2013-2014 CMS Season Brochure

David Finckel and Wu Han, Artistic Directors

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Left, from top: Nicholas Canellakis, Stephen Taylor, Ani Kavafi an, Sooyun Kim,

Alexander Sitkovetsky. Right, from top: Dawn

Upshaw, Jakob Koranyi, Jose Franch-Ballester,

Bella Hristova.

For a complete listing of the 2013-14 artists,

see page 36.

Cover art: “Raumklang”, 2012, oil on card stock, 30 x 20 cm. Canellakis by Arthur Moeller; Taylor by Christian Steiner; Kavafian by Bernard Mindich; Kim by Andrew Kim; Sitkovetsy by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco; Upshaw by Dario Acosta; Koranyi by Anna Lena Ahlstrom; Franch-Ballester by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco; Hristova by Steve Riskind; Finckel and Wu Han by Christian Steiner

Dear Friend,We proudly present a 45th season packed with great

music, performed by extraordinary artists in programs designed to intrigue and delight our diverse and evolving audience of chamber music enthusiasts.

From December through April CMS offers one of its most ambitious projects to date: through an extended festival, listeners will experience The Unfolding of Music chronologically from the Baroque era through the present day. We’ll hear Beethoven breaking Classical rules,

Mendelssohn opening the door to the Romantic age, and Debussy discovering the harmonies of the future. The centerpiece of this magical journey is our Winter Festival, The Incredible Decade 1820-1830, which arguably produced more great music than any other ten years in history.

CMS is well known as the place to hear the best chamber music performances, and for that we can thank the stellar musicians who join us from around the world to make up an endless variety of polished ensembles. This season, CMS showcases its artists in a new series, The Art of the Recital, where virtuoso players will display their specialties in the most intimate setting. In addition, violinists Daniel Hope, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, clarinetist David Shifrin, and pianist Menahem Pressler share their imaginative programming in special artist-curated concerts sure to be singled out as destination events.

The world of chamber music is expanding with ever-increasing speed, especially at CMS. Next season, you can hear brand new works we’ve commissioned from Einojuhani Rautavaara, Zhou Long, Sebastian Currier, and Huw Watkins. New York premieres from Lowell Liebermann and Christopher Theofanidis widen our repertoire further. And at least twenty-five times, between September and May, listeners around the globe will open our web site to attend a CMS event, streamed live.

It’s wonderful to learn that more and more listeners are subscribing to one or several of our series; indeed, it does happen that great chamber music can be habit-forming! We look forward to greeting you and perhaps performing for you at a CMS event, and we encourage you to take the earliest opportunity to reserve your seats.

Welcome to the 2013-2014 season

Best Wishes,

David Finckel Wu Han

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Mainstage ConCerts in aliCe tully Hall

great piano quartetsWith the introduction of the modern piano came many firsts. Among them was the creation of an entirely new combination, the piano quartet, for which Mozart set the standard. Composers ever since have gravitated to the ensemble, and this program features two additional standouts of the genre by Turina and Brahms.

Mozart Quartet in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, K. 493 (1786)

turina Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 67 (1931)

BrahMs Quartet No. 2 in A major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 26 (1861)

Gilbert Kalish, Orion Weiss, pianO • nicolas Dautricourt, Yura Lee, viOLin • paul neubauer, viOLa • Keith Robinson, ceLLO

opening night

strings celebrationOpening Night 2013 features a thrilling display of music for strings, including Tchaikovsky’s colorful Serenade, Mendelssohn’s stately Sinfonia, and Bartók’s folk-infused Divertimento. An impressive roster of CMS artists joins forces to kick off the Chamber Music Society’s 45th season.

Mendelssohn Sinfonia No. 13 in C minor for Strings (1823)

tchaikovsky Serenade in C major for Strings, Op. 48 (1880)

Bartók Divertimento for Strings, BB 118 (1939)

nicolas Dautricourt, Jessica Lee, Kristin Lee, Sean Lee, Yura Lee, cho-Liang Lin, ida Kavafian, arnaud Sussmann, areta Zhulla, viOLin • Hsin-Yun Huang, pierre Lapointe, Richard O’neill, Steven Tenenbom, viOLa • nicholas canellakis, Dane Johansen, Mihai Marica, ceLLO • Kurt Muroki, DOubLe baSS

Celebrate the opening of the new season! Join us for the festive Post-Concert Reception with the Artists in the Grand Foyer by purchasing a premium ticket. Call 212-875-5788 for more information.


thursday

10/17/137:30pm

tuesday

10/22/137:30pm

sunday

10/20/135:00pm

NICOLAS DAUTRICOURT

performs 10/17, 10/20, & 10/22

WHAT THE CRITICS SAY

“…provided the most beautiful

moments…made lush by Dautricourt’s

honey-sweet tone.” —Washington Post

SASHACOOKEperforms 11/19


“Sasha Cooke sings with seductive fury.”—New York Magazine


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grand octets In two contrasting octets, Spohr’s polish and fi nesse is counterbalanced by the youthful invention of Shostakovich. Enescu’s massive Octet in C major, written at the age of 19, provides a powerful fi nale.

sPohr Double Quartet No. 1 in D minor for Strings, Op. 65 (1823)

shostakovich Prelude and Scherzo for String Octet, Op. 11 (1924-25)

enescu Octet in C major for Strings, Op. 7 (1900)

bella Hristova, Soovin Kim, alexander Sitkovetsky, areta Zhulla, viOLin • Yura Lee, paul neubauer, viOLa • Dmitri atapine, nicholas canellakis, ceLLO

friday

11/1/137:30pM

the virtuoso clarinetistThe dark, rich tone of the clarinet truly sings in the hands of master instrumentalist David Shifrin. He shares the stage with both colleagues and protégés in this broad program that highlights the range of clarinet chamber music repertoire—from the comical to the sublime.

Mozart Adagio in B-fl at major for Two Clarinets and Three Basset Horns, K. 411 (1782)

Mozart “Parto! Ma tu ben mio” from La clemenza di Tito, K. 621 for Mezzo-Soprano, Clarinet, and Piano (1791)

stravinsky Three Pieces for Clarinet (1918)

Poulenc Sonata for Two Clarinets (1918, rev. 1945)

stravinsky Berceuses du chat (Cat’s Cradle Songs) for Voice and Three Clarinets (1915)

lieBerMann New Work for Mezzo-Soprano, Clarinet, and Piano Quartet (2013) (New York Premiere)

theoFanidis New Work for Two Clarinets and String Quartet (2013) (New York Premiere)

Mendelssohn Concertpiece No. 1 in F minor for Clarinet, Basset Horn, and Piano, Op. 113 (1832)

Mendelssohn Selected Songs for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano

Ponchielli Il Convegno (The Meeting), Divertimento for Two Clarinets and Strings (1868)

Sasha cooke, MeZZO-SOpRanO • Opus One piano Quartet (anne-Marie McDermott, pianO • ida Kavafi an, viOLin • Steven Tenenbom, viOLa • peter Wiley, ceLLO) • bella Hristova, viOLin • Kurt Muroki, DOubLe baSS • chad burrow, Romie de Guise-Langlois, Wai Lau, David Shifrin, ashley William Smith, cLaRineT anD baSSeT HORn

tuesday

11/19/137:30pM

David Shifrin and friends

Join us for a pre-concert chat. Find details on page 35.



divine comediesThe juxtaposition of life’s extremes takes center stage in this concert. Liszt’s tragic, then joyful sonata is based on Dante’s The Divine Comedy, while Smetana’s first quartet chronicles his years from jubilant youth to the onset of his deafness. Fervent works by Mozart, Fauré, and Brahms complete the program.

Mozart Fantasia in D minor for Piano, K. 397 (1782)

Fauré Élégie for Cello and Piano, Op. 24 (1880)

BrahMs Variations on a Theme by Schumann in E-flat major for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 23 (1861)

liszt “Après une lecture du Dante, fantasia quasi sonata” from Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, Italie for Piano (1859-61)

sMetana Quartet No. 1 in E minor for Strings, “From My Life” (1876)

alessio bax, Soyeon Kate Lee, pianO • escher String Quartet (adam barnett-Hart, aaron boyd, viOLin • pierre Lapointe, viOLa • Dane Johansen, ceLLO)

sunday

11/24/135:00pM

special concert

the master pianist: pressler at 90“Menahem Pressler’s joyous pianism—technically faultless, stylistically impeccable, emotionally irrepressible—is from another age and is a virtually forgotten sensibility. He is a national treasure.” —Los Angeles Times

In celebration of his 90th birthday, Pressler joins his long-time colleagues Daniel Hope, David Finckel, Wu Han, and the Emerson String Quartet on the Tully stage for an unforgettable evening of works by Schubert and Dvorák.

schuBert Fantasie in F minor for Piano, Four Hands, D. 940, Op. 103 (1828)

dvorák Trio in E minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 90, “Dumky” (1890-91)

dvorák Quintet in A major for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, B. 155, Op. 81 (1887)

Menahem pressler, Wu Han, pianO • Daniel Hope, viOLin • David Finckel, ceLLO • emerson String Quartet (eugene Drucker, philip Setzer, viOLin • Lawrence Dutton, viOLa • paul Watkins, ceLLO)

saturday

12/14/137:30pM

MENAHEM PRESSLER

performs 12/14


“…a poet, time and again revealing

unexpected depths in works that have been

endlessly plumbed and surveyed.”

