BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Coleman Chamber Music Association - ECPv6.4.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Coleman Chamber Music Association X-ORIGINAL-URL:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Coleman Chamber Music Association REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230416T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230416T153000 DTSTAMP:20260412T082941 CREATED:20220525T144211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T183924Z UID:1153-1681659000-1681659000@www.colemanchambermusic.org SUMMARY:Academy of St Martin in the Fields Wind Ensemble DESCRIPTION:The Academy of St Martin in the Fields is one of the world’s premier chamber orchestras\, known for its fresh\, brilliant interpretations. The wind ensemble is a specially created group composed of principal players of the orchestra. \n\n\n\nPianist Caroline Palmer joins these artists to share with the audience what the Milwaukee Sentinel wonderfully described as a “good reason to turn off the stereo and go to a real live concert.”  \n\n\n\nPROGRAM (revised) \n\n\n\nPoulenc – Trio for Oboe\, Bassoon\, and Piano\, FP 43Molbe – “Air Arabe”Glinka – Trio PathetiqueSchulhoff – Divertissement for oboe\, clarinet\, and bassoonBeethoven – Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major\, Op. 16\n\n\n\nThis concert is generously sponsored by Stephen E. Pickett and Elizabeth Matthias. \n\n\n\n(Please note that Simon Crawford-Phillips\, originally announced as pianist for this concert\, will not be on the program.) \n\n\n\n\nBUY TICKETS URL:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/event/academy-of-st-martin-in-the-fields-wind-ensemble-2/ LOCATION:Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium\, 332 S. Michigan Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States CATEGORIES:2022-2023 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/wp-content/uploads/academy-of-st-martin-in-the-fields-wind-ensemble.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230430T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230430T153000 DTSTAMP:20260412T082941 CREATED:20220525T145114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220525T153921Z UID:1159-1682868600-1682868600@www.colemanchambermusic.org SUMMARY:Calidore String Quartet DESCRIPTION:Image Credit: Marco Borggreve\n\n\n\nPraised by the New York Times for its “deep reserves of virtuosity and irrepressible instinct\,” the Calidore String Quartet won grand prizes in virtually every U.S. chamber music competition (including Coleman) within two years of its founding at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. \n\n\n\nThe Quartet has performed in major venues around the world\, and is currently in residence with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Bowers Program. \n\n\n\nA tribute to its original home\, Calidore’s name is an amalgam of California and doré (French for golden): the “golden state.” \n\n\n\nPROGRAM \n\n\n\nMozart – Quartet No. 17 in B-flat Major “The Hunt” K. 458Widmann – Quartet No. 3 “Jagdquartett”Brahms – Quartet No. 3 in B-flat Major\, Op. 67\n\n\n\n\nBUY TICKETS URL:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/event/calidore-string-quartet-2/ LOCATION:Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium\, 332 S. Michigan Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States CATEGORIES:2022-2023 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/wp-content/uploads/Calidore-String-Quartet-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231015T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231015T153000 DTSTAMP:20260412T082941 CREATED:20230507T214620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230508T154919Z UID:1237-1697383800-1697383800@www.colemanchambermusic.org SUMMARY:Zemlinsky Quartet DESCRIPTION:Image Credit: Ilona Sochorová\n\n\n\n“This concert was a perfect union of intimate interaction between four musicians—real chamber music—and joyful\, often playful\, ‘performance’.” — Claire Seymour \n\n\n\nSince its founding in 1994\, the Zemlinsky Quartet has become a much lauded example of the Czech string quartet tradition. The quartet has won the First Grand Prize in the Bordeaux String Quartet Competition (2010) and also enjoyed a string of top competition prizes that include Banff\, Prague Spring\, and London\, where it was also awarded the Audience Prize. It has also been the recipient of the Alexander Zemlinsky Advancement Award. \n\n\n\nPROGRAM \n\n\n\n\nMndoyants – Three Ukrainian Songs for String Quartet\n\n\n\nBeethoven – Quartet in C Major\, Op. 59\, No. 3\, “Razumovsky”\n\n\n\nSchumann – Quartet in A minor\, Op. 41\, No. 1\n\n\n\n\n\nBUY TICKETS URL:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/event/zemlinsky-quartet/ LOCATION:Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium\, 332 S. Michigan Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States CATEGORIES:2023-2024 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/wp-content/uploads/Zemlinsky-Quartet-horiz2-full-credit-Ilona-Sochorová-1600w.