2026
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February 12, 2026
Philippe Quint & Magellan Chamber Orchestra
Presented by Irina Knaster & Philippe QuintVivaldi The Four Seasons
Piazzolla The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires -
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March 12, 2026
Pavel Haas Quartet
Presented by Patrick BadeKaprálová String Quartet No. 1, Op. 8:I. Con brio
Martinů String Quartet No. 5, H. 268
Dvořák String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major, Op. 105 -
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May 7, 2026
Stella Chen violin
Matthew Lipman viola
Brannon Cho celloErnő Dohnányi Serenade in C Major, Op. 10
Andreia Pinto Correia Cantares (2024)
Mozart Divertimento in E-flat Major, K. 563
2025
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February 27, 2025
Quatuor Van Kuijk
Parker Ramsay harp
Illustrated talk by Parker RamsayDebussy String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Debussy La Fille aux cheveux de lin
Debussy Danse sacrée et Danse profane
Fauré Une châtelaine en sa tour, Op. 110
Fauré Four Mélodies
Caplet Conte Fantastique (after Poe) for String Quartet & Harp -
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March 13, 2025
Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu
Roberta Mameli soprano
Illustrated talk by John BrewerArias and Sinfonias, extracts from:
Ambleto, Francesco Gasparini, Venise 1705
Ambleto, Domenico Scarlatti, Rome 1715
Ambleto, Giuseppe Vignati, Milan 1719
Ambleto, Giuseppe Carcani, Venise 1742
Libretto from Zeno and Pariati -
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May 1, 2025
Leonard Elschenbroich cello
Alexei Grynyuk piano
Illustrated talk by Stephen JohnsonBeethoven Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5, No. 1
Beethoven Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
Prokofiev March from “The Love for Three Oranges”
Prokofiev Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119 -
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October 8, 2025
Illustrated talk by Stephen Johnson
Haydn String Quartet in D major, Op. 64 No. 5 “The Lark”
Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D.810 “Death and the Maiden” -
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November 20
Trio Bohemo
Illustrated talk by Ulrich BaerBeethoven Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3
Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 -
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December 10, 2025
Mikhail Voskresensky piano
Chopin
Two Polonaises, Op. 26
Three Nocturnes: Nocturne in F major, Op. 15 No. 1, Nocturne in F-sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2, Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1
Four Mazurkas, Op. 24
Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47
Étude in C-sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 7
Three Waltzes, Op. 64
Four Mazurkas, Op. 17
Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
2024
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February 8, 2024
A Golden Wire Ensemble
Nola Richardson soprano
Kevin Payne lute
Illustrated talk by Parker RamsayMusic by Purcell, Hume, Lanier, Corkine, Jenkins, Corbetta, Marais, D'Urfey, Blow, Eccles, Lawes
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March 14, 2024
Alexander Sitkovetsky violin
Nicholas Canellakis cello
Wu Qian piano
Illustrated talk by Nicholas ChongDvořák Sonatina in G major for violin and piano, Op. 100 B. 183
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 7 ,Op. 30 No. 2
Smetana Piano Trio in G Minor, Op.15 -
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April 11, 2024
Per Tengstrand piano
Hana Mundiya violin
Katie Liu viola
Robin Park cello
Illustrated talk by Per TengstrandLiszt Piano Sonata in B minor
Brahms Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, Op. 25 -
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May 1, 2024
Michael Stephen Brown piano
Adam Golka piano
Illustrated talk by Jan SwaffordMozart
Sonata for piano four hands in D major, K381
Larghetto and Allegro for two pianos in E-flat major, K.deest
Fugue for two pianos in C minor, K426
Minuet in D major, K355
Kleine Gigue in G major, K574
Sonata for two pianos in D major, K448 -
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October 30, 2024
Quartetto di Cremona
Illustrated talk by Stephen JohnsonSchumann Quartet in A minor, Op. 41 No. 1
Ravel String Quartet in F major, M.35 -
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November 20, 2024
Philippe Quint violin
Jun Cho piano
Jazmine Saunders soprano
Narration by Mickey SumnerMusic by Ethel Smyth, Clara Schumann, Nadia Boulanger, Lera Auerbach, Vivian Fung, Errollyn Wallen and Lora Kvint
2023
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February 9, 2023
Grace Park violin
Brook Speltz cello
Adam Golka piano
