Ken and Sandy Beall Cello Plus Chamber Music Festival

This multi-day event features classical music with acclaimed artist-faculty and renowned guest artists performing a wide variety of chamber music by favorite composers.

The Cello Plus Chamber Music Series is generously sponsored by Ken and Sandy Beall.

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Stars from South Korea

10/8 Sunday, 7:00 p.m. 
Cook Recital Hall $$ (reserved seating)

Joining MSU cellist Suren Bagratuni, South Korean-born pianist Sung-Mi Im and violinist Kyung Sun Lee visit from Indiana University where they teach at the Jacobs School of Music. This power trio will perform timeless chamber works including Claude Debussy’s Cello Sonata, a violin sonata by Maurice Ravel, and the most famous Piano Trio by Johannes Brahms. 

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Detroit Symphony Orchestra String Quartet

10/10 Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
MSU Alumni Memorial Chapel $$ (general admission seating)

Principal players from the DSO present “Voices from America,” a concert that highlights works by American composers and composers inspired by the spirit of America. The program features Samuel Barber’s String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11, a new work titled String Quartet by DSO cellist and composer Jeremy Crosmer, and the “American,” String Quartet No.12, Op. 96 by Antonín Dvořák. The all-DSO cast of string players includes Robyn Bollinger, concertmaster; Kim Kaloyanides Kennedy, associate concertmaster; Wei Yu, principal cello; and Eric Nowlin, principal viola and MSU assistant professor of viola.

Generously sponsored by Dr. Robert W. Uphaus and Dr. Lois M. Rosen.

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MSU Chamber Trio

10/12 Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
Cook Recital Hall, Music Building $$ (general admission seating)

A chamber series would not be complete without celebrated piano trios composed by classical giants. Experience Trio Op. 70, No. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven, and Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor by Dmitri Shostakovich. This concert features MSU artists Yvonne Lam, violin; Suren Bagratuni, cello; and Ralph Votapek, piano. 

Generously sponsored by Dr. Robert W. Uphaus and Dr. Lois M. Rosen.