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Violinist Itamar Zorman and pianist Pauline Martin perform an evocative program entitled “Memories”. Music of Dvořák, Ben-Haim, Tchaikovsky, Brahms and Zorman (“Homage to Charlie Chaplin”). Read more…
Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 2 p.m.
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Aaron Berofsky, Kathryn Votapek, Suren Bagratuni and Pauline Martin, with a CSD debut appearance of Bloomfield Hills’ own rising star, violist Haeji Kim.
Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 2 p.m.
Music of Beethoven, Schumann, Mozart and Fauré.
Artist sponsor, Dr. Stanley H. Levy
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Ehnes Quartet
Friday, November 18, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Audiences across the globe are now lining up to experience the magic of the string quartet that made its stunning Michigan debut in CSD’s premier season.
Featuring
W. A. Mozart, Quartet no. 22, K. 589
Béla Bartók, Quartet No. 4
Antonín Dvořák, Echos of Songs (arr. string quartet from Cypresses)
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, Quartet No. 1
Artist sponsor, Cecilia Benner
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Andrés Cárdenes
Sunday, May 1, 2016 – 4:30 p.m.
Internationally acclaimed violinist and conductor Andres Cardenes returns to Detroit, this time in a chamber music reunion with pianist Pauline Martin. Featured are recently recorded gems by his colleagues, André Previn and Alan Fletcher, with sonatas by Schubert and Franck.
Sponsored by Dr. Stanley H. Levy
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Chamber Soloists of Detroit…in tre!
Violinist Aaron Berofsky and pianist Pauline Martin welcome Tchaikovsky competition prizewinner and celebrated teacher and recording artist, cellist Suren Bagratuni.
Sunday, January 10, 2016 – 4:30 p.m.
Beethoven’s “Ghost” Trio, Op. 70, No. 1, Mendelssohn’s magnificent Trio No. 2, Op. 66 in C minor and the evocative Trio in B minor by Spanish composer Joaquín Turina await you.
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The Votapek Trio
Pianist Ralph Votapek with daughter, violinist/violist Kathryn Votapek, and son, clarinetist Paul Votapek
Sunday, October 11, 2015 – 4:30 p.m.
Featuring
Polonaise-fantasie for solo piano by Chopin, the romance of trios by Bruch and Khachaturian, and a chamber version of “A Soldier’s Tale” by Igor Stravinsky
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Quintessence!
CSD resident artists with violist Jean-Baptiste Aguessy
Monday, April 13, 2015 – 7:30 p.m.
Featuring
Piano Quintets by Cesar Franck and Dmitri Shostakovich
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Rachel Childers, Adrienne Rönmark and Pauline Martin
Sunday, January 4, 2015 – 4:30 p.m.
Featuring
Johannes Brahms, Horn Trio in E flat
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Ehnes Quartet
Monday, September 8, 2014 – 7:30 p.m.
Featuring
Beethoven String Quartets, Op. 18, No. 1 and Op. 132
Sibelius Voces Intimae (Inner Voices) Quartet, Op. 5
James Ehnes, violin
Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin
Richard O’Neill, viola
Robert deMaine, cello
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Friday, April 4, 2014 – 7:30 p.m.
Featuring
Beethoven Trio, Opus 1, No. 1 in E-flat
Brahms Trio in B Major, Opus 8
Paul Schoenfeld’s Café Music
Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin
Edward Arron, cello
Pauline Martin, piano
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Detroit Recital Debut of ITAMAR ZORMAN
2011 Tchaikovsky Competition Prizewinner
Sunday, March 9, 2014 – 3:00 p.m.
Itamar Zorman, violin
Pauline Martin, piano
Featuring
Brahms Sonata No. 3 in d minor
Gernscheim Sonata No. 4
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AARON BEROFSKY and FRIENDS
Sunday, October 13, 2013 – 3:00 p.m.
Aaron Berofsky, violin
Kathryn Votapek, viola
Una O’Riordan, cello
Pauline Martin, piano
Featuring
Mozart Piano Quartet in E-flat, K. 493
Brahms Piano Quartet in c minor, Opus 60
Martinu Madrigals for Violin and Viola, H. 313
Out & About
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Sunday, April 8, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.
