Known for his humorous stage banter and expansive knowledge of music, violinist Geoff Nuttall is the artistic director of Chamber Music from Spoleto Festival USA. This revelatory series features 13 programs, performed by a line-up of world-class musicians, including members of the renowned St. Lawrence String Quartet.
Cellists Alisa Weilerstein and Chris Costanza, clarinetist Todd Palmer, pianists Pedja Muzijevic and Inon Barnaton, flutist Tara Helen O’Connor, violist Daniel Philips, and violinists Livia Sohn and Benjamin Beilman are among those returning to the Dock Street Theater for the series. Nuttall also welcomes composer in residence Osvaldo Golijov, who has worked closely with both St. Lawrence String Quartet and The Kronos Quartet.
Alongside favorite works by masters such as Barber, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky, the series highlights new compositions, including the world premiere of Golijov’s “Drag Down the Sky.” As host, journalist Lisa Simeone brings listeners thoughtful commentary and historical background on the pieces, composers, and artists featured on the series.
Feb 7
KREISLER: Praeludium and Allegro Caprice Viennois
BACH: Sonata in E-Flat
TCHAIKOVSKY: Souvenir de Florence
Feb 14
SCHUBERT: “Wandrers Nachtlied” and “Erkonig”
SHEPHERD: Quintet
KORNGOLD: Piano Quintet in E
Feb 21
HAYDN: String Quartet in E-Flat; Trio in D; Symphony in G
Feb 28
NORMAN: Garden of Follies
TELEMANN: Overture-Suite “Burlesque de Quixotte”
WOOLF: Righteous Babe
J.S. BACH: Orchestral Suite No.2 in b
Mar 7
J.S. BACH: Concerto for Oboe, d’amore in A; Ich Habe Genug
GERSHWIN: “Summertime” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So” from Porgy and Bess
HENRYSON: Off Pist
Mar 14
STRAUSS: Sextet from Capriccio
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Trio in a
Mar 21
GOLIJOV: Tenebrae; Last Round; Drag Down the Sky
Mar 28
MESSIAEN: “Louange a l’Eternite de Jesus”
CHOPIN: Polonaise Brilliante in C
RACHMANINOFF: Sonata in G
BARBER: Sonata for Cello and Piano