The mission of Chamber Music Lehigh Valley is to further appreciation of chamber music and enhance cultural life by presenting concerts featuring world class ensembles to the greater Lehigh Valley community.
Previous Seasons
The 2019 - 2020 Season
7:30 pm • Friday, September 13, 2019 at Foy Hall: Apollo Trio
- Haydn: Trio in E Major, H. XV:28
- David Schiff: New York Nocturnes (2000)
- Dvořák: Trio in B Flat Major, Op.21
3:00 pm • Sunday, October 27, 2019 at Foy Hall: Euclid Quartet with Adrian Daurov Cello
- Robert Paterson: Quartet No. 2 (2018)
- Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956 “Cello Quintet”
7:30 pm • Friday, November 15, 2019 at Faith UCC: Vision String Quartet
- Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 77, No. 1, H. III:81
- Grażyna Bacewicz: String Quartet No. 4 (1951)
- Schumann: String Quartet in A Major, Op. 41, No. 3
7:30 pm • Friday, April 3, 2020 at Faith UCC: Jupiter Quartet
- Mendelssohn: Quartet in D Major, Op. 44 No. 1
- Kati Agocs: String Quartet # 2 “Imprimatur” (2018)
- Beethoven: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 “Razumovsky”
7:30 pm • Friday, April 24, 2020 at Foy Hall: Aizuri Quartet
- Gabriella Smith: Carrot Revolution (2015) commissioned for Aizuri
- Dvořák: Two Cypresses, B. 152
- Britten: String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 (1941)
- Sibelius: String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 56 “Voces Intimae”
7:30 pm • Friday, May 15, 2020 at Foy Hall: Frisson Ensemble
- Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E Flat Major, K. 452
- Holst: Sextet in E Minor for winds and strings, H. 10
- Schubert: Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 (Trout)
3:00 pm • Sunday, June 21, 2020 at Foy Hall: Project Fusion (Saxophone Quartet)
- J.S. Bach: Prelude from Partita in E major, BWV 1006
- J.S. Bach: Chorale: Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light, BWV 248
- John Mackey: Unquiet Spirits (2012)
- Joel Love: In Memoriam (2015)
- Gershwin: Three Preludes (1926)
- Glazunov: Saxophone Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 109 (1932)
The 2018 - 2019 Season
3:00 pm • Sunday, October 7, 2018 at Foy Hall: Parker String Quartet
- Debussy: Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10
- Paul Wiancko: Strange Beloved Land (2013)
- Beethoven: Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74, “The Harp”
3:00 pm • Sunday, November 11, 2018 at Faith UCC: Schumann String Quartet
- Schubert: String Quartet No. 6 D Major D.74
- Hindemith: Quartet No. 6 in E-flat Major (1943)
- Brahms: Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51, No. 1
7:30 pm • Friday, November 30, 2018 at Faith UCC: Walden Nonet (Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn)
- Martinu: Nonet No. 2, H.374 (1959)
- Nielsen: Serenata in vano, FS 68 (1914)
- Strauss/Hasenöhrl: Till Eulenspiegel einmal anders (Till Eulenspiegel Differently), Op. 28
- Spohr: Nonet in F Major, op. 31
7:30 pm • Friday, February 22, 2019 at Foy Hall: Verona Quartet
- Mozart: String Quartet No. 23 in F major, K.590 (“Prussian”)
- Michael Gilbertson: “Quartet” (2017) (written for Verona Quartet)
- Mendelssohn: String Quartet, Op. 44/2
7:30 pm • Friday, April 19, 2019 at Foy Hall: Horszowski Trio with Masumi Per Rostad, Viola
- Germaine Tailleferre: Piano Trio
- Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67 (1944)
- Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26
7:30 pm • Friday, May 17, 2019 at Foy Hall: Jasper String Quartet with Gilles Vonsattel, Piano
- Haydn: Quartet in Bb Major, Op. 76 No. 4, “Sunrise”
- Akira Nishimura: String Quartet No. 2, “Pulse of the Lights” (1992)
- Dvořák: Piano Quintet no. 2 in A Major, Op. 81
7:00 pm • Friday, July 12, 2019 at Peter Hall: Brazilian Guitar Quartet
- De Falla: Cuatro Piezas Españolas
- Albéniz: Rondeña from Suite Ibéria
- Granados: El pelele
- Villa-Lobos: Prelúdio from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4
- Villa-Lobos: Andante Melancólico from String Quartet No. 12
- Villa-Lobos: Saudades das Selvas Brasileiras
- Mignone: Lenda Sertaneja No. 8
- Mignone: Congada
The 2017 - 2018 Season
7:30 pm • Friday, September 15, 2017 at Foy Hall: Gryphon Trio
- Haydn: Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Hob. XV:29
- Dinuk Wijerante: Love Triangle
- Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66
7:30 pm • Friday, November 3, 2017 at Cathedral: Schumann String Quartet
- Haydn String Quartet in G Major, Op. 33, No. 5
- Barber String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 11
- Schubert String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, D. 804 “Rosamunde”
3:00 pm • Sunday, December 3, 2017 at Faith UCC: Wister Quartet with Marcantonio Barone, Piano + Jeffry Kirschen, Horn
- Marcel Farago: Duo for Violin and Cello
- Mozart: Horn Quintet in E-flat Major, K. 407
- Schubert: Fantasie in F Minor for piano 4 hands, D. 940
- Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34
7:30 pm • Friday, February 9, 2018 at Foy Hall: Bennewitz String Quartet
- Mozart: Divertimento in D Major, K. 136
- Smetana: String Quartet No.1, in E Minor, “From My Life”
- Dvorák: String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106
3:00 pm • Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Faith UCC: Lydian String Quartet
- Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 12
- Janáček: String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters”
- Beethoven: String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1
7:30 pm • Friday, April 6, 2018 at Foy Hall: Mozart Piano Quartet
- Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47
- Mahler: Piano Quartet Movement in A Minor
- Sergei Taneyev: Piano Quartet in E Major, Op. 20
7:30 pm • Friday, April 27, 2018 at Foy Hall: Borromeo String Quartet
- J. S. Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Selections (Arr. N. Kitchen)
- Sebastian Currier: Lullaby and Etude (World Premiere)
- Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op 13 “Ist es wahr?”
