Chamber Series
Emma Kirkby, soprano,
Jakob Lindberg, lutenist
Saturday, October 24, 2009, 8:00 PM, Smith Theatre
Emma Kirkby’s uniquely beautiful voice and brilliant performing technique are the quintessence of pure sound in the singing of early music.
Program:
“Music at Twilight” – Songs and Solos from Early 17th-Century Europe.
Jakob Lindberg performs on a 10-course Renaissance lute by Sixtus Rauwolf, Augsburg c. 1590.
www.emmakirkby.com; www.musicamano.com
Photo by Bibi Basch
Concertante Sextet
Saturday, November 21, 2009, 8:00 PM, Smith Theatre
“…white hot, so intensely felt and so superbly realized technically…” – BBC Music Magazine
Program:
Novacek: Three Rags for String Sextet
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
Brahms: G Major Sextet, Op. 36
www.concertante.org
Candlelight presents the complete Beethoven quartets in six concerts, over two seasons,
featuring three quartets from North America and three from Europe-
an exceptional journey for any audience.
Pacifica Quartet (USA) –
Beethoven Cycle Concert 1
Saturday, January 23, 2010, 8:00 PM, Smith Theatre
Program:
Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6, “La Malinconia”
Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74, “Harp”
Quartet in F Major, Op. 135
pacificaquartet.com/index2.html
Ariel String Quartet
Saturday, April 3, 8:00 PM,, Smith Theatre
Program:
Beethoven: Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74, “Harp”
Webern: Six Bagatelles, Op. 9
Wolf: Italian Serenade
Brahms: Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2
Artemis Quartet (Germany) –
Beethoven Cycle Concert 3
Saturday, February 27, 2010, 8:00 PM
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Program:
Quartet in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2, “Compliments”
Quartet in F minor, Op. 95, “Serioso”
Quartet in A minor, Op. 132
www.melkap.com/0809/quartets/artimis.html
Narek Hakhnazaryan, Cello
Saturday, March 13, 2010, 8:00 PM, Smith Theatre
This Armenian cellist is the 2008 Young Concert Artists International Auditions winner and recipient of the Candlelight Concert Society performance prize.
Program:
Schumann: Fantasiestüke, Op. 73
Khudoyan: Sonata for Solo Cello, No. 1
Beethoven: Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69
Shostakovich: Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
Shchedrin: Quadrille
Paganini: Variations on one string on a theme by Rossini
www.yca.org/haknazayan.html
Photo by Christion Steiner
Del Sol Quartet
Saturday, April 10, 2010, 8:00 PM, Smith Theatre
A leading force advancing contemporary and classical traditions.
Program:
Bartók: String Quartet No. 3
Zhou Long: Song of the Ch’in
Gabriela Lena Frank: Leyendas – An Andean Walkabout
www.delsolquartet.com
Chesapeake 2010 Chamber Music Competition Winner
Sunday, June 13, 2010, 3:30 PM, Smith Theatre
Winner of the $10,000 Gold Medal, to be selected March 27, 2010. This biennial event promotes emerging professional ensembles by opening the door to new performance opportunities. Program TBA.
chesapeakechambermusic.org/competition
8, 6, and 3-Concert Subscription Packages available. Ask about group discounts.
Individual Tickets – Advance: Adult $29; Senior $26; Student $12
Individual Tickets – At the Door: Adult $30; Senior $28; Student $12
Ages 9-17 free when accompanied by a paying adult
Artists, programs and dates subject to change.
