Three top-notch concerts are on tap in the next few weeks as part of Union's aclaimed Chamber Concert Series. Tickets are free to the Union community, $20 for general admission and $10 for area students. For tickets, call ext. 6080; for more information, call ext. 3651, or visit http://www.union.edu/ConcertSeries/.
The Chamber Concert Series presents pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin Sunday, March 18at 3 p.m. at Memorial Chapel. He will perform Beethoven's Sonata in E, Op 109; Patcho Vladigerov's Sonatina Concertante, Op 28; Liszt's Operatic paraphrases on Wagner's Tristan and Isolde; Verdi's Ernani and Heitor Villa-Lobos's Rudepoema. Hamelin is the winner of the 2004 International Record Award at the Cannes Film Festival. The London Independent has said he "… must now be the closest – post-Horowitz – to claiming the title of ‘world's greatest pianist.'"
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn; Anna Polonsky, piano; and Soovim Kim, violin
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn; Anna Polonsky, piano; and Soovim Kim, violin
Musicians from Marlboro:
The Chamber Concert Series presents the Musicians from Marlboro Sunday, March 25at3 p.m. at Memorial Chapel. The musicians comprising the touring company include Radovan Vlatkovic, horn; Anna Polonsky, piano; Soovim Kim and Jessica Lee, violins; Jonathan Vinocur, viola; and Soo Bae, cello. Their performance will include Brahms's Horn Trio; John Harbison's "Twilight Music" for Horn Trio; Ravel's String Quartet; and Shubert's String Trio in B flat, D. 471. The 2006-2007 season marks the 41st anniversary of this touring company, which originated as an extension of Vermont's Marlboro Music Festival, founded in 1951.
The Chamber Concert Series presents violinist Julia Fischer and pianist Milana ChernyavskaThursday, April 5at8 p.m. at Memorial Chapel. They will perform Schubert'sSonatine No. 2 in A, D. 385; Debussy's Sonata; Bach's (solo) Sonata in A, BWV 1003;and Mendelssohn's Sonata in F.