—The New York Times

c. 1600The start of the Baroque period

1714Corelli’s set of twelve Concerti Grossi is published the year after his death

1720Bach composes his Fifteen Sinfonias, exercises written to instruct his son

THE UNFOLDING OF MUSICThis season, CMS devotes 16 programs to encompass a grand idea: a chronological overview of the history of chamber music, from the fl ourishing of the Baroque to today’s polymorphous embrace of all that came before.

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performs 12/10


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DMITRY SITKOVETSKY

performs 12/10


“He made his violin sing with profound emotion and

prodigious technique.”—Star Tribune

baroque festival

goldberg variationsThe intricacies of Bach’s beloved “Goldberg Variations” and his Fifteen Sinfonias can be appreciated in a new light when performed by string trio. Violinist and arranger Dmitry Sitkovetsky joins a stellar CMS cast to perform both extraordinary works as you’ve never heard them before.

Bach Fifteen Sinfonias for Violin, Viola, and Cello, BWV 787-801 (c. 1720, rev. 1723) (arr. Dmitry Sitkovetsky)

Bach Aria with Thirty Variations for Violin, Viola, and Cello, BWV 988, “Goldberg Variations” (1741) (arr. Dmitry Sitkovetsky)

Dmitry Sitkovetsky, viOLin • Yura Lee, paul neubauer, viOLa • Gary Hoff man, Dane Johansen, ceLLO

tuesday

12/10/137:30pM

baroque collection The CMS Baroque Festival begins with this annual collection concert, highlighting the wealth of variety in Baroque music.

corelli Concerto Grosso in D major for Two Violins, Cello, Strings, and Continuo, Op. 6, No. 1 (pub. 1714)

handel Trio Sonata in G minor for Oboe, Violin, and Continuo, Op. 2, No. 8 (c. 1719)

gallo Sonata No. 1 in G major for Two Violins and Continuo (pub. 1780)

Bach Concerto in C minor for Oboe, Violin, Strings, and Continuo, BWV 1060R (c. 1736)

BoisMortier Concerto in D major for Cello and Continuo, Op. 26, No. 6 (1729)

gallo La Follia in G minor for Two Violins, Viola, and Continuo (c. 1760)

alBinoni Concerto a cinque in G major for Two Oboes, Strings, and Continuo, Op. 9, No. 6 (1722)

vivaldi Concerto in E-fl at major for Violin, Strings, and Continuo, RV 253, “La tempesta di mare” (1725)

Kenneth Weiss, HaRpSicHORD • ani Kavafi an, erin Keefe, Sean Lee, viOLin • Mark Holloway, viOLa • colin carr, ceLLO • Timothy cobb, DOubLe baSS • James austin Smith, Stephen Taylor, ObOe

friday

12/6/137:30pM

sunday

12/8/135:00pM

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brandenburg concertos Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos stand at the pinnacle of Baroque musical art. These festive annual performances, called a “New York holiday staple” by The New York Times, are not-to-be-missed.

Bach Complete Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051 (1720)

pedja Muzijevic, HaRpSicHORD • Jorja Fleezanis, Joseph Lin, alexander Sitkovetsky, Daniel phillips, viOLin • paul neubauer, cynthia phelps, viOLa • Daniel McDonough, Li-Wei Qin, Fred Sherry, ceLLO • edgar Meyer, DOubLe baSS • Tara Helen O’connor, Ransom Wilson, FLuTe • Randall ellis, James austin Smith, Stephen Taylor, ObOe • peter Kolkay, baSSOOn • Julia pilant, Stewart Rose, HORn • David Washburn, TRuMpeT

sunday

12/15/135:00pM

tuesday

12/17/137:30pM

1720Bach dedicates 6 Concertos to the Margrave of Brandenburg, in hopes of securing a job

c. 1750Classical period begins

bach and beyondOut of the Baroque era rose a musical style that was concerned with form, simplicity, and hierarchy, but not before a stop in the tumultuous Sturm und Drang that preceded the Classical period. This program exhibits that transition, from Bach’s legacy to Mozart’s beginnings.

J.s. Bach Ricercar in Six Voices from Musical Off ering, BWV 1079 (1747)

J.c. Bach Quintet in G major for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Viola, and Continuo, Op. 11, No. 2 (1774)

dittersdorF Quartet No. 5 in E-fl at major for Strings, K. 195 (1789)

c.P.e. Bach Concerto in A major for Cello and Strings, W. 172 (1753)

Boccherini Quintet in C major for Two Violins, Viola, and Two Cellos, G. 324, “La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid” (1780)

Mozart Divertimento in D major for Oboe, Two Horns, and Strings, K. 251 (1776)

Gabriel Shuford, HaRpSicHORD • Mark Holloway, viOLa • andreas brantelid, ceLLO • Kurt Muroki, DOubLe baSS • Jupiter String Quartet (nelson Lee, Meg Freivogel, viOLin • Liz Freivogel, viOLa • Daniel McDonough, ceLLO) • Sooyun Kim, FLuTe • Stephen Taylor, ObOe • Julie Landsman, Jennifer Montone, HORn

sunday

1/12/145:00pM

1780Boccherini’s quintet depicts bustling street scenes in Spain’s capital, Madrid

baroque festival (cont.)

TARA HELEN O’CONNOR

performs 12/15 & 12/17


“...supple tones capable of warm

lyricism or powerful bite.”

—Guitar Review


performs 12/15 & 12/17




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performs 12/15 & 12/17




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ROMIE DE GUISE-LANGLOISperforms 1/26


“a formidable clarinetist”—The New York Times


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1813Although works

had been composed for

nine instruments in the past, the

fi rst composition to bear the title

Nonet is Spohr’s

haydn & moZart quartetsHaydn and Mozart quartets are exemplars of the Classical period. The composers’ knowledge of each other’s works and deep mutual admiration spurred one another to new creative heights.

Mozart Quartet in C major for Strings, K. 157 (1772-73)

Mozart Quartet in F major for Strings, K. 590, “Prussian” (1790)

haydn Quartet in G minor for Strings, Op. 20, No. 3, Hob. III:33 (1772)

haydn Quartet in D major for Strings, Op. 76, No. 5, Hob. III:79 (1797)

Orion String Quartet (Daniel phillips, Todd phillips, viOLin • Steven Tenenbom, viOLa • Timothy eddy, ceLLO)

tuesday

1/21/147:30pM

classical floWeringAs the Classical period blossomed, the balance of formalism and personal expression in music was starting to tip. The emotional energy and musical ingenuity of composers such as Schubert, Spohr, and Beethoven pushed the stylistic envelope.

schuBert Trio in B-fl at major for Violin, Viola, and Cello, D. 471 (1816)

sPohr Grand Nonetto in F major for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Bass, Op. 31 (1813)

Beethoven Septet in E-fl at major for Winds and Strings, Op. 20 (1799)

elmar Oliveira, arnaud Sussmann, viOLin • cynthia phelps, viOLa • nicholas canellakis, ceLLO • Kurt Muroki, DOubLe baSS • Tara Helen O’connor, FLuTe • Stephen Taylor, ObOe • Romie de Guise-Langlois, cLaRineT • peter Kolkay, baSSOOn • Radovan vlatkovic, HORn

sunday

1/26/145:00pM

1790Mozart writes his “Prussian”

Quartet as part of a

commissioned set of six for

King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia

1799Beethoven

composes one of his most

popular works, his Septet for

Winds and Strings

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1824Schubert writes his Sonata for Piano and Arpeggione, a 6-stringed instrument no longer in use

1825Though deaf, Beethoven writes his String Quartet, Op. 132 after a period of illness and recuperation

the incredible decade

eloquent masterWorKs Beethoven’s triumphant Sonata and Mendelssohn’s nimble Op. 18 frame Schubert’s beloved “Arpeggione” Sonata—a showpiece both musically and technically.

