CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER FRONT ROW: NATIONAL

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center presents two CMS Front Row series for national streaming.

PROGRAMS

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#1. ARTIST SERIES: MICHAEL BROWN, PIANO

#2. ARTIST SERIES: ALESSIO BAX & LUCILLE CHUNG, PIANO

#3. ARTIST SERIES: CHO-LIANG LIN, VIOLIN

#4. ARTIST SERIES: GILBERT KALISH, PIANO

#5. ARTIST SERIES: DAVID SHIFRIN, CLARINET

#6. ARTIST SERIES: GLORIA CHIEN, PIANO

#7. ARTIST SERIES: ARNAUD SUSSMANN, VIOLIN

#8. ARTIST SERIES: ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT, PIANO

#9. SUMMER EVENINGS I: Leclair, Haydn, Dvořák

#10. SUMMER EVENINGS II: Gabrieli, Beethoven, Rachmaninov

#11. SUMMER EVENINGS III: Albinoni, Mozart, Brahms

#12. SUMMER EVENINGS IV: Geminiani, Haydn, Copland

#13. SUMMER EVENINGS V: Tartini, Mendelssohn, Glinka

#14. SUMMER EVENINGS VI: Handel, Mendelssohn, Franck

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Below, find photo and video assets to support the CMS Front Row programs.

  • Photos for the Artist Series (Programs #1-8) can be found here.

  • Photos for Summer Evenings (Programs #9-14) can be found here.

  • Download a welcome video from David Finckel and Wu Han here.
Original air date: Sunday, May 17, 2020, 5:00 pm

#1. Michael Brown, piano


  • Barber: Souvenirs for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 28
    Michael Brown, Gilles Vonsattel, piano

  • Brown: Prelude and Dance for Cello and Piano
    Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Michael Brown, piano

  • Mendelssohn: Sextet in D major for Piano, Violin, Two Violas, Cello, and Bass, Op. 110
    Michael Brown, piano; Chad Hoopes, violin; Paul Neubauer, Matthew Lipman, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Joseph Conyers, double bass

Q&A with Michael Brown following performances.

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#1. Michael Brown, piano
Michael Brown Bill Wadman

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Original air date: Sunday, May 24, 2020, 5:00 pm

#2. Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung, piano

  • Mozart: Concerto No. 14 in E-flat major for Piano and String Quintet, K. 449
    Alessio Bax, piano; Arnaud Sussmann, Bella Hristova, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Sophie Shao, cello; Joseph Conyers, double bass

  • Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
    Alessio Bax, Lucille Chung, piano; Ian David Rosenbaum, Ayano Kataoka, percussion

Q&A with Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung following performances.

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#2. Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung, piano
Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung Lisa-Maire Mazzucco

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Original air date: Sunday, May 31, 2020, 5:00 pm

#3. Cho-Liang Lin, violin

  • Foss: “Composer’s Holiday” from Three American Pieces for Violin and Piano
    Cho-Liang Lin, violin; Jon Kimura Parker, piano

  • Dvořák: “Larghetto” from Sonatina in G major for Violin and Piano, Op. 100
    Cho-Liang Lin, violin; Jon Kimura Parker, piano

  • Tchaikovsky: Sextet for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Two Cellos, Op. 70, “Souvenir de Florence”
    Cho-Liang Lin, Erin Keefe, violin; Paul Neubauer, Hsin-Yun Huang, viola; Dmitri Atapine, Colin Carr, cello

Q&A with Cho-Liang Lin following performances.

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#3. Cho-Liang Lin, violin

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Original air date: Sunday, June 7, 2020, 5:00 pm

#4. Gilbert Kalish, piano

  • Crumb: Three Early Songs for Voice and Piano
    Tony Arnold, soprano; Gilbert Kalish, piano

  • Schubert: “Der Hirt auf dem Felsen” for Soprano, Clarinet, and Piano, D. 965, Op. 129
    Lisette Oropesa, soprano; David Shifrin, clarinet; Gilbert Kalish, piano

  • Brahms: Quartet No. 3 in C minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 60
    Gilbert Kalish, piano; Nicolas Dautricourt, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Torleif Thedéen, cello

Q&A with Gilbert Kalish following performances.

