2017-2018 SEASON
EIGHT GREAT CONCERTS
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2017 AT 3 PM
GALA OPENER
Dances, Romances,
and Mendelssohn’s Octet
PCC’s gala opener will showcase nine dazzling artists in five scintillating dances, four soulful romances, and Mendelssohn’s beloved Octet, the 16-year-old composer’s miraculous melding of youthful exuberance and sovereign musical command.
GALA OPENER
Dances, Romances,
and Mendelssohn’s Octet
PCC’s gala opener will showcase nine dazzling artists in five scintillating dances, four soulful romances, and Mendelssohn’s beloved Octet, the 16-year-old composer’s miraculous melding of youthful exuberance and sovereign musical command.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2017 AT 3 PM
PETER SERKIN, PIANO
Mozart and Bach
Featuring The Goldberg Variations
“Serkin is a great pianist because he is an original musical thinker…Serkin consistently provided an amazing and illuminating amount of subtle detail; every chord was fascinatingly voiced, every phrase tenderly sculpted, the counterpoint limned a way a great Bach player does.”
— The Boston Globe
PETER SERKIN, PIANO
Mozart and Bach
Featuring The Goldberg Variations
“Serkin is a great pianist because he is an original musical thinker…Serkin consistently provided an amazing and illuminating amount of subtle detail; every chord was fascinatingly voiced, every phrase tenderly sculpted, the counterpoint limned a way a great Bach player does.”
— The Boston Globe
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2017 AT 3 PM
LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET
“The world’s hottest classical ensemble or its tightest pop band? However it helps you to think about the LAGQ, keep the emphasis on superlatives for its unrivaled joy, technical élan and questing spirits.”
— The Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET
“The world’s hottest classical ensemble or its tightest pop band? However it helps you to think about the LAGQ, keep the emphasis on superlatives for its unrivaled joy, technical élan and questing spirits.”
— The Los Angeles Times
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2017 AT 3 PM
ALESSIO BAX AND LUCILLE CHUNG, PIANOS
A Pianistic Partnership
“Bax and Chung are husband and wife, so it’s not surprising that their piano duets work so well. They share a brilliant clarity in their playing. In this scintillating recital, it’s hard to find even a fleeting moment where ensemble is less than meticulous.”
— The Sunday Times, London, November 2014
ALESSIO BAX AND LUCILLE CHUNG, PIANOS
A Pianistic Partnership
“Bax and Chung are husband and wife, so it’s not surprising that their piano duets work so well. They share a brilliant clarity in their playing. In this scintillating recital, it’s hard to find even a fleeting moment where ensemble is less than meticulous.”
— The Sunday Times, London, November 2014
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2018 AT 8 PM
CHIARA STRING QUARTET
Candlelit Haydn
The Seven Last Words of Christ
“The performances had shape and grace and ample room to breathe, but they never lacked mystery or intensity.”
— The Boston Globe
7 PM: Preconcert multimedia preview by Michael Parloff
SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018 AT 3 PM
BENJAMIN BEILMAN AND ORION WEISS
Violin & Piano Music from Four Centuries
Two of today’s fastest-rising artists, Beilman and Weiss’s deeply communicative performances have won them worldwide acclaim. Their far-flung musical journey will traverse works by Mozart, Beethoven, Bartók, and Rzewski.
BENJAMIN BEILMAN AND ORION WEISS
Violin & Piano Music from Four Centuries
Two of today’s fastest-rising artists, Beilman and Weiss’s deeply communicative performances have won them worldwide acclaim. Their far-flung musical journey will traverse works by Mozart, Beethoven, Bartók, and Rzewski.
SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 AT 3 PM
THE DANISH STRING QUARTET
Beethoven: Early, Middle, & Late Quartets
“They could be grounded in their tone or mystical. They allowed time to stand still, and they could assume the pose of excitingly aggressive rockers. They did it all.”
— Mark Swed, The Los Angeles Times
THE DANISH STRING QUARTET
Beethoven: Early, Middle, & Late Quartets
“They could be grounded in their tone or mystical. They allowed time to stand still, and they could assume the pose of excitingly aggressive rockers. They did it all.”
— Mark Swed, The Los Angeles Times
SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2018 AT 3 PM
NEUBAUER-McDERMOTT FAMILY CONCERT
The stellar Neubauer-McDermott Family will bring PCC’s eleventh season to an exhilarating conclusion. The concert will include the World Premiere of Gilad Cohen’s Quintet for Three Violins, Viola, and Piano, composed especially for this event.
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