Lynn Harrell, Anne-Marie McDermott & Beethoven

March 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Chamber Music Society presents Lynn Harrell and Anne Marie McDermott

The stars of Beethoven continue to align over Southeast Michigan as Chamber Music Detroit presents two of the world’s most eminent classical musicians, cellist Lynn Harrell and pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, in concert on Saturday, May 18 at the Seligman Performing Arts Center. The concert begins at 8 p.m.

Program
Beethoven: Sonata in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2
Beethoven: Sonata in C major, Op. 102, No. 1
Beethoven: Sonata in A major, Op. 69

Seligman Performing Arts Center is located at 22305 W. 13 Mile Road (at Lahser), Beverly Hills, Michigan, 48025, on the campus of Detroit Country Day School.

Tickets range from $15 to $60. For reservations, phone (248) 855-6070 or email tickets@ChamberMusicDetroit.org.

From CMD: 

Lynn Harrell’s presence is felt throughout the musical world. A consummate soloist, chamber musician, recitalist, conductor and teacher, his work throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia has placed him in the highest echelon of today’s performing artists. His collaborator, Anne-Marie McDermott, is a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and has performed as orchestral soloist, chamber musician and recitalist for over 25 years. She was recently appointed Artistic Director of the Vail Valley Music Festival as well as Curator for Chamber Music for the Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego.

“From the opening gesture, Harrell embraced us and didn’t put us down, gently but with a flourish, until the end. His playing was bold, imaginative, and surpassingly sensitive … fully human and rich in detail” —The Boston Globe

“Anne-Marie McDermott is a pianist who balances qualities of excitement and spontaneity with clarity and elegance.” —The New York Times

Learn more online at Chamber Music Detroit.

The Chamber Music Detroit program continues the string of incredible good fortune we Beethoven lovers are enjoying in 2013. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra presented a Beethoven Festival with all nine symphonies and 32 piano sonatas and more, including Emanuel Ax performing the Egmont Overture…The Michigan Opera Theatre presented his only opera, “Fidelio,”…The Purple Rose Theatre currently is presenting “33 Variations” a drama set in two times, the present and Beethoven’s…Pro Musica of Detroit presented Dr. Richard Kogan, a Harvard trained psychiatrist and Juilliard trained concert pianist who analyzed the mind and music of Beethoven…

Mille grazie, stella celestial! Mille, mille grazie, Ludwig!

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Piffaro – The Renaissance Band

January 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Piffaro

While the instruments may sound like they stepped out of the middle ages, their music is spun from the finest sounds of any time. Those who enjoy classical and ancient music are in for a special experience when Piffaro, the Renaissance Band performs two programs in metro Detroit this weekend.

On Friday, March 22, they will perform at the Detroit Institute of Arts at 7 p.m. On Saturday, March 23, they will perform at the Seligman Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m.

Chris Felcyn, on-air host of WRCJ 90.9 FM and a noted aficionado of fine and ancient music, wrote about the group in The Detroit News. Click here to read “Renaissance band Piffaro turns love of ‘early music’ into a career.”

The DIA performance is presented by the Chamber Music Society of Detroit in association with the DIA’s Friday Night Live! series. The program includes songs, dances, motets and madrigals of Flemish and Italian Renaissance composers as the members of Piffaro stroll the Renaissance galleries of the Detroit Institute of Arts, creating a meaningful context and connection between the visual arts and music of the 15th and 16th centuries.This concert is open to the public free of charge with museum admission, and the DIA is open to residents of Oakland, Wayne and Macomb counties free of charge.

The Seligman performance includes a pre-concert conversation with Joan Kimball and Bob Wiemkin, Artistic Directors of Piffaro, about the instruments of their ensemble, their repertoire and the evening’s program. The talk will be hosted by CMSD Administrative and Marketing Director Willa Walker. Tickets range from $15 to $60.

Piffaro, hailed as the nation’s finest Renaissance wind band, is renowned for its polished performances as the “pied-pipers of early music.” Piffaro’s ever-expanding instrumentation includes shawms, sackbuts, recorders, krumhorns, bagpipes, lutes, guitars, harps, and a variety of percussion — all careful reconstructions of instruments from the period.

Their repertory includes works by Renaissance composers born in Spain, Portugal, Bolivia, Equador and Peru who were known to be active in Mexico, Central America and South America. Includes music by Gaspar Fernandes, Cristóbal de Morales, Hernando Franco, Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla, Don Francisco, Antonio de Cabezón, Diego Ortiz, Juan Arañés, Manuel Blasco, Francisco López Capillas, Juan Blas de Castro, Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz, Santiago de Murcia, and others.

