Category Archives: Concerts
2014 Concert Preview: Emerson, Juilliard, Serkin/Orion, Shanghai
The summer is over, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t busy preparing for next summer!
2014 will be our 85th season, and it is shaping up to be filled with wonderful concerts.
Anchoring the Chamber Series are four special benefit concerts:
- The Emerson Quartet on Saturday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m.
- The Juilliard Quartet on Sunday, June 22 at 3:00 p.m.
- Peter Serkin & The Orion Quartet on Sunday, July 20 at 3:00 p.m.
- The Shanghai Quartet on Sunday, August 31 at 3:00 p.m.
Our advance schedules are posted for you to peruse, and we will be updating them as details for the full schedule are finalized.
We look forward to seeing you!
June 7, 2014: 85th Season opens with The Emerson String Quartet
The Emerson String Quartet. Photo Credit: Lisa Mazzucco
Saturday, June 7, 6:30 p.m.
The 85th Season Opening Concert & Gala
All Tickets $75
(Includes a benefit voucher for a regularly priced 2014 Music Mountain concert)
Emerson String Quartet
Eugene Drucker, Violin
Philip Setzer, Violin
Lawrence Dutton, Viola
Paul Watkins, Cello
Haydn: Quartet in G Minor, Op. 20, No. 3 (1772)
Mendelssohn: Quartet in F Minor, Op. 80 (1847)
Schubert: Quartet D Minor, “Death and the Maiden” (1824)
(Underwritten by an Anonymous Donor)
June 22, 2014: Benefit Concert with The Juilliard Quartet
Sunday, June 22, 3:00 p.m.
The Juilliard String Quartet. Photo by Simon Powis
Benefit Concert
All Tickets $60
Juilliard String Quartet
Joseph Lin, Violin
Ronald Copes, Violin
Roger Tapping, Viola
Joel Krosnick, Cello
Bach: Contrapunctus I-IV from Art of the Fugue BWV 1080
Berg: Lyric Suite (1926)
Beethoven: String Quartet in C Major, Opus 59#3 (1896)
(Underwritten by an Anonymous Donor)
July 20, 2014 – Benefit Concert with Peter Serkin & The Orion String Quartet
Sunday, July 20, 3:00 p.m.
Benefit Concert
All Tickets $60
Orion String Quartet
Daniel Phillips, Violin
Todd Phillips, Violin
Steven Tenenbom, Viola
Timothy Eddy, Cello
Peter Serkin, Piano
Haydn: String Quartet in D Major, Opus 76 # 5
Brahms: Quintet for Piano & Strings in F Minor, Opus 34
Dvorak: Quintet for Piano & Strings in A Major, Opus 81
(Underwritten by an Anonymous Donor)
August 31, 2014 – End of Season Benefit with Shanghai Quartet
Sunday, August 31, 3:00 p.m.
End of Season Benefit Concert & Reception
All Tickets $75
(Includes a benefit voucher for a regularly priced 2014 or 2015 Music Mountain concert)
Shanghai String Quartet
Weigang Li, Violin
Yi-Wen Jiang, Violin
Hanggang Li, Viola
Nicholas Tzavaras, Cello
with Haochen Zhang, Piano
Haochen Zhang Plays His Favorites.
Beethoven: String Quartet in F Major, Opus 135 (1826)
Brahms: Piano Quartet in G Minor, Opus 25 (1856-1857)
