April 3, 2016: Sir James Galway, flute; Benjamin Beilman and Danbi Um, violins; Mark Holloway, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Timothy Cobb, bass; Paolo Bourdignon, harpsichord JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750) Air on the G String (from Suite in D, BWV 1068) for flute, strings, and continuo April 3, 2016: Sir James Galway, flute; Benjamin Beilman and Danbi Um, violins; Mark Holloway, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Timothy Cobb, bass; Paolo Bourdignon, harpsichord For background on Bach’s Orchestral Suites, see Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor. The Third Suite may be the most famous of the four on account of its meltingly beautiful Air. One of the most popular and arranged pieces of all time, it achieved special notoriety through August Wilhelmj’s version for the violin G string (1871). The Air’s binary form—two halves, each repeated—and its “stepping” bass overlaid with a long, sustained melodic line are standard Baroque procedures, but its poignant effect transcends all formulas. James Galway plays its haunting violin part on the flute. Return to Parlance Program Notes

SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2020 AT 3 PM PAUL LEWIS, PIANO BEETHOVEN AND SCHUBERT BUY TICKETS PAUL LEWIS, PIANO “Lewis’ deep insights into the emotional complications of this music were matched by his firm grasp of classical structure and the ways in which Schubert’s lyrical gift illuminates that structure. This was Schubert playing of a very high order.” – Chicago Tribune FEATURING ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE BUY TICKETS The English pianist Paul Lewis is internationally regarded as one of the most poetic artists of his generation. His performances of the core piano works of Beethoven and Schubert have received unanimous critical and public acclaim worldwide. His program will include Beethoven’s cherished “Moonlight” Sonata in C# minor and Schubert’s sublime Sonata in G Major, which Robert Schumann called “Schubert’s most perfect sonata in form and conception.” PROGRAM Beethoven Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27, no. 1, “Quasi una fantasia” Program Notes Beethoven Fantasia in G minor, Op. 77 Program Notes Beethoven Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, no. 2, “Quasi una fantasia” (“Moonlight”) Program Notes Schubert Sonata in G major, D. 894, op. 78 (“Fantasie”) Program Notes Watch Paul Lewis perform Schubert’s final piano sonata in G major:

MODIGLIANI QUARTET The Paris-based Modigliani Quartet celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2023. They are regular guests at the world’s top venues and finest string quartet and chamber music series. In 2017 it was a special honor for the ensemble to be the first string quartet ever performing in the big hall of the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. In 2020, the quartet became artistic directors of the string quartet festival “Vibre! Quatuors à Bordeaux” as well as the renowned “The Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition”. In addition the quartet are founders and artistic directors of the Saint-Paul-de-Vence Festival. Since autumn 2023 they have been teaching the first String Quartet class at the École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot. Modigliani Quartet has been recording for the Mirare label since 2008 and has released 13 award winning CDs since. In January 2024, the quartet’s latest album featuring quartets by Grieg and Smetana was published and received enthusiastically by the international press: “The French Quatuor Modigliani brings these highly emotional