Violist

The February 6 concert will feature violinists Tessa Lark, Amy Schwartz Moretti and Annie Fullard; violist Lawrence Dutton; and cellist Paul Watkins performing the Bruch and Mendelssohn octets.

Fabian Concert Series 3

McCorkle Music Building

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) returns in December 2023 with Bach’s complete Brandenburg concertos, performed in their original instrumentation – each year in a different order with an evolving roster of the finest CMS musicians.

If Johann Sebastian Bach had only left the world his six Brandenburg Concertos, he would still reside in the pantheon of the great composers. One memorable tune is heard after another; uplifting energy abounds; feats of virtuosity for violins, violas, cellos, oboes, trumpet, horns, and harpsichord leap from the stage. With their novel instrumentation and irresistible energy, the six concertos are uplifting to all who hear them and have become an annual tradition at the Harris.

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Brandenburg Concertos

Harris Theater

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) returns to the Mondavi Center to perform Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, works that unfailingly provide spiritual fulfillment for music lovers of all faiths and beliefs, inspiring strength at year’s end and a vision of the brightest future. The artistic core of CMS is a multigenerational, dynamic repertory company comprised of an evolving and unparalleled roster of performers. Demonstrating the belief that the future of chamber music lies in engaging and expanding the audience, these expert chamber musicians draw more people to the genre than any other organization of its kind.

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

Join us for a must-see performance as the Emerson String Quartet returns to the Terrace Theater for the final time—the penultimate performance before the esteemed quartet disbands.

Emerson String Quartet

Kennedy Center

The beloved Emerson Quartet returns to Aspen one final time in a meaningful stop at Harris Concert Hall—a hall they once inaugurated in 1993. Since the celebrated ensemble’s first appearance at the AMFS in 1983, the Emerson Quartet has been a fixture of the Festival. Now, enjoy a final opportunity to hear them performing a quintessential program of works by Ravel, Walker, Beethoven, and Shostakovich before they hang up their instruments for good.

Special Event: Emerson String Quartet: The Aspen Farewell Concert

Aspen Meadows Resort

The renowned Emerson String Quartet (Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer, violins; Lawrence Dutton, viola; Paul Watkins, cello) are embarking on their worldwide farewell tour, and we are delighted that they will join us for our Season Opener Mainstage Chamber Concert. The Emerson String Quartet, called “America’s greatest quartet” by Time Magazine, will be disbanding at the completion of their tour after more than four decades of performing together, and Philip Setzer will be launching a new phase of his career as Manchester Music Festival’s Artistic Director.

Season Opener Mainstage Chamber Concert

Southern Vermont Arts Center

After 12 appearances on our series since 1979, 9 GRAMMY awards, and more than 30 celebrated recordings, the legendary Emerson String Quartet returns one last time as they make the final tour of their venerated 47-year career. Their program embodies the bittersweet nature of this occasion: pairing Shostakovich’s tragic final string quartet with one of the most life-affirming works in all of music history, Mendelssohn’s treasured string octet. Joining them for an encore performance on our series of this beloved octet are the Emerson’s protégés, the Calidore String Quartet. Come be a part of this momentous celebration as we experience this symbolic passing of the baton—or bow, as it were—from one generation to the next as we close our 129th Concert Classics series, both marking a historic moment and looking to the future.

Emerson & Calidore String Quartets

Richardson Auditorium

Emerson String Quartet & Calidore String Quartet

After more than 45 years, one of the most acclaimed and venerable string quartets in the world graces us with a stop on its farewell tour. The Emerson String Quartet’s impact on the world of classical music performance cannot be overstated. With more than 30 acclaimed recordings, nine GRAMMYs® (including two for Best Classical Album), three Gramophone Awards, the Avery Fisher Prize, and Musical America’s “Ensemble of the Year” award, the Quartet has collaborated with some of today’s most esteemed composers to premiere new works, keeping the string quartet form alive and relevant. This program of masterworks will leave you breathless and not ready to say goodbye.

Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center

This is your chance to catch one of the world’s great musical ensembles on its final tour. The Emerson String Quartet has maintained its place as a universally acclaimed and unflaggingly popular quartet for more than 40 years. In addition to definitive interpretations, these four artists infuse their performances with emotional impact and personality. “With musicians like this, there must be some hope for humanity” (The Times of London).

War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

Since announcing their retirement after the 22-23 season the Buffalo Chamber Music Society feels very fortunate to have secured a performance on the series in their final season.

Emerson Quartet at Buffalo CMS

Kleinhans Music Hall

Hailed by the New York Times as one of the most impressive of American string quartets, the venerable Emerson String Quartet returns for another memorable performance at the Herbst Theatre. Performing and recording a range of repertoire from Bach to Harbison, this nine-time Grammy Award-winning ensemble continues to make significant and lasting contributions to the world of chamber music.

The Emerson String Quartet, formed at the Juilliard School in 1976, continues to be the defining quartet of our time, with an unrivaled history of international concerts, unprecedented repertoire projects, and standard-setting recordings that have garnered nine Grammy Awards. With a program crafted uniquely for Music@Menlo, the Emerson returns to share the time-honed skill and artistry that places the ensemble among history’s greatest. <strong>The event premieres at 5 p.m. Pacific Time on Sunday, February 14 and is available to watch online until February 21.</strong>

Lawrence Dutton

Violist

Events

Feb 6, 2024

Fabian Concert Series 3 · Mercer University Townsend School of Music

Dec 13, 2023

Brandenburg Concertos · Harris Theater

Dec 10, 2023

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center · Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

Oct 20, 2023

Emerson String Quartet · Kennedy Center

Aug 15, 2023

Special Event: Emerson String Quartet: The Aspen Farewell Concert · Aspen Music Festival

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