Beethoven Sonata in A-fl at major for Piano, Op. 110 (1821-22)

schuBert Sonata in A minor for Cello and Piano, D. 821, “Arpeggione” (1824)

Mendelssohn Quintet No. 1 in A major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, Op. 18 (1826, rev. 1832)

alessio bax, pianO • Shmuel ashkenasi, pamela Frank, viOLin • benjamin beilman, Yura Lee, viOLa • andreas brantelid, ceLLO

friday

2/7/147:30pM

WINTERFESTIVAL

As the journey through music continues, we pause to celebrate an extraordinary period of time and three of classical music’s greatest composers. In the decade of 1820-30, Beethoven, Schubert, and Mendelssohn composed many of chamber music’s most celebrated and beloved works.



the incredible decade

beethoven reflected Young Mendelssohn was greatly inspired by Beethoven. Perhaps nowhere is it more evident than in his Op. 13—written the year Beethoven died—which pays homage to the elder composer’s Quartet, Op. 95 which opens this program.

Beethoven Quartet in F minor for Strings, Op. 95, “Serioso” (1810-11)

Mendelssohn Quartet No. 2 in A minor for Strings, Op. 13 (1827)

Beethoven Quartet in A minor for Strings, Op. 132 (1825)

Danish String Quartet (Frederik Øland, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, viOLin • asbjørn nørgaard, viOLa • Fredrik Sjölin, ceLLO)

sunday

2/9/145:00pM

1820–1830

DANISH STRING

QUARTETperforms 2/9


“They play intensely, virtuously, and with a burning empathy;

I feel that they make the music even

larger than it is.” —High Fidelity

KURT MUROKIperforms 2/23 & 2/25


“Cellists are known for their technical agility but bassists are rarely challenged this way, and Muroki made it sound astonishingly easy.”—Washington Post


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c. 1830The Romantic period begins

182516-year-old

Mendelssohn composes his

octet as a birthday gift for

his friend and violin teacher Eduard Rietz

masterpieces for eight Mendelssohn’s brilliant octet exhibits the teenage composer’s youthful exuberance, while Schubert’s expansive work is both a nod to forms of the past and a showcase of his own unique style.

schuBert Octet in F major for Winds and Strings, D. 803 (1824)

Mendelssohn Octet in E-fl at major for Strings, Op. 20 (1825)

ani Kavafi an, erin Keefe, Sean Lee, alexander Sitkovetsky, viOLin • David aaron carpenter, Richard O’neill, viOLa • Jakob Koranyi, Mihai Marica, ceLLO • Kurt Muroki, DOubLe baSS • David Shifrin, cLaRineT • bram van Sambeek, baSSOOn • Radovan vlatkovic, HORn

sunday

2/23/145:00pM

tuesday

2/25/147:30pM

transcendence Both Beethoven and Schubert continued to compose while their health rapidly declined. The radiant Quartet in F major and sublime Quintet in C major provide insight into how these two masterful composers came to terms with their own imminent mortality.

schuBert Notturno in E-fl at major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, D. 897, Op. 148 (1828)

Beethoven Quartet in F major for Strings, Op. 135 (1826)

schuBert Quintet in C major for Two Violins, Viola, and Two Cellos, D. 956, Op. 163 (1828)

Gilbert Kalish, pianO • ani Kavafi an, viOLin • paul Watkins, ceLLO • Miró Quartet (Daniel ching, William Fedkenheuer, viOLin • John Largess, viOLa • Joshua Gindele, ceLLO)

sunday

3/2/145:00pM

1828Schubert

writes the Quintet, D. 956,

Op. 163 just two months

before his death

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1887Dvořák writes his Terzetto, Op. 74 to play with two friends, but it proved too diffi cult for one of the violinists

1894Arensky writes his Quartet No. 2 as a memorial to his friend and mentor, Tchaikovsky

emotion unboundComposers enjoyed increased creative freedom during the Romantic period, allowing emotional expression to guide their output. Here three varying examples provide a snapshot of the rich contrast and emotional headiness that defi nes the Romantics.

dvorák Terzetto in C major for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 74 (1887)

schuMann Trio No. 2 in F major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 80 (1847)

dohnányi Quintet No. 1 in C minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 1 (1895)

Juho pohjonen, pianO • Kristin Lee, arnaud Sussmann, viOLin • paul neubauer, viOLa • David Finckel, ceLLO

friday

3/7/147:30pM

russian tWilightAt the turn of the century, Russian composers perhaps best exemplifi ed the full-throttled emotion that characterized the Romantic period.

rachManinov Two Movements for String Quartet (1889)

scriaBin Five Preludes for Piano, Op. 16 (1894-95)

arensky Quartet No. 2 in A minor for Violin, Viola, and Two Cellos, Op. 35 (1894)

taneyev Quintet in G minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 30 (1910-11)

Wu Han, pianO • David Finckel, ceLLO • escher String Quartet (adam barnett-Hart, aaron boyd, viOLin • pierre Lapointe, viOLa • Dane Johansen, ceLLO)

tuesday

3/18/147:30pM

1889Rachmaninov, still a teenager, makes his fi rst attempt at composing a string quartet

KRISTIN LEEperforms 3/7


“a violinist who has everything:

superlative technique to burn, interpre-

tative mastery and incredible sensitivity”

—The Advocate

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1910Berg’s String Quartet, Op. 3 receives its premiere in 1911, but isn’t published until nine years later

french revelations Characterized as “faire plaisir” (“giving pleasure”), innovative French music of the 19th century paved the way to the 20th, collected here in a dazzling program sure to delight listeners.

ravel Jeux d’eau for Piano (1901)

deBussy Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp (1915)

roussel Serenade for Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Harp, Op. 30 (1925)

FranÇaiX Quintet No. 1 for Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Harp (1934)

deBussy Sonata for Cello and Piano (1915)

Jongen Deux pièces en trio for Flute, Cello, and Harp, Op. 80 (1925)

tournier Suite for Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Harp, Op. 34 (1928)

anne-Marie McDermott, pianO • Kristin Lee, viOLin • paul neubauer, viOLa • nicholas canellakis, ceLLO • Sooyun Kim, FLuTe • bridget Kibbey, HaRp

friday

3/21/147:30pM

1901Inspired by water, Ravel’s Jeux d’eau is an early impressionistic masterpiece

1915Debussy calls this sonata “terribly melancholy— should one laugh or cry? Perhaps both at the same time.”



AMPHION STRING

QUARTETperforms 3/30


“The quartet plays with a brand of fi erce, sharply

directed energy...”—The New York Times

romantic transformationsThe later years of the Romantic period witnessed the emergence of a drastically new approach towards composition. Webern’s expressive Langsamer Satz pushes the boundaries of romanticism, while Berg’s String Quartet abandons tonality for a new language of emotion. Songs by Charles Ives and Bela Bartók incorporate folk music, while Elgar’s passionate quintet revels in a nostalgic and melancholy realm.

WeBern Langsamer Satz for String Quartet (1905)

Berg Quartet for Strings, Op. 3 (1910)

Bartók & ives Selected Songs (1887-1929)

elgar Quintet in A minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 84 (1918-19)

Dawn upshaw, SOpRanO • Gilbert Kalish, pianO • amphion String Quartet (Katie Hyun, David Southorn, viOLin • Wei-Yang andy Lin, viOLa • Mihai Marica, ceLLO)

sunday

3/30/145:00pM

DANIEL HOPEperforms 4/6


“...Daniel Hope’s performance was nothing short of radiant. Committed, confi dent, complete...”—The Daily Telegraph



1934Ives composes

his Largo while making

a living as a successful insurance executive

1940Messiaen writes his

Quartet for the End of

Time while in a prisoner-of-

war camp

20th century masters

destination americaWhether displaced by war, drawn to new opportunities, or born on US soil, 20th century composers from across the globe gravitated to America, adding depth and diversity to the musical landscape.

Bartók Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano, Sz. 111, BB 116 (1938)

ives Largo for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano (1934)

ProkoFiev Sonata in D major for Violin and Piano, Op. 94a (1943, arr. 1944)

korngold Quintet in E major for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 15 (1921)

Gloria chien, Wu Han, pianO • Daniel Hope, Yura Lee, viOLin • paul neubauer, viOLa • David Finckel, ceLLO • Romie de Guise-Langlois, cLaRineT

sunday

4/6/145:00pM

quartet for the end of timeA program combining two great 20th century composers and three modern masters concludes this season’s epic journey through 300 years of chamber music.