Illustrated talk by Jan SwaffordC. Schumann Romanze (arrangement of the slow movement from the Piano Concerto)
R. Schumann Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
R. Schumann Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor
Brahms Piano Trio No. 1 in B major -
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March 16, 2023
Hermitage Piano Trio
Illustrated talk by Stephen BuckTurina Piano Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op. 76
Arbos Three Spanish Dances, Op. 1
Perelló Tres impresiones (1922)
Cassadó Piano Trio (1926) -
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April 13, 2023
Leonard Elschenbroich cello
Alexei Grynyuk piano
Illustrated talk by Nicholas ChongRachmaninoff Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19
Franck Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano -
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April 27, 2023
Brentano Quartet
Poetry by Ruth Padel
Haydn Seven Last Words, Op. 51 -
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May 18, 2023
Stella Chen violin
Brannon Cho cello
Matthew Lipman viola
Illustrated talk by Irina KnasterPaganini Caprice No. 24 in A minor
Beethoven String Trio in G major, Op. 9 No. 1
Mozart Divertimento for String Trio -
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October 6, 2023
Quatuor Danel
Illustrated talk by Misha DonatSchubert String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, D87
Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor, D703
Debussy String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 (L91) -
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October 26, 2023
Zemlinsky Quartet
Alexander Bedenko clarinet
Illustrated talk by Stephen JohnsonJanáček String Quartet No. 1, ‘Kreutzer Sonata’
Weber Clarinet Quintet in B flat major, Op. 34
Schumann String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41 No. 1 -
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November 16, 2023
Ariel Quartet
Illustrated talk by Jan SwaffordBeethoven curated selections from Op. 18/1–5
Beethoven String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 6 -
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December 6, 2023
Marc-Andre Hamelin piano
Philippe Quint violin
Sergey Antonov cello
Illustrated talk by Irina KnasterProkofiev Sarcasms, Op. 17 (solo piano)
Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94bis
Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
2022
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February 3, 2022
Illustrated Talk by Nicholas Chong
Schubert Piano Trio in B-flat major, D898
Ravel Piano Trio in A minor -
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March 31, 2022
Ruth Padel Beethoven Variations: Poems on a Life, poetry reading by the author
Beethoven String Quartet in F major, Op. 18, No. 1
Beethoven String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132 -
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April 6, 2022
Grace Park violin
Zlatomir Fung cello
Gilles Vonsattel pianoIllustrated talk by Nicholas Chong
Smetana Piano Trio, Op. 15
Dvořák Piano Trio, No.3 Op. 65 -
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April 20, 2022
Philippe Quint violin
Jun Cho pianoPresentation by Philippe Quint
Music by Chaplin, Brahms, Debussy, Stravinsky, and Gershwin -
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April 28, 2022
Illustrated talk by John Brewer
Handel Sonata for violin and continuo in D major
“Sweet bird” (L’Allegro)
“Waft her, Angels” (Jeptha)
Chilcot Orpheus with his Lute
J.C. Bach Quartet in C major for flute, violin, viola and cello, Op. 8 No. 1
Haydn Three Scot Songs -
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May 18, 2022
Rebecca Ringle Kamarei mezzo-soprano
Bryan Wagorn piano
Brook Speltz cello
Adam Barnett-Hart violin
Adam Golka pianoIllustrated talk by Nicholas Chong
Songs by Alma and Gustav Mahler
Zemlinsky Three Pieces for cello and piano
Korngold Piano Trio, Op. 1 -
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October 6, 2022
Nola Richardson soprano
Parker Ramsay harp
Kevin Payne lute
Arnie Tanimoto viola da gambaIllustrated talk by John Brewer
Music by Francesco Corbetta, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Louis Couperin, Marin Marais, Louis-Nicolas Clérambault
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November 3, 2022
Illustrated talk by Per Tengstrand
Brahms String Quartet in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1
Mendelssohn String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80 -
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December 7, 2022
Philippe Quint violin
Stephanie Zyzak violin
Maurycy Banaszek viola
Paul Laraia viola
Zlatomir Fung cello
Adrian Daurov celloIllustrated talk by Irina Knaster
Dvořák String Sextet in A major, Op. 48
Tchaikovsky String Sextet in D minor "Souvenir de Florence", Op. 70
2021
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October 7, 2021