Grove Music Festival
Clarinetist Ralph Skiano (former DSO Principal) returns from his new post in Cincinnati to rejoin colleagues Wei Yu (DSO Principal Cellist) and pianist Pauline Martin.
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven – 7 Variations on a Theme of Mozart
(from “The Magic Flute”)
Camille Saint-Saens – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Max Bruch – Selections from “8 Pieces, Op. 83”
Johannes Brahms – Trio, Op. 114, for Clarinet, Cello and Piano
Chapel Lane Presbyterian Church
5501 Jefferson Ave., Midland Michigan 48640
Contact: Director – Robin Von Wald; Phone: 989-835-8183 or Email: vonwaldr@tir.com
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Kerrytown Concert House
Sunday, March 19, 2017 at 4:00 p.m.
Michigan Opera Theater Concertmaster Eliot Heaton in recital with pianist Pauline Martin.
Kerrytown Concert House is located in the heart of the historic Kerrytown District of Ann Arbor.
415 North 4th Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
Tickets: call 734-769-2999 or visit: www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com
Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra presents Pauline Martin
Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 3:00 p.m.
CSD Artistic Director Pauline Martin takes the stage this time as soloist in the much loved Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor by Johannes Brahms. Joseph Striplin conducts.
Our Lady Star of the Sea
467 Fairford Road, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236
For more information, visit www.gpsymphony.org
Fair Lane Concert Guild presents Chamber Soloists of Detroit
Wednesday, April 5, 2017, 7:30 P.M.
Chamber Soloists of Detroit returns to conclude the 2016-2017 Guild season. As has become its trademark, CSD will again be introducing some of Detroit’s newest rising stars to metropolitan Detroit audiences. The performance will feature Wei Yu (principal cellist DSO), Ralph Skiano (principal clarinetist DSO) and Pauline Martin (pianist and artistic director of CSD).
Tickets: e-mail kholland@umich.edu, call (313) 593-5330, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. or visit: flmg.umd.umich.edu
Treasures of Vienna with Chamber Soloists of Detroit
Detroit’s premier touring ensemble invites you to experience the special warmth and beauty of chamber music for strings and piano by the Viennese masters, performed as intended – by friends, for friends.
Enjoy three evenings (May, 12, 13, & 15) of chamber music by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and Schumann.
Featuring Canadian virtuosi, violinist Scott St. John, violist Sharon Wei and CSD artistic director and pianist Pauline Martin
Program
Mozart, Duo in G Major for Violin and Viola, K. 423
Schumann, Märchenerzählungen, “Fairy Tales”, Op. 132
Brahms, Sonata No. 3 in D minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 108
Beethoven, Trio in B flat, Opus 11, for Violin, Viola and Piano
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Thursday, May 12, 2016
CSD has added an all new Dinner Concert to its popular Sunday Brunch series at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial.
Grosse Pointe War Memorial
32 Lake Shore Drive
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
Doors open for dinner at 6:00 p.m., concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
Arts at the Alger is pleased to present celebrated Canadian artists, violinist Scott St. John, violist Sharon Wei and CSD artistic director and pianist Pauline Martin in an exclusive collaboration on Thursday, May 12 in the beautiful ballroom of the Grosse Pointe War Memorial, the first of their 3-concert tour in Michigan and Ontario.
Admission: $45 includes dinner and concert with Just Between Us Talk Back
Concert only: $25
For more information and tickets:
call (586) 944-5353 or visit www.warmemorial.org/arts-at-the-alger/
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Friday, May 13, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Grove Festival
Chapel Lane Presbyterian Church
5501 Jefferson Ave., Midland, MI
For more information and tickets:
call (586) 944-5353 or visit grovemusic.wordpress.com
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Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
United Church of Southampton
18 Victoria St. South
Southampton, Ontario, CANADA
For more information and tickets:
call (519) 797-3803 or email southuc@bmts.com
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– Past Events –
Sunday, April 10, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.
Nardin Park United Methodist Church
29887 West Eleven Mile Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48336
Admission free of charge. To reserve your seat, please call (586)944-5353
Featuring
CSD directors, cellist Erik Ásgeirsson and pianist Pauline Martin in recital
For details, visit: www.nardinpark.org/music/music-series-concerts
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Friday, March 4, 2016 at 8:00 p.m.
