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Fortas Chamber Music Concerts: 2009-2010 Season

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  • [East Coast Chamber Orchestra.] East Coast Chamber Orchestra

    Feb 14, 2010 at 7:30 PM | Buy Now
    The youthful, energetic East Coast Chamber Orchestra's program covers a wide variety of classical music with works by Purcell, Elgar, Britten, Villa-Lobos, and Tchaikovsky.

  • [Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio.] Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio

    Feb 28, 2010 at 7:30 PM | Buy Now
    Enjoy a night of Schubert from the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, hailed by the New York Times as "one of the best-blended, most sensitive, and intelligent piano trios in the world today."

  • [Marietta Simpson, mezzo-soprano.] Marietta Simpson, mezzo-soprano

    Apr 21, 2010 at 7:30 PM | On Sale 2/10/10, [Remind Me.]
    Performing as part of Joyful Sounds: Gospel Across America, mezzo-soprano Marietta Simpson "endows everything she sings with uncommon intelligence" (San Francisco Chronicle).

  • [Escher String Quartet.] Escher String Quartet

    Apr 26, 2010 at 7:30 PM | On Sale 2/10/10, [Remind Me.]
    The exuberant Escher String Quartet returns for a night of Bartók, Brahms, and Beethoven, demonstrating what the San Francisco Chronicle calls "ripe tonal balances with the kind of heedless intensity that comes with youth."

  • [Christine Brewer, soprano, with Craig Rutenberg, piano.] Christine Brewer, soprano, with Craig Rutenberg, piano

    May 7, 2010 at 7:30 PM | On Sale 2/10/10, [Remind Me.]
    In association with the Vocal Arts Society's America Sings Festival, renowned American soprano Christine Brewer and pianist Craig Rutenberg present a recital featuring songs by Richard Strauss, Joseph Marx, Richard Hundley, and others.

  • [Jennifer Koh, violin & Thomas Sauer, piano.] Jennifer Koh, violin & Thomas Sauer, piano

    May 9, 2010 at 7:30 PM | On Sale 2/10/10, [Remind Me.]
    Virtuoso violinist Jennifer Koh, who plays with "energy and velvety richness" (The New York Times), returns to the Kennedy Center with pianist Thomas Sauer for a performance that is equal parts experimentation and standard repertory.

Past Events

  • [Australian Chamber Orchestra.] Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Sep 29, 2009 at 7:30 PM
    The acclaimed Australian Chamber Orchestra, led by Artistic Director Richard Tognetti, performs works by Handel, Bartók, Paganini, Vine, Elgar, and Ravel.

  • [Australian Chamber Orchestra.] Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Sep 30, 2009 at 7:30 PM
    Known for energetic performances, the Australian Chamber Orchestra presents an eclectic program with works by Pink Floyd, Shostakovich, and more.

  • [American Brass Quintet.] American Brass Quintet

    Oct 6, 2009 at 7:30 PM
    Celebrating 50 amazing years of performance, the American Brass Quintet continues its crusade as the "high priests of brass" (Newsweek) with a program that includes music written for them by Joan Tower, and more.

  • [Christopher Taylor, piano.] Christopher Taylor, piano

    Oct 14, 2009 at 7:30 PM
    Renowned pianist Christopher Taylor returns to play Bach's Goldberg Variations on a special instrument that combines the harpsichord's ability to double its keyboard with the sonority of a modern Steinway.

  • [Zukerman ChamberPlayers.] Zukerman ChamberPlayers

    Nov 17, 2009 at 7:30 PM
    Led by the great Pinchas Zukerman, the Zukerman ChamberPlayers return accompanied by Canadian pianist Angela Cheng in a program that includes a beloved Brahms Piano Quartet and the "FAE" violin and piano sonata composed by Schumann, Brahms, and Dietrich.

  • [Vogler String Quartet.] Vogler String Quartet

    Nov 19, 2009 at 7:30 PM
    "Delivering everything we can ask of chamber music" (The Washington Post), Berlin's Vogler String Quartet celebrates 25 years with a program centered around a lost generation of Jewish composers living in Russia.

  • [Trio Solisti.] Trio Solisti

    Dec 3, 2009 at 7:30 PM
    In commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn's birth, the "consistently brilliant…dangerous and radical" (The New York Times) Trio Solisti presents one of Mendelssohn's most lauded works, Trio No. 2.

  • [The Waverly Consort.] The Waverly Consort

    Dec 16, 2009 at 7:30 PM
    Returning for another performance of The Christmas Story, The Waverly Consort's eight singers and five instrumentalists recount the events of Christmas with the timeless spirit of medieval church dramas.

  • [Steven Isserlis, cello & Kirill Gerstein, piano.] Steven Isserlis, cello & Kirill Gerstein, piano

    Jan 6, 2010 at 7:30 PM
    Cellist Stephen Isserlis performs in recital with pianist Kirill Gerstein in a program that includes Isserlis's own transcription of Schumann's Violin Sonata No. 3.

All programs are subject to change.
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