Kristóf Baráti violin
Roman Rabinovich pianoIllustrated talk by Michael Parloff
Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 “Thun”
Bartók Violin Rhapsody No. 1
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer’ -
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October 28, 2021
Philippe Quint violin
Rodolfo Zanetti bandoneón
Pedro Giraudo bass
Ahmed Alom piano
Federico Díaz guitar
Sofía Tosello vocalistNarration by Philippe Quint
Music by Astor Piazzolla
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November 18, 2021
Ariel Quartet
Alexander Bedenko clarinetIllustrated talk by Stephen Johnson
Shostakovich String Quartet No. 4
Johnson Angel’s Arc, for clarinet and string quartet
Brahms Clarinet Quintet -
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December 13, 2021
Tyler Duncan baritone
Erika Switzer pianoIllustrated talk by Christopher Gibbs
Schubert Winterreise
2020
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February 27, 2020
Grace Park violin
Gilles Vonsattel piano
Calidore String Quartet
Illustrated talk by Samuel Adams
Debussy Violin Sonata in G minor
Chausson Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, Op. 21 -
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March 11, 2020
Narek Hakhnazaryan cello
Noreen Polera piano
Illustrated talk by John Brewer
Beethoven Seven Variations on a theme from Mozart’s “The Magic Flute”
Grieg Solveig’s Song
Chopin Polonaise brillante in C major, Op. 3
Fauré Apres un rêve
Popper Dance of the Elves
Grieg Cello Sonata
2019
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January 23, 2019
Orion String Quartet
Alexander Bedenko clarinet
Illustrated talk by Elliott Forrest
Haydn String Quartet in C major, Op. 50 No. 2
Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581 -
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March 6, 2019
Alexander Sitkovetsky violin
Wu Qian piano
Illustrated talk by Nicholas Chong
Tchaikovsky Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Op. 42
Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
Grieg Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45 -
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March 19, 2019
John Pumphrey tenor
William Fu piano
Illustrated talk by Stephen Johnson
Music by Strauss, Rachmaninoff, Franck, Wagner and Verdi -
![ARCHDUKE RUDOLPH: BEETHOVEN’S PUPIL AND PATRON]()
April 17, 2019
Ignat Solzhenitsyn piano
Korbinian Altenberger violin
Nayoung Baek cello
Illustrated talk by Ignat Solzhenitsyn
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96
Beethoven Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 97 “Archduke” -
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May 30, 2019
Pascale Beaudin soprano
The Four Nations Ensemble
Illustrated talk by John Brewer
Music by
Jean-Baptiste Quentin, Johann Adolf Hasse, Antonio Vivaldi, Arcangelo Corelli, Battista Pergolesi -
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October 23, 2019
Formosa Quartet
Peter Wiley cello
Illustrated talk by Misha Donat
Schubert String Quintet in C major, D956 -
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October 29, 2019
Philippe Quint violin
Leonard Elschenbroich cello
José Gallardo piano
Illustrated talk by Stephen Johnson
Schnittke Suite in Old Style for violin and piano
Prokofiev Sonata No.2 in D major, Op.94a
Shostakovich Trio No.2 in E Minor -
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November 13, 2019
Ariel Quartet
Illustrated talk by Nicholas Chong
Bartók String Quartet No. 1
Shostakovich String Quartet No. 8 -
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December 4, 2019
Misha Keylin violin
Zlatomir Fung cello
Pavel Nersessian piano
Illustrated talk by Stephen Johnson
Lyadov Three Pieces, Op. 57
Glinka Trio Pathétique
Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50
2018
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April 12, 2018
Fretwork
Illustrated talk by Richard Boothby
J.S. Bach Art of Fugue -
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April 19, 2018
Vsevolod Dvorkin piano
Sergey Antonov cello
Illustrated talk by Stephen Johnson
Bach Cello Suite No.1 in G major
Mendelssohn Cello Sonata No.2 in D. major
Liszt Piano Sonata in B minor -
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May 17, 2018
Sherezade Panthaki soprano
Four Nations Ensemble
Illustrated talk by Tav Holmes
Leclair Second Musical Recreation
Clérambault L'Isle de Délos
Devienne Trio for flute, violin and cello in G minor
Telemann Paris Quartet No.5 in A major -
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October 16, 2018
Zemlinsky Quartet
Illustrated talk by Nicholas Chong
Zemlinsky Quartet No. 1
Janáček String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters”
Dvořák Love Songs -
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November 1, 2018
Ariel Quartet
Illustrated talk by Ariel Quartet
Beethoven String Quartet, Op. 18 No. 1
Beethoven String Quartet, Op. 131 -