works to life with energy, color and glowing passion.” (Rondo, January 2024) The recording was also featured in the bestseller list 2-2024 (category chamber music) at the “Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik”. In the 2024/2025 season, Modigliani Quartet will be dedicated to the greatest challenge in the life of a string quartet: recording all 16 string quartets by Beethoven. Other highlights of the new season include a tour of North America in October 2024, as well as concerts at the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg, the L’Auditori in Barcelona (as part of the string quartet biennial), the Konserthus Stockholm, and at the Schubertiade Schwarzenberg. Thanks to the generosity and support of private sponsors, Modigliani Quartet plays on four outstanding Italian instruments: Amaury Coeytaux plays a 1715 violin by Stradivari Loïc Rio plays a 1780 violin by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini Laurent Marfaing plays a 1660 viola by Luigi Mariani François Kieffer plays a 1706 cello by Matteo Goffriller

OLIVER NEUBAUER, VIOLIN Violinist Oliver Neubauer is a senior at The Dalton School, a student of Li Lin at The Juilliard Pre-College, and a student of Itzhak Perlman, Catherine Cho, and Sean Lee at the Perlman Music Program. In September, 2018, Oliver will attend the Juilliard School as a proud recipient of the Kovner Fellowship in the studios of Itzhak Perlman and Li Lin. Concerts this season include performances with the Symphony of Westchester (as a winner of their 2017 Young Artist Competition), YoungArts Week 2018 (as a winner of the 2018 YoungArts Competition), Neue Galerie (NYC), American Museum of Natural History, Great Performers Series (Palm Beach), Weill Recital Hall, Paul Hall, and the Asian Cultural Center. Oliver was a winner of the 2017 Young Musicians Competition at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, a Young Performer at the Music@Menlo Chamber Music Institute, and a member of the New York Youth Symphony Chamber Music Program. In May, 2013 Oliver made his Lincoln Center debut at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Young Ensembles Concert . In addition, Oliver has performed at Summerfest La Jolla, Music@Menlo, Mostly Music Series, NJ, Lake Champlain Music Festival, Chamber Music Northwest, Brooklyn Chamber Music Society, Music from Angel Fire, and Art in Avila in Curaçao. In 2013, Oliver made his debut with the New York Philharmonic as the narrator for Britten’s Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra. Oliver is also a competitive chess player, participating in dozens of national tournaments. Oliver was the recipient of a Scholastic Art & Writing Silver Key Award and was a National Merit Scholarship Program Semi-Finalist. As the recipient of a Gold Award from YoungArts, Oliver is currently a Semi-Finalist candidate for a 2018 Presidential Scholar in the Arts Award.

ANTON RIST, CLARINET Anton Rist was appointed Principal Clarinetist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in 2016. He previously held principal positions with the Princeton and New Haven Symphony Orchestras. In addition, he has performed with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Grant Park Festival Orchestra, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the Louisiana Philharmonic, the American Ballet Theater, and on several Broadway productions. Rist toured Japan with the New York Symphonic Ensemble, and has performed as a chamber musician throughout Europe and Asia. As a soloist, he has performed with the Mainly Mozart Festival of Orchestras, the Cheyenne Symphony, the Knoxville Symphony, and the Sullivan County Chamber Orchestra. In addition, he has appeared at Festival Mozaic, the St. Barts Music Festival, Bravo!Vail, and is a founding member of the Montserrat Music Festival in the West Indies.

