Chamber Arts

Includes six concerts in Rackham Auditorium

Pricing

$276, $246, $210, $150

Takács Quartet with Jeremy Denk, piano

Saturday, October 17, 2020 // 8:00 PM
Rackham Auditorium

Celebrating its 45th year, the intrepid Takács Quartet joins pianist Jeremy Denk in a program of Mozart, Dutilleux, and Schumann.

Program

Mozart Quartet No. 15 in d minor, K. 421/417b
Dutilleux Ainsi la nuit
Schumann Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44

Farida and the Iraqi Maqam Ensemble

Sunday, November 22, 2020 // 4:00 PM
Rackham Auditorium

Farida Mohammad Ali has established a reputation throughout the Arab world for brilliant performances of the classical maqam, a form of Arab art music traditionally sung by men.

Imani Winds with the Catalyst Quartet

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 // 8:00 PM
Rackham Auditorium

The Imani Winds and the Catalyst Quartet present a program called (im)migration: music of change, commissioning music from new voices that reflect historical events and current times.

Program

Santamaria Afro Blue
Villa-Lobos String Quartet No. 1
Jessie Montgomery Sergeant McCauley (UMS Co-Commission)
Roberto Sierra Concierto de Camára

James Ehnes, violin with Orion Weiss, piano

Sunday, February 14, 2021 // 4:00 PM
Rackham Auditorium

Canadian violinist James Ehnes and American pianist Orion Weiss make their UMS debuts in a virtuosic program of works by Schubert, Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, and Pulitzer Prize winning composer Aaron Jay Kernis.

Program

Schubert Violin Sonata in g minor, D. 408
Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94a
Aaron Jay Kernis Two Movements with Bells
Saint-Saëns Violin Sonata No. 1 in d minor, Op. 75

Russian Renaissance

Thursday, April 15, 2021 // 7:30 PM
Rackham Auditorium

The 2017 M-Prize Competition-winning musicians of Russian Renaissance redefine tradition and unleash new sonic potential of centuries-old Russian folk instruments.

Jerusalem Quartet with Pinchas Zukerman, violin, and Amanda Forsyth, cello

Saturday, April 24, 2021 // 8:00 PM
Rackham Auditorium

The Jerusalem Quartet returns to Ann Arbor for a special concert featuring renowned violinist Pinchas Zukerman and cellist Amanda Forsyth.

Program

Bruckner Adagio from String Quintet in F Major, WAB 112
Dvořák Sextet for Strings in A Major, Op. 48
Brahms Sextet for Strings in B-flat Major, Op. 18