February 14 – March 31, 2012 An die Musik The Schubert Club • Saint Paul, Minnesota • schubert.org Photo: Uwe Arens schubert.org 1 An die Musik February 14 – March 31, 2012 The Schubert Club • Saint Paul, Minnesota • schubert.org Table of Contents 9 A Brief History of The Schubert Club 10 Announcing the 2012-2013 Season 11 Calendar of Events 12 Julia Fischer and Milana Chernyavska 18 Ysaÿe Quartet 22 The Schubert Club Museum: Letter from Ysaÿe 24 Accordo 26 Menahem Pressler 28 Christian Tetzlaff 31 Courtroom Concerts 38 The Schubert Club Officers, Board of Directors and Staff Hardanger fi ddle, owned by Norwegian violinist Ole Bull, from The Schubert Club Museum Photo by Natasha D’ Schommer, from the book To Music. 39 The Schubert Club Annual Contributors: For more information visit schubert.org/tomusic Thank you for your generosity and support Turning back unneeded tickets: If you know you will be unable to attend a performance, please notify our box office as soon as possible by calling 651.292.3268 or schubert.org/turnback. Donating your unneeded tickets entitles you to a tax-deductible contribution for the face value of the tickets. Turnbacks must be received one hour prior to the performance. Thank you for your contribution! The Schubert Club Box Offi ce: 651.292.3268 schubert.org 5 Dear Friends of The Schubert Club, Welcome to the new edition of An die Musik which includes An die Musik information about our concert programs during February and Du holde Kunst, in wieviel grauen Stunden, March, and the eagerly awaited Wo mich des Lebens wilder Kreis umstrickt, announcement of our 130th Hast du mein Herz zu warmer Lieb entzunden, anniversary season. I am certain you will want to fl ick to page 10 Hast mich in eine beßre Welt entrückt! immediately (if you haven’t already) to see the stellar line up of guest soloists and ensembles we have engaged for next season. Oft hat ein Seufzer, deiner Harf ’ entfl ossen, I’d like to pay homage to my predecessor Kathleen van Bergen Ein süßer, heiliger Akkord von dir (and of course Julie Himmelstrup, Artistic Director of Music in Den Himmel beßrer Zeiten mir erschlossen, the Park Series) for putting this amazing program together. Du holde Kunst, ich danke dir dafür! –Franz von Schober March is our Student Scholarship Competition month, named for another great Schubert Club predecessor, Bruce Carlson. We have To Music 200 young instrumentalists and singers from all over the Midwest You noble art, in how many dreary hours, competing for scholarships totaling approximately $50,000. When life’s mad whirl has snared me, Have you kindled my heart to a warmer love, The Schubert Club Board and Staff have begun a process of Have you released me into a better world! strategic planning with the intention of mapping out the next 5-10 years of programming. If we have contact details for you, Often has a sigh, fl owing from your harp, there’s a good chance that we may soon send you a short survey to A sweet, divine chord from you, ask for some thoughts about us. We think it is vital to get as much Revealed better times, as if heaven-sent. feedback as we can from our audiences, from our Museum visitors You noble art, I thank you! and from participants in the various educational programs we run, as we make important decisions about how we focus our efforts and resources going forward. I do hope you will help by giving the survey 15 minutes of your time, should we approach you. Whatever decisions we make about our future, I can assure you that music of the highest quality will always be central to The Schubert Club and I hope you enjoy whichever performances you choose to attend. With warmest wishes, The Schubert Club is a proud member of The Arts Partnership Barry Kempton with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Opera and Artistic and Executive Director Ordway Center for the Performing Arts 6 THE SCHUBERT CLUB An die Musik get noticed. Advertising in The Schubert Club program magazines will get you noticed. [email protected] www.artsandcustom.com 952.843.4603 March 31 8:00 pm Ashu Award winning concert saxophonist Ashu with pianist Kuang-Hao Huang. Classically trained, Ashu has pizzazz to burn! April 28 8:00 pm Bruce Henry and Friends In a Tribute to Marvin Gaye Relive the music of the “Prince of Motown,” Marvin Gaye as interpreted by vocalist Bruce Henry, his band and guest artists. May 12 8:00 pm Lee Engele presents Trad Jazz All Stars with Evan Christopher Local vocalist Lee Engele is joined by nationally- recognized clarinetist Evan Christopher and a group of vocal and instrumental all-stars. Tickets: 952-979-1111 HOPKINS CENTER FOR THE ARTS 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins www.hopkinsartscenter.com 8 THE SCHUBERT CLUB An die Musik A Brief History of The Schubert Club The Schubert Club was launched on an autumn afternoon in the year 1882. Marion Ramsey Furness, daughter of