The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, hosted by Elliott Forrest, features performances by leading chamber music players from around the world. Programs feature enlightening commentary from CMS Co-Artistic Director David Finckel and the performers. Through its performance, education, and recording/broadcast activities, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center draws more people to chamber music than any other organization of its kind. CMS presents annual series of concerts and educational events for listeners ranging from connoisseurs to chamber music newcomers of all ages. Performing repertoire from over three centuries, and numerous premieres by living composers, CMS offers programs curated to provide listeners a comprehensive perspective on the art of chamber music. The performing artists of CMS, a multi-generational selection of expert chamber musicians, constitute an evolving repertory company capable of presenting chamber music of every instrumentation, style and historical period.
Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 71 No. 3
Miro Quartet
Reynaldo Hahn: Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor for Piano
Wu Qian, piano; Chad Hoopes and Kristin Lee, violins; Paul Neubauer, viola; Dmitri Atapine, cello
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Four Pieces for Violin and Piano Op. 11
Danbi Um, violin; Orion Weiss, piano
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Suite, Op. 23
Wu Qian, piano; Danbi Um and Sean Lee, violins; Mihai Marica, cello
Mario Davidovsky: Piano Septet
Gilbert Kalish, piano; Yoon Kwon, violin; David Kim, viola; Fred Sherry,cello; DaXun Zhang, double bass; Tara Helen O'Connor, flute; David Shifrin, clarinet
Alan Louis Smith: Vignettes: Ellis Island
Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano; Warren Jones, piano
Gyorgy Ligeti: Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Tara Helen O'Connor, flute; Stephen Taylor, oboe; Romie de Guise Langlois, clarinet; Peter Kolkay, bassoon; Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
Bela Bartok: String Quartet No. 3
Orion Quartet
Ernst von Dohnanyi: Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 10
Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Paul Watkins, cello
Bela Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances
Violinist Daniel Hope leads an ensemble of CMS artists
Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin for Wind Quintet
Sooyun Kim, flute; James Austin Smith, oboe; Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet; Marc Goldberg, bassoon; Eric Reed, horn
Franz Schubert: String Quartet in A minor "Rosamunde"
Escher String Quartet
Camille Saint-Saens: Cello Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 32
Gary Hoffman, cello; David Selig, piano
Gabriel Faure: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Nicolas Dautricourt, violin; Yura Lee, viola; Colin Carr, cello
Patrick Castillo: Incident for Violin and Piano
Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin; Wu Qian, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
Adam Barnett-Hart, violin; Pierre Lapointe, viola; Brook Speltz, cello; Edgar Meyer, double bass; David Shifrin, clarinet; Bram van Sambeek, bassoon; Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
