal work.

SCHUBERT Winterreise for Voice and Piano, D. 911, Op. 89 (1827) T U E S D AY

2/ 4/15 7:30PM

Christian Gerhaher, BARITONE • Gerold Huber, PIANO

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Duos by Mozart, Martinů, and Ravel demonstrate the richness and closeness of conversing with friends through the voices of paired stringed instruments.

The full cast of musicians then gathers together for a lively exploration of Mozart’s heartfelt Viola Quintet in G minor.

MOZART Duo in G major for Violin and Viola, K. 423 (1783) º Duo No. 1 for Violin and Viola, “Three Madrigals” (1950) MARTINU RAVEL Sonata for Violin and Cello (1920-22) MOZART Quintet in G minor for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, K. 516 (1787) S U N D AY

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CHRISTIAN GERHAHER PERFORMS 2/24

“The baritone sings the German language more beautifully than anyone else today.”

—THE FINANCIAL TIMES

JAN VOGLER PERFORMS 3/20

“Jan Vogler performed his part splendidly playing with sensitivity and affection…”

—SEEN AND HEARD INTERNATIONAL

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Sibelius’s “Voces intimae” resides at the heart of this Winter Festival, and it alludes to both the conversational aspect of chamber music and the composer’s own life. The Escher String Quartet, described as “one of the finest quartets of their generation” by The Guardian, performs this powerful piece, along with masterworks by Berg and Schubert.

SCHUBERT Quartet in A minor for Strings, D. 804, Op. 29, No. 1, “Rosamunde” (1824) BERG Lyric Suite for String Quartet (1925-26) SIBELIUS Quartet in D minor for Strings, Op. 56, “Voces intimae” (1909) S U N D AY

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ESCHER STRING QUARTET (Adam Barnett-Hart, Aaron Boyd, VIOLIN

• Pierre Lapointe, VIOLA • Dane Johansen, CELLO)

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Robert Schumann wrote that “One glance at Schubert’s Trio—and the troubles of our human existence disappear and all the world is fresh and bright again.” Three outstanding musicians perform this radiant trio, alongside Schubert’s melodic Violin Fantasy and Schnittke’s riveting Cello Sonata.

SCHUBERT Fantasy in C major for Violin and Piano, D. 934, Op. 159 (1827) SCHNITTKE Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano (1978) SCHUBERT Trio No. 1 in B-flat major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, D. 898, Op. 99 (1827) F R I D AY

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Juho Pohjonen, PIANO • Benjamin Beilman, VIOLIN • Jan Vogler, CELLO

7:30PM

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ozart Mendel oh & rahms A diverse cast of CMS musicians is joined by the notable violinist James Ehnes, in his CMS debut, for three masterworks by powerhouse composers, concluding with Brahms’s Sextet No. 1—a piece that exemplifies his remarkable ability to create rich sonorities within highly contrapuntal texture.

MOZART Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano, K. 526 (1787) MENDELSSOHN Quartet in C minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 1 (1822) BRAHMS Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Two Cellos,

Op. 18 (1859-60) S U N D AY

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Gloria Chien, PIANO • James Ehnes, Sean Lee, VIOLIN • Yura Lee, Richard O’Neill, VIOLA • Timothy Eddy, Narek Hakhnazaryan, CELLO

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Aaron Copland stated that, “Stravinsky proved it was possible for a twentiethcentury composer to create his own tradition.” Working during the same era, these two legendary artists developed distinctly unique musical sound worlds that would impact composers for generations to come.

STRAVINSKY Suite italienne for Cello and Piano (1932) COPLAND Two Pieces for String Quartet (1923-28) STRAVINSKY Suite from L’Histoire du soldat for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano (1918-19) COPLAND Two Pieces for Violin and Piano (1926) STRAVINSKY Concertino for String Quartet (1920) COPLAND Sextet for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola, Cello, and Piano (1937) S U N D AY

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Anne-Marie McDermott, PIANO • Kristin Lee, VIOLIN • AMPHION STRING QUARTET (Katie Hyun, David Southorn, VIOLIN • Wei-Yang Andy Lin, VIOLA • Mihai Marica, CELLO) • David Shifrin, CLARINET

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JAMES EHNES PERFORMS 3/29 & 3/31

“Effusively lyrical… hair-raisingly virtuosic...”

