Fortas Chamber Music Concerts: 2011-2012 Season

Upcoming Events

• Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio

  Tue., Feb. 14, 2012, 7:30 PM | Buy Now
  The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio plays one of Schubert's best-loved works, the "Trout" Quintet, and the DC premiere of a Fortas co-commission, Pulitzer Prize winner Ellen Taafe Zwilich's Quintet inspired by Schubert's.

• Christoph Eschenbach & Matthias Goerne, baritone

  Mon., Mar. 5, 2012, 7:30 PM | Buy Now
  A renowned Schubert interpreter, pianist Christoph Eschenbach, Music Director for the Kennedy Center and NSO, renews his partnership with baritone Matthias Goerne for Schubert's magnificent song cycle Winterreise.

• Christoph Eschenbach & Dan Zhu, violin

  Mon., Mar. 12, 2012, 7:30 PM | Buy Now
  Pianist Christoph Eschenbach, Music Director for the Kennedy Center and NSO, plays Mozart sonatas with violinist Dan Zhu, called "an artist of affecting humility and beautiful tone production" by The Strad magazine.

• Takács Quartet

  Tue., Mar. 13, 2012, 7:30 PM | Buy Now
  Budapest's Takács Quartet plays with a unique blend of drama, warmth, and humor. For their Fortas debut, they bring a program of quartets by Schubert and Bartók, plus Beethoven's staggering Opus 131.

• Ute Lemper with the Vogler Quartet: Berlin Nights/Paris Days: The Art of Chanson

  Mon., Mar. 19, 2012, 7:30 PM | Buy Now
  Crossing national and stylistic boundaries alike, the Vogler Quartet, Ute Lemper, and pianist/clarinetist Stefan Malzew embark on an exciting journey, bringing together Weimar chansons and the classical works they influenced.

• Eben Trio (formerly Puella Trio)

  Thu., Mar. 29, 2012, 7:30 PM | Buy Now
  Considered one of the most gifted in the young, up-and-coming generation of musicians, Prague's Eben Trio (formerly Puella Trio) makes its U.S. debut with Dvorák's "Dumki" trio and Smetana's heart-wrenching trio.

• eighth blackbird: Pierrot Lunaire

  Tue., Apr. 3, 2012, 7:30 PM | On Sale 2/8/12,
  Grammy Award–winning eighth blackbird returns with a staged cabaret-opera version of Schoenberg's masterpiece Pierrot Lunaire, as well as works by Weill, Berg, and Perle.

• The Morgenstern Trio

  Thu., May 3, 2012, 7:30 PM | On Sale 2/8/12,
  Hailed for "sheer unbelievable virtuosity" by the Achener Zeitung, The Morgenstern Trio makes its Kennedy Center debut with trios by Debussy, Brahms, and Leonard Bernstein.

Past Events

• Tokyo String Quartet

  Wed., Oct. 26, 2011, 7:30 PM
  The Tokyo String Quartet plays quartets by Mozart, Szymanowski, and Dvorák on the renowned Paganini Stradivarius instruments in their Fortas Chamber Music Concerts debut.

• Orion String Quartet

  Tue., Nov. 1, 2011, 7:30 PM
  Orion String Quartet, fresh from last season's acclaimed performance of Bach's The Complete Art of the Fugue, returns with a reprise of the Fugue's Contrapunctus 1 and works by Schubert, Brahms, and Webern.

• Augustin Hadelich, violin with Rohan de Silva, piano

  Wed., Dec. 7, 2011, 7:30 PM
  With his poetic style and dazzling technique, violinist Augustin Hadelich is joined by pianist Rohan de Silva for sonatas by Beethoven, Poulenc, Zimmermann, and Brahms, as well as Sarasate's lively Zigeunerweisen.

• Weiss-Kaplan-Newman Trio

  Wed., Jan. 18, 2012, 7:30 PM
  The Weiss-Kaplan-Newman Trio, a piano trio hailed by the New York Times as "three strong voices, locked in sequence," brings a program with classic trios by Beethoven and Schubert, as well as contemporary works by Higdon and Newman.

All programs are subject to change. List of all Chamber Music Concerts