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231112T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231112T153000 DTSTAMP:20260412T082941 CREATED:20230507T223539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240331T174401Z UID:1246-1699803000-1699803000@www.colemanchambermusic.org SUMMARY:Castalian String Quartet DESCRIPTION:“A powerful individuality of sound matched by an instinctive singularity of musical intention” — The Scotsman \n\n\n\nFormed in 2011\, the Castalian String Quartet has distinguished itself as one of today’s most dynamic young quartets. Appointed the inaugural Hans Keller String Quartet in Residence at the Oxford University Faculty of Music in 2021\, it also received the Royal Philharmonic Society’s 2019 Young Artists Award. \n\n\n\nThe name is derived from the Castalian Spring in the ancient city of Delphi. In mythology\, the nymph Castalia transformed herself into a fountain to evade Apollo\, creating a source of poetic inspiration for all who drink from her waters. \n\n\n\nPROGRAM \n\n\n\n\nBeethoven – Quartet in B-flat Major\, Op. 130\n\n\n\nJanáček – Quartet No. 1\, “Kreutzer Sonata”\n\n\n\nMendelssohn – Quartet No. 6 in F minor\, Op. 80\n\n\n\n\n\nBUY TICKETS URL:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/event/castalian-string-quartet/ LOCATION:Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium\, 332 S. Michigan Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States CATEGORIES:2023-2024 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/wp-content/uploads/Castalian-Quartet-horiz-full-credit-Paul-Marc-Mitchell.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240121T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240121T153000 DTSTAMP:20260412T082941 CREATED:20230507T225212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240331T174408Z UID:1250-1705851000-1705851000@www.colemanchambermusic.org SUMMARY:Merz Trio DESCRIPTION:Image Credit: Dimitri Mais\n\n\n\nHailing from opposite corners of the globe\, the members of the Merz Trio met in the middle of a snow storm in NYC in December 2016\, and now spend the majority of their lives together\, rehearsing and traveling. \n\n\n\nTheir rehearsal room is a noisy fusion of interests: music of all varieties\, literature\, theater\, cooking\, dance\, running\, unnecessarily snobbish ideas about beverages. They love this messiness. They play in living rooms and large halls; galleries and schools; black box theaters and crypts. There are very few places the trio does not feel at home. \n\n\n\nPROGRAM \n\n\n\n\nBrahms – Trio No. 2 in C Major\, Op. 87\n\n\n\nBrahms – Trio No. 3 in C minor\, Op. 101\n\n\n\nBrahms – Trio No. 1 in B Major\, Op. 8\n\n\n\n\n\nBUY TICKETS ONLINE\n\n\n\n\nPlease see our Tickets page for additional ways to buy tickets. URL:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/event/merz-trio/ LOCATION:Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium\, 332 S. Michigan Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States CATEGORIES:2023-2024 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/wp-content/uploads/Merz-Trio-horiz-full-credit-Nile-Scott.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240218T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240218T153000 DTSTAMP:20260412T082941 CREATED:20230508T151928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240331T174415Z UID:1256-1708270200-1708270200@www.colemanchambermusic.org SUMMARY:Takács Quartet DESCRIPTION:Image Credit: Amanda Tipton\n\n\n\n“Even in the most exuberant passages\, in the most intricate webs of superimposed rhythms\, the Takács beguile the ear with their incisive phrasing\, their consistency\, and their sense of detail.” – Diapason \n\n\n\nStudents at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest (including founding cellist András Fejér) formed the Takács Quartet in 1975\, and soon won prizes at major European competitions. The Takács became the first string quartet to be awarded the Wigmore Hall Medal (2014) and also the first string quartet to be inducted into Gramophone’s Hall of Fame (2012). The quartet members are Christoffersen Faculty Fellows at the University of Colorado\, Boulder. \n\n\n\nPROGRAM \n\n\n\n\nHaydn – Quartet in B-flat Major\, Op. 76\, No. 4\, “Sunrise”\n\n\n\nBartók – Quartet No. 2 in A minor\, Op. 17\n\n\n\nBeethoven – Quartet in E minor\, Op. 59\, No. 2\, “Razumovsky”\n\n\n\n\n\nBUY TICKETS ONLINE\n\n\n\n\nPlease see our Tickets page for additional ways to buy tickets. URL:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/event/takacs-quartet-2/ LOCATION:Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium\, 332 S. Michigan Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States CATEGORIES:2023-2024 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/wp-content/uploads/Takacs-Quartet-horiz-full-credit-Amanda-Tipton.