—THE GUARDIAN

CHO-LIANG LIN PERFORMS 4/24

“...a rare combination of virtuosity and humanity…”

–THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

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“The idea comes to me from outside of me—and is like a gift. I then take the

idea and make it my own—that is where the skill lies.” – JOHANNES BRAHMS This collection of works includes Brahms’s Violin Sonata, Op. 100, his passionate Piano Trio, Op. 101, and his darkly beautiful String Sextet No. 2 which ingeniously contains a hidden melody that spells the name of an early lost love.

BRAHMS Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano, Op. 100 (1886) BRAHMS Trio in C minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 101 (1886) BRAHMS Sextet No. 2 in G major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Two Cellos, Op. 36 (1864-65) F R I D AY

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Cho-Liang Lin, VIOLIN • Paul Neubauer, Richard O’Neill, VIOLA • Nicholas Canellakis, CELLO • SITKOVETSKY TRIO (Qian Wu, PIANO • Alexander Sitkovetsky, VIOLIN • Leonard Elschenbroich, CELLO)

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Beethoven’s final piano trio, the “Archduke,” stands at the apex of the genre. This defining opus completes a program of grand works, including Beethoven’s sparkling Piano Quintet, and the Hungarian visionary György Ligeti’s classic Horn Trio, an homage to Brahms.

BEETHOVEN Quintet in E-flat major for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano, Op. 16 (1796) LIGETI Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano, “Hommage à Brahms” (1982) BEETHOVEN Trio in B-flat major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 97, “Archduke” (1810-11) S U N D AY

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Jeremy Denk, PIANO • Erin Keefe, VIOLIN • Efe Baltacigil, CELLO • James Austin Smith, OBOE • David Shifrin, CLARINET • Peter Kolkay, BASSOON • Jennifer Montone, HORN

5:00PM

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Spanish ances

The magical spell of Spanish dance has inspired composers of many lands. An eclectic cast of instrumentalists, including guitar virtuoso Jason Vieaux, trace the irresistible Spanish influence from its homeland all the way to America.

BOCCHERINI Quintet No. 4 in D major for Guitar and String Quartet, G. 448 (1798) PAGANINI Terzetto concertante in D major for Viola, Guitar, and Cello (1833) FALLA “Danza del molinero” from El sombrero de tres picos for Piano (1921-26) ALBENIZ “Tango” from España for Piano, Op. 165 (arr. Godowsky) (1890, arr. 1921) FALLA “Danza ritual del fuego, para ayuentar los malos espiritus” from El Amor Brujo

for Piano (1915) RAVEL Sonata for Violin and Piano (1923-27) KERNIS 100 Greatest Dance Hits for Guitar, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello (1993) F R I D AY

5/ 5/15 7:30PM

Alessio Bax, PIANO • Benjamin Beilman, VIOLIN/VIOLA • Jason Vieaux, GUITAR • ESCHER STRING QUARTET (Adam BarnettHart, Aaron Boyd, VIOLIN • Pierre Lapointe, VIOLA • Dane Johansen, CELLO)

ozart ie man Tcha o s y

The Emerson String Quartet and CMS Artists close the season with a stunning program, including a delightful Mozart Quintet, a New York premiere by Lowell Liebermann, and Tchaikovsky’s roof-raising Souvenir de Florence.

MOZART Quintet in E-flat major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, K. 614 (1791) LIEBERMANN String Quartet No. 5 (CMS Co-Commission,** NY Premiere) (2014) TCHAIKOVSKY Sextet for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Two Cellos, Op. 70,

“Souvenir de Florence” (1890; rev. 1891-92) S U N D AY

5/ 7/15 5:00PM

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EMERSON STRING QUARTET (Eugene

Drucker, Philip Setzer, VIOLIN • Lawrence Dutton, VIOLA • Paul Watkins, CELLO) • Paul Neubauer, VIOLA • Colin Carr, CELLO

Join us for a pre-concert discussion. Details on page 38. **The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is a proud member of Music Accord, a national consortium of classical music presenting organizations.

