Photo: Roy Cox
DOVER QUARTET
Saturday, May 2, 2026, 7:30 pm
Sponsored by David Abrams
in memory of Cheryl Abrams
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.”
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Schubert: String Quartet no. 11, D. 353
Grazyna Bacewicz: String Quartet no. 4
Mendelssohn: String Quartet no. 6, op. 80
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NEW! 2026-2027 SEASON
PACIFICA QUARTET
Saturday, September 26, 2026, 7:30 pm
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To open our 77th Season, we bring back the multiple GRAMMY® Award-winning Pacifca Quartet. The group is celebrated for its virtuosity and exuberant performance style. Its sound, distinguished by “warmth of phrasing, dynamic control and superbly coordinated ensemble balance” --Gramophone Magazine, has solidified the ensemble as an essential voice in American chamber music.
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Florence Price: String Quartet in G Major
DvoÅ™ák: String Quartet no. 12, op. 96, "American"
Beethoven: String Quartet no. 13 in B-flat Major, op. 130 with Grosse Fuge, op. 133
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​CAMERATA RCO
Saturday, October 24, 2026, 7:30 pm
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Formed by members of Amsterdam’s famed Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (RCO), Camerata RCO performs chamber music in multiple formations from duet to small chamber orchestra, with a special focus on the Classical and Romantic repertoire for winds and strings. This is their first appearance in one of our concerts.
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Mozart: Quintet K.452 in E-flat Major
Beethoven: Septet op. 20 in E-flat Major
Remaining repertoire to be announced.
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ALIAS BRASS COMPANY
Saturday, November 7, 2026, 7:30 pm
Sponsored by RAV Properties​
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The Alias Brass Company, founded in 2013, is another group new to SFCM. Their performance range extends from standards and original compositions from the Baroque and Classical periods to jazz and pop. Come and enjoy this sure-fire hit; chamber music of the future with something for everyone!
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​Repertoire to be announced.
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MIDWINTER WINDS AND PIANO
Saturday, January 23, 2027, 7:30 pm
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As is our custom, we’ll hear music performed by Central New York professionals in our Midwinter concert. This year, we will be treated to works for wind quintet and piano.
Ibert: Trois Pièces Brèves
Beethoven: Quintet in E-flat Major, op. 16
Poulenc: Sextet
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DANISH STRING QUARTET
Saturday, February 13, 2027, 7:30 pm
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“There are simply two kinds of string quartets: the Danish, and the others.” -–Boston Classical Review.
Come and hear this outstanding group--three Danes and their Norwegian cellist--play pieces from the classical string quartet repertoire. Then settle in for some of their engaging folk music!
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Smith, Gabriella: Carrot Revolution
Shostakovich: String Quartet no. 14, op. 142 in F-sharp Major
Folk Music ...
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TELEGRAPH QUARTET
Saturday, March 20, 2027, 7:30 pm
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The Telegraph Quartet, formed in 2013, is new to SFCM. The New York Times calls their work "full of elegance and pinpoint control…” The Quartet has won the prestigious Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the Grand Prize at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition.
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Debussy: String Quartet op. 10 in G Minor
Syzmanowski: String Quartet no. 1, op. 37 in C Major
Brahms: String Quartet op. 51, no. 1 in C Minor
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JUPITER STRING QUARTET with
JON NAKAMATSU
Saturday, April 17, 2027, 7:30 pm
Sponsored by David Abrams
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We cap the season with the return of two favorites, the Jupiter String Quartet and pianist Jon Nakamatsu. The New Yorker characterizes the Quartet as “…one of the mainstays of the American chamber-music scene.” Catapulted to international attention in 1997 as the Gold Medalist of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, pianist Jon Nakamatsu impresses audiences with his intensity, elegance, and electrifying solo, concerto, and chamber music performances.
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Mozart: String Quartet K.465 no. 19 in C Major, "Dissonance"
Juri Seo: Respiri
DvoÅ™ák: Piano Quintet no. 2 in A Major, op. 81
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Photo: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco
Photo: Hans van der Woerd
Photo: Caroline Bittencourt
Photo: Todd Rosenberg
CONCERTS & TICKETS
Concerts will be held at GRANT MIDDLE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
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2400 Grant Boulevard, Syracuse, NY 13208
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Programs subject to change