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240310T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240310T153000 DTSTAMP:20260412T082941 CREATED:20230508T154542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240331T174424Z UID:1270-1710084600-1710084600@www.colemanchambermusic.org SUMMARY:Quicksilver Baroque Ensemble DESCRIPTION:Image Credit: Jan Gates\n\n\n\n“Revered like rock stars within the early music scene” (New York Times)\, Quicksilver Baroque Ensemble brings together top North American historically-informed performers. Described as “drop dead gorgeous with a wonderful interplay of timbres\,” (Early Music America)\, Quicksilver vibrantly explores the rich chamber music repertoire from the early modern period to the High Baroque. \n\n\n\nMusic in Vienna actually had its first flourishing long before Mozart. The splendid 17th century court of the Holy Roman Emperors from Matthias to Leopold I were great music lovers and connoisseurs who brought together virtuosos from Italy and native-born composers to create a remarkable musical culture. \n\n\n\nPROGRAM \n\n\n\nEarly Moderns: The (Very) First Viennese School\, featuring works by: \n\n\n\n\nAntonio Bertali (1605–1669)\n\n\n\nJohann Joseph Fux (1644–1704)\n\n\n\nJohann Caspar Kerll (1627–1693)\n\n\n\nGiovanni Legrenzi (1626–1678)\n\n\n\nAndreas Oswald (1634–1665)\n\n\n\nJohann Rosenmüller (1617–1684)\n\n\n\nJohann Heinrich Schmeltzer (c. 1623–1680)\n\n\n\n\n\nBUY TICKETS ONLINE\n\n\n\n\nPlease see our Tickets page for additional ways to buy tickets. URL:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/event/quicksilver-baroque-ensemble/ LOCATION:Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium\, 332 S. Michigan Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States CATEGORIES:2023-2024 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/wp-content/uploads/Quicksilver-Baroque-Ensemble-horiz-full-creditJan-Gates-1600w.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240414T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240414T153000 DTSTAMP:20260412T082941 CREATED:20230508T160352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240331T222654Z UID:1279-1713108600-1713108600@www.colemanchambermusic.org SUMMARY:Escher String Quartet with Jordan Bak\, viola DESCRIPTION:Like artist M.C. Escher\, for whom it is named\, the Escher String Quartet creates its own ‘impossible constructions’\, simultaneously showcasing each instrument’s part while melding them into one\, offering audiences unusual views and new perspectives. As The Guardian noted\, the ensemble displays “fabulous unanimity\, tonal warmth and care over detail.” \n\n\n\n\n\nJordan Bak has achieved international acclaim as a trailblazing artist\, praised for his radiant stage presence\, dynamic interpretations\, and fearless power. Only the third violist to earn the Artist Diploma from The Juilliard School\, Bak currently serves as Assistant Professor at Bowling Green State University. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage Credit: Dario Acosta \n\n\n\n\n\nPROGRAM \n\n\n\n\nMendelssohn – Quartet No. 1 in E-flat Major\, Op. 12\n\n\n\nJanáček – Quartet No. 2\, “Intimate Letters”\n\n\n\nBrahms – Quintet No. 2 in G Major\, Op. 111\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBUY TICKETS ONLINE\n\n\n\n\nPlease see our Tickets page for additional ways to buy tickets. URL:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/event/escher-string-quartet-with-jordan-bak-viola/ LOCATION:Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium\, 332 S. Michigan Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States CATEGORIES:2023-2024 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/wp-content/uploads/Escher-String-Quartet-horiz-full-1600w.