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JASON VIEAUX PERFORMS 5/15

“One of the youngest stars of the guitar world…”

—THE NEW YORK TIMES

ORION STRING QUARTET PERFORMS 2/26

JUHO POHJONEN PERFORMS 3/12

“As a rule, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is all about intimacy.”

—THE NEW YORK TIMES

WU HAN PERFORMS 3/12

ROSE STUDIO PERFORMANCES

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This season’s Winter Festival, Intimate Expressions, extends into the Rose Studio for two must-see concerts. This cozy space (seating just 100 people) plays host to the Orion String Quartet performing four exquisite Haydn quartets, exploring the ideal form for musical conversation. In another of chamber music’s most personal configurations, the ideally-matched four-hand piano team of Wu Han and Juho Pohjonen presents works by Mozart and Mendelssohn.

ORION STRING QUARTET PLAYS HAYDN HAYDN Quartet in F minor for Strings, Hob. III:35, Op. 20,

No. 5 (1772) HAYDN Quartet in E-flat major for Strings, Hob. III:38,

Op. 33, No. 2, “The Joke” (1781) HAYDN Quartet in C major for Strings, Hob. III:45, Op. 50,

No. 2 (1787)

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HAYDN Quartet in F major for Strings, Hob. III:82, Op. 77,

No. 2 (1799) ORION STRING QUARTET (Daniel Phillips, Todd Phillips, VIOLIN •

Steven Tenenbom, VIOLA • Timothy Eddy, CELLO)

ONE PIANO, FOUR HANDS MOZART Sonata in C major for Piano, Four Hands, K. 521 (1787) MOZART Andante and Five Variations in G major for Piano,

Four Hands, K. 501 (1786) MENDELSSOHN Andante and Variations for Piano, Four

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Hands, Op. 83a (1844) MOZART Sonata in F major for Piano, Four Hands, K. 497 (1786) MENDELSSOHN Andante and Allegro brillant for Piano,

Four Hands, Op. 92 (1841) Juho Pohjonen, Wu Han, PIANO

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JULIE ALBERS PERFORMS 10/23

BRAM VAN SAMBEEK PERFORMS 4/16

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Enjoy classics and novelties of the chamber repertoire in two different ways in the intimate Rose Studio: the ever-popular 6:30 pm Rose Studio Concerts presented in a traditional concert setting, and the Late Night Rose series at 9:00 pm offering cabaret-style seating and a complimentary glass of wine, hosted by the engaging Patrick Castillo.

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BRAHMS Sonata in G major for Violin and Piano, Op. 78 (1878-79) ˇ DVORÁK Trio in F minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 65 (1883)

T H U R S D AY

DEBUSSY Quartet in G minor for Strings, Op. 10 (1893)

6:30PM 9:00PM

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VIERNE Quintet for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 42 (1917-18) Gilles Vonsattel, PIANO • DANISH STRING QUARTET (Frederik Øland, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, VIOLIN • Asbjørn Nørgaard, VIOLA • Fredrik Sjölin, CELLO)

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LILY FRANCIS PERFORMS 2/12

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DANISH STRING QUARTET PERFORMS 11/13

CRUSELL Quartet in E-flat major for Clarinet, Violin, Viola, and Cello, T H U R S D AY

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6:30PM 9:00PM

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Op. 2 (1807) MENDELSSOHN Trio No. 2 in C minor for Piano, Violin, and

Cello, Op. 66 (1845) Gloria Chien, PIANO • Areta Zhulla, VIOLIN • Mark Holloway, VIOLA • Timothy Eddy, CELLO • Romie de Guise-Langlois, CLARINET

