Keller String Quartet
Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 4 p.m.
Founded at the Liszt Conservatory in Budapest in 1987, this ensemble is renowned for adventurous programming and for its collaboration in European concert halls with such contemporary composers as György Kurtág and Alfred Schnittke. American music lovers have been delighted by its recordings of Bach and Bartók.
Stephen Hough, Pianist
Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 4 p.m.
Winner in 2001 of the prestigious MacArthur fellowship, Mr. Hough has been recognized internationally as one of the most important and distinctive pianists of his generation. A scholar and composer as well as a conductor and pianist, Mr. Hough has produced prize-winning recordings.
Adaskin String Trio with Thomas Gallant, Oboe
Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 4 p.m.
Thomas Gallant, praised by the New Yorker as a "player who unites technical mastery with...charm and wit," joins the Adaskin, three remarkable Canadian string players on the faculty of the Hartt School. The Adaskin is regarded as the premiere string trio in North America.
Jason Hardy, Bass-baritone
Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 4 p.m.
This young, energetic singer made his 2006 New York City Opera debut as Polyphemus in Acis and Galatea, garnering praise from Opera News for his "brilliant" performance. Mr. Hardy has given many performances in Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, and at the Marlborough Music Festival, singing repertoire ranging from Purcell to Prokofiev.
