Concert Program Library
A historical record of the concerts we presented from 2015
Below are the programs from recent concerts presented in PDF format. Each program contains informative reading on the compositions that were performed by the musicians. We believe you’ll find these programs are worth your time even if you were not able to attend the performance. Perhaps they will provide extra enjoyment while you listen to a recording of the pieces that were performed.
We present the programs for each live performance on this page a few days before the concert takes place.
Stefan Jackiw, violin, and Kevin Ahfat, piano, April 26, 2026. Arvo Pärt, Fratres; George Frideric Handel, Affetuoso and Allegro from Sonata in D Major, HWV 371; Sergei Prokofiev, Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94a; Conrad Tao, All I had forgotten or tried to; Johannes Brahms, Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108.
Benett Tsai, cello, and Noreen Polera, piano, April 12, 2026. Nadia Boulanger, Trois Pièces for Cello and Piano; Krzysztof Penderecki, Capriccio for Siegfried Palm; David Popper, Serenade, Op. 54, No. 2; Samuel Barber, Cello Sonata in C Minor, Op.6; Ernesst Bloch, From Jewish Life, B. 54; Gabriel Fauré, Papillon, Op. 77; Dmitri Shostakovitch, Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40.
The Calidore String Quartet, March 22, 2026. Joseph Haydn, String Quartet No. 64 in D Major, Op. 76, No. 5; Dmitri Shostakovich, String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110; Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet, No. 14 in C-Sharp minor, Op. 131.
The Chien-Kim-Watkins Trio, November 2, 2025. Franz Liszt, Symphonic Poem No 4, “Orpheus,” S. 98, arr. for Piano Trio by Camile Saint-Saëns; Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2; Antonin Dvořák, Piano Trio in F Minor, Op. 65.
The Tesla Quartet, October 19, 2025. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387, “Spring”; Caroline Shaw, Plan and Elevation: The grounds of Dumbarton Oaks; Maurice Ravel, String Quartet in F Major.
The Pacifica Quartet with Sharon Isbin, guitar, October 5, 2025. Antonio Vivaldi, concerto in D Major for guitar and strings; Enrique Granados, Danza españolas No. 5; Francisco Tárrega, Capricio árabe; Agustin Mangoré, Waltz Opus 8, No. 4; Joaquín Turina, La oración del torero Op. 34; Astor Piazzolla, Four for Tango; Antonín Dvořák, String Quartet in F Major, Op. 96; Luigi Boccherini, Guitar quintet No. 4 in D major, G.448.
Jeremy Denk, piano, and the Isidore String Quartet, September 20, 2025. Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 90; Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110; Johannes Brahms, Four Piano Pieces, Op. 119; Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34.
Jerusalem Quartet, May 4, 2025. Joseph Haydn, String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 50, “Prussian,” No. 1; Dmitri Shostakovitch, String Quartet No. 12 in D-flat major, Op. 133 (1968); Johannes Brahms, String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major, Op. 67.
Harmony Zhu, piano. April 6, 2025. An all Chopin program.
Megan Moore, mezzo-soprano, and Francesco Barfoed, piano March 30, 2025. Barbara Stozzi, L’Eraclito amoroso; Gioachino Rossini, La Regata Veneziana (The Venetian Regatta); Sergei Prokofiev, 5 Poems, Op. 27; Sergei Rachmaninoff, from 6 Romances, Op. 38; Gustav Mahler, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer); Yvette Souviron, Carnavalito; B. E. Boykin, From Moments in Sonder to texts by Maya Angelou.
Balourdet Quartet with Adam W. Sadberry, flute November 3, 2024. Joseph Haydn, String Quartet in D Major, Op. 64, No. 5 (The Lark); Amy Beach, Theme and Variations for Flute and String Quartet; Bedřich Smetana, String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, “From my Life”.
WindSync Wind Quintet October 20, 2024. Nadia Boulanger, Prelude in F minor (arr. LaMoure); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Serenade in C minor, K388 (arr. Rechtman); Nadia Boulanger, Three Pieces (arr. LaMoure); Elliot Carter, Woodwind Quintet (1948); Viet Cuong, Flora.
Dover Quartet with Roberto Díaz October 6, 2024. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, String Quartet in D Major, K. 575; Antonin Dvořák, String Quartet no. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 (“American”); Felix Mendelssohn, String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 87.
