Announcing the 2015-2016 Season

2015-2016 122nd SEASON

Step into Richardson Auditorium in historic Alexander Hall, the home of Princeton University Concerts.

Performances Up Close This is chamber music in the flesh.

Our 122nd season is packed with world-class artists of all stripes, and you get to experience it all in a more intimate and spontaneous setting than ever before. Our new series PUC125 brings you onto the stage of Alexander Hall (yes, YOU on stage!) for six performances in the round, another loud and proud signal of our commitment to bring together the next generation of artists and concertgoers. And the truth is, in our beautiful Richardson Auditorium, all of our concerts are “Performances Up Close.” Jump in with us for a set of unique experiences that explore the many facets of music’s transformative potential.

Isabelle Faust, Violin NOVEMBER 16, 2015, 7PM PRINCETON UNIVERSITY CHAPEL SEE PAGE 10

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015, 8PM RICHARDSON AUDITORIUM IN ALEXANDER HALL · CHARLES S. ROBINSON MEMORIAL CONCERT

EMERSON STRING QUARTET with guest artists Calidore String Quartet* HAYDN SHOSTAKOVICH MENDELSSOHN

Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4 “Sunrise” Quartet No. 10, Op. 118 Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20

In 1976, four students at The Juilliard School discovered a shared interest in string quartet repertoire and decided to start making music together. Nearly four decades later, the Emerson Quartet has made unparalleled contributions to the genre, amassing thirty recordings, nine Grammys, and a rare induction into the Classical Music Hall of Fame. They graced our stage last season with an unforgettable program, energized by the lineup’s new addition of cellist Paul Watkins (formerly of the The Nash Ensemble of London). And now, it is a pleasure to invite them back to kick off our 2015-16 season. The evening will culminate with the youthful, exuberant, and beloved Octet in E-flat Major by Felix Mendelssohn, written just a few months after the composer’s sixteenth birthday— no better way to herald opening night! Joining the Emersons onstage for the Octet will be their current protégés, the quickly rising Calidore String Quartet, lauded as “four highly intelligent, deeply sensitive virtuosos.” (Strings Magazine) It will be an intergenerational meeting of the minds, and we can’t wait to see what will happen.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015, 8PM RICHARDSON AUDITORIUM IN ALEXANDER HALL

PAVEL HAAS STRING QUARTET* MARTINŮ DVOŘÁK BEETHOVEN

Quartet No. 3, H. 183 Quartet No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 34 Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2 “Razumovsky”

One of the most exciting developments in chamber music over the last ten years has been the emergence of the Czech Republic-based Pavel Haas Quartet. They have come to be known as the foremost arbiters of their homeland’s rich Romantic-era repertoire, with acclaimed recordings of the great quartets by Czech natives Dvořák, Smetana, Janáček, Martinů, and of course Pavel Haas himself. Time and again, critics have noted their nearly orchestral sound, which fills concert halls with its tremendous intensity and has already earned them Gramophone’s Record of the Year award three times in their young career. London’s The Sunday Times says, “Their account of [Dvořák’s] ‘American’ Quartet belongs alongside the greatest performances on disc”—quite extraordinary, for such a well-worn and recorded piece of music. They visit Princeton for the first time with a few gems from this repertoire, followed by Beethoven’s titan Quartet Op. 59, No. 2 “Razumovsky.”

The world’s most exciting string quartet?

Well, they suit the tagline better than most.

Above all, they play with passion.

— THE TIMES (LONDON)

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… one of the most stimulating and enjoyable ensembles to listen to, no matter what it is playing.

— THE TELEGRAPH (LONDON)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015, 8PM RICHARDSON AUDITORIUM IN ALEXANDER HALL

ARCANTO STRING QUARTET* BACH SCHUMANN SMETANA

Selections from “The Art of the Fugue,” BWV 1080 Quartet in A Minor, Op. 41, No. 1 Quartet No. 1 in E Minor “From My Life”

Our fall season continues to drop a spotlight on the string quartet as we welcome our third, pan-European phenoms the Arcanto Quartet. Formed in 2002 by four of Europe’s most high-profile chamber players, they found immediate chemistry; from day one it was clear that this would not be just another exciting but fleeting supergroup. And indeed, though all four artists have maintained rigorous schedules of touring and recording as soloists, when everyone joins forces the Arcanto is nothing short of dazzling. London’s The Telegraph puts it succinctly: “Freshness, close rapport, finesse, and a blend of eloquence and vitality have been hallmarks of its style ever since its debut.”

