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Beethoven Festival Guide FESTIVAL GUIDE EMERSON STRING QUARTET Complete performance of Beethoven’s String Quartets Concert I – February 8, 2020 Concert II – February 9, 2020 Concert III – March 1, 2020 Concert IV – October 25, 2020 Concert V – November 21, 2020 Concert VI – November 22, 2020 The Emerson String Quartet appears through arrangement with IMG Artists, 152 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019 and records exclusively for SONY Classical | www.imgartists.com | www.emersonquartet.com CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY 2020 OF LOUISVILLE BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL CELEBRATING A MUSICAL MILESTONE The year 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of We sought out the Emerson String Quartet for this Beethoven’s birth on December 16, 1770. We are project because, not only has the ESQ been one of the celebrating this milestone with a year-long Beethoven world’s premier chamber music ensembles for more Festival, the centerpiece of which is the Emerson String than 40 years, it has been a true favorite of Louisville Quartet’s performance of all sixteen Beethoven String audiences through numerous moving performances here Quartets over six concerts from February 2020 through over the decades. Its Deutsche Grammophon recording November 2020. The first three of these concerts will of the complete Beethoven quartet cycle has earned take place during our 19-20 season, with the remaining acclaim for being “technically flawless” and giving the three to take place in our 20-21 season. Beyond the impression of being “forged in white heat.” quartet cycle, other events will make up our Beethoven celebration—receptions, concerts, read-throughs and In presenting this festival, we remain grateful to the talks, including collaborations with other Louisville arts University of Louisville, which has been our long-time groups. We welcome your participation to make the partner in presenting world-class chamber music Beethoven Festival a milestone event to be celebrated concerts and enriching the artistic life of Louisville and savored throughout the year. through music. Dear Friends and Chamber Music Society Supporters, As President of the Chamber Music Society of Louisville, I want to welcome you to our 82nd Season and our momentous Beethoven Festival 2020. We are so happy and thankful that you are joining us in celebrating Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birth year. The conception of this festival would not have been possible without fellow board member, former CMS Louisville President and loving friend, Ben Franklin. In order to truly celebrate Beethoven’s chamber music, Ben offered to help sponsor one of the best professional string quartets of all time - the Emerson String Quartet - to come to Louisville to perform all of Beethoven’s 16 string quartets. Even with the knowledge he may not be here to see it, Ben wanted our music community to experience these beloved works performed by the very best. His passion and support have been our foundation in this presentation. I also want to thank our board members and partners in making this festival a reality, particularly Andrew Fleischman for chairing the Beethoven Festival Committee, and Doug Fenn, for assisting me in organizing the many moving pieces. Our organization is 100% volunteer-driven and we are committed to bringing you the highest quality chamber music in the area. I am so thankful for the support of our festival donors and sponsors for making this festival possible. Throughout this year, I encourage and invite all arts organizations in the Louisville area to put on Beethoven-inspired programs. I can’t think of a more perfect composer to unite us all in producing something greater than ourselves, to reach for a higher realm of harmony, and bring us peace where “all people become brothers.” I hope that you are moved and inspired, and thank you for joining us. With warm regards, Dr. Cecilia Huerta-Lauf, President Chamber Music Society of Louisville 4 Contemporaries of Beethoven considered the composer to be on the cutting edge of what was then “new” music. Reviews of the day described the beauty, the daring, and the expansive originality of his works. His later pieces, in particular, were innovative in ways that left nineteenth-century listeners with a range of reactions, some aghast, others intrigued, and many more inspired and transformed by the sublime reach of his musical imagination. Today, the University of Louisville School of Music has an international reputation for its presentation of new music, and is readily associated with the roster of creative giants honored with our prestigious Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition. Had our School been in existence two centuries ago, Beethoven might have elected to premiere his more groundbreaking works on the Comstock stage! The UofL School of Music is delighted to join with the Chamber Music Society of Louisville in this momentous celebration of Beethoven. Since the 1930s, our School and the Chamber Music Society have worked to attract musical excellence