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241013T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241013T153000 DTSTAMP:20260412T082941 CREATED:20240504T231944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240505T000753Z UID:1356-1728833400-1728833400@www.colemanchambermusic.org SUMMARY:Le Consort DESCRIPTION:Image credit: Julien Benhamou\n\n\n\nBBC Music Magazine has applauded Le Consort performances as “ravishing\, exhilarating\, and uniquely beautiful.” In 2017\, just a year after its founding\, the ensemble won both First Prize and the Audience Prize at the Loire Valley International Early Music Competition. \n\n\n\nIts mission is to illuminate compelling musical personalities of chamber music from the 17th and 18th centuries\, the dialogue between the two violins and the basso continuo\, displaying a wealth of contrasts between vocality\, sensuality\, and virtuosity. \n\n\n\nLe Consort takes this genre\, the quintessence of the Baroque\, and interprets it with a personal\, dynamic\, and colorful language. \n\n\n\nPROGRAM: \n\n\n\n\n“From Naples to London\, ” a musical journey featuring works by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)\n\n\n\nArcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)\,\n\n\n\nJohn Eccles (1668-1735)\,\n\n\n\nNicola Matteis (1650-1714)\n\n\n\nMrs. Philharmonica (fl. 1715)\n\n\n\nHenry Purcell (1659-1695)\n\n\n\nFrancesco Maria Veracini (1690-1768)\n\n\n\nAntonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)\n\n\n\n\n\nORDER TICKETS URL:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/event/le-consort/ LOCATION:Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium\, 332 S. Michigan Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States CATEGORIES:2024-2025 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241103T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241103T153000 DTSTAMP:20260412T082941 CREATED:20240504T232828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240505T000657Z UID:1364-1730647800-1730647800@www.colemanchambermusic.org SUMMARY:Cuarteto Casals DESCRIPTION:Image credit: Josep Molina\n\n\n\nFounded in 1997 at the Escuela Reina Sofia in Madrid\, Cuarteto Casals is quartet in residence at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag and at the Escola Superior de Musica de Catalunya in Barcelona\, where all four members reside. \n\n\n\nSince winning First Prizes at the London and Brahms-Hamburg competitions\, the quartet has been a repeated guest at the world’s most prestigious concert halls. Of the quartet’s second volume of Beethoven recordings for harmonia mundi\, Gramophone Magazine wrote “These interpretations don’t just strip off the varnish; they tear off the gilded frame\, x-ray the canvas\, and light it in neon.” \n\n\n\nPROGRAM \n\n\n\n\nHaydn – Quartet No. 25 in C Major\, Op. 20\, No. 2\, Hob. III:32\n\n\n\nShostakovich – Quartet No. 2 in A Major\, Op. 68\n\n\n\nBeethoven – Quartet No. 15 in A minor\, Op. 132\n\n\n\n\n\nORDER TICKETS URL:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/event/cuarteto-casals-2/ LOCATION:Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium\, 332 S. Michigan Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States CATEGORIES:2024-2025 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250112T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250112T153000 DTSTAMP:20260412T082941 CREATED:20240504T233559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250120T233103Z UID:1390-1736695800-1736695800@www.colemanchambermusic.org SUMMARY:Isidore String Quartet DESCRIPTION:Image credit: Jiyang Chen\n\n\n\nEATON FIRE UPDATE – This concert was postponed due to the ongoing fire impacts in the San Gabriel Valley and beyond. We plan to reschedule the concert\, but no date has been set yet. If you already have tickets to the event\, please hold on to your tickets and we will be in touch with more details.We plan to reschedule this concert. Please contact us with any questions. \n\n\n\nWinner of a 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant and the 14th Banff International String Quartet Competition in 2022\, the Isidore String Quartet was formed in 2019 at the Juilliard School with a vision to revisit\, rediscover\, and reinvigorate the repertory. \n\n\n\nThe name Isidore recognizes the ensemble’s musical connection to the Juilliard Quartet: one of that group’s early members was legendary violinist Isidore Cohen. \n\n\n\nAdditionally\, it acknowledges a shared affection for a certain libation – legend has it a Greek monk named Isidore concocted the first genuine vodka recipe for the Grand Duchy of Moscow! \n\n\n\nPROGRAM \n\n\n\n\nMozart – Quartet No. 19 in C Major\, K. 465\, “Dissonance”\n\n\n\nChilds – Unrequited – String Quartet No. 3\n\n\n\nBeethoven – Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major\, Op. 127\n\n\n\n\n\nORDER TICKETS URL:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/event/isidore-string-quartet/ LOCATION:Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium\, 332 S. Michigan Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States CATEGORIES:2024-2025 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/wp-content/uploads/Isidore-String-Quartet.