St. Cecilia Music Center Brings The Chamber Music Society Of Lincoln Center In Concert On November 9, 2023, Continuing Their 12-year Partnership West Michigan Tourist Association (2024)

St. Cecilia Music Center(SCMC) is proud to present Co-Artistic Directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center – PianistWu Hanand CellistDavid Finckel– with ViolinistArnaud Sussmanfor an exquisite evening of Haydn and Beethoven in a performance titledTrios Transformedon November 9, 2023. This opening concert begins SCMC’s 12-year partnership with the esteemedChamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the first of three concerts in the 2023 – 2024 season.

Executive & Artistic Director of SCMC Cathy Holbrook says,“We are so excited to begin our new season, our 140^thAnniversary, featuring our beloved friends from CMS – Co-Artistic Directors Wu Han, David Finckel, with Arnaud Sussman. Over the past 12 years with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center we’ve been delighted to collaborate with Wu Han and David Finckel. Arnaud Sussman has also been one of our favorite artists from CMS appearing frequently at SCMC for over a decade. All three of them are world-class musicians who create wonderful magic on stage every time they perform. Thursday, November 9 will be a very special evening at SCMC to experience beautiful music performed by three of the top chamber music artists in the world!”

Tickets forTrios Transformedfeaturing Pianist Wu Han, Cellist David Finckel andViolinist Arnaud Sussmanare $55, $40, and $25 are availableatscmcgr.orgor by calling616-459-2224.Season Subscription Ticketsfor 2023-2024 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Series (all three concerts) are available for $129 atwww.scmcgr.orgor by calling616-459-2224.

Trios Transformed Program Description:

Haydn is well known for his 104 symphonies and 68 string quartets, but his piano trios supply equal delight for listeners and inspiring challenges for performers. In this program, the audience will hear the direct effect of Haydn’s genius on Beethoven, as three familiar and formidable CMS musicians tackle a four-work juxtaposition of seminal trios by both composers. Enjoy experiencing each composer’s trios evolve, as they did side-by-side in Vienna, where Haydn and Beethoven enjoyed a cordial if somewhat competitive relationship. Beethoven’s “Ghost” Trio concludes, its eerie slow movement reportedly inspired by the witches’ scene fromMacbeth.

Other Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center concerts this season include:

March 7, 2024– “Instrumental Array”

In a celebration of instrumental odd couples, three duo teams from CMS of Lincoln Center will highlight the extremes of possibility for their ensembles. Maurice Duruflé’s post-Romantic trio augments the duo format, and all will join for the concluding Septet in D minor for Flute, Oboe, Horn, Viola, Cello, Bass and Piano, Op.74 (c. 1816) composed by virtuoso pianist Johann Hummel, who was a pupil of Mozart and Haydn and was admired by Beethoven. This concert will feature CMS artists Juho Pohjonen, piano; Paul Neubauer, voila; Nick Canellakis, cello; Nina Bernat, double bass; Sooyun Kim, flute; James Austin Smith, oboe; Radovan Vlatkovic, horn.

April 18, 2024– “String Magic”

The deeply human voices of violins, violas, and cellos have inspired much of the greatest music ever composed. From Beethoven’s earliest all-string work to Francaix’s effervescent trio, this program offers a rich feast of string sonorities from the 18^thcentury to the modern age. Strings Magic will feature CMS violinists Chad Hoopes and Bella Hristova; violists Matthew Lipman and Timothy Ridout; and cellist Sihao He.

Season Subscription Ticketsfor 2023-2024 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Series (3 concerts) are available online atwww.scmcgr.orgor by calling616-459-2224.

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Trios Transformed

Thursday, November 9, 2023