to the Louisville community, and our partnership is captured in the roster of names that figure prominently into both of our histories. These names include UofL music dean Dwight Anderson, UofL music professor and Chamber Music Society of Louisville co-founder Gerhard Herz, and many others who devoted their lives to building the musical infrastructure of this great city. Given the shared roots and long history of collaboration between our two organizations, it seems more than fitting that the 250th anniversary of the great composer’s birth should be honored with a series of concerts in Comstock Hall featuring performances of all sixteen of the quartets. We are grateful for the Society’s long-standing commitment to bringing world-class chamber groups to Louisville. This season’s featured ensembles include Trio Con Brio Copenhagen, the Juilliard String Quartet, and the Emerson String Quartet, which collectively represent the very finest in chamber music performance. In concerts beginning in February and continuing through November, we will hear the Emerson String Quartet bring Beethoven’s most important chamber works to life in what promises to be no less than a historic and inspiring extended listening experience. The partnership between the UofL School of Music and the Chamber Music Society of Louisville is one that bodes well for our students, for our campus community, and for the entire Louisville region. We are jointly committed to presenting musical experiences that are consistent with the standard of excellence that is at the core of the cultural life of this city. We further anticipate that this most fitting celebration of Beethoven will set a historic precedent for many more celebrations to come. Sincerely, Teresa Reed, Dean School of Music University of Louisville 5 ABOUT THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LOUISVILLE The Chamber Music Society was founded in 1938 and is currently in its 82nd season. Our primary purpose is to present concerts featuring world class artists in exceptional performances of both well-seasoned and cutting-edge chamber music works. Subscription for Regular season tickets are $150, Senior season tickets are $135 and Student season tickets are $15. Single tickets are $40 ($35 for seniors & $5 for students). Pre-concert talks take place before each performance in Classroom 130 at the School of Music building at 2:00 p.m. To discuss serving on a committee or making a monetary donation of any size, please contact Cecilia Huerta-Lauf at (615) 417-2110. Donations and ticket purchases can be made online at: www.LouisvilleChamberMusic.Eventbrite.com or by calling David Anderson at (502) 452-9029 or Doug Fenn at (812) 319-6007. www.LouisvilleChamberMusic.org CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LOUISVILLE PRESIDENTS 1952–2020 Emilie Smith 1952-53 through 1963-64 Ben Franklin 1985-86 through 1987-88 Cary Robertson 1964-65 and 1965-66 David Harman 1988-89 and 1989-90 Gerhard Herz 1966-67 Boyd Jones 1990-91 through 1992-93 James Livingston 1967-68 Anne Pope 1993-94 through 1995-96 Gerhard Herz and Jeffrey Jamner 1996-97 James Livingston 1968-69 Douglas Haynes 1997-98 Gerhard Herz 1969-70 and 1970-71 Barbara Brick 1998-1999 through 2000-01 Rucker Todd 1971-72 Joan C. Rapp 2001-02 Doris Owen 1972-73 and 1973-74 Deanne Hardy 2002-03 and 2003-04 Jeremiah P. Starling 1974-75 and 1975-76 Robin Hicks 2004-05 through 2006-07 Jerry W. Ball 1976-77 and 1977-78 Jacqueline Rosky 2007-08 through 2009-10 Frances Livingston 1978-79 through 1980-81 John Bondurant 2010-11 and 2011-12 Doug Kinzey 1981-82 Andrew Fleischman 2012-13 through 2015-16 Elvis Simmons 1982-83 Dr. John-Robert Curtin 2016-17 through 2017-18 Sara L. Creed 1983-84 and 1984-85 Dr. Cecilia Huerta-Lauf 2018-19 and 2019-20 CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LOUISVILLE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2019–2020 Dr. Cecilia Huerta-Lauf, President Dr. Adrian Lauf Dr. David R. Anderson, Treasurer Dr. Stephen Mattingly Mimi Guarnieri, Secretary Dr. Acton Ostling, Jr. Dr. John-Robert Curtin Dr. Teresa Reed Laura De St. Croix-Vicic Jacqueline Rosky Doug Fenn Dr. Krista Wallace-Boaz Andrew Fleischman June Hampe Honorary Board Members Bruce Heim Lee Luvisi Michael Hill Teddy Abrams Kathleen Karr 7 82nd Season | Three Hundred Ninety Second Concert of the Society CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF CONCERT I LOUISVILLE Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer, violins Lawrence Dutton, viola Paul Watkins, cello Saturday, February 8, 2020 | 3 PM Comstock Concert Hall University of Louisville School of Music Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No 3 (1798-1800) Allegro Andante con moto Allegro Presto Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1 (1798-1800) Allegro con brio Adagio affettuoso et appassionato Scherzo: Allegro molto Allegro Intermission Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1, “Razumovsky” (1805-1806) Allegro Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando Adagio molto e mesto Thème Russe: Allegro For brief program notes, see pages 15-16.
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