Chamber Arts

The Sphinx Virtuosi celebrate our country’s ever-evolving story through newly commissioned works and reimagined classics that give voice to our shared ideals and diverse perspectives. American mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges joins the Sphinx Virtuosi for a bold, new song cycle by Damien Geter.

Jason Vieaux joins the Escher Quartet for a program of rarely heard music written for string quartet and guitar.

Sergei Prokofiev String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Guitar Quintet, Op. 143
Jorge Morel Danza Brasilera
Jason Vieaux Tidal Pools
J.S. Bach Prelude in E-flat Major, BWV 998
Agustín Barrios Vals No. 4 in G Major
Luigi Boccherini Guitar Quintet in D Major, G. 448 (“Fandango”)

Following his UMS debut last season alongside the Imani Winds, composer and percussionist Andy Akiho returns with his steelpan and the Brooklyn-based ensemble Sandbox Percussion.

Isidore String Quartet and clarinetist Anthony McGill return together to perform quintets by Brahms and Mozart, and a new piece by U-M alumnus James Lee III.

Johannes Brahms Clarinet Quintet in b minor, Op. 115
James Lee III Humanity’s Essential Gems
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581

With its new cellist, Mihai Mirica, joining the ensemble following the retirement of founding member András Fejér, the Takács Quartet returns with pianist Jeremy Denk.

Violinist and early music specialist Théotime Langlois de Swarte returns with lute player Thomas Dunford, celebrating Baroque works from their album, The Mad Lover.

An all-star quartet of top orchestral musicians—including members of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and New York Philharmonic—unites to bring world-class artistry and a shared passion for chamber music to audiences.