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New Millennium Series
The New Millennium Series continues our mission of presenting, at exceptional ticket prices, intimate performances by the finest chamber music ensembles and soloists in the U.S. and abroad. New Millennium’s rich history includes performances by many of the artists and ensembles that have shaped the classical chamber music tradition over the last half-century, including legendary pianist Gilbert Kalish, the Emerson quartet, violinists Sarah Chang and Hilary Hahn, and many others. We hope to see you at this season's concerts!
Stella Chen & Gilles Vonsattel
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
7:00 p.m. - Capistrano Concert Hall
$30 general, $25 senior, $10 student
Violinist Stella Chen and pianist Gilles Vonsattel will be performing Beethoven's Violin Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3, Stravinsky's Divertimento for Violin and Piano, Jonathan Cziner's "Solaris", and Ravel's "Tzigane".
American violinist Stella Chen garnered worldwide attention with her first-prize win at the 2019 Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition. Since then, she has performed with some of the world’s most renowned orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, and San Francisco Symphony. Ms. Chen will be collaborating with the "immensely talented" and "quietly powerful" (New York Times) pianist Mr. Vonsattel, the recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and winner of the Naumburg and Geneva competitions. Mr. Vonsattel has appeared with the Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Munich Philharmonic, and San Francisco Symphony.
Brentano Quartet
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
7:00 p.m. - Capistrano Concert Hall
$30 general, $25 senior, $10 student
Join us at 6pm in Room 209 for a pre-concert lecture with guest musicologist Derek Katz.
The distinguished Brentano String Quartet has been at the vanguard of American chamber music for more than 30 years, known for its stunning rapport and a rich, full ensemble sound. The program includes Beethoven’s early Quartet in B-flat major, with its unforgettable fourth movement (La Malinconia), and Brahms’ lighthearted third quartet. The centerpiece is a new work by esteemed Chinese-born American composer Lei Liang, whose music has been described as “hauntingly beautiful and sonically colorful” by the New York Times, and “brilliantly original and inarguably gorgeous” by the Washington Post.
Gil Kalish & Randall Scarlata
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
7:00 p.m. - Capistrano Concert Hall
$30 general, $25 senior, $10 student
The legendary pianist joins forces with baritone Randall Scarlata presenting a program specifically prepared for our audience, to celebrate Kalish's 90th birthday. Featuring songs by Charles Ives and Schubert, Debussy’s “Fêtes galantes”, and Barber’s “Three Songs”, Op. 45.
Randall Scarlata's repertoire spans five centuries and sixteen languages. Kalish’s profound influence on the musical community as a performer, educator, and recording artist has established him as a major figure in American music making. He was pianist of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players for 30 years and is currently an Artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He was previously a faculty member and Chair of the Faculty at the Tanglewood Music Center. Randall and Gil's recording of Schubert's Winterreise was honored with a Grammy nomination for Best Classical Vocal Solo in 2018.
Owls
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
7:00 p.m. - Capistrano Concert Hall
$30 general, $25 senior, $10 student
Owls is a fresh and original new string quartet collective featuring some of chamber music’s most creative voices. All of the ensemble’s repertoire is arranged specially for the group’s unusual forces of two cellists instead of two violinists, “a process that may account for Owls’ evident deep investment in each work they play” (The New York Times). The program features two pieces by cellist Paul Wiancko (also of Kronos Quartet), alongside works by Azerbaijani composer Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, minimalism pioneer Terry Riley, jazz legend Chick Corea, indie rock duo Trollstilt, and French Baroque composer François Couperin.
Parking/Driving Directions
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Ticket sales alone do not cover the cost of presenting this series. Please consider making a contribution to ensure that the New Millennium Series can continue its high level of programming into the future. Contributions are tax deductible!
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Sac State School of Music
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