2009-2010 Season Description
All perfomances begin at 2:30.
October 24,
2010
Indigo Ensemble
Founded by Peter Nelson, warmly recalled for his appearances with the Thüringer Salon Quintet, this eclectic group includes violin, guitar, bass and piano. Their repertoire encompasses four continents and three centuries, from Bach and Django Reinhardt, to Manuel de Falla and Chick Corea. Their aural possibilities are enhanced by the fact that all the musicians play multiple instruments.
January 23, 2011
Cristiana Pegoraro
Hailed by The New York Times as "an artist of the highest caliber," Italian born pianist Cristiana Pegoraro has performed in some of the greatest concert halls in Europe, the United States, South America, Asia, the Middle East and Australia. Acclaimed for her interpretations of such composers as Beethoven and Chopin, she is a composer herself, and includes her own works in her concerts.
February 13, 2011
Trio con Brio Copenhagen
Featuring the Korean sisters, Soo-Jin Hong and Soo-Kyung Hong and the Danish pianist Jens Elvekjaer, this piano-violin-cello trio received the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award in 2005, one of the most coveted honors in the world of chamber music. Their career has soared since then, and they earn critics' raves whenever they perform, around the world.
May 1, 2011
Wind Soloists of New York
Leading wind players from New York City will perform major works for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon by such composers as Mozart, Beethoven, Dvorak and Poulenc. The members are among the most esteemed wind players in the United States, all with extensive performance histories, having collectively performed with a wide variety of top tier orchestras and ensembles.