THE NATION’S PREMIER ENSEMBLE FOR CHAMBER MUSIC
MICHAEL HILL SERIES | 2012-2013 SEASON
CHAMBER MUSIC
SOCIETY OF
LINCOLN CENTER
BLOCKBUSTERS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2013 AT 7:30 PM
In a concert of works that truly could be called chamber music
blockbusters, Strauss, Franck, and Rorem provide some of this genre’s
most eloquent and powerful moments.
Strauss
Violin Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 18
Ned Rorem
“
Aftermath” for Voice and Piano Trio
Franck
Piano Quintet
Randall Scarlatta, baritone
Gil Kalish, piano
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Ani Kavafian, violin
Ida Kavafian, violin
Richard O’Neill, viola
Mihai Marica, cello
QUINTESSENTIAL QUARTETS
FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2013 AT 7:30 PM
Juho Pohjonen, piano
Erin Keefe, violin
Paul Neubauer, viola
Andreas Brantelid, cello
Born only a year apart, colleagues and friends Robert Schumann and Felix
Mendelssohn were the brightest compositional stars of their day. In this
program celebrating their musical friendship, Schumann’s treasured Piano
Quartet is paired with Mendelssohn’s Piano Quartet in B minor, the work
that veritably launched the 16-year-old composer’s career.
Schumann
Märchenbilder
for Viola and Piano (1851) (16’)
Mendelssohn
Piano Quartet B minor (34’)
Schumann
Piano Quartet (29’)
Sergey Malov, 2011 Michael Hill
International Violin Competition winner
Narek Hakhnazaryan, winner of the 2011
International Tchaikovsky competition
Bella Hristova, 2007 Michael Hill
International Violin Competition winner
Veit Hertenstein, 2011 Young Concert
Artists International Audition winner.
“
Horizons” brings together the Co-Artistic Director of The Chamber
Music Society of Lincoln Center with an exciting ensemble comprised of
the world’s most talented emerging musicians.
Spohr
Duet in D major for Two Violins, Op. 67, No. 2 (1824)
Martinu
Duo No. 1 for Violin and Viola, “Three Madrigals” (1950)
Ravel
Sonata for Violin and Cello (1920-22)
Schumann
Quintet in E-flat major for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello,
Op. 44 (1842)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013 AT 7:30 PM
A SPECIAL PREVIEW
BONUS CONCERT
HORIZONS
Daniel Taylor, countertenor
Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor
Gloria Chien, piano
Wu Han, piano
David Finckel, cello
James Austin Smith, oboe
ORION STRING QUARTET
Daniel Phillips, violin
Todd Phillips, violin
Steven Tenenbom, viola
Timothy Eddy, cello
BRITTEN AT 100
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013 AT 7:30 PM
A fascinating program of Britten classics – enchanting, profound, and
engaging – is offered by CMS as a centenary tribute to the greatest
English composer of the 20th century. This program, in celebration
of Britten’s 100th birthday, culminates with the 1961 Cello Sonata
composed for his close friend and collaborator Mstislav Rostropovich.
BENJAMIN BRITTEN CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION:
Suite for Violin and Piano (1934–35)
Two Insect Pieces
for Oboe and Piano (1935)
Phantasy Quartet
for Oboe and String Trio (1932)
Three Divertimenti
for String Quartet (1936)
Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac
for Tenor, Countertenor and Piano (1952)
Sonata in C for Cello and Piano (1961)
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