Fortas Chamber Music Concerts: 2007-2008 Season

Past Events

Robert McDuffie, violin; Christopher Taylor, piano; and Friends
Oct 7, 2007 at 7:30 PM
The two renowned musicians open the Fortas season with Beethoven's transfixing Sonata No. 4 for Violin and Piano and more.
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio and Miami String Quartet
Dec 4, 2007 at 7:30 PM
The Kennedy Center's Chamber Music Ensemble-in-Residence is joined by their longtime collaborators, the Miami String Quartet, to perform an all-French program.
St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble (Dec. 19)
Dec 19, 2007 at 7:30 PM
New York's preeminent chamber group returns with an uplifting holiday concert featuring J.S. Bach's complete Brandenburg concerto cycle.
St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble (Dec. 20)
Dec 20, 2007 at 7:30 PM
New York's preeminent chamber group returns with an uplifting holiday concert featuring J.S. Bach's complete Brandenburg concerto cycle.
Guarneri String Quartet
Jan 10, 2008 at 7:30 PM
In its only Washington engagement this season, the celebrated quartet performs masterpieces by Bartók, Haydn, and Smetana.
Dawn Upshaw in Recital
Jan 23, 2008 at 7:30 PM
A three-time Grammy Award winner, this splendid singer shares her natural warmth in a varied repertoire.
Members of the National Symphony Orchestra: Mozart & Stravinsky: The Search for Perfection
Jan 27, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Members of the NSO perform classical favorites by Mozart and Stravinsky.
Barnabàs Kelemen, violin, and Shai Wosner, piano
Feb 4, 2008 at 7:30 PM
These two rising stars make their Kennedy Center debut with violin and piano sonatas by Mozart, Bartók, Debussy, and Brahms.
Midori, violin, with Miró Quartet
Feb 14, 2008 at 7:30 PM
In a rare, intimate performance, the world-renowned violinist is joined by the up-and-coming quartet, whose youthful intensity has made them one of America's brightest chamber groups.
Ariel String Quartet
Apr 21, 2008 at 7:30 PM
This young up-and-coming Israeli ensemble will perform favorites by Mozart, Webern, and Beethoven.
eighth blackbird: The Only Moving Thing
May 13, 2008 at 7:30 PM
This "friendly, idealistic, and highly skilled" (The New Yorker) sextet performs contemporary music, including the Washington premiere of a work by Steve Reich.
Trio Mediaeval and Cantus
May 30, 2008 at 7:30 PM
The gleaming voices of these two acclaimed ensembles combine for a splendid concert of rich sound. Part of the Kennedy Center's A Cappella: Singing Solo.
I Fagiolini
May 31, 2008 at 7:30 PM
One of Britain's most innovative vocal ensembles performs staged presentations of pre-classical secular masterpieces. Part of the Kennedy Center's A Cappella: Singing Solo.

All programs are subject to change.
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