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Click Here to Buy Individual Concert Tickets"A wondrous journey of the virtuosity of America and Poland, ending in Russia with the greatest Piano Quintet of the 20th Century"


Program:Four Souvenirs for Violin and Piano....P. Schoenfield
Suite in G Minor for 2 Violins and Piano, Op. 71....M. Moszkowski
La Valse....M. Ravel
Piano Quintet in G Minor,Op. 57....D. Shostakovich


Performances:Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 8:00PM
SMU Caruth Auditorium

Artists: Alexandre Moutouzkine - Piano
Ik-Hwan Bae - Violin
Jun Iwasaki - Violin
Susan Dubois - Viola
Nikola Ruzevic - Cello



Complete 2009-2010 Concert Season Listing

CONCERT #1
"Our season opens with spectacular performances from four of the top artists of today playing two beloved Romantic Quartets representing the apotheosis of the 19th Century. "


Program:Piano Quartet in Eb Major, Op. 47....R. Schumann
Piano Quartet in G Minor, Op. 25....J. Brahms


Performances:Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 8:00PM
SMU Caruth Auditorium

Artists: Jon Kimura Parker - Piano
Cho-Liang Lin - Violin
James Dunham - Viola
Norman Fischer - Cello



CONCERT #2
"Our Grand Finale features delicacies that integrate the lovely textures of the clarinet with piano and strings."


Program:Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano....A. Khachaturian
Sonata in A Major for Piano and Violin....C. Franck
Premiere Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra (Piano)....C. Debussy
Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Cello in A Minor, Opus 114....J. Brahms


Performances:Friday, April 30, 2010 - 8:00PM
St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church

Artists: Jon Nakamatsu - Piano
Carmit Zori - Violin
Ko Iwasaki - Cello
Jon Manasse - Clarinet



CONCERT #3
"Chamber Music International proudly presents its first spectacular concert of the decade featuring the virtuosity of Avery Fisher winner Alessio Bax and Queen Elizabeth Gold Medalist Nai-Yuan Hu."


Program:Duo for Violin and Viola in Bb Major, K.424....W. A. Mozart
Sonata # 2 in D Major, Op 94 bis....S. Prokofiev
Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 ....A. Dvorak


Performances:Friday, January 22, 2010 - 8:00PM
SMU Caruth Auditorium

Saturday, January 23, 2010 - 8:00PM
St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church

Artists: Alessio Bax - Piano
Nai-Yuan Hu - Violin
Philip Lewis - Violin
Scott Lee - Viola
Jungshin Lim Lewis - Cello



CONCERT #4
"Join us for an evening of one of Mozart’s most dramatic works, followed by the wondrous virtuosity of violinist Augustin Hadelich, and concluding with the greatest string sextet of all time"


Program:Piano Quartet in G Minor, K. 478....W.A. Mozart
Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 119....F. Poulenc
Polonaise Brillante in D Major, Op. 4....H. Wieniawski
String Sextet in G Major, Op. 36....J. Brahms


Performances:Saturday, November 14, 2009 - 8:00PM
St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church

Artists: Gregory Allen - Piano
Augustin Hadelich - Violin
Paul Rosenthal - Violin
Atar Arad - Viola
Susan Dubois - Viola
Jungshin Lim Lewis - Cello
Nathaniel Rosen - Cello



CONCERT #5
"A wondrous journey of the virtuosity of America and Poland, ending in Russia with the greatest Piano Quintet of the 20th Century"


Program:Four Souvenirs for Violin and Piano....P. Schoenfield
Suite in G Minor for 2 Violins and Piano, Op. 71....M. Moszkowski
La Valse....M. Ravel
Piano Quintet in G Minor,Op. 57....D. Shostakovich


Performances:Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 8:00PM
SMU Caruth Auditorium

Artists: Alexandre Moutouzkine - Piano
Ik-Hwan Bae - Violin
Jun Iwasaki - Violin
Susan Dubois - Viola
Nikola Ruzevic - Cello



CONCERT #6
"The dazzling artistry of three of the top virtuosi of today will take you on a whirlwind tour of some of the grandest and most exciting music ever written"


Program:Gargoyles....Lowell Liebermann
Duo for Violin and Cello....Z. Kodály
Faust Fantasy, Op. 20....P. de Sarasate
Piano Trio in B Major, Op. 8....J. Brahms


Performances:Friday, March 26, 2010 - 8:00PM
SMU Caruth Auditorium

Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 8:00PM
St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church

Artists: Joyce Yang - Piano
Yi-Jia Susanne Hou - Violin
Bion Tsang - Cello
 

IMAGINE  the world’s most acclaimed musicians brought together for a single performance – not in London, New York, or Prague, but here in North Texas.  Our 24th season presents 26 superstars of classical music in six unique concert programs – just for you.

 
DISCOVER  brilliant young prizewinners from across the globe, performing with celebrated virtuosi.  Our “ensemble for an evening” format gives performances a remarkable electricity and freshness.
 
EXPERIENCE  the intimacy of our concerts. Watch the dynamic interplay among the artists, hear their breath quicken, as they paint a canvas of sound that fills the hall or hushes it to the quietness of a falling leaf.
 
ENJOY  the world’s most beloved classical music, performed by its most admired masters. Chamber Music International’s 24th Season presents a once-in-a-lifetime experience with timeless music.

 

Alexandre Moutouzkine - Piano
The Russian pianist burst onto the U.S. concert scene at the age of 19, when he received the Special Award for Artistic Potential at the XI Van Cliburn International Piano Competition; of his performance at the competition The Dallas Morning News wrote, Moutouzkine played Brahms Op. 117 Intermezzi more beautifully, more movingly, than Ive ever heard them. At once sad, tender and noble, this was playing of heart-stopping intimacy and elegance His success was soon followed by several solo recitals as well as appearances with major orchestras.

Also the winner of the St. Petersburg International Piano Competition (at the...more

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