My Kind of Virtuosity

Featuring: CMSFW Ensemble with Jon Nakamatsu

Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Gary Levinson, violin
Michael Klotz, viola
Edward Arron, cello

Performing:

Geminiani Sonata in C minor for Violin and Piano
Strauss Violin Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 18
Strauss Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 13

Humor and Melancholy

Featuring: A CMSFW Enseemble with Alessandro Deljavan
Alessandro Deljavan, piano
Gary Levinson, violin
Sergey Slovachevsky, cello

Performing:

Beethoven Trio No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 3
Haydn Piano Trio No. 43 in C major, Op. 86
Dvořák Trio No. 4, “Dumky”

Scintillating Fresh Looks

Featuring: Dover Quartet

Joel Link, violin
Bryan Lee, violin
Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola
Camden Shaw, cello

Performing:

Mozart String Quartet No. 22 in B-flat Major, K. 589
Mozart String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590
Dvořák Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 “American”

Strings Rejoice

Featuring: CMSFW Ensemble

Gary Levinson, violin
Yuriy Bekker, violin
Richard Young, viola
Michael Klotz, viola
Robert deMaine, cello
Allan Steele, cello

Performing:

Brahms String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111 “Prater”
Brahms String Sextet No.2 in G Major, Op. 36

No Walk on the Beach

Tempest Trio​

“One of the greatest concerts I have heard in my life…They have been compared to the legendary trio of the late pianist Arthur Rubinstein, violinist Jascha Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky in the 1940’s.  I thought this was an exaggeration until I heard them.”   Reading Eagle​

The Iron Fist in the Velvet Glove

This exceptional assembly of musicians which includes long-time friends of the series, Artistic Director Gary Levinson and Felix Olschofka, violins, and Michael Klotz, viola. They will join together with Columbian-born cellist, Santiago Cañón-Valencia and Cliburn Competition finalist, Elisso Bolkvadze, pianist, in works by Beethoven and a piano quintet by César Franck.​

From Vienna to Brotherhood

The brothers Díaz, Roberto, viola, and Andrés, cello, will be joined by husband and wife, Gary Levinson, violin, and Baya Kakouberi, piano.  It is a great honor to have Roberto and Andrés Díaz return to this series.  These stellar musicians will perform works of Mozart, Schumann, and Brahms. Roberto and Andrés are members of the Díaz Trio.​

This concert includes Mozart's Duo for Violin and Viola in G Major.  This work offers the listener an opportunity to hear the viola on an equal footing with the violin.​