BRENTANO QUARTET
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2020 · 8 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
Lauded as “Passionate, uninhibited and spellbinding,” by the London Independent, the Brentano String Quartet’s interest in the intersection of historical and new music makes them a perfect fit to première American composer Matthew Aucoin’s String Quartet (2019) on the west coast.
Prelude · 7:00 PM
Lecture by Michael Gerdes
BRENTANO QUARTET
MOZART · String quartet in A Major, K. 464
MATTHEW AUCOIN · String Quartet (2019) · WEST COAST PREMIÈRE
Co-Commissioned by Union College Concert Series, Carnegie Hall, La Jolla Music Society and Da
Camera Houston.
RAVEL · String Quartet in F Major
Mark Steinberg, Serena Canin, violins; Misha Amory, viola; Nina Lee, cello
HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD, piano
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2020 · 8 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
Touring her most recent album, Memory, Hélène Grimaud performs a unique program of miniatures by Chopin, Debussy, Satie, and Silvestrov, which in the pianist’s own words, “conjure atmospheres of fragile reflection, a mirage of what was—or what could have been.” The program concludes with Schumann’s Kreisleriana, Op. 16.
Prelude · 7:00 PM
Lecture by Michael Gerdes
HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD, piano
VALENTIN SILVESTROV · Bagatelle I
DEBUSSY · Arabesque No. 1
VALENTIN SILVESTROV · Bagatelle II
SATIE · Gnossienne No. 4
CHOPIN · Nocturne No.19 in E minor Opus 72 No. 1
SATIE · Gnossienne No. 1
SATIE · Six pieces froides IV – Danses de travers No. 1 / En y regardant à deux fois
DEBUSSY · La plus que lente
CHOPIN · Mazurka Opus 17 No. 4 in A minor
CHOPIN · Waltz No. 3 Opus 34 No. 2 in A minor
DEBUSSY · Clair de lune from Suite bergamasque
DEBUSSY · Reverie
SATIE · Six pieces froides V – Danses de travers No. 2 / “Passer”
SCHUMANN · Kreisleriana Op. 16
ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS
JOSHUA BELL, violin
MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020 · 8 PM
Jacobs Music Center-Copley Symphony Hall
Renowned for its distinctive, polished, and refined sound, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, under the leadership of virtuosic violinist Joshua Bell, performs a program of beloved works from the orchestral canon.
ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS
JOSHUA BELL, violin
PAGANINI · Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 6
BEETHOVEN · Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op. 67
MURRAY PERAHIA
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020 · 8 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
With his performances described as revelatory, Murray Perahia has remained a consistent and dominating presence in the classical world for over four decades, procuring his place amongst the greats with meticulous technique and scrupulous musicianship. The virtuoso pianist is widely known for his affinity for the Classical and early Romantic repertoire, including Mozart and Bach.
“…music-making of the highest order” – The Guardian
Prelude · 7:00 PM
Lecture by Michael Gerdes
HAGEN QUARTET
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2020 · 8 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
“One of the finest quartets of our time”
– The Washington Post
Lukas Hagen, Rainer Schmidt, violins; Veronika Hagen, viola; Clemens Hagen, cello
Prelude · 7:00 PM
Lecture by Kristi Brown Montesano
HAGEN QUARTET
SHOSTAKOVICH · String Quartet No. 10 A-flat Major, Op. 118
PUCCINI · I Crisantemi
MENDELSSOHN · String Quartet No. 1 E-flat Major, Op. 12
Lukas Hagen, Rainer Schmidt, violins; Veronika Hagen, viola; Clemens Hagen, cello
LES VIOLONS DU ROY
JONATHAN COHEN, music director & conductor
AVI AVITAL, mandolin
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2020 · 8 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
“The words ‘superstar’ and ‘mandolinist’ still look odd next to each other. Yet in the classical world they are starting to be joined with some frequency due to Avi Avital”
— The New York Times
Prelude · 7:00 PM
Lecture by Kristi Brown Montesano
LES VIOLONS DU ROY
VIVALDI · Mandolin Concerto in C Major, RV 425
J.S. BACH · The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080 (excerpts)
J.S. BACH · Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041 (arr. for solo mandolin by Avi Avital)
VIVALDI · Lute Concerto in D Major, RV 93 (arr. for solo mandolin by Avi Avital)
VIVALDI · Concerto in G Minor for Two Cellos, Strings, and Continuo, RV 531
J.S. BACH · Keyboard Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052 (arr. and transc. for solo mandolin by Avi Avital)
IGOR LEVIT
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2020· 8 PM
The Baker-Baum Concert Hall
Celebrate Beethoven’s 250th Birthday with Igor Levit, “…one of the most probing, intelligent and accomplished artists of the new generation.” — The New York Times
Prelude · 7:00 PM
Lecture by Michael Gerdes
IGOR LEVIT
BEETHOVEN · Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1
BEETHOVEN · Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2
BEETHOVEN · Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat Major, Op. 22
BEETHOVEN · Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106