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.
Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
Juho Pohjonen, piano
Franz Schubert: "Der Hirt auf dem Felsen," D. 965
Lisette Oropesa, Soprano; David Shifrin, Clarinet; Gilbert Kalish, Piano
Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F Major
Escher Quartet
Franz Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956
Miro Quartet; Paul Watkins, cello
Francesco Geminiani: Concerto Grosso in D minor "La Follia"
Paul Huang, Ani Kavafian, Yura Lee, Chad Hoopes and Danbi Um, violins; Pierre Lapointe, viola; Mihai Marica, cello; Anthony Manza, bass; Jiayan Sun, harpsichord
Johann Sebastian Bach: Selections from the Musical Offering, BWV 1079
Sooyun Kim, flute; Orion String Quartet
Alessandro Marcello: Trumpet Concerto in C minor
Gabor Boldoczki, trumpet; Paul Huang, Danbi Um, Ani Kavafian and Chad Hoopes, violins; Pierre Lapointe and Yura Lee, violas; Daniel McDonough and Mihai Marica, cellos; Anthony Manzo, bass; Jiayan Sun, harpsichord
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in F Major, Op. 6 No. 2
Ani Kavafian, Chad Hoopes, violin solos; Mihai Marica, cello solo; Danbi Um and Paul Huang, violins; Yura Lee and Pierre Lapointe, violas; Daniel McDonough, cello; Anthony Manzo, bass; Jiayan Sun, harpsichord
Antonio Vivaldi: Trumpet Concerto in F Major, RV 310
Gabor Boldoczki, trumpet; Ani Kavafian, Chad Hoopes, Danbi Um and Paul Huang, violins; Yura Lee and Pierre Lapointe, violas; Mihai Marica and Daniel McDonough, cellos; Anthony Manzo, bass; Jiayan Sun, harpsichord
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Gloria Chien, piano; Bella Hristova, violin; Dmitri Atapine, cello
Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
Michael Brown, piano; Erin Keefe, violin; Mihai Marica, cello
Karl Szymanowski: Nocturne and Tarantella, Op. 28
Benjamin Beilman, violin; Gloria Chien, Piano
Krzysztof Penderecki: String Trio
Bella Hristova, violin; Mark Holloway, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello
Anton Arensky: String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 35
Adam Barnett-Hart, violin; Pierre Lapointe, viola; Dane Johansen and David
Finckel, cellos
Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Two Clarinets
David Shifrin and Tommaso Lonquich, clarinets
Ernest Chausson: Concerto in D Major for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, Op. 21
Arnaud Sussmann, violin solo; Wu Han, piano; Kristin Lee and Yura Lee, violins; Richard O'Neill, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in E-flat Major "The Joke"
Orion String Quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke"
Jeremy Denk, piano; Erin Keefe, violin; Efe Baltacigil, cello
Jean Francaix: String Trio
Yura Lee, violin; Richard O'Neill, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello
Paul Schoenfeld: Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
David Shifrin, clarinet; Ida Kavafian, violin; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano
Sergei Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92
Calidore String Quartet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Sonata in E minor, K. 304
Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Inon Barnatan, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quintet in C Major, K. 515
Ani Kavafian and Benjamin Beilman, violins; Paul Neubauer and Lily Francis, violas; Timothy Eddy, cello
Frank Bridge: Novelletten for String Quartet
Shanghai String Quartet
Gyorgi Ligeti: Cello Sonata
Dmitri Atapine, cello
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 1
Wu Qian, piano; Chad Hoopes, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Gary Hoffman, cello