Wu Han, piano; Philip Setzer, violin; David Finckel, cello, Trio September 14, 2024. Franz Joseph Haydn, Piano Trio No. 18; Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Trio Op. 1 No. 2; Antonin Dvořák, Piano Trio Op. 90 “Dumky”
Isidore String Quartet April 28, 2024. Dinuk Wijeratne, The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini (2022); Aida Shirazi, “umbra” (2017); Johann Sebastian Bach, Selections from “The Art of Fugue”; Felix Mendelssohn, String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 44, No. 3 (1838)
Michelle Cann, piano April 14, 2024 , Frédéric Chopin, Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47; Joel Thompson, My Dungeon Shook: Three American Preludes, ; Alberto Ginastera, Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 22; Nathan Gulla, Ballade for Piano; William Grant Still, A Deserted Plantation; Franz Liszt, Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514
Chelsea Guo, soprano/piano, Jos. Parrish, bass-baritone March 10, 2024 See program guide for the extensive list of pieces, from Franz Schubert to Bob Telson.
Le Consort November 4, 2023 Antonio Vivaldi, Trio Sonata in G-minor, Op 1, No. 1; Giovanni Battista Reali, Violin Sonata Op. 2, No. 1 (Grave); Arcangelo Corelli, Trio Sonata in C-Major, Op. 4, No. 1; Jean-Philippe Rameau, Excerpts from “Les Indes galantes” ; Jean-François Dandrieu, Trio Sonata in G-minor, Op. 1; Arcangelo Corelli, Violin Sonata, Op. 5, No. 12, “La Folia”; Francesco Maria Veracini, Violin Sonata in A-Major, op. 1, No. 7 (finale); –Intermission–; John Eccles, “The Mad Lover”; Henry Purcell, Sonata of Four Parts in G Minor, Z807; Jean-Philippe Rameau, Gavotte et ses doubles; Johann Sebastian Bach, Trio Sonata in G-Major, BWV 1038; Johann Sebastian Bach, Andante, BWV 974; Antonio Vivaldi, Trio Sonata in D-minor, Op. 1, No. 12, “Follia”
Escher String Quartet with Jason Vieaux, Guitar October 21, 2023 F. J. Haydn: Quartet in D Major, Op. 64, No. 5 “Lark“; Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Quintet, Op. 143; J. S. Bach: Siciliano and Presto (from Violin Sonata #1 in g minor, BWV 1001, arr. Vieaux); Pat Methany: Four Paths of Light, Movement II (composed for and dedicated to Mr. Vieaux); Antonio Jobim: A felicidade (arr. Roland Dyens); Boccherini: Guitar Quintet in D Major, G. 448 “Fandango“
Trio Zimbalist October 7, 2023 Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio No. 39 in G Major, Hob. XV:25; Bohuslav Martinů: Bergerettes for Piano Trio, H. 275; Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
Manhattan Chamber Players September 23, 2023 Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 2; Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44; Ernest Chausson: Concerto for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet in D Major, Op. 21
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Wind Ensemble with Caroline Palmer, piano April 22, 2023: Reinecke: Trio for Oboe, Horn, and Piano, Op. 188; W. A. Mozart: Quintet for Winds and Piano in E-flat Major, K452; Erwin Schulhoff: Divertissement for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon; L. van Beethoven: Quintet for Winds and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 16
Albert Cano Smit April 16, 2023: J. S. Bach: 6 Preludes and Fugues from the Well Tempered Clavichord, Books 1 & 2; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457; Isaac Albéniz: Iberia, Book I;Olivier Messiaen: Le Baiser de l’Enfant Jésus, No. 15 from Vingt Regards; Alberto Ginastera: Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2
Curtis on Tour March 18, 2023: Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 6 for Solo Violin;Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon; Krzysztof Penderecki: Duo Concertante for Violin and Double Bass; Nicholas DiBerardino: Damok & Jalad (Commissioned for this tour); Igor Stravinsky: L’Histoire du Soldat
Dover Quartet November 6, 2022: Joseph Haydn, Quartet in C Major, Hob. III:77, Op. 76, No.3 (“Emperor”); Amy Beach, Quartet for Strings (in one movement), Op.89; Felix Mendelssohn, Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 44, No.3
Jordan Bak with Ji Yung Lee October 15, 2022 Benjamin Britten, Lachrymae, Op. 48, Paul Hindemith, Sonata for Solo Viola, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Romance, Robert Schumann, Adagio & Allegro, Johannes Brahms, Sonata for Viola and Piano in F minor, Op. 120, No.1
