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Concert 3

Chamber Music International proudly presents its first spectacular concert of the decade featuring the virtuosity of Avery Fisher winner Alessio Bax and Queen Elizabeth Gold Medalist Nai-Yuan Hu.


Program:	Duo for Violin and Viola in Bb Major, K.424....W. A. Mozart Sonata # 2 in D Major, Op 94 bis....S. Prokofiev Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 ....A. Dvorak
Performance:	Friday, January 22, 2010 - 8:00PM SMU Caruth Auditorium (Tickets are no longer available as this concert is past.) Saturday, January 23, 2010 - 8:00PM St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church (Tickets are no longer available as this concert is past.)

2009-10 Season Concerts
Concert 1	Saturday, September 19, 2009	SMU Caruth Auditorium
Concert 2	Saturday, November 14, 2009	St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Concert 3	Friday, January 22, 2010	SMU Caruth Auditorium
	Saturday, January 23, 2010	St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Concert 4	Saturday, February 27, 2010	SMU Caruth Auditorium
Concert 5	Friday, March 26, 2010	SMU Caruth Auditorium
	Saturday, March 27, 2010	St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Concert 6	Friday, April 30, 2010	St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church

2009-10 Season Concert Details

Concert 1

Our season opens with spectacular performances from four of the top artists of today playing two beloved Romantic Quartets representing the apotheosis of the 19th Century.

Program:	Piano Quartet in Eb Major, Op. 47....R. Schumann Piano Quartet in G Minor, Op. 25....J. Brahms
Performance:	Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 8:00PM SMU Caruth Auditorium
Artists:	Cho-Liang Lin - Violin James Dunham - Viola Norman Fischer - Cello Jon Kimura Parker - Piano

Concert 2

Join us for an evening of one of Mozartâs most dramatic works, followed by the wondrous virtuosity of violinist Augustin Hadelich, and concluding with the greatest string sextet of all time

Program:	Piano Quartet in G Minor, K. 478....W.A. Mozart Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 119....F. Poulenc Polonaise Brillante in D Major, Op. 4....H. Wieniawski String Sextet in G Major, Op. 36....J. Brahms
Performance:	Saturday, November 14, 2009 - 8:00PM St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Artists:	Augustin Hadelich - Violin Paul Rosenthal - Violin Atar Arad - Viola Susan Dubois - Viola Jungshin Lim Lewis - Cello Nathaniel Rosen - Cello Gregory Allen - Piano

Concert 3

Chamber Music International proudly presents its first spectacular concert of the decade featuring the virtuosity of Avery Fisher winner Alessio Bax and Queen Elizabeth Gold Medalist Nai-Yuan Hu.

Program:	Duo for Violin and Viola in Bb Major, K.424....W. A. Mozart Sonata # 2 in D Major, Op 94 bis....S. Prokofiev Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 ....A. Dvorak
Performance:	Friday, January 22, 2010 - 8:00PM SMU Caruth Auditorium Saturday, January 23, 2010 - 8:00PM St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Artists:	Nai-Yuan Hu - Violin Philip Lewis - Violin Scott Lee - Viola Jungshin Lim Lewis - Cello Alessio Bax - Piano

Concert 4

A wondrous journey of the virtuosity of America and Poland, ending in Russia with the greatest Piano Quintet of the 20th Century

Program:	Four Souvenirs for Violin and Piano....P. Schoenfield Suite in G Minor for 2 Violins and Piano, Op. 71....M. Moszkowski La Valse....M. Ravel Piano Quintet in G Minor,Op. 57....D. Shostakovich
Performance:	Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 8:00PM SMU Caruth Auditorium
Artists:	Ik-Hwan Bae - Violin Jun Iwasaki - Violin Susan Dubois - Viola Nikola Ruzevic - Cello Alexandre Moutouzkine - Piano

Concert 5

The dazzling artistry of three of the top virtuosi of today will take you on a whirlwind tour of some of the grandest and most exciting music ever written

Program:	Gargoyles....Lowell Liebermann Duo for Violin and Cello....Z. KodÃ¡ly Faust Fantasy, Op. 20....P. de Sarasate Piano Trio in B Major, Op. 8....J. Brahms
Performance:	Friday, March 26, 2010 - 8:00PM SMU Caruth Auditorium Saturday, March 27, 2010 - 8:00PM St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Artists:	Yi-Jia Susanne Hou - Violin Bion Tsang - Cello Joyce Yang - Piano

Concert 6

Our Grand Finale features a program of highly-charged Romantic works blending the joys of Piano, Clarinet, and Strings

Program:	Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano....A. Khachaturian Sonata in A Major for Piano and Violin....C. Franck Premiere Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra (Piano)....C. Debussy Trio for Piano, Clarinet and Cello in A Minor, Opus 114....J. Brahms
Performance:	Friday, April 30, 2010 - 8:00PM St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Artists:	Carmit Zori - Violin Ko Iwasaki - Cello Jon Nakamatsu - Piano Jon Manasse - Clarinet

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.
	Scott Lee - Viola Winner of a Nathan Wedeen Management Award at the 1996 Concert Artists Guild Competition.
	Jungshin Lim Lewis - Cello Grand Prize Winner of the Dong-Ah International Competition in Korea and Principal Cellist with the Richardson Symphony Orchestra.
	Alessio Bax - Piano Winner of the 2009 Avery Fisher Career Grant Featured Artist

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1.	Duo for Violin and Viola in Bb Major, K.424
2.	Sonata # 2 in D Major, Op 94 bis
3.	Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81


1.	W. A. Mozart
2.	S. Prokofiev
3.	A. Dvorak