Maestro Foundation Concert Series Page

“The Tokyo is in a new era of musical power and finesse.” ––The Los Angeles Times

Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 77 No. 1
Bartók: String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 7
Schumann: String Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 41

“...a perfection of sonority and drive. The performance crackled with electricity and the audience leapt to its feet in one of those rare standing ovations.” ––Palm Beach Daily News

Chopin:
Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60
Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 45
Scherzo in E Major, Op. 54 No. 4
Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27 No. 2
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Liszt:
Années de pèlerinage I
    No. 6 Vallée d'Obermann in E minor
Années de pèlerinage II
    No. 1 Sposalizio
Années de pèlerinage III
    No. 4 Les jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este in F-sharp Major
12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante
    No. 12 in B-flat minor Chasse-Neige
    No. 10 in F minor, Allegro agitato molto

“Surely only a zombie would have been unmoved by the transcendent singing of the Tallis Scholars.” ––The New York Times

Sweelinck: Hodie Christus natus est
Taverner: Magnificat a 5
White: Tota pulchra es
Pärt: Magnificat
Pärt: Nunc Dimittis
Allegri: Miserere
Morales: Regina Caeli
Britten: Hymn to the Virgin
Palestrina: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis

“…he has emerged as the leading American pianist of his generation.” ––The Boston Globe

Bach: Four Duets, BWV 802-805
Brahms: Eight Pieces for Piano, Op. 76
Rzewski: Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues
Beethoven: 33 Variations in C Major on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli, Op. 120

“The music world—and music itself—is infinitely richer for the presence of Steven Isserlis.” ––Gramophone Magazine

Liszt: Romance oubliée for Cello and Piano, S.132
Faure: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in G minor, Op. 117
Adès: Lieux Retrouvés
Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69

We honor members joining at the Founders level or above with an annual private concert and dinner.

If you would like to attend this event, become a Founder, Bow Donor or Instrument Donor today!

“Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg and Ms. McDermott are musicians who bring considerable energy and emotional rawness to the music at hand…” ––The New York Times

Program:
Bach: Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Keyboard in E Major, BWV 1016
Beethoven: Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in D Major, Op. 12
Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, M. 8

“America's greatest quartet” ––Time Magazine

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130
with Grosse Fugue, Op. 133

Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola No. 1 in G Major, K. 423
Faure: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
Intermission
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25

Annual piano recital dedicated to the memory of a great musician, renowned pedagogue, supporter and close friend, Robert E. Turner.

“ This was an outstanding concert from first note to last…Nelson Freire is one of the world’s truly great pianists, a musician’s musician through and through. His communion is unfailingly with the music."” ––Classical Source

Beethoven: Piano Sonata Op. 2, No. 3
Schumann: Études Symphoniques
Intermission
TBD
Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Chopin: Berceuse, Op. 57
Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31