About

The newly formed Manhattan Chamber Players is a chamber music collective of New York-based musicians who share the common aim of performing the greatest works in the chamber repertoire at the highest level. Its members come from the tradition of great music making at the Marlboro, Ravinia, and Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festivals and are former students of the Curtis Institute, Juilliard School, and New England Conservatory. Formed by musicians who have been performing together since they were students, at the core of the Manhattan Chamber Players’ inspiration is a common desire to share in playing this amazing music with longtime friends and colleagues. Building upon that foundation, new works commissioned from its composer members keep the ensemble firmly grounded in the music of both the past and present. Its roster allows for the possibility of programming the entire string and piano chamber music repertoire, from piano duos to string octets. While all its members have varied, independent careers as soloists and chamber musicians, they strive for every opportunity to come together and again share in this experience.

Members of the Manhattan Chamber Players are current and former members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, ACJW, and the Amphion, Attacca, Dover, Escher, and Ying Quartets. They are prizewinners in the Banff, Concert Artists Guild, Fischoff, Melbourne, Naumburg, Osaka, Primrose, Queen Elisabeth, Rubenstein, Tchaikovsky, and Tertis, and Young Concert Artists Competitions, and are some of the most sought after solo and chamber performers of their generation. During its inaugural season, in addition to numerous concerts across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, the Manhattan Chamber Players will be the Ensemble-in-Residence at the Northern Lights Music Festival.

Manhattan Chamber Players
Luke Fleming, Artistic Director

Violin Viola

Elizabeth Fayette Molly Carr
Francisco Fullana Luke Fleming
Caroline Goulding Matthew Lipman
Chad Hoopes Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt
Alexi Kenney
Siwoo Kim Cello
Tessa Lark
Grace Park Oded Hadar
Michelle Ross Andrew Janss
Robin Scott Mihai Marica
Brendan Speltz Brook Speltz
Alice Yoo
Piano
Composers
David Fung
Adam Golka Vivan Fung
Rachel Kudo Chris Rogerson

Music

BACH, J.S. Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080

BARBER Dover Beach, Op. 3 (1931)
BARBER String Quartet, Op. 11

BARTÓK Piano Quintet in C major, (1904)
BARTÓK String Quartet No. 1, Sz. 40
BARTÓK String Quartet No. 2, Sz. 67
BARTÓK String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85
BARTÓK String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114

BEETHOVEN Duo for Viola and Violoncello in Eb major, WoO 32 “Eyeglasses”
BEETHOVEN Piano Quartet in Eb Major, WoO 36 no. 1
BEETHOVEN Piano Quartet in D major, WoO 36 no. 2
BEETHOVEN Piano Quartet in C major, WoO 36 no. 3
BEETHOVEN Serenade for Flute, Viola and Harp in D major, Op. 25
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 no. 1
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in G major, Op. 18 no. 2
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18 no. 4
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in A major, Op. 18 no. 5
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in Bb major, Op. 18 no. 6
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F major, Op. 59. No. 1 “Razumovsky”
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59 no. 2 “Razumovsky”
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in C major, Op. 59. No. 3 “Razumovsky”
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in Eb major, Op. 127
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in Bb major, Op. 130
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in C# minor, Op. 131
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132
BEETHOVEN String Quintet in C major, Op. 29
BEETHOVEN String Trio in G major, Op. 9 no. 1
BEETHOVEN String Trio in C minor, Op. 9 no. 3
BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 “Kreutzer”

BORODIN String Quartet no. 2 in D major (1881)

BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
BRAHMS Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25
BRAHMS Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 60
BRAHMS Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
BRAHMS String Quartet in C minor, Op. 51 no. 1
BRAHMS String Quartet in A minor, Op. 51 no. 2
BRAHMS String Quartet in Bb major, Op. 67
BRAHMS String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
BRAHMS String Sextet no. 1 in Bb major, Op. 18
BRAHMS String Sextet no. 2 in G major, Op. 36
BRAHMS Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano in Eb major, Op. 40
BRAHMS Two Songs for Contralto, Viola and Piano, Op. 91

BRIDGE Three Songs for Mezzo-Soprano, Viola, and Piano (1907)

BRITTEN Three Divertimenti for String Quartet (1933)

BRUCH Stücke for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, Op. 85

BUSCH, ADOLF Divertimento for Thirteen Solo Instruments, Op. 30 (1927)

