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Program: Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Minor; Amy Beach: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Minor, Op. 34. Admission is free. If you are unable to attend this concert in person,… read more about Jennifer Curtis, violin & Jeanette Fang, piano »
A colorful and varied program of works selected from the last 100 years, including recent National Flute Association commissioned composers James Stephenson, Amanda Hargrave & Evan Williams.… read more about 100 Years of Flute Music 2.0: Carla Copeland-Burns & Erinn Frechette, flutes; Ināra Zandmane, piano »
Watch a classic horror film in the darkened Duke Chapel with a live, improvised soundtrack. Organist Peter Richard Conte will accompany the silent film "The Phantom of the Opera" (1925) at this… read more about Organ Recital Series: Peter Richard Conte—Accompanying the Silent Film 'The Phantom of the Opera' »
Dances for piano duet by Janaček, Dvořák, Brahms, Barber, Stravinsky, Debussy and Arthur Benjamin. Featuring pianists David Heid, Eliran Avni, Andrew Moenning, Joanna Chang, R. Larry Todd, Hunchen… read more about Fountain Concerts: "Pas de deux" »
Program: Fanny Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D Minor, Op.11; Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 101. Free admission. Violinist Hsiao-mei Ku, the longest-serving Duke Music faculty member… read more about Calichi Trio: Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano; Hsiao-Mei Ku, violin; Caroline Stinson, cello »
"Grazioso sempre!" Program: Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Symphony in D Major, Op. 11 No. 2, Overture to L'amant Anonime; Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat Major, K. 456, with… read more about Duke Symphony Orchestra with Daniel Seyfried, pianist »
"Lessons of the Sky" Program: Rodney Rogers: Lessons of the Sky; Suzanne Polak: Adagio and Allegro; Harriet Steinke: Strange Lights; Mark Engebretson: Duo Concertante Free admission. Susan Fancher is… read more about Susan Fancher, saxophone, with pianist Ināra Zandmane and saxophonist Branford Marsalis »
"Sunlight I Cannot See": Faculty from Duke and North Carolina Central University present music by African-American, Jewish-American, and other classical composers, to texts that move through lament… read more about Elizabeth Linnartz, soprano; Timothy Holley, cello; Mary Hamilton, piano »
"In Tempore Belli": Violin Sonatas from 1917 by Hindemith, Faure, Sibelius and Elgar. Free admission. Eric Pritchard has served as First Violinist of the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University since 1995… read more about Eric Pritchard, violin & Read Gainsford, piano »
$15 general admission, free for Duke students.Music by Carlos d'Alessio, JS Bach, Frédéric Chopin, Antonio Diabelli, Saint-Granier, Franz Schubert and Alain Souchon, with excerpts from texts by… read more about Duras Song: Gabriel Richard, violin; Xavier Phillips, cello; Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, piano; Amanda Gann, narrator; Anne-Gaëlle Saliot, creative development & staging »
Featuring the East Carolina University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Dr. William Staub, director. The program features works by Gustav Mahler, Steven Bryant, Arturo Márquez, Chris Williams, Ralph Vaughan… read more about Duke Wind Symphony: Ecstatic Waters »
Musicke's Cordes is Samuel Breene, Baroque violin & Jeffrey Noonan, theorbo & lutes. Featuring guest artist Sarah Biber, viola da gamba. Late 17th- and early-18th-century French chamber music… read more about "Un tas de cordes": Chamber Music from the French Court performed by Musicke's Cordes »
James Welch, formerly on the music faculties of the University of California at Santa Barbara and Santa Clara University, has concertized internationally for many years. He has also performed at… read more about Organ Recital Series: James Welch »
Vocal and instrumental works by Gabriel Fauré, featuring Martha Sparks, soprano; Grant Bryden, baritone; Ariana Kim, violin; Rosemary Buhrman, cello; Susan Fancher, saxophone; and pianists David Heid… read more about Fountain Concerts: "Fauré in the Fall" »
Program: Beethoven: Romance in F Major, Op. 50 for violin and piano; Temkin: Maksimal (2019) for violin, piano and percussion; Beethoven: Sonata No. 9 for violin and piano, Op. 47 "Kreutzer".… read more about The Beethoven Effect: Ariana Kim, violin; Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano; Daniel Temkin, composer/percussionist »
"Big sound, deep seated feel for the blues, and cerebral avante-garde chops." - New York Magazine. Join the Duke Jazz Ensemble, John V. Brown, director, and Evan Roberson, associate director, as they… read more about Family Weekend Concert: Duke Jazz Ensemble with guest artist Gregory Tardy, saxophone »
Three of Duke's largest student music ensembles-- the Duke Chorale, directed by Allan Friedman; Duke Symphony Orchestra, directed by Harry Davidson; and Duke Wind Symphony, directed by Verena… read more about Family Weekend Concert: Duke Chorale, Symphony Orchestra, and Wind Symphony »
Excerpts from "Carmen," "Treemonisha," "Dialogues of the Carmelites," "Nabucco" and more, with costumes and staging. Duke Opera Workshop is directed by David Heid and accompanied by pianist Daniel… read more about Duke Opera Theater & Duke Chorale: Great Moments from Great Operas »
The Duke String School is directed by Erica Shirts. Violin and Cello Choirs are conducted by Carlos Bardales, Erica Leavell, Nonoko Okada, and Erica Shirts. The Duke University String School was… read more about Duke University String School: Violin and Cello Choir Concert »
Featuring the premiere performance of Zhou Long's "Bamboo Grove," and works for solo violin by Lei Liang, John Liberatore, Kaija Saariaho, Matthew Schreibeis, Chen Yi and Austin Yip. Admission is… read more about Patrick Yim, violin »
The Duke String School is directed by Erica Shirts. The Intermediate String Orchestra is conducted by Matt Stutzman and the Concert String Orchestra is conducted by Rob Rempher. Harry Davidson is the… read more about Duke University String School: Orchestra Concert »
This short concert takes place at NorthStar Church of the Arts, 220 West Geer St., Durham. The Ciompi Quartet will perform Johannes Brahms' String Quintet #2 in G Major, Op. 111. Praised for his "… read more about Ciompi Quartet Downtown Classics with Patrick Yim, violist »
Music by Michael Markowski, including Famishius Fantasticus, City Trees, and Desert Sage, in addition to works by Gustav Holst. Admission is free. Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant directs the Duke… read more about Duke Wind Symphony: "Famishius Fantasticus," with guest composer Michael Markowski »
In this free noontime event, the Ciompi Quartet will perform Johannes Brahms' String Quintet #2 in G Major, Op. 111 with guest violist Patrick Yim. Praised for his "deeply expressive, finely nuanced… read more about Ciompi Quartet Lunchtime Classics with Patrick Yim, violist »
The Duke Chorale, directed by Allan Friedman, presents holiday music sung by the Chorale as well as carols for all to sing and stories & treats for children. This family holiday event is a long-… read more about Duke Chorale Christmas Concert »