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Wednesday, September 23 at 8:00 PM
Alice Tully Hall
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Trio in B-flat major for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 11
FRANZ SCHUBERT Allegro in A minor for Piano, Four Hands, D. 947, Op. 144, “Lebensstürme”
DAVID BRUCE The North Wind was a Woman for Soprano and Ensemble (CMS Commission, World Premiere)
JOHANN STRAUSS, JR. Kaiser-Walzer for Flute, Clarinet, String Quartet, and Piano, Op. 437 (arr. Schoenberg)
JOHANN STRAUSS, JR. Schatz-Walzer for String Quartet, Piano, and Harmonium, Op. 418 (arr. Webern)
GUSTAV MAHLER Sehr behaglich from Symphony No. 4 in G major, Chamber version for Soprano and Twelve Players (arr. Erwin Stein)
Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Gilbert Kalish, Anne-Marie McDermott, André-Michel Schub, pianos; Avi Avital, mandolin; Todd Phillips, Arnaud Sussmann, violins; Paul Neubauer, viola; Andrés Díaz, David Finckel, cellos; Kurt Muroki, double bass; Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; Stephen Taylor, oboe; Alexander Fiterstein, Todd Palmer, David Shifrin, clarinets; Bridget Kibbey, harp; John Ferrari, Ayano Kataoka, percussion
Wednesday, September 30 at 6:30 PM
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
Joy and Despair: The Music of Schubert Tragedy and Prophecy – The String Quartet in G major (featured in performance Oct 28)
Wednesday, October 7 at 6:30 PM
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
Joy and Despair: The Music of Schubert A Master’s Masterpiece – String Quintet in C major (featured in performance Nov 6)
Thursday, October 8 at 7:30 PM
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Sonata in D major for Violin and Piano, Op. 12, No. 1
Sonata in F major for Violin and Piano, Op. 24, “Spring”
Sonata in C minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 30, No. 2
Joseph Silverstein, violin; André-Michel Schub, piano
Sunday, October 18 at 5 PM
Alice Tully Hall
JOHANNES BRAHMS Selected Hungarian Dances for Piano, Four Hands
BÉLA BARTÓK String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85, BB 93
ERNST VON DOHNÁNYI Piano Quintet No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 26
DAVID DEL TREDICI Magyar Madness for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello (CMS co-commission, New York Premiere)
Alessio Bax, Anne-Marie McDermott, pianos; Orion String Quartet (Daniel Phillips, Todd Phillips, violins; Steven Tenenbom, viola; Timothy Eddy, cello); David Krakauer, clarinet
Pre-Concert Composer Chat with David Del Tredici and Bruce Adolphe, 4 PM in the Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
The commission of Magyar Madness is made possible by Music Accord.
Wednesday, October 21 at 6:30 PM
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
Joy and Despair: The Music of Schubert In Beethoven’s Shadow? The Violin Fantasy (featured in performance Nov 8)
Wednesday, October 28 at 7:30 PM
Alice Tully Hall
FRANZ SCHUBERT Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703
ALEXANDER VON ZEMLINSKY String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15
ANTON WEBERN Five Movements for String Quartet, Op. 5
FRANZ SCHUBERT String Quartet in G major, D. 887, Op. 161
Escher String Quartet (Adam Barnett-Hart, Wu Jie, violins; Pierre Lapointe, viola; Andrew Janss, cello)
Wednesday, November 4 at 6:30 PM
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
Joy and Despair: The Music of Schubert O Sacred Art!—The songs of Franz Schubert (featured in performance Nov 8 and 10)
Thursday, November 5 at 7:30 PM
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
SEBASTIAN CURRIER Night Time for Violin and Harp
MATTHIAS PINTSCHER Study II for Treatise on the Veil for String Trio
CHRISTOPHER ROUSE Compline For Flute, Clarinet, Harp, and String Quartet
JUSTIN DELLO JOIO Music for Piano Trio “March of Folly” (World Premiere)
Shai Wosner, piano; Ani Kavafian, Amy Lee, Jessica Lee, violins; Richard O’Neill, viola; Chris Finckel, Carter Brey, cellos, Sooyun Kim, flute; Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet; Bridget Kibbey, harp
