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.
Gyorgy Ligeti: String Quartet No. 1 "Metamorphoses nocturnes"
Calidore String Quartet
Bela Bartok: Sonata, BB 115
Alessio Bax, Lucille Chung, piano; Ayano Kataoka, Ian Rosenbaum, percussion
Golijov's Quartets
Osvaldo Golijov YIDDISHBBUK: Inscriptions for Strings Quartet
St. Lawrence String Quartet (Geoff Nuttall, Barry Shiffman, violin;
Lesley Robertson, viola; Christopher Costanza, cello)
Osvaldo Golijov The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind for Clarinet and String
Quartet (1994)
Osvaldo Golijov: Yiddishbbuk: Inscriptions for Strings Quartet
St. Lawrence String Quartet
Osvaldo Golijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
Todd Palmer, clarinet; St. Lawrence String Quartet