The 2016 - 2017 Season
7:30 pm • Friday, September 16, 2016 at Foy Hall: Trio Solisti
- Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 3
- Turina: Piano Trio No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 76
- Liebermann: Piano Trio No. 3 Op. 122 (2012) (Trio Solisti commission)
- Arensky: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 32
7:30 pm • Friday, October 14, 2016 at Foy Hall: Aizuri Quartet
- Mozart: String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K 387
- Paul Wiancko: Lift (2016) (Aizuri commission)
- Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13
7:30 pm • Friday, November 18, 2016 at Cathedral: Modigliani String Quartet
- Mozart: String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K. 575
- Schumann: String Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 41
- Dvorák: String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 “American”
7:30 pm • Friday, February 10, 2017 at Foy Hall: Signum Quartet
- Mozart: Adagio and Fugue E Major K. 405/3 after J.S. Bach BWV 878
- Mozart: String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat Major, K. 458 “The Hunt”
- Quartweets
- Jörg Widmann: String Quartet No. 3 “Jagdquartett (Hunt Quartet)” (2003)
- Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3
3:00 pm • Sunday, April 2, 2017 at Foy Hall: Euclid Quartet
- Bartók: String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 7
- Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”
3:00 pm • Sunday, April 30, 2017 at Cathedral: Borealis Woodwind Quintet
- Charles Lefebvre: Suite, Op. 57
- Eric Ewazen: Roaring Fork Quintet
- Nino Rota: Petite Offrande Musicale
- Samuel Barber: Summer Music, Op. 31
- Carl Nielsen: Wind Quintet, Op. 43
3:00 pm • Sunday, May 21, 2017 at Foy Hall: Claremont Piano Trio with Melissa Reardon, Viola
- Mozart: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 493
- Sean Shepherd: Trio (2012) ( Claremont Trio commission)
- Dvorák: Piano Trio in F Minor, Op. 65
The 2015 - 2016 Season
7:30 pm • Friday, September 11, 2015: Manhatten Piano Trio
- Faure Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 120
- Paul Schoenfield Cafe Music (1986)
- Arno Babadjanian Piano Trio in F-sharp Minor (1952)
7:30 pm • Friday, October 30, 2015: Escher String Quartet
- Janacek String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata”
- Schubert String Quartet in C Minor, D. 703, “Quartettsatz”
- Zemlinsky String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15
7:30 pm • Friday, November 20, 2015: Cuarteto Quiroga
- Haydn String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 20, No. 3
- Mozart String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465, “Dissonant”
- Brahms StringQuartetNo.1,Op.51 in C Minor
7:30 pm • Friday, February 19, 2016: Danish String Quartet
- Beethoven String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6
- Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135
- Beethoven String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131
7:30 pm • Friday, March 11, 2016: Weiss Kaplan Stumpf Trio
- Pierre Jalbert Piano Trio (1998)
- Brahms Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87
- Schumann Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 63
3:00 pm • Sunday, April 3, 2016: Adaskin Trio with Thomas Gallant, Oboe, Sally Pinkas, Piano, and Pascal Archer, Clarinet
- Crusell (1775-1838) Quartet in E-flat Major for clarinet and string trio, Op. 2
- Randall Thompson Suite for Oboe, Clarinet and Viola
- Martinu Quartet for oboe, violin, cello and piano, H. 315 (1947)
- Saint-Saëns Piano Quartet No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 41
7:30 pm • Friday, April 22, 2016: Amphion String Quartet
- Haydn String Quartet in G Major, Op. 77, No. 1
- Britten String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25
- Grieg String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27
The 2014 - 2015 Season
7:30 pm • Friday, September 5, 2014: Horszowski Trio
- Schubert Piano Trio in B-flat Major, D. 28
- Bright Sheng Four Movements for Piano Trio (1990)
- Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50
7:30 pm • Friday, October 10, 2014: Arianna Quartet
- Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80
- Arnold Van Wyk Five Elegies for String Quartet
- Beethoven String Quartet No. 12 in Eb Major, Op 127
3:00 pm • Sunday, November 9, 2014: Alexander Quartet
- Beethoven String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1
- Kodály String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 2
