FALL 2006

GREAT ARTISTS IN THE MUSIC ROOM
FOCUS ON SCHUMANN
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) personifies the image of the German Romantic artist. His volatile emotional life found musical expression in his two alter egos: Florestan, the brash, fearless, public exemplar of the free spirit, and Eusebius, the private poet, nearly overcome by his own pathos. Both sides of Schumann was explored as we performed his works throughout the fall, in the context of his personal life (Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms), and his musical influences (Bach and Mozart).

OCTOBER 7  CARAMOOR VIRTUOSI WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
The House Museum Music Room
Saturday, 8:00 pm

Frank Huang, violin; Nicholas Cords, viola;  Edward Arron, cello; 
Adam Neiman, piano with Stella Simakova and Michael Barrett, pianists

Robert Schumann - Bilder aus Osten, Op. 66
J. S. Bach - Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor,
                    BWV 1003 (with piano realization by Robert Schumann)
J. S. Bach - Suite for Solo Cello No. 3 in C Major , BWV 1009
Robert Schumann - Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47

OCTOBER 15  EROICA TRIO WITH MICHAEL TREE

The House Museum Music Room
Sunday, 4:00 pm

Eroica Trio; Michael Barrett, piano; Michael Tree, violist

Clara Schumann - Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17
Robert Schumann - Mürchenbilder
Brahms - Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 60

NOVEMBER 5  MITSUKO UCHIDA, BRENTANO STRING QUARTET

The House Museum Music Room
Sunday, 4:00 pm

Mozart - Piano Quartet in G minor, KV 478
Bartok - String Quartet No. 2
Schumann - Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op.44

NOVEMBER 12  PARKER STRING QUARTET

2006-07 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-In-Residence
Sunday, 4:00 pm

Mozart - Quartet in G Major, K.387
Ligeti - Quartet No. 1 Metamorphoses nocturnes
Schumann - Quartet in A minor, Op. 41, No. 1

NOVEMBER 14  SCHUMANN: MUSIC, MOOD SWINGS AND MADNESS

DR. RICHARD KOGAN, LECTURER
The House Museum Music Room
Tuesday, 11:00 am

Distinguished psychiatrist and award-winning concert pianist Richard Kogan will return to Caramoor to give a presentation that explores the connection between music and the mind of the great German composer Robert Schumann. Dr. Kogan will demonstrate the relation between Schumann's mental illness and his creative process through discussion and performances of Carnival and the Fantasy in C Major.

CARAMOOR CLASSICS
OCTOBER 28  RISING STARS CONCERT I
The House Museum Music Room
Saturday, 7:30 pm

Ani Kavafian, Co-director for Rising Stars, violin; Kim Kashkashian, Distinguished Artist, viola, Korbinian Altenberger, violin; Karen Gomyo, violin; Mark Holloway, viola; Tao Ni, cello; Gilles Vonsattel, piano

Beethoven - String Trio in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3
Elgar - Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84
Mendelsohnn - String Quintet No. 1 in A Major, Op. 18

OCTOBER 29  RISING STARS CONCERT II
The House Museum Music Room
Sunday, 4:00 pm

Ani Kavafian, Co-director for Rising Stars, violin; Kim Kashkashian, Distinguished Artist, viola, Korbinian Altenberger, violin; Karen Gomyo, violin; Mark Holloway, viola; Tao Ni, cello; Gilles Vonsattel, piano

Shostakovich - Prelude and Scherzo, Op. 11
Dvorak - Piano Trio in F minor, Op. 65
Faure - Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op.45

SPRING 2007
MARCH 18  PARKER STRING QUARTET
2006-07 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-In-Residence
Sunday, 4:00 pm

Daniel Chong, violin; Karen Kim, violin; Jessica Bodner, viola; Kee-Hyun Kim, cello

Mozart - String Quartet in G Major, K. 387
Ligeti - Quartet No. 1 Metamorphoses Nocturnes
Schumann - Quartet in A minor, Op. No. 1

MARCH 31 CARAMOOR VIRTUOSI
Saturday, 7:30 pm
Andrew Armstrong, piano; Yosuke Kawasaki, violin; Max Mandel, viola; Edward Arron, cello

Beethoven - Variations in G Major on Wenzel
Muller's theme, "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu," Op. 121a
Dohnanyi- Serenade in C Major, Op. 10
Brahms - Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26

APRIL 14  PARKER STRING QUARTET
2006-07 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-In-Residence
Saturday, 7:30 pm

Haydn - Quartet in G minor, Op. 74, No. 3 "The Rider"
Ligeti - Quartet No. 2
Smetana - Quartet No. 1 in E minor, "From My Life"