JalBert Visual Abstract for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano, and Percussion (2002)

carter Esprit rude/esprit doux II for Flute, Clarinet, and Marimba (1995)

WidMann Fantasie for Clarinet (1993)

rautavaara New Work for Two Violins, Viola, and Two Cellos (2013) (CMS Co-Commission, New York Premiere)

Messiaen Quatuor pour la fi n du temps (Quartet for the End of Time) for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano (1940-41)

Gilles vonsattel, pianO • nicolas Dautricourt, viOLin • nicolas altstaedt, ceLLO • amphion String Quartet (Katie Hyun, David Southorn, viOLin • Wei-Yang andy Lin, viOLa • Mihai Marica, ceLLO) • Tara Helen O’connor,FLuTe • Romie de Guise-Langlois, Jörg Widmann, cLaRineT • ian David Rosenbaum, peRcuSSiOn

friday

4/11/147:30pM

2013CMS has

commissioned over 160

works in its 45 years,

including this new piece by

Rautavaara



an evening With schumann Among musical couples in history, it would be hard to find a more passionate relationship than that of Clara and Robert Schumann. This program features multiple facets of Robert’s music making, from the simplicity of his Fantasiestücke to the almost desperate cries of his A minor violin sonata, complemented by Clara’s rarely heard romances.

r. schuMann Fantasiestücke for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73 (1849)

r. schuMann Quartet in A minor for Strings, Op. 41, No. 1 (1842)

r. schuMann Selections from Fantasiestücke for Piano, Op. 12 (1837)

c. schuMann Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22 (1853)

r. schuMann Sonata No. 1 in A minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 105 (1851)

inon barnatan, pianO • ani Kavafian, viOLin • Orion String Quartet (Daniel phillips, Todd phillips, viOLin • Steven Tenenbom, viOLa • Timothy eddy, ceLLO) • Romie de Guise-Langlois, cLaRineT

sunday

4/27/145:00pM

music from three centuries

duos and triosTreasured classics by Schumann, Kodály, and Brahms—three composers who regularly incorporated folk music in their compositions—frame a US premiere by modern master Zhou Long who likewise infuses his music with sounds of his homeland, China.

BrahMs Sonata in E-flat major for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120, No. 2 (1894)

kodály Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7 (1914)

zhou long New Work for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano (2013) (CMS Co-Commission, US Premiere*)

schuMann Trio No. 3 in G minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 110 (1851)

inon barnatan, pianO • benjamin beilman, viOLin • Torleif Thedéen, ceLLO • David Shifrin, cLaRineT

*The ‘New Work’ was co-commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, funded by a generous grant from Linda and Stuart Nelson in honor of Wu Han and David Finckel; and by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffman, president of the Fondation Hoffman, a Swiss grant making foundation.

tuesday

5/6/147:30pM Join us for a pre-concert chat. Find details on page 35.

PAUL WATKINSperforms 5/16 & 5/18


“Watkins is an interpreter of compelling

seriousness, whose musical understanding operates

at a profound level.” —BBC Music Magazine

mendelssohn & brahms The music of Mendelssohn and Brahms combines for a sonic partnership of impassioned works—a fi tting close to the CMS season.

Mendelssohn Selected Lieder ohne Worte (Songs Without Words) for Piano

Mendelssohn Quintet No. 2 in B-fl at major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, Op. 87 (1845)

BrahMs Selected Intermezzos for Piano

BrahMs Quintet in G major for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello, Op. 111 (1890)

Gilbert Kalish, pianO • Shmuel ashkenasi, philip Setzer, viOLin • Richard O’neill, arnaud Sussmann, viOLa • paul Watkins, ceLLO

sunday

5/18/145:00pM

friday

5/16/147:30pM

Join us for a pre-concert chat. Find details on page 35.


rose studio concertsAt the core of chamber music lies the intimate connection between musician and listener, and the Rose Studio Concerts and Late Night Rose embody this spirit. Enjoy classics and novelties of the chamber repertoire in two different ways: the ever-popular 6:30 PM Rose Studio Concerts presented in a traditional concert setting, and the Late Night Rose series at 9:00 PM offering cabaret-style seating and a complimentary glass of wine, hosted by Patrick Castillo.

Bliss Quintet for Oboe and Strings (1927)

szyManoWski Nocturne and Tarantella for Violin and Piano, Op. 28 (1915)

suk Quartet in A minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 1 (1891)

Gloria chien, pianO • nicolas Dautricourt, benjamin beilman, viOLin • paul neubauer, viOLa • Mihai Marica, ceLLO • James austin Smith, ObOe

tHursday

10/24/136:30pM

9:00pM


Beethoven Trio in D major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost” (1808)

hindeMith Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano (1938)

Gilbert Kalish, pianO • areta Zhulla, viOLin • Mihai Marica, ceLLO • Jose Franch-ballester, cLaRineT

tHursday

11/14/136:30pM

9:00pM

BENJAMIN BEILMANperforms 10/24

JAMES AUSTIN SMITHperforms 10/24 and 1/30

rose studio perforManCes



“The Rose Studio is an ideal space to enjoy chamber music.”

—The New York Times

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ravel Sonata for Violin and Cello (1920-22)

schuMann Quintet in E-fl at major for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 44 (1842)

Gloria chien, pianO • alexander Sitkovetsky, areta Zhulla, viOLin • Mark Holloway, viOLa • colin carr, ceLLO

kodály Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7 (1914)

Fauré Quartet No. 1 in C minor for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 15 (1876-79)

Soyeon Kate Lee, pianO • Sean Lee, viOLin • David aaron carpenter, viOLa • David Finckel, Mihai Marica, ceLLO

nielsen Quintet for Winds, Op. 43 (1922)

Jolivet Sonatine for Oboe and Bassoon (1963)

JanáČek Mladi, Suite for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn (1924)

Ransom Wilson, FLuTe • James austin Smith, ObOe • Romie de Guise-Langlois, David Shifrin, cLaRineT • bram van Sambeek, baSSOOn • Radovan vlatkovic, HORn

tHursday

1/30/146:30pM

9:00pM

tHursday

2/27/146:30pM

9:00pM

tHursday

5/1/146:30pM

9:00pM

SOYEON KATE LEEperforms 2/27

RANSOM WILSONperforms 1/30

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neW musicThe CMS New Music series champions modern composers of chamber music and invites listeners to witness musical innovation in the stunning Kaplan Penthouse.

lieBerson Quintet for Piano and Strings (2001)

aBrahaMsen Ten Preludes for String Quartet (1973)

goliJov The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind for Clarinet and String Quartet (1994)

Gilles vonsattel, pianO • Danish String Quartet (Frederik Øland, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, viOLin • asbjørn nørgaard, viOLa • Fredrik Sjölin, ceLLO) • Romie de Guise-Langlois, cLaRineT

tHursday

11/7/137:30pM

BenJaMin Viola, Viola (1997)

griMe Three Whistler Miniatures for Piano, Violin, and Cello (2011)

Watkins New Work for Cello and Piano (2014) (CMS Co-Commission, US Premiere*)

knussen Autumnal for Violin and Piano (1977)

schnittke Trio for Violin, Viola, and Cello (1985)

Huw Watkins, pianO • Yura Lee, viOLin/viOLa • Richard O’neill, viOLa • paul Watkins, ceLLO

viÑao Khan Variations for Marimba (2001)

currier New Work for Flute, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello (2014) (CMS Co-Commission, New York Premiere)

glanert Noctambule for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola, Cello, and Piano (2008)

goliJov Mariel for Cello and Marimba (1999)

lerdahl Fantasy Etudes for Violin, Cello, Flute, Clarinet, Piano, and Percussion (1985)

Soyeon Kate Lee, pianO • ani Kavafi an, Sean Lee, viOLin • Yura Lee, viOLin/

viOLa • Mihai Marica, ceLLO • Tara Helen O’connor, FLuTe • alexander Fiterstein, cLaRineT • ian David Rosenbaum, peRcuSSiOn

carter Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola, and Cello (2001)

rihM Phantom und Eskapade for Violin and Piano (1993-94)

kirchner Trio No. 2 for Piano, Violin, and Cello (1993)

larcher Kraken for Piano, Violin, and Cello (1994, rev. 1995)

davidovsky Quartetto No. 2 for Oboe, Violin, Viola, and Cello (1996)

Gloria chien, pianO • nicolas Dautricourt, Sean Lee, viOLin • Hsin-Yun Huang, viOLa • nicholas canellakis, Fred Sherry, ceLLO • James austin Smith, ObOe

tHursday

2/13/147:30pM

tHursday

4/17/147:30pM

tHursday

5/22/147:30pM

This event will be streamed live at www.ChamberMusicSociety.org/watchlive.