CARTER, ELLIOTT Au Quai for Viola and Bassoon (2002)
CARTER, ELLIOTT Elegy for String Quartet (1946)
CARTER, ELLIOTT Fragment No. 1 for String Quartet (1994)
CARTER, ELLIOTT Fragment No. 2 for String Quartet (1999)

CHAUSSON Concerto for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet in D major, Op. 21

CHEN YI Sound of the Five for Cello Quintet (2001)

CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 (arr. for Piano Quintet)

COUPERIN Pieces en Concert for Cello and String Quartet

DEAN, BRETT Eclipse for String Quartet (2003)

DEBUSSY Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp (1915)
DEBUSSY String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10

DOHNÁNYI Piano Quintet in C minor, Op. 1
DOHNÁNYI Serenade for String Trio in C major, Op. 10

DVOŘÁK Piano Quartet no. 2 in Eb major, Op. 87
DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
DVOŘÁK String Quartet no. 10 in Eb major, Op. 51
DVOŘÁK String Quartet no. 11 in C major, Op. 61
DVOŘÁK String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 “American”
DVOŘÁK String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106
DVOŘÁK String Quartet no. 14 in Ab major, Op. 105
DVOŘÁK String Quintet in G major, Op. 77 (with Intermezzo, Op. 40)
DVOŘÁK String Quintet in Eb major, Op. 97
DVOŘÁK String Sextet in A major, Op. 48
DVOŘÁK Terzetto for Two Violins and Viola in C major, Op. 74

FAURÉ Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
FAURÉ Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45

FRANCK Piano Quintet in F minor (1880)

FUNG, VIVIAN String Quartet No. 3 (2013)

GADE Octet in F major, Op. 17

GLAZUNOV String Quintet in A major, Op. 39

GRIEG String Quartet in G minor, Op. 27 (1878)

HATZIS, CHRISTOS Cruel Elegance for String Quartet (2004)

