Chamber Music Society Of Detroit Presents The Juilliard String Quartet On October 9, 2010

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  • Detroit, MI (1888PressRelease) August 24, 2010 - - Artists/Date/Concert Location -
    THE JUILLIARD STRING QUARTET
    Saturday, October 9, 2010, 8:00 PM

    SELIGMAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
    Located on the campus of Detroit Country Day School
    22305 West 13 Mile Road, Beverly Hills

    - Artist Bio -
    Please see: http://www.colbertartists.com/ArtistBio.asp?ID=26

    - Repertoire: -

    Haydn: String Quartet in A major, Op. 20, No. 6
    Bartok: String Quartet No. 5
    Brahms: String Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2

    - Unique Features of this Concert/Story Line: -
    • THE JUILLIARD STRING QUARTET has an extraordinary record of achievement in its 64-year history, highlighted by:
    o a comprehensive repertoire of some 500 works
    o in 1948, became the first ensemble to play all six Bartók quartets in the United States
    o premiered more than 60 compositions of American composers
    o has been associated with Sony Classical, in its various incarnations, since 1949
    o has more than 100 record releases to its credit, making it one of the most widely recorded string quartets of our time.
    o is the winner of 4 Grammy Awards and other prestigious recording awards and honors
    o as Quartet-in-Residence at New York City's Juilliard School, is widely admired for its seminal influence on aspiring string players around the world
    o marked the celebration of its 40th anniversary as Quartet-in-Residence at the Library of Congress in 2003
    o celebrated its 60th anniversary season in 2006-07 with complete Bartók cycles in major cities throughout the U.S. and Japan.
    • PRE-CONCERT TALK, 6:45 - 7:30: STEVEN RINGS, Assistant Professor of Music, University of Chicago, discuss the evening's repertoire.
    • PRE-CONCERT DINNER: BACCO RISTORANTE, with special reduced dinner price for CMSD ticket-holders, 6:00 - 7:15 PM

    - Sponsors -
    • With support from the Dr. I. Harold and Gertrude S. Friedman Fund
    • Pre-Concert Talk sponsored by Fidelity Investments

    - Special Offering by the Chamber Music Society of Detroit -
    • Society Café open before the concerts and during intermission with support from Sweet Lorraine's and Cadillac Coffee

    - Special Features of Seligman Performing Arts Center -
    • Free Parking
    • Easy Accessibility
    • Intimate Chamber Music Venue (seats 724)
    • Excellent acoustics, Kirkegaard Associates, acoustician

    - Upcoming Events &Concerts: Chamber Music Society of Detroit 2010-2011 Season -

    STEVEN RINGS MINI-COURSE: GETTING TO THE CORE OF MUSICAL FORMS
    Three evenings, Wednesday through Friday, October 6, 7, 8, 2010
    Kingswood Auditorium, on the campus of Cranbrook Educational Community,
    Bloomfield Hills.

    Featuring in-depth discussions of musical form, highlighting examples from
    the Chamber Music Society of Detroit 2010-2011 season and including a
    private performance by the Juilliard String Quartet.

    For more information, please call 248-855-6070 or visit www.ComeHearCMSD.org

    Saturday, November 13
    PACIFICA QUARTET WITH ANTHONY MCGILL, CLARINET
    Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op. 18, No. 1
    Schumann: String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41, No. 3
    Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

    Saturday, December 4, 2010
    SIMONE DINNERSTEIN, PIANO
    Bach: Goldberg Variations
    Pre-Concert Talk with Steven Rings, 6:45 - 7:30 PM

    Saturday, January 8, 2011
    EMERSON STRING QUARTET
    Mozart: String Quartet in C major, K. 465, Dissonance
    Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
    Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 44, No. 3

    Saturday, February 5, 2011
    JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET, PIANO
    ALL-LISZT PROGRAM
    Consolations
    Les Jeux d'Eaux ŕ la Villa d'Este
    Légendes
    Meine Freuden (after Chopin, Chants polonais no. 5 )
    Ballade No. 2 in B minor
    Isoldens Liebestod, from "Tristan und Isolde" (after Wagner)
    Tarantella from "Venezia e Napoli"

    Saturday, February 12, 2011
    ORION QUARTET AND WINDSCAPE
    Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 (arranged for string quartet and wind quintet by Samuel Baron)

    Saturday, March 26, 2011
    ZUILL BAILEY, CELLO
    PIERS LANE, PIANO
    Mendelssohn: Concert Variations
    Schumann: Fantasiestücke
    Roberto Sierra: Suite de canciones y danzas
    Rachmaninoff: Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19
    Pre-Concert Talk with Zuill Bailey, 6:45 - 7:30 PM

    Saturday, April 2, 2011
    NASH ENSEMBLE OF LONDON
    Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478
    Bax: Oboe Quintet
    Britten: Phantasy Quartet for Oboe and String Trio, Op. 2
    Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
    Pre-Concert Talk with Steven Rings, 6:45 - 7:30 PM

    Saturday, April 16, 2011
    JORGE FEDERICO OSORIO, PIANO
    Beethoven: Variations in F major, Op. 34
    Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
    Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
    Granados: Spanish Dances, Nos. 1, 2 & 5
    Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

    Saturday, May 21, 2011
    MORGENSTERN TRIO
    The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award Concert
    Beethoven: Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3
    Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
    Brahms: Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101
    Pre-Concert Talk with Steven Rings, 6:45 - 7:30 PM

    - Ticket Prices -
    • Subscriptions to the Opus 9 and Opus 3 series are still available.
    • Single tickets to all concerts: $43 - $75; students $25.

    - Ticket Purchase Information -
    • By phone: Chamber Music Society of Detroit Ticket Service: 248-855-6070
    • Online: www.ComeHearCMSD.org

    HOUR Detroit and dbusiness are the media sponsors for the 2010-2011 season.

    For further information about the 2010-2011 concert season, please visit the Chamber Music Society of Detroit web site at www.ComeHearCMSD.org.

    The Chamber Music Society of Detroit is a non-profit organization committed to presenting the highest quality chamber music performed by musicians of international stature in acoustically outstanding venues. The Chamber Music Society of Detroit is recognized locally, nationally and internationally for the high caliber of its presentations.

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