ENGAGE. ENLIGHTEN. ENHANCE: Rediscover the Masters. The 2009/2010 Season of the University of Chicago Presents
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 4, 2009
rev. April 17, 2009
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ENGAGE. ENLIGHTEN. ENHANCE: Rediscover the Masters
THE 2009/2010 SEASON OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESENTS
• Season-long tribute to Schubert and
Beethoven features performances of beloved works from the composers'
extensive chamber repertoire.
• Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra returns on new Chamber Orchestra Series
with soprano Dawn Upshaw, conductor Miguel-Harth Bedoya and violinist
Thomas Zehetmair.
• Three-day "Beyond Flamenco: Finding Spain in Music" festival explores
Spanish identity through music, poetry, art and conversation, in
collaboration with the University Symphony Orchestra, the Motet Choir,
the Smart Museum of Art and the Department of Romance Languages.
• New Jazz Series features Chuchito Valdés Quartet and The Bad Plus.
• Grammy-winning resident ensembles, eighth blackbird and the Pacifica Quartet, combine forces for commissioned Rzewski work on Contempo Series.
• University of Chicago debuts by ATOS Trio, Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, Pavel Haas Quartet, and Europa Galante.
• Triumphant repeat performances by Christopher Taylor, members of Emerson Quartet, Belcea Quartet and Trio Mediæval.
• Regents Park Discovery Concert welcomes Brasil Guitar Duo.
• University of Chicago professors present pre-concert lectures prior to most events.
• Subscription prices to remain fixed.
CHICAGO - The University of Chicago Presents (UCP), the University's professional music presenting organization, announces its 2009/2010 season,
entitled "Engage. Enlighten. Enhance." inviting audiences, both new and
seasoned, to "rediscover the masters." Building upon 65 years of
excellence in the cultural life of Chicago, UCP's upcoming season goes
back to the basics, paying homage to the giants of chamber
music--Beethoven and Schubert--while looking ahead with an expanded
lineup, new works and dedication to offer insight and commentary into
the music.
Serving as UCP's cornerstone, the Classic Concert Series
offers six performances with a roster of new Chicago friends and return
visits by some of today's most prestigious artists. Kicking off the
season, the young, charismatic ATOS Trio, winner of
the 2007 Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award by
unanimous vote, makes its Chicago debut, followed by another debut--the Pavel Haas Quartet, BBC Music Magazine's 2007 Newcomer of the Year. The series continues in January with a performance by the venerable Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, while Philip Setzer and David Finckel of the Emerson Quartet join with pianist Wu Han for the Schubert beloved piano trios. Two superstars of the classical music world, the Orion String Quartet and pianist Peter Serkin share the stage of Mandel Hall for Brahms' Piano Quintet. Finally, after a successful Mandel Hall debut in 2008, England's Belcea Quartet returns to close out the series with Bartók's First Quartet.
The Howard Mayer Brown International Early Music Series welcomes back pianist Christopher Taylor who transfixed a capacity house during his 2008 Messiaen Festival solo performance of the Vingt regards sur l'Enfant Jésus
entirely from memory. This time around, Taylor tackles another
large-scale work, Bach's Goldberg Variations, on a 1929 Steinway
dual-manual keyboard--the only one of its kind in the world, refurbished
just for him. Making its Chicago debut, period instrument orchestra Europa Galante, under the direction of violinist Fabio Biondi,
will fill Mandel with the dynamic contrasts of Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
Also back by popular demand, the soaring voices of Norway's Trio Mediæval deliver a recreated 13th-century mass in Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.
Now part of UCP's new Chamber Orchestra Series, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra continues its Chicago residency in grand style, opening with a tour-de-force with soprano Dawn Upshaw
singing songs by Osvaldo Golijov and the world premiere of an SPCO
commission by Alberto Iglesias. On the same program concertmaster
Steven Copes will tackle Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto all under
the baton of conductor Miguel-Harth Bedoya. The SPCO's second performance will feature the extraordinary violinist Thomas Zehetmair
in his Chicago conducting debut. The Chamber Orchestra Series also
includes Europa Galante's concert, which pulls double duty on the Early
Music Series.