HAYDN String Quartet No. 1 in Bb major, Op. 1 no. 1, “La Chasse”
HAYDN String Quartet No. 2 in Eb major, Op. 1 no. 2
HAYDN String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 1 no. 3
HAYDN String Quartet No. 4 in G major, Op. 1 no. 4
HAYDN String Quartet No. 5 in Eb major, Op. 1 no. 0 (also referenced as Op. 0)
HAYDN String Quartet No. 6 in C major, Op. 1 no. 6
HAYDN String Quartet No. 7 in A major, Op. 2 no. 1
HAYDN String Quartet No. 8 in E major, Op. 2 no. 2
HAYDN String Quartet No. 9 in F major, Op. 2 no. 4
HAYDN String Quartet No. 10 in Bb major, Op. 2 no. 6
HAYDN String Quartet No. 11 in D minor, Op. 9 no. 4
HAYDN String Quartet No. 12 in C major, Op. 9 no. 1
HAYDN String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 9 no. 3
HAYDN String Quartet No. 14 in Eb major, Op. 9 no. 2
HAYDN String Quartet No. 15 in Bb major, Op. 9 no. 5
HAYDN String Quartet No. 16 in A major, Op. 9 no. 6
HAYDN String Quartet No. 17 in F major, Op. 17 no. 2
HAYDN String Quartet No. 18 in E major, Op. 17 no. 1
HAYDN String Quartet No. 19 in C minor, Op. 17 no. 4
HAYDN String Quartet No. 20 in D major, Op. 17 no. 6
HAYDN String Quartet No. 21 in Eb major, Op. 17 no. 3
HAYDN String Quartet No. 22 in G major, Op. 17 no. 5
HAYDN String Quartet No. 23 in F minor, Op. 20 no. 5
HAYDN String Quartet No. 24 in A major, Op. 20 no. 6
HAYDN String Quartet No. 25 in C major, Op. 20 no. 2
HAYDN String Quartet No. 26 in G minor, Op. 20 no. 3
HAYDN String Quartet No. 27 in D major, Op. 20 no. 4
HAYDN String Quartet No. 28 in Eb major, Op. 20 no. 1
HAYDN String Quartet No. 29 in G major, Op. 33 no. 5
HAYDN String Quartet No. 30 in Eb major, Op. 33 no. 2 “The Joke”
HAYDN String Quartet No. 31 in B minor, Op. 33 no. 1
HAYDN String Quartet No. 32 in C major, Op. 33 no. 3 “The Bird”
HAYDN String Quartet No. 33 in D major, Op. 33 no. 6
HAYDN String Quartet No. 34 in Bb major, Op. 33 no. 4
HAYDN String Quartet No. 35 in D minor, Op. 42
HAYDN String Quartet No. 36 in Bb major, Op. 50 no. 1
HAYDN String Quartet No. 37 in C major, Op. 50 no. 2
HAYDN String Quartet No. 38 in Eb major, Op. 50 no. 3
HAYDN String Quartet No. 39 in F# minor, Op. 50 no. 4
HAYDN String Quartet No. 40 in F major, Op. 50 no. 5 “The Dream”
HAYDN String Quartet No. 41 in D major, Op. 50 no. 6 “The Frog”
HAYDN String Quartet No. 42 in C major, Op. 54 no. 2
HAYDN String Quartet No. 43 in G major, Op. 54 no. 1
HAYDN String Quartet No. 44 in E major, Op. 54 no. 3
HAYDN String Quartet No. 45 in A major, Op. 55 no. 1
HAYDN String Quartet No. 46 in F minor, Op. 55 no. 2 “Razor”
HAYDN String Quartet No. 47 in Bb major, Op. 55 no. 3
HAYDN String Quartet No. 48 in C major, Op. 64 no. 1
HAYDN String Quartet No. 49 in B minor, Op. 64 no. 2
HAYDN String Quartet No. 50 in Bb major, Op. 64 no. 3
HAYDN String Quartet No. 51 in G major, Op. 64 no. 4
HAYDN String Quartet No. 52 in Eb major, Op. 64 no. 6
HAYDN String Quartet No. 53 in D major, Op. 64 no. 5 “The Lark”
HAYDN String Quartet No. 54 in Bb major, Op. 71 no. 1
HAYDN String Quartet No. 55 in D major, Op. 71 no. 2
HAYDN String Quartet No. 56 in Eb major, Op. 71 no. 3
HAYDN String Quartet No. 57 in C major, Op. 74 no. 1
HAYDN String Quartet No. 58 in F major, Op. 74 no. 2
HAYDN String Quartet No. 59 in G minor, Op. 74 no. 3 “The Rider”
HAYDN String Quartet No. 60 in G major, Op. 76 no. 1
HAYDN String Quartet No. 61 in D minor, Op. 76 no. 2 “Fifths”
HAYDN String Quartet No. 62 in C major, Op. 76 no. 3 “Emperor”
HAYDN String Quartet No. 63 in Bb major, Op. 76 no. 4 “Sunrise”
HAYDN String Quartet No. 64 in D major, Op. 76 no. 5
HAYDN String Quartet No. 65 in Eb major, Op. 76 no. 6
HAYDN String Quartet No. 66 in G major, Op. 77 no. 1
HAYDN String Quartet No. 67 in F major, Op. 77 no. 2
HAYDN String Quartet No. 68 in D minor, Op. 103
HAYDN The Seven Last Words of Christ, Op. 51 (1787)

HENSEL, FANNY MENDELSSOHN String Quartet in Eb major (1834)

HINDSON, MATTHEW String Quartet No. 1 “Industrial Night Music” (2003)

IPPOLITO, MICHAEL String Quartet No. 3 “Songlines” (2012)

HANDEL/HALVORSEN Passacaglia and Sarabande with Variations for Violin and Viola Duo

HIGDON, JENNIFER Amazing Grace Variations for String Quartet (2003)
HIGDON, JENNIFER Sky Quartet (1997)

HINDEMITH Duo for Viola and Violoncello (1934)
HINDEMITH String Quartet No. 4, Op. 22 (1921)

HUMMEL Trio for Two Violas and Cello in Eb major (1799)
HUMMEL Trio for Two Violas and Cello in G major (1801)

JANÁČEK String Quartet No. 1 “Kreutzer Sonata” (1923)
JANÁČEK String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters” (1928)

KURTÁG, GYÖRGY Hommage à R. Sch., for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, Op. 15/d

LIGETI String Quartet No. 1, “Metamorphoses Nocturnes” (1954)

LOEFFLER, CHARLES Deux Rhapsodies for Viola, Oboe, and Piano

LUTOSŁAWSKI, WITOLD Five Dance Preludes for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon,
Horn, Violin, Viola, Violoncello, and Double Bass (1959)

