Duke Arts Presents offers world-class artists through three signature series: Chamber Arts, Piano Recital, and Vocal Ensemble.
The Chamber Arts Series features eight concerts by world-renowned small ensembles selected by the Chamber Arts Society of Durham.
The Piano Recital Series showcases the talents of four world-leading pianists in Baldwin Auditorium.
The Vocal Ensemble Series illustrates the vast variety and dynamism of the choral art form.
Described by BBC Music Magazine as a ‘sonically daring ensemble’, the Akropolis Reed Quintet has commissioned more than 150 new works by living composers for their distinctive instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone, and bassoon. This program pairs exciting new works with arrangements of Gershwin and Ravel.
Cuarteto Casals specializes in under-represented repertoire of their native Spain. They pair a quartet by Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga with works of Beethoven and Shostakovich.
Manhattan Chamber Players bring together accomplished soloists and ensemble musicians, combining their talents in a flexible line-up that brings fresh vitality to chamber music. They present a pair of piano quintets by Weinberg and Brahms.
Praised for their ‘sumptuous sweetness and laser-like clarity’ (BBC Music Magazine), Doric String Quartet has earned international acclaim. Tracing a lineage of musical invention, the quartet’s program spans the work of Bach, Haydn, and Beethoven.
Since its founding in 1965, the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University has delighted audiences and impressed critics around the world. All its members are professors at Duke, where they teach instrumental lessons, coordinate and coach chamber music, and perform across campus in concert halls, libraries, dormitories and classrooms.
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