Dearborn Symphony Orchestra presents Pauline Martin
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn MI
Program Featuring
Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 4
Wagner, Prelude to Act III from Lohengrin
Barber, Adagio for Strings
Chadwick, Jubilee
Dvořák, Slavonic Dances
For more information and tickets: call (313) 565-2424 or visit dearbornsymphony.org
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Monday, February 22, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.
DSO Chamber Recital
Steinway Gallery of Detroit
2700 E West Maple Rd, Commerce Charter Township, MI 48390
For more information and tickets: visit www.dso.org
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Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 8 p.m.
Kerrytown Concert House
415 North 4th Avenue, Ann Arbor MI 48104
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
The Fair Lane Music Guild
Henry Ford Estate, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI 48128
Chamber Soloists of Detroit is Out and About, presenting newly appointed Detroit Symphony Orchestra principal oboist, 22-year-old Alex Kinmonth, DSO principal bassoonist Robert Williams and pianist Pauline Martin at the Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, October 6 at 8 p.m. and on the Fair Lane Music Guild series at Henry Ford Estate in Dearborn on Wednesday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy a delightful program featuring Trios by Poulenc and Lalliet, Saint-Saens’ Bassoon Sonata and Schumann’s Romances for Oboe and Piano.
For tickets to Kerrytown on October 6, visit: www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com or call (734) 769-2999.
For tickets to Fair Lane Music Guild on October 14, visit: flmg.umd.umich.edu or contact Karen Holland at (313) 593-5330, kholland@umich.edu.
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at 12:15 p.m.
International Music Foundation
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert
Erik Ásgeirsson, cello
Pauline Martin, piano
Cello Sonatas by Debussy & Shostakovich
International Music Foundation
Preston Bradley Hall
Chicago Cultural Center
Michigan Avenue between Randolph and Washington Streets
Information, visit: www.imfchicago.org or call (312) 670-6888
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Sunday, August 2, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.
Kerrytown Concert House presented
Erik Asgeirsson, cello
Pauline Martin, piano
Featuring
Beethoven – 7 Variations on a theme from Mozart’s “Magic Flute”
Fauré – Élégie, Op. 24
Debussy – Sonata for Cello and Piano
Shostakovich – Sonata for Cello and Piano
Kerrytown Concert House
415 North 4th Avenue, Ann Arbor MI 48104
For more information, vist: www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com or call (734) 769-2999
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Sunday, April 12 at 4 p.m.
Kerrytown Concert House
415 North 4th Avenue, Ann Arbor MI 48104
Quintessence! Featuring guest violist Jean-Baptiste Aguessy with CSD resident artists, Aaron Berofsky and Kathryn Votapek, Erik Ásgeirsson and Pauline Martin
Piano Quintets by Franck and Shostakovich
Information: Visit www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com or call (734) 769-2999
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Just Between Us!
Sunday Brunch Concerts with Chamber Soloists of Detroit
at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial
Sunday, March 8, 2015:
Chamber Soloists of Detroit resident artists
Kathryn Votapek, viola and Pauline Martin, piano with Guest artist Nicolai Pfeffer
Brilliant young German clarinetist Nicolai Pfeffer is a newly appointed faculty member of the prestigious Hochshule für Musik in Cologne. Featured are best-loved gems for clarinet, viola and piano: Mozart’s Kegelstadt Trio and Acht Stücke, Opus 83 by Max Bruch.
$35 per person – includes buffet brunch, concert and artist Talk Back.
Buffet service at 10:15, concert at 11:00, Just Between Us Talk Back to follow.
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Just Between Us!
Sunday, January 4, 2015: Rachel Childers and Friends
Sunday, February 15, 2015: Chamber Soloists of Detroit . . .in duo
Violinist Aaron Berofsky and pianist Pauline Martin presented two masterpieces of the violin-piano repertoire, Mozart’s charming Sonata in G, K. 301 and the monumental Sonata in A for Violin and Piano by Cesar Franck.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.
Henry Ford Estate, Dearborn
The Fair Lane Music Guild presented
Violinists Aaron Berofsky and Kathryn Votapek, and pianist Pauline Martin
Information: Visit www.flmg.umd.umich.edu/ or call (313) 593-5330
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– Past Events 2014-
Steinway Piano Gallery of Detroit presented
Steinway Artist Pauline Martin
Sunday, December 7,2014 at 3:00 p.m.