Kaplan pentHouse perforManCes

*The ‘New Work’ was commissioned by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoff man, president of the Fondation Hoff man, a Swiss grant making foundation. The ‘New Work’ was co-commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and was funded by a generous grant from Linda and Stuart Nelson in honor of Wu Han and David Finckel.

in the Kaplan Penthouse



ALEXANDER FITERSTEIN

performs 4/17

IAN DAVID ROSENBAUM

performs 4/17

HSIN-YUN HUANG

performs 2/13


“…the CMS New Music in the Kaplan series is hard to beat for intimacy, quality of programming, and virtuosity of performance.” —The New York Times

GLORIA CHIENperforms 11/21

PETERSERKINperforms 4/24

ANTHONY McGILL

performs 11/21

ALESSIOBAX

performs 3/27

IDA KAVAFIANperforms 4/24

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ANTHONY McGILL & GLORIA CHIENdeBussy Première rapsodie for Clarinet and Piano (1909-10)

scriaBin Selected Preludes (arr. for Clarinet and Piano) (1894-95, arr. 1986)

scriaBin Nocturne in D-fl at major for Piano Left Hand, Op. 9, No. 2 (1894)

Messiaen Abîme des oiseaux (Abyss of the Birds) from Quatuor pour la fi n du temps (Quartet for the End of Time) (1940-41)

stravinsky Three Pieces for Clarinet (1919)

Poulenc Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1962)

schuMann Three Romances for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 94 (1849)

Berg Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5 (1913)

WeBer Duo Concertante for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 48 (1815-16)

anthony McGill, cLaRineT • Gloria chien, pianO

rose studio perforManCes

the art of the recitalThe inaugural season of the Art of the Recital series will celebrate this classic art form with programs curated by the performers. In the intimate Rose Studio, these recitals offer a rare opportunity to hear masters perform matchless repertoire in the ultimate setting for chamber music.

tHursday

11/21/137:30pM

ALESSIO BAXBeethoven Sonata in B-fl at major for Piano, Op. 106,

“Hammerklavier” (1817-18)

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition for Piano (1886)

alessio bax, pianO

tHursday

3/27/147:30pM

IDA KAVAFIAN & PETER SERKINschuBert Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano (“Duo”), D. 574, Op. 162

WolPe Sonata for Violin and Piano (1949)

nielsen Prelude and Theme with Variations for Violin, FS 104, Op. 48 (1923)

schuMann Sonata No. 2 in D minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 121 (1851)

ida Kavafi an, viOLin • peter Serkin, pianO

tHursday

4/24/147:30pM

This event will be streamed live at www.ChamberMusicSociety.org/watchlive.

New This Season!

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eXplore and learn

A TRILLING EVENTOur wacky private ear, Inspector Pulse, must determine the identity of a highly ornamented tune for a desperate client. The tune has a familiar ring, but it is so full of trills, trinkets, and decorative doodads that the Inspector must investigate all the ways a melody can be embellished in order to solve the mystery.

FeaTuRinG MuSic OF TeLeMann, HanDeL, bacH, anD MORe

LEAVE IT TO LUDWIG Beethoven’s instrumental music creates powerful stories. But what is the tale? His music tells of everyday human life, full of action and emotions. Beethoven himself will appear in Alice Tully Hall to help a young pianist play his music as he meant it to be played.

FeaTuRinG MuSic OF beeTHOven

INSPECTOR PULSE’S MOTHERIt’s Mother’s Day, and Inspector Pulse, the wacky private ear, wants to give his mother a beautiful piece of music he composed himself as a present, but all he can think of is the song “This Old Man!” What can he do? With the help of musical friends, Inspector Pulse investigates what makes music say “I love you.” Can he compose a fi tting tribute in time for Mother’s Day?

FeaTuRinG MuSic OF ScHuMann, bRaHMS, DvORÁK, anD MORe

sunday

11/17/132:00pM

sunday

3/16/142:00pM

sunday

5/11/142:00pM

meet the music!concerts for kids ages 6 & up and their familiesALL CONCERTS TAKE PLACE IN ALICE TULLY HALL

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inside chamber musicJoin distinguished composer and radio personality Bruce Adolphe for detailed investigations of chamber music masterworks. Inside Chamber Music lectures are beloved by regulars and praised by fi rst-timers for their depth, accessibility, and brilliance.

FORM AND IDEA10/2/13 MOZART Quartet in E-fl at major for

Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, K. 493

10/9/13 BRAHMS Quartet No. 2 in A major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 26

10/16/13 BeeTHOVen Trio in D major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost”

10/23/13 HAyDn Quartet in D major for Strings, Op. 76, No. 5, Hob. III:79

PUSHING BOUNDARIES2/5/14 BeeTHOVen Quartet in F minor for

Strings, Op. 95, “Serioso”

2/12/14 ScHuMAnn Quintet in E-fl at major for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 44

2/19/14 elgAR Quintet in A minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 84

2/26/14 BARTÓK Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano, Sz. 111, BB 116

Wednesdays 6:30pM Daniel & Joanna S. Rose Studio

with Bruce Adolphe

Four renowned works are the focus of an in-depth look at the fascinating process of communicating musical ideas through Classical concepts of compositional form.

In each of these visionary compositions, a great composer sought to explore new territory, both emotionally and compositionally.

Wednesdays 6:30pM Daniel & Joanna S. Rose Studio

special events All events take place in the Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio

11/12/13 tuesday, 11:00aM • anne-Marie McDermott, pianO

2/3/14 Monday, 11:00aM • Shmuel ashkenasi, viOLin (viOLin SOnaTaS)

3/3/14 Monday, 11:00aM • Miró Quartet

4/1/14 tuesday, 11:00aM • Kurt Muroki, DOubLe baSS

5/12/14 Monday, 11:00aM • Shmuel ashkenasi, viOLin (STRinG QuaRTeTS)

MASTER CLASSES The art of interpretation and details of technique are explained as master artists share their wisdom with the next generation of chamber musicians. FRee, buT TicKeTS aRe ReQuiReD. Suggested admission of $20. Call 212-875-5788 to reserve your ticket.

PRE-CONCERT COMPOSER CHATS Hear in-depth conversations with composers whose works will be featured during the season. FRee FOR TicKeT HOLDeRS.

11/19/13 tuesday, 6:30pMPre-concert discussion with Lowell Liebermann and Christopher Theofanidis, featured in The Virtuoso Clarinetist (PAGE 7)

5/6/14 tuesday, 6:30pMPre-concert discussion with Zhou Long, featured in Duos and Trios (PAGE 26)

