Friends of Chamber Music of Miami - 2012-2013 Concert Schedule

Our spectacular 57th season will feature concerts with pianists Anton Kuerti, Nikolai Lugansky and Cyprien Katsaris, the brilliant Ehnes Quartet led by violin virtuoso James Ehnes, and the perennially popular Kalichstein Laredo Robinson Trio.

All concerts will begin at 8:00 P.M. unless otherwise noted. Concerts will take place at venues as noted below. Venue information and directions are found on the performance venues page.

Tue., Feb. 19, 2013 University of Miami Gusman Hall	Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) Pre-curtain lecture by Frank Cooper Back-Kempff: Siciliano in G minor from Flute Sonata No. 2 in Eb Major, BWV 1031 Bach-Rummel: Ertodt’ uns durch dein’ Gute (Movement 5 of ‘Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwolfe,’ BWV 22 Bach-Siloti: Prelude in E minor, BWV 555 Bach-Saint-Saens: Largo from the Sonata No. 3 for solo violin, BWV 1005 Bach-Saint-Saens: Sinfonia from Cantata ‘Wir Danken Dir, Gott, Wir Danken Dir,’ BWV 29 Beethoven: Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 7 Scriabin: Selection of Mazurkas, Op. 3 Scriabin: Valse, Op. 38 Chopin Polonaise in F sharp minor, Op. 44 Strauss/Schultz-Evier: Blue Danube

Sun., Mar. 3, 2013 4:00 pm Saint Andrews Episcopal Church	Ehnes Quartet Barber: String Quartet Schostakovich: Quartet No. 8 Wolf: Italian Serenade Brahms: Quartet

Tue., May 7, 2013 Wertheim Auditorium (FIU)	Rafal Blechacz (piano) JS Bach: Partita No. 3 in a minor, BWV 827 Beethoven: Sonata in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3 Chopin: Three Mazurkas, Op. 63 Chopin: Scherzo No. 3, Op. 39 Szymanowski: Sonata No. 1 in c minor, Op. 8 In Collaboration with the Chopin Foundation of the United States

Wed., May 15, 2013 University of Miami Gusman Hall	Alexey Lavrov (baritone) with Ken Noda (piano) Songs by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Schumann, Schubert, and Sviridov Arias from DON CARLO (Verdi), IOLANTA and EUGENE ONEGIN (Tchaikovsky), DON PASQUALE (Donizetti), DON GIOVANNI (Mozart), and PAGLIACCI (Leoncavallo)

Previous Concerts

Thu., Oct. 11, 2012 Coral Gables Congregational Church	Anton Kuerti (piano) Beethoven: Bagatelles, Op. 126 Beethoven: Sonata, Op. 111 Beethoven: Sonata in A^b Major, Op. 26 Beethoven: Sonata in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2

Thu., Oct. 25, 2012 Temple Beth Am	Nikolai Lugansky (piano) Janacek: In the Mist Schubert: Impromptus, Op. 142 Rachmaninoff: Sonata No. 2

Tue., Oct. 30, 2012 Coral Gables Congregational Church	Prazak Quartet with Roberto Diaz (viola) Haydn: Quartet in B^b Major, Op. 71, No. 1 Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in E-minor, “From My Life” Brahms: Quintet in G-Major, Op. 111

Wed., Jan. 9, 2013 University of Miami Gusman Hall	Kalichstein Laredo Robinson Trio Beethoven: G Major, Op. 1, No. 2 Previn: #2 Tchaikovsky: Trio

Tue., Jan. 15, 2013 University of Miami Gusman Hall	Tokyo String Quartet (Farewell Tour) Beethoven Quartet in F minor, Op. 95, “serioso” Bartok Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114 Mendelssohn Quartet in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2

Wed., Feb. 6, 2013 University of Miami Gusman Hall	Cyprien Katsaris (piano) Edvard Grieg: 12 Lyric pieces Schubert-Liszt : 3 song transcriptions (Stanchen, Der muller und der bach, & Ave Maria) Beethoven-Katsaris: "Emperor" Concerto for solo piano

All weekday concerts will begin at 8:00 PM (all weekend concerts begin at 4 PM).