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#4. Gilbert Kalish, piano
Gilbert Kalish Lilian Finckel

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Original air date: Sunday, June 14, 2020, 5:00 pm

#5. David Shifrin, clarinet

  • Mozart: Quintet in A major for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, K. 581
    David Shifrin, clarinet; Danbi Um, Bella Hristova, violin; Mark Holloway, viola; Dmitri Atapine, cello

  • Bassi: Concert Fantasia on Themes from Verdi’s Rigoletto for Clarinet and Piano
    David Shifrin, clarinet; Gloria Chien, piano

  • Ellington: Clarinet Lament for Clarinet and Piano
    David Shifrin, clarinet; Gloria Chien, piano

Q&A with David Shifrin following performances.

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#5. David Shifrin, clarinet
David Shifrin Yuki Tei Photography

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Original air date: Sunday, June 21, 2020, 5:00 pm

#6. Gloria Chien, piano

  • Field: Nocturne No. 2 in C minor for Piano
    Gloria Chien, piano

  • Liszt: Grand duo concertant sur la romance de ‘Le Marin’ for Violin and Piano
    Gloria Chien, piano, Benjamin Beilman, violin

  • Mendelssohn: Quartet in C minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 1
    Gloria Chien, piano; Sean Lee, violin; Richard O’Neill, viola; Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello

Q&A with Gloria Chien following performances.

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#6. Gloria Chien, piano
Glorai Chien Pilvax Oberyn Studio

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Original air date: Sunday, June 28, 2020, 5:00 pm

#7. Arnaud Sussmann, violin

  • Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
    Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Sooyun Kim, Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; Bella Hristova, Francisco Fullana, violin; Richard O’Neill, viola; Dmitri Atapine, cello; Xavier Foley, double bass; Hyeyeon Park, piano-harpsichord

  • Chausson: Concerto in D major for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet, Op. 21
    Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Wu Han, piano; Kristin Lee, Yura Lee, violin; Richard O’Neill, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello

Q&A with Arnaud Sussmann following performances.

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#7. Arnaud Sussmann, violin
Arnaud Sussmann Matt Dine

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Original air date: Sunday, July 5, 2020, 5:00 pm

#8. Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

  • Mozart: Concerto in D minor for Piano and Strings, K. 466
    Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Sean Lee, Bella Hristova, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Mihai Marica, cello; Timothy Cobb, double bass; Tara Helen O’Connor, flute

  • Smetana: Trio in G minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 15
    Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Ida Kavafian, violin; Gary Hoffman, cello

Q&A with Anne-Marie McDermott following performances.

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#8. Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Anne-Marie McDermott Matteo Trisolini

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Original air date: Sunday, July 12, 2020, 5:00 pm

#9. Summer Evenings I

  • Leclair: Concerto in B-flat major for Violin, Strings, and Continuo, Op. 10, No. 1 (1745)
    Bella Hristova, Aaron Boyd, Sean Lee, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Mihai Marica, cello; Timothy Cobb, bass; Gilles Vonsattel, harpsichord

  • Haydn: Sonata in G major for Keyboard, Hob. XVI:40 (1784)
    Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

  • Dvořák: Quintet in A major for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, B. 155, Op. 81 (1887)
    Wu Han, piano; Chad Hoopes, Paul Huang, violin; Matthew Lipman, viola; Dmitri Atapine, cello

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#9. Summer Evenings I

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Original air date: Sunday, July 19, 2020, 5:00 pm

#10. Summer Evenings II

  • Gabrieli: Canzon XVI a 12, C. 209 (1615)
    The Cellists of Lincoln Center: David Finckel, Sumire Kudo, Sarina Zhang, Timothy Eddy, Rafael Figueroa, Dmitri Atapine, James Jeonghwan Kim, Richard Aaron, Carter Brey, Yi Qun Xu, Kevin Mills, Jerry Grossman