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250202T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250202T153000 DTSTAMP:20260412T082941 CREATED:20240504T235117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T012322Z UID:1396-1738510200-1738510200@www.colemanchambermusic.org SUMMARY:Calder Quartet DESCRIPTION:The passion of the Calder Quartet was apparent in 2002 when it won the Coleman Competition Saunderson Prize\, and again with the 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant. \n\n\n\nInspired by innovative American artist Alexander Calder\, the quartet’s desire to bring immediacy and context to performances creates artfully crafted musical experiences. Formed at USC’s Thornton School of Music\, the quartet is known for work with leading and emerging composers as well as rock and visual arts. \n\n\n\n“The superb Calder Quartet showed that the time-honored string quartet format still provides fertile ground for innovation and surprise\,” wrote the New York Times. \n\n\n\nPROGRAM: \n\n\n\n\nBeethoven – Quartet in C minor\, Op. 18\, No. 4\n\n\n\nAdès – The Four Quarters for String Quartet\, Op. 28\n\n\n\nShaw – Entr’acte\n\n\n\nDebussy – Quartet in G minor\, Op. 10\n\n\n\n\n\nORDER TICKETS URL:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/event/calder-quartet/ LOCATION:Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium\, 332 S. Michigan Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States CATEGORIES:2024-2025 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250309T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250309T153000 DTSTAMP:20260412T082941 CREATED:20240504T235757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T012135Z UID:1397-1741534200-1741534200@www.colemanchambermusic.org SUMMARY:Esmé Quartet DESCRIPTION:Image credit: Jeremy Visuals Photography\n\n\n\nPraised for their warm sound and powerful stage presence\, the Esmé Quartet was formed in 2016 at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne\, Germany by four musicians who were already friends and shared common interests and passions in music\, the arts\, and life. \n\n\n\nIn 2018 the quartet won the first prize as well as sweeping four special prizes at the prestigious Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition in London\, and also became HSBC Laureate of the Académie du Festival d’Aix. \n\n\n\nThe quartet’s name—Esmé—is derived from medieval French and means “beloved.” \n\n\n\nPROGRAM: \n\n\n\n\nDutilleux – Ainsi la Nuit\n\n\n\nRavel – String Quartet in F Major\n\n\n\nBeethoven – String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor\, Op.131\n\n\n\n\n\nORDER TICKETS URL:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/event/esme-quartet-2/ LOCATION:Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium\, 332 S. Michigan Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States CATEGORIES:2024-2025 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250330T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250330T153000 DTSTAMP:20260412T082941 CREATED:20240505T000241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T012340Z UID:1398-1743348600-1743348600@www.colemanchambermusic.org SUMMARY:Poulenc Trio with Boris Allakhverdyan\, clarinet DESCRIPTION:Image credit: Titi Ayangade\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Poulenc Trio has earned critical acclaim over its 20-year history\, with the New York Times praising their “elegant rendition” of Piazzolla’s tangos and the Washington Post commending them for honoring their namesake with an “intriguing and beautifully played program” that exuded “convincing elegance\, near effortless lightness\, and grace.” \n\n\n\nPianist Irina Kaplan Lande teaches at the Peabody Institute\, oboist Aleh Remezau is renowned for his “incredibly expressive” playing (Vancouver Sun)\, and Bryan Young is principal bassoonist at the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra. \n\n\n\nGuest Boris Allakhverdyan is principal clarinetist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. \n\n\n\nPROGRAM: \n\n\n\n\nPoulenc – Trio for Oboe\, Bassoon\, and Piano\n\n\n\nPoulenc – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano\n\n\n\nCuong – Trains of Thought\n\n\n\nGlinka – Trio Pathétique in D minor for Clarinet\, Bassoon\, and Piano\n\n\n\nIbert – Cinq pièces en trio (for Oboe\, Clarinet\, and Bassoon)\n\n\n\nRossini – Fantaisie Concertante sur des thèmes de L’Italiana in Algeri\n\n\n\n\n\nORDER TICKETS URL:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/event/poulenc-trio-with-boris-allakhverdyan-clarinet/ LOCATION:Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium\, 332 S. Michigan Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States CATEGORIES:2024-2025 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251109T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251109T153000 DTSTAMP:20260412T082941 CREATED:20250420T215003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T031007Z UID:1501-1762702200-1762702200@www.colemanchambermusic.org SUMMARY:Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center DESCRIPTION:Viola Celebration: The unique timbre of the viola — rich\, dark\, and soulful — has made it the instrument of choice for composers seeking to add even more luscious beauty to chamber ensembles. \n\n\n\nChamber Music Society of Lincoln Center proudly offers a one-of-a-kind program that includes a pair of violas in every work\, from Vaughan Williams’s haunting Phantasy Quintet\, to violist-composer Brett Dean’s gripping lament\, to Mozart’s joyful and uplifting C Major Quintet\, one of six he composed that truly put the viola quintet on the chamber music map.  \n\n\n\nViolists Paul Neubauer and Matt Lipman are joined by violinists Stella Chen and Alexander Sitkovetsky\, and cellist Keith Robinson for this special program. \n\n\n\nPROGRAM: \n\n\n\n\nBeethoven – Fugue for Viola Quintet in D Major\, Op. 137\n\n\n\nVaughan Williams – Phantasy Quintet\n\n\n\nBowen – Two Duets for Two Violas in G Major\n\n\n\nDean – Epitaphs for Viola Quintet\n\n\n\nMozart – Viola Quintet No. 3 in C Major\, K. 515\n\n\n\n\n\nORDER TICKETS URL:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/event/chamber-music-society-of-lincoln-center/ LOCATION:Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium\, 332 S. Michigan Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States CATEGORIES:2025-2026 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/wp-content/uploads/Chamber-Music-Society-of-Lincoln-Center.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251214T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251214T153000 DTSTAMP:20260412T082941 CREATED:20250423T024436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T030905Z UID:1517-1765726200-1765726200@www.colemanchambermusic.org SUMMARY:The Queen's Six DESCRIPTION:Based at Windsor Castle\, members of The Queen’s Six make up part of the Lay Clerks of St. George’s Chapel\, whose homes lie within the Castle walls. The ensemble formed in 2008\, the 450th anniversary of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I\, from whom they take their name. Now they perform for a much wider audience\, and their repertoire extends far beyond the reach of the choir stalls. \n\n\n\n“One senses . . . the evident enjoyment they derive from singing together. It brings a kind of twinkle to the performance . . . barely contained excitement . . . this music is in the blood of these singers.” — Gramophone \n\n\n\nPROGRAM: Traveling Spies: Music\, Travel\, and Espionage in the RenaissanceThis program features works by William Byrd\, Francisco López Capillas\, Miguel Mateo de Dallo y Lana\, Richard Dering\, Michael East\, Alfonso Ferrabosco\, Walter Lambe\, Alonso Lobo\, Claudio Monteverdi\, Thomas Morley\, Peter Philips\, Richard Sampson\, John Taverner\, Thomas Weelkes\, and John Wilbye. \n\n\n\n\nORDER TICKETS URL:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/event/the-queens-six/ LOCATION:Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium\, 332 S. Michigan Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States CATEGORIES:2025-2026 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Queens-Six.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260118T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260118T153000 DTSTAMP:20260412T082941 CREATED:20250423T025327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T030802Z UID:1523-1768750200-1768750200@www.colemanchambermusic.org SUMMARY: Valencia Baryton Project DESCRIPTION:The heart of the Valencia Baryton Project is the trio of baryton\, viola\, and violoncello\, for which Haydn wrote 123 works of outstanding beauty as the court composer for the Prince Esterhazy of Austria. A cross between the viol da gamba and lirone\, with 10 resonating and plucked strings down the back of the instrument\, the baryton gives the traditional string trio an entirely new dimension. \n\n\n\nAudiences throughout the Americas and Europe have delighted in what is considered to have been the pinnacle of aristocratic instruments in the classical era. The Project’s work has been described as “beautifully polished” (Musicalifeiten) and “delightfully inventive” (The Strad). \n\n\n\nPROGRAM: \n\n\n\n\nTomasini Baryton – Trio in C Major\, K. 19\n\n\n\nPickup – Prelude No. 1\n\n\n\nHaydn Baryton – Trio No. 50 in D Major\, Hob. XI:50\n\n\n\nJenkins/Gorton – Fantasias and Pavans from the 16th and\n\n\n\n21st Centuries\n\n\n\nHaydn Baryton – Trio No. 72 in D Major\, Hob. XI:72\n\n\n\n\n\nORDER TICKETS URL:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/event/valencia-baryton-project/ LOCATION:Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium\, 332 S. Michigan Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States CATEGORIES:2025-2026 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/wp-content/uploads/Valencia-Baryton-Project.