The Chamber Music Society of Louisville
2002-2003 Concert Series
"... an enviable record of bringing top-caliber ensembles to town."
Andrew Adler, The Courier-Journal
 Gerhard Herz c. 1938 and
the founding of the Society
The Gerhard Herz Memorial Season
This special season is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Gerhard Herz (1911-2000), renowned musicologist and Bach scholar, dedicated and charismatic teacher, passionate champion of chamber music, a Society founder, six decades as a Board member, and posthumous donor to the quality of these concerts - indeed the "heart" of the Society. In his memory, this season presents several of his favorite ensembles, and one of his favorite musical genres, the lieder recital.
Close Encounters of the Music-Making Kind!
All performances are at 3 p.m. in the acoustically-superb north recital hall of the University of Louisville School of Music, recently named the Comstock Concert Hall.
Pre-concert talks by musical authorities are free at 2 p.m. before each performance in the Bird Recital Hall. Program notes are available on-line in advance of each concert.
Substantial savings for season subscribers!
Single concert ticket cost is $25. Season subscriptions are $75 for all five concerts. You save $50 when you subscribe! (Season subscription for students is still only $15.)
To subscribe or order tickets, call (502) 852-6907.
Please note, the Concert Programs and Concert Notes are provided as Adobe PDF documents. You will need at least the Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view these documents. The Abode Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free by clicking on the link provided to the left.
Sunday, October 27, 2002
Emerson String Quartet
Acclaimed for its insightful performances, brilliant artistry and technical mastery, the Emerson String Quartet is one of the world's foremost ensembles.
Currently celebrating its 25th anniversary, they have amassed an impressive list of achievements including six Grammy Awards - an unprecedented two for Best Classical Album - and complete cycles of the Bartok, Beethoven and Shostakovich string quartets.
Gramophone magazine has said "The Emerson give us playing of exceptional technical accomplishment and an unusually wide expressive range. They continually offer new insights into some endlessly enthralling music."
Their program will include performances from award-winning recordings of the Bartok Third and Shostakovich Eighth String Quartets. And from their recent New York immersion into the quartet music of Haydn, an unusual opportunity to hear "The Seven Last Words."
Concert Program (Adobe PDF Document)  - Click here
Sunday, November 24, 2002
Kurt Ollmann, Baritone
Jeffry Peterson, Piano
Mahler Lieder Recital
Coming to prominence as a protege of Leonard Bernstein's, Kurt Ollmann has sung Pelleas at La Scala with Abbado, the Count in St. Louis, Giovanni in the Peter Sellars production (Glimmerglass), and has also performed with the Vienna State Opera, the Rome Opera, Brussels' La Monnaie, the Seattle Opera, Washington Opera, Santa Fe Opera, and with the New York Festival of Song.
Milwaukee pianist Jeffry Peterson is best known for his work in the field of vocal accompaniment and has performed with celebrated singers Erie Mills and Evelyn Lear.
This unusual program will present Mahler's "Lieder und Gesange" complete - in essence all the composer's works for voice and piano - and a nearly complete set of "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" songs in their specific versions for voice and piano by the composer, not orchestral reductions.
Concert Program (Adobe PDF Document) - Click here
Sunday, February 2, 2003
Juilliard String Quartet
Returning for their 40th year of performances in Louisville will be our old friends "The Juilliard." They have appeared here since 1954 - 33 times on an annual basis - and during this time performed 86 different works for the Society. An extraordinary relationship with our community which continues in this season dedicated to the memory of their special friend Gerhard Herz.
For over 50 years they have been recognized as a leader in their field, and their performances are celebrated for clarity of structure, beauty of sound, plasticity of line, compelling rhythmic drive, and unanimity of purpose. The New York Times recently said "a composer could hardly have wanted a more polished or electrifying performance."
Their program will present Mozart's Quartet, K. 548 "The Hunt," Quartet No. 4 by American composer Gunther Schuller, recently written for the group, and Beethoven's Quartet in C-Major, Op. 59, No. 3.
Concert Program (Adobe PDF Document) - Click here
Sunday, March 2, 2003
The Chicago Chamber Musicians
Having celebrated its 15th anniversary. The Chicago Chamber Musicians enjoys an outstanding reputation for artistic excellence and strong commitment to community service. Since its founding in 1986, CCM has assembled a resident ensemble of 15 world-class artists who collaborate closely to present a broad spectrum of chamber music repertoire. The cadre of guest artists numbers over 150, and CCM's repertoire numbers more than 400 works.
They have toured both nationally, and internationally in Tokyo, Salzburg and Paris. Their performances have been heard by millions of listeners through broadcasts on National Public Radio.
The program here will present works for clarinet and strings with Larry Combs, Principal Clarinet of the Chicago Symphony; Joseph Genualdi and Jasmine Lin, violins; Rami Solomonow, viola; and Christopher Costanza, cello.
Concert Program (Adobe PDF Document) - Click here
Concert Notes (Adobe PDF Document) - Click here
Sunday, April 6, 2003
The Beaux Arts Trio
Recognized for over 40 years as having set the standard for performances of piano trio literature, The Beaux Arts Trio continues to ignite enthusiasm from audiences around the world. From the United States to Russia, from Japan to Germany, from Israel to Brazil, the Trio's extensive engagements have brought it highest praise.
Pianist throughout the Trio's history since 1955, Menahem Pressler is now joined by acclaimed violinist Young Uck Kim, and renowned cellist Antonio Meneses.
Well known for its performances here on 12 previous occasions from 1968-1996, including nearly all of its several configurations over the years, local concertgoers will relish this first opportunity to hear the current ensemble.
In 2000 the Boston Globe said "... Beaux Arts, now in its 46th year and fourth constellation of performers, is still the non plus ultra in its genre of chamber music." Their program will present trios by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Lowell Liebermann.
Concert Program (Adobe PDF Document) - Click here
Concert Notes (Adobe PDF Document) - Click here
Sunday, February 8, 2004
Recipient of the 2003 Grammy Award for Chamber Music
Takács Quartet
www.takacsquartet.com
The Takács Quartet is recognized as one of the world's great string quartets. The ensemble's recordings have been nominated for Grammys in 1999 and 2000, and its Bartok Quartet Cycle was awarded Gramophone's "Chamber Music Recording of the Year" for 1998. They recently received the 2003 Grammy Award for Chamber Music, given to the most recent volume of their Beethoven Quartet Cycle recordings. The Quartet is based in Boulder, Colorado, and is a Resident Quartet at the Aspen Festival. The Chicago Tribune has said "What chamber music enthusiast wouldn't be swept away by hearing three examples of the best string quartet literature ... played in one program by four of the best string alchemists on the planet, in well-articulated ensemble?"
Their program will include works by Kodaly, Bartok, and Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 132.
Concert Notes (Adobe PDF Document) - Click here
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