Three Michigan Artists Featured in CMSDetroit's Inaugural WinterFest

The Chamber Music Society of Detroit will introduce a new weekend-long chamber music festival, WinterFest, at Varner Recital Hall on the Oakland University campus from January 19 - 21.

Participating artists include Trio Solisti, the Aeolus Quartet, and three performers with ties to Michigan, including soprano Ann Toomey, pianist Tian Tian and violist Yuri Gandelsman. The artists will appear in different combinations across three concerts, Friday, January 19 at 8 PM, Saturday, January 20 at 8 PM and Sunday, January 21 at 3 PM, performing several major works by Brahms as well as music of Haydn, Dvorák, Ives and Beethoven.

Soprano Ann Toomey is a native of Shelby Township and is an alumna of Oakland University; she currently sings with the Chicago Lyric Opera. Violist Yuri Gandelsman, originally from Russia, lives in Lansing and teaches at Michigan State University, and pianist Tian Tian, a native of China, is a Professor of Piano at Oakland University and resides in Canton. The two participating ensembles, Trio Solisti and the Aeolus Quartet, are both based in New York.

Concert Information at a Glance:

Chamber Music Society of Detroit Presents WinterFest, January 19 - 21, 2018

Varner Recital Hall, Oakland University Campus, 371 Varner Drive, Rochester, MI

Friday, January 19, 2018, 8 PM

Trio Solisti

Haydn: Piano Trio in C major, Hob. XV:27

Dvorák: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 26

Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8

Saturday, January 20, 2018, 8 PM

Yuri Gandelsman and Friends:

Yuri Gandelsman, viola, Ann Toomey, soprano, Tian Tian, piano, Trio Solisti

Brahms: Wie Melodien, Op. 105, No. 1

Brahms: Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano, Op. 91

Brahms: Sonata in E-flat major for Viola and Piano, Op. 120, No. 2

Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25

Sunday, January 21, 2018, 3 PM

Aeolus Quartet with Yuri Gandelsman, viola

Beethoven Quartet in F major, Op. 18, No. 1

Ives, String Quartet No. 2

Brahms, String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111

Single tickets and discounted festival packages may be purchased by phone at 313-335-3300 or online at www.CMSDetroit.org. Single tickets, all general admission, are priced at $30 ($15 for students), and festival packages for all three concerts are priced at $75 ($37.50 for students).

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