The Orion String Quartet: Concerts

June 2009  •  July 2009  •  August 2009
September 2009  •  October 2009  •  November 2009  •  December 2009
February 2010  •  March 2010  •  April 2010  •  May 2010
August 2010  •  November 2010  •  December 2010

JUNE 2009

June 21-30
Chamber Music Northwest
522 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 725
Portland, OR 97204
TELEPHONE: 503-223-3202
WEBSITE: www.cmnw.org

June 22 & 23
Haydn String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4
Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20

June 29 & 30
Mozart String Quartet in G Major, K. 387
Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478

Plus additional residency activities

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JULY 2009

July 3-13
Lofoten Internasjonale Kammermusikkfest
General Fleischers gt 19
Lofoten, 9405 N-Norway
TELEPHONE: 47 913 98640
WEBSITE: www.lofotenfestival.com

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AUGUST 2009

August 10-18
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
P.O. Box 2227
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2227
888-221-9836 / 505/983-2075, x112
WEBSITE: www.sfcmf.org
TICKETS: www.ticketmaster.com/venue/245946

Tuesday, August 11 at 12:00 noon
Venue: St. Francis Auditorium
Repertoire: Haydn Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4

Wednesday, August 12 at 6:00 pm
Venue: St. Francis Auditorium
Repertoire: Mendelssohn Quartet in D Major, Op. 44, No. 1

Friday, August 14 at 6:00 pm
Venue: St. Francis Auditorium
Repertoire: Brett Dean Eclipse

Monday, August 17 at 6:00 pm with Brett Dean, Viola
Venue: Lensic Performing Arts Center
Repertoire: Bruckner String Quintet in F Major, WAB 112

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SEPTEMBER 2009

Friday, September 25
Mannes College
New York, NY

Saturday, September 26, 8:00 pm
Haverford College
Department of Music
370 Lancaster Avenue
Haverford, PA 19041
610-896-1011
WEBSITE: www.haverford.edu/music/events

8:00 pm Concert
Venue: Marshall Auditorium
Program: Kirchner Quartets Nos. 1-4

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OCTOBER 2009

Saturday, October 3, 7:30 pm
Corpus Christi Chamber Music Society
4709 Curtis Clark
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Wolfe Recital Hall
Del Mar College
TELEPHONE: 361-855-0264
WEBSITE: www.corpuschristichambermusic.org

7:30 pm Concert
Venue: Wolfe Recital Hall
Program:
Wolf Italian Serenade
Kirchner Quartet No. 4
Mozart String Quartet in G Major, K. 387
Mendelssohn Quartet in D major, Op. 44, No. 1

Monday, October 12, 8:00 pm
Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society
315 South Bellefield Avenue, Room 305
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
TELEPHONE: 412-624-4129
WEBSITE: www.pittsburghchambermusic.org
TICKETS: info@pittsburghchambermusic.org

7:30 pm Concert with Timothy Cobb, double bass
Venue:Carnegie Music Hall
Program:
Mozart Quartet in G Major, K. 387
Eugene Phillips - A Tribute for Two (Bass quintet)
Dvorak Bass Quintet (including Nocturne)

Sunday, October 18, 5:00 pm
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
70 Lincoln Center Plaza, 10th floor
New York, NY 10023
TELEPHONE: 212-875-5777
WEBSITE: www.chambermusicsociety.org

5:00 pm Concert with Anne Marie McDermott & David Krakauer
Venue: Alice Tully Hall
Program:
[Brahms Hungarian Dances for Piano, 4 hands]
Bartok Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85
Dohnanyi Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 26
Del Tredici Magyar Madness (NY Premiere)

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NOVEMBER 2009

Thursday, November 12, 6:30 pm
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
70 Lincoln Center Plaza, 10th floor
New York, NY 10023
TELEPHONE: 212-875-5777
WEBSITE: www.chambermusicsociety.org

6:30 pm Concert
Venue: Rose Studio, Lincoln Center
Program:
Shostakovich Prelude and Scherzo for Octet, Op. 11
Dvorak Drobnosti, Op. 75a (Daniel only)
Mendelssohn Octet, Op. 20

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DECEMBER 2009

December 23
Mannes College
New York, NY

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FEBRUARY 2010

Saturday, February 6, 8:00 pm
Duke Performances
Box 90757
Smith Warehouse
114 South Buchanan, Bay 8, Suite 227B
Durham, NC 27708
TELEPHONE: 919-660-3359

8:00 pm Concert with Peter Serkin, piano
Venue: Reynolds Theater
Program:
Bach Contrapunctus No. 1 from "Art of the Fugue"
Kirchner Quartet No. 4
Beethoven Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp"
Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

