Virtual Concerts: Fall 2020 – Spring 2021
Friends Of Music Concerts stayed active during the pandemic when live concerts were not possible. From September 2020 through May 2021 we presented a series of free performances online. They helped keep alive a sense of community and provided income for musicians, made possible by the donations of our supporters.
Following is an archive of the streaming performances we offered between September 2020 and May 2021. The performances presented under license from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center had limited engagements; on those pages you will find YouTube recordings from the artists and composers represented. Our exclusive presentation from Simin Ganatra and Brandon Vamos of the Pacifica Quartet continues to be offered at the page listed below.
September 10, 2020 on : A special presentation created for Friends Of Music Concerts by two members of the Pacifica Quartet: Simin Ganatra and Brandon Vamos discussing Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Opus 68. This presentation is available indefinitely.
Sat Sept 26 – Sept 30: Michael Brown (piano) featured artist. Barber Souveniers (2 pianos) Brown Prelude & Dance (pf & cello); Mendelssohn Sextet Op. 110 (piano & strings). This run has concluded but the Program Notes and links to other recordings by the featured artist are still available.
Sat. Oct 10 – Oct 14.: Alessio Bax & Lucille Chung featured artist. Mozart Concerto in E-flat major for Piano and String Quintet, K. 449; Bartók Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion. This run has concluded but the Program Notes and links to other recordings by the featured artist are still available.
Sat. Oct 24 – 28: Cho-Liang Lin (violin) featured artist. Foss “Composer’s Holiday” (vln & pf); Dvorák “Larghetto” from Op. 100; Tchaikovsky String Sextet Op. 70, “Souvenir de Florence.” This run has concluded but the Program Notes and links to other recordings by the featured artist are still available.
Sat. Nov 7 – 11: David Shifrin (clarinet) featured artist. Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581; Bassi Concert Fantasia on Verdi’s Rigoletto (cl & pf); Ellington Clarinet Lament (cl & pf). This run has concluded but at this link you can view the Program Notes and a performance of David Shifrin perofrming Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto 1 with the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra recorded in January of 2020.
December 1 – 14, 2020: Brahms Quartet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 25 was performed by Wu Han, piano, David Finckel, cello, Arnaud Sussmann, violin and Paul Neubauer, viola. This run has concluded but the Program Notes and a performance of the Brahms piece is available as performed by the Faure Quartet.
December 30, 2020 – January 3, 2021, Arnaud Sussmann (violin) featured artist. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 4; Chausson Concerto in D Major for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet, Op. 21. The performance by Arnaud Sussmann with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has concluded its run, but you will find YouTube recordings of Sussmann performing both compositions at this page, along with insightful program notes on the pieces.
January 16 – 22, 2021 Gilbert Kalish. piano. Crumb Three Early Songs; Schubert “The Shepherd on the Rock” and Brahms Quartet in C minor, Op. 60 The performance by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has concluded its run, but you will find YouTube recordings of these three pieces by different artists on this page.
February 13 – 19, 2021 : Gloria Chien performing Felix Mendelssohn. The performance by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has concluded its run, but you will find YouTube recordings of these three pieces by different artists on this page.
March 20 – 26, 2021 Anne-Marie McDermott, piano. Mozart (arr. Czerny) Concerto in D minor for Piano, Flute, and Strings, K. 466; Smetana Trio in G minor, Op. 15. The performance by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has concluded its run, but you will find YouTube recordings of these pieces at this page.
May 1-7, 2021 Paul Neubauer, viola. Schumann: “Fairy Tales” for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, Op. 132. and Shostakovich: Impromptu for Viola and Piano. This performance has concluded its limited engagement but on this page we are presenting YouTube recordings of these works by Paul Neubauer.
May 22-28, 2021 Calidore Quartet. Mendelssohn: String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80. Dvorák: Quintet in G major for Two Violins, Viola, Cello, and Bass, Op. 77