2022-2023 ARTIST ROSTER STEVEN BANKS, SAXOPHONE XAK BJERKEN, PIANO GLORIA CHIEN, PIANO EMERSON STRING QUARTET RAFAEL FIGUEROA, CELLO JAVIER GÁNDARA, HORN RACHEL NAOMI KUDO, PIANO MARON KHOURY, FLUTE MILAN MILISAVLJEVIĆ, VIOLA JESSICA PHILLIPS, CLARINET ANNE MARIE SCHARER, HORN YOOBIN SON, FLUTE BRYAN WAGORN, PIANO BENJAMIN BEILMAN, VIOLIN 2022 BENJAMIN BOWMAN, VIOLIN THE DANISH STRING QUARTET EVAN EPIFANIO, BASSOON ZLATOMIR FUNG, CELLO NATHAN HUGHES, OBOE ALEXI KENNEY, VIOLIN MIHAI MARICA, CELLO JOEL NOYES, CELLO ANTON RIST, CLARINET SITKOVETSKY TRIO JOHN UPTON, OBOE PAUL WATKINS, CELLO BORIS BERMAN, PIANO ETTORE CAUSA, VIOLA ELAINE DOUVAS, OBOE GUILLERMO FIGUEROA, VIOLA DAVID GOULD, BASSET HORN BRENDAN KANE, BASS DEAN LEBLANC, BASSET HORN PASCUAL MARTÍNEZ FORTEZA, CLARINET MILENA PAJARO-VAN DE STADT, VIOLA MARK ROMATZ, BASSOON ALBERT CANO SMIT, PIANO HUGO VALVERDE, HORN KEVIN ZHU, VIOLIN

2026-2027 ARTIST ROSTER BENJAMIN APPL, BARITONE BENJAMIN BOWMAN, VIOLIN ALBERT CANO SMIT, PIANO ADAM COCKERHAM, THEORBO, BAROQUE GUITAR EVAN EPIFANO, BASSOON KATHERINE FONG, VIOLIN BILLY R. HUNTER, JR., TRUMPET CHELSEA KNOX, FLUTE TOMMY MESA, CELLO JOEL NOYES, CELLO ANNE SCHARER, FRENCH HORN WILLIAM SHORT, BASSOON SYLVIA DANBURG VOLPE, VIOLIN CLAY ZELLER-TOWNSON, BAROQUE BASSOON ZUKERMAN TRIO JAMES BAILLIEU, PIANO RUPERT BOYD, GUITAR STELLA CHEN, VIOLIN LILLIAN COPELAND, OBOE EMI FERGUSON, BAROQUE FLUTE BRAD GEMEINHARDT, FRENCH HORN COLEMAN ITZKOFF, BAROQUE CELLO KARA LAMOURE, BASSOON MILAN MILISAVLJEVIĆ, VIOLA WEN QIAN, VIOLIN DOV SCHEINDLIN, VIOLA JOHN UPTON, OBOE SARAH CROCKER VONSATTEL, VIOLIN KEVIN ZHU, VIOLIN DOUG BALLIETT, DOUBLE BASS MICHAEL STEPHEN BROWN, PIANO BRANNON CHO, CELLO KARI DOCTER, CELLO ELLIOTT FIGG, HARPSICHORD, ORGAN RICHARD GOODE, PIANO PAUL JACOBS, ORGAN MATTHEW LIPMAN, VIOLA PAUL HOLMES MORTON, THEORBO, BAROQUE GUITAR, BANJO ANTON RIST, CLARINET QIANWEN SHEN, VIOLIN VIANO QUARTET NANCY WU, ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER ITAMAR ZORMAN, VIOLIN

JAMES BAILLIEU, PIANO Highlights of his 23/24 season included a recital tour with Lise Davidsen at venues including the Metropolitan Opera House, the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, the Wigmore Hall, and the Wiener Staatsoper. He performed at Fundación Juan March and in venues across Japan with Benjamin Appl, at the Festival du Périgord Pourpre and Festival van Vlaanderen with Véronique Gens, at the Concertgebouw with Jess Gillam, and at the Gran Teatre del Liceu and Salzburg Easter Festival with Lise Davidsen and Freddie de Tommaso. James returns to the Wigmore Hall for recitals with Louise Alder, Tara Erraught and Tim Mead. James is a frequent guest at many of the world’s most distinguished music centres including Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Vancouver Playhouse, Berlin Konzerthaus, Vienna Musikverein, the Barbican Centre, Wiener Konzerthaus, Bozar Brussels, Pierre Boulez Saal, Cologne Philharmonie, and the Laeiszhalle Hamburg. Festivals include Aix-en-Provence, Verbier, Schleswig-Holstein, Festpillene i Bergen, Edinburgh, Spitalfields, Aldeburgh, Cheltenham, Bath, City of London and Brighton Festivals. An innovative programmer, he has curated many song and chamber music festivals including series for the Brighton Festival, Wigmore Hall, BBC Radio 3, Verbier Festival, Bath International Festival, and Perth Concert Hall. At the invitation of John Gilhooly, James Baillieu has presented his own series at the