Post-concert reception
Masterclass - February 5

Friday, February 12, 8:00 pm
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
1616 Walnut Street, Suite 1600
Philadelphia, PA 19103
TELEPHONE: 215-569-8587
WEBSITE: www.pcmsconcerts.org

8:00 pm Concert with Ida Kavafian & Peter Wiley
Venue: Perelman Theater
Program:
Haydn Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4, "Sunrise"
Dzubay Quartet No. 1, "Astral" (Philadelphia Premiere)
Brahms String Sextet in G Major, Op. 36

Masterclass - Details TBD

Tuesday, February 23, 8:00 pm
Yale School of Music
98 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06520-8246
TELEPHONE: 203-432-4159

8:00 pm Concert with Peter Serkin, piano
Venue: Morse Recital Hall
Program:
Bach Contrapunctus No. 1 from "Art of the Fugue"
Kirchner Quartet No. 4
Beethoven Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp"
Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

To be recorded for archives & possible delayed broadcast

Wednesday, February 24, 8:00 pm
McCarter Theatre
91 University Place
Princeton, NJ 08540
TELEPHONE: 609-258-6559

8:00 pm Concert with Peter Serkin, piano
Venue: TBD
Program:
Bach Contrapunctus No. 1 from "Art of the Fugue"
Kirchner Quartet No. 4
Beethoven Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp"
Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

Friday, February 26, 7:30 pm
University of Chicago Presents
5720 South Woodlawn Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
TELEPHONE: 773-702-8068
WEBSITE: chicagopresents.uchicago.edu

7:30 pm Concert with Peter Serkin, piano
Venue: Mandel Hall
Program:
Bach Contrapunctus No. 1 from "Art of the Fugue"
Kirchner Quartet No. 4
Beethoven Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp"
Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

WFMT Interview/Performance - day of concert
Masterclass - February 27 (Robert Levin)

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MARCH 2010

Wednesday, March 3, 8:00 pm
Stanford Lively Arts
537 Lomita Mall, MC 2250
Stanford, CA 94305-2250
TELEPHONE: 650-725-1960

8:00 pm Concert with Peter Serkin, piano
Venue: Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Program:
Bach Contrapunctus No. 1 from "Art of the Fugue"
Kirchner Quartet No. 4
Beethoven Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp"
Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

Outreach activities to include:
* In your living room Informal Dorm Performance Series on 3/2 8pm
* Lec/dem morning visit on 3/3 to College Prep partner school, to involve a short performance as well as Q&A time with the students.

Thursday, March 4, 7:30 pm
Chamber Music in Napa Valley
4375 Atlas Peak Road
Napa, CA 94558
TELEPHONE: 707-226-2190

7:30 pm Concert with Peter Serkin, piano
Venue: Napa Valley Opera House
Program:
Bach Contrapunctus No. 1 from "Art of the Fugue"
Kirchner Quartet No. 4
Beethoven Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp"
Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

Saturday, March 6, 8:00 pm
La Jolla Music Society
7946 Ivanhoe Avenue, Suite 309
La Jolla, CA 92037
TELEPHONE: 858-459-3724, x215
WEBSITE: www.lajollamusicsociety.org

8:00 pm Concert with Peter Serkin, piano
Venue: Sherwood Auditorium
Program:
Bach Contrapunctus No. 1 from "Art of the Fugue"
Kirchner Quartet No. 4
Beethoven Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp"
Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

To be recorded for archival purposes

March 17
Mannes College
New York, NY

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APRIL 2010

Friday, April 9
Mannes College
New York, NY

Saturday, April 10, 8:00 PM
Hamilton College Performing Arts
198 College Hill Road
Clinton, NY 13323
TELEPHONE: 315-859-4331
WEBSITE: www.hamiltonpa.org

8:00 pm Concert with Peter Serkin, piano
Venue: Wellin Hall
Program:
Bach Contrapunctus No. 1 from "Art of the Fugue"
Kirchner Quartet No. 4
Beethoven Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp"
Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

Sunday, April 11, 3:00 PM
Eastman School of Music
University of Rochester
26 Gibbs Street
Rochester, NY 14604
TELEPHONE: 585-274-1110
WEBSITE: www.esm.rochester.edu

3:00 pm Concert with Peter Serkin, piano
Venue: Kilbourn Hall
Program:
Bach Contrapunctus No. 1 from "Art of the Fugue"
Kirchner Quartet No. 4
Beethoven Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp"
Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

Sunday, April 18, 3:00 pm
92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10128
TELEPHONE: 212-415-5753

