By St. Cecilia Music Center
St. Cecilia Music Center will feature the outstanding Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in a concert on Thursday, Nov. 2, featuring co-artistic director and cellist David Finckel, with violinist Arnaud Sussman and violist Paul Neubauer. The program titled “Essential String Trios” will include the works of Beethoven, Mozart and Penderecki.
“We are excited to embark on our sixth season with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center,” SCMC executive director Cathy Holbrook said. “The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is comprised of the finest chamber musicians in the world. Co-Artistic Directors David Finckel and Wu Han choose the most amazing programs for this series and send us dynamic performers. If you haven’t attended one of these performances you should come to hear vibrant music in one of the finest concert halls in the world – The Royce Auditorium at St. Cecilia Music Center.”
The “Essential String Trios” concert will feature a string trio — violin, viola, and cello —is the chamber music connoisseur’s delight. The program will be:
Beethoven — Trio in G Major for Violin, Viola and Cello, Op. 9, No. 1
Penderecki — Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello
Mozart — Divertimento in E-flat Major for Violin, Viola and Cello, K. 563
Concert tickets are $38 and $43 and can be purchased by calling St. Cecilia Music Center at 616-459-2224 or visiting the box office at 24 Ransom Ave. NE. Tickets can also be purchased online at scmc-online.org.
A pre-concert wine/hors d’oeuvres event for $15 will be available to all ticket holders starting at 6:30 p.m. There will also be a pre-concert talk with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center artists in the Royce Auditorium to discuss the music selection for the evening and any other questions that pertain to the artists themselves.
A post-concert party is open to all ticket-holders giving the audience the opportunity to meet the artists and obtain signed CDs of their releases.
Season tickets for the Chamber Music Society Series are still available and include a $15 discount off of single ticket prices for the three concerts (with the others to be held Jan. 18 and April 19) by calling 616-459-2224 or visiting St. Cecilia Music Center at 24 Ransom NE, Grand Rapids.