Wigmore Hall with Adam Walker, Jonathan McGovern, Ailish Tynan, Tara Erraught, Henk Neven, Iestyn Davies, Allan Clayton, and Mark Padmore amongst others. This series was shortlisted for the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Chamber Music and Song Award for an outstanding contribution to the performance of chamber music and song in the UK. James was prize winner of the Wigmore Hall Song Competition, Das Lied International Song Competition, the Kathleen Ferrier and Richard Tauber Competitions, and was selected for representation by Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) in 2010 and in 2012 received a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship and a Geoffrey Parsons Memorial Trust Award. In 2016 he was shortlisted for the Royal Philharmonic Society Outstanding Young Artist Award. Recording projects include ‘Forbidden Fruit’ (Alpha Classics), ‘Winterreise’ (Alpha Classics) and ‘Heimat’ (Sony Classical) with Benjamin Appl, the complete works of CPE Bach for violin and piano with Tamsin Waley-Cohen (Signum Records), and albums on the Chandos, Opus Arte, Champs Hill, Rubicon, and Delphian Record labels as part his critically acclaimed discography. James Baillieu is Senior Professor of Ensemble Piano at the Royal Academy of Music, a coach for the Jette Parker Young Artist Program at the Royal Opera House, a course leader for the Samling Foundation, and is head of the Song Program at the Atelier Lyrique of the Verbier Festival Academy. He is International Tutor in Piano Accompaniment at the Royal Northern College of Music and a trustee of the Countess of Munster Musical Trust. Highly sought after for masterclasses worldwide, recent sessions of learning have brought him to the Aldeburgh Festival, Cleveland Institute of Music, The Juilliard School, Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, Friends of Chamber Music, Portland, Oregon, Vancouver Academy of Music, Canada, and to the University of Waikato, New Zealand.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2018 AT 3 PM GARRICK OHLSSON, PIANO ALL BRAHMS BUY TICKETS GARRICK OHLSSON, PIANO “…an incredible technique with razor-sharp accuracy, producing a sound so lush it almost glistens.” — The Seattle Times “The unfailingly beautiful tonal variety the pianist found in the score was very special indeed, and his exploratory approach made it sound at times as if the music were being composed under his fingers.” — The Washington Post “As he has long demonstrated, he’s a born Brahmsian, equipped at the highest level with the necessary speed and power, the muscular strength and facility of finger tempered by breadth of outlook and solidity of intellect.” — BBC Music Magazine FEATURING ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE BUY TICKETS The renowned master pianist will perform music by Brahms. The afternoon will climax with his devilishly tricky “Variations on a Theme of Paganini”— a work so challenging that Clara Schumann called it “The Witches’s Variations!” PROGRAM Johannes Brahms Eight Pieces, Op. 76 Program Notes Johannes Brahms Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 21, No. 1 Program Notes Johannes Brahms Variations on a Hungarian Theme, Op. 21, No. 2 Program Notes Johannes Brahms Ballades, Op. 10 Program Notes Johannes Brahms Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35, Book 1 Program Notes Watch Garrick Ohlsson perform Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 2:

