Harlem Quartet - Take the "A" Train Presented by: Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society Co-presented with the Kelley-Strayhorn and the African-American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh. The Harlem Quartet's mission is to advance diversity in classical music, engaging young and new audiences through the discovery and presentation of varied repertoire that includes works by minority composers. Date: 07/11/2013 Time: 7:30 pm Location: Kelly-Strayhorn Theatre, 5941 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map Brooklyn Rider Presented by: Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society "A Walking Fire - Musical Excursions to Clejani, Budapest, and Esfahan." Praised for its "stunningly imaginative" performances (Lucid Culture), the adventurous, intrepid string quartet Brooklyn Rider combines a wildly eclectic repertoire with a gripping performance style that continues to attract legions of fans and draw critical acclaim from classical, world, and rock critics. Co-presented with the Kelley-Strayhorn Theatre. Date: 07/18/2013 Time: 7:30 pm Location: Kelly-Strayhorn Theatre, 5941 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map Julien Labro with the Spektral Quartet "Five for Tango" Presented by: Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society Bandoneonist Julien Labro leads the Spektral Quartet in an exciting night of tango music. Labro's artistry, virtuosity, and creativity as a performer, composer and arranger have earned him international acclaim and continue to astonish audiences worldwide. Afterward, enjoy tango music and dancing with complimentary food and drink. Date: 07/24/2013 Time: 7:30 pm Location: Absolute Ballroom, 6617 Hamilton Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map Emerson String Quartet Presented by: Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society The multi-Grammy winning quartet plays Mozart's Quaret in E-flat Major, K. 428; Bartok's Quartet #2, and Mendelssohn's Quartet in F minor, Op. 80. Date: 10/01/2013 Time: 7:30 pm 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map Orion String Quartet Presented by: Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society Featuring Pittsburgh-raised brothers and violinists Todd and Daniel Phillips, the Orion Quartet returns with Hyadn's Quartet in G minor, Op. 20 #2, Bartok's Quartet #6, and Schubert's "Death and the Maiden" Quartet in D minor, D. 810. Date: 10/28/2013 Time: 7:30 pm 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map Parker Quartet Presented by: Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society This young Grammy-winning quartet, recipients of a Cleveland Quartet Award, perform Mendelssohn's Quartet in D major, Op. 44 #1; Thomas Ades' Arcadiana for String Quartet, Op. 12; and Shostakovich's Quartet #9 inb E-flat major, Op. 117. Date: 11/18/2013 Time: 7:30 pm 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map Peter Serkin, piano Presented by: Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society Peter Serkin's program includes Sweelinck's Capriccio, Nielen's Theme and Variations, Op. 40; Wuorinen's Scherzo, Reger's Three Pieces from "Aus Menem Tagebuch," Crawford's Study in Mixed Accents, Stravinsky's Four Etudes, Op. 7; and Beethoven's "Les Adieux" Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 81a. Date: 02/07/2014 Time: 7:30 pm 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map Opus One Presented by: Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society Opus One performs Beethoven's Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 16b, Steven Stucky's Rain Shadow, and Brahms' Piano Quartet #3 in C minor, Op. 60. Date: 02/24/2014 Time: 7:30 pm 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map Artemis Quartet Presented by: Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society The Artemis Quartet plays Brahms' Quartet in C minor, Op. 51#1; Gyrgy Kurtag's "Officium breve, In Memoriam Andreae Szervansky," Op. 28; and Beethoven's Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131. Date: 03/24/2014 Time: 7:30 pm 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map