- Shostakovich String Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 68
7:30 pm • Friday, February 13, 2015: Auryn Quartet
- Haydn String Quartet No. 48 in C Major, Op. 64, No. 1
- Beethoven String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4
- Beethoven String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1
7:30 pm • Friday, March 13, 2015: Vienna Piano Trio
- Haydn Piano Trio in Eb Major, H. XV:30
- Beethoven Variations on “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu,” Op. 121a
- Schoenberg Verklarte Nacht, Op 4 (arr. Steuermann)
- Brahms Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8 (Original Version)
7:30 pm • Friday, April 17, 2015: Moscow String Quartet
- Beethoven String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2
- Mozart String Quartet No. 16 in Eb Major, K. 428
- Schnittke String Quartet No. 2 (written for and premiered by the Moscow String Quartet)
7:30 pm • Sunday, May 17, 2015: Wister Quartet with Marcantonio Barone, Piano
- Griffes Sketch Based on Indian Themes (unpublished)
- Griffes Two Sketches Based on Indian Themes
- Verdi String Quartet in E Minor
- Elgar Piano Quintet in A Minor, Op. 84
The 2013 - 2014 Season
7:30 pm • Friday, September 13, 2013: Borromeo String Quartet
- Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135
- Auerbach String Quartet No. 7
- Dvořák String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, Op. 51
3:00 pm • Sunday, October 13, 2013: Peabody Trio
- Beethoven Piano Trio No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 1
- Hersant Variations sur “la Sonnerie de Sainte-Geneviѐve-du Mont” de Marin Marais
- Schubert Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat Major, D. 929
7:30 pm • Friday, November 8, 2013: Modigliani String Quartet
- Haydn String Quartet in G Major, Op. 76, No. 1, H. III:75
- Dohnányi String Quartet No. 3 in A minor, Op. 33
- Debussy String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
7:30 pm • Friday, March 14, 2014: Cuarteto Quiroga
- Haydn String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 20, No. 1
- Mozart String Quartet No. 18 in A Major, K. 464
- Brahms String Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2
7:30 pm • Friday, April 11, 2014: Daedalus Quartet
- Purcell Three Fantasias
- Britten String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25
- Beethoven String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130 & Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
7:30 pm • Friday, April 25, 2014: Gryphon Trio
- Haydn Piano Trio in C Major, H. XV:27
- Dvořák Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, “ Dumky,” Op. 90
- Ravel Piano Trio in A minor
7:30 pm • Friday, May 16, 2014: Walden Chamber Players
- Bach & Mozart Two Preludes & Fugues for String Trio, K. 404a
- Hindemith Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello & Piano
- Schumann Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales) Op. 132 for Clarinet, Viola & Piano
- Brahms Trio for Horn, Violin & Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 40
The 2012 - 2013 Season
8:00 pm • Friday, Sep 14, 2012: Escher String Quartet with Benjamin Hochman, Piano
- Mendelssohn Quartet Op. 44, No. 3 in E-flat Major
- Benjamin Britten Quartet No. 2 Op. 36 in C Major
- Amy Beach Piano Quintet in F# minor Op. 67
8:00 pm • Friday, Oct 19, 2012: Concertante
- Elgar Serenade in E Minor Op. 20
- Frank Bridge Sextet in E-flat Major H. 107
- Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence
4:00 pm • Sunday, Nov 18, 2012: Adaskin String Trio with Ensemble Schumann
- Beethoven String Trio, Op.9, No.2 in D Major
- Mozart Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F Major, K. 370
- Loeffler Deux Rhapsodies for Piano, Viola, and Oboe
- Fauré Piano Quartet No.1 in C Minor, Op.15
8:00 pm • Friday, Jan 18, 2013: Utrecht String Quartet
- Verhulst String Quartet No. 1 Op. 6 in D Minor
- Mendelssohn Four pieces for String Quartet Op. 81
- Brahms String Quartet No. 1 Op 51 in C Minor
8:00 pm • Friday, Mar 1, 2013: Vienna Piano Trio
- Haydn Piano Trio in C Major, Hob XV/27
- Beethoven Piano Trio E-flat Major, Op.70, No.2
- Saint-Saëns Piano Trio #2 in E Minor, Op.92
8:00 pm • Friday, Apr 12, 2013: Bennewitz Quartet
- Ravel String Quartet in F Major
- Martinu String Quartet, No. 3
- Schumann String Quartet, Op. 41, No.3 in A Major
8:00 pm • Friday, May 3, 2013: Claremont Trio
- Mozart Trio in E Major, K. 542
- Gabriela Lena Frank New Work (2012)
- Mendelssohn Trio in C minor, Op.66