Friday, November 6 at 7:30 PM
Alice Tully Hall
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Piano Sonata in C minor, D. 958
Fantasie in F minor for Piano, Four Hands, D. 940, Op. 103
String Quintet in C major, D. 956, Op. 163
Inon Barnatan, Orion Weiss, pianos; Nicolas Altstaedt, cello; Borromeo String Quartet (Nicholas Kitchen, Kristopher Tong, violins; Mai Motobuchi, viola; Yeesun Kim, cello)
Sunday, November 8 at 5 PM
Alice Tully Hall
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Selected Lieder
“Der Winterabend” for Voice and Piano, D. 938 (1828)
“Herbst” for Voice and Piano, D. 945 (1828)
“Bei dir allein” from Vier Refrainlieder for Voice and Piano, D. 866 (1828)
“Die Sterne” for Voice and Piano, D. 939 (1828)
“Des Fischers Liebesglück” for Voice and Piano, D. 933 (1827)
“Vor meiner Wiege” for Voice and Piano, D. 927 (1827-28)
“Die Taubenpost” for Voice and Piano, D. 965a (1828)
Fantasy in C major for Violin and Piano, D. 934, Op. 159
Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D. 960
Randall Scarlata, baritone; Inon Barnatan, piano; Liza Ferschtman, violin
Tuesday, November 10 at 7:30 PM
Alice Tully Hall
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Piano Sonata in A major, D. 959
Schwanengesang for Voice and Piano, D. 957
Randall Scarlata, baritone; Jonathan Biss, piano
Thursday, November 12 at 6:30 PM
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Prelude and Scherzo for String Octet, Op. 11
ANTONIN DVORÁK Drobnosti (Miniatures) for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 75a
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Octet in E-flat major for Strings, Op. 20
Bella Hristova, Kristin Lee, violins; Mark Holloway, viola; Nicolas Altstaedt, cello; Orion String Quartet (Daniel Phillips, Todd Phillips, violins; Steven Tenenbom, viola; Timothy Eddy, cello)
Sunday, November 15 at 1 PM and 3 PM
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
Drumming a Dream
A wondrous folk tale from India about a young girl who dreams of having her own drum. Choreography by Preeti Vasudevan and a score by Bruce Adolphe pulsate with the energy of the rhythms of India.
Friday, November 20 at 7:30 PM / Sunday, November 22 at 5 PM
Alice Tully Hall
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Sonata in C major for Piano, Four Hands, K. 521
SAMUEL BARBER Souvenirs for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 28
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Concertino for Two Pianos, Op. 94
SERGEI RACHMANINOV Suite No. 1 for Two Pianos, Op. 5 “Fantaisie-tableaux”
MAURICE RAVEL La Valse for Two Pianos
Alessio Bax, Gilbert Kalish, Anne-Marie McDermott, Juho Pohjonen, Wu Han, pianos
Friday, December 4 at 7:30 PM / Sunday, December 6 at 5 PM
Alice Tully Hall
HEINRICH VON BIBER Sonata Representativa in A major for Violin and Continuo, C. 146 (B. IV)
ARCHANGELO CORELLI Concerto Grosso in C minor for Two Violins, Cello, Strings, and Continuo, Op. 6, No. 3
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Non sa che sia dolore, Cantata for Soprano, Flute, Strings, and Continuo, BWV 209
HENRY PURCELL Selected Songs
FRANCESCO GEMINIANI Concerto Grosso No. 12 in D minor for Two Violins, Viola, Cello, Strings, and Continuo, Op. 5, No. 12, “La Follia”
ANTONIO VIVALDI Concerto in F major for Violin, Harpsichord, Strings, and Continuo, RV 542
Dominique Labelle, soprano; Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord; Ani Kavafian, Ida Kavafian, Jessica Lee, Kristin Lee, violins; Paul Neubauer, viola; Andreas Brantelid, Timothy Eddy, cellos; Kurt Muroki, double bass; Tara Helen O’Connor, flute
Tuesday, December 8 at 7:30 PM
Alice Tully Hall
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Sonata in F major for Recorder and Continuo, BWV 1033
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Partita in A minor for Recorder, BWV 1013
ANTONIO VIVALDI Sonata in G major for Recorder and Continuo, RV 59
GIUSEPPE TARTINI Sonata in G minor for Recorder and Continuo, “Devil’s Trill”