MOZART Trio in G major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, K. 564 (1788) STRAUSS Quartet in C minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello,

Op. 13 (1883-84) Orion Weiss, PIANO • Nicolas Dautricourt, VIOLIN • Lily Francis, VIOLA • Mihai Marica, CELLO

VIVALDI Concerto in G minor for Flute, Oboe, and Bassoon, RV 103 T H U R S D AY

4/1 / 5 6:30PM 9:00PM

GINASTERA Duo for Flute and Oboe, Op. 13 (1945) POULENC Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1962) VILLA-LOBOS Fantasia Concertante for Clarinet, Bassoon,

and Piano (1953) Soyeon Kate Lee, PIANO • Sooyun Kim, FLUTE • Stephen Taylor, OBOE • Romie de Guise-Langlois, CLARINET • Bram van Sambeek, BASSOON

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NICOLAS DAUTRICOURT PERFORMS 10/30

JEAN-FRÉDÉRIC NEUBURGER PERFORMS 10/30

GILBERT KALISH PERFORMS 4/30

DAVID SELIG PERFORMS 1/22

GARY HOFFMAN PERFORMS 1/22

ROSE STUDIO PERFORMANCES

The Art of the Recital Now in its second season, this popular series celebrates the classic art form of the recital, with programs curated by the performers. Don’t miss the chance to hear these masters perform beloved repertoire in an ideal setting for chamber music.

NICOLAS DAUTRICOURT & JEAN-FRÉDÉRIC NEUBURGER SCHUBERT Rondeau brillant in B minor for Violin and

Piano, D. 895, Op. 70 (1826) YSAŸE Poème élégiaque for Violin and Piano, Op. 12 (c. 1895) STRAVINSKY Divertimento after Le baiser de la fée for

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Violin and Piano (1928, arr. 1934) NEUBURGER New Work for Violin and Piano (World Premiere) (2014)

BARTÓK Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano (1921) Nicolas Dautricourt, VIOLIN • Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, PIANO

GARY HOFFMAN & DAVID SELIG: FRENCH CELLO SONATAS SAINT-SAËNS Sonata No. 1 in C minor for Cello and Piano,

Op. 32 (1872) MAGNARD Sonata in A major for Cello and Piano (1910) BOËLLMANN Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 40 (1897)

T H U R S D AY

/ 2/15 7:30PM

Gary Hoffman, CELLO • David Selig, PIANO

GILBERT KALISH CRUMB Processional for Piano (1983) SILVER New Work for Piano (World Premiere) (2015) ˇ V mlhách (In the Mists) for Piano (1912) JANÁCEK IVES Sonata No. 2 for Piano, “Concord, Mass., 1840-60”

T H U R S D AY

4/ 0/ 5 7:30PM

(c. 1916-19, rev. 1920s-40s)

Gilbert Kalish, PIANO

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KAPLAN PENTHOUSE PERFORMANCES

New us c in the aplan Penthouse The CMS New Music series champions modern composers of chamber music and invites listeners to witness musical innovation in the stunning Kaplan Penthouse.

DEMENGA EFEU for Cello (2010) SCHNITTKE Hymnus II for Cello and Bass (1974-79) HOSOKAWA In die Tiefe der Zeit for Cello and Accordion (2001) GLOBOKAR Dialog über Luft for Accordion (1994) SUSLIN Grenzübertritt (Crossing Beyond) for Viola, Cello, and Bass (1990)

T H U R S D AY

1 / 1/ 4 7:30PM

DEMENGA Solo per due for Two Cellos (1990) Luka Juhart, ACCORDION • Yura Lee, VIOLA • Patrick Demenga, Thomas Demenga, CELLO • Kurt Muroki, DOUBLE BASS

NORMAN Light Screens for Flute, Violin, Viola, and Cello (2002) SANCHEZ-GUTIERREZ ...and of course, Henry the Horse for Violin,

