Sunday Concert Series

Join some of today’s most talented emerging artists and renowned performers for an inspiring afternoon of music in the museum’s intimate Tapestry Room, and discover what makes the Gardner “an invaluable chamber music destination”  (The Boston Globe).

This Season

JANUARY 17, 1:30
RANDALL SCARLATA, baritone
JEREMY DENK, piano
. Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795

   

JANUARY 24, 1:30
BENJAMIN MOSER, piano
Young Artists Showcase—First Prize Winner, 2007 Young Concert Artists International Auditions
. Mendelssohn: Four Songs without Words
. Beethoven: Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
. Chopin: Waltzes
. Rachmaninoff: Preludes

   

JANUARY 31, 1:30
COLIN CARR, cello
THOMAS SAUER, piano
The Romantic Cello, Part I
. Mendelssohn: Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 45
. Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70
. Mendelssohn: Song without Words, Op. 109
. Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 7
. Brahms: Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38

   

FEBRUARY 7, 1:30
MUSICIANS FROM MARLBORO
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Ida Levin, violin
Yvonne Lam, violin
Jonathan Chu, viola
Michal Korman, cello
Lydia Brown, piano
. Mozart: Die ihr des unermesslichen Weltalls Schöpfer ehrt, KV 619, for tenor and piano
. Bartók: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17
. Schumann: Selections from Liederkreis, Op. 24, for tenor and piano
. Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 54, No. 1

   

FEBRUARY 14, 1:30
COLIN CARR, cello
THOMAS SAUER, piano
The Romantic Cello, Part II
. Mendelssohn: Sonata in D Major, Op. 58
. Schumann: Fünf Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102
. Mendelssohn: Variations Concertantes, Op. 17
. Brahms: Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op.99

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FEBRUARY 21, 1:30
CLAREMONT TRIO
Travels with the Claremonts: France
. Debussy: Piano Trio in G Major
. Fauré: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120
. Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor

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FEBRUARY 28, 1:30
BELLA HRISTOVA, violin
Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano
Young Artists Showcase—First Prize Winner, 2009 Young Concert Artists International Auditions
. Beethoven: Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3
. Corigliano: Sonata for violin and piano
. Saint-Saëns: Sonata No. 1 in D minor

   

MARCH 7, 1:30
PAULA ROBISON, flute
PAAVALI JUMPPANEN, piano
. Jolivet: Chant de Linos
. Harris: Lyric Study
. Copland: Duo for flute and piano
. Schubert: Introduction and Variations on the theme “Ihr Blumlein Alle”

   

MARCH 14, 1:30
PAAVALI JUMPPANEN, piano
. Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l’enfant Jésus

SOLD OUT!

   

MARCH 21, 1:30
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER
Paula Robison, flute
Stephen Taylor, oboe
Ani Kavafian, violin
Lily Francis, violin
Bella Hristova, violin
Andreas Brantelid, cello
John Gibbons, harpsichord
. Purcell: Trio Sonata No. 10 for two violins and continuo in D Major
. Bach: Gamba Sonata in G Major, BWV 1027
. Bach: Trio Sonata for flute, oboe, and continuo in G Major, BWV 1039
. Bach: Trio Sonata for flute, violin, and continuo in C minor, from Musical Offering, BWV 1079
. Telemann: Gulliver Suite for two violins
. Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D Major
. Vivaldi: Sonata in D minor for two violins and continuo, RV 63, “La Follia”
. Telemann: Concerto in A minor for flute, oboe, violin, and continuo

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SPECIAL PROGRAM!
THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 6:30

MUSICKITCHEN @ THE GARDNER
Joyride in a Time Machine: Beethoven’s Grosse Fugue

Nicholas Kitchen and the Borromeo String Quartet bring the music of Beethoven to life in an innovative program incorporating conversation, visuals, and performance. More information
   

MARCH 28, 1:30
MUSICIANS FROM RAVINIA’S STEANS INSTITUTE
Mary Elizabeth Mackenzie, soprano
David McCarroll, violin
Miriam Fried, violin
Emily Deans, viola
Nicholas Canellakis, cello
Roman Rabinovich, piano
. Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1
. Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10
. Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor

   

APRIL 4, 1:30
BORROMEO STRING QUARTET
The Complete Beethoven String Quartets, Part I
. Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1
. Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2
. Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3
. Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4

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Get inside the music with Music Kitchen @ the Gardner! On Thursday, March 25 at 6:30pm, violinist Nicholas Kitchen and the Borromeo String Quartet present a dynamic evening of conversation and performance focused on Beethoven’s Grosse Fugue. More information

   

APRIL 11, 1:30
GLEB IVANOV, piano
. Schubert/Liszt: “Gute Nacht” and “Ave Maria”
. Schubert: Sonata in D Major, D. 850, Op. 53
. Prokofiev: From Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75
. Prokofiev: Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82


   

APRIL 18, 1:30
CLAREMONT TRIO
Travels with the Claremonts: Czechoslovakia
. Smetana: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15
. Dvořák: Piano Trio in F minor, Op. 65

   

APRIL 25, 1:30
BELCEA STRING QUARTET
. Beethoven: Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6
. Szymanowski: Quartet No. 2, Op. 56
. Bartók: Quartet No. 1, Op. 7

   

MAY 2, 1:30
HAHN-BIN, violin
John Blacklow, piano
Young Artists Showcase—First Prize Winner, 2009 Young Concert Artists International Auditions
. Lutoslawski: Subito
. Cage: Nocturne
. Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp minor
. Ravel: Violin Sonata
. Debussy: La Plus Que Lente
. Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre
. Penderecki: Cadenza
. De Falla: Asturiana
. De Falla: Polo
. De Falla: Nana
. De Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy

   

MAY 9, 1:30
MUSICIANS FROM MARLBORO
Hiroko Yajima, violin
David Bowlin, violin
Rebecca Albers, viola
Amir Eldan, cello
Marcy Rosen, cello
. Boccherini: String Quintet in F Major, Op. 20, No. 3
. Stravinsky: Three Pieces for String Quartet
. Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956

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Children ages 5-17 $5
(Children under 5 not admitted to concerts)

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• No refunds or exchanges will be made.

• Programs are subject to change.
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