This is a rare opportunity to catch them on a U.S. tour, which includes Carnegie Hall and a small handful of major cities along with their Princeton debut. Be certain to listen carefully to the famous viola solo in the opening of Smetana’s Quartet in E Minor “From My Life,” performed by Tabea Zimmermann, who is regularly cited as the world’s greatest living violist.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015, 8PM RICHARDSON AUDITORIUM IN ALEXANDER HALL

EMMANUEL PAHUD,* FLUTE CHRISTIAN RIVET,* GUITAR “AROUND THE WORLD,” an eclectic mix of music from the duo’s acclaimed CD linking Asia, Europe and the Americas A star flautist only comes around once or twice in a generation—and it’s fair to say that this generation’s strongest candidate is Swiss-born Emmanuel Pahud. He sits principal flute in the Berlin Philharmonic and as a soloist has delved into every corner of the repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day. Prepare to discover a new side of the instrument, and trace Pahud’s dynamics as they range from warm, resonant lows to brilliant, bell-like highs. He joins guitarist Christian Rivet to bring us a program based on their new recording “Around the World,” which charts a worldwide musical course through the lens of folk-inspired composers Elliott Carter, Béla Bartók, and others. It’s a rich and varied collection of pieces, brought to life by an artist with “perhaps the most appealing sound since that of the young James Galway.” (The Washington Post)

…the nearest thing we’ve had to a star flautist since James Galway.

— THE GUARDIAN (LONDON)

EMMANUEL PAHUD, FLUTE

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A major new pianist has arrived.

— THE NEW YORKER

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2016, 8PM RICHARDSON AUDITORIUM IN ALEXANDER HALL

IGOR LEVIT,* PIANO PADEREWSKI MEMORIAL CONCERT

BACH SCHUBERT BEETHOVEN PROKOFIEV

Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780 Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 83

Our spring season kicks off with one of the world’s freshest and most delightful new discoveries: 28-year-old pianist Igor Levit. Virtually unknown until 2014, he has experienced a truly meteoric rise over the last twelve months in the wake of a performance at New York City’s Park Avenue Armory that garnered rave reviews from both The New York Times and The New Yorker. His debut recording for Sony Classical boldly tackled the last three Beethoven sonatas in all their cryptic glory, a rare undertaking for anyone but a venerated old-timer. Alex Ross of The New Yorker said of the recordings, “I was transfixed. Here was playing of technical brilliance, tonal allure, intellectual drive, and an elusive quality that the Germans indicate with the word Innigkeit, or, inwardness.” It is an incredibly exciting time to have him on our stage; by next year he may very well be a household name.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2016, 8PM RICHARDSON AUDITORIUM IN ALEXANDER HALL

TETZLAFF TRIO* SCHUMANN DVOŘÁK BRAHMS

Trio No. 2 in F Major, Op. 80 Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, “Dumky” Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8

In the crowded and entangled landscape of violin virtuosi, Christian Tetzlaff is simply one of a kind.

Noted for his “anti-lyrical” sound and preference for wide dynamic range over soloistic bombast, he has achieved superstardom over the course of three decades in the public eye. Following a triumphant solo recital two seasons ago on our series, he returns this year with the Tetzlaff Trio, a rare configuration that includes pianist Lars Vogt and cellist (and sister) Tanja Tetzlaff. It will be the first piano trio on our stage in over ten years, and we are celebrating the occasion with a program of absolute treasures—works by Brahms, Schumann and Dvořák that anchor the 19th-century piano trio repertoire. This is not a collection of artists who tour through the states together more than once in a blue moon, so please be sure to put this one on your calendar.