Conceived by Spain's pre-eminent novelist, Anthony Muñoz-Molina and featuring leading Spanish musicians, the three-day Beyond Flamenco: Finding Spain in Music
celebrates the cultural heritage of Spain through its music, poetry and
visual art. Conductor Angel Gil-Ordóñez and pianist Pedro Carboné lead
a lineup of piano and orchestral masterpieces by such 19th- and
20th-century composers as Manuel de Falla, Isaac Albéniz and Joaquín
Rodrigo, augmented by the drawings and sculptures of Julio Gonzáles.
"Beyond Flamenco" is presented in collaboration with the University
Symphony Orchestra, the Motet Choir, Smart Museum of Art and the
Department of Romance Languages.
Taking its place as Chamber Music's newest Grammy Award winner, artist-in-residence the Pacifica Quartet
is one of six ensembles honoring the masters of the early Romantic
period this season with programs that include three revered classics of
the genre--Schubert's Cello Quintet and Death and the Maiden and Beethoven's Opus 131 Quartet.
In
addition to its own three-concert series, the Pacifica Quartet also
joins last year's Chamber Music Grammy winner, ensemble-in-residence eighth blackbird, on the first concert of the Contempo series. Under the artistic direction of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Shulamit Ran,
Contempo begins its 45th season with a newly commissioned work by
frequent eighth blackbird collaborator, composer Frederic Rzewski.
Titled Knight, Death, and Devil, the work receives its
Chicago debut with both ensembles on stage. The annual Double-Bill
concert features a work by Bernard Rands, with the traditionally
jazz-oriented second half featuring saxophonist Chris Potter and pianist Kenny Werner.
The series' closing concerts, titled Tomorrow's Music Today, highlight
new works by rising composers from the University of Chicago's graduate
composition program.
Now in its 12th year, the Regents Park Discovery Concert welcomes the Brasil Guitar Duo
to Mandel Hall. With one-of-a-kind mix of classical and Brazilian
guitar music, the Brasil Guitar Duo covers everything from the Baroque
sounds of Scarlatti and Bach to the folksy themes of Piazzolla. With
support from Regents Park Luxury Apartments, this annual concert is
provided free to subscribers.
UCP's new Jazz Series begins with the Chuchito Valdés Quartet,
son of the legendary Cuban jazz pianist Chucho Valdés and grandson of
bandleader Bebo Valdés. The series continues in January with the
Contempo Double-Bill, followed in February with contemporary jazz trio The Bad Plus,
whose original avant-garde compositions have drawn rave reviews, while
past controversial stylings have given a new spin to songs by Nirvana
and Black Sabbath.
With a goal of
enriching the concert experience for both newly curious audience
members and classical music devotees, UCP increases the number of
pre-concert conversations and lectures on all series. Hosted by a
number of University of Chicago experts such as professors Philip
Gossett and Thomas Christensen, pre-concert conversations allow for an
in-depth look at the composers, the inspirations, and the stories
behind the evening's music. Pre-concert talks are free and begin one
hour prior to the concert start time.
Subscriptions
go on sale beginning Monday, April 20, at 10 a.m. For more information,
contact the UCP Concert Office at (773) 702-8068, Monday through Friday
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
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2009/2010 SEASON IN DETAIL
CLASSIC CONCERT SERIES
Six Concerts
Friday / October 9 / 7:30 pm
ATOS Piano Trio (Chicago debut)
Mandel Hall
Haydn: Trio in A major, Hob. XV:9
Mendelssohn: Trio in C minor
Brahms: Trio No. 1 in B major, op. 8
Since forming in 2003, the ATOS Trio has distinguished itself as one of
today's finest young chamber ensembles. Characterized as "three voices,
one sound" and winner of the 2007 Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson
International Trio Award by unanimous vote, the ATOS Trio has been
lauded for its warm blend, insightful interpretations and engaging
charisma.
