Lincoln Performance Hall

Hailing from Germany, the three Schumann brothers have been playing together since childhood. Together with their violist colleague, Matthew McDowell, they communicate with an openness and curiosity that has gained them a reputation as one of the most exciting string quartets performing today.

WOLF Italian Serenade MOZART Quartet in G Major, K. 73f IVES Quartet No. 2 BRAHMS Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2

Hailing from Germany, the three Schumann brothers have been playing together since childhood. Together with their violist colleague, Matthew McDowell, they communicate with an openness and curiosity that has gained them a reputation as one of the most exciting string quartets performing today.

WOLF Italian Serenade MOZART Quartet in G Major, K. 73f IVES Quartet No. 2 BRAHMS Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2

TUENOV 10

7:30 PM

Chamber

Schumann Quartet

Hailing from Germany, the three Schumann brothers have been playing together since childhood. Together with their violist colleague, Matthew McDowell, they communicate with an openness and curiosity that has gained them a reputation as one of the most exciting string quartets performing today.

WOLF Italian Serenade MOZART Quartet in G Major, K. 73f IVES Quartet No. 2 BRAHMS Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2

Hailing from Germany, the three Schumann brothers have been playing together since childhood. Together with their violist colleague, Matthew McDowell, they communicate with an openness and curiosity that has gained them a reputation as one of the most exciting string quartets performing today.

WOLF Italian Serenade MOZART Quartet in G Major, K. 73f IVES Quartet No. 2 BRAHMS Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2

SUNNOV 15

7:00 PM

ChamberCultural Heritage

French Masterpieces for Violin and Piano

Violinist Tomás Cotik and pianist Shinmyung Rho trace the French violin tradition across two world wars. Lili Boulanger and Claude Debussy died within ten days of each other in March 1918 — Boulanger at twenty-four, the first woman to win the Premier Grand Prix de Rome; Debussy leaving a Violin Sonata that was both his last completed work and the last music he played in public. Poulenc wrote his sonata in occupied Paris in 1943, inscribed to the memory of Federico García Lorca. The evening ends with Ravel’s Second Sonata, with its central blues movement, and Tzigane. Program: Boulanger, Deux Morceaux; Debussy, Sonata in G minor; Poulenc, Sonata for Violin and Piano; Ravel, Sonata No. 2 in G major and Tzigane. $30 general admission, free for PSU students, faculty and staff.

MONJAN 11

7:30 PM

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Chamber

Calidore Quartet

Top prize winners in the ARD, Fischoff, and M-Prize Competitions, among others, Calidore Quartet is distinguished by its expressive depth, commanding precision, and interpretive clarity. Additional honors include an Avery Fisher Career Grant and selection as BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists.

“The kind of sublimity other quartets spend a lifetime seeking.” Los Angeles Times

Program: Monday, January 11

BARBER Quartet, Op. 11
JANÁČEK Quartet No. 1 “Kreutzer”
BEETHOVEN Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130 with Grosse Fugue

Program: Tuesday, January 12

HAYDN Quartet in D Major, Op. 71, No. 2
Jessie MONTGOMERY Strum
Samuel ADAMS Quartet No. 3
BEETHOVEN Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135

Top prize winners in the ARD, Fischoff, and M-Prize Competitions, among others, Calidore Quartet is distinguished by its expressive depth, commanding precision, and interpretive clarity. Additional honors include an Avery Fisher Career Grant and selection as BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists.

“The kind of sublimity other quartets spend a lifetime seeking.” Los Angeles Times

Program: Monday, January 11

BARBER Quartet, Op. 11
JANÁČEK Quartet No. 1 “Kreutzer”
BEETHOVEN Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130 with Grosse Fugue

Program: Tuesday, January 12

HAYDN Quartet in D Major, Op. 71, No. 2
Jessie MONTGOMERY Strum
Samuel ADAMS Quartet No. 3
BEETHOVEN Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135

TUEJAN 12

7:30 PM

Chamber

Calidore Quartet

Top prize winners in the ARD, Fischoff, and M-Prize Competitions, among others, Calidore Quartet is distinguished by its expressive depth, commanding precision, and interpretive clarity. Additional honors include an Avery Fisher Career Grant and selection as BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists.

“The kind of sublimity other quartets spend a lifetime seeking.” Los Angeles Times

Program: Monday, January 11

BARBER Quartet, Op. 11
JANÁČEK Quartet No. 1 “Kreutzer”
BEETHOVEN Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130 with Grosse Fugue

Program: Tuesday, January 12

HAYDN Quartet in D Major, Op. 71, No. 2
Jessie MONTGOMERY Strum
Samuel ADAMS Quartet No. 3
BEETHOVEN Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135

Top prize winners in the ARD, Fischoff, and M-Prize Competitions, among others, Calidore Quartet is distinguished by its expressive depth, commanding precision, and interpretive clarity. Additional honors include an Avery Fisher Career Grant and selection as BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists.