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 AT 3 PM Kristin Lee, violin; Paul Watkins, cello; Gilles Vonsattel, piano BUY TICKETS GILLES VONSATTEL, PIANO Winner of 2008 Avery Fisher Career Grant “Mr. Vonsattel used his razor-sharp technique to make the older works sound as adventurous as the more recent ones.” – The New York Times PAUL WATKINS, CELLO “Britain’s finest cellist, Watkins’ account [of the Elgar concerto] seems the best to have appeared on disc for years. It has intensity, presence and warmth.” — The Guardian KRISTIN LEE, VIOLIN “Kristin Lee gave a sterling performance…the performance was beautifully integrated and seamless.” — Oberon’s Grove FEATURING ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE BUY TICKETS In an afternoon of Beethoven’s most beloved chamber works, violinist Kristen Lee and pianist Gilles Vonsattel (both winners of the coveted Avery Fisher Career Grant) will join forces with Paul Watkins , the Emerson String Quartet’s acclaimed cellist. Korean-American violinist Kristin Lee is an artist of remarkable musicality and impeccable technique. She enjoys a vibrant career as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician and is equally noted for her growing reputation in collaborations with various genres of music. Paul Watkins joined the famed Emerson String Quartet in May 2013 and enjoys a distinguished career both as cellist and conductor. In 2009 he became the first-ever Music Director of the English Chamber Orchestra. The Swiss-born American pianist Gilles Vonsattel has been called “a wanderer between worlds.” Comfortable with an enormous range of repertoire, Vonsattel displays a musical curiosity and sense of adventure that has gained him admirers the world over. PROGRAM Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 4 in C, Op. 102, for cello & piano Program Notes Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 9 in A, Op. 47 (Kreutzer) for violin & piano Program Notes Ludwig van Beethoven Trio in D, Op. 70, No. 1 (Ghost) for violin, cello, & piano Program Notes Beethoven’s 9th violin sonata: The Kreutzer or the Bridgetower? Kristin Lee and Michael Mizrah - Beethoven Sonata No. 9 (Kreutzer), last movement (Phillips Gallery, Washington DC) Paul Watkins - Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society Profile Gilles Vonsattel and Arnaud Sussmann - Mozart Violin Sonata in E minor, Mvt 2 (Parlance Chamber Concerts) Gilles Vonsattel - Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Mvt. 3 (Parlance Chamber Concerts)

MARK WALKER, DRUMS Drummer/percussionist/composer Mark Walker, originally from “Central America” (Chicago, Illinois) began his tenure with Paquito D’Rivera in 1989, when Paquito came to Chicago and needed a drummer who could handle a variety of rhythmic styles. Since then Mark has performed around the globe and recorded many Grammy award-winning albums, not only with Paquito, but also Oregon, Caribbean Jazz Project, Michel Camilo, Lyle Mays, Cesar Camargo Mariano, New York Voices, Patricia Barber, and many more. Mark is also associate professor at Berklee College of Music and has a side project called the “Berklee Brothers,” comprised of Berklee faculty.

NINETEEN YEARS OF BRINGING THE WORLD’S FINEST MUSICAL ARTISTS TO OUR COMMUNITY Piano Anderson & Roe Emanuel Ax Inon Barnaton James Baillieu Alessio Bax Boris Berman Jonathan Biss Xak Bjerken Michael Boriskin Wendy Chen Gloria Chien Lucille Chung Jeremy Denk Simone Dinnerstein Richard Goode Julie Gunn Marc-André Hamelin Wu Han Warren Jones Henry Kramer Rachel Naomi Kudo Paul Lewis Anne-Marie McDermott Philip Moll John Musto Ken Noda John Novacek Garrick Ohlsson Jeewon Park Soohong Park Juho Pohjonen Anna Polonsky Roman Rabinovich Peter Serkin Connie Shih Albert Cano Smit Conrad Tao Andrew Tyson Gilles Vonsattel Bryan Wagorn Shai Wosner Orion Weiss Vocal Benjamin Appl, baritone