Friday / November 20 / 7:30 pm
Pavel Haas Quartet
Pre-concert lecture by Steven Rings, assistant professor of music, University of Chicago
Mandel Hall
Schubert: Quartet No. 12 in C minor, D. 703, "Quartettsatz"
Beethoven: Quartet in F major, op. 59, no. 1
Shostakovich: Quartet No. 10 in A-flat major, op. 118
Named Newcomer of the Year at the 2007 BBC Music
Magazine Awards, the "young and dynamic" Pavel Haas Quartet brings with
it a wealth of musical training and an impressive resume of awards and
worldwide tour appearances. Making its Mandel Hall debut, the quartet
tackles three works by the iconic composers of the string quartet
repertoire.
Friday / January 29 / 7:30 pm
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
Mandel Hall
Farkas: Antiche Danze ungheresi dal secolo XVII
György Orbán: Quintet
Ligeti: Six Bagatelles
Elliott Carter: Quintet
Nielsen: Quintet, op. 43
Firmly rooted in the tradition of its great European parent orchestra,
the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet is a titan among chamber
ensembles. For more than 20 years, the critically acclaimed quintet has
enthralled audiences with its wide repertoire and dynamic cohesiveness.
On this performance, the ensemble presents a diverse collection of
significant works from the past century, including the Ligeti and
Nielsen wind quintets.
Friday / February 19 / 7:30 pm
Philip Setzer, violin
David Finckel, cello
Wu Han, piano
Mandel Hall
Pre-concert lecture by Steven Rings
Schubert: Piano Trio in B-flat major, D. 898, op. 99
Piano Trio in E-flat major, D. 929, op. 100
In his final years, Schubert contributed some of the Romantic period's
most sublime works, highlighted by the two piano trios. Chicago
audiences will have an exclusive opportunity to hear both on the same
program, performed by Philip Setzer and David Finckel of the
incomparable Emerson String Quartet. Joining them is esteemed pianist
and frequent Emerson collaborator, Wu Han.
Friday / February 26 / 7:30 pm
Orion String Quartet
Peter Serkin, piano
Mandel Hall
J.S. Bach / arr. Sam Baron: Contrapunctus I from Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080
Leon Kirchner: String Quartet No. 4
Beethoven: Quartet in E-flat major, op. 74, "Harp"
Brahms: Quintet in F minor, op. 34
Over the past two decades, the Orion String Quartet has enjoyed a high
demand for its imaginative programming, precision and unique
personality. Fresh from a season of tackling the Beethoven quartet
catalog, the foursome appears in a rare intimate concert with
celebrated pianist Peter Serkin. The diverse program includes Leon
Kirchner's String Quartet, composed for the Orion, and Brahms' richly
textured Piano Quintet.
Friday / April 30 / 7:30 pm
Belcea Quartet
Pre-concert lecture by Steven Rings
Mandel Hall
Beethoven: Quartet in B-flat major, op. 18, no. 6
Szymanowski: Quartet No. 2, op. 56
Bartók: Quartet No. 1, op. 7
The Belcea Quartet enthralled Chicago audiences during its recent
Mandel Hall debut. Considered "among the finest of their generation,"
the members of England's young foursome received stellar reviews for
their 2008 recording of the six Bartók quartets. Returning to Mandel
Hall by enthusiastic demand, the Belcea Quartet closes its performance
with the stirring First Quartet.
HOWARD MAYER BROWN INTERNATIONAL EARLY MUSIC SERIES
Three Concerts
Friday / October 30 / 7:30 pm
Christopher Taylor, piano
Pre-concert lecture by Thomas Christensen, professor of music and the
Humanities in the College; master of the Humanities Collegiate
Division, University of Chicago
Mandel Hall
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Pianist Christopher Taylor amazed a packed house during the 2008
Messiaen Festival with his boundless energy and intense delivery. Not
one to shy away from monumental solo works, Taylor returns with a fresh
take on Bach's grand Goldberg Variations, presented on the world's only
dual-manual Steinway piano, built during the 1920s and refurbished
especially for Taylor. This is a rare opportunity to hear and see this
work performed like never before.
