Boston Chamber Music Society

Quatuor Zaïde

The Zaïde Quartet, from France and visiting Boston for a residency at the New England Conservatory's Professional String Quartet Training Program, visits the Fraser Performance Studio and host Cathy Fuller.

On the program:

Claude Debussy - String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10: I. Animé et très décidé

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - String Quartet No. 23

Claude Debussy - String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10: II. Assez vif et bien rhythmé

Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes

The Norwegian pianist joins Cathy Fuller in our Fraser Performance Studio with works by Enrique Granados, Frederic Chopin, and Edvard Grieg, as well as an in-depth look at Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1, which Andsnes performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Beethoven: New Discoveries and Fond Farewells, Part I

Classical New England throws a birthday party for Beethoven, with some of the most delicate, beautiful, and touching music the composer wrote.

On Part I of the program:

Equale for Trombone Quartet, WoO30, No. 1
Ron Barron, Greg Spiridopoulos, Don Lucas, Gabe Langfur, trombones

Sonata in F for Horn and Piano, Op. 17
William Purvis, horn; Mihae Lee, piano

Three Irish and Welsh Songs:

• Cupid's Kindness, WoO 155 No. 2
• The Kiss, Dear Maid, Thy Lip Has Left, WoO 153, No. 9
• Come Draw We Round the Cheerful Ring,  WoO 152 No. 8

William Hite, Tenor; Gilles Vonsattel, piano; Brian Howard, cello; Bryce Milano, mandolin

Sonatina in C for Mandolin & fortepiano, WoO 44a
Adagio in E flat  for Mandolin & fortepiano, WoO 43b
Bryce Milano, mandolin; Sylvia Berry, Fortepiano   

The Cypress Quartet

The Cypress Quartet performs Dvorak and Barber