Whatever they play, you want to hear it.

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— THE NEW YORK TIMES

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Here is fresh, intelligent yet daring playing alert to the flights of wildness in the music.

— THE NEW YORK TIMES

THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2016, 8PM RICHARDSON AUDITORIUM IN ALEXANDER HALL

PAUL LEWIS, PIANO BRAHMS SCHUBERT BRAHMS LISZT

Three Intermezzi, Op. 117 Sonata No. 9 in B Major, D. 575 Four Ballades, Op. 10 Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata (“Dante” Sonata)

Last season at Princeton, violinist Lisa Batiashvili and pianist Paul Lewis treated us to an extraordinary program of works by Schubert and Beethoven. It was the first time Lewis, a concert hall staple and veteran interpreter of the central European canon, was on our stage, and we were unsatisfied with only one concert. Hence, he returns this year to perform alone in an evening of mid-Romantic masterworks, including Schubert’s great Sonata in B Major. This music finds him at the absolute top of his game, and arguably at the top of anyone’s game. Of his recordings of the complete Beethoven sonatas, Anthony Tommasini writes in The New York Times, “if I had to recommend a single complete set, I would suggest Mr. Lewis’s distinguished recordings.” And, of his live performance of the last three Schubert sonatas in Boston in 2013, The Boston Globe said it was “the most audacious, most edifying, and most fulfilling musical event of the season.” These recommendations pretty much speak for themselves—spend your Thursday night hearing some of the best Romantic piano playing in the world.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016, 8PM RICHARDSON AUDITORIUM IN ALEXANDER HALL

MATTHIAS GOERNE,* BARITONE Alexander Schmalcz,* Piano SCHUBERT

Die Schöne Mullerin, D. 795

Tim Smith of The Baltimore Sun once wrote, “If you are very, very lucky, you get to hear a performance every now and then that is so sublime in execution, so profound in expressive realization that it will have a place with you for the rest of your life. I felt I had one of those experiences when baritone Matthias Goerne sang [Schubert]. I felt privileged to witness it.” And lo and behold, in our own intimate Richardson Auditorium, we close our Concert Classics series with a touch of the transcendent as Goerne comes and performs the entire Die Schöne Mullerin song cycle

by Schubert. Goerne’s voice is typically heard in giant rooms like Carnegie or Disney Hall, but for lieder, and especially the deeply personal lieder of Schubert at his peak, Richardson is a much more immediate environment to experience this music as it was created and intended. He has been called the heir of the late Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, singing the repertoire that made him a star.

…one of the most compelling and insightful performances of Schubert I have ever heard.

— THE NEW YORK TIMES

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A collective focus of hundreds of eyes and ears ran as a thickness down the aisles, up the spiral stairs, along the edge of the balcony and down to the stage where the four string players sat. The auditorium that only minutes before had felt so empty suddenly became full, humid with a deliberate nothingess. It was beautiful. In that passing moment, we all existed in togetherness so distinct from the isolated quietude of the library or from melancholic hours of the still night. Our moments were frozen together in anticipation.

Then there was the music…

— LUCAS MAZZOTTI, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY CLASS OF 2017, AFTER HEARING THE BRENTANO STRING QUARTET

The hands of the Arcanto String Quartet NOVEMBER 12, 2015, 8PM RICHARDSON AUDITORIUM IN ALEXANDER HALL SEE PAGE 3

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his season’s special events bring us fully immersive experiences centered around two towering bodies of work, Bach’s complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin and Shostakovich’s complete Preludes and Fugues for solo piano. Last year, violinist Isabelle Faust and pianist Alexander Melnikov were scheduled to perform a program of violin sonatas on our season, but the concert was cancelled due to illness. Now, we are lucky enough to invite not just one but both back for solo recitals with repertoire that defines their unique and probing musicianship. In both cases, the complete cycle offers a distilled version of the composers’ legacies, and listening in one sitting offers an opportunity to truly steep in the vocabulary of the work. Auxiliary programming of essays and related events surrounding these pieces will further engage us with these magnificent opuses.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2015, 7PM PRINCETON UNIVERSITY CHAPEL

