String Theory Season XIII: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on Tour

10 Bluff View Avenue,Chattanooga TN 37403

01 March, 2022

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Members of the renowned Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center will perform live at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, TN. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on Tour: “Magical Schubert” Gloria Chien, piano Alessio Bax, piano* Benjamin Beilman, violin* David Requiro, cello Bridging the Classical and Romantic music eras, the prolific Franz Schubert gave the world an astonishing wealth of compositions during his very short 31 years of life. In this program, CMS celebrates Schubert’s magical genius, barely recognized during his lifetime, with two of his most significant chamber music works: his splendid piano trio in B-flat major and his greatest piano duet, the Fantasie in F minor, a tragically beautiful farewell written during the final months of his life. SCHUBERT Fantasie for Piano Four Hands SCHUBERT Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major 5:30 pm Art Connections with Bob Bernhardt and Ellen Simak 6:30 pm Concert *Chattanooga debut Limited Seating. All Sales are Final. Please contact us at 423.414.2525 about group ticket prices for groups of 20 or more. Limited parking is available in the Hunter Museum lot, along High Street and Walnut Street. Please do not park in the traffic circle in front of the Museum or in the Bluff View parking lots. All concerts will be rebroadcast through the generous support of WSMC 90.5 FM Hunter Museum Membership: www.huntermuseum.org/hunter-member String Theory is a chamber music series bringing inspiring evenings of the best chamber music to the Hunter Museum of American Art. Offering superb musical performances in an artistically satisfying setting, this series will feature some of the world’s most sought after musicians. Their artistry creates dynamic musical dialogues that leaves audiences spellbound. The one-hour concerts include chamber classics as well as music of our time. Presenting intimate music in a museum setting has long been a tradition at prestigious institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, and the Phillips Collection in Washington D.C. This series has already become part of the cultural fabric of Chattanooga. Founded in 2009 by pianist, Gloria Chien, String Theory aspires to expose new audiences to chamber music, invigorate the local classical music scene, and cultivate a future generation of music lovers.