CONCERTS & TICKETS
2025-2026
Concerts will be held at GRANT MIDDLE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
2400 Grant Boulevard, Syracuse, NY 13208
Programs subject to change
JUILLIARD STRING QUARTET (plus 1)
Saturday, September 27, 2025, 7:30 pm
Sponsored by Joseph W. Flanagan, M.D.
The Juilliard first played for SFCM in 1962. The musicians we will hear are different now, but the group continues to inspire audiences around the world with its unparalleled artistry and enduring vigor. The quartet brings a special treat to this 25th performance for SFCM: with an additional viola, they will play Dvorák's third String Quintet!
Bach: Prelude in E-flat major, BWV 852 (arr. Michelle Ross) Michelle Ross: Birds on the Moon
Beethoven: String Quartet in A minor, op. 132
Dvorák: String Quintet no. 3
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Photo: Dorothy Shi
FRISSON ENSEMBLE
Saturday, October 25, 2025, 7:30 pm
Sponsored by RAV Properties
A “frisson” is a shiver of pleasure. That’s what we felt when the Frisson Ensemble played for us in the past. Their varied program this time includes works that feature superb oboist Tom Gallant (the ensemble’s Artistic Director) as well as two important piano quartets.
Mozart: Oboe Quartet K. 370
Brahms: Piano Quartet no. 3, op. 60
Schumann: Three Romances for Oboe and Piano, op. 94
Fauré: Piano Quartet no. 1, op. 15
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Photo: Jérome Bonnet
MODIGLIANI QUARTET
Saturday, November 8, 2025, 7:30 pm
Sponsored by Martin Korn & Sylvia Betcher
Since 2003, this French group has performed at prestigious international venues such as the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, London’s Wigmore Hall and the Saint- Petersburg Philharmonie. “The Modigliani Quartet clearly belongs to the world’s greatest.” Le Monde
Haydn: String Quartet op. 77, no. 2, "Lobkowitz"
Beethoven: String Quartet in G major, op. 18, no. 2
Brahms: String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 51
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FEATURING FLUTE
Saturday, January 17, 2026, 7:30 pm
At our mid-winter concert, SFCM always presents excellent musicians from our own area. How lucky we are to have the fabulous flutist Xue Su as principal in The Syracuse Orchestra! In this beautifully designed program, she will be joined by harp and strings as well as piano.
Roussel: Serenade, op. 30
Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Turina: Trio no. 2 for Violin, Cello, and Piano
Weber: Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano, op. 63
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ESCHER QUARTET
with guest BRANDON PATRICK GEORGE
Saturday, February 7, 2026, 7:30 pm
The Escher Quartet is a regular guest at London’s Wigmore Hall and serves as Season Artists of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. In fact, name a prestigious concert venue; chances are the Escher Quartet has been invited to perform there. Brandon Patrick George played at the final SFCM concert of the 2024-25 season – he is the flutist of Imani Winds.
Amy Beach: Theme and Variations, op. 80
Verdi: String Quartet in E minor
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Mozart: Flute Quartet in D major, K. 285
Ginastera: Impresiones de la Puna
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SALIX PIANO TRIO
Saturday, March 28, 2026, 7:30 pm
Sponsored by FLX TAX
Violinist Joanna Mauer, cellist Alberto Parrini, and pianist Anna Stoytcheva have been playing together in various combinations for a long time as part of the American Chamber Players. Just two years ago they decided to form a piano trio so that they could explore this tremendously rich literature.
Beethoven: Piano Trio op. 1, no. 1
Paul Schoenfeld: Cafe Music
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio, op. 49, no. 1
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Photo: Roy Cox
DOVER QUARTET
Saturday, May 2, 2026, 7:30 pm
We end the season on a high note with the return of one of our favorite ensembles – the glorious Dover Quartet. This praise from BBC Music Magazine says it all: “One of the greatest quartets of the last 100 years.”
Schubert: String Quartet no. 11, D. 353
Grazyna Bacewicz: String Quartet no. 4
Mendelssohn: String Quartet no. 6, op. 80
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