Clarinet, and Piano, Four Hands (2006) CONNESSON Techno-parade for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano (2002) HERSANT Héliades for Flute, Violin, Viola, and Cello (2007) FUNG Birdsong for Violin and Piano (2012) MANTOVANI D’un rêve parti for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello,

and Piano (2000)

T H U R S D AY

/ 9/15 7:30PM

Gloria Chien, Soyeon Kate Lee, PIANO • Kristin Lee, Sean Lee, VIOLIN • Richard O’Neill, VIOLA • Mihai Marica, CELLO • Tara Helen O’Connor, FLUTE • Romie De Guise-Langlois, CLARINET

TIENSUU ...kahdenkesken. (Two of Us) for Piano, Four Hands (1983) WIDMANN Selections from 24 Duos for Violin and Cello (2008) BERMEL New Work for Piano, Violin, and Cello (CMS Co-Commission, New York Premiere) (2014)

KERNIS Two Movements (with Bells) for Violin and Piano (2007) KIRCHNER Trio No. 1 for Piano, Violin, and Cello (1954)

T H U R S D AY

4/2/15 7:30PM

Andrew Armstrong, Gilles Vonsattel, PIANO • James Ehnes, Arnaud Sussmann, VIOLIN • Nicholas Canellakis, CELLO

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AMPHION STRING QUARTET PERFORMS 5/7

SEAN LEE PERFORMS 1/29

“The Kaplan series is hard to beat for intimacy, quality of programming, and virtuosity of performance.”

PATRICK & THOMAS DEMENGA

—THE NEW YORK TIMES

PERFORM 12/11

LANSKY Hop for Violin and Marimba (1993) THOMAS Invocations for String Quartet (2000) HEFTI New Work for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Two Cellos (CMS Co-Commission, U.S. Premiere) (2014)

LUTOSLAWSKI Sacher Variation for Cello (1975) SHARLAT Quartet No. 2 for Strings, “Moth” (2013)

T H U R S D AY

5/7/ 5 7:30PM

AKIHO LIgNEouS 1 for Marimba, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello (2010) Yura Lee, VIOLIN/VIOLA • Jan Vogler, CELLO • AMPHION STRING QUARTET (Katie Hyun, David Southorn, VIOLIN • Wei-Yang Andy Lin, VIOLA • Mihai Marica, CELLO) • Ian David Rosenbaum, PERCUSSION

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CONCERTS FOR KIDS AGES 6 & UP AND THEIR FAMILIES ALL CONCERTS TAKE PLACE IN ALICE TULLY HALL

THE MAGICAL WORLD OF MAURICE RAVEL A young pianist who is struggling to play a piece by Ravel has a dream in which the composer himself appears and explains the musical mysteries of his magical-sounding music. Will the young pianist play better upon awakening? Find out what happens— and learn the secrets of Ravel’s entrancing music.

S U N D AY

1/9/14 2:00PM

FEATURING MUSIC OF RAVEL

INSPECTOR PULSE POPS A STRING It is only when the wacky Inspector breaks a piano string that he learns that pianos even have strings inside. Who knew that? How can we make so much music with just stretched strings? Inspector Pulse gets answers to a string of questions when he is visited by a string quartet.

S U N D AY

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2:00PM

FEATURING MUSIC OF MOZART, BEETHOVEN, BARTÓK, AND MORE

INSPECTOR PULSE LEARNS TO REED The ever-curious Inspector Pulse gets a delivery of reeds when he had actually ordered something to read. But having the reeds leads to the discovery of woodwind instruments! The Inspector has lots of questions: How do you breathe into a wind instrument? What do your fingers do? How do you do a vibrato, whatever that is? What happens if you have braces and you play the clarinet? Is the bassoon a bass oon and if so, what is an oon?

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ide Cham r us c WITH BRUCE ADOLPHE

Join distinguished composer and radio personality Bruce Adolphe and CMS musicians for detailed investigations of chamber music masterworks featured in the concert season. Inside Chamber Music lectures are beloved by regulars and a revelation to firsttimers for their depth, accessibility, and brilliance.