3:00 pm Concert with Peter Serkin, piano
Venue: Kaufmann Concert Hall
Program:
Bach Contrapunctus No. 1 from "Art of the Fugue"
Kirchner Quartet No. 4
Beethoven Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp"
Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

To be recorded for archives & possible delayed broadcast

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MAY 2010

May 1, 8:00 pm
Da Camera of Houston
1427 Branard
Houston, TX 77006
TELEPHONE: 713-524-7601, x21
WEBSITE: www.dacamera.com

8:00 pm Concert with Sarah Rothenberg & Ida Kavafian
Venue: Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center
Program:
[Wagner Wesendonck Lieder]
Schoenberg/Webern Chamber Symphony No. 1
Brahms Quintet in G Major, Op. 111

To be recorded for delayed local broadcast, pending approval

May 20-23
Virginia Arts Festival

Thursday, May 20, 2010, 7:30 PM at American Theatre, Hampton

Friday, May 21, 2010, 10:30 AM at Miller Studio Theatre, Sandler Center,
Virginia Beach (50 min) With Andre-Michel Schub

Sunday, May 23, 2010, 6 PM at Williamsburg Winery, James City County
With Andre-Michel Schub

TELEPHONE: 757-282-2811
WEBSITE: www.vafest.org

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AUGUST 2010

August 7-16
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
P.O. Box 2227
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2227
TELEPHONE: 505-983-2075, x112

Program to include Brett Dean Viola Quintet (World Premiere)

Sunday, August 8 and Monday, August 9 at 6:00pm

MOZART: Serenade No. 12 for Winds, K. 388
CHINARY: UNG AKASA: "Formless Spiral" (2010 Co-commission)
SMETANA: String Quartet, "From My Life"

William Barnewitz, Nancy Goeres, Robert Ingliss, Julie Landsman, Todd Levy, Orion String Quartet, Real Quiet, Michael Rusinek, Milan Turkovic, Susan Ung, Liang Wang, Wu Man

Wednesday, August 11 at 6:00 pm

SCHUBERT: Duo for Piano & Violin, D. 574
STEVEN STUCKY: Piano Quintet (2010 Co-commission)
MOZART: Clarinet Quintet, K. 581

Ani Kavafian, Anne-Marie McDermott, OPUS ONE, Orion String Quartet, David Shifrin

Thursday, August 12 at 12:00pm

PROKOFIEV: Sonata for Two Violins
WEINBERG: Sonata for Clarinet & Piano
HAYDN: String Quartet No. 64 in D Major

Ani Kavafian, Ida Kavafian, Anne-Marie McDermott, Orion String Quartet, David Shifrin

Thursday, August 12 at 6:00pm

SCHUBERT: Duo for Piano & Violin, D. 574
STEVEN STUCKY: Piano Quintet (2010 Co-commission)
MOZART: Clarinet Quintet, K. 581

Ani Kavafian, Anne-Marie McDermott, OPUS ONE, Orion String Quartet, David Shifrin

Friday, August 13 at 12:00pm

Youth Concert

Orion String Quartet and David Shifrin

Sunday, August 15 at 6:00pm

BEETHOVEN: Piano Quartet, Op. 16
BRETT DEAN: Epitaphs, for string quintet (2010 Co-commission)
SCHUMANN: Piano Quartet

Brett Dean, OPUS ONE, Orion String Quartet

Monday, August 16 at 6:00pm

BEETHOVEN: Piano Quartet, Op. 16
BRETT DEAN: Epitaphs, for string quintet (2010 Co-commission)
SCHUMANN: Piano Quartet

Brett Dean, OPUS ONE, Orion String Quartet

August 17-20
La Jolla SummerFest
7946 Ivanhoe Avenue, Suite 309
La Jolla, CA 92037
TELEPHONE: 858-459-3724, x215

Friday, August 20 at 7:30pm

BRETT DEAN: Epitaphs for String Quintet (West Coast Premiere)
Orion String Quartet and Brett Dean, viola

Saturday, August 21 at 7:30pm

MENDELSSOHN: String Quintet in A Major, Op. 18
Orion String Quartet and Cynthia Phelps, viola

Tuesday, August 24 at 7:30pm

SCHUMANN: String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 41, No. 1
Orion String Quartet

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NOVEMBER 2010

November 15, 2010
Baylor School of Music
TELEPHONE: 254-710-3571
WEBSITE: www.baylor.edu/music

Program TBA

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DECEMBER 2010

December 12, 2010
The Performing Arts Center - Purchase College
TELEPHONE: 914-251-6220
WEBSITE: www.artscenter.org

Program TBA

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