Richard Goode, Pianist
Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 4 p.m.
Candlelight Concerts opens its 64th season with a recital featuring Mozart's Fantasy in C minor and Schumann's Kreisleriana, performed by one of the preeminent concert artists of our time, Richard Goode. Gramophone Magazine calls his playing "thrilling from first to last."
Johannes String Quartet
Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 4 p.m.
Back by popular demand, the exciting young Johannes Quartet offers a program of Mozart, Respighi, and Esa Pekka Salonen. The LA Times praised this ensemble's "marvelous tonal palettes, imperturbable balances, and musical single-mindedness."
Leila Josefowicz, Violinist, with John Novacek, Pianist
Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 4 p.m.
Dynamic violin virtuoso and ardent champion of modern music, Leila Josefowicz has recorded a number of masterpieces of the violin repertoire for the Philips, Deutsche Grammophon and Nonesuch labels. Join us for a program of Schumann, Stravinsky and Messiaen.
Concertante Ensemble
Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 4 p.m.
The New York Times has praised this string sextet for its "cohesive and polished sound," its "beautifully focused... and magical" playing, and its technical "deftness." The Concertante closes the Candlelight season with sextets of Brahms, Elgar, and Schoenberg.