This season, Inside Chamber Music explores eight of the greatest pieces of the chamber music repertoire. Bruce Adolphe leads an exploration of these treasured works with live performances by CMS Artists.

ALL EVENTS TAKE PLACE IN THE DANIEL AND JOANNA S. ROSE STUDIO, WEDNESDAYS AT 6:30PM

INSIDE CLASSICAL MASTERPIECES 10/1/14 • MOZART • Quintet in G minor for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, K. 516 (1787)

10/22/14 • BEETHOVEN • Trio in B-flat major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 97, “Archduke” (1810-11)

10/8/14 • MOZART • Quintet in D major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, K. 593 (1790)

10/29/14 • SCHUBERT • Quintet in A major for Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Bass, D. 667, Op. 114, “Trout” (1819)

INSIDE ROMANTIC MASTERPIECES 2/4/15 • BRAHMS • Trio in A minor for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 114 (1891)

2/18/15 • BRAHMS • Quintet in F minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 34 (1862)

2/11/15 • BRAHMS • Quartet No. 1 in G minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 25 (1862)

2/25/15 • SCHUMANN • Quartet in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 47 (1842)

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Listen to an in-depth conversation with percussionists performing in the evening’s concert. (SEE PAGE 15 FOR CONCERT DETAILS) Pre-concert lecture: Michael Parloff on Winterreise TICKETS $10 • $8 FOR CONCERT TICKET HOLDERS

Michael Parloff discusses Schubert’s great masterpiece Winterreise for Voice and Piano, D. 911, Op. 89. (SEE PAGE 18 FOR CONCERT DETAILS)

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Pre-concert conversation with Lowell Liebermann FREE FOR TICKET HOLDERS

Listen to an in-depth conversation with composer Lowell Liebermann prior to the New York premiere performances of his new work for string quartet.

(SEE PAGE 26 FOR CONCERT DETAILS)

MASTER CLASSES

11/13/14 • 11:00 AM •

The art of interpretation and details of technique are explained as master artists share their wisdom with the next generation of chamber musicians.

Lawrence Power, VIOLA

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11/19/14 • 11:00 AM •

Peter Kolkay, BASSOON 2/10/15 • 11:00 AM •

Gilbert Kalish, PIANO 3/24/15 • 11:00 AM •

Paul Watkins, CELLO 4/20/15 • 11:00 AM •

Cho-Liang Lin, VIOLIN 5/13/15 • 11:00 AM •

Jason Vieaux, GUITAR

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10/1/14 • 6:30 PM Inside Chamber Music Lecture (SEE PAGE 37) 10/8/14 • 6:30 PM Inside Chamber Music Lecture (SEE PAGE 37)

1/15/15 • 9:00 PM Late Night Rose (SEE PAGE 31) 1/22/15 • 7:30 PM Art of the Recital: Gary Hoffman and David Selig (SEE PAGE 33)

3/12/15 • 7:30 PM Juho & Wu Han: Piano, Four Hands (SEE PAGE 29) 3/24/15 • 11:00 AM Master Class with Paul Watkins (SEE PAGE 38)

10/22/14 • 6:30 PM Inside Chamber Music Lecture (SEE PAGE 37)

1/29/15 • 7:30 PM New Music in the Kaplan Penthouse (SEE PAGE 34)

4/2/15 • 7:30 PM New Music in the Kaplan Penthouse (SEE PAGE 34)

10/23/14 • 9:00 PM Late Night Rose (SEE PAGE 30)

2/4/15 • 6:30 PM Inside Chamber Music Lecture (SEE PAGE 37)

4/16/15 • 9:00 PM Late Night Rose (SEE PAGE 31)

10/29/14 • 6:30 PM Inside Chamber Music Lecture (SEE PAGE 37) 10/30/14 • 7:30 PM Art of the Recital: Nicolas Dautricourt & Jean-Frédéric Neuburger (SEE PAGE 33)

2/10/15 • 11:00 AM Master Class with Gilbert Kalish (SEE PAGE 38) 2/11/15 • 6:30 PM Inside Chamber Music Lecture (SEE PAGE 37)