ISABELLE FAUST,* VIOLIN BACH

The Complete Sonatas and Partitas, BWV 1001-1006

Written over the course of twenty years in the early 1700s, Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin have undergone three centuries of dogged reinvention, rediscovery, and reinterpretation. They are required at every conservatory audition, they are recorded by every major violinist, and they are generally considered an essay on the instrument’s expressive and technical capabilities. How, after all these years, can we still find so many nooks and crannies in this cryptic and beautiful cycle? Violinist Isabelle Faust, whose playing is characterized by “passion, grit and electricity” (The New York Times), is perhaps best known for her probing renditions of Bach. She visits Princeton with a very special performance of all six Sonatas and Partitas. In the spirit of “Performances Up Close” this concert will take place in the round at the Princeton University Chapel staged and lit dramatically to reflect the mood and inspiration of the music’s spiritual origins. Prepare to hear Bach’s beloved language with fresh ears. Tickets to this event will be limited.

SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2016, 2PM RICHARDSON AUDITORIUM IN ALEXANDER HALL

ALEXANDER MELNIKOV,* PIANO SHOSTAKOVICH

The Complete Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87

After Faust takes on the Bach Sonatas and Partitas, pianist Alexander Melnikov will tackle a wildly different but equally tremendous cycle: Shostakovich’s complete 24 Preludes and Fugues. Composed at the height of his popularity after the Second World War, these pieces are quintessential Shostakovich: sometimes sarcastic, sometimes wistful, and almost always politically charged. Russian-born Melnikov is one of the only pianists to commit this daunting cycle to recording, and did it in dazzling fashion: his 2010 recording was included in BBC Music Magazine’s list of the “50 Greatest Recordings of All Time.” Another critic reflects on his interpretation: “everything is testament to reflection and skill, yet the pianist is not lecturing, but laughing, dreaming, lamenting and dancing” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung). Following this stunning critical reception, he makes a rare live appearance at Princeton focusing on these extraordinary pieces from Russia’s most controversial composer.

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Faust has a magnificent grasp of this music. Hear her if you can!

— GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE

Melnikov reveals a kaleidoscope of colours and moods. An exhilarating experience.

— BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE

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With an eye toward our 125th anniversary, we’re launching a three-year experiment to explore the future of chamber music. Experience classical music more directly, more viscerally than ever before with one-hour concerts in the round on the Richardson stage of Alexander Hall. Performances will feature an eclectic mix of artists and programs that reflect the voices of a new generation.

Everything Gallicantus touches seems to turn to gold.

– EARLY MUSIC TODAY

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Mr. Greilsammer is a standout musician who has it in him to challenge, inform and delight audiences.

— THE NEW YORK TIMES

… one of the top young quartets before the public today … This is a group to watch.

— THE WASHINGTON POST

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Concerts on the PUC125 series are only offered as single tickets. Single tickets will go on sale ONLINE ONLY on Monday, August 3, 2015 and everywhere else on Tuesday, September 8, 2015.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2015 2PM & 4:30PM

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016 6PM & 9PM

Gallicantus Gabriel Crouch, Director

Ébène String Quartet

Songs of the Sibyl The Sibyls of Ancient Greece, we are told, were mystical women with prophetic powers. Our very own Gabriel Crouch and his renowned Renaissance vocal ensemble Gallicantus brings their words to life in a program of the complete setting by Lassus paired with works by the celebrated “Sibyl of the Rhine” Hildegard von BIngen, alongside new works by Princeton professors Dan Trueman and Dmitri Tymoczko.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2015 6PM & 9PM

Calidore String Quartet Composer’s Last Words, part one If you heard the Calidore Quartet on opening night of our mainstage series collaborating with the Emerson Quartet, here’s a great opportunity to get to know them in a different context. They put together a program of the last quartets written by beloved composers Mendelssohn and Mozart before their untimely deaths.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2015 6PM & 9PM

David Greilsammer,* Piano/Prepared Piano Scarlatti/Cage Sonatas: Journey Between Two Worlds What do Domenico Scarlatti and John Cage have in common? Quite a lot, according to pianist David Greilsammer. In one unbroken stream, he performs sonatas by the two composers backto-back, revealing many similarities between the 18th century Italian and the notorious avantgardist. Don’t be surprised if you start mixing them up halfway through.