Erika Baikoff, soprano Angel Blue, soprano Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano Lawrence Brownlee, tenor Amy Burton, soprano Danielle de Niese, soprano Ying Fang, soprano Nathan Gunn, baritone Thomas Hampson, baritone Wendy Bryn Harmer, soprano Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano Susanna Phillips, soprano Dimitri Pittas, tenor Matthew Polenzani, tenor Morris Robinson, bass Lucy Shelton, soprano Meigui Zhang, soprano String Quartet Brentano Calidore Cremona Danish Emerson Escher Goldmund Jerusalem Modigliani New York Philharmonic Schumann Viano Quartet* Piano Trio Lysander Trio Pinchas Zukerman Trio Sitkovetsky Trio Violin Benjamin Beilman Jeanelle Brierley Benjamin Bowman David Chan Stella Chen* Chee-Yun Tim Fain Ming-Feng Hsin Quan Ge Frank Huang Paul Huang Katharine Fong Stefan Jackiw Erin Keefe Alexi Kenney Michelle Kim Soovin Kim Aline Kobialka Yoon Kwon Kristen Lee Sean Lee Qian-Qian Li Kerry McDermott Nathan Melzer Anne Akiko Meyers Clara Neubauer Oliver Neubauer Elmar Oliviera Wen Qian Catherine Ro Philip Setzer Emily Daggett Smith Sheryl Staples Arnaud Sussmann James Thompson Danbi Um Sarah Crocker Vonsattel Audrey Wright Kevin Zhu Viola Abraham Appleman Maurycy Benaszak Isabella Bignasca Ettore Causa Karen Dreyfus Lawrence Dutton Guillermo Figueroa Mark Holloway Mary Hammann Hsin-Yun Huang Matthew Lipman Milan Milisavljević Paul Neubauer Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt Cynthia Phelps Robert Rinehart Dov Scheindlin Cong Wu String Bass Timothy Cobb Jon Deak Richard Fredrickson David J. Grossman Brendan Kane Leigh Mesh Cello Edward Aaron Carter Brey Nicholas Canellakis Brannon Cho* Matthew Christakos Sterling Elliott David Finckel Andrés Díaz Rafael Figueroa Zlatomir Fung Jerry Grossman Sihao He Steven Isserlis Mihai Marica Tommy Mesa* Eileen Moon Joel Noyes Zvi Pressler Jonathan Swenson Paul Watkins Nathan Vickery Viola da Gamba Jordi Savall Accordion Radu Ratoi Flute Sarah Beaird Denis Bouriakov Erin Bouriakov Emi Ferguson* Sir James Galway Lady Jeanne Galway Érik Gratton Stefán Höskuldsson Maron Anis Khoury Seth Morris Chelsea Knox Robert Langevin Lauren Scanio Yoobin Son Oboe Michal Cieślik Lillian Copeland* Elaine Douvas Nathan Hughes Joseph Jordan Ryan Roberts John Upton Clarinet Innhyuck Cho David Gould (basset horn) Dean LeBlanc (basset horn) Jon Manasse Anthony McGill Jessica Phillips Anton Rist Richard Stoltzman Osmo Vänskä Stephen Williamson Bassoon Jensen Bocco Evan Epifanio Kara LaMoure* Frank Morelli Mark Romatz William Short Horn Javier Gándara Brad Gemeinhardt Liana Hoffman Erik Ralske Anne Scharer Hugo Valverde Tanner West Trumpet Chris Coletti Billy R. Hunter, Jr.* David Krauss Trombone Demian Austin Weston Sprott Percussion Barry Centanni Ian Rosenbaum Gregory Zuber Organ Paul Jacobs Guitar Rupert Boyd* Sharon Isbin Los Angeles Guitar Quintet Jason Vieaux Harp Nancy Allen Mariko Anraku Emmanuel Ceysson Michelle Gott Deborah Hoffman Saxophone Steven Banks Lino Gomez Harpsichord Paolo Bordignon Theremin Darryl Kubian Glass Harmonica Cecelia Brauer Friedrich Heinrich Kern Large Ensembles Antioch Chamber Ensemble (Choir) Hespèrion XXI Members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Members of the Metropolitan Opera Chorus Ruckus (period-instrument ensemble)* The Tallis Scholars Jazz Artists Bill Charlap Trio Stefon Harris, vibraphone Paquito D’Riviera Quintet Bucky Pizzarelli, guitar Howard Alden, guitar Frank Vignola, guitar Narrator Jamie Bernstein Stephanie Blythe Ann Crumb Gareth Icenogle Benjamin Luxon Ray Menard Michael Parloff Midge Woolsey Dancer Anni Crofut Narrator Michael Parloff *2026 – 2027 Parlance Debut Artist