4/20/15 • 11:00 AM Master Class with Cho-Liang Lin (SEE PAGE 38) 4/30/15 • 7:30 PM Art of the Recital: Gilbert Kalish (SEE PAGE 33)

2/12/15 • 9:00 PM Late Night Rose (SEE PAGE 31)

5/7/15 • 7:30 PM New Music in the Kaplan Penthouse (SEE PAGE 35)

11/13/14 • 9:00 PM Late Night Rose (SEE PAGE 30)

2/18/15 • 6:30 PM Inside Chamber Music Lecture (SEE PAGE 37)

5/13/15 • 11:00 AM Master Class with Jason Vieaux (SEE PAGE 38)

11/19/14 • 11:00 AM Master Class with Peter Kolkay (SEE PAGE 38)

2/25/15 • 6:30 PM Inside Chamber Music Lecture (SEE PAGE 37)

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12/11/14 • 7:30 PM New Music in the Kaplan Penthouse (SEE PAGE 34)

2/26/15 • 7:30 PM Orion String Quartet plays Haydn (SEE PAGE 29)

11/13/14 • 11:00 AM Master Class with Lawrence Power (SEE PAGE 38)

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Winter Festival in the Rose: Intimate dialogues within music for string quartet and piano, four hands. (PAGES 28-29) New Music in the Kaplan Penthouse: This four-concert series features visionary new music, breathtaking views, and post-concert wine receptions. (PAGES 34-35) Inside Chamber Music: Enjoy this informative lecture series by composer and radio-personality Bruce Adolphe. (PAGE 37)

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STRING QUARTETS • SQ (4 concerts)

Enjoy the art form of the string quartet.

The Pacifica Quartet 11/7/2014 The Amphion String Quartet 1/25/2015 The Danish String Quartet 2/20/2015 The Escher String Quartet 3/15/2015

MEET THE MUSIC SERIES (3 concerts)

This three-concert series, designed for kids ages 6 and up, is fun for the whole family.

The Magical World of Maurice Ravel 11/9/14 Inspector Pulse Pops a String 3/22/15 Inspector Pulse Learns to Reed 4/26/15

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ARTISTS OF THE SEASON Alessio Bax, PIANO Gloria Chien, PIANO* Gilbert Kalish, PIANO Soyeon Kate Lee, PIANO* Anne-Marie McDermott, PIANO Juho Pohjonen, PIANO Gilles Vonsattel, PIANO Shai Wosner, PIANO Wu Han, PIANO Benjamin Beilman, VIOLIN/VIOLA* Aaron Boyd, VIOLIN Nicolas Dautricourt, VIOLIN* James Ehnes, VIOLIN Daniel Hope, VIOLIN Bella Hristova, VIOLIN Ani Kavafian, VIOLIN Ida Kavafian, VIOLIN/VIOLA Erin Keefe, VIOLIN Kristin Lee, VIOLIN Sean Lee, VIOLIN* Yura Lee, VIOLIN/VIOLA Cho-Liang Lin, VIOLIN Daniel Phillips, VIOLIN Alexander Sitkovetsky, VIOLIN* Arnaud Sussmann, VIOLIN Areta Zhulla, VIOLIN* Lawrence Dutton, VIOLA Lily Francis, VIOLA

Mark Holloway, VIOLA Paul Neubauer, VIOLA Richard O'Neill, VIOLA Nicholas Canellakis, CELLO Colin Carr, CELLO Patrick Demenga, CELLO Thomas Demenga, CELLO Timothy Eddy, CELLO David Finckel, CELLO Gary Hoffman, CELLO Jakob Koranyi, CELLO Mihai Marica, CELLO* Jan Vogler, CELLO Paul Watkins, CELLO Kurt Muroki, DOUBLE BASS Jason Vieaux, GUITAR Bridget Kibbey, HARP Sooyun Kim, FLUTE Tara Helen O'Connor, FLUTE James Austin Smith, OBOE* Stephen Taylor, OBOE Romie de Guise-Langlois, CLARINET* David Shifrin, CLARINET Peter Kolkay, BASSOON Bram van Sambeek, BASSOON* David Washburn, TRUMPET Luka Juhart, ACCORDION