Jeremy Denk October 9, 2022 Mozart, Piano Sonata in A minor K310, Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit , Bach, Toccata in F sharp minor BWV 910 , Mazzoli, Heartbreaker, Ligeti, The Devil’s Staircase, Beethoven, Piano Sonata in E major Op 109 (Note changes from program guide)
Emerson String Quartet September 17, 2022 Felix Mendelssohn, String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 12, Johannes Brahms, String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51, No. 1, George Walker, “Lyric” for String Quartet, Antonín Dvořák, String Quartet in A-flat Major, Op. 105
Pacifica Quartet and Orion Weiss April 30, 2022. Price’s String Quartet no. 1 in G major, Prokofiev’s String Quartet no. 2 in F Major, Dvořák’s Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81
Jerusalem Quartet April 23, 2022. Mendelssohn’s Quartet in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2 , Webern ‘s Langsamer Satz, Tchaikovsky’s String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11
Jonathan Swensen cello with Adam Golka, piano April 9, 2022. Beethoven’s Cello Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1, Schnittke’s Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1, Kapustin’s Elegy for Cello and Piano, Op. 96 and Burlesque for Cello and Piano, Op. 97, Brahms’ Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38
Megan Moore, mezzo-soprano November 7, 2021. Rossini’s Una Voce Poca Fa, Schubert Was bedeutet die Bewegung and Ach, um deine feuchten Schwingen; Schoenberg’s Galathea, Undine Smith Moore’s Love let the wind cry and other works
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center October 16, 2021. Henry Purcell’s Chacony in G minor, Howard Ferguson’s Octet, Op. 4 and Schubert’s Octet in F or clarinet, bassoon, horn, two violins, viola, cello, and bass, Op. 166.
Wu Han, Philip Setzer, David Finckel September 25, 2021. Haydn: Piano Trio No. 37 in D minor, Op. 71, No. 3; Beethoven Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1 “Ghost; Dvořák Piano Trio in F minor, Op. 25
PUBLIQuartet September 12, 2021. Vijay Iyer “Dig the Say”; PUBLIQuartet MIND | THE | GAP
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra November 9, 2019. Schubert Octet in F Major, Jean Françaix Octet for Winds and Strings,
Zlatomir Fung October 29, 2019. Domenico Gabrieli Cello Sonata, Marshall Estrin Kotaroidia, Nikolay Myaskovsky Cello Sonata and Elliott Carter Figment No. 2
Emerson String Quartet October 10, 2019. Mozart String Quartet No. 21; Dvořák String Quartet in E-flat Major; Shostakovich Quartet No. 5 in B flat.
Trio Solisti, May 4, 2019. Schubert Notturno in E flat Major and Piano Trio in B flat Major; Brahms Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major
Jerusalem Quartet, April 13, 2019. Debussy String Quartet in G minor, Béla Bartók String Quartet No. 5 and Maurice Ravel String Quartet in F Major
Edward Aron, April 14, 2018. Beethoven Piano Trio, Ravel Sonata for Violin and Cello, and Dvořák Piano Trio in F minor.
Julliard Baroque Ensemble, March 30, 2019. Sprezzatura: Virtuoso music for violins from the 17th Century; works by Gabrieli, Faconieri, Fontana, Dario Castello, Francesco Scipriani, Buonamente, Henry Purcell, Dieterich Buxtehude, Johann Rosenmuller, Schemltzer and Johann Pachelbel
Nathan Lee, November 3, 2018. Schumann Abegg Variations, Beethoven Sonata No. 21 (Waldstein), Ravel Selections from Miroirs; Scarlatti Sonatas; Chopin Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major and Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Takács String Quartet October 20, 2018. Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in D minor; Dmitri Shostakovich Quartet No. 4 in D Major and Mendelssohn Quartet in F minor.
Dover Quartet September 22, 2018. Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 3 in E flat minor, Mason Bates From Amber Frozen, and Schubert String Quartet No. 15 in G Major.
Brooklyn Rider, April 28, 2018. Bach Selections from the Art of the Fugue; John Lurie Bella by Barlight; Colin Jacobsen BTT; Caroline Shaw Blueprint; and Beethoven String Quartet in F minor
The Modigliani Quartet, November 18, 2017. Mozart String Quartet in D Major, Saint-Saëns Quartet No 1. in E minor and Mendelssohn String Quartet in F minor.
Pacifica Quartet, May 14, 2016. Mozart String Quartet in G Major, Alfred Schnittke String Quartet No. 3, and Mendelssohn String Quartet in E minor
Yefim Bronfman, November 7, 2015. Schumann and Prokofiev compositions.