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Concert 6

Our Grand Finale features Seven World-Class Artists in a Luscious Evening of Paris and La Belle Epoque with a Russians Journey of Longing to Italy.


Program:	String Trio....J. Françaix Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 3....E. Chausson String Sextet "Souvenir de Florence", Op. 70....P.I. Tchaikovsky
Performances:	Saturday, May 16, 2009 - 8:00PM St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church (This concert occurs in the past. The tickets are no longer available) Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 3:00PM SMU Caruth Auditorium (This concert occurs in the past. The tickets are no longer available)
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Season 23 Overview

Concert 1	Friday, September 19, 2008	St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
	Saturday, September 20, 2008	SMU Caruth Auditorium
Concert 2	Saturday, November 1, 2008	SMU Caruth Auditorium
Concert 3	Saturday, January 24, 2009	St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Concert 4	Friday, February 27, 2009	SMU Caruth Auditorium
Concert 5	Monday, April 13, 2009	St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Concert 6	Saturday, May 16, 2009	St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
	Sunday, May 17, 2009	SMU Caruth Auditorium

Complete 2020-21 Concert Season Listing

Concert 1

A Tribute to Stephane Grappelli - Scott Tixier and some of the best jazz artists in the world pay homage to Grappelli’s unique style infused with Gypsy influences. The program will be presented in mysterious Grappelli style with surprise original repertoire decided on the spot.

Program:	Gypsy Showstoppers....TBA Tribute to Stéphane Grappelli....TBA
Performances:	Saturday, January 30, 2021 - 7:30PM Live-Stream Concert
Artists:	Scott Tixier - Violin Matt Clohsey - Doublebass Dave Moony - Guitar

Concert 2

Join us on a European tour through Germany and France with the scintillating music of Beethoven, Ravel, and Fauré featuring four superb artists.

Program:	Sonata in A, Op. 49, "Kreutzer" for Violin and Piano....Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata for Violin and Cello....Maurice Ravel Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op.15....Gabriel Fauré
Performances:	Saturday, February 27, 2021 - 7:30PM Live-Stream Concert
Artists:	Chloé Kiffer - Violin Susan Dubois - Viola Taeguk Mun - Cello Alexandre Moutouzkine - Piano

Concert 3

Tchaikovsky International Competition prize winners, violinist Andrés Cárdenes and cellist Ko Iwasaki join forces with pianist Hyunsoo Kim in works of Leclair, Franck, and Mendelssohn.

Program:	Sonata in D Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 9 #3....Jean-Marie Leclair Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano....César Franck Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66....Felix Mendelssohn
Performances:	Saturday, March 20, 2021 - 7:30PM Live-Stream Concert
Artists:	Andrés Cárdenes - Violin Ko Iwasaki - Cello Hyun Soo Kim - Piano

Concert 4

Chamber Music International presents a delicious evening of Strings. The Captivating/Virtuosic Serenade of Dohnányi and the exquisite Quintets of Mozart and Mendelssohn.

Program:	Serenade in C Major, Op. 10....Ernst von Dohnányi String Quintet No. 3 in C Major, K. 515....W. A. Mozart String Quintet No. 2 in Bb Major, Op. 87....Felix Mendelssohn
Performances:	Saturday, April 10, 2021 - 7:30PM St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Artists:	Aaron Boyd - Violin Cho-Liang Lin - Violin Susan Dubois - Viola Yura Lee - Viola Bion Tsang - Cello

Concert 5

Three exceptional super-stars perform lively music of Schubert and Korngold followed by one of the greatest works of Johannes Brahms.

Program:	Sonata in A minor, D. 821, "Arpeggione"....Franz Schubert Suite for Violin and Piano, "Much Ado About Nothing", Op. 11....Erich W. Korngold Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8....Johannes Brahms
Performances:	Sunday, May 16, 2021 - 3:00PM Moody Performance Hall
Artists:	Amy Schwartz Moretti - Violin Bion Tsang - Cello Joyce Yang - Piano

Concert 6

The world-renowned Pacifica String Quartet is joined by Violist/Composer Atar Arad in works of Ligeti, Arad, and Dvořák.

Program:	String Trio, "From Here to There" for Violin, Viola and Cello....Atar Arad String Quartet No. 1 (1954)....György Sándor Ligeti String Quintet in Eb Major, Op. 97....Antonín Dvořák
Performances:	Saturday, June 19, 2021 - 7:30PM St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Artists:	Simin Ganatra - Violin Austin Hartman - Violin Mark Holloway - Violin Atar Arad - Viola Brandon Vamos - Cello

Concert 7

In our dazzling Season Finale, the “Goddess” of the Pipa—Min Xiao-Fen creates a mesmerizing evening of exhilarating musical styles. She is hailed by many as the greatest living exponent of her instrument.

Program:	"Golden Drizzling"....Min Xiao-Fen "Shadow of Silence"....Rez Abbasi "Forever Fragrant"....Min Xiao-Fen "Osmanthus Flower"....Min Xiao-Fen "Hero"....Min Xiao-Fen "The Goddess"....Min Xiao-Fen
Performances:	Saturday, July 10, 2021 - 7:30PM Moody Performance Hall
Artists:	Min Xiao-Fen - Pipa Rez Abbasi - Guitar

Artists in the Concert

	Nai-Yuan Hu - Violin Gold Medallist of the 1985 Queen Elizabeth Competition in Brussels and highly distinguished concert and recording artist. Director of the Taiwan Connection Music Festival.
	Philip Lewis - Violin Founder/Artistic Director of CMI; Professor of Violin, University of North Texas; Performs in festivals worldwide.
	Atar Arad - Viola Distinguished soloist in prestigious festivals worldwide and Professor of Viola at the University of Indiana at Bloomington.
	Susan Dubois - Viola Winner of the Tertis International Competition in England and Professor of Viola at the University of North Texas.
	Anthony Elliott - Cello "His emotional communication is often profound, and his glittering, silvery tone captivates the ear."
	Jungshin Lim Lewis - Cello Grand Prize Winner of the Dong-Ah International Competition in Korea and Principal Cellist with the Richardson Symphony Orchestra.
	Alexandre Moutouzkine - Piano Winner of the Maria Canals International Piano Competition in Spain. Featured Artist

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1.	String Trio
2.	Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 3
3.	String Sextet "Souvenir de Florence", Op. 70


1.	J. Françaix
2.	E. Chausson
3.	P.I. Tchaikovsky