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Concert 5

The dazzling artistry of 5 of the top virtuosi of today perform the eerie âGhostâ Trio of Beethoven, the brilliant pyrotechnics of MartinÃ¹, and the greatest Post-Romantic Russian Quintet of the 20th century.


Program:	Piano Trio in D Major, Op 70 #1, "Ghost"....L. van Beethoven Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola....B. MartinÃ¹ Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 30....S. Taneyev
Performance:	Friday, April 29, 2011 - 8:00PM St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church (Tickets are no longer available as this concert is past.) Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 8:00PM SMU Caruth Auditorium (Tickets are no longer available as this concert is past.)

2010-11 Season Concerts
Concert 1	Friday, September 10, 2010	Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church
	Saturday, September 11, 2010	St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Concert 2	Friday, October 22, 2010	SMU Caruth Auditorium
	Saturday, October 23, 2010	St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Concert 3	Saturday, January 8, 2011	SMU Caruth Auditorium
Concert 4	Friday, February 18, 2011	Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church
	Saturday, February 19, 2011	St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Concert 5	Friday, April 29, 2011	St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
	Saturday, April 30, 2011	SMU Caruth Auditorium
Concert 6	Friday, May 27, 2011	SMU Caruth Auditorium
	Saturday, May 28, 2011	St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Concert 7	Saturday, June 4, 2011	SMU Caruth Auditorium - Special Event
Concert 8	Sunday, June 5, 2011	Canyon Creek Presbyterian Church

2010-11 Season Concert Details

Concert 1

The opening concert of our Silver Anniversary Season features the breathtaking virtuosity of Yi-Jia Susanne Hou and Alexandre Moutouzkine in an unforgettable journey through England, Romania, Hungary, China, and Germany; and concluding with a poignantly autobiographical work of Brahms.

Program:	Passacaglia for Violin and Viola....G.F. Handel-Halvorsen Romanian Folk Dances for Violin and Piano....B. BartÃ³k Suite of Chinese Folk Songs and Dances....Bo Zhi Yang Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 for Piano, S. 244/2 (Cadenza by Moutouzkine)....F. Liszt Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 60....J. Brahms
Performance:	Friday, September 10, 2010 - 8:00PM Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 8:00PM St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Artists:	Yi-Jia Susanne Hou - Violin Che-Yen Chen - Viola Jungshin Lim Lewis - Cello Alexandre Moutouzkine - Piano

Concert 2

Join us for an evening of a âjazzyâ clarinet, scintillating Paganini Caprices, a âlet-your-hair-downâ âHungarianâ Quintet, and the greatest Piano Trio ever written.

Program:	Ballad in Memory of Shirley Horn (2005) for Clarinet and Piano.... R. Bennett Piano Trio in Bb Major, Op. 97 "Archduke"....L. van Beethoven Caprices Nos. 14 and 21 ....N. Paganini Quintet for Piano and Strings in C Minor, Op. 1....E.von DohnÃ¡nyi
Performance:	Friday, October 22, 2010 - 8:00PM SMU Caruth Auditorium Saturday, October 23, 2010 - 8:00PM St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Artists:	Nai-Yuan Hu - Violin Paul Rosenthal - Violin Susan Dubois - Viola Ko Iwasaki - Cello Gustavo Romero - Piano John Scott - Clarinet

Concert 3

Chamber Music International proudly presents the exquisite and profound artistry of the legendary pianist, Leon Fleisherâone of the greatest artists of all timeâin an exciting solo recital and a stellar collaboration.

Program:	Toccata and Fugue for Piano Left Hand, Op. 56....J. TakÃ¡cs Prelude and Nocturne, Op. 9 ....A. Scriabin Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52a (duo)....J. Brahms Chaconne for the Left Hand from the Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004....J. S. Bach Fantasy in F minor, Op. 103 (duo)....F. Schubert Slavonic Dances, Nos. 6, 10, and 8 (duo)....A. DvorÃ¡k
Performance:	Saturday, January 8, 2011 - 8:00PM SMU Caruth Auditorium
Artists:	Katherine Jacobson Fleisher - Piano Leon Fleisher - Piano

Concert 4

Jazzy Bernstein, Rags for Jons, and beautiful German Romanticism make up a fun evening that you wonât want to miss.

