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"Join us for an Ultra-Romantic journey through Germany, Poland and Bohemia with four outstanding artists including the Fischer Duo."


Program:	String Trio in G Major, Op. 9 No. 1....Ludwig Van Beethoven Sonata for Cello & Piano in G Minor, Op. 65....Frédéric Chopin Piano Quartet No. 2 in E♭ Major, Op. 87....Antonín Dvořák
Performances:	Friday, September 22, 2017 - 7:30PM St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church Saturday, September 23, 2017 - 7:30PM Dallas City Performance Hall
Artists:	Andrés Cárdenes - Violin Paul Coletti - Viola Norman Fischer - Cello Jeanne Kierman - Piano

Season 32 Overview

Concert 1	Friday, September 22, 2017	St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
	Saturday, September 23, 2017	Dallas City Performance Hall
Concert 2	Saturday, December 2, 2017	St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Concert 3	Friday, January 12, 2018	Dallas City Performance Hall
Concert 4	Saturday, February 10, 2018	St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Concert 5	Saturday, April 28, 2018	Dallas City Performance Hall
Concert 6	Friday, May 18, 2018	Dallas City Performance Hall
	Saturday, May 19, 2018	St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church

Complete 2017-2018 Concert Season Listing

CONCERT #1

"Join us for an Ultra-Romantic journey through Germany, Poland and Bohemia with four outstanding artists including the Fischer Duo."


Program:	String Trio in G Major, Op. 9 No. 1....Ludwig Van Beethoven Sonata for Cello & Piano in G Minor, Op. 65....Frédéric Chopin Piano Quartet No. 2 in E♭ Major, Op. 87....Antonín Dvořák
Performances:	Friday, September 22, 2017 - 7:30PM St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church Saturday, September 23, 2017 - 7:30PM Dallas City Performance Hall
Artists:	Andrés Cárdenes - Violin Paul Coletti - Viola Norman Fischer - Cello Jeanne Kierman - Piano

CONCERT #2

"Violinist Cho-Liang Lin and pianist Jon Kimura Parker present three of Beethoven's greatest works for piano and violin."


Program:	Sonata No. 6 in A Major for Piano and Violin, Op. 30 No. 1....Ludwig Van Beethoven Sonata No. 8 in G Major for Piano and Violin, Op. 30 No. 3....Ludwig Van Beethoven Sonata No. 7 in C Minor for Piano and Violin, Op. 30 No. 2....Ludwig Van Beethoven
Performances:	Saturday, December 2, 2017 - 7:30PM St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Artists:	Cho-Liang Lin - Violin Jon Kimura Parker - Piano

CONCERT #3

"Experience the scintillating magic of Mozart, the elegant-delicious sonata of Fauré and the dramatic fun of Dohnányi's Opus 1."


Program:	Piano Quartet in E♭ Major, K. 493....Wolfgang Mozart Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, Op. 13....Gabriel Fauré Piano Quintet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 1....Ernő Dohnányi
Performances:	Friday, January 12, 2018 - 7:30PM Dallas City Performance Hall
Artists:	Jinjoo Cho - Violin Paul Rosenthal - Violin Atar Arad - Viola Anthony Elliott - Cello Hyun Soo Kim - Piano

CONCERT #4

"Join us for Mozart's "Michael Haydn Impersonation", Clancy Newman's Collision Course and the great Gypsy-inspired piano quartet in G Minor by Johannes Brahms."


Program:	Duo for Violin & Viola in G Major, K.423....Wolfgang Mozart Collision Course for Clarinet, Cello & Piano....Clancy Newman Piano Quartet in G Minor, Op. 25....Johannes Brahms
Performances:	Saturday, February 10, 2018 - 7:30PM St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Artists:	Martin Beaver - Violin Phillip Ying - Viola Clancy Newman - Cello Alexandre Moutouzkine - Piano John Scott - Clarinet

CONCERT #5


Program:	Piano Quartet in G Minor, K. 478....Wolfgang Mozart Piano Quartet in E♭ Major, Op. 47....Robert Schumann Piano Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 45....Gabariel Fauré
Performances:	Saturday, April 28, 2018 - 7:30PM Dallas City Performance Hall
Artists:	Cynthia Phelps - Violin Sheryl Staples - Violin Carter Brey - Cello Joyce Yang - Piano

CONCERT #6

"Here come the winds with pianist Jon Nakamatsu in a Trio of Mendelssohn, a Quintet of Beethoven, and a Sextet of Ludwig Thuille."


Program:	Concert Piece No. 1 in F Minor for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano....Felix Mendelssohn Quintet in E♭ Major for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn & Bassoon, Op. 16....Ludwig Van Beethoven Sextet in B♭ Major for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon & Piano, Op. 6....Ludwig Thuille
Performances:	Friday, May 18, 2018 - 7:30PM Dallas City Performance Hall Saturday, May 19, 2018 - 7:30PM St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Artists:	Jon Nakamatsu - Piano Jon Manasse - Clarinet Elizabeth Mann - Flute Eric Reed - French Horn Roni Gal-Ed - Oboe Cynde Iverson - Bassoon

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 31st season presents 30 superstars of classical music in seven 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 31st Season presents a once-in-a-lifetime experience with timeless music.

Andrés Cárdenes - Violin
Recognized worldwide as a musical phenomenon, Grammy-nominated Andrés Cárdenes parlays his myriad talents into one of classical music’s most versatile careers. An intensely passionate and personally charismatic artist, Cuban-born Cárdenes has garnered international acclaim from critics and audiences alike for his compelling performances as a violinist, conductor, violist, chamber musician, concertmaster, and recording artist.

Since capturing Second Prize in the 1982 Tchaikovsky International Violin Competition in Moscow, Mr. Cárdenes has appeared as a soloist on four continents with over 100 orchestras including The Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, St. Louis Symphony, Moscow Philharmonic, Dallas Symphony, Helsinki...more

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