2013-2014 artistsInon Barnatan, PIANO

Alessio Bax, PIANO

Gloria Chien, PIANO*

Gilbert Kalish, PIANO

Soyeon Kate Lee, PIANO*

Anne-Marie McDermott, PIANO

Juho Pohjonen, PIANO

Gilles Vonsattel, PIANO

Wu Han, PIANO

Shmuel Ashkenasi, VIOLIN

Benjamin Beilman, VIOLIN/VIOLA*

Nicolas Dautricourt, VIOLIN*

Daniel Hope, VIOLIN

Bella Hristova, VIOLIN

Ani Kavafian, VIOLIN

Ida Kavafian, VIOLIN

Erin Keefe, VIOLIN

Kristin Lee, VIOLIN

Sean Lee, VIOLIN*

Yura Lee, VIOLIN/VIOLA

Daniel Phillips, VIOLIN

Philip Setzer, VIOLIN

Alexander Sitkovetsky, VIOLIN*

Arnaud Sussmann, VIOLIN/VIOLA

Areta Zhulla, VIOLIN*

David Aaron Carpenter, VIOLA

Mark Holloway, VIOLA

Hsin-Yun Huang, VIOLA

Pierre Lapointe, VIOLA

Paul Neubauer, VIOLA

Richard O’Neill, VIOLA

Cynthia Phelps, VIOLA

Steven Tenenbom, VIOLA

Andreas Brantelid, CELLO

Nicholas Canellakis, CELLO

Colin Carr, CELLO

David Finckel, CELLO

Dane Johansen, CELLO

Mihai Marica, CELLO*

Daniel McDonough, CELLO

Fred Sherry, CELLO

Paul Watkins, CELLO

Kurt Muroki, DOUBLE BASS

Sooyun Kim, FLUTE

Tara Helen O’Connor, FLUTE

Ransom Wilson, FLUTE

James Austin Smith, OBOE*

Stephen Taylor, OBOE

Romie de Guise-Langlois, CLARINET*

David Shifrin, CLARINET

Peter Kolkay, BASSOON

Bram van Sambeek, BASSOON*

Radovan Vlatković, HORN

Ian David Rosenbaum, PERCUSSION*

AMPHION STRING QUARTET*Katie Hyun, VIOLIN

David Southorn, VIOLIN

Wei-Yang Andy Lin, VIOLA

Mihai Marica, CELLO

DANISH STRING QUARTET*Frederik Øland, VIOLIN

Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, VIOLIN

Asbjørn Nørgaard, VIOLA

Fredrik Sjölin, CELLO

ESCHER STRING QUARTETAdam Barnett-Hart, VIOLIN

Aaron Boyd, VIOLIN

Pierre Lapointe, VIOLA

Dane Johansen, CELLO

ORION STRING QUARTETDaniel Phillips, VIOLIN

Todd Phillips, VIOLIN

Steven Tenenbom, VIOLIN

Timothy Eddy, CELLO

* designates a CMS Two Artist

artists of tHe season

Dawn Upshaw, SOPRANO

Sasha Cooke, MEZZO-SOPRANO

Menahem Pressler, PIANO

Peter Serkin, PIANO

Huw Watkins, PIANO

Orion Weiss, PIANO

Pedja Muzijevic, HARPSICHORD

Gabriel Shuford, HARPSICHORD Kenneth Weiss, HARPSICHORD

Jorja Fleezanis, VIOLIN

Pamela Frank, VIOLIN

Soovin Kim, VIOLIN

Jessica Lee, VIOLIN

Cho-Liang Lin, VIOLIN

Joseph Lin, VIOLIN

Elmar Oliveira, VIOLIN

Dmitry Sitkovetsky, VIOLIN

Nicolas Altstaedt, CELLO

Dmitri Atapine, CELLO

Gary Hoffman, CELLO

Jakob Koranyi, CELLO

Li-Wei Qin, CELLO

Keith Robinson, CELLO

Torleif Thedéen, CELLO

Timothy Cobb, DOUBLE BASS

Edgar Meyer, DOUBLE BASS

Randall Ellis, OBOE

Chad Burrow, CLARINET

Alexander Fiterstein, CLARINET

Jose Franch-Ballester, CLARINET

Wai Lau, CLARINET

Anthony McGill, CLARINET

Ashley William Smith, CLARINET

Jörg Widmann, CLARINET

Julie Landsman, HORN

Jennifer Montone, HORN

Julia Pilant, HORN

Stewart Rose, HORN

David Washburn, TRUMPET

Bridget Kibbey, HARP

EMERSON STRING QUARTETEugene Drucker, VIOLIN

Philip Setzer, VIOLIN

Lawrence Dutton, VIOLA

Paul Watkins, CELLO

JUPITER STRING QUARTETNelson Lee, VIOLIN

Meg Freivogel, VIOLIN

Liz Freivogel, VIOLA

Daniel McDonough, CELLO

MIRó QUARTETDaniel Ching, VIOLIN

William Fedkenheuer, VIOLIN

John Largess, VIOLA

Joshua Gindele, CELLO

OPUS ONE PIANO QUARTETAnne-Marie McDermott, PIANO

Ida Kavafian, VIOLIN

Steven Tenenbom, VIOLA

Peter Wiley, CELLO

guest artists

season inforMation


sunday s1 (7 concerts)

Great Piano Quartets 10/20/2013

Brandenburg Concertos 12/15/2013

Bach and Beyond 1/12/2014 Beethoven Refl ected 2/9/2014

Transcendence 3/2/2014

Destination America 4/6/2014 Mendelssohn & Brahms 5/18/2014


Divine Comedies 11/24/2013 Baroque Collection 12/8/2013 Classical Flowering 1/26/2014 Masterpieces for Eight 2/23/2014 Romantic Transformations 3/30/2014

An Evening with Schumann 4/27/2014



Bach and Beyond 1/12/2014 Transcendence 3/2/2014

Destination America 4/6/2014


Divine Comedies 11/24/2013 Baroque Collection 12/8/2013 Masterpieces for Eight 2/23/2014 Romantic Transformations 3/30/2014

tuesday t1 (8 concerts)


The Virtuoso Clarinetist 11/19/2013

Goldberg Variations 12/10/2013 Brandenburg Concertos 12/17/2013

Haydn & Mozart Quartets 1/21/2014

Masterpieces for Eight 2/25/2014 Russian Twilight 3/18/2014 Duos and Trios 5/6/2014

tuesday t2 (4 concerts)



Russian Twilight 3/18/2014 Duos and Trios 5/6/2014

Friday F1 (7 concerts)

Grand Octets 11/1/2013 Baroque Collection 12/6/2013 Eloquent Masterworks 2/7/2014 Emotion Unbound 3/7/2014 French Revelations 3/21/2014 Quartet for the End of Time 4/11/2014

Mendelssohn & Brahms 5/16/2014

Friday F2 (4 concerts)

Baroque Collection 12/6/2013 Eloquent Masterworks 2/7/2014 Emotion Unbound 3/7/2014 Quartet for the End of Time 4/11/2014

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Winter Festival WF (4 concerts)Delve into the Incredible Decade, this season’s Winter Festival, and enjoy four concerts of Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Schubert.Eloquent Masterworks 2/7/2014

Beethoven Reflected 2/9/2014

Masterpieces for Eight 2/25/2014

Transcendence 3/2/2014

chaMBer Music introductions cMi (3 concerts) New to chamber music and want to hear the classics? This three-concert series explores a variety of chamber music masterworks.Haydn & Mozart Quartets 1/21/2014

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Beethoven Reflected 2/9/2014

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Meet the Music series (3 concerts)This three-concert series designed for kids ages 6 and up is fun for the whole family. (page 34)A Trilling Event 11/17/2013

Leave It to Ludwig 3/16/2014

Inspector Pulse’s Mother 5/11/2014

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late night Rose: A repeat performance of the earlier Rose Studio concert, this series offers a cabaret-style concert setting with a complimentary glass of wine. (PAGES 28-29)

The Art of the Recital: New this season, hear CMS artists in recital in the Rose Studio. (PAGES 32-33)

new Music in the Kaplan Penthouse: This four-concert series features visionary new music, including breathtaking views and post-concert wine receptions. (PAGES 30-31)

inside chamber Music: Enjoy this informative lecture series by composer and radio personality Bruce Adolphe. (PAGE 35)

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Opening night: strings celebratiOnthurs 10/17/13 • 7:30 pm • $250*/$70/$54/$37Mendelssohn: Sinfonia No. 13 in C minor for StringsTchaikovsky: Serenade in C major for Strings, Op. 48Bartók: Divertimento for Strings, BB 118

Nicolas Dautricourt, Jessica Lee, Kristin Lee, Sean Lee, Yura Lee, Cho-Liang Lin, Ida Kavafian, Arnaud Sussmann, Areta Zhulla, violin • Hsin-Yun Huang, Pierre Lapointe, Richard O’Neill, Steven Tenenbom, viola • Nicholas Canellakis, Dane Johansen, Mihai Marica, cello • Kurt Muroki, double bass

great pianO quartetssun 10/20/13 • 5:00 pm • $70/$54/$37 S1 S3tues 10/22/13 • 7:30 pm • $62/$48/$30 T1 T2Mozart: Quartet in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, K. 493Turina: Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 67Brahms: Quartet No. 2 in A major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello,

Op. 26

Gilbert Kalish, Orion Weiss, piano • Nicolas Dautricourt, Yura Lee, violin • Paul Neubauer, viola • Keith Robinson, cello

grand Octets fri 11/1/13 • 7:30 pm • $62/$48/$30 F1Spohr: Double Quartet No. 1 in D minor for Strings, Op. 65Shostakovich: Prelude and Scherzo for String Octet, Op. 11Enescu: Octet in C major for Strings, Op. 7

Bella Hristova, Soovin Kim, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Areta Zhulla, violin • Yura Lee, Paul Neubauer, viola • Dmitri Atapine, Nicholas Canellakis, cello

the VirtuOsO clarinetisttues 11/19/13 • 7:30 pm • $62/$48/$30 T1Mozart: Adagio in B-flat major for Two Clarinets and

Three Basset Horns, K. 411Mozart: “Parto! Ma tu ben mio” from La clemenza di Tito, K. 621

for Mezzo-Soprano, Clarinet, and PianoStravinsky: Three Pieces for ClarinetPoulenc: Sonata for Two ClarinetsStravinsky: Berceuses du chat (Cat’s Cradle Songs) for Voice and

Three ClarinetsLiebermann: New Work for Mezzo-Soprano, Clarinet, and Piano QuartetTheofanidis: New Work for Two Clarinets and String QuartetMendelssohn: Concertpiece No. 1 in F minor for Clarinet, Basset Horn,

and Piano, Op. 113Mendelssohn: Selected Songs for Mezzo-Soprano and PianoPonchielli: Il Convegno (The Meeting), Divertimento for

Two Clarinets and Strings

Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano • Opus One Piano Quartet (Anne-Marie McDermott, piano • Ida Kavafian, violin • Steven Tenenbom, viola • Peter Wiley, cello) • Bella Hristova, violin • Kurt Muroki, double bass • Chad Burrow, Romie de Guise-Langlois, Wai Lau, David Shifrin, Ashley William Smith, clarinet and basset horn

diVine cOMediessun 11/24/13 • 5:00 pm • $70/$54/$37 S2 S4Mozart: Fantasia in D minor for Piano, K. 397Fauré: Élégie for Cello and Piano, Op. 24Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Schumann in E-flat major for