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The Intellectual’s Virtuoso

November 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The Chamber Music Society of Detroit presents pianist Marc-André Hamelin. The concert program takes place Saturday, Jan. 19 beginning at 8 p.m. in the Seligman Performing Arts Center.

Pianist Marc-André Hamelin’s unique blend of musicianship and virtuosity brings forth interpretations remarkable for their freedom, originality, and prodigious mastery of the piano’s resources. An artist of broad musical interests and curiosity, Hamelin is renowned in equal measure for his fresh readings of the established repertoire and for his exploration of lesser known works of the 19th and 20th centuries, both in the recording studio and in the concert hall.

“Marc-André Hamelin has established himself as the thinking man’s virtuoso … the exuberance with which he plunged into the classical repertory evoked something ebullient, delighted and filled with breathtaking energy.” — The Washington Post

Program

J.S. Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542

Fauré: Impromptu No. 2 in F minor, Op. 31

Barcarolle No. 3 in G-flat major, Op. 42

Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit

Hamelin: Variations on a Theme by Paganini

Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G major, Op. 32, No. 5

Prelude in G-sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12

Rachmaninoff: Sonata No. 2, Op. 36

 

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A Fantastic Winter’s Journey

October 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Winter in Michigan

The Chamber Music Society of Detroit presents Menahem Pressler and  Christoph Prégardien in concert on Saturday, Dec. 15 at the Seligman Performing Arts Center in a program that features Winterreisse by Franz Schubert. The concert begins at 8 p.m.

Dr. Steven Rings, Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Chicago, returns for his only Pre-Concert Talk of the 2012-3013 season. The presentation begins at 6:45 p.m.

Menahem Pressler will conduct a Piano Master Class on Friday, Dec. 14, at Wayne State University. Free and open to the public, the program led by one of the great pianists and musical educators of our times begins at 3:30 p.m. in the Schaver Music Recital Hall. Click here for details.

Menahem Pressler, one of the founding members and pianist of the Beaux Arts Trio for all of its 53 years, has established himself among the world’s most distinguished and honored musicians, with a career that spans more than six decades.

German tenor Christoph Prégardien is revered both as an oratorio singer and a recitalist; his wide-ranging repertoire spans the great baroque, classical and romantic oratorios and passions as well as works from the 17th and 20th centuries.

 These two great artists team up for the first ever performance of Schubert’s masterpiece, Die Winterreise (Winter’s Journey) on the Chamber Music Society of Detroit series.

“(Christoph Prégardien is) a major lieder singer. …His lyric tenor voice had a youthful glow, yet he sang with plaintive beauty and piercing insight.” — The New York Times

“Menahem Pressler is a poet, time and again revealing unexpected depths in works that have been endlessly plumbed and surveyed.” — The New York Times

Program

Schubert: Die Winterreise, D. 911

 Pre-Concert Talk

6:45 – 7:30 p.m.

For more information, click here.

 

 

 

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December Dances

October 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Eisenhower Dance Ensemble presents On the Move

Eisenhower Dance Ensemble presents an exhilarating evening of contemporary dance with December Dances, its annual production of innovative dance on Friday, Dec. 7 at the Seligman Performing Arts Center. The program begins at 7:15 p.m.

The program includes EDE’s latest premiere dances and audience favorites, including Stephanie Pizzo’s Taking Back and artistic director Laurie Eisenhower’s Songs Without Words.

December Dances also will include a performance by the Oakland University’s pre-professional company, Repertory Dance Company, and Center Dance Ensemble, EDE Center for Dance’s most advanced student company.

REPERTOIRE:

orion by Eddy Ocampo

Nothing Left by Lauren Edson

Swing Shift, Night Flight by Stephanie Pizzo and performed by Center Dance Ensemble

Shift by Laurie Eisenhower

Taking Back by Stephanie Pizzo

MondoBeat by Laurie Eisenhower and performed by Oakland University Repertory Dance Company

Songs Without Words by Laurie Eisenhower

Praised by critics as one of the nation’s premier contemporary dance companies, Eisenhower Dance Ensemble has spent the last 22 years giving life to the repertoire of internationally known choreographers, as well as the highly acclaimed work of Artistic Director Laurie Eisenhower. Established in metro Detroit by Eisenhower in 1991, EDE presents an annual subscription series and tours nationally.

