Chamber Music Society of Detroit presents The Juilliard String Quartet on Saturday, October 9, 2010

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI, August 25, 2010 (Press-News.org) - 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 Cafe 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 http://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 à la Villa d'Este
Legendes
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: http://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 http://www.ComeHearCMSD.org.

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