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Violinist Sharon Roffman, prizewinner in the 2003 Naumburg Foundation International Competition, made her solo debut with the New Jersey Symphony in 1996. Since then, Ms. Roffman has forged a unique career distinguished by her versatility; she is equally sought after as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral leader and music educator.

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Voices of Power

Perot Theatre

In a concert celebrating the range of the cello-piano duo repertoire, Debussy’s groundbreaking late sonata—the first truly modern work on the genre—leads seamlessly to the dreamy opening of Bruce Adolphe’s Couple, composed for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s own David Finckel and Wu Han. Mendelssohn’s Second Sonata, a masterpiece of his extensive instrumental output, is a prime example of everything we associate with Mendelssohn, from racing, virtuosic outer movements to a magical scherzo and a slow movement based on a Christian hymn.

An Evening with David Finckel and Wu Han

Harris Theater

To ensure adequate safety and capacity, all attendees for this event, regardless of age, need a ticket. This includes children that will be sitting in a guardian's lap during the performance.
What is inspiration? How do you get an idea? And when you get an idea, what do you do with it? Join the world's greatest and only private ear, Inspector Pulse, as he investigates the mysteries of musical creativity.

Inspector Pulse Asks "What's the Big Idea?"

Lincoln Center

The wacky private ear discovers that getting food stuck between your teeth is like a musical dissonance — and when you floss and brush, it is a musical resolution! But that is just the beginning of Inspector Pulse's investigation of dissonance and consonance!

Inspector Pulse Discovers Dissonance!

In his String Quartet in A-flat major, Op.105, Dvořák fuses his profound love for his country’s folk music with a technical mastery gleaned from Schubert and Brahms to create an inspired, poignant masterpiece of chamber music.

Inside Chamber Music: Dvořák’s String Quartet in A-flat major

Rose Studio

Considered a musical reactionary by some musicians in his time and declared a progressive innovator by Arnold Schönberg, Brahms saw himself as hard-working craftsman and perfectionist.

Inside Chamber Music: Brahms’s Piano Trio in C major

Renowned as the composer of 16 Hollywood film scores, including The Adventures of Robin Hood and The Sea Hawk, Erich Wolfgang Korngold — a child prodigy coincidentally named after Mozart — was also the composer of operas, concerti, orchestral works, and chamber music. His lush, melodic, and intensely romantic piano quintet, completed in 1921, goes straight to the heart — without Olivia de Haviland or Errol Flynn.

Inside Chamber Music: Korngold’s Piano Quintet in E major

Bruce Adolphe will explore how Beethoven’s last string quartet, Opus 135, was inspired by the composer’s personal experiences ranging from a humorous conversation to the tragedy of his deafness.

Inside Chamber Music: Beethoven’s String Quartet in F major, Op. 135

Composed in 1939, Bartók’s String Quartet No.6 depicts a profound sorrow that gradually overwhelms a series of attempts to break free from its clutches. Typically, Bartók creates a unique compositional structure that serves his powerful artistic vision in a work that speaks for humanity in a deeply personal manner.

Inside Chamber Music: Bartók’s String Quartet No. 6

A work of poignant beauty, Amy Beach’s Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor is rich in exquisite melodies and lush harmonies. It’s time to rediscover the sumptuous sonic world of one of America’s great romantics.

Inside Chamber Music: Beach's Piano Quintet

A haunting, chilling masterpiece, Prokofiev’s Sonata No.1 in F Minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 80 conveys the dread and despair of living in Stalin’s Soviet Union. 

Inside Chamber Music: Prokofiev’s Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor

Discover the passionate, lyrical romantic music of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912), whose cantata Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast was as popular as Handel’s Messiah in England during the early 20th century. Join Bruce Adolphe for a close look at Coleridge-Taylor’s stirring piano quintet in G minor.

Bruce Adolphe

Composer, Pianist

Events

Feb 3, 2024

Voices of Power · Texarkana Symphony Orchestra

Jan 25, 2024

An Evening with David Finckel and Wu Han · Harris Theater

Apr 16, 2023

Inspector Pulse Asks "What's the Big Idea?" · Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Mar 12, 2023

Inspector Pulse Discovers Dissonance! · Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Mar 1, 2023

Inside Chamber Music: Dvořák’s String Quartet in A-flat major · CMS Lincoln Center

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