HISTORY

Chamber Music Today launched its inaugural season in 2011 and is now celebrating its eighth season, Beethoven Prelude. Past seasons include The Inaugural Season (2011), The Legend (2012), From Beethoven to Russia (2013), Hommage to Brahms (2014), Cultural Odyssey I (2015), Cultural Odyssey II (2016), and Mastery! (2017). Since the inaugural season, Casual Classics, Co. has also presented spring and summer concerts independently of the winter Chamber Music Today festivals.

2011       2012       2013       2014       2015       2016       2017

 

2011: The Inaugural Season

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June 21, 2011, 8:00 p.m. | Wu Han, Philip Setzer, Arnold Steinhardt, Steven Tenenbom, David Finckel
LG Arts Center

Dvořák: Terzetto in C Major for Two Violins and Viola, op. 74
Beethoven: Cello Sonata in A Major, op. 69
Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A Major, B. 155, op. 81

Artists: Wu Han, piano; Philip Setzer, Arnold Steinhardt, violins; Steven Tenenbom, viola; David Finckel, cello

December 11, 2011, 5:00 p.m. | Emerson String Quartet
IBK Chamber Music Hall at Seoul Arts Center

Mozart: String Quartet no. 23 in F Major, K. 590
Beethoven: String Quartet no. 16 in F Major, op. 135
Dvořák: String Quartet no. 14 in G Major, op. 106

December 12, 2011, 8:00 p.m. | Jupiter String Quartet with Wu Han
IBK Chamber Music Hall at Seoul Arts Center

Mozart: String Quartet no. 16 in E-flat Major, K. 428
Ravel: String Quartet in F Major
Dvořák: Piano Quintet no. 2 in A Major, op. 81

December 13, 2011, 8:00 p.m. | David Finckel–Wu Han–Philip Setzer Trio
IBK Chamber Hall at Seoul Arts Center

Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata no. 2 in D Major, op. 58
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio no. 1 in d minor, op. 49
Schubert: Piano Trio no. 1 in B-flat Major, D. 898, op. 99


2012: The Legend

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May 20, 2012, 5:00 p.m. | Wu Han, Jorja Fleezanis, Ian Swensen, Hsin-Yun Huang, Timothy Eddy
LG Arts Center

Ravel: Violin Sonata
Penderecki: Trio for Violin, Viola, and Cello
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, op. 44

Artists: Wu Han, piano; Jorja Fleezanis, Ian Swensen, violins; Hsin-Yun Huang, viola; Timothy Eddy, cello

December 8, 2012, 3:00 p.m. | David Shifrin, David Finckel, Wu Han
IBK Chamber Music Hall at Seoul Arts Center

Beethoven: Trio no. 4 in B-flat Major for Piano, Clarinet, and Cello, op. 11
Bruch: Selections from Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, op. 83
Brahms: Trio in A Major for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, op. 114

December 9, 2012, 8:00 p.m. | St. Lawrence String Quartet
IBK Chamber Music Hall at Seoul Arts Center

Beethoven: String Quartet no. 6 in B-flat Major, op. 18, no. 6
Golijov: Qohelet
Mendelssohn: String Quartet no. 4 in e minor, op. 44, no. 2

December 10, 2012, 8:00 p.m. | David Shifrin, Gilbert Kalish, Erin Keefe, Kristin Lee, Paul Neubauer, Nicholas Canellakis
IBK Chamber Music Hall at Seoul Arts Center

Dohnányi: Serenade for String Trio in C Major, op. 110
Debussy: Premiere Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano
Bartók: Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano
Brahms: Piano Quintet in f minor, op. 34

Artist: David Shifrin, clarinet; Gilbert Kalish, piano; Erin Keefe, violin; Kristin Lee, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello


2013: From Beethoven to Russia

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May 20, 2013, 7:30 p.m. | LG Chamber Music School
LG Arts Center

Haydn: Piano Trio in A Major, Hob. XV: 18
Prokofiev: Sonata for Two Violins, op. 56
Dohnányi: Piano Quintet no. 1 in c minor, op. 1

Artists: Wu Han, piano; Kristin Lee, Daniel Phillips, Philip Setzer, violins; Daniel Phillips, viola; David Finckel, cello

December 8, 2013, 2:00 p.m. | David Finckel and Wu Han
Kumho Art Hall

Beethoven: Complete Cello Sonatas
   Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 1 in F major, op. 5, no. 1
   Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 2 in G minor, op. 5, no. 2
   Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 3 in A major, op. 69
   Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 4 in C major, op. 102, no. 1
   Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 5 in D major, op. 102, no. 2