Tickets for December Dances are $18 for regular admission, $14 for seniors and $10 for students. Tickets are available by phone at (248) 559-2095. For more information about December Dances, please visit ede-dance.org or call the EDE office at (248) 559-2095.

 

 

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Paired to Perfection

July 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

CMSD presents Christina and Michelle Naughton - Duo Pianists

The Chamber Music Society of Detroit presents Christina and Michelle Naughton, Duo Piano, Saturday, September 15, 2012, 8 p.m., at Seligman Performing Arts Center, 22305 W. Thirteen Mile, in Beverly Hills, MI.

Twin sisters Christina and Michelle Naughton began their piano studies at the age of four, entered the Curtis Institute of Music as full merit scholarship students in 2007 and graduated in May of 2011, each winning the Festorazzi Price in piano performance. In recent seasons they have made debuts at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theatre, and with the New Jersey Symphony, the Milwaukee Symphony and the Philadelphia Orchestra, where the Philadelphia Inquirer praised them as “paired to perfection.”

 The Program

Mendelssohn: Andante and Allegro Brillante in A major for Piano Four Hands, Op. 92

Schubert: Lebensstürme in A minor for Piano Four Hands

Milhaud: Scaramouche

Mozart: Sonata in D major for Two Pianos, K. 448

Brahms: Haydn Variations in B-flat major for Two Pianos

Lutoslawski: Paganini Variations for Two Pianos

For tickets, click here.

Seligman Performing Arts Center is located at Detroit Country Day School, 22305 W. 13 Mile Road (at Lahser), Beverly Hills, Michigan.

 

 

 

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Chamber Music inDepth

June 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment

DCMS presents Juilliard String QuartetThe Chamber Music Society of Detroit is on the move this year with a mission to introduce its acclaimed tradition to new audiences in Midtown and downtown. Opening the new concert series is the acclaimed Juilliard String Quartet on Friday, Sept. 7.

Extending the reach of the world class musicians it presents at the Seligman Performing Arts Center in Southfield, the new Detroit inDepth series will include events at five intimate locations in Midtown with an eclectic mix of artists and ensembles.

The series will offer three free events and three lower priced concerts, as well as half-price student tickets.

“We present some of the most dynamic artists in the international world of chamber music,” says President Steve Wogaman, “and we’d like to introduce their incredible artistry to Detroiters who’ve not previously experienced our concerts, as well as the loft crowd, downtown workers and students.”

The inDepth series will allow concertgoers to enjoy music ranging from Beethoven and Mozart, to Pulitzer Prize winning American composer Elliott Carter, to Renaissance and cabaret music.

The title “in-depth” refers to the fact that audiences will also hear from the artists themselves about their work and the music, while encountering them in uniquely intimate settings.

The new series will feature the acclaimed Juilliard String Quartet (Sept. 7), two-time Grammy Award winning clarinetist Richard Stolzman and the Linden String Quartet (Nov. 16, FREE), a master class with legendary pianist Menahem Pressler (Dec. 14, FREE), the groundbreaking American String Quartet (Feb. 1), Piffaro the Renaissance Band (Mar. 22, FREE), and the Gryphon Trio and cabaret chanteuse Patricia O’Callahan in a performance titled “Broken Hearts and Madmen.”

The Juilliard String Quartet kicks off the series in The Music Box at the Max M. Fisher Music Center arranged for cabaret seating on Friday, September 7 at 8 p.m. In this multi-media concert, the quartet will perform Elliott Carter’s String Quartet No. 5 with onscreen images guiding listeners through the piece, followed by an audience Q&A.

Beethoven’s forward-looking Grosse Fuge will be followed by an excerpt from a new documentary film called The Juilliard String Quartet: Keeping Beethoven Contemporary.

Ticketed events in the Detroit inDepth series are priced at $20 and $30, with half-price tickets for students. Three of the events are FREE and open to the public.

To purchase tickets or for more information about the 2012-13 CMSD concert season call (248) 855-6070 or visit www.ChamberMusicDetroit.org.

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The Gryphon Trio

April 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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The Chamber Music Society of Detroit presents one of the world’s great chamber ensembles, The Gryphon Trio, tonight at The Seligman Performing Arts Center. An extraordinary tour of the classic to contemporary eras, the program includes works by Haydn, Chan Ka Nin, Christos Hatzis, and Mendelssohn and features special visual projections. The concert begins at 8 p.m.

