Buffalo Chamber Music Society -2008/09 Season
"Fretwork is the finest viol consort on the planet"
About Fretwork.......
Since it's London debut in 1986, Fretwork has given concerts and broadcast round the world, made numerous highly successful recordings, set new standards in the performance of the great English music for viol consort, and generated a living repertory for the medium. Their program to open our series is entitled "Jewish Musicians at the English Court."
Wendy Gillespie, Asako Morikawa ,Susanna Pell
Richard Boothby, Richard Campbell, Richard Tunnicliffe
Program:
Jewish Musicians at the English Court
"Perfection is a rare thing. There are few moments in our lives when we
experience anything close to it.Trio Con Brio took the stage and for two hours swept away all barriers to perfection
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About Trio Con Brio Copenhagen.......
Winners of the prestigious KLR award Con Brio Copenhagen belongs since its formation in Vienna 1999 to the elite list of most exciting young piano trios performing today. Their program will include the "Ghost" Trio by Beethoven, a work written for the Trio by Bent Sorensen, and Smetana's Piano Trio in G minor.
Soo-Jin Hong, violin Soo-Kyung Hong, cello Jens Elvekjaer, piano
Program:
Trio, Op.70/1"Ghost"................................Beethoven
Phantasmagoria........................................Bent Sorenson
Trio in G minor.........................................Smetana
"One of the strongest young string quartets"
About Jupiter Stirng Quartet.......
Subsequent to their performance on our Gift to the Community series in 2007 the Jupiter String Quartet has joined the ranks of exceptional young string quartets on the musical stage today. Winners of the Cleveland Quartet Award in 2007, their performance on our series is made possible by the Cleveland Quartet Award Endowment Fund. Their program will include quartets by Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Thomas Ades.
Nelson Lee, violin Meg Freivogel, violin Liz Freivogel, viola Daniel McDonough, Cello
Program:
Quartet in A minor, Op.13 .........................Mendelssohn
Arcadiana, Op. 12 (1924)..........................Thomas Ades
Quartet in A minor, Op.132........................Beethoven
"The most exciting chamber music in the United States"
About Musicians from Marlboro.......
"DISCOVERY" is the word that best describes Musicians from Marlboro, the touring ensembles -newly created each season-that travel nationwide to share the inspired music-making heard each summer in Vermont. An annual event on our series made possible by a generous grant from Peter and Joan Andrews Foundation, the Musicians form Marlboro performance this season will feature a quartet by Haydn, the Duo for Violin and Cello by Kodaly and the Clarinet Quintet by Brahms.
Augustin Hadelich, violin Karina Canellakis, violin Sebastian Krunnies, viola Peter Stumpf, cello
Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet
Program:
String Quartet TBD............................... Haydn
Duo for Violin and Cello..........................Kodaly
Clarinet Quintet in B minor.....................Brahms
"the sound, interpretive depth and polish to rival the best
in the world"
About Muir String Quartet.......
Returning for their fifth performance, the Muir Sting Quartet will be joined by the venerable pianist of the Beaux Arts Trio Menahem Pressler for a performance of Brahms' monumental Piano Quintet. The program will also include quartets by Mozart and Schulhof.
Peter Zazofsky, violin Lucia Lin, violin Seve Ansell, viola Michael Reynolds, Cello
with Menahem Pressler, piano
Program:
Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K.546.........................Mozart
Five Pieces for String Quartet..................................Schulhoff
Piano Quintet in F Minor...........................................Brahms
"a dynamic interpretation that moved effortlessly"
About Borealis Quartet.......
An ensemble praised for it's dynamic performances, passionate style, and refined musical interpretation, the Borealis String Quartet is the Quartet-in-Residence at the University of British Columbia. Their program will include quartets by Beethoven, Shostakovich, and Mendelssohn and Il Crisantemi by Puccini.
Patricia Shih,violin Yuel Yawney, violin Nikita Pogrebnoy,viola Shih-Lin Chen, cello
Program:
Quartet in F minor, Op.95, "Serioso" ...................Beethoven
Quartet No.6 in G Major, Op. 101.........................Shostakovich
Il Crisantemi........................................................Puccini
Quartet No.6 in F minor, Op.80............................Mendelssohn
"while the quartet may look reserved onstage, eschewing the histrionics that have become part of the schtick of many younger performers, their playing is anything but. The Guarneri is composed of musicians, not entertainers, and all you have to do to understand them is listen"
About Guarneri String Quartet.......
Capping off an unprecedented 45 years as the most revered and enduring ensemble of it's kine in the world, the Guarneri String Quartet has announced it's retirement at the completion of the 1008-09 season. Their final performance on our series will include quartets by Haydn, Kodaly and Ravel.:
Arnold Steinhardt, violin John Dalley, viiolin Michael Tree, viola Peter Wiley, cello
Program:
String Quartet in G minor, Op.74, No.3.......................Haydn
String Quartet No.2...................................................Kodaly
String Quartet in F Major............................................Ravel