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December 5, 2018
Philippe Quint violin
Grace Park violin
Matthew Lipman viola
Kyle Armbrust viola
Zlatomir Fung cello
Vsevolod Dvorkin piano
Illustrated talk by Damian Fowler
Mozart String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K516
Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44
2017
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January 26, 2017
Arnaud Sussmann violin
Emily Daggett Smith violin
Paul Neubauer viola
Rafael Figueroa cello
Vsevolod Dvorkin piano
Illustrated talk by Stephen Johnson
Schubert Arpeggione Sonata, D821
Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 -
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February 23, 2017
Arnaud Sussmann violin
Michael Stephen Brown piano
Illustrated talk by Nicholas Chong
Smetana From My Homeland, Op. 128
Suk Four Pieces for violin and piano, Op.17
Janácek Violin Sonata
Dvořák Romantic Pieces, Op. 75 -
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April 19, 2017
Stephanie Chase violin
Sophie Shao cello
Todd Crow piano
Illustrated talk by Nicholas Chong
R. Schumann Five Pieces in Folk Style for cello and piano, Op. 102
Brahms Sonata in G major for violin and piano, Op. 78
C. Schumann Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17 -
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May 17, 2017
Benjamin Hochman piano
Joseph Anderer horn
Alexander Bedenko clarinet
William Short bassoon
Anna Urrey flute
Katherine Needleman oboeIllustrated talk by Stephen Johnson
Mozart Quintet in E flat major for piano and winds, K452
Rimsky-Korsakov Quintet in B flat major
Poulenc Sextet for piano and wind quintet, Op. 100 -
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October 26, 2017
The Endellion String Quartet
Illustrated talk by David Waterman
Haydn String Quartet in G major, Op. 54 No. 1
Beethoven String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127
Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor, D703 -
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November 16, 2017
Mark Steinberg violin
Ignat Solzhenitsyn piano
Ariel Quartet
Illustrated talk by Ignat Solzhenitsyn
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 Kreutzer Sonata
Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
Janácek String Quartet No. 1 Kreutzer Sonata -
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December 14, 2017
Ying Quartet
Joseph Anderer horn
William Short bassoon
Alexander Bedenko clarinet
Brendan Kane double bass
Illustrated talk by Misha Donat
Schubert Octet
2016
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October 5, 2016
Dmitry Sitkovetsky violin
Dov Scheindlin viola
Sergey Antonov cello
Ignat Solzhenitsyn pianoIllustrated talk by Paul Berry
Mozart Prelude and Fugue in D minor for string trio, K404a No. 1
J.S. Bach Fifteen Sinfonias, BWV 787-801 (arr. D. Sitkovetsky)
Mozart Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493
2015
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January 24, 2015
Rachel Brown flute
Madeleine Easton violin
Richard Boothby viola da gamba
Mahan Esfahani harpsichord
Illustrated talk by Norman LebrechtC. P. E. Bach Sonata in D major for viola da gamba and harpsichord Wq. 88
Benda Sonata XI in D major for violin and basso continuo
Quantz Trio Sonata in A minor QV 2 Anh. 34
Frederick II of Prussia Sonata in C major for flute and basso continuo SpiF 40
J. S. Bach Trio Sonata in C minor from The Musical Offering BWV 1079 -
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February 25, 2015
The Endellion String Quartet
Poetry by Ruth PadelBeethoven String Quartets Op. 18 No. 6 and Op. 131
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March 2, 2015
Gyula Rab tenor
Aldemir Tokov piano
Thomas Harris piano
Yekaterina Lebedeva piano
Illustrated talk by Patrick BadeChopin Polish Songs Op. 74 Nos. 1 2 and 3
Chopin Scherzo No. 3 Nocturne Op. 27 No. 2 Ballade No. 1
Liszt Tre sonetti di Petrarca
Liszt Sonetto di Petrarca No. 104 Paraphrase on Verdi’s Rigoletto
Bellini I Puritani: “A te o cara”
Verdi Rigoletto, Act II: Ella mi fu rapita — Parmi veder le lagrime -
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March 26, 2015
Vsevolod Dvorkin piano
Jasmine Choi flute
Alexander Bedenko clarinet
Timothy Rundle oboe
Laura Vincent bassoon
Geremia Iezzi horn
Illustrated talk by Richard WigmoreMozart Quintet in E flat major for piano and winds K452
Rimsky-Korsakov Quintet in B flat major
Poulenc Sextet for piano and wind quintet Op. 100 -
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April 25, 2015
Iakov Zats viola
Vsevolod Dvorkin piano
Illustrated talk by Stephen Johnson
Liszt Années de pèlerinage Première année Suisse
Berlioz Harold en Italie -
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May 13, 2015
Rachel Podger director/violin
Brecon Baroque
Illustrated talk by Richard WigmoreMusic by Handel, Geminiani, Purcell, Boyce, Avison
