Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Thrills & Chills

• Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
• Alessio Bax, piano
• Lucille Chung, piano
• Arnaud Sussmann, violin & viola
• Nicholas Canellakis, cello
• Ayano Kataoka, percussion
• Ian David Rosenbaum, percussion

A CMS performance falling on Halloween calls for a special program.

Beethoven's "Ghost" Trio, reportedly inspired by the witches' scene from Macbeth, is followed by a new work based on a ghoulish tale by Edgar Allan Poe, as well as Bartók's edge-of-your-seat sonata combining two thundering pianos and a battery of percussion.

About Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS)

http://www.chambermusicsociety.org/

About Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano

Jennifer Johnson Cano has garnered critical acclaim for performances of both new and standard repertoire; lauded by The New York Times for her "rich-toned mezzo-soprano" voice and by Opera News as a "matchless interpreter of contemporary opera."

Highlights of Cano's operatic career have included performing the roles of Donna Elvira, Carmen and Offred with the Boston Lyric Opera; The Fox in The Cunning Little Vixen with the Cleveland Orchestra; the Mother, Dragonfly, and the Squirrel in L'enfant et les sortilèges with the San Francisco Symphony; performances of El Niño with John Adams and the London Symphony Orchestra; Carmen with the New Orleans Opera; and Orphée with the Des Moines Metro Opera and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. She has appeared in more than 100 performances on the stage at The Metropolitan Opera since her debut in the 2009-2010 season, most recently in the roles of Nicklausse, Emilia, Hansel, and Meg Page. Cano debuted the role of Virginia Woolf in the world premiere of Kevin Puts's The Hours with the Philadelphia Orchestra about which The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote, "Every word was clear both in content and intention, and her mezzo-soprano tone was deeply alluring."

About Alessio Bax, piano

https://www.alessiobax.com/

About Lucille Chung, piano

https://lucillechung.com/

About Arnaud Sussmann, violin & viola

http://arnaudsussmann.com/

About Nicholas Canellakis, cello

Nicholas Canellakis has become one of the most sought-after and innovative cellists of his generation, praised as a "superb young soloist" (The New Yorker) and for being "impassioned ... the audience seduced by Mr. Canellakis's rich, alluring tone" (The New York Times). A multifaceted artist, Canellakis has forged a unique voice combining his talents as soloist, chamber musician, curator, filmmaker, and composer/arranger.

About Ayano Kataoka, percussion

https://www.ayanokataoka.com/

About Ian David Rosenbaum, percussion

https://www.iandavidrosenbaum.com/