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. 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.
Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin
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 Op. 29, No. 1, D. 804 "Rosamunde"
Escher String Quartet
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37b
Inon Barnatan, piano
George Crumb: Three Early Songs
Tony Arnold, soprano; Gilbert Kalish, piano
Joan Tower: Red Maple
Peter Kolkay, bassoon; Jeffrey Myers and Ryan Meehan, violin; Jeremy Berry, viola; Estelle Choi, cello
Johannes Brahms: Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 120, No. 2
Paul Neubauer, viola; Inon Barnatan, piano
Claude Debussy (arranged by Maurice Ravel): Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune
Instrumental Ensemble
Eugene Ysaye: Sonata in D minor, Op. 27, No. 3 "Ballade"
James Thompson, violin
Edvard Grieg: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27
Erik Schumann and Ken Schumann, violin; Liisa Randalu, viola; Mark Schumann, cello