Department of Music

The Charlottesvile Chamber Music Festival concerts are UVA Music Department affiliated events. 
Information about their concerts can be found at: http://bit.ly/ccmf-2013

Soprano Kiera Duffy, who was a finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and featured in the 2007 film The Audition, will perform songs of Cole Porter and Kurt Weill, as well as Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire, an early song cycle from 1912, which Duffy recently performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The concert also features returning pianist Benjamin Hochman, clarinetist Igor Begelman, and flutist Sooyun Kim.

PROGRAM

John Harbison: Chaconne

Ferruccio Busoni: Albumblatt for Flute and Piano in E minor, KiV 272

Songs of Kurt Weill

Songs of Cole Porter

Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire

PERFORMERS

Timothy Summers, violin and viola; Raphael Bell, cello

Benjamin Hochman, piano; Kiera Duffy, soprano

Sooyun Kim, flute; Igor Begelman, clarinet

Discount subscriptions to the entire 5-concert Series can be ordered through the Festival Box Office here.

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About the Festival:

Founded in 2000 by Charlottesville natives Raphael Bell (cello) and Timothy Summers (violin and viola), the Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival, September 8-22, 2013, invites world-class, professional musicians who give fresh reads on traditional classical works, as well as contemporary chamber works. The diversity of programming, musicians, and variety of instrumentation sets this Festival apart in Central Virginia, and provides a unique opportunity for chamber music lovers throughout the region.

Learn more about the Festival concerts and performers online at www.cvillechambermusic.org.

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