MOZART & TCHAIKOVSKY
MOZART & TCHAIKOVSKY
Mozart Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285 (1777) Edgar Meyer String Trio No. 1 (1986) Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50 (1881-82)
BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music 1 of 4
BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music 1 of 4
From Melodies to Memories Petr Janata, PhD Professor of Psychology, Center for Mind and Brain, UC Davis
MOZART & TCHAIKOVSKY
MOZART & TCHAIKOVSKY
Mozart Flute Quartet in D Major, K. 285 (1777) Edgar Meyer String Trio No. 1 (1986) Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50 (1881-82)
GEORGE LI PIANO RECITAL
GEORGE LI PIANO RECITAL
Debussy Images, Book I (1901-05) Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (1874)
BERWALD SEPTET
BERWALD SEPTET
Schulhoff Concertino for Flute, Viola and Double Bass (1925) Berwald Septet in B-flat Major (ca 1828)
DVOŘÁK & BERNSTEIN
DVOŘÁK & BERNSTEIN
Bernstein Halil for Flute, Piano, and Percussion (1987) Kodály Serenade, Op. 12 (1919-20) Dvorák Piano Trio in F Minor, Op. 65 (1883)
RAN DANK PIANO RECITAL
RAN DANK PIANO RECITAL
Ravel Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn (1909) Haydn Sonata in E Minor, Hob. XVI:34 (1784) Bach/Busoni “Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ”, BWV 639 (1713-15 / 1898) Gubaidulina Sonata (1965) Liszt La lugubre Gondola I, S. 200 (1886) Ravel La Valse (1920)
VIVALDI CONCERTOS
VIVALDI CONCERTOS
Vivaldi Concerto in D Major, RV 428, “Il gardellino” (1729) Vivaldi Concerto in D Minor for Violin, RV 242 (1725) Vivaldi Concerto in A Minor for Two Violins, RV 522 (1711) Vivaldi Concerto in F Major for Three Violins, RV 551 (1711) Vivaldi Concerto in B Minor for ...
BEETHOVEN & MENDELSSOHN
BEETHOVEN & MENDELSSOHN
Stravinsky Suite Italienne from Pulcinella (1932) Beethoven Quintet in E-flat Major for Piano and Winds, Op. 16 (1796) Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 (1825)
BEETHOVEN & MENDELSSOHN
BEETHOVEN & MENDELSSOHN
Stravinsky Suite Italienne from Pulcinella (1932) Beethoven Quintet in E-flat Major for Piano and Winds, Op. 16 (1796) Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 (1825)
PETER WILEY & ANNA POLONSKY RECITAL
PETER WILEY & ANNA POLONSKY RECITAL
Beethoven Sonata in A Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 69 (1807-08) Mendelssohn Sonata in D Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 58 (1843)
WILL LIVERMAN & MYRA HUANG RECITAL
WILL LIVERMAN & MYRA HUANG RECITAL
Recital Program TBA
MOZART & ARENSKY
MOZART & ARENSKY
Arnold Divertimento for Flute, Oboe, and Clarinet, Op. 37 (1952) Mozart Piano Quartet in G Minor, K. 478 (1785) Arensky Quartet in A Minor for Violin, Viola, and Two Cellos, Op. 35 (1894)
NICOLAS NAMORADZE PIANO RECITAL
NICOLAS NAMORADZE PIANO RECITAL
Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte (1899) Bach French Suite in G Major, BWV 816 (c. 1722-25) Debussy Selections from Préludes, Book I (1910) Ravel Daphnis and Chloé Suite No. 2 (arr. Namoradze) (1912/2025)
GOLDBERG VARIATIONS FOR TRIO
GOLDBERG VARIATIONS FOR TRIO
Bach Aria with Thirty Variations, BWV 988 “Goldberg Variations” (arr. Dmitri Sitkovetsky) (1741, arr. 1984)
SCHUBERT & SHOSTAKOVICH
SCHUBERT & SHOSTAKOVICH
Devienne Trio for Flute, Clarinet, and Bassoon, Op. 61, No. 5 (1795) Schubert Sonata in A Minor for Viola and Piano, D. 821, Arpeggione (1824) Shostakovich Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57 (1940)
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BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music 2 of 4
From Perception to Pleasure: The Neuroscience of Music and Why We Love It Robert Zatorre, PhD Professor and Canada Research Chair in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University Co-Director, International Laboratory for Brain, Musi...
