Now in its 30th season, the Gryphon Trio joins forces with celebrated Canadian clarinetist and long-time friend James Campbell, for a performance of one of the most important musical works created in the 20th century, Messiaen’s transcendent Quartet for the End of Time, with additional works by Beethoven and Bernstein.

This performance is supported by
THE SHELAGH AND DAVID WILLIAMS MUSIC PROGRAMMING FUND

Two-time Grammy Award-winner Zakir Hussain enjoys fame not only in his native India but around the world. The Chicago Tribune says, “if there is such a thing as a tabla superstar, Zakir Hussain is it.” Hussain’s incredibly loyal and large fan base is composed of enthusiasts young and old, valuing all musical types and genres. Zakir joins us with flautist Debopriya Chatterjee Ranadive and sarangi player Sabir Khan. 

The Escher String Quartet has received acclaim for its profound musical insight and rare tonal beauty. A former BBC New Generation Artist and recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, the ensemble serves as season artists of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, based in New York City. They are joined by award-winning Jamaican-American violist Jordan Bak who is “a powerhouse musician, with a strong voice and compelling sound” (The Whole Note).

The award-winning Esmé Quartet—four outstanding young musicians born in South Korea and now based in Germany—has taken concert halls by storm. Discover why, as the members explore the richness of the European chamber tradition alongside Gold medalist of the Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, pianist Yekwon Sunwoo, in a program featuring Haydn, Mendelssohn, Debussy, and Brahm's celebrated Piano Quintet in F minor.

Recipient of the 2018 Prix d’Europe, the 2021 Choquette-Symcox Award, the 2017 Peter Mendell, Award, and a semi-finalist of the 2020 Bader & Overton Canadian Cello Competition, soloist and composer Dominique Beauséjour-Ostiguy has been ranked among the “30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30” by CBC Music in 2018. Dominique Beauséjour-Ostiguy is joined by Jean-Michel Dubé, who is standing out as one of the most promising Canadian pianists in the country according to CBC / Radio-Canada.