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN Suite in A minor for Alto Recorder and Strings, TWV 55:a2
GIUSEPPE SAMMARTINI Concerto in F major for Recorder, Strings, and Harpsichord
ANTONIO VIVALDI Concerto in C major for Sopranino Recorder, Strings, and Continuo, RV 443
Michala Petri, recorder; Lars Hannibal, lute; Anthony Newman, harpsichord; Cho-Liang Lin, Amy Lee, violins; Richard O’Neill, viola; Fred Sherry, cello; Kurt Muroki, double bass; Peter Kolkay, bassoon
Sunday, December 13 at 5 PM / Tuesday, December 15 at 7:30 PM
Alice Tully Hall
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH The Complete Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-51
John Gibbons, harpsichord; Bella Hristova, Ani Kavafian, Erin Keefe, Daniel Phillips, violins; Mark Holloway, Paul Neubauer, Richard O’Neill, violas; David Finckel, Jakob Koranyi, Fred Sherry, cellos; Edgar Meyer, double bass; Tara Helen O’Connor, Paula Robison, Ransom Wilson, flutes; Randall Ellis, Mark Hill, Stephen Taylor, oboes; Peter Kolkay, bassoon; Stewart Rose, William VerMeulen, horns; David Washburn, piccolo trumpet
Thursday, January 14 at 6:30 PM
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Tarantelle in A minor for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano, Op. 6
HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS Chôros No. 2 for Flute and Clarinet
GABRIEL FAURÉ Trio in D minor for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 120
Alessio Bax, piano; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Sooyun Kim, flute; David Shifrin, clarinet
Wednesday, January 27 at 6:30 PM
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
Beethoven’s Struggle: Emotion and Reason in the Music of Beethoven Violin Sonata in C minor, Op. 30, No.2 and String Quartet Opus 18, No. 1 (featured in performance Oct 8 and Feb 5)
Saturday, January 30 at 11 AM-1 PM and 2-3:30 PM
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
Observe the art of interpretation and technique as CMS artists share their knowledge and experience with the next generation in this master class devoted to the music of Beethoven.
David Finckel, cello and Wu Han, piano
Sunday, January 31 at 5 PM
Alice Tully Hall
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Sonata in F major for Cello and Piano, Op. 5, No. 1
Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 5, No. 2
Sonata in A major for Cello and Piano, Op. 69
Sonata in C major for Cello and Piano, Op. 102, No. 1
Sonata in D major for Cello and Piano, Op. 102, No. 2
David Finckel, cello; Wu Han, piano
Wednesday, February 3 at 6:30 PM
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
Beethoven’s Struggle: Emotion and Reason in the Music of Beethoven String Quartet Opp. 131 and 135 (featured in performance Feb 7 and Feb 23)
Friday, February 5 at 7:30 PM
Alice Tully Hall
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 127
String Quartet in F major, Op. 18, No. 1
String Quartet in C major, Op. 59, No. 3, “Razumovsky”
Brentano String Quartet (Mark Steinberg, Serena Canin, violins; Misha Amory, viola; Nina Maria Lee, cello)
Sunday, February 7 at 5 PM
Alice Tully Hall
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 74, “Harp”
String Quartet in G major, Op. 18, No. 2
String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
Daedalus Quartet (Min-Young Kim, Kyu-Young Kim, violins; Jessica Thompson, viola; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello)
Tuesday, February 9 at 7:30 PM
Alice Tully Hall
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
String Quartet in D major, Op. 18, No. 3
String Quartet, Op. 133, “Grosse Fuge”
String Quartet in F major, Op. 59, No. 1, “Razumovsky”
Borromeo String Quartet (Nicholas Kitchen, Kristopher Tong, violins; Mai Motobuchi, viola; Yeesun Kim, cello)
Wednesday, February 10 at 11 AM
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
Observe the art of interpretation and technique as CMS artists share their knowledge and experience with the next generation in this master class devoted to the music of Beethoven.