Friday / January 22 / 7:30 pm
Europa Galante (Chicago debut)
Fabio Biondi, conductor/violin
Frank Theuns, flute
Pre-concert lecture by Martha Feldman, professor of music and the Humanities in the College, University of Chicago
Mandel Hall
Telemann: Ouverture à quatre
Telemann: Concerto per flauto, violino, cello ed archi
Sammartini: Sinfonia JC57
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Based on the orchestras of Baroque Italy, the 15-piece Europa Galante
uses period instruments to bring the richness of a 17th-century string
ensemble to life. Under the direction of master violinist Fabio Biondi,
the orchestra closes its program with one of its specialties--Vivaldi's
ageless Four Seasons, never performed during the 28-year history of the Early Music Series.
Friday / April 23 / 7:30 pm
Trio Mediæval
Pre-concert lecture by Anne Robertson, Claire Dux Swift Distinguished
Service Professor of Music and the Humanities in the College,
University of Chicago
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Fragments: A Worcester Ladymass
Norway's Grammy-nominated Trio Mediæval has developed a fervent
following in the chamber music world with its unparalleled mix of
medieval English and French songs, contemporary works and traditional
Scandinavian ballad. After a successful Rockefeller Chapel appearance
in 2004, the trio returns to Chicago with a modern recreation of a
13th-century vocal mass.
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SERIES
Three Concerts
Friday / November 6 / 7:30 pm
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Steven Copes, violin
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Mandel Hall
Pre-concert conversation with John Mangum, SPCO vice president for artistic planning
Program to include:
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2, op. 63
Osvaldo Golijov: Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra
Alberto Iglesias: New Work for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra (world premiere)
The incomparable soprano and SPCO Artistic Partner Dawn Upshaw returns
to Mandel Hall for songs written specifically for her, beginning with
Osvaldo Golijov's "haunting" Three Songs. Upshaw and the SPCO then
present the world premiere of a newly commissioned work by Spanish
composer Alberto Iglesias, best known for his film scores for director
Pedro Almodóvar's Talk to Her and Volver. Concertmaster Steven Copes opens the program with Prokofiev's beloved, folk-themed Second Violin Concerto.
Friday / January 22 / 7:30 pm
Europa Galante (Chicago debut)
Fabio Biondi, conductor/violin
Frank Theuns, flute
Pre-concert conversation by Martha Feldman
Mandel Hall
(see details above)
Friday / April 16 / 7:30 pm
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor
Pre-concert lecture by Philip Gossett, Robert W. Reneker Distinguished
Service Professor, Department of Music, Department of Romance Languages
and Literatures, and the College, University of Chicago
Mandel Hall
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61
Krenek: Symphonic Elegy
Webern: Symphony, op. 21
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759, "Unfinished"
Named "one of the most significant violinists of his generation,"
Thomas Zehetmair makes his Chicago conducting debut with the SPCO,
leading the orchestra through Beethoven's Violin Concerto. The program
continues in a decidedly Viennese manner with 20th-century works by
Krenek and Webern. The SPCO closes out its Chicago season with one of
symphonic literature's masterpieces, Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony.
BEYOND FLAMENCO: FINDING SPAIN IN MUSIC
A three-day festival exploring the search for Spanish identity through music.