December 9, 2013, 7:30 p.m. | Miró Quartet

Beethoven: "Razumovsky" String Quartets, op. 59
   String Quartet in F Major, op. 59, no. 1
   String Quartet in e minor, op. 59, no. 2
   String Quartet in C Major, op. 59, no. 3

December 10, 2013, 8:00 p.m. | Alessio Bax, Elmar Oliveira, Jan Vogler
Sejong Chamber Music Hall

Tchaikovsky: Andante cantabile from String Quartet no. 1, op. 11
Davydov: Am Springbrunnen (At the Fountain), from Four Pieces, op. 20
Arensky: Piano Trio no. 1 in d minor, op. 32
Tchaikovsky: Meditation from Souvenir d’un lieu cher, op. 42
Rachmaninov: Trio élégiaque in g minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, op. 9


2014: Hommage to Brahms

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May 12, 2014, 8:00 p.m. | Gilbert Kalish, Wu Han, Sean Lee, Misha Amory, Andres Díaz
LG Arts Center

Handel/Halvorsen: Passacaglia in g minor for Violin and Viola
Schubert: Fantasie in f minor for Piano, Four Hands, D. 940, op. 103
Schubert: Rondeau brillant in b minor for Violin and Piano, D. 895, op. 70
Brahms: Piano Quartet no. 2 in A Major, op. 26

Artists: Gilbert Kalish, Wu Han, pianos; Sean Lee, violin; Misha Amory, viola; Andres Díaz, cello

December 7, 2014, 3:00 p.m. | Wu Han, Daniel Hope, Paul Neubauer, David Finckel
IBK Chamber Hall at Seoul Arts Center

Mahler: Piano Quartet in a minor
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, op. 47
Brahms: Piano Quartet in g minor, op. 25

December 8, 2014, 8:00 p.m. | Daniel Hope and Sebastian Knauer
IBK Chamber Hall at Seoul Arts Center

Brahms: Scherzo from Violin Sonata in c minor, F-A-E
C. Schumann: Andante molto from Romance, op. 22, no. 1
Brahms: Violin Sonata no. 1 in G Major, op. 78
Mendelssohn: Two Songs: "Auf Flugeln des Gesanges" (“On Wings of Song”), op. 34; "Hexenlied" (“Witches Song”), op. 8 (arranged for violin and piano by Daniel Hope)
Joachim: Romance, op. 2, no. 1
Grieg: Violin Sonata no. 3 in c minor

December 9, 2014, 8:00 p.m. | Jupiter String Quartet with Sebastian Knauer
IBK Chamber Hall at Seoul Arts Center

Bach: Fugues in E-flat Major, BWV 876, and d minor, BWV 877, from Das Wohltemperierte Klavier (arr. String Quartet, K. 405, W. A. Mozart)
Bartók: String Quartet no. 5
Brahms: Piano Quintet in f minor, op. 34


2015: Cultural Odyssey I

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June 2, 2015, 8:00 p.m. | Gilles Vonsattel, Wu Han, Arnaud Sussmann, Paul Neubauer, David Finckel, David Shifrin
LG Arts Center

Mozart: Trio in E-flat Major for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, K. 498, Kegelstatt
Barber: Selections from Souvenirs for Piano, Four Hands, op. 28
Schoenfield: Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano
Dvořák: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, op. 87

Artists: Gilles Vonsattel, Wu Han, pianos; Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; David Finckel, cello; David Shifrin, clarinet

December 6, 2015, 2:00 p.m. | Wu Han, Arnaud Sussmann, Jason Vieaux, Escher String Quartet
IBK Chamber Hall at Seoul Arts Center

Vivaldi: Concerto for Lute, Strings and Continuo in D Major, RV. 93
Boccherini: Quintet in C Major for Two Violins, Viola, and Two Cellos, G. 324, La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid
Paganini: Terzetto concertante in D Major for Viola, Guitar, and Cello
Tárrega: Capricho árabe for Guitar
Albéniz: Rumores de la Caleta (malagueña) from Recuerdos de viaje, op. 71 (arr. for guitar)
Falla: Suite populaire españole for Violin and Piano (arr. Kochanski)
Kernis: Selections from 100 Greatest Dance Hits for Guitar, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello

December 7, 2015, 7:30 p.m. | Escher String Quartet
Ilshin Art Hall

Beethoven: String Quartet no. 5 in A Major, op. 18, no. 5
Zemlinsky: String Quartet no. 3, op. 19
Mendelssohn: String Quartet no. 4 in e minor, op. 44 no. 2

December 8, 2015, 8:00 p.m. | Wu Han, Arnaud Sussmann, Pierre Lapointe, David Finckel
LG Arts Center

