Celebrated for his passionate playing and unique musical interpretations, award-winning French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie boasts an impressive career as a soloist, chamber musician, and recording artist. He takes the stage for a program of innovative chamber works by French contemporaries Saint-Saën, Fauré, Roussel, and Hahn. This performance will be livestreamed.
SAINT-SAËNS Caprice sur des airs danois et russes for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, and Piano FAURÉ Piano Quartet No. 2 ROUSSEL Divertissement for Winds and Piano HAHN Piano Quintet
Cellist Paul Watkins’s remarkable artistic resume includes membership in the famed Emerson String Quartet, eight concerto appearances at the BBC Proms, and regular performances with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He curates a program sure to excite both wind and string lovers alike with its unique instrumental combinations.
CARLOS SIMON be still and know for Piano Trio COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Clarinet Quintet WAGNER Lohengrin Prelude for Cello Quartet MOZART Horn Quintet BRITTEN Sinfonietta for Wind and String Quintets
Violist Jonathan Brown, Colburn’s newly appointed professor of chamber music, is a longtime member of the acclaimed Cuarteto Casals. With the quartet, he has performed in major concert halls across the globe and amassed a robust library of recordings. For his Colburn debut, Brown pairs Mozart’s charming String Quartet No. 1 with eclectic works by Schoenberg and Steve Reich.
MOZART String Quartet No. 1 in G Major STEVE REICH Different Trains for String Quartet and Tape SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht for String Sextet
Cleveland Orchestra principal clarinet Afendi Yusuf has become an in-demand soloist and chamber musician thanks to his “clear, liquid tone, pitch-perfect intonation, and effortless technique” (Chicago Classical Review). The Conservatory alumnus returns to the Colburn stage for a program of quartets and quintets by Brahms, Villa-Lobos, and Penderecki.
PENDERECKI Quartet for Clarinet and Strings VILLA-LOBOS Quintette en forme de chôros BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet in B Minor