Thursday / March 4 / 7:30 pm
Angel Gil-Ordóñez, conductor
Pedro Carboné, piano
Motet Choir
James Kallembach, director
Antonio Muñoz-Molina, commentary
Joseph Horowitz, producer/host
Mandel Hall
Falla and the Music of Faith
Victoria: Two motets
Poetry by John of the Cross
Keyboard sonatas by Antonio Soler and Mateo Albéniz
Rodrigo: Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios
Falla: Ritual Fire Dance
Falla: Keyboard Concerto
Friday / March 5 / 7:30 pm
Pedro Carboné, piano
Commentary with Antonio Muñoz Molina
Mandel Hall
Albéniz: Iberia (Books 1 through 4)
Saturday / March 6 / 8 pm
University Symphony Orchestra
Angel Gil-Ordóñez, conductor
Pedro Carboné, piano
Mandel Hall
Falla: Pantomime and Fire Dance from El Amor Brujo
Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Guridi: Ten Basque Melodies
Turina: Danzas Fantásticas
Conceived
by Spain's pre-eminent contemporary novelist, Antonio Muñoz-Molina, and
music historian Joseph Horowitz, "Beyond Flamenco" challenges postcard
stereotypes of Spanish culture. Horowitz and conductor Angel
Gil-Ordóñez, founders of the Washington, D.C.'s acclaimed
Post-Classical Ensemble, explore the roots of Spanish modernism through
serene Renaissance polyphony, provocative 16th-century religious poetry
and vigorous 18th-century keyboard masterpieces. Works include the
energetic writings of Manuel de Falla and Isaac Albéniz' rhythmically
demanding Iberia. In a new partnership with the Smart Museum,
these performances are augmented by an exhibit featuring drawings and
sculptures of Julio González (1876-1942), curated by Richard Born.
This
festival is co-produced by the Sociedad Estatal de Conmemoraciones
Culturales (SECC) and Post-Classical Productions. Sponsorship provided
by the Instituto Cervantes, and the Consulate General of Spain in
Chicago. Additional support from 98.7 WFMT radio.
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE SERIES
Three Concerts
Sunday / November 1 / 3 pm
Pacifica Quartet
Pre-concert lecture by Berthold Hoeckner, associate professor of music
and the Humanities in the College, University of Chicago
Mandel Hall
Program to include Schubert's String Quintet in C major, D. 956
The Pacifica Quartet, Chamber Music's latest Grammy Award winner, kicks
off the season-long tribute to Franz Schubert with the great Austrian
composer's final instrumental work, the expressive String Quintet in C
major.
Sunday / January 10 / 3 pm
Pacifica Quartet
Mandel Hall
Program to be announced
Sunday / April 11 / 3 pm
Pacifica Quartet
Pre-concert lecture by Philip Gossett
Mandel Hall
Schubert: Quartet in D minor, D. 810, "Death and the Maiden"
Beethoven: Quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131
University of Chicago Beethoven scholar Philip Gossett introduces a
program containing two pillars of the chamber repertoire, Schubert's
impassioned quartet Death and the Maiden, and Beethoven's personal favorite among his own quartets, the massive Opus 131.
REGENTS PARK DISCOVERY CONCERT
One Concert
Thursday / April 8 / 7:30 pm
Brasil Guitar Duo
Mandel Hall
Program to include duos by Rameau, J.S. Bach, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Debussy, Piazzolla and Gismonti
Meeting as teenagers in São Paulo, the guitarists of the Brasil Guitar
Duo have earned considerable praise for their technical virtuosity and
smooth performance style. Winner of the 2006 Concert Artists Guild
competition, the Brasil Guitar Duo has made numerous appearances with
orchestras across the country and in recital at such locations as
Carnegie Hall and Columbia University's Miller Theatre. Hear this
year's Discovery Artist in a unique program of classical duets and
Brazilian favorites.
CONTEMPO SERIES
Saturday / November 14 / 7:30 pm
Cliff Colnot, conductor
Shulamit Ran, artistic director
eighth blackbird
Pacifica Quartet
Ganz Hall, Chicago College for Performing Arts
Program to include Frederic Rzewski's Knight, Death, and Devil
Celebrating the special bond they have formed with the Contempo series,
eighth blackbird and the Pacifica Quartet join forces for the Chicago
premiere of composer and longtime eighth blackbird collaborator
Frederic Rzewski's Knight, Death, and Devil. Co-commissioned by the University of Chicago and Oberlin College, Knight, Death, and Devil,
based on the Dürer engraving, unites the two Grammy-winning resident
ensembles for their first performance of this work together.
