Pre-Concert Talks

Engaging - Informative - Free to Ticket-Holders!

 

Pre-Concert Talk Speakers:


Steven Rings, Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Chicago, will be featured in three Pre-Concert Talks.

Mark Steinberg, first violinist of the Brentano String Quartet, will discuss the concert repertoire prior to the Brentano String Quartet's October 1 concert.

The members of Les Amies: Nancy Allen, Harp, Cynthia Phelps, Viola and Carol Wincenc, Flute, will discuss the repertoire prior to their March 31 concert.

Schedule:


Presented at 6:45 PM before the following five concerts:


Saturday, October 1, 2011
Pre-Concert Talk by
Mark Steinberg, Violin

Brentano String Quartet

"Fragments: Connecting Music of the Past and Present"

 


    

Saturday, November 12, 2011
Pre-Concert Talk by Steven Rings

Sergey Khachatryan, Violin
Lusine Khachatryan, Piano

Music of Bach, Beethoven and Shostakovich


Saturday, February 11, 2012
Pre-Concert Talk by Steven Rings
Shanghai Quartet
with Peter Serkin, Piano

Music of Mozart, Bright Sheng
and Brahms

 

 


                       

Saturday, March 31, 2012
Pre-Concert Talk by the members of Les Amies:
Nancy Allen, Harp
Cynthia Phelps, Viola
Carol
Wincenc, Flute


 

Saturday, April 28, 2012
Pre-Concert Talk by Steven Rings

Matthias Goerne, Baritone
Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano

Songs of Mahler and Shostakovich

 

     


Pre-Concert Talks are open to all ticket-holders free of charge.