Here is this season’s full performance lineup.
Dover Quartet
Friday, Jan. 10, at 7:30 p.m.
The Dover Quartet 2024-25 season includes collaborative performances with pianists Michelle Cann, Marc-André Hamelin and Haochen Zhang, as well as premieres of two works by leading American Indian composer Jerod Impichaachaaha’ Tate, a citizen of the Chickasaw nation. Tate will be performing with the Dover Quartet. His works were jointly commissioned by the Bienen School, the Curtis Institute of Music and a collective of chamber music presenters across the U.S. The quartet’s program features these works as well as music by Jessie Montgomery and Antonín Dvořák.
Third Coast Percussion with Jessie Montgomery
Saturday, Jan. 11, at 7:30 p.m.
Grammy-winning composer and violinist Jessie Montgomery joins the Grammy-winning Chicago-based Third Coast Percussion — featuring David Skidmore, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin and Sean Connors — all Bienen School graduates —for the first performance of their new program, “Strum, Strike, Bend,” featuring music by Montgomery, Jlin, Tigran Hamasyan and Lou Harrison. Joining Montgomery and Third Coast Percussion for the performance of the Harrison concerto is Bienen percussion associate professor She-e Wu.
Trio Valtorna
Sunday, Jan.12, at 3 p.m.
Bringing together three internationally recognized artists, Trio Valtorna was established in 2011 when violinist Ida Kavafian and hornist David Jolley decided to continue their Music from Angel Fire summer festival collaboration and invited pianist Gilles Vonsattel to join them. Their festival program features music by John Harbison, Ludwig van Beethoven and Johannes Brahms.
Vertavo String Quartet
Friday, Jan. 17, at 7:30 p.m.
Since its founding in 1984, the Vertavo String Quartet has been honored with Norway’s Grieg Prize, a Diapason d’Or and top prizes at the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition. Their program features music by Elizabeth Maconchy, Maurice Ravel and Benjamin Britten.
Viano Quartet
Sunday, Jan. 19, at 3 p.m.
In 2019, the Viano Quartet won first prize at the Banff International String Quartet Competition and the grand prize at the ENKOR International Music Competition. Their program features music by Joseph Haydn, Krzysztof Penderecki, Aaron Jay Kernis and Ludwig van Beethoven.
Dudok Quartet Amsterdam
Friday, Jan. 24, at 7:30 p.m.
Recipient of a Borletti-Buitoni Trust award and the Netherlands’ Kersjes Prize, the Dudok Quartet Amsterdam program features music by Carlo Gesualdo, Joseph Haydn, Bushra El-Turk, Dmitri Shostakovich and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Miró Quartet
Sunday, Jan. 26, at 3 p.m.
Celebrating 30 years together in 2025, the Miró Quartet is a past winner of the Banff International String Quartet Competition and the Naumburg International Chamber Music Competition. During its anniversary season, the quartet is launching new collaborations with saxophonist Steven Banks and bass-baritone Joseph Parrish. Their program features music by Joseph Haydn, George Walker, Caroline Shaw and Ludwig van Beethoven.