“The kind of sublimity other quartets spend a lifetime seeking.” Los Angeles Times

Program: Monday, January 11

BARBER Quartet, Op. 11
JANÁČEK Quartet No. 1 “Kreutzer”
BEETHOVEN Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130 with Grosse Fugue

Program: Tuesday, January 12

HAYDN Quartet in D Major, Op. 71, No. 2
Jessie MONTGOMERY Strum
Samuel ADAMS Quartet No. 3
BEETHOVEN Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135

SUNJAN 17

7:00 PM

Chamber

Brahms Sonatas for Violin and Piano

Brahms’s three violin sonatas complete in one evening. The program closes with the Scherzo in C minor that the twenty-year-old Brahms contributed to the collaborative “F-A-E” Sonata, written with Robert Schumann and Albert Dietrich in 1853 as a surprise for the violinist Joseph Joachim — who was handed the manuscript at a gathering in the Schumann household, played it through with Clara Schumann, and correctly named the composer of every movement. Program: Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78; Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100; Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108; Scherzo in C minor, WoO 2. $30 general admission, free for PSU students, faculty and staff.

MONFEB 1

7:30 PM

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Chamber

Busch Trio

Based in Amsterdam, the Busch Trio grew out of friendships established at the Royal College of Music in London more than a decade ago. Their shared passion for chamber music developed into a piano trio that achieves the highest artistic level on the international stage.

“Youth, Love and Death” SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8 DEBUSSY Piano Trio in G Major TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50

Based in Amsterdam, the Busch Trio grew out of friendships established at the Royal College of Music in London more than a decade ago. Their shared passion for chamber music developed into a piano trio that achieves the highest artistic level on the international stage.

“Youth, Love and Death” SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8 DEBUSSY Piano Trio in G Major TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50

TUEFEB 2

7:30 PM

Chamber

Busch Trio

Based in Amsterdam, the Busch Trio grew out of friendships established at the Royal College of Music in London more than a decade ago. Their shared passion for chamber music developed into a piano trio that achieves the highest artistic level on the international stage.

“Youth, Love and Death” SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8 DEBUSSY Piano Trio in G Major TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50

Based in Amsterdam, the Busch Trio grew out of friendships established at the Royal College of Music in London more than a decade ago. Their shared passion for chamber music developed into a piano trio that achieves the highest artistic level on the international stage.

“Youth, Love and Death” SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8 DEBUSSY Piano Trio in G Major TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50

MONMAR 15

7:30 PM

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ChamberFolkWorld MusicCultural Heritage

Maxwell Quartet

One of Britain’s finest young string quartets, the Maxwell Quartet’s charisma and sense of adventure shine through in everything they do. With a strong connection to their folk music heritage, they are committed to bringing together wide-ranging projects and programs that expand the string quartet repertoire.

HAYDN Quartet No. 25 in C Major, Op. 20, No. 2 Eleanor ALBERGA Quartet No. 4 BEETHOVEN Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 MAXWELL QUARTET Folk Music from Scotland

One of Britain’s finest young string quartets, the Maxwell Quartet’s charisma and sense of adventure shine through in everything they do. With a strong connection to their folk music heritage, they are committed to bringing together wide-ranging projects and programs that expand the string quartet repertoire.

HAYDN Quartet No. 25 in C Major, Op. 20, No. 2 Eleanor ALBERGA Quartet No. 4 BEETHOVEN Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 MAXWELL QUARTET Folk Music from Scotland

TUEMAR 16

7:30 PM

ChamberFolkWorld MusicCultural Heritage

Maxwell Quartet

One of Britain’s finest young string quartets, the Maxwell Quartet’s charisma and sense of adventure shine through in everything they do. With a strong connection to their folk music heritage, they are committed to bringing together wide-ranging projects and programs that expand the string quartet repertoire.

HAYDN Quartet No. 25 in C Major, Op. 20, No. 2 Eleanor ALBERGA Quartet No. 4 BEETHOVEN Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 MAXWELL QUARTET Folk Music from Scotland

One of Britain’s finest young string quartets, the Maxwell Quartet’s charisma and sense of adventure shine through in everything they do. With a strong connection to their folk music heritage, they are committed to bringing together wide-ranging projects and programs that expand the string quartet repertoire.

HAYDN Quartet No. 25 in C Major, Op. 20, No. 2 Eleanor ALBERGA Quartet No. 4 BEETHOVEN Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 MAXWELL QUARTET Folk Music from Scotland