The Gryphon Trio members are Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin; Roman Borys, cello; and Jamie Parker, piano.

CMSD President Steve Wogaman hosts a pre-concert conversation with the members of the Gryphon Trio about the evening’s repertoire and about special projects they have done in collaboration with choreographers, actors, jazz artists and audio-visual media artists from 6:45-7:30 p.m.

The Seligman Performing Arts Center is located on the campus of Detroit Country Day School in Beverly Hills. Click here for details and to make reservations.

The Gryphon Trio has served as ensemble-in-residence for Music Toronto for ten years. Their most recent recording of piano trios by Ludwig van Beethoven was acknowledged with a 2011 Juno Award from Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the Best Classical Album: Solo and Chamber Music category. This was the Trio’s second Juno Award, having previously won for their 2004 release Canadian Premieres, featuring new works by leading Canadian composers.

Founded in 1944, the Chamber Music Society of Detroit is one of the oldest and most prestigious chamber music presenters in the U.S. Through its Signature Chamber Series and PNC Piano Series, the Chamber Music Society of Detroit brings the world’s best artists and ensembles to the metro Detroit stage in outstanding performances which inspire, move and delight thousands of audience members from across metro Detroit. Through its educational initiatives, each year the organization brings world-class chamber music to more than 5,000 young people in their schools and community organizations, primarily in underserved, inner-city communities.

Jazz Cafe at Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts is located at 350 Madison Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48226. Telephone: (313) 887-8532 or visit online www.jazzcafedetroit.com. Music Hall’s intimate Jazz Cafe features a cash bar and a menu of small plates. The space is great for listening, socializing and just being.

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Juilliard String Quartet – in person and on the big screen

April 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

DCMS presents Juilliard String QuartetThe Chamber Music Society of Detroit presents the Juilliard String Quartet at the Seligman Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, September 8 at 8 p.m.

The quartet will perform an all-Beethoven program featuring his String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 and String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132.

To purchase tickets or for more information about the 2012-13 CMSD concert season call (248) 855-6070 or visit www.ChamberMusicDetroit.org.

From 6:30 to 7:30p, enjoy a world premiere showing of The Juilliard String Quartet: Keeping Beethoven Contemporary. The documentary filmmaker Michael Blackwood filmed the Juilliard Quartet performing Beethoven’s Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 130 at a special event to welcome new Juilliard students in August 2011. The film includes rehearsal and performance excerpts, captures the ongoing dialogue between the four musicians, and includes a conversation between the quartet members and the filmmakers about the string quartet as a genre of music, its history, and the significant contributions of Beethoven. For details, click here.

Since its inception in 1946, the Juilliard String Quartet has embodied the credo stated by founders Robert Mann and William Schuman to “play new works as if they were established masterpieces, and established masterpieces as if they were new.” The hallmarks of its distinctive sound – clarity of structure, beauty of sound, purity of line and an extraordinary unanimity of purpose – have been applied to virtually every era and genre in the literature. Making its 16th appearance on the series as it opens the Chamber Music Society’s 69th season, the Quartet introduces its new first violinist, Joseph Lin, to CMSD audiences.

 

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Classical Friendships

January 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Les AmiesFortunate are they who claim these three as friends. In addition to the ties that join minds and hearts, they create an artistry of sound that only a genius of spirit can convey.

Hear what we mean when the Chamber Music Society of Detroit presents Les Amies. The trio will perform Saturday at the Seligman Performing Arts Center in Beverly Hills.

Les Amies is the collaboration of three well established and highly esteemed artists: New York Philharmonic principal players Nancy Allen, harp, and Cynthia Phelps, viola, and internationally renowned flutist Carol Wincenc. As the name “Les Amies” suggests, the three artists are long-time colleagues; their new collaboration provides a unique opportunity to bring to audiences the color and beauty of the unusual trio combination of flute, viola and harp.

The program Saturday, March 31, includes works by Ibert, Bach, Ravel, Andrea Clearfield, Faure, and Debussy. The concert begins at 8 p.m.

Before the performance, Ms. Allen, Ms. Phelps and Ms. Wincenc will introduce their program in a Pre-Concert Talk from 6:45 to 7:30 p.m. Pre-Concert Talks are open to ticket holders free of charge.

The Seligman Performing Arts Center is located on the campus of Detroit Country Day School, 22305 W. 13 Mile Road (at Lahser), Beverly Hills, Michigan, 48025.

Tickets range from $25 to $75. For reservations and more information, please visit the Chamber Music Society of Detroit online.

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