100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 2 019 - 2 0 2 0 C O N C E R T S E R I E S
FRITZ KREISLER
violin
19 20 19 26
ANDRÉS SEGOVIA guitar
piano
piano
MARIAN ANDERSON contralto
19 49 19 53
ARTUR RUBINSTEIN
piano
19 30 19 38
VLADIMIR HOROWITZ
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA
19 59 19 61
GLENN GOULD piano
ITZHAK PERLMAN
violin
19 68 19 74
YO-YO MA
cello
soprano
mezzo soprano
ALFRED BRENDEL piano
19 95 20 02
FREDERICA VON STADE
piano
19 79 19 88
DAWN UPSHAW
VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY
ANDRÁS SCHIFF piano
20 08 20 16
JOSHUA BELL violin
CHANTICLEER Oct. 6, 2019 | Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall Returning for their fourth performance in the Concert Series, “the world’s reigning male chorus” (New Yorker) presents a program inspired by global travel entitled Trade Winds.
EMANUEL AX Nov. 2, 2019 | Shannon Hall, Memorial Union Grammy Award-winning pianist Emanuel Ax takes the Shannon Hall stage for the eighth time to celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday with a performance of his early sonatas.
WU HAN WITH UW SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Mar. 7, 2020 | Mead Witter Foundation Concert Hall Celebrated pianist and artistic advisor for the 100th anniversary, Wu Han performs as a concerto soloist.
GIL SHAHAM WITH AKIRA EGUCHI Mar. 28, 2020 | Shannon Hall, Memorial Union Making their Concert Series debut, esteemed violinist Gil Shaham and pianist Akira Eguchi perform an exhilarating program of Kreisler, Prokofiev, Franck, Bach, Saint-SaĂŤns and Dorman.
RENÉE FLEMING May 2, 2020 | Shannon Hall, Memorial Union One of the most beloved and celebrated singers of our time, soprano Renée Fleming captivates audiences with her sumptuous voice, consummate artistry and compelling stage presence. In addition to being awarded the National Medal of Arts, the United States’ highest honor for an individual artist, by President Obama in 2013, Fleming’s acclaim also includes four Grammy Awards and historic performances at the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, 2012 Diamond Jubilee Concert for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace and 2014 commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate.
INAUGURAL
DAVID & KATO PERLMAN CHAMBER SERIES
KALICHSTEIN-LAREDOROBINSON TRIO Dec. 6, 2019 | Shannon Hall Renowned piano trio performs Beethoven’s Trio No. 7 in B-flat Major, op. 97 (“Archduke”).
ESCHER STRING QUARTET Jan. 25, 2020 | Shannon Hall Joined on stage by 100th anniversary artistic advisor David Finckel, cello, for Schubert’s Quintet in C Major D. 956, the energetic quartet also pays homage to the first Concert Series in 1920 with Kreisler’s Quartet in A Minor.
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER Mar. 5, 2020 | Shannon Hall David Finckel, Wu Han, Paul Neubauer and Arnaud Sussman bring new energy to Dvorak, Suk and Brahms quartets.
GENEROUS SUPPORT FOR THE 100TH CONCERT SERIES PROVIDED BY David and Kato Perlman Chamber Music Fund Wisconsin Union Theater Endowment Dr. Linda I. Garrity Living Legends Endowment Wisconsin Union Association Douglas and Elisabeth B Weaver Fund for Performing Arts Fan Taylor Fund George Elder Fund for the Union Theater Robert and Linda Graebner Mead Witter School of Music
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