Back by popular demand are the four members of the astounding Ébène Quartet. Come for the gavotte, but stay for the lindy-hop: these remarkable chameleons will begin the evening with a program from the traditional string quartet literature, but will then transform Richardson stage into the Cotton Club with pieces from their collection of jazz favorites.

THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016 6PM & 9PM

Escher String Quartet* Composer’s Last Words, part two NYC-based Escher Quartet is quickly on the rise, serving as artists-in-residence at The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. They visit the Richardson stage with a second program of Composer’s Last Words, performing the final quartets of Britten and Schubert.

THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2016 6PM & 9PM

Julien Labro,* Accordion/Bandoneon/Accordina The Big Squeeze Accordion virtuoso Julien Labro can do it all.

Equally at home performing traditional Latin music in performing arts centers, free jazz in clubs, and hooks on techno tracks, Labro is a true Renaissance man. He brings us two sets of music in the round; first we are treated to a program of accordion music from around the world, then he is joined by a band for a jazz nightcap.

Brilliant accordionist

— CHICAGO TRIBUNE

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All in the Family

Your youngster’s life-long love of music will begin the moment he or she encounters chamber music in person at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall. Next season, in two concerts for kids and their families, we offer something for kids ages 3 and up. In the fall, we are pleased to welcome back the popular program “Meet the Music” for kids ages 6-12, featuring musicians of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center with their host Bruce Adolphe. New to our offerings, in the spring, we are adding “Baby got Bach” for kids ages 3-6.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2016, 1PM

Ferdinand was a bad composer, and he stole music from Franz in order to pass his school exam. He confessed and was forgiven by Franz. In this fun version of the true story, Ferdinand tries desperately to compose a good accompaniment to the “Trout” melody, but Franz comes up with a better one. This concert is offered for kids ages 6-12 and features the music of Franz Schubert played by musicians from The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, hosted by composer Bruce Adolphe.

NEW THIS SEASON — We offer a concert for even younger kids, ages 3-6. Hosted by renowned pianist Orli Shaham, this interactive concert will introduce kids to all of the sounds a piano and percussion can make. The concert will feature Princeton’s own resident percussion ensemble, Sō Percussion. Stay afterwards to play instruments and jam with the musicians.

MEET THE MUSIC “My Brother Franz Schubert”

BABY GOT BACH “Principally Percussion”

Single tickets to these events will go on sale ONLINE ONLY on Monday, August 3, 2015 and everywhere else on Tuesday, September 8, 2015.

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Michael Pratt, Director

Our resident ensemble of performance faculty, distinguished guest artists and supremely talented students Sponsored by Princeton University Concerts The Richardson Chamber Players was co-founded by Nathan A. Randall and Michael J. Pratt during the 1994-1995 Centennial Season of Princeton University Concerts. The ensemble comprises musicians who teach instrumental music and voice at Princeton University, distinguished guest artists, and supremely talented students.

Their repertoire largely consists of works for singular combinations of instruments and voices, which would otherwise remain unheard. The artistic direction of the group rotates. This season’s programs were conceived by a small

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2015, 3PM

Voices out of the Storm Music from Theresienstadt PAVEL HAAS GIDEON KLEIN VIKTOR ULLMAN

HANS KRÁSA ZIKMUND SCHUL

A Study for Strings String Trio The Lay of the Love and Death of Cornet Christoph Rilke for Piano and Speaker Tanec for String Trio Chassidic Dances for Viola and Cello

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2016, 3PM

Invitation to the Dance LUIGI BOCCHERINI MAURICE RAVEL JOHANN STRAUSS, arr. Arnold Schoenberg

Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major, G. 449 La valse, for Two Pianos Emperor Waltzes