SCHUBERT & SHOSTAKOVICH
SCHUBERT & SHOSTAKOVICH
Devienne Trio for Flute, Clarinet, and Bassoon, Op. 61, No. 5 (c. 1795) Schubert Sonata in A Minor for Viola and Piano, D. 821, Arpeggione (1824) Shostakovich Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57 (1940)
HAOCHEN ZHANG PIANO RECITAL
HAOCHEN ZHANG PIANO RECITAL
Beethoven Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 110 (1821) Schumann Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 11 (1833-35)
BRAHMS & DVOŘÁK
BRAHMS & DVOŘÁK
Falla Suite populaire espagnole for Cello and Piano (arr. from “Popular Spanish Songs” by Paul Kochanski and Maurice Marechal) (1914 / 1926) Dvorák Terzetto in C Major, Op. 74 (1887) Brahms Sonata in F Minor for Viola and Piano, Op. 120, No. 1 (1894)
BEETHOVEN & JANÁČEK
BEETHOVEN & JANÁČEK
Janácek String Quartet No. 1 Kreutzer Sonata (1923) Weinberg Sonata No. 4 for Violin and Piano, Op. 39 (1947) Beethoven Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 (1799)
ORION WEISS PIANO RECITAL
ORION WEISS PIANO RECITAL
Grieg Improvisations on Two Norwegian Folk Songs, Op. 29 (1878) Dvořák Theme and Variations, Op. 36 (1878) Tchaikovsky Grande Sonata in G Major, Op. 37 (1878)
NEW MUSIC WITH THE JACK QUARTET
NEW MUSIC WITH THE JACK QUARTET
Paul Novak New Work for String Quartet (2026) (Festival Commission, World Premiere) Baldwin Giang New Work for String Quartet (2026) (Festival Commission, World Premiere)
MENG SU PLAYS BACH
MENG SU PLAYS BACH
Bach Suite No. 3 for Cello, BWV 1009 (transc. Koonce) (ca. 1720) Bach Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro in E-flat Major, BWV 998 (ca. 1740) Bach Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D Minor for Violin, BWV 1004 (trans. Segovia) (1720)
BRAHMS & RAVEL
BRAHMS & RAVEL
Ravel Introduction and Allegro (1905) Elizabeth Ogonek New Work for Piano Quartet (Festival Commission, World Premiere 2026) Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115 (1891)
BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music 3 of 4
BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music 3 of 4
Rhythmic Origins of Human Musicality John R. Iversen, PhD Associate Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind, McMaster University
BRAHMS & RAVEL
BRAHMS & RAVEL
Ravel Introduction and Allegro (1905) Elizabeth Ogonek New Work for Piano Quartet (Festival Commission, World Premiere 2026) Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115 (1891)
BRAHMS & NEIKRUG
BRAHMS & NEIKRUG
Takemitsu Rain Spell (1982) Marc Neikrug Fantasy for Clarinet, Viola, Cello, and Percussion (2025) (New Mexico Premiere) Brahms Trio in A Minor for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello, Op. 114 (1891)
LUCAS & IRINA MEACHEM RECITAL
LUCAS & IRINA MEACHEM RECITAL
Copland Selections from Old American Songs (1950, 1952) Weill Four Walt Whitman Songs (1942/1947) Jake Heggie A Question of Light (2011)
MOZART & BRAHMS
MOZART & BRAHMS
Alex Paxton TBA New Work for String Quartet (2026, Festival Commission, World Premiere) Mozart Sonata in B-flat Major for Violin and Piano, K. 454 (1784) Brahms Piano Quartet in G Minor, Op. 25 (1861)
KIRILL GERSTEIN PIANO RECITAL
KIRILL GERSTEIN PIANO RECITAL
Recital Program TBA
JEREMY DENK PLAYS BACH PARTITAS
JEREMY DENK PLAYS BACH PARTITAS
Bach Partita No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 827 (1726) Bach Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829 (1730) Bach Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830 (1731)
ALL SCHUBERT
ALL SCHUBERT
Schubert Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795 (1823) Schubert String Quintet in C Major, D. 956 (1828)
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BAM!! Insights on the Brain & Music 4 of 4
The Applied Neuroscience of Music in Rehabilitation Michael H. Thaut, PhD Professor, Faculty of Music and Faculty of Medicine; Director, Music and Health Science Research Collaborative; Senior Canada Research Chair in Music, Neuroscience, and Health, University of Tor...
BEETHOVEN & SCHUBERT
BEETHOVEN & SCHUBERT
Beethoven Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97, Archduke (1811) Schubert Schwanengesang, D. 957 (1828)
JUHO POHJONEN PIANO RECITAL
JUHO POHJONEN PIANO RECITAL
Scriabin Sonata No. 6, Op. 62 (1911-12) Scriabin Sonata No. 7, Op. 64, White Mass (1911-12) Scriabin Sonata No. 8, Op. 66 (1912-13) Scriabin Sonata No. 9, Op. 68, Black Mass (1912-13) Scriabin Sonata No. 10, Op. 70 (1912-13)
BENJAMIN APPL & SIMON LEPPER RECITAL
BENJAMIN APPL & SIMON LEPPER RECITAL
Schubert Die Winterreise, D. 911 (1827)
BARTÓK & RACHMANINOFF
BARTÓK & RACHMANINOFF
Schubert Variations on an Original Theme in A-flat Major, D. 813 (1824) Bartók Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110 (1937) György Kurtág Two Mussorgsky Transcriptions (1989) Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances for Two Pianos, Op. 45 (1940)
DOVER QUARTET
DOVER QUARTET
Bacewicz String Quartet No. 4 (1951) Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80 (1847)
MOZART & SCHUMANN
MOZART & SCHUMANN
Saariaho Lullaby for Solo Cello (in memoriam Oliver Knussen) (2018) Saariaho Nocturne for Solo Violin (1994) Mozart String Quintet in C Major, K. 515 (1787) Saariaho Spins and Spells for Solo Cello (1996) Bent Sørensen Serenissima for Solo Violin (2014) Schumann Piano ...
BACH ORCHESTRAL SUITES
BACH ORCHESTRAL SUITES
Bach Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 (ca. 1739) Bach Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041 (ca. 1730) Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 (1731)
SCHUBERT & BRAHMS
SCHUBERT & BRAHMS
Schubert String Quartet in E Major, D. 353 (1816) Magnus Lindberg New Work for Piano Trio (2026) (Festival Commission, World Premiere) Brahms String Sextet in B-flat Major, Op. 18 (1859-60)
CZECH MASTERS
CZECH MASTERS
Martinu Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola (1947) Myslivecek Trio in G Major for Violin, Cello, and Double Bass (1772) Dvorák Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 (1887)
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