MUSIC MATTERS — 2020 SEASON
All concerts start at 5 p.m. Saturdays, the La Grua Center, 32 Water St., Stonington; $15 admission for most programs; (860) 535-2300. March 7 — “From Istanbul” — Western & Turkish Classical & Folk Music Bülent Evcil, flute
Çağatay Akyol, harp March 21 — “Nordic Fiddlers Block —Folk strings from Scandinavia & the Shetlands Olav Luksengård Mjelva, hardanger fiddle, octave fiddle Anders Hall, fiddle, viola Kevin Henderson, fiddle TheNordicFiddlersBloc.com April 18 — “A Quartet of Piano Trios” with the Hermitage Piano Trio Misha Keylin, violin Sergey Antonov, violoncello Ilya Kazantsev, 1922 Mason &
Hamlin grand Rachmaninoff, Turina, Cassadó, Arbós May 2 — “Clarinet Trios” with Trio Confero Maksim Shtrykov, clarinet Anita Balázs, violoncello Misuzu Tanaka, 1886 Chickering concert grand Alexander Zemlinsky Trio in d, Op. 3 Brahms Trio in a, Op. 114 June 13 — “Glorious Schubert!” Jiayan Sun, , 1886 Chickering concert grand Franz Schubert, Impromptus (complete) Wanderer Fantasy in C July 11 — “Pictures and Images” Nina Tichman, 1886 Chickering concert grand NinaTichman.com Debussy ImagWs I & II Schubert Sonata No. 16 in a, D.845 Aug. 22 — “Two Pianos vs. Four Hands” Olga Vinokur & David Kalhous, 1886 Chickering & 1922 M&H
Sept. 19 — “Brahms — The Three Violin Sonatas” Daniel Kurganov, violin Constantine Finehouse, 1886 Chickering Johannes Brahms Sonata No. 1 in G, Op. 78 Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 100 Sonata No. 3 in d, Op. 108 Kurganov.io Oct. 17 — “Bach & Britten Solo Cello” Gabriel Cabezas, violoncello solo Solo cello suites: J.S. Bach No. 4 in E Britten No. 3, Op. 87 Nov. 7 — “Marking the 250th Anniversary of Beethoven’s Birth” Stephen Porter, 1886 Chickering concert grand Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 17 in d “Tempest” Bagatelles from Opp. 33, 119 & 126 Sonata No. 32 in c, Op. 111 Dec. 12 — Fado concert in development
Parking note: The La Grua Center is part of Stonington Commons, a private residential community off Water Street. For La Grua shows, audiences are considered members and can park in the lot except for the area around the green — for residents — and in the fire lane.