Opening Night: Road to Romanticism

Join the festivities as CMS makes its long-awaited return to the stage of Alice Tully Hall. The program highlights music's miraculous transformation from the classicism of early Beethoven to the unbounded romanticism of Schubert and Mendelssohn.

These gripping works offer a quartet-lover’s dream concert experience. From Puccini’s operatic Crisantemi (“Chrysanthemums”) to Shostakovich’s explosive late quartet, this program satisfies all tastes and vividly displays the string quartet’s stunning capabilities.

Works by Marcos Balter, Shih-hiu Chen, George Lewis, Alexandre Lunsqui, and Nina Shekhar.