The Ceruti String Quartet - Marcin Arendt and Timothy Shiu, violins; Lenny Schranze, viola, and Kimberly Patterson, cello - has been a mainstay of the Memphis Chamber Music Society, the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, and the city of Memphis for decades. We are privileged to present them this season in collaboration with Memphis Symphony pianist Adrienne Claire Park. They will perform the luminous piano quintet by Amy Beach. Other surprises await, including American composer Elena Ruehr’s fifth string quartet, “Bel Canto,” which was inspired by Ann Patchett’s best-selling novel of the same name; and the beautiful “Chrysanthemums” by Giacomo Puccini. Treats abound!

Virtuoso pianist Inna Faliks has graced our stage many times over the years. In addition to chairing the piano department at U.C.L.A., she is an author, an internationally sought-after soloist with orchestras including our own Memphis Symphony and a popular recitalist who often includes poetry readings or narratives in her concerts. Her program for us includes works by Johannes Brahms, Fanny Mendelssohn, Frederic Chopin, and Fazil Say. We are in for a treat!

Romantic Super Stars, Frederic Chopin and Sergei Rachmaninoff - Super Star musicians pianist Victor Asunción and cellist Zuill Bailey - a star studded concert for sure! Victor and Zuill will perform Chopin's rousing Introduction and Polonaise, and his beautiful Sonata for Cello and Piano; Rachmaninoff's beloved Vocalise, and his unsurpassable Sonata for Cello and Piano. Brilliant music in the hands of brilliant musicians. You may want to bring a hanky!