Dvořák: Sonatina in G Major for Violin and Piano, op. 100
Martinů: Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola, H. 313
Dohnányi: Serenade in C Major for Violin, Viola, and Cello, op. 10
Smetana: Piano Trio in g minor, op. 15

Artists: Wu Han, piano; Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Jason Vieaux, guitar; Escher String Quartet: Adam Barnett-Hart, Aaron Boyd, violins; Pierre Lapointe, viola; Brook Speltz, cello


2016: Cultural Odyssey II

June 7, 2016, 8:00 p.m. | Wu Ha, Sean Lee, Arnaud Sussmann, Paul Neubauer, David Finckel
LG Arts Center

Beethoven: Piano Trio in E-flat Major, op. 1, no. 1
Kodály: Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, op. 12
Taneyev: Piano Quintet in g minor, op. 30

Artists: Wu Han, piano; Sean Lee, Arnaud Sussmann, violins; Paul Neubauer, viola; David Finckel, cello

December 4, 2016, 3:00 p.m. | Wu Han, Wu Qian, Benjamin Beilman, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Matthew Lipman, David Finckel
LG Arts Center

Telemann: Gulliver Suite in D Major for Two Violins from Der Getreue Musik-Meister
Debussy: Petite Suite for Piano, Four Hands
Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major
Fauré: Piano Quartet no. 1 in c minor, op. 15

December 5, 2016, 8:00 p.m. | Wu Han, Wu Qian, Benjamin Beilman, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Matthew Lipman, David Finckel
IBK Chamber Hall at Seoul Arts Center

Beethoven: String Trio in G Major, op. 9, no. 1
Schumann: Violin Sonata no. 2 in d minor, op. 121
Brahms: Piano Quartet no. 3 in c minor, op. 60

December 6, 2016, 8:00 p.m. | Wu Han, Wu Qian, Benjamin Beilman, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Matthew Lipman, David Finckel
IBK Chamber Hall at Seoul Arts Center

Dvořák: Selected Slavonic Dances for Piano, Four Hands
Bartók: Selections from Forty-Four Duos for Two Violins, Sz. 98
Dvořák: Terzetto in C Major for Two Violins and Viola, op. 74
Dohnányi: Piano Quintet no. 1 in c minor, op. 1

Artists: Wu Han, Wu Qian, pianos; Benjamin Beilman, Alexander Sitkovetsky, violins; Matthew Lipman, viola; David Finckel, cello


2017: Mastery!


December 2, 2017, 3:00 p.m. | Juho Pohjonen, Wu Han, Paul Huang, Ani Kavafian, Erin Keefe, Paul Neubauer, Dmitri Atapine, David Finckel, Radovan Vlatković
JCC Arts Center

Mozart: Horn Quintet in E-flat Major, K. 407
Mozart: Concerto no. 12 in A Major for Piano and String Quartet, K. 414
Schumann: Adagio and Allegro in A-flat Major for Horn and Piano, op. 70
Mendelssohn: Double Concerto in d minor for Violin, Piano, and Strings

December 3, 2017, 3:00 p.m. | Juho Pohjonen, Wu Han, Paul Huang, Ani Kavafian, Erin Keefe, Paul Neubauer, Dmitri Atapine, David Finckel, Radovan Vlatković
LG Arts Center

Brahms: Violin Sonata no, 3 in d minor, op. 108
Brahms: Horn Trio in E-flat Major, op. 40
Brahms: String Sextet no. 2 in G Major, op. 36

December 4, 2017, 8:00 p.m.  | Juho Pohjonen, Wu Han, Paul Huang, Ani Kavafian, Erin Keefe, Paul Neubauer, Dmitri Atapine, David Finckel, Radovan Vlatković
JCC Arts Center

Glière: Selected Duos for Two Cellos, op. 53
Kodály: Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, op. 12
Prokofiev: Violin Sonata in D Major, op. 94a
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, op. 44

Artists: Juho Pohjonen, Wu Han, pianos; Paul Huang, Ani Kavafian, Erin Keefe, violins; Paul Neubauer, viola; Dmitri Atapine, David Finckel, cellos; Radovan Vlatković, horn


2018

May 31, 2018, 8:00 p.m. | Wu Han, Arnaud Sussmann, Matthew Lipman, David Finckel
IBK Chamber Hall at Seoul Arts Center

Haydn: Piano Trio in C Major, Hob. XV: 27
Suk: Piano Quartet in a minor, op. 1
Fauré: Piano Quartet no. 2 in g minor, op. 45

Artists: Wu Han, piano; Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Matthew Lipman, viola; David Finckel, cello