Fortas Chamber Music: 2006-2007 Season

Past Events

• Guarneri String Quartet

  Nov 14, 2006 at 7:30 PM
  In its only Washington performance this season, the beloved quartet performs favorites by Mozart, Janácek, and Debussy.

• Vermeer String Quartet

  Nov 29, 2006 at 7:30 PM
  After nearly four decades of performing, the group's final D.C. appearance for its U.S. farewell tour includes works by Beethoven, Schumann, and Britten.

• Empire Brass

  Dec 10, 2006 at 7:30 PM
  One of North America's finest brass quintets, Empire Brass returns with another delightful holiday program.

• Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, with Kirsten Johnson, violist

  Jan 21, 2007 at 7:30 PM
  To commemorate its exact 30^th anniversary, the Kennedy Center's Chamber Music Ensemble-in-Residence performs piano trios by Beethoven and Brahms plus the D.C. premiere of a piano quartet by Richard Danielpour.

• Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano

  Jan 26, 2007 at 7:30 PM
  As "America's favorite mezzo" (Gramophone Magazine), Grammy winner Susan Graham performs a rare and intimate all-French program in the Terrace Theater.

• Emerson String Quartet (Feb. 5)

  Feb 5, 2007 at 7:30 PM
  Considered the premier interpreter of Shostakovich's string quartets, the ensemble performs the composer's first, fifth, and seventh string quartets, in one of three programs part of the Shostakovich Centennial.

• Emerson String Quartet (Feb. 6)

  Feb 6, 2007 at 7:30 PM
  The Grammy-winning group continues its Shostakovich Centennial engagement with the composer's second, fourth, and eighth string quartets.

• Emerson String Quartet, with Joseph Kalichstein, piano (Feb. 7)

  Feb 7, 2007 at 7:30 PM
  The Emerson concludes its Shostakovich Centennial engagement with the composer's third and sixth string quartets, and his Piano Quintet featuring Fortas Artistic Director Joseph Kalichstein.

• Zukerman Chamber Players

  Mar 4, 2007 at 7:30 PM
  Grammy winner Pinchas Zukerman's new ensemble makes its Kennedy Center debut with works by Mozart and Dvorák.

• The Nash Ensemble of London

  Mar 20, 2007 at 7:30 PM
  As part of the Shakespeare in Washington festival, "Britain's premier chamber ensemble" (The Times of London) and special guest Susan Bickley perform a Bard-inspired world premiere and more.

• Emanuel Ax, piano & Edgar Meyer, bass

  Apr 23, 2007 at 7:30 PM
  The two multiple Grammy-winning artists share the stage in one extraordinary concert in the intimate Terrace Theater.

• Sejong

  May 8, 2007 at 7:30 PM
  This "top-notch string orchestra" (The Washington Post) was founded by famed Juilliard professor Hyo Kang and is comprised of more than a dozen young string artists from around the world.