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CMI proudly presents the exquisite artistry of legendary pianist Leon Fleisher--"the greatest American pianist of this or any other time (New York Post)". Secure your seats for Leon Fleisher by becoming a Season Subscriber!


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Individual Concert Tickets"The opening concert of our Silver Anniversary Season features the breathtaking virtuosity of Yi-Jia Susanne Hou and Alexandre Moutouzkine in an unforgettable journey through England, Romania, Hungary, China, and Germany; and concluding with a poignantly autobiographical work of Brahms."


Program:Passacaglia for Violin and Viola....G.F. Handel-Halvorsen
Romanian Folk Dances for Violin and Piano....B. Bartók
Suite of Chinese Folk Songs and Dances....Bo Zhi Yang
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 for Piano, S. 244/2 (Cadenza by Moutouzkine)....F. Liszt
Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 60....J. Brahms


Performances:Friday, September 10, 2010 - 8:00PM
Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church

Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 8:00PM
St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church

Artists: Alexandre Moutouzkine - Piano
Yi-Jia Susanne Hou - Violin
Che-Yen Chen - Viola
Jungshin Lim Lewis - Cello



Complete 2010-2011 Concert Season Listing

CONCERT #1
"The opening concert of our Silver Anniversary Season features the breathtaking virtuosity of Yi-Jia Susanne Hou and Alexandre Moutouzkine in an unforgettable journey through England, Romania, Hungary, China, and Germany; and concluding with a poignantly autobiographical work of Brahms."


Program:Passacaglia for Violin and Viola....G.F. Handel-Halvorsen
Romanian Folk Dances for Violin and Piano....B. Bartók
Suite of Chinese Folk Songs and Dances....Bo Zhi Yang
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 for Piano, S. 244/2 (Cadenza by Moutouzkine)....F. Liszt
Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 60....J. Brahms


Performances:Friday, September 10, 2010 - 8:00PM
Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church

Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 8:00PM
St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church

Artists: Alexandre Moutouzkine - Piano
Yi-Jia Susanne Hou - Violin
Che-Yen Chen - Viola
Jungshin Lim Lewis - Cello



CONCERT #2
"Join us for a delightful evening of arabesquing flute and clarinet, scintillating Paganini Caprices, a let-your-hair-down Hungarian Quintet, and the greatest Piano Trio ever written."


Program:Tarantella for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano, Op. 6....C. Saint-Saëns
Piano Trio in Bb Major, Op. 97 "Archduke"....L. van Beethoven
Caprices Nos. 14 and 21 ....N. Paganini
Quintet for Piano and Strings in C Minor, Op. 1....E.von Dohnányi


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

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

Artists: Gustavo Romero - Piano
Nai-Yuan Hu - Violin
Paul Rosenthal - Violin
Susan Dubois - Viola
Ko Iwasaki - Cello
John Scott - Clarinet
James Scott - Flute



CONCERT #3
"Chamber Music International proudly presents the exquisite and profound artistry of the legendary pianist, Leon Fleisher—one of the greatest artists of all time—in an exciting solo recital and a stellar collaboration."


Program:Piano Recital Program-TBA....TBA
Sonata in E minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 38....J. Brahms


Performances:Saturday, January 8, 2011 - 8:00PM
SMU Caruth Auditorium

Artists: Leon Fleisher - Piano
Bion Tsang - Cello



CONCERT #4
"Jazzy Bernstein, Rags for Jons, and beautiful German Romanticism make up a fun evening that you won’t want to miss."


Program:Rondo Brillante in B Minor for Violin and Piano, D. 895....F. Schubert
Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra (Piano), Op. 83....M. Bruch
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, (1942)....Leonard Bernstein
4 Rags for 2 Jons....John Novacek
Quintet for Piano and Strings in Eb Major, Op. 44....R. Schumann


Performances:Friday, February 18, 2011 - 8:00PM
Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church

Saturday, February 19, 2011 - 8:00PM
St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church

Artists: Jon Nakamatsu - Piano
Ik-Hwan Bae - Violin
Philip Lewis - Violin
Atar Arad - Viola
Jungshin Lim Lewis - Cello
Jon Manasse - Clarinet



CONCERT #5
"The dazzling artistry of 5 of the top virtuosi of today perform the eerie “Ghost” Trio of Beethoven, the brilliant pyrotechnics of Martinù, and the greatest Post-Romantic Russian Quintet of the 20th century."


Program:Piano Trio in D Major, Op 70 #1, "Ghost"....L. van Beethoven
Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola....B. Martinù
Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 30....S. Taneyev


Performances:Friday, April 29, 2011 - 8:00PM
St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church

Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 8:00PM
SMU Caruth Auditorium

Artists: Joyce Yang - Piano
Cho-Liang Lin - Violin
Michael Shih - Violin
Paul Neubauer - Viola
Eric Kim - Cello



CONCERT #6
"Chamber Music International closes the season with the return of the dramatic, Hungarian husband-wife team performing French and Russian duos and beloved solo works of Fritz Kreisler. The program concludes with the apotheosis of the great 19th century German School. "


Program:Sonata for 2 Violins....J. M. Leclair
Sonata for 2 Violins in C Major, Op. 56....S. Prokofiev
Caprice Viennois, Tambourin Chinois, Schön Rosmarin....Fritz Kreisler
Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34....J. Brahms


Performances:Friday, May 27, 2011 - 8:00PM
SMU Caruth Auditorium

Saturday, May 28, 2011 - 8:00PM
St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church

Artists: Alessio Bax - Piano
Barnabás Kelemen - Violin
Philip Lewis - Violin
Katalin Kokas - Viola
Eugene Osadchy - 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 25th season presents 27 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 25th Season presents a once-in-a-lifetime experience with timeless music.

 

Alexandre Moutouzkine - Piano
Russian pianist Alexandre Moutouzkine has appeared widely on the world’s great concert stages. His performance in London’s Wigmore Hall was hailed by International Piano magazine as “grandly organic, with many personal and pertinent insights, offering a thoughtful balance between rhetoric and fantasy…technically dazzling.” His performance of Chopin Études in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory was recorded live and released on the Classical Music Archives label in Moscow. Mr. Moutouzkine 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...more

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