Takács String Quartet
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 4 pm
Candlelight Concerts opens its 65th season with a return visit by the renowned Takács Quartet in a program including works by Haydn, Britten, and Dvořák. The New York Times calls the Takács "a consistently invigorating, satisfying ensemble."
Windscape Wind Quintet
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 4 pm
Created in 1994 by five eminent wind soloists, Windscape has won a unique place for itself as a vibrant, ever-evolving group of musical individualists. According to Classical Voice of North Carolina, the group's playing is "knowledgeable, musically impeccable and breathtakingly beautiful."
Bradley Brookshire, Harpsichordist, and Anthony Roth Costanzo, Countertenor
Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 4 pm
Bradley Brookshire is a noted performer and conductor of early music, whose playing has been praised by the New York Times for its "fine technical aplomb, backed by wonderful musicality, personality, and wit." According to the Boston Globe, Anthony Roth Costanzo's interpretations are "pure-voiced and uncommonly sensitive."
Stephen Hough, Pianist
Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 4 pm
Acclaimed pianist Stephen Hough will perform works by Chopin, Brahms, and Schumann, as well as one of his own compositions. Winner of numerous awards for his recordings, Hough has been praised for his "awesome pianism" with "powerful force" and a "gossamer touch" (The Guardian).