Governor Ramsey, along with some music-loving friends, formed a club they called “The Ladies Musicale.” The first meetings were social gatherings with club members providing musical 130th Anniversary counterpoint. Concerts, lectures and study groups were soon organized, and before long the name was changed to honor composer Franz Schubert. In 1893, by adding the International Artist Series to its programs, the women began presenting some of the finest artists of the day—including the recital debuts in Saint Paul of Vladimir Horowitz in 1928, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in 1955, Leontyne Price in 1961, Mstislav Rostropovich in 1963, and Cecilia Bartoli in 1996, among many others. Following decades of musical collaboration, the venerable Music in the Park Series became part of The Schubert Club in 2010. Schubert Club audiences now total more than 30,000 people a year. Promoting music in education has long been an important part of The Schubert Club’s activities. The annual student scholarship competition, begun in 1922, awards more than $50,000 each year to young musicians. Project CHEER offers free piano and guitar lessons to families for whom music instruction would not otherwise be a priority. Additional special grants for music education are awarded annually to deserving young musicians. Ford Music Hall, at the corner of Saint Peter and Sixth The Schubert Club Museum, inaugurated in 1980 and Streets in downtown Saint Paul, was the location of remodeled and expanded in 2009 and has been visited by more The Schubert Club’s public concerts from 1893 to 1912. than 20,000 since then. It features both exotic and familiar The luxurious third-fl oor auditorium was known through musical instruments, historic keyboards, and letters from such the years variously as Conover Hall, Raudenbusch Hall famous composers as Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn. and The Odeon. The building was razed in the 1970s; the site is now a small park called Landmark Plaza. Today, nearly 130 years from its founding, The Schubert Club— no longer a club—has secured a prominent place among musical organizations. Its tradition of promoting the fi nest in musical arts continues into the twenty-fi rst century in its concerts, education programs, and museum. The Schubert Club is thriving. schubert.org 9 Elias Quartet Photo: Colin Bell Photo: Colin Baiba and Stephen Hough, piano Lauma Skride, violin and piano Borggreve Photo: Marco 2012-2013 Season International Artist Series Karita Mattila, soprano Wednesday, October 3, 2012 Stephen Hough, piano Tuesday, November 20, 2012 Alisa Weilerstein, cello Inon Barnatan, piano Tuesday, January 8, 2013 James Valenti, tenor Saturday, February 9, 2013 Philharmonia Karita Mattila, soprano Quartett Berlin Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin Lambert Orkis, piano James Valenti, tenor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin Monday, March 11, 2013 Music in the Park Series Philharmonia Quartett Berlin Sunday, October 7, 2012 Baiba Skride, violin Lauma Skride, piano Sunday, October 28, 2012 Aulos Ensemble, with Dominique Labelle, soprano Sunday, November 25, 2012 David Finckel, cello Wu Han, piano Sunday, January 27, 2013 Elias Quartet Sunday, March 24, 2013 Shanghai Quartet Sunday, April 28, 2013 Photo: Tina Tahir / DG Tahir Photo: Tina Photo: Arturo Norbre Announcing the 2012-2013 Season • schubert.org 130th Anniversary Calendar of Events More information at schubert.org Box office 651.292.3268 February – April 2012 Thursdays, Febuary 16 – April 26 • 12:00 PM Courtroom Concert Landmark Center 317 February 2012 Wednesday, February 15 • 8:00 PM Ordway Center Grand Le Photo: Antoine Julia Fischer, violin & Milana Chernyavska, piano Friday, February 24 • 6:15 & 7:30 PM St. Matthew’s Episcopal Sandrine Piau Family Concert: Ross Sutter & Laura MacKenzie Sunday, February 26 • 4:00 PM St. Anthony Park UCC April 2012 Ysaÿe Quartet April 13, 14, 20, 21 • 8:00 PM The Cowles Center April 15, 22 • 2:00 PM March 2012 James Sewell Ballet & Parker Quartet Monday, March 12 • 7:30 PM Christ Church Lutheran Accordo Sunday, April 15 • 4:00 PM St. Anthony Park UCC Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio Tuesday, March 13 • 8:00 PM SPCO Center Menahem Pressler, piano: “A Life of Music” Mondays, April 16 & 23 • 7:30 PM James J. Hill House Hill House Chamber Players Monday, March 19 • 8:00 PM Ted Mann Concert Hall Christian Tetzlaff, violin Friday, April 20 • 7:00 PM Sundin Hall Student Scholarship Competition Winners Recital Friday, March 30 • 6:15 & 7:30 PM St. Matthew’s Episcopal Family Concert: Ancia Saxophone Quartet Wednesday, April 25 • 8:00 PM Ordway Center Matthias Goerne, baritone & Leif Ove Andsnes, piano Parker Quartet Friday, April 27 • 6:15 & 7:30 PM St. Matthew’s Episcopal Family Concert: Escher String Quartet & Jason Vieaux, guitar Sunday, April 29 • 4:00 PM St.