Ani Kavafian, violin and Gilbert Kalish, piano
Wednesday, February 10 at 6:30 PM
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
Beethoven’s Struggle: Emotion and Reason in the Music of Beethoven Violin Sonata in G major Op. 96 and String Quartet Op. 95, “Serioso” (featured in performance Feb 11 and Feb 19)
Thursday, February 11 at 7:30 PM
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Sonata in G major for Violin and Piano, Op. 30, No. 3
Sonata in A minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 23
Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano, Op. 12, No. 2
Sonata in G major for Violin and Piano, Op. 96
Ani Kavafian, violin; Gilbert Kalish, piano
Wednesday, February 17 at 6:30 PM
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
Beethoven’s Struggle: Emotion and Reason in the Music of Beethoven Grosse Fuge and String Quartet Op. 130 (featured in performance Feb 9 and Feb 21)
Friday, February 19 at 7:30 PM
Alice Tully Hall
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95, “Serioso”
String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 18, No. 6
String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132
Pacifica Quartet (Simin Ganatra, Sibbi Bernhardsson, violins; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Brandon Vamos, cello)
Sunday, February 21 at 5 PM
Alice Tully Hall
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
String Quartet Arrangement of the Piano Sonata, Op. 14, No. 1
String Quartet in A major, Op. 18, No. 5
String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 130
St. Lawrence String Quartet (Geoff Nuttall, Barry Shiffman, violins; Lesley Robertson, viola; Alberto Parrini, cello)
Tuesday, February 23 at 7:30 PM
Alice Tully Hall
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4
String Quartet in F major, Op. 135
String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2, “Razumovsky”
Miró Quartet (Daniel Ching, Sandy Yamamoto, violins; John Largess, viola; Joshua Gindele, cello)
Sunday, March 7 at 2 PM
Alice Tully Hall
Leave it to Ludwig
Beethoven himself (Bruce Adolphe) appears in Alice Tully Hall to help a group of fabulous musicians play his music as he meant it to played.
Thursday, March 11 at 6:30 PM
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
EDVARD GRIEG Sonata No. 3 in C minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 45
NIELS GADE Sextet in E-flat major for Strings, Op. 44
André-Michel Schub, piano; Ida Kavafian, Erin Keefe, Amy Lee, violins; Lily Francis, Yura Lee, violas; Nicholas Canellakis, Timothy Eddy, cellos
Monday, March 15 at 6:30 PM (Part of the Finnish Voices festival)
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
For a country of only 5 million people, Finland’s performers and composers have had an immense impact on music. Artistic Director Wu Han hosts a lively conversation with some of Finland’s most extraordinary artists in an exploration of this country’s unique and compelling musical history.