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June 10, 2015
Ferenc Rados piano
Illustrated talk by Misha DonatBeethoven Piano Sonata in A-flat major Op. 26
Schubert Piano Sonata in D major D850 -
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June 11, 2015
Aleksei Kiseliov cello
Itamar Golan piano
Illustrated talk by Iain BurnsideBritten Cello Sonata Op. 65
Shostakovich Cello Sonata Op. 40
2014
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February 6, 2014
Dmitry Sitkovetsky violin
Iain Burnside piano
Zemlinsky Quartet
Illustrated talk by Iain BurnsideBeethoven Violin Sonata No. 9 Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’
Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 in D major Op. 11 2nd movement
Janáček String Quartet No. 1 Kreutzer Sonata -
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March 26, 2014
The Endellion String Quartet
Haydn Seven Last Words Op. 51
Poems by Ruth Padel: “Seven Words and an Earthquake”
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May 1, 2014
Maxim Rysanov viola
Kristina Blaumane cello
Alexander Bedenko clarinet
Jacob Katsnelson piano
Illustrated talk by Stephen JohnsonHaydn Piano Sonata No. 33 in C minor Hob XVI 20
Mozart Clarinet Trio in E-flat major K498 Kegelstatt Trio
Beethoven Duet for viola and cello in E-flat major WoO 32 Eyeglass
Beethoven Clarinet Trio in B-flat major Op. 11 arranged for viola, cello and piano -
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May 21, 2014
Todd Crow piano
Illustrated talk by Misha DonatHoffmann Sonata in F minor AV 27
Schumann Kreisleriana Op. 16
Brahms Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann Op. 9
Busoni Elegy No. 6 Erscheinung (Notturno)
Tchaikovsky Concert Suite from ballet 'The Nutcracker' (transcr. Pletnev) -
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June 3, 2014
Alexey Lundin violin
Alexei Kiseliov cello
Vsevolod Dvorkin piano
Illustrated talk by Stephen JohnsonJ. S. Bach Cello Suite in G major BWV 1007 Prelude
Handel Violin Sonata in D major HWV 371
C. P. E. Bach Sonata No. 3 from Sonaten Wq 57
Mozart Violin Sonata No. 35 in A major K526
Haydn Trio No. 44 in E major Hob XV 28
2013
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March 6, 2013
Sergej Krylov violin
Vsevolod Dvorkin piano
Illustrated talk by Richard WigmoreR. Schumann Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor Op. 105
C. Schumann Scherzo No. 1 in D minor Op. 10
C. Schumann Three Romances for Violin and Piano Op. 22
Mendelssohn Songs Without Words Book 5 Op. 62
Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major Op. 78 -
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May 22 2013
François Le Roux baritone
Benjamin Appl baritone
Madeleine Pierard soprano
Sanaz Sotoudeh piano
Illustrated talk by Richard Wigmore
Illustrated presentation by Ben StreetSchubert 'Versunken', 'Geheimes', 'Du bist die Ruh'
Strauss 'Gesänge des Orients', Op. 77 (excerpts)
Schubert 'Suleika I'
Mendelssohn 'Suleika' Op. 34 No. 4
Wolf ‘Was in der Schenke waren heute’, ‘Trunken müssen wir alle sein!’, ‘Phänomen’
Ravel ‘Shéhérazade’ excerpts
Saint-Saëns 'Mélodies Persanes' Op. 26 excerpts
Fauré 'Les roses d’Ispahan' Op. 39 no. 4 -
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September 21, 2013
Aleksei Kiseliov cello
Vsevolod Dvorkin piano
Illustrated talk by Patrick BadeFauré Romance Op. 69 Élégie Op. 24 Papillon Op. 77
Debussy Nocturne et Scherzo for Cello and Piano Sonata for Cello & Piano in D minor
Ravel Le Cygne arranged for Cello Pièce en Forme de Habanera
Poulenc Cavatine from Sonata for Cello and Piano Op. 143
Stravinsky Suite Italienne after Pulcinella for Cello and Piano -
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November 13, 2013
Ebène Quartet
Ekaterina Derzhavina piano
Anton Martynov violin
Shani Diluka piano
Illustrated talk by Richard WigmoreBeethoven Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major Op. 110
Saint-Saëns Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor Op. 75
Fauré Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor Op. 45 1st movement
Debussy String Quartet in G minor Op. 10 -
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November 18, 2013
Borodin Quartet
Alexander Bedenko clarinet
Illustrated talk by Patrick BadeSchubert String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden"
Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115
2012/2011
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June 25 and 26, 2011
Leon Livshin pianoIllustrated talk by Patrick Bade
Works by Chopin, Schumann, Haydn, Ravel and Stravinsky
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December 6 and 7, 2011
New Russian Quartet
Leon Livshin pianoIllustrated talk by Patrick Bade
Works by Mozart and Brahms
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May 1, 2012
Iakov Zats viola
Vsevolod Dvorkin pianoIllustrated talk by Ben Street
Works by Brahms, Schumann and Franck