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260215T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260215T153000 DTSTAMP:20260412T082941 CREATED:20250423T030533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250705T210635Z UID:1526-1771169400-1771169400@www.colemanchambermusic.org SUMMARY:Isidore Quartet DESCRIPTION:“Brahms: the Admirer” explores the composer’s mastery of both polyphonic choral writing and the art of the string quartet with complementary works of those he admired\, Bach and Beethoven. \n\n\n\nWinner of a 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant and the 14th Banff International String Quartet Competition in 2022\, the Isidore String Quartet was formed in 2019 at the Juilliard School. The name is a tribute to the legendary Juilliard Quartet member\, violinist Isidore Cohen. It also acknowledges a shared affection for a certain libation: legend has it a Greek monk named Isidore concocted the first genuine vodka recipe for the Grand Duchy of Moscow! \n\n\n\nPROGRAM: \n\n\n\n\nBach (arr. Moore) – Chorale Arrangement(s) (to be selected)\n\n\n\nBrahms (arr. Moore) – Geistliches Lied\, Op. 30\n\n\n\nBeethoven – String Quartet in B-flat Major\, Op. 18\, No. 6\n\n\n\nBrahms – String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat Major\, Op. 67\n\n\n\n\n\nORDER TICKETS URL:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/event/isidore-quartet/ LOCATION:Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium\, 332 S. Michigan Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States CATEGORIES:2025-2026 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/wp-content/uploads/Isidore-Quartet.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260419T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260419T153000 DTSTAMP:20260412T082941 CREATED:20250423T030355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T124113Z UID:1528-1776612600-1776612600@www.colemanchambermusic.org SUMMARY: CANCELED: Quatuor Ébène DESCRIPTION:Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium has been closed for emergency maintenance and repairs. It is not expected to reopen until late in Fall 2026. Therefore\, regrettably\, the April 19\, 2026 Coleman concert has been cancelled. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by this cancellation. \nTo refund your ticket(s)\, please make your request to the Coleman office prior to May 27th so that all refunds can be concluded before the end of Coleman’s fiscal year. If you wish the value of your ticket(s) to be considered a tax-deductible contribution\, we would be most grateful and will provide a tax receipt upon request. \nPlease contact the Coleman office by emailing krfccma@aol.com\, or by calling or texting 626-793-4191. \n\n\n\n“The way scents seem to transition into sounds\, echoes resonate from the depths of space\, and the Four [musicians] intertwining attentively\, only to then grab hold vigorously and expand vivaciously — it was exhilarating.” — Süddeutsche Zeitung \n\n\n\nAttending a concert by the Quatuor Ébène is a musical and sensual happening. For the past two decades the quartet has set standards by making familiar repertoire accessible in new ways\, and by constantly seeking interaction with the audience. \n\n\n\nIn 2019 — as the first ensemble ever — it was honored with the Frankfurt Music Prize. In spring 2024\, cellist Yuya Okamoto joined the quartet’s esteemed ranks\, adding a new dimension. \n\n\n\nPROGRAM: \n\n\n\n\nBeethoven – String Quartet in G Major\, Op. 18\, No. 2\n\n\n\nBritten – Three Divertimenti for String Quartet\n\n\n\nBrahms – String Quartet in A minor\, Op. 51\, No. 2 URL:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/event/quatuor-ebene-2/ LOCATION:Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium\, 332 S. Michigan Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States CATEGORIES:2025-2026 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://www.colemanchambermusic.org/wp-content/uploads/Quatuor-Ebene.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR