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Don't miss the Columbus Dispatch review of our recent Escher Quartet concert.
“The premier men’s vocal ensemble in the United States.”
- Fanfare
Join Classical 101 midday host Jennifer Hambrick at 7 p.m. for an interview with Cantus members.
(Note: Program has undergone a complete change as of September 6.)
Performing works by Leonard Bernstein, Jean Sibelius, Sarah Kirkland Snider, William Billings, David John Matthews, Stan Rogers, Paul John Rudoi, Hall Johnson, Joseph Brackett, and others.
Cantus is committed to inspiring audiences with music performed at the highest level. Working without a conductor, the members of Cantus rehearse and perform as chamber musicians, each contributing artistically to the musical outcome.
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“A quartet for the new millennium if I ever heard one.”
- Strad Magazine
“An elegant musician and aristocrat of the guitar.” - Dallas Times Herald
Founded in 1997 in Madrid, Cuarteto Casals, the first Spanish string quartet with a truly international profile, has since won First Prizes at the London and Brahms-Hamburg competitions and has been a repeated guest at the world's most prestigious concert halls. Manuel Barrueco is internationally recognized as one of the most important guitarists of our time.
“There’s no point in predicting future greatness for the young Pacifica Quartet. That future is already here.”
- Los Angeles Times
“One of the most adventurous and certainly the most courageous pianists of recent times.”
- International Piano Quarterly
Join Classical 101 midday host Jennifer Hambrick at 7 p.m. for an interview with the artists.
Dmitri Shostakovich: Quartet no. 7 in F-sharp minor, op. 108
Antonín Dvořák: Quintet in A major, op. 81
Leo Ornstein: Quintet, op. 92
Recognized for its virtuosity and often-daring repertory choices, the Pacifica Quartet has gained international stature as one of today's finest chamber ensembles. They received the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance. Pianist Marc-André Hamelin’s unique blend of musicianship and virtuosity brings forth interpretations remarkable for their freedom, originality, and prodigious mastery of the piano’s resources.
*Special support for this concert has been provided by a generous grant from the Kenneth L. Coe and Jack Barrow Fund for Chamber Music Performance of the Columbus Foundation.
“Escher [Quartet] made clear that it is now one of the top young quartets before the public today...This is a group to watch.”
- Washington Post
Join Classical 101 midday host Jennifer Hambrick at 7 p.m. for an interview with the artists.
The Escher String Quartet has received acclaim for its individual sound, inspired artistic decisions and unique cohesiveness. Championed by members of the Emerson String Quartet, the group was proud to be BBC New Generation Artists for 2010-2012. Within months of its inception in 2005, the Escher String Quartet was invited by both Pinchas Zukerman and Itzhak Perlman to be the quartet-in-residence at each artist's summer festival.
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Concert Review from The Columbus Dispatch
Wu Han
"The great joy of the Society’s concerts is the interaction of up-and-coming musicians with established ones."
- New York Times
Join Classical 101 midday host Jennifer Hambrick at 7 p.m. for an interview with the artists.
Claude Debussy: Nocturnes, for two pianos
Claude Debussy: Petite Suite, four hands
Claude Debussy: Jeux, for two pianos
Georges Bizet: Jeux d'enfants, for piano, four hands
George Gershwin: An American in Paris, for two pianos
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) is one of twelve constituents of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the largest performing arts complex in the world. CMS presents chamber music of every instrumentation, style, and historical period. In this concert, we feature four amazing pianists, Wu Han, Anne-Marie McDermott, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, and Soyeon Kate Lee, performing on two pianos.
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"When a pair of genuine artists explodes on the stage, exuding not only glamour and theatrical flair but also superb musical insight, the audience’s thrill is twofold."
- Chicago Sun-Times
Join Classical 101 midday host Jennifer Hambrick at 7 p.m. for an interview with the artists.
Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han are the founding Artistic Directors of Music@Menlo, a chamber music festival and institute in Silicon Valley, and have served as Artistic Directors of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center since 2004. With a program of music that is alternately grand, nostalgic, mystical, and earthy, they present a recital entitled “Russian Reflections” in which cello and piano tell the gripping story of 20th century Russian music.
This special concert is not part of our regular season series, but is a fun event you won't want to miss. It's part of a Spring Weekend Festival conducted by our Education Partner, The Chamber Music Connection. Stay tuned for all the details as we firm them up.
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