Homage to Great Artists: CMSFW Ensemble

Experience the unique, explosive dynamic of the powerful grand piano versus the tight-knit expressive string quartet in these modern piano quintets, featuring Baya Kakouberi, piano; Gary Levinson, violin; Aleksandr Snytkin, violin; D.J. Cheek, viola; and Edward Arron, cello.

Pre-Concert Lecture at 1:15 pm
Performance at 2 pm

Program includes:
Pierre Jalbert — Piano Quintet
Dmitri Shostakovich — Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57
*Please note that artists or program may be subject to change.

Paris Blues

Directed by Martin Ritt, 1961
98 minutes

“Ageing like a fine wine, this offbeat affair from one of [Paul] Newman's drama teachers and favourite directors, Martin Ritt, is also one of the most delightful jazz movies ever made.”—Angie Errigo, Radio Times

During the 1960s, two American jazz musicians (Paul Newman and Sidney Poitier) living in Paris meet and fall in love with two vacationing American women (Joanne Woodward and Diahann Carroll). Soon, the two men must decide between music and love.

A New Kind of Love

Directed by Melville Shavelson, 1963
NR; 110 minutes

“A New Kind of Love is actually the good old reliable kind of love, but served up in a chic, uninhibited farce that makes the eternal theme as sprightly as spring.” —James Powers, The Hollywood Reporter

Paris becomes the playground for an opposites-attract comedy with real-life partners in the starring roles. Breezy reporter (Paul Newman) and no-nonsense fashion buyer (Joanne Woodward) collide, spar, and reinvent themselves amid couture houses and café society in the City of Lights.

Love with the Proper Stranger

Directed by Robert Mulligan, 1963
NR; 102 minutes

“Familiar in theme, but given a delightfully fresh flavour by [director Robert] Mulligan's atmospherically low-key direction, excellent performances from [Natalie] Wood and [Steve] McQueen, and vivid location shooting in New York's Little Italy.” —Tom Milne, Time Out

Angie Rossini (Natalie Wood), an innocent New York City salesclerk from a repressive Italian-American family, engages in a short-lived affair with Rocky Papasano (Steve McQueen), a handsome jazz musician.

The Misanthrope

Written by Martin Crimp after Molière
Directed by Indhu Rubasingham

Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy.

Telling the truth isn’t always that simple. Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the carefully constructed lies of modern society. But the more she challenges those around her, the fiercer the backlash becomes. Soon, she must confront the price of speaking her truth in a world that would rather silence her.

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