Saturday / January 16 / 7:30 pm
Contempo Double-Bill
Cliff Colnot, conductor
eighth blackbird
Chris Potter, saxophones
Kenny Werner, piano
location TBA
Program to include
Bernard Rands: "now again"--fragments from Sappho
Contempo's annual Double-Bill concert celebrates the best of living
composers, cutting-edge performances by contemporary artists, and
memorable appearances by legendary jazz musicians. Bernard Rands' work
for ten-piece ensemble anchors the first half, followed by a jam
session with saxophonist Chris Potter and pianist Kenny Werner.
Wednesday / March 24 / 7:30 pm
eighth blackbird
Harris Theater for Music and Dance in
Millennium Park
Slide with Rinde Eckert and Steve Mackey
Based around a story of an enigmatic psychologist who struggles to
describe an experiment examining reactions to in- and out-of-focus
slides, Slide is an unmediated exploration and expression of sound, text, movement and image.
Friday / May 14 / 7:30 pm
Tomorrow's Music Today 1
Fulton Recital Hall
Works by Iddo Aharony, Shawn Allison, Francisco Castillo Trigueros and Michael LaCroix
Tuesday / May 26 / 7:30 pm
Tomorrow 's Music Today 2
Ganz Hall, Chicago College for the Performing Arts
Dissertation compositions by Alex J. Berezowsky, Eric Brinkmann, Simon Fink and April Mok
Performance of works by young talent has always been an integral part
of Contempo's mission. In these annual concerts, the finest young
composers realize their vision through brilliant interactions with
Contempo's world-class artists-in-residence.
JAZZ SERIES
Three Concerts
Friday / October 23 / 7:30 pm
Chuchito Valdés Quartet
Mandel Hall
Displaying the "hell-bent intensity" of his famous family, Chuchito
Valdés continues the tradition of spicy Cuban jazz made popular by his
father, Chucho, and grandfather, Bebo. With his quartet, Valdés livens
up the stage of Mandel Hall in a performance that runs the gamut from
bebop to mambo and cha-cha. Hear why the Chicago Tribune calls the Chuchito Valdés Quartet "jazz improvisation of the most sophisticated kind."
Saturday / January 16 / 7:30 pm
Contempo Double-Bill
Cliff Colnot, conductor
eighth blackbird
Chris Potter, saxophones
Kenny Werner, piano
location TBA
Program to include
Bernard Rands: "now again"--fragments from Sappho
Contempo's annual Double-Bill concert celebrates the best of living
composers, cutting-edge performances by contemporary artists, and
memorable appearances by legendary jazz musicians. Bernard Rands' work
for ten-piece ensemble anchors the first half, followed by a jam
session with saxophonist Chris Potter and pianist Kenny Werner.
Friday / February 5 / 7:30 pm
The Bad Plus
Whether controversial, audacious or daring, The Bad Plus is anything
but forgettable. One of the most talked-about and notorious acoustic
jazz groups in recent years, the self-proclaimed "power piano trio" has
become known for putting its own groove and visionary spin on
everything from avant-garde jazz to indie rock. Equally commended for
both its original compositions and its fresh take on popular songs, The
Bad Plus is sure to provide an evening worth talking about.
FACTS AND FIGURES
UCP offers nine ways to subscribe. The Full Season Pass offers
subscribers the largest selection of concerts at the best value--19
concerts for a savings of more than 30 percent over single ticket
prices. Student subscriptions are also available at a significant
discount. Students must present a valid ID to order at the discounted
price.