Tuesday, March 16 at 7:30 PM
Alice Tully Hall
TOIVO KUULA and JEAN SIBELIUS Selected Songs
JUKKA TIENSUU New Work (CMS Commission, US Premiere)
JEAN SIBELIUS String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56, “Voces Intimae”
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN Floof for Soprano and Ensemble
MAGNUS LINDBERG ...de Tartuffe, je crois for Piano Quintet
OLLI MUSTONEN Nonet II for Four Violins, Two Violas, Two Cellos, and Double Bass
Sirkka Lampimäki, soprano; Gilbert Kalish, Juho Pohjonen, pianos; Cho-Liang Lin, Elina Vähälä, violins; Richard O’Neill, viola; Jakob Koranyi, cello; Fred Sherry, cello/conductor; Timothy Cobb, double bass; New Helsinki Quartet (Petri Aarnio, Taija Kilpiö, violins; Ilari Angervo, viola; Joel Laakso, cello) Kari Kriikku, clarinet; Ayano Kataoka, percussion
Thursday, March 18 at 7:30 PM (part of the Finnish Voices festival)
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
KAIJA SAARIAHO NoaNoa (Fragrant) for Flute and Electronics
MAGNUS LINDBERG Steamboat Bill Jr. for Clarinet and Cello
JUKKA TIENSUU Tango lunaire for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Keyboard
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA Sonetto for Clarinet and Piano
ULJAS VOITTO PULKKIS Piano Trio
JOUNI KAIPAINEN String Quartet No. 5, Op. 70
Gilbert Kalish, piano; Elina Vähälä, violin; Jakob Koranyi, cello; New Helsinki Quartet (Petri Aarnio, Taija Kilpiö, violins; Ilari Angervo, viola; Joel Laakso, cello); Sooyun Kim, flute; Kari Kriikku, clarinet
Wednesday, March 24 at 7:30 PM
Alice Tully Hall
JOHANNES BRAHMS String Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2
SERGEI RACHMANINOV Romance from Two Movements for String Quartet
PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 22
Borodin Quartet (Ruben Aharonian, Andrei Abramenkov, violins; Igor Naidin, viola; Vladimir Balshin, cello)
Sunday, April 18 at 5 PM
Alice Tully Hall
MAURICE RAVEL
Introduction et allegro for Flute, Clarinet, String Quartet, and Harp
Shéhérazade for Voice, Flute, and Piano
Sonata for Violin and Cello
Cinq mélodies populaires grecques for Voice and Piano
Piano Trio in A minor
Sasha Cooke, mezzo soprano; Ken Noda, Gilles Vonsattel, pianos; Yura Lee, Arnaud Sussmann, violins; Beth Guterman, viola; Gary Hoffman, Jakob Koranyi, cellos; Ransom Wilson, flute; David Shifrin, clarinet; Bridget Kibbey, harp
Thursday, April 22 at 11 AM
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
Sunday, April 25 at 1 PM and 3 PM
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
Fantastic Felix
Exceptional young musicians join Bruce Adolphe to bring the music of the teenaged Mendelssohn to life.
Wednesday, April 28 at 7:30 PM
Alice Tully Hall
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76, No. 2, Hob. III:76, “Fifths”
LEÓS JANÁČEK String Quartet No. 1, “The Kreutzer Sonata”
DAN VISCONTI Ramshackle Songs for String Quartet
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, “The American”
Jupiter String Quartet (Nelson Lee, Meg Freivogel, violins; Liz Freivogel, viola; Daniel McDonough, cello)
Sunday, May 2 at 5 PM
Alice Tully Hall
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Sonatina in G major for Violin and Piano, Op. 100
ROBERT SCHUMANN Adagio and Allegro in A-flat major for Horn and Piano, Op. 70
PAUL SCHOENFIELD Sonata for Violin and Piano (CMS Co-Commission, NY Premiere)
JOHANNES BRAHMS Horn Trio in E-flat major, Op. 40
Jon Kimura Parker, piano; Cho-Liang Lin, violin; William Ver Meulen, horn
Thursday, May 13 at 7:30 PM
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano, Op. 30, No. 1
Sonata in E-flat major for Violin and Piano, Op. 12, No. 3
Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano, Op. 47, “Kreutzer”
Ida Kavafian, violin; Gilles Vonsattel, piano
Sunday, May 23 at 5 PM / Tuesday, May 25 at 7:30 PM
Alice Tully Hall
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART String Quintet in E-flat major, K. 614
JOHANNES BRAHMS String Quintet in G major, Op. 111
FELIX MENDELSSOHN String Quintet No. 1 in A major, Op. 18
Ani Kavafian, Ida Kavafian, Joseph Silverstein, violins; Mark Holloway, Paul Neubauer, violas; Nicholas Canellakis, Fred Sherry, cellos