Piano, Four Hands, Op. 23Liszt: “Après une lecture du Dante, fantasia quasi sonata” from Années

de pèlerinage, deuxième année, Italie for PianoSmetana: Quartet No. 1 in E minor for Strings, “From My Life”

Alessio Bax, Soyeon Kate Lee, piano • Escher String Quartet (Adam Barnett-Hart, Aaron Boyd, violin • Pierre Lapointe, viola • Dane Johansen, cello)

2013-2014 SeaSonpricing: prime/standard/rear

barOque cOllectiOn fri 12/6/13 • 7:30 pm • $85/$65/$45 F1 F2 BARsun 12/8/13 • 5:00 pm • $85/$65/$45 S2 S4Corelli: Concerto Grosso in D major for Two Violins, Cello, Strings, and

Continuo, Op. 6, No. 1Handel: Trio Sonata in G minor for Oboe, Violin, and Continuo, Op. 2, No. 8Gallo: Sonata No. 1 in G major for Two Violins and ContinuoBach: Concerto in C minor for Oboe, Violin, Strings, and Continuo,

BWV 1060RBoismortier: Concerto in D major for Cello and Continuo, Op. 26, No. 6Gallo: La Follia in G minor for Two Violins, Viola, and ContinuoAlbinoni: Concerto a cinque in G major for Two Oboes, Strings, and

Continuo, Op. 9, No. 6Vivaldi: Concerto in E-flat major for Violin, Strings, and Continuo,

RV 253, “La tempesta di mare”

Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord • Ani Kavafian, Erin Keefe, Sean Lee, violin • Mark Holloway, viola • Colin Carr, cello • Timothy Cobb, double bass • James Austin Smith, Stephen Taylor, oboe

gOldberg VariatiOnstues 12/10/13 • 7:30 pm • $85/$65/$45 T1 BARBach: Fifteen Sinfonias for Violin, Viola, and Cello, BWV 787-801Bach: Aria with Thirty Variations for Violin, Viola, and Cello, BWV 988,

“Goldberg Variations”

Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin • Yura Lee, Paul Neubauer, viola • Gary Hoffman, Dane Johansen, cello

the Master pianist: pressler at 90sat 12/14/13 • 7:30 pm • $85/$65/$45Schubert: Fantasie in F minor for Piano, Four Hands, D. 940, Op. 103Dvorák: Trio in E minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 90, “Dumky” Dvorák: Quintet in A major for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello,

B. 155, Op. 81

Menahem Pressler, Wu Han, piano • Daniel Hope, violin • David Finckel, cello • Emerson String Quartet (Eugene Drucker, Philip Setzer, violin • Lawrence Dutton, viola • Paul Watkins, cello)

brandenburg cOncertOs sun 12/15/13 • 5:00 pm • $85/$65/$45 S1tues 12/17/13 • 7:30 pm • $85/$65/$45 T1 BARBach: Complete Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051

Pedja Muzijevic, harpsichord • Jorja Fleezanis, Joseph Lin, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Daniel Phillips, violin • Paul Neubauer, Cynthia Phelps, viola • Daniel McDonough, Li-Wei Qin, Fred Sherry, cello • Edgar Meyer, double

bass • Tara Helen O’Connor, Ransom Wilson, flute • Randall Ellis, James Austin Smith, Stephen Taylor, oboe • Peter Kolkay, bassoon • Julia Pilant, Stewart Rose, horn • David Washburn, trumpet

bach and beYOndsun 1/12/14 • 5:00 pm • $70/$54/$37 S1 S3J.S. Bach: Ricercar in Six Voices from Musical Offering, BWV 1079J.C. Bach: Quintet in G major for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Viola, and Continuo,

Op. 11, No. 2Dittersdorf: Quartet No. 5 in E-flat major for Strings, K. 195C.P.E. Bach: Concerto in A major for Cello and Strings, W. 172Boccherini: Quintet in C major for Two Violins, Viola, and Two Cellos,

G. 324, “La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid”Mozart: Divertimento in D major for Oboe, Two Horns, and

Strings, K. 251

Gabriel Shuford, harpsichord • Mark Holloway, viola • Andreas Brantelid, cello • Kurt Muroki, double bass • Jupiter String Quartet (Nelson Lee, Meg Freivogel, violin • Liz Freivogel, viola • Daniel McDonough, cello) • Sooyun Kim, flute • Stephen Taylor, oboe • Julie Landsman, Jennifer Montone, horn

haYdn & MOZart quartetstues 1/21/14 • 7:30 pm • $62/$48/$30 T1 T2 CMI SQMozart: Quartet in C major for Strings, K. 157 Mozart: Quartet in F major for Strings, K. 590, “Prussian”Haydn: Quartet in G minor for Strings, Op. 20, No. 3, Hob. III:33Haydn: Quartet in D major for Strings, Op. 76, No. 5, Hob. III:79

Orion String Quartet (Daniel Phillips, Todd Phillips, violin • Steven Tenenbom, viola • Timothy Eddy, cello)

Programs, dates, times, and venues are subject to change without notice. *See footnote on order form.

Beethoven: �Septet�in�E-flat�major�for�Winds�and�Strings,�Op.�20

Elmar Oliveira, Arnaud Sussmann, violin • Cynthia Phelps, viola • Nicholas Canellakis, cello • Kurt Muroki, double bass • Tara Helen O’Connor, flute • Stephen Taylor, oboe • Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet • Peter Kolkay, bassoon • Radovan Vlatkovic, horn

ELOQUENt mastErwOrks fri 2/7/14 • 7:30 pm • $70/$54/$37 F1 F2 WFBeethoven: �Sonata�in�A-flat�major�for�Piano,�Op.�110Schubert: �Sonata�in�A�minor�for�Cello�and�Piano,�D.�821,�“Arpeggione”�Mendelssohn: Quintet�No.�1�in�A�major�for�Two�Violins,�Two�Violas,�and�

Cello,�Op.�18

Alessio Bax, piano • Shmuel Ashkenasi, Pamela Frank, violin • Benjamin Beilman, Yura Lee, viola • Andreas Brantelid, cello

BEEtHOVEN rEFLECtED sun 2/9/14 • 5:00 pm • $70/$54/$37 S1 WF SQBeethoven: �Quartet�in�F�minor�for�Strings,�Op.�95,�“Serioso”Mendelssohn: Quartet�No.�2�in�A�minor�for�Strings,�Op.�13Beethoven: �Quartet�in�A�minor�for�Strings,�Op.�132

Danish String Quartet (Frederik Øland, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, violin • Asbjørn Nørgaard, viola • Fredrik Sjölin, cello)

mastErpiECEs FOr EigHt sun 2/23/14 • 5:00 pm • $70/$54/$37 S2 S4tues 2/25/14 • 7:30 pm • $70/$54/$37 T1 WFSchubert: �Octet�in�F�major�for�Winds�and�Strings,�D.�803Mendelssohn: �Octet�in�E-flat�major�for�Strings,�Op.�20

Ani Kavafian, Erin Keefe, Sean Lee, Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin • David Aaron Carpenter, Richard O’Neill, viola • Jakob Koranyi, Mihai Marica, cello • Kurt Muroki, double bass • David Shifrin, clarinet • Bram van Sambeek, bassoon • Radovan Vlatkovic, horn

traNsCENDENCE sun 3/2/14 • 5:00 pm • $70/$54/$37 S1 S3 WFSchubert: Notturno�in�E-flat�major�for�Piano,�Violin,�and�Cello,�

D.�897,�Op.�148Beethoven: �Quartet�in�F�major�for�Strings,�Op.�135Schubert: Quintet�in�C�major�for�Two�Violins,�Viola,�and�Two�Cellos,�

D.�956,�Op.�163

Gilbert Kalish, piano • Ani Kavafian, violin • Paul Watkins, cello • Miró Quartet (Daniel Ching, William Fedkenheuer, violin • John Largess, viola • Joshua Gindele, cello)

EmOtiON UNBOUNDfri 3/7/14 • 7:30 pm • $62/$48/$30 F1 F2Dvorák: �Terzetto�in�C�major�for�Two�Violins�and�Viola,�Op.�74Schumann: �Trio�No.�2�in�F�major�for�Piano,�Violin,�and�Cello,�Op.�80Dohnányi: Quintet�No.�1�in�C�minor�for�Piano,�Two�Violins,�Viola,�and�Cello,�

