Please note for the 2009-10 season:
| * | Subscriptions and Single Tickets are now on sale. |
| * | Download the 2009-10 Season Brochure. |
| * | All subscriptions are processed on a first come, first served basis. |
| * | The Arens Series and Mann Series subscriptions are $32 for unreserved Orchestra seats. |
| * | The Festival Series Subscriptions are $37 and $56 for Orchestra and Balcony seats, and $98 for Loge seats. |
| * | Programs and artists subject to change. |
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Arens Series (formerly the Artists' Series)
Saturdays at 8:00 PM at Washington Irving High School
| 10/10/2009 | Parnas-Serkin Trio
Pianist Peter Serkin introduces the exceptional teen-aged Duo Parnas in trios by Beethoven, Ravel, and Brahms.
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| 12/19/2009 | Goldstein-Peled-Fiterstein Trio
"irresistible powerhouse performance." (The New York Times on Alon Goldstein) "He has the Flair of the young Rostropovich." (American Record Guide on Amit Peled) Alexander Fiterstein is the Winner of the 2009 Avery Fisher Career Grant
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| 02/06/2010 | Alexej Gorlatch, piano
This "remarkably talented" young Ukrainian prize-winner gave "a heartfelt, dignified and soulful performance." - The New York Times
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| 04/24/2010 | Belcea Quartet
"...On the evidence of this performance, the Belcea is one of the top
quartets before the public today." - The Washington Post
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| 05/01/2010 | Richard Goode, piano
"A performance of staggering virtuosity and musical insight." - The Times (London)
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Mann Series (formerly the Chamber Music Series)
Saturdays at 8:00 PM at Washington Irving High School
| 10/17/2009 | Borealis String Quartet
"sheer and refined...a dynamic performance that moved effortlessly." - Montreal Gazette
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| 10/31/2009 | Juilliard Quartet
"The Juilliard String Quartet remains the standard by which all other
quartets must be judged." - Los Angeles Times
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| 03/27/2010 | Johannes Quartet
"The Johannes String Quartet, comprised of four impressively gifted
instrumentalists in their own right, have come together to form one of the great chamber music groups of our time. They play with technical polish, with deep musical understanding, and - Arnold Steinhardt
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| 04/03/2010 | Yefim Bronfman, piano
" Bronfman has power and precision, to be sure. More important, he
plays with a real sense of gesture-filled space and articulate weight, far beyond mere notesmanship." - Los Angeles Times
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| 05/08/2010 | Eighth Blackbird, new music ensemble
"eighth blackbird offered an aural feast for the imagination...The performances bristled with energy and conviction." - The New York Times
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Festival Series
Sundays at 2:00 PM at Town Hall
| 02/21/2010 | Takacs Quartet
"The Takács have the ability to make you believe that there's no other possible way the music should go, and the strength to overturn preconceptions that comes only with the greatest performers." - Gramophone Magazine
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| 02/28/2010 | Artemis Quartet
"the Artemis ensemble is the best. Ranging from
Beethoven to Ligeti, their performances overflow with fullness of
sound, delineated structure and unparalleled drama." - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
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| 03/14/2010 | Leon Fleisher, piano with Katherine Jacobson Fleisher, piano
"The performances of works by Bach, Debussy, Scarlatti, Chopin and
Schubert could not be more elegant, insightful and affecting." - The New York Times
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| 04/11/2010 | American String Quartet with Menahem Pressler, piano
PSC favorite Menahem Pressler (Beaux Arts Trio) joins the ASQ for the delightful Dvorak Piano Quintet
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| 04/18/2010 | Augustin Hadelich, violin
"...[Hadelich] is not a standard-issue virtuoso. He has tremendous technical fluency, but he reaches far beyond that, putting it in the service of articulate, even poetic communication." - The Washington Post
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| 05/09/2010 | Ingrid Fliter, piano
... an exciting technique and keen intelligence animated by an
impetuous temperament... a remarkable talent. - The New York Times
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