Chamber Music Society of Lincoln: Evolving Ensembles

• Stella Chen, violin
• Ani Kavafian, violin
• Hsin-Yun Huang, viola
• Paul Neubauer, viola
• Mihai Marica, cello
• David Requiro, cello

In a concert that literally grows before your eyes, CMS musicians explore the musical effects of expanding casts. Beginning with the leanest of ensembles, the string trio, we'll add a second violin and viola for one of Mozart's iconic string quintets. And with the participation of a second cello, Brahms's Sextet will carpet Alice Tully Hall in lush sonorities, as delicious to the ear as is the richest food to the stomach. 

Attending in person – COVID-19 Protocol: As part of our commitment to health and safety, CMS and Lincoln Center will require all ticket purchasers to agree to our COVID-19 Liability Waiver: https://www.chambermusicsociety.org/nyc/ticketing-information/covid-19-liability-waiver/

All guests attending CMS events must provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19, and wear a mask in accordance with CDC guidelines. We welcome anyone under the age of 12 who are vaccinated. Guests under 5 years old, for whom there is no currently available vaccine, will not be admitted.

Review full CMS COVID-19 protocols here: https://www.chambermusicsociety.org/nyc/ticketing-information/covid-19-readiness/

Attending online: This digital event is available for purchase until 12pm Eastern / 9am Pacific on May 2, 2022. Once purchased, this event will remain on demand in your account until June 17, 2022. 

About Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS)

http://www.chambermusicsociety.org/

About Stella Chen, violin

https://stellachen.com/

About Ani Kavafian, violin

https://www.chambermusicsociety.org/about/artists/strings/ani-kavafian/

About Hsin-Yun Huang, viola

https://www.hsinyunhuang.com/

About Paul Neubauer, viola

http://www.paulneubauer.com/

About Mihai Marica, cello

https://www.mihaimarica.com/

About David Requiro, cello

First Prize winner of the 2008 Naumburg International Violoncello Competition, DAVID REQUIRO (pronounced re-KEER-oh) has emerged as one of today’s finest American cellists. After winning First Prize in both the Washington International and Irving M. Klein International String Competitions, he also captured a top prize at the Gaspar Cassadó International Violoncello Competition in Hachioji, Japan, coupled with the prize for the best performances of works by Cassadó.

Mr. Requiro has made concerto appearances with the National Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Tokyo Philharmonic, and several orchestras from California including the Marin, Oakland East Bay, Peninsula, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, and Stockton Symphonies. He also has been featured as soloist with the Ann Arbor, Breckenridge, Canton, Edmonton, Lansing, Olympia, Pine Bluff, and Santa Fe Symphony Orchestras as well as with the Northwest Sinfonietta, Symphony ProMusica, and Naples Philharmonic. His Carnegie Hall debut recital at Weill Hall was followed by a critically acclaimed San Francisco Performances recital at the Herbst Theatre. Soon after making his Kennedy Center debut, Mr. Requiro also completed the cycle of Beethoven’s Sonatas for Piano and Cello at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. Actively involved in contemporary music, Mr. Requiro appeared as a guest artist at the 2010 Amsterdam Cello Biennale where he gave the Dutch premiere of Pierre Jalbert’s Sonata for Cello and Piano. He has collaborated with composers such as Krzysztof Penderecki and Bright Sheng, as well as with members of the Aspen Percussion Ensemble, giving the Aspen Music Festival premiere of Tan Dun’s concerto, Elegy: Snow in June, for cello and percussion. An avid chamber musician, Mr. Requiro is a founding member of the Baumer String Quartet and frequently performs with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Takács String Quartet, Seattle Chamber Music Society, Concertante Chamber Players, ECCO (East Coast Chamber Orchestra), and the Alexander String Quartet. For over seven seasons, he has served as a frequent performing artist of the Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players Series in New York City. The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center recently appointed Mr. Requiro to its prestigious Bowers Program (formerly CMS Two) beginning in 2018.

In 2015, Mr. Requiro was appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. He previously served as Artist-in-Residence at the University of Puget Sound as well as Guest Lecturer at the University of Michigan. His artist faculty appointments include the Music@Menlo Festival, Bowdoin International Music Festival, Seattle Chamber Music Society Summer Festival, Giverny Chamber Music Festival, Icicle Creek Chamber Music Festival and Institute, Innsbrook Music Festival and Institute, Maui Classical Music Festival, and Olympic Music Festival. Along with duo partner Meta Weiss, he co-founded the Boulder Cello Festival in 2020.

A native of Oakland, California, Mr. Requiro began cello studies at age six and his teachers have included Milly Rosner, Bonnie Hampton, Mark Churchill, Michel Strauss, and Richard Aaron.