For More Than Half a Century, Discovering the Chamber Music Leaders of Tomorrow
"One of the best deals in town for lovers of classical music." – The New York Times
Pianist Peter Serkin, the Guarneri and Cleveland String Quartets, and TASHI made New York debuts here. Pianists Murray Perahia and Yefim Bronfman, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma performed here early in their careers.
Who will you discover this year?
2010-2011 Schneider Concerts Season
Great music performed by exciting new artists.All Schneider Concerts take place at:
The New School
Tishman Auditorium
66 West 12th Street, New York, NY (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.
Zodiac Trio with cellist Yves Dharamraj
Representing France, Russia, and Japan, this Trio is known for "remarkable musicality of rare intensity."
Milhaud Suite for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano
Brahms Clarinet Trio, Opus 114
Bacri Smiling Suite
Bartok Contrasts
Sunday November 14, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.
Calder Quartet
A Winner of WNYC's Best Live Performances of 2008
Bartok String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17
Beethoven String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95 "Serioso"
Ravel String Quartet in F Major
Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.
Old City String Quartet - New York debut
Formed in 2008 at the Curtis Institute of Music, this ensemble draws from the musical lineage of the Vermeer and Guarneri String Quartets.
Haydn String Quartet in D Major, Op. 76, No. 5
Debussy String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10
Mendelssohn String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 13
Sunday, January 30, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.
Midnight Winds - New York debut
A captivating West Coast wind ensemble makes its first East Coast appearance
Barber Summer Music
Hindemith Kleine Kammermusik for Wind Quintet
Nielsen Wind Quintet
Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.
Vuilliani String Quartet with violist Ida Kavafian - New York debut
Emerging soloists unite with remarkable results.
Haydn String Quartet TBA
Mendelssohn String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 80
Dvorak Viola Quintet with guest Ida Kavafian
Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.
Hugo Wolf Quartet
This prize-winning ensemble plays with penetrating intensity in the Viennese style.
Mozart String Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 428
Webern String Quartet
Beethoven String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1
Sunday, April 10, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.
ATOS Piano Trio
An internationally acclaimed trio from Germany
Dvorak Trio in G Minor, Op. 26
Rachmaninov Trio in G Minor, Op. 9, No. 1 "Trio elegiaque"
Beethoven Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke"
Programs subject to change without notice.
Founded at The New School in 1957 as New School Concerts, in 1993 the series was renamed The Schneider Concerts in honor of founding Artistic Director Alexander Schneider. Its mission is to offer exposure to outstanding, emerging professional chamber artists and to present high quality chamber music performances at modest ticket prices to ensure access to all New Yorkers.
Music Advisors
Pamela Frank*, violin
Jaime Laredo, conductor and violin
Cho-Liang Lin*, violin
Arnold Steinhardt, violin
Michael Tree, violin
* Alumni of the New York String Orchestra Seminar
Contact
New School Concerts
55 West 13th Street, room 928
New York, NY 10011
Tel| 212.229.5873
Fax| 212.229.5306
nsc@newschool.edu
The Schneider Concerts Series is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and support from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.