Steinway Piano Gallery of Detroit
2700 W Maple Road
Commerce Township, MI 48390
click here for directions
Featuring
Bach Partita No 2 in c minor
Beethoven Sonata in E, Opus 109
Chopin Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante
Rachmaninov Preludes, Op. 32,
Nos, 10 & 12
Debussy L’Isle Joyeuse
For tickets and information: call (586) 944-5353 or visit www.steinwaysocietyofmichigan.org/events
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Vivace Concert Series presented
Chamber Soloists of Detroit . . . in quattro!
Sunday, November 9, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
Birmingham Temple
For tickets and information: visit www.birminghamtemple.org
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Sarnia Concert Association presented
Chamber Soloists of Detroit . . . in quattro!
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
Imperial Theatre of Sarnia, Ontario
For tickets and information: call (519) 344-7469
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Sunday, August 3, 2014
Kunststation Kleinsassen (Germany), presented
Nicolai Pfeffer, clarinet
Erik Ásgeirsson, cello
Pauline Martin, piano
Featuring works by Brahms, Debussy, Bruch and Arvo Part
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Sunday, May 4, 2014 at 5 p.m.
St. Mary’s Concert Series of St. Clair, presented
Chamber Soloists of Detroit
Aaron Berofsky, violin
Erik Ásgeirsson, cello
Pauline Martin, piano
Featuring
Beethoven Trio No. 1
Mendelssohn Trio in D minor
Shostakovich Trio in E minor
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
415 N. Sixth Street, St. Clair, MI 48079
Tickets: Call (810) 329-7801
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Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 8:00 p.m.
Kerrytown Concert House presented
Chamber Soloists of Detroit
Itamar Zorman, violin
Pauline Martin, piano
Kerrytown Concert House
415 N. 4th Ave., Ann Arbor, MI
For details, call (734) 769-2999
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
The Fairlane Music Guild, presented
Chamber Soloists of Detroit
Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin
Edward Arron, cello
Pauline Martin, piano
The Fairlane Music Guild, Henry Ford Estate, Dearborn
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– Past Events 2013-
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House presented
Chamber Soloists of Detroit
Daphna Raz, violin
Una O’Riordan, cello
Dennis Carter, flute
Pauline Martin, piano
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Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
Grove Music Festival of Midland presented
Aaron Berofsky and Friends
Chapel Lane Presbyterian Church
5501 Jefferson Ave., Midland, MI
For details, call (989) 835-8183
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
Fair Lane Music Guild presented
Chamber Soloists of Detroit – Eric Lamb in Recital
University of Michigan-Dearborn campus
4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI
For ticket information, call (313) 593-5330
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Grove Music Festival of Midland
Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.
Chapel Lane Presbyterian Church
5501 Jefferson Ave., Midland, MI
For details, call (989) 835-8183
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Schoolcraft College
Friday, March 15, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.
VisTaTech Center
18600 Haggerty Road, Livonia, MI
For details, call (734) 462-4403
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Palmer Woods Music in Homes
Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.
For details, call (313) 891-2514
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Kerrytown Concert House
Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
415 N. 4th Ave., Ann Arbor, MI
For details, call (734) 769-2999
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Christ Church Dearborn presents a CSD Encore!
Timothy Braun (violin) Erik Ásgeirsson (cello) and Pauline Martin (piano)
Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.
120 N. Military Street, Dearborn, MI 48124
For details, call (313) 565-8450
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– Past Events 2012-
Sharon Sparrow (flute), Una O’Riordan (cello) and Pauline Martin (piano)
Friday, December 7, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.
Detroit Institute of Arts Friday Night Live!
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Sharon Sparrow (flute), Una O’Riordan (cello) and Pauline Martin (piano)
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
The Fairlane Music Guild, Henry Ford Estate, Dearborn
(313) 593-5330
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Pauline Martin: In Recital
Steinway Piano Gallery
Sunday, October 28, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.
(248) 560-9200
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Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy (violin), Bryan Kennedy (french horn) and Pauline Martin (piano)
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
The Fairlane Music Guild, Henry Ford Estate, Dearborn
(313) 593-5330
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