Fortas Chamber Music: 2005-2006 Season

Past Events

• Orion String Quartet with Peter Serkin, piano

  Oct 12, 2005 at 7:30 PM
  One of the most admired chamber ensembles on the international music scene performs Mozart, Lieberson, and Beethoven.

• Ying Quartet

  Oct 27, 2005 at 7:30 PM
  The internationally celebrated quartet presents an evening of "Musical Dim Sum," to include works by Chinese American composers, and Debussy's Quartet in G minor.

• Robert McDuffie, violin, and Christopher Taylor, piano

  Nov 10, 2005 at 7:30 PM
  The award-winning violinist and pianist present a program comprising Schumann, Beethoven, Pärt, and Bartók.

• Guarneri String Quartet

  Nov 22, 2005 at 7:30 PM
  Performing works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Danielpour, this quartet "has no superior on the world's stages" (The New York Times).

• Trio Mediaeval

  Dec 11, 2005 at 7:30 PM
  Founded in Oslo, the all-female trio celebrates the Yuletide season with traditional songs and festive new compositions created especially for the singers.

• The Dryden String Quartet

  Jan 10, 2006 at 7:30 PM
  The "fearless, flexible and fiery" (The Philadelphia Inquirer) quartet performs Mozart, Janacek, and Beethoven.

• Misha and Cipa Dichter, piano

  Jan 26, 2006 at 7:30 PM
  The acclaimed duo presents the work of Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich, and Arensky.

• The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio

  Feb 11, 2006 at 7:30 PM
  The Kennedy Center Chamber Music Ensemble-in-Residence celebrates the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth and also marks Shostakovich’s centenary in 2006.

• Sharon Isbin, guitar, with Susanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano

  Mar 8, 2006 at 7:30 PM
  Grammy®-winning guitarist Isbin is joined by mezzo-soprano Mentzer for an eclectic program, from Mozart to folksongs to the Washington premiere of Duarte’s Joan Baez Suite.

• Pablo Casals - Artist of Conscience

  Mar 11, 2006 at 7:30 PM
  Enjoy an homage to the life of the legendary cellist though music and the spoken word, featuring three Suites for Violoncello by J.S. Bach.

• Sequenza

  Apr 2, 2006 at 7:30 PM
  With "three strong voices, locked in sequence" (The New York Times) Sequenza performs a thrilling program that includes a world premiere.

• Imani Winds

  Apr 24, 2006 at 7:30 PM
  As "the future of the wind quintet" (The Washington Post), Imani Winds explore links between European, African, and American music traditions.

• East Coast Chamber Orchestra

  Apr 28, 2006 at 7:30 PM
  This conductor-less chamber orchestra is comprised of 17 young string players from some of the nation's top conservatories.

• The Turn of the Screw

  May 22, 2006 at 7:30 PM
  

List of all Chamber Music Concerts