  • Beethoven: Trio in B-flat major for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 11 (1797)
    Inon Barnatan, piano; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Alisa Weilerstein, cello

  • Rachmaninov: Suite No. 2 in C minor for Two Pianos, Op. 17 (1900-01)
    Wu Qian, Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

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#10. Summer Evenings II

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Original air date: Sunday, July 26, 2020, 5:00 pm

#11. Summer Evenings III

  • Albinoni: Sonata di concerto a 7 for Trumpet, Two Violins, Two Violas, Cello, and Continuo (1694)
    David Washburn, trumpet; Ani Kavafian, Giora Schmidt, violin; Mark Holloway, Richard O’Neill, viola; Mihai Marica, cello; Stéphane Logerot, bass; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord

  • Mozart: Quartet in D major for Flute, Violin, Viola, and Cello, K. 285 (1777)
    Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; Benjamin Beilman, violin; Richard O’Neill, viola; Keith Robinson, cello

  • Brahms: Trio in C minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 101 (1886)
    Michael Brown, piano; Paul Huang, violin; Dmitri Atapine, cello

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#11. Summer Evenings III

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Original air date: Sunday, August 2, 2020, 5:00 pm

#12. Summer Evenings IV

  • Geminiani: Sonata in C major for Cello and Continuo, Op. 5, No. 3 (1746)
    Timothy Eddy, Mihai Marica, cello; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord

  • Haydn: Quartet in F major for Strings, Op. 50, No. 5, “The Dream” (1787)
    Orion String Quartet (Todd Phillips, Daniel Phillips, violin; Steven Tenebaum, viola; Timothy Eddy, cello)

  • Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite for Ensemble (1944)
    Gloria Chien, piano; Kristin Lee, Chad Hoopes, Arnaud Sussmann, Angelo Xiang Yu, violin; Matthew Lipman, Paul Neubauer, viola; David Finckel, Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Anthony Manzo, double bass; Ransom Wilson, flute; David Shifrin, clarinet; Marc Goldberg, bassoon

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#12. Summer Evenings IV
CHERYLYNN.TSUSHIMA

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Original air date: Sunday, August 9, 2020, 5:00 pm

#13. Summer Evenings V

  • Tartini: Sonata in G minor for Violin and Continuo, “Devil’s Trill” (before 1756)
    Adam Barnett-Hart, violin; Timothy Eddy, cello; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord

  • Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C minor for String Quartet, K. 546 (1788)
    Schumann Quartet (Erik Schumann, Ken Schumann, violin; Liisa Randalu, viola; Mark Schumann, cello)

  • Mendelssohn: Fugue in E-flat major for String Quartet, Op. 81, No. 4 (1827)
    Schumann Quartet (Erik Schumann, Ken Schumann, violin; Liisa Randalu, viola; Mark Schumann, cello)

  • Glinka: Trio pathétique in D minor for Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano (1832)
    David Shifrin, clarinet; Marc Goldberg, bassoon; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

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#13. Summer Evenings V

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Original air date: Sunday, August 16, 2020, 5:00 pm

#14. Summer Evenings VI

  • Handel: "Let the Bright Seraphim" from Samson for Soprano, Trumpet, Strings, and Continuo, HWV 57 (1741-42)
    Joélle Harvey, soprano; Brandon Ridenour, trumpet; Francisco Fullana, Kristin Lee, violin; Richard O'Neill, viola; Marc Goldberg, bassoon; Efe Baltacigil, cello; Xavier Foley, double bass; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord

  • Mendelssohn: Andante and Allegro brillant for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 92 (1841)
    Orion Weiss, Huw Watkins, piano

  • Franck: Quintet in F minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello (1879)
    Wu Qian, piano; Cho-Liang Lin, Paul Huang, violin; Matthew Lipman, viola; Sophie Shao, cello

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#14. Summer Evenings VI

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