Virtual Sights and Sounds Concert Series presented by Chamber Music Raleigh and the NC Museum of Art

Schedule of Sights and Sounds Concert Series

Each of these concerts begins at 8 p.m., unless otherwise indicated.

Four Nations Ensemble
Sunday, February 14th, 2021

A leading presence on the early music scene, Four Nations Ensemble performs at major houses and festivals, including the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center.

Program:

• Giuseppe Tartini, Sonata in G Minor for Violin and Continuo, op. 1, no. 10
• Louis-Nicolas Clerambault, “Medea” Cantata for Soprano and Instruments
• Plus: Antonio Vivaldi, Sonata for Cello and Continuo and a selection of love songs of Barbara Strozzi and Henry Purcell.

• Tchaikovsky, Quartet no. 1 in D Major for Strings, op. 11 (1871)
• Schumann, Quartet in A Major for Strings, op. 41, no. 3 (1842)

Violin and viola soloist, conductor, and chamber musician Pinchas Zukerman is known for the expressive lyricism of his playing, singular beauty of tone, and impeccable musicianship. His discography of over 100 albums has gained him two Grammy awards and 21 nominations.Concert solo pianist and recording artist Shai Wosner is a recipient of Lincoln Center’s Martin E. Segal Award, an Avery Fisher Career Grant, and a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award.

Program:

• Beethoven, Violin Sonata no. 1 in D Major, op. 12, no. 1
• Beethoven, Violin Sonata no. 9 in A Major, op. 47 (“Kreutzer”)

Praised by the Washington Post for “captivating” performances that draw from its notable “meld of intellect, technique and emotions,” the Aizuri Quartet was awarded the grand prize and the CAG Management Prize at the 2018 M-Prize Chamber Arts Competition. The quartet’s debut album, Blueprinting, featuring new works written for them by five American composers, was nominated for a 2019 Grammy Award.Program:

• Hildegard von Bingen/Arr. Alex Fortes, Columba aspexit
• Barbara Strozzi/Arr. Alex Fortes, L’usignuolo
• Nina C. Young, Memento Mori–Phase I
• Barbara Strozzi/Arr. Alex Fortes, L’amante modesto
• Gabriella Smith, Carrot Revolution
• Rhiannon Giddens (N.C.-born composer), At the Purchaser’s Option

Hailed by the Boston Globe as “the most important American quartet in history,” the Juilliard String Quartet draws on a deep and vital engagement to the classics while embracing the mission of championing new works—a vibrant combination of the familiar and daring. They have been a favorite for Raleigh audiences for many seasons.Program:

• Mozart, String Quartet in B-flat Major, K. 458, “Hunt”
• Britten, String Quartet no. 3, op. 94
• Brahms, String Quartet in A Minor, op. 51, no. 2

• “Eclypse”
• “Pajaro Carpintero”
• “Hermanos”
• “Viernes de Ciudad”
• “Quick Tune”
• “Waltz”
• “Pan con Timba”
• “Arboles en el aire”
• “Epilogo”

The recipient of Chamber Music America’s coveted Cleveland Quartet Award in 2020, the Verona Quartet is no stranger to the Triangle, having completed residencies in Durham last year. They join the award-winning Jamaican American violist Jordan Bak and lauded newcomer Nicholas Mariscal on cello.Program:

• Reena Esmail, Quartet
• Strauss, Sextet from Capricco
• Dvorak, String Quartet in F Major, op. 96, “American”

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