Op.�1

Juho Pohjonen, piano • Kristin Lee, Arnaud Sussmann, violin • Paul Neubauer, viola • David Finckel, cello

rUssiaN twiLigHttues 3/18/14 • 7:30 pm • $62/$48/$30 T1 T2Rachmaninov: �Two�Movements�for�String�QuartetScriabin: �Five�Preludes�for�Piano,�Op.�16Arensky: Quartet�No.�2�in�A�minor�for�Violin,�Viola,�and�Two�Cellos,�Op.�35Taneyev: Quintet�in�G�minor�for�Piano,�Two�Violins,�Viola,�and�Cello,�Op.�30

Wu Han, piano • David Finckel, cello • Escher String Quartet (Adam Barnett-Hart, Aaron Boyd, violin • Pierre Lapointe, viola • Dane Johansen, cello)

FrENCH rEVELatiONs fri 3/21/14 • 7:30 pm • $62/$48/$30 F1 CMIRavel: �Jeux d’eau�for�PianoDebussy: �Sonata�for�Flute,�Viola,�and�HarpRoussel: �Serenade�for�Flute,�Violin,�Viola,�Cello,�and�Harp,�Op.�30Françaix: �Quintet�No.�1�for�Flute,�Violin,�Viola,�Cello,�and�HarpDebussy: �Sonata�for�Cello�and�PianoJongen: �Deux pièces en trio�for�Flute,�Cello,�and�Harp,�Op.�80Tournier: �Suite�for�Flute,�Violin,�Viola,�Cello,�and�Harp,�Op.�34

Anne-Marie McDermott, piano • Kristin Lee, violin • Paul Neubauer, viola • Nicholas Canellakis, cello • Sooyun Kim, flute • Bridget Kibbey, harp

rOmaNtiC traNsFOrmatiONssun 3/30/14 • 5:00 pm • $70/$54/$37 S2 S4 MM SQWebern: �Langsamer Satz�for�String�QuartetBerg: �Quartet�for�Strings,�Op.�3Bartók & Ives: �Selected�SongsElgar: �Quintet�in�A�minor�for�Piano,�Two�Violins,�Viola,�and�Cello,�Op.�84�

Dawn Upshaw, soprano • Gilbert Kalish, piano • Amphion String Quartet (Katie Hyun, David Southorn, violin • Wei-Yang Andy Lin, viola • Mihai Marica, cello)

DEstiNatiON amEriCasun 4/6/14 • 5:00 pm • $70/$54/$37 S1 S3 MMBartók: �Contrasts�for�Violin,�Clarinet,�and�Piano,�Sz.�111,�BB�116Ives: �Largo for�Clarinet,�Violin,�and�PianoProkofiev: �Sonata�in�D�major�for�Violin�and�Piano,�Op.�94aKorngold: Quintet�in�E�major�for�Piano,�Two�Violins,�Viola,�and�

Cello,�Op.�15

Gloria Chien, Wu Han, piano • Daniel Hope, Yura Lee, violin • Paul Neu-bauer, viola • David Finckel, cello • Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet

QUartEt FOr tHE END OF timEfri 4/11/14 • 7:30 pm • $62/$48/$30 F1 F2 MMJalbert: Visual Abstract�for�Flute,�Clarinet,�Violin,�Cello,�Piano,�

and�PercussionCarter: �Esprit rude/esprit doux II�for�Flute,�Clarinet,�and�MarimbaWidmann: �Fantasie�for�ClarinetRautavaara: �New�Work�for�Two�Violins,�Viola,�and�Two�CellosMessiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps�(Quartet�for�the�End�of�Time)�

for�Clarinet,�Violin,�Cello,�and�Piano

Gilles Vonsattel, piano • Nicolas Dautricourt, violin • Nicolas Altstaedt, cello • Amphion String Quartet (Katie Hyun, David Southorn, violin • Wei-Yang Andy Lin, viola • Mihai Marica, cello) • Tara Helen O’Connor, flute • Romie de Guise-Langlois, Jörg Widmann, clarinet • Ian David Rosenbaum, percussion

aN EVENiNg witH sCHUmaNN sun 4/27/14 • 5:00 pm • $70/$54/$37 S2R. Schumann: �Fantasiestücke�for�Clarinet�and�Piano,�Op.�73R. Schumann: �Quartet�in�A�minor�for�Strings,�Op.�41,�No.�1R. Schumann: �Selections�from�Fantasiestücke�for�Piano,�Op.�12C. Schumann: �Three�Romances�for�Violin�and�Piano,�Op.�22R. Schumann: �Sonata�No.�1�in�A�minor�for�Violin�and�Piano,�Op.�105

Inon Barnatan, piano • Ani Kavafian, violin • Orion String Quartet (Daniel Phillips, Todd Phillips, violin • Steven Tenenbom, viola • Timothy Eddy, cello) • Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet

DUOs aND triOstues 5/6/14 • 7:30 pm • $62/$48/$30 T1 T2Brahms: Sonata�in�E-flat�major�for�Clarinet�and�Piano,�Op.�120,�No.�2Kodály: �Duo�for�Violin�and�Cello,�Op.�7Zhou Long: �New�Work�for�Clarinet,�Violin,�and�PianoSchumann: Trio�No.�3�in�G�minor�for�Piano,�Violin,�and�Cello,�Op.�110

Inon Barnatan, piano • Benjamin Beilman, violin • Torleif Thedéen, cello • David Shifrin, clarinet

mENDELssOHN & BraHms fri 5/16/14 • 7:30 pm • $62/$48/$30 F1 CMIsun 5/18/14 • 5:00 pm • $70/$54/$37 S1Mendelssohn: Selected Lieder ohne Worte (Songs�Without�Words)�for�

PianoMendelssohn: Quintet�No.�2�in�B-flat�major�for�Two�Violins,�Two�Violas,�and�

Cello,�Op.�87Brahms: Selected�Intermezzos�for�PianoBrahms: Quintet�in�G�major�for�Two�Violins,�Two�Violas,�and�

Cello,�Op.�111

Gilbert Kalish, piano • Shmuel Ashkenasi, Philip Setzer, violin • Richard O’Neill, Arnaud Sussmann, viola • Paul Watkins, cello

photo credits: Dautricourt by nanogirl; Cooke by dario acosta; Pressler by Marco borggreve; Sitkovetsky by J. henry fair; O’Connor by lisa-Marie Mazzucco; de Guise-Langlois by claude-simon langlois; Danish String Quartet by caroline bittencourt; Muroki by scott heaney, d’addario company; K. Lee by arthur Moeller; Amphion String Quartet by Janette beckman; Hope by harald hoff mann/dG; Watkins by paul Marc Mitchell; Smith by Matt dine; Beilman by Maia cabeza; S. Lee by lisa-Marie Mazzucco; Wilson by richard termine; Fiterstein by lisa-Marie Mazzucco; Rosenbaum by Matt fried; Huang by lin li; Chien by lisa-Marie Mazzucco; McGill by david finlayson; Serkin by regina touhey serkin; Bax by lisa-Marie Mazzucco; Kavafi an by christian steiner; MTM illustration © roger roth; Adolphe by barbara luisi; concert and other CMS photos by tristan cook

SUPPORT THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETYWe very much appreciate the loyalty of you, our audiences, who bring your curiosity and enthusiasm to CMS concerts each year. Many of you also contribute to the Chamber Music Society Annual Fund which supports our performances in New York and on tour around the globe, our weekly radio broadcasts, and education programs for thousands of school children in the tri-state area. As you study this brochure and fi nd concerts you just can’t miss, we hope you will consider adding CMS Friend or CMS Patron to the listening investment you make each time you subscribe or purchase a single ticket.

mAnY speCiAL Benefits Are YOurs tO enJOY:

• Join the Friends of the Chamber Music Society with a gift of $100 or more and enjoy open rehearsals in the Rose Studio, among other benefi ts.

• Join the patrons of the Chamber Music Society with a gift of $1,500 or more and enjoy intermission receptions in the beautiful Hauser Patron Salon and post-concert receptions with CMS Artists, among other benefi ts.

• Join the artistic Directors Circle with a gift of $10,000 or more and enjoy many privileges including exclusive musical evenings in private homes with David Finckel, Wu Han, and guest artists.

• Join the alice tully Circle by including CMS in your will or other planned gift, and receive invitations to special receptions and concerts throughout the season.

For more information about these membership programs, please contact the CMS Individual Giving o� ce at 212-875-5780 or online at www.ChamberMusicSociety.org/support.INSTITUTIONAL AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT: Foundations provide key support for the Chamber Music Society’s concerts, national radio broadcasts, and educational programs for children, teens, and families. CMS programs are also supported, in part, by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural A� airs, in partnership with the City Council.

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Subscribe today to CMS, and receive the following benefi ts:

SAVINGSSave up to 21% o� single ticket prices.

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PRIORITY SEATINGReserve the best seats available.

FLEXIBILITYOnly subscribers can

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2013-2014 CMS Season Brochure

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