Axelrod String Quartet Series
Smithsonian Chamber Music Society audiences are privy to the unparalleled opportunity of hearing
two magnificent quartets of instruments—one made by Antonio Stradivari, the other by his
teacher Nicolò Amati—in this popular three-concert series.
General Details
- All Axelrod concerts start at 7:30 p.m.; pre-concert lecture starts at 6:30 p.m..
- All concerts will be held at the Nicholas and Eugenia Taubman Hall of Music in the American History Museum.
- TICKETS:
Dates & Music
Sat., Nov. 2, 2019; Sun., Nov. 3, 2019
Haydn: Quartet in F-sharp Minor, Op. 50, No. 4
Shostakovich: Quartet in F Major, Op. 73
Mozart: Quintet in E-flat Major, K614
with Steven Dann, viola
Sat., Jan. 25, 2020; Sun., Jan. 26, 2020
Haydn: Quartet in D Major, Op. 50, No. 6 (“The Frog”)
Britten: Quartet No. 2 in C Major, Op. 36
Beethoven: Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1
Sat., May 9, 2020; Sun., May 10, 2020
Haydn: Quartet in C Major, Op. 50, No. 2
Bartók: Quartet No. 6, Sz 114
Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
with the Omer Quartet: Mason Yu and Erica Tursi, violins; Jinsung Hong, viola; Alexander Cox, violoncello
Programs, locations, and artists subject to change.
This eight-concert series features several artists and ensembles including the Smithsonian
Chamber Players and Smithsonian Consort of Viols.
General Details
- All Masterworks concerts start at 7:30 p.m.; pre-concert lecture starts at 6:30 p.m. (except both November concerts)
- All concerts will be held at the Nicholas and Eugenia Taubman Hall of Music in the American History Museum.
- TICKETS:
Dates & Music
Sat., Oct. 12, 2019; Sun., Oct. 13, 2019
Music for Four Celli
Works by Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Friedrich Dotzauer, Friedrich Grützmacher, Aleksandr Vasilyevich Kuznetsov, and David Popper
Smithsonian Chamber Players: Myron Lutzke, William Skeen, Kenneth Slowik, and Allen Whear, violoncelli
Sat., Nov. 16, 2019; Sun., Nov. 17, 2019
Schubert: Sonata in A Minor, D385; Auf dem Strom, D943; Sonata in A Major, D574; Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D965
Smithsonian Chamber Players: Catherine Manson, violin; William Purvis, horn; Eric Hoeprich, clarinet; Kenneth Slowik, fortepiano with Aaron Sheehan, tenor
Sat., Jan. 4, 2020; Sun., Jan. 5, 2020
In Nomine
Cantus firmus consorts by William Byrd, Osbert Parsley, Nicholas Strogers, Christopher Tye, Clement Woodcock, Alfonso Ferrabosco, and Henry Purcell
Smithsonian Consort of Viols: Kenneth Slowik, Lucine Musaelian, Zoe Weiss, Catherine Slowik, Arnie Tanimoto, viols with Chelsea Bernstein and Thomas MacCracken
Sat., Feb. 1, 2020; Sun., Feb. 2, 2020
Haydn: Sonata in B Minor, Hob. XVI: 32;
J.S. Bach: Partita in D Major, BWV 828; Sonata in B Minor, BWV 1014; Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050
Smithsonian Chamber Players: Ian Swensen, violin; Kenneth Slowik, harpsichord with SCMS Fellows
Sat., Feb. 15, 2020
Mozart: Sonatas in D Major, K358/186c; F Major, K 497; C Major K521
Schubert: Four Polonaises, D599; Grand Duo, D812
Smithsonian Chamber Players: Naoko Takao and Kenneth Slowik, fortepiano four hands
Sun., Feb. 23, 2020
J.S. Bach: Partita in A Minor, BWV 827; Sonata in E Major, BWV 1016
Haydn: Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI: 42
Mozart: Sonata in G Major, K379
Smithsonian Chamber Players: Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin; Kenneth Slowik, harpsichord and fortepiano
Sat., March 7, 2020; Sun., March 8, 2020
Schubert: Fantasy in C Major, D934; Quintet in A Major, D667, “The Trout”
Smithsonian Chamber Players: Mark Fewer, violin; Kenneth Slowik, fortepiano with SCMS Fellows
Sat., March 28, 2020; Sun., March 29, 2020
Schubert: Quartet in A Minor, D804, “Rosamunde”
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4
Smithsonian Chamber Players: Vera Beths, violin; Steven Dann, viola; Kenneth Slowik, violoncello
with SCMS Fellows
Sat., April 18, 2020; Sun., April 19, 2020
J.S. Bach: Partita in G Major, BWV 829; Sonata in C Minor, BWV 1017
Haydn: Sonata in E Minor, Hob. XVI: 34
Mozart: Sonata in D Major, K306/300
Smithsonian Chamber Players: Marc Destrubé, violin; Kenneth Slowik, harpsichord and fortepiano
Programs, locations, and artists subject to change.
