St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) welcomes the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center for their final concert of the season entitled Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence on April 24, 2025. The concert will feature exquisite performances by world-class musicians Co-Artistic Director David Finckel, cello, Sihao He, cello, Paul Huang, violin, Danbi Um, violin, Matthew Lipman, viola, Timothy Ridout, viola.
Executive & Artistic Director of SCMC Cathy Holbrook elaborates “We love our partnership with the most important chamber music organization in the country, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Our final CMS concert this season brings six amazing artists together on stage to perform music by some of history’s greatest composers – Bach, Haydn, Schubert, Strauss, and Tchaikovsky.
We look forward to celebrating these renowned composers with a performance by the finest musicians in the world within the exquisite Royce Auditorium setting. This concert is a fitting finale to conclude the 2024/2025 season of St. Cecilia Music Center’s Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Series!”
Tickets for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center performance of Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florenceare $55, $40, and $25 online at scmcgr.org or by calling 616-459-2224. (Single tickets have a $4.00 per ticket fee.)
Program
Bach: Ricercar a 6 from Musical Offering, BWV 1079 (1747)
Haydn: Trio in G major for Violin, Viola, and Cello, Hob. XVI:40, Op. 53, No. 1 (Before 1784)
Schubert: Trio in B-flat major for Violin, Viola, and Cello, D. 581 (1817)
Strauss: Sextet for Strings from Capriccio, Op. 85 (1940-41, arr. 1943)
- Intermission
Tchaikovsky: Sextet for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Two Cellos, Op. 70, “Souvenir de Florence” (1890; rev. 1891-92)
Tickets for two final concerts of the season are available online at www.scmcgr.org or by calling 616-459-2224. Contact the Box Office Manager at tickets@scmcgr.org or 616-459-2224 x201 with questions. Single tickets have a $4.00 per ticket fee. All concerts start at 7:30pm.