Program:	Rondo Brillante in B Minor for Violin and Piano, D. 895....F. Schubert Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra (Piano), Op. 83....M. Bruch Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, (1942)....Leonard Bernstein 4 Rags for 2 Jons....John Novacek Quintet for Piano and Strings in Eb Major, Op. 44....R. Schumann
Performance:	Friday, February 18, 2011 - 8:00PM Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church Saturday, February 19, 2011 - 8:00PM St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Artists:	Ik-Hwan Bae - Violin Philip Lewis - Violin Atar Arad - Viola Jungshin Lim Lewis - Cello Jon Nakamatsu - Piano Jon Manasse - Clarinet

Concert 5

The dazzling artistry of 5 of the top virtuosi of today perform the eerie âGhostâ Trio of Beethoven, the brilliant pyrotechnics of MartinÃ¹, and the greatest Post-Romantic Russian Quintet of the 20th century.

Program:	Piano Trio in D Major, Op 70 #1, "Ghost"....L. van Beethoven Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola....B. MartinÃ¹ Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 30....S. Taneyev
Performance:	Friday, April 29, 2011 - 8:00PM St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 8:00PM SMU Caruth Auditorium
Artists:	Cho-Liang Lin - Violin Michael Shih - Violin Paul Neubauer - Viola Eric Kim - Cello Joyce Yang - Piano

Concert 6

Chamber Music International closes the season with the return of the dramatic, Hungarian husband-wife team performing French and Russian duos and beloved solo works of Fritz Kreisler. The program concludes with the apotheosis of the great 19th century German School.

Program:	Sonata for 2 Violins....J. M. Leclair Sonata for 2 Violins in C Major, Op. 56....S. Prokofiev Caprice Viennois, Tambourin Chinois, SchÃ¶n Rosmarin....Fritz Kreisler Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34....J. Brahms
Performance:	Friday, May 27, 2011 - 8:00PM SMU Caruth Auditorium Saturday, May 28, 2011 - 8:00PM St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
Artists:	GÃ¡bor Homoki - Violin BarnabÃ¡s Kelemen - Violin Katalin Kokas - Viola Eugene Osadchy - Cello Alessio Bax - Piano

Concert 7

CMI presents the incomparable Kelemen String Quartet in a pair of exciting concerts on June 4th and 5th. Each not-to-be-missed concert will be a completely unique program so clear your weekend for two once-in-a-lifetime performances to cap off CMIâs extraordinary 25th Silver Anniversary Season!

Program:	String Quartet in e Op. 59. No. 2 "Razumowsky"....L. Beethoven String Quartet in C "Dissonanzen" KV 465....W.A. Mozart String Quartet No. 5....B. BartÃ³k
Performance:	Saturday, June 4, 2011 - 8:00PM SMU Caruth Auditorium - Special Event
Artists:	GÃ¡bor Homoki - Violin BarnabÃ¡s Kelemen - Violin Katalin Kokas - Viola DÃ³ra Kokas - Cello

Concert 8

Program:	String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 76 ,"Sunrise"....F. J. Haydn String Quartet No. 1, "Metamorphoses nocturnes"....G. Ligeti String Quartet in c, Op. 51....J. Brahms
Performance:	Sunday, June 5, 2011 - 3:00PM Canyon Creek Presbyterian Church
Artists:	GÃ¡bor Homoki - Violin BarnabÃ¡s Kelemen - Violin Katalin Kokas - Viola DÃ³ra Kokas - Cello

Artists in the Concert

	Cho-Liang Lin - Violin One of the finest virtuoso violinists in the world today. Featured Artist
	Michael Shih - Violin Violinist Michael Shih, currently Concertmaster of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, has performed throughout the United States, his native Taiwan, and the rest of the world.
	Paul Neubauer - Viola First violist chosen to receive an Avery Fisher Career Grant
	Eric Kim - Cello Received the first William Schuman Prize awarded for outstanding leadership and achievement in music from Juilliard
	Joyce Yang - Piano Silver medalist at the 2005 Twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

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1.	Piano Trio in D Major, Op 70 #1, "Ghost"
2.	Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola
3.	Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 30


1.	L. van Beethoven
2.	B. MartinÃ¹
3.	S. Taneyev

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Concert 5

The dazzling artistry of 5 of the top virtuosi of today perform the eerie âGhostâ Trio of Beethoven, the brilliant pyrotechnics of MartinÃ¹, and the greatest Post-Romantic Russian Quintet of the 20th century.

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The dazzling artistry of 5 of the top virtuosi of today perform the eerie âGhostâ Trio of Beethoven, the brilliant pyrotechnics of MartinÃ¹, and the greatest Post-Romantic Russian Quintet of the 20th century.