Ian David Rosenbaum, PERCUSSION*

Narek Hakhnazaryan, CELLO Eileen Moon, CELLO Sophie Shao, CELLO Timothy Cobb, DOUBLE BASS David Grossman, DOUBLE BASS Stéphane Logerot, DOUBLE BASS Robert Langevin, FLUTE Carol Wincenc, FLUTE Randall Ellis, OBOE Marc Goldberg, BASSOON Julie Landsman, HORN Jennifer Montone, HORN Trevor Nuckols, HORN Julia Pilant, HORN Radovan Vlatković, HORN Victor Caccese, PERCUSSION Christopher Froh, PERCUSSION Ayano Kataoka, PERCUSSION

EMERSON STRING QUARTET Eugene Drucker, VIOLIN Philip Setzer, VIOLIN Lawrence Dutton, VIOLA Paul Watkins, CELLO

PACIFICA QUARTET Simin Ganatra, VIOLIN Sibbi Bernhardssohn, VIOLIN Masumi Per Rostad, VIOLA Brandon Vamos, CELLO

SITKOVETSKY TRIO Wu Qian, PIANO Alexander Sitkovetsky, VIOLIN Leonard Elschenbroich, CELLO

AMPHION STRING QUARTET* Katie Hyun, VIOLIN David Southorn, VIOLIN Wei-Yang Andy Lin, VIOLA Mihai Marica, CELLO

DANISH STRING QUARTET* Frederik Øland, VIOLIN Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, VIOLIN Asbjørn Nørgaard, VIOLA Fredrik Sjölin, CELLO

ESCHER STRING QUARTET Adam Barnett-Hart, VIOLIN Aaron Boyd, VIOLIN Pierre Lapointe, VIOLA Dane Johansen, CELLO

ORION STRING QUARTET Daniel Phillips, VIOLIN Todd Phillips, VIOLIN Steven Tenenbom, VIOLA Timothy Eddy, CELLO * designates a CMS Two Artist

GUEST ARTISTS Dina Kuznetsova, SOPRANO Christian Gerhaher, BARITONE Andrew Armstrong, PIANO Inon Barnatan, PIANO Jeremy Denk, PIANO Gerold Huber, PIANO Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, PIANO Jon Kimura Parker, PIANO David Selig, PIANO Orion Weiss, PIANO John Gibbons, HARPSICHORD Kenneth Weiss, HARPSICHORD Jessica Lee, VIOLIN Giora Schmidt, VIOLIN Ian Swensen, VIOLIN Lawrence Power, VIOLA Julie Albers, CELLO Efe Baltacigil, CELLO

PHOTO CREDITS: Bax by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco; Pacifica Quartet by Anthony Parmelee; Smith by Matt Dine; Y. Lee by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco; Beilman by Benjamin Ealovega; Kataoka by Aestheticize Media; I. Kavafian by Bernard Mindich; Gerhaher by Jim Rakete/Sony Classical; Vogler by Mat Hennek; Ehnes by Benjamin Ealovega; Lin by Paul Body; Vieaux by GMD Three; Orion Quartet by Andreas Hafenscher; Pohjonen by Marco Borggreve; Wu Han by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco; van Sambeek by Marco Borggreve; Albers by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco; Francis by Julia Wesely; Danish String Quartet by Caroline Bittencourt; Dautricourt by Eric Manas; Neuburger by Carole Bellaiche; Kalish by Lilian Finckel; Hoffman by Gerard Proust; Amphion String Quartet by Janette Beckman; Demenga Brothers by Emanuel Demenga; S. Lee by Ai Ajdukovic; MTM illustration © 2013 Roger Roth; Adolphe by Barbara Luisi; CMS photos by Tristan Cook and Matthew Murphy.

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