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Thursday, October 16, 7:30
Takács Quartet with
Marc-André Hamelin piano
Haydn String Quartet in B-Flat Major,
Op. 64, No. 3
Debussy String Quartet in G Minor
Franck Piano Quintet
The illustrious Takács Quartet opens the
2014/15 Symphony Center Presents
Chamber Music series with Debussy’s only
string quartet, a sensual and impressionistic
tour de force of color and texture. The
brilliantly precise ensemble, deftly matched
by virtuosic Canadian pianist Marc-André
Hamelin, returns in the second half for
Franck’s exquisite and passionate Piano
Quintet.
Wednesday, November 19, 7:30
ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER violin
Mutter Virtuosi
Roman Patkolo double bass
Currier Ringtones
Mendelssohn Octet
Vivaldi The Four Seasons
Exceptional violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter
founded the Mutter Virtuosi to support and
train the next generation of great artists. She
joins current and former members of the
program for two of chamber music’s most
treasured works: Mendelssohn’s sparkling
and animated Octet and Vivaldi’s delightful
The Four Seasons. They open the concert
with American composer Sebastian Currier’s
Ringtones, a piece commissioned especially
for the Mutter Virtuosi.
Sunday, March 1, 3:00
GIL SHAHAM violin
David Michalek visual artist
Bach Complete Sonatas and Partitas
Bach’s sublime Sonatas and Partitas for
Solo Violin are among the most technically
demanding and emotionally penetrating
works he ever composed. 2012 Musical
America Instrumentalist of the Year
Gil Shaham plays all six tremendous
works in one afternoon, accompanied by
projections of visual imagery created by
artist David Michalek. “The Illinois-born,
Israel-bred violinist could give the inimitable
Jascha Heifetz a close race in the razzle
dazzle department” (Chicago Tribune).
Sunday, April 12, 3:00
Hilary Hahn violin
Two-time Grammy ® Award-winner Hilary
Hahn returns to Symphony Center for her
only Chicago appearance of the 2014/15
season. “Hahn started out as a prodigy of
rare clarity and virtuosity and has developed
into a daring, mature artist eager for new
collaborations and repertory” (The New York
Times).
Sunday, May 17, 3:00
Yo-Yo Ma cello
with Musicians from the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Beloved cellist and CSO Judson and
Joyce Green Creative Consultant
Yo-Yo Ma combines forces with musicians
from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
in what is sure to be a warm-hearted
and engaging afternoon of intimate musicmaking.
“The concert’s atmosphere was
spontaneous and congenial… The idea
was to gather gifted musician friends
and turn them loose on music they
rarely get a chance to perform onstage”
(Chicago Sun-Times).
Photos clockwise from upper left:
Gil Shaham, Hilary Hahn,
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Yo-Yo Ma with Musicians
from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra