CONCERTS & TICKETS
2022-2023 SEASON CONCERTS
All performances in-person only
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FRAUTSCHI-MANASSE-NAKAMATSU TRIO
SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2023, 7:30 PM
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 310 Montgomery St., Syracuse
Sponsored by Andrew Russo
Van Cliburn gold-medal winner and CNY favorite Jon Nakamatsu will be joined by two other enormously gifted musicians: violinist and Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient Jennifer Frautschi, and Jon Manasse, called by the New York Times an “absolutely first rate clarinet soloist.” We will enjoy their artistry in several combinations: solo, duo, and trio.
Milhaud: Suite for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano, op.157b
Weber: Grand Duo Concertante for Clarinet and Piano
Chopin: Fantasie in F Minor, op. 49
Bartók: Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano
PACIFICA QUARTET with ANTHONY MCGILL
SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2023, 7:30 PM
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 310 Montgomery St., Syracuse
The celebrated Pacifica Quartet returns for its sixth SFCM concert, joined by New York Philharmonic principal clarinetist Anthony McGill. Dvořák's beloved quartet was inspired by a joyful vacation break during his stay in America; James Lee III's quintet by his African-American heritage; and the quintet by Brahms--a cornerstone of the chamber music literature--by the wondrous possibilities of clarinet joined by strings. A splendid finale for the season!
Dvořák: String Quartet no. 12, op. 96, "American"
James Lee III: Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115
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MANHATTAN CHAMBER PLAYERS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2023, 7:30 PM
We open with a string sextet drawn from the Manhattan Chamber players, whose roster comprises some of New York City's most sought-after chamber performers. The ensemble has been praised for its "mellifluous blend of vigorous intensity" Classical Source.
Richard Strauss: Sextet from Capriccio
Boccherini: String Quintet in D Major, “Del Fandango”
Brahms: String Sextet in G Major, op. 36
Photo: Sophie Zhai
DUBLIN GUITAR QUARTET
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2023, 2:00 PM
"A quartet with a difference" said the Irish Times, and that difference is these Dubliners' unique devotion to performing contemporary music. With the help of their eight and eleven string guitars, they create, "a near orchestral palette of sound backed up by hall-filling power" Washington Post. Their program includes some composers new to us, and others we have already grown to love.
Bryce Dessner: Aheym
Wojciech Kilar: Orawa
Philip Glass: Piano Etudes nos. 2, 9, 16, 20
Rachel Grimes: Book of Leaves
Marc Mellits: (New arrangement)
Arvo Pärt: Summa
Philip Glass: String Quartet no. 3, “Mishima”
DANISH STRING QUARTET
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2023, 7:30 PM
Sponsored by Dr. Joseph W. Flanagan, M.D.
These three Danes (plus their Swedish cellist) quip that only rarely these days do they raid the English coast. Nevertheless, they have succeeded in conquering the world of chamber music. Named "Ensemble of the Year" in 2019 by Musical America, the DSQ were part of Lincoln Center's Chamber Music Society for three seasons. "Nobody could have prepared me for the tornado of energy the quartet unleashed...The players seemed to dance in their seats" Boston Globe.
Purcell: Chaconne in G Minor
Haydn: String Quartet op. 20, no. 3
Shostakovich: String Quartet no. 7
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MIDWINTER CONCERT:
A QUARTET OF TRIOS
SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2024, 7:30 PM
Is three a crowd? You won’t think so when you hear threesomes of Central New York’s finest musicians perform these intimate gems.
Max Bruch: Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano (selections)
Jean Françaix: String Trio in C Major, op. 2
Schubert: String Trio in B-flat Major, D. 471
Brahms: Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, op. 114
ATOS TRIO
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2024, 7:30 PM
When violinist Annette von Hehn, pianist Thomas Hoppe, and cellos Stefan Heinemeyer formed a trio in Berlin in 2002, they bonded together so closely that they chose an acronym of their names as the group's title. Two decades of triumph on the world's concert stages have only intensified this artistic unity. "Three voices--one sound: it's the absolutely perfect unity of phrasing, sound, feel, and interpretation that distinguished the ATOS from all others" Detroit Free Press.
Mozart: Piano Trio in B-flat Major, K. 502
Korngold: Piano Trio in D Major, op. 1
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio no. 2, op. 66
WINDSYNC
SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2024, 7:30 PM
The lively musicians of this Houston-based group strive for immediacy with their audience by playing all their repertoire--wind quintet classics and adaptations of other beloved music--from memory. "Staunchly dedicated to pushing the boundaries...with youthful, pop-rock sensibility" Winnipeg Free Press.
Viet Cuong: Flora
Ravel/WindSync: Bolero
Miguel del Aguila: Sambeada
Gershwin: Summertime
Mozart/Rechtman: Serenade in C Minor, K. 388
AMERICAN STRING QUARTET
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2024, 7:30 PM
For our season finale we welcome back the American, surely one of the finest string quartets performing today. In their 45-plus years, the ASQ has performed worldwide and recorded the complete string quartets of Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schoenberg, and Bartók. “Luxurious, beautifully sculptured performances” New Yorker.
Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, op. 18, no. 6, “La Malinconia”
Caroline Shaw: Blueprint
Vivian Fung: Pizzicato
Schubert: Quartet in A Minor, D. 804, “Rosamunde”
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