MANUEL DE FALLA

DARIUS MILHAUD

7 Canciones populares españoles for Voice and Guitar Scaramouche, Op. 165b for Two Pianos

SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2016, 3PM

French Voices CLAUDE DEBUSSY MAURICE RAVEL

JACQUES IBERT MANUEL DE FALLA

DARIUS MILHAUD

Trio for Flute, Viola, Harp Chansons madécasses for Mezzo-soprano, Flute and Cello 2 Stèles orientées for Soprano and Flute Psyché for Soprano, Flute, Harp, Violin, Viola, Cello 3 Little Symphonies

committee consisting of Alistair MacRae, Sarah Pelletier and Jennifer Tao.

Members of The Richardson Chamber Players

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Emerson String Quartet Pavel Haas String Quartet Arcanto String Quartet Emmanuel Pahud/Christian Rivet Igor Levit, Piano Tetzlaff Trio Paul Lewis, Piano Matthias Goerne, Baritone

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2015-2016 SEASON AT A GLANCE

ALL CONCERTS TAKE PLACE IN RICHARDSON AUDITORIUM IN ALEXANDER HALL, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 8PM* EMERSON STRING QUARTET SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2015 2PM & 4:30PM GALLICANTUS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015 8PM* PAVEL HAAS STRING QUARTET SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2015 3PM THE RICHARDSON CHAMBER PLAYERS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2015 6PM & 9PM CALIDORE STRING QUARTET SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2015 1PM “MEET THE MUSIC” FAMILY CONCERT THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015 8PM* ARCANTO STRING QUARTET MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2015 7PM PRINCETON UNIVERSITY CHAPEL

ISABELLE FAUST, violin THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015 8PM* EMMANUEL PAHUD, flute CHRISTIAN RIVET, guitar TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2015 6PM & 9PM DAVID GREILSAMMER, piano/prepared piano

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2016 8PM* PADEREWSKI MEMORIAL CONCERT

IGOR LEVIT, piano SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2016 3PM THE RICHARDSON CHAMBER PLAYERS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2016 8PM* TETZLAFF TRIO SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2016 2PM ALEXANDER MELNIKOV, piano WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016 6PM & 9PM ÉBÈNE STRING QUARTET SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2016 1PM “BABY GOT BACH” FAMILY CONCERT TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2016 6PM & 9PM ESCHER STRING QUARTET SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2016 3PM THE RICHARDSON CHAMBER PLAYERS THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2016 8PM* PAUL LEWIS, piano THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2016 6PM & 9PM JULIEN LABRO, accordion/bandoneon THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016 8PM* MATTHIAS GOERNE, baritone

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I can honestly say that Richardson Auditorium has been the most inspiring classroom during my time at Princeton. Here I have learned from world-class musicians, surrounded by wonderful friends ... which is why, for me, Princeton University Concerts is the greatest concert series in the world.”

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PHOTOGRAPHY ISABELLE FAUST Close-up: Klaus Rudolph. EMERSON STRING QUARTET: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco. PAVEL HAAS STRING QUARTET: Marco Borggreve. ARCANTO STRING QUARTET: Marco Borggreve. EMMANUEL PAHUD: Sheila Rock. CHRISTIAN RIVET: Opus 3 Artists. IGOR LEVIT: Felix Broede. TETZLAFF TRIO: Giorgia Bertazzi. PAUL LEWIS: Josep Molina. MATTHIAS GOERNE: Marco Borggreve. ARCANTO STRING QUARTET HANDS: Marco Borggreve. ISABELLE FAUST: Arts Management Group. ALEXANDER MELNIKOV: Marco Borggreve. GALLICANTUS: Susan Porter-Thomas. CALIDORE STRING QUARTET: Jeffrey Fasano. ÉBÈNE STRING QUARTET: Julien Mignot. ESCHER STRING QUARTET: Laura Rose. JULIEN LABRO: Anna Webber. MEET THE MUSIC Illustration: Roger Roth. RICHARDSON CHAMBER PLAYERS: David Kelly Crow.

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