All
subscribers are entitled to one free ticket per subscriber to the
Regents Park Discovery Concert. Other benefits, including discounts on
additional single tickets, guaranteed best seating and a one-time
ticket exchange privilege are also available to subscribers.
Tickets for Contempo concerts are available only on a single-ticket basis.
To
order tickets, or for more information, call the UCP Concert Office at
(773) 702-8068. The Regents Park Discovery Concert is included with all
series listed below.
Full Season Pass (17 concerts; 2 bonus concerts): $340 / $72 students
6 Classic Concert
2 Chamber Orchestra
3 Early Music
3 Artist-in-Residence
3 Beyond Flamenco
Contempo (Nov. 14)
Classic Plus Series (9 concerts)
Includes Classic Concert and Chamber Orchestra series
$200 / $36 students
Classic Concert Series (6 concerts)
$138 / $24 students
Chamber Orchestra Series (3 concerts)
$80 / $12 students
Early Music Series (3 concerts)
$75 / $12 students
Quartet Series (4 concerts)
Pacifica Quartet (Nov. 1)
Pavel Haas Quartet (Nov. 20)
Orion String Quartet / Peter Serkin (Feb. 26)
Belcea Quartet (Apr. 30)
$100 / $16 students
Jazz Series (3 concerts)
$60 / $24 students
Artist-in-Residence Series (3 concerts)
$50 / $12 students
Beyond Flamenco Mini-Festival (3 concerts)
$48 / $12 students
Regents Park Discovery Concert
Free with subscriptions, limit one ticket per subscription.
Additional single tickets $10 / $5 student
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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESENTS
2009/2010 SEASON AT-A-GLANCE
Friday, October 9 at 7:30 pm
ATOS Piano Trio
Friday, October 23 at 7:30 pm
Chuchito Valdés Quartet
Friday, October 30 at 7:30 pm
Christopher Taylor, piano
Sunday, November 1 at 3 pm
Pacifica Quartet
Friday, November 6 at 7:30 pm
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Steven Copes, violin
Saturday, November 14 at 7:30 pm
Contempo
eighth blackbird
Pacifica Quartet
Friday, November 20 at 7:30 pm
Pavel Haas Quartet
Sunday, January 10 at 3 pm
Pacifica Quartet
Saturday, January 16 at 7:30 pm
Contempo Double-Bill
Cliff Colnot, conductor
eighth blackbird
Chris Potter, saxophones
Kenny Werner, piano
Friday, January 22 at 7:30 pm
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi, conductor/violin
Frank Theuns, flute
Friday, January 29 at 7:30 pm
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
Friday, February 5 at 7:30 pm
The Bad Plus
Friday, February 19 at 7:30 pm
Philip Setzer, violin
David Finckel, cello
Wu Han, piano
Friday, February 26 at 7:30 pm
Orion Quartet
Peter Serkin, piano
Thursday, March 4 at 7:30 pm
Beyond Flamenco Festival:
Falla and the Music of Faith
Pedro Carboné, piano
Friday, March 5 at 7:30 pm
Beyond Flamenco Festival
Pedro Carboné, piano
Saturday, March 6 at 7:30 pm
Beyond Flamenco Festival
University Symphony Orchestra
Angel Gil-Ordóñez, conductor
Pedro Carboné, piano
Thursday, April 8 at 7:30 pm
Regents Park Discovery Concert
Brasil Guitar Duo
Sunday, April 11 at 3 pm
Pacifica Quartet
Friday, April 16 at 7:30 pm
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Thomas Zehetmair, conductor/violin
Friday, April 23 at 7:30 pm
Trio Mediæval
Friday, April 30 at 7:30 pm
Belcea Quartet
Friday, May 7 at 7:30 pm
Contempo: Tomorrow's Music Today 1
eighth blackbird
Pacifica Quartet
Friday, May 21 at 7:30 pm
Contempo: Tomorrow's Music Today 2
Cliff Colnot, conductor
eighth blackbird
Pacifica Quartet