MAHLER Piano Quartet in A minor (1876)

MENDELSSOHN Octet in Eb major, Op. 20
MENDELSSOHN Sextet for Piano, Violin, Two Violas, Cello, and Double Bass, Op. 110
MENDELSSOHN String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13
MENDELSSOHN String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44 no. 2
MENDELSSOHN String Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
MENDELSSOHN String Quintet No. 1 in A major, Op. 18
MENDELSSOHN String Quintet No. 2 in Bb major, Op. 87

MOZART, W.A. Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
MOZART, W.A. Divertimento in D major, K. 136
MOZART, W.A. Divertimento for String Trio in Eb major, K. 563
MOZART, W.A. Duo for Violin and Viola in G major, K. 423
MOZART, W.A. Duo for Violin and Viola in Bb major, K. 424
MOZART, W.A. Horn Quintet in Eb major, K. 407
MOZART, W.A. Oboe Quartet in F major, K. 370
MOZART, W.A. Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478
MOZART, W.A. String Quartet in C major, K. 157
MOZART, W.A. String Quartet in G major, K. 387
MOZART, W.A. String Quartet in D minor, K. 421
MOZART, W.A. String Quartet in Eb major, K. 428
MOZART, W.A. String Quartet in Bb major, K. 458 “Hunt”
MOZART, W.A. String Quartet in C major, K. 465 “Dissonance”
MOZART, W.A. String Quartet in D major, K. 499 “Hoffmeister”
MOZART, W.A. String Quartet in D major, K. 575 “Prussian”
MOZART, W.A. String Quartet in Bb major, K. 589 “Prussian”
MOZART, W.A. String Quartet in F major, K. 590 “Prussian”
MOZART, W.A. String Quintet in Bb major, Op. 174
MOZART, W.A. String Quintet in G minor, K. 516
MOZART, W.A. String Quintet in D major, K. 593
MOZART, W.A. String Quintet in Eb major, K. 614
MOZART, W.A. Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in Eb major, K. 498 “Kegelstatt”

MUHLY, NICO Far Away Songs for Soprano, String Quartet, and Piano (2012)

NORDENTOFT, ANDERS Adskillelsens Dans for String Sextet

PÄRT, ARVO Fratres (1977/1989)

PORTER, QUINCY Clarinet Quintet (1929)

PROKOFIEV String Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 50

PUCCINI Crisantemi (1892)

RAVEL Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet, and String Quartet (1905)
RAVEL String Quartet in F major (1903)

RESPIGHI Il Tramonto for Mezzo-Soprano and String Quartet (1918)

ROGERSON, CHRIS String Quartet No. 2 (2013)

SAINT-SAËNS Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 14

SCHOENBERG String Quartet No. 2 in F# minor, Op. 10 (1908)
SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 (1899)

SCHUBERT Quintet in A major, D. 667 “Trout”
SCHUBERT Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703
SCHUBERT String Quartet No. 10 in Eb major, D. 87 (1813)
SCHUBERT String Quartet in A minor, D. 804 “Rosamunde” (1824)
SCHUBERT String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”
SCHUBERT String Quintet in C major, D. 956
SCHUBERT String Trio in Bb major, D. 471

SCHULHOFF, ERWIN String Quartet No. 1 (1925)

SCHUMANN Märchenerzahlungen for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, Op. 132
SCHUMANN Piano Quartet in Eb major, Op. 47
SCHUMANN Piano Quintet in Eb major, Op. 44
SCHUMANN String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41 no. 1
SCHUMANN String Quartet in A major, Op. 41 no. 3

SHOSTAKOVICH Octet, Op. 11
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 3, Op. 73
SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 8, Op. 110

STRAVINSKY Concertino for String Quartet (1920)
STRAVINSKY Septet for Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano (1953)

TAKEMITSU, TORU A Way a Lone for String Quartet (1981)

TCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet no. 1 in D major, Op. 11
TCHAIKOVSKY Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70

THOMAS, AMBROISE String Quartet in E minor, Op. 1

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS On Wenlock Edge for Tenor, String Quartet, and Piano (1909)

VERDI String Quartet in E minor (1873)

WEBER Clarinet Quintet in Bb major, Op. 34

WEBERN Langsamer Satz for String Quartet (1905)
WEBERN Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9