Exilarte & Arnold Schoenberg Center in Vienna, Austria
Palais Ehrbar – Kleiner Ehrbar Saal Mühlgasse 28, Vienna, AustriaProgram: Wolfgang Fraenkel: Music for String Quartet (1949) Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 4 (1936)
Evocations
Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University 1336 Campus Drive, Durham, NC, United StatesSchubert’s joyous “Trout” Quintet meets the dark, mystical world of Osvaldo Golijov’s Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind, a Klezmer-inspired classic of our time for clarinet and strings.
Dreamtime
Kirby Horton Hall, Doris Duke Center, Sarah P. Duke Gardens 420 Anderson St, Durham, NC, United StatesCONCERT CANCELLED: Due to a serious injury sustained by the presenting artist we have made the difficult decision to cancel this performance. The duke box office will refund all ticket buyers in accordance with their policy.
50 Years of Biddle Gala Concert
Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University 1336 Campus Drive, Durham, NC, United StatesJoin the Duke Music Department for a grand celebration of our iconic Biddle Music Building with a gala concert on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at 7:00 PM. This special evening will showcase the exceptional talents of our students, faculty, and distinguished alumni through a rich and diverse program. Free admission, no tickets required. Our newest […]
Carol Woods Community, Chapel Hill, NC
Carol Woods Community 750 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill, NCThe Ciompi Quartet performs at the Carol Woods Community in Chapel Hill.
Downtown Classics: William Grant Still
NorthStar Church of the Arts 220 West Geer St, Durham, NC, United StatesWilliam Grant Still: Lyric Quartette (1960)
Lunchtime Classics: William Grant Still
Goodson Chapel, Duke Universtity 407 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, United StatesWilliam Grant Still: Lyric Quartette (1960)
Valley Classical Concerts, Northampton, MA
Sweeney Concert Hall, Smith College 51 College Lane, Northampton, MA, United StatesThe Ciompi Quartet performs with pianist Ieva Jokūbavičiūte at Valley Classical Concerts in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Rivermead Community, Peterborough, NH
Rivermead Community 150 Rivermead Rd, Peterborough, NH, United StatesThe Ciompi Quartet performs at Rivermead Community in Peterborough, New Hampshire.
Vienna to L.A.
Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University 1336 Campus Drive, Durham, NC, United StatesIn a concert celebrating composer Arnold Schoenberg’s 150th anniversary, the Ciompi Quartet performs a program of works connected by time and place: works by Schoenberg, W.A. Mozart, and Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
Cultural Crossroads: Dvořák in America
National Gallery of Art Constitution Ave + 6th St, Washington, DC, United StatesThe Ciompi Quartet performs at the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. in a program that explores how Native American melodies and uplifting African American spirituals influenced the music of beloved Czech composer Antonín Dvořák.
Portfolio Project at the Nelson Music Room
Nelson Music Room 1304 Campus Drive, Durham, NC, United StatesCiompi has commissioned current Duke graduate composers to write short string quartet movements. This premiere performance provides a chance to meet the next generation of composers and experience music on the cutting edge.
Ciompi At Duke: A Collaboration
Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University 1336 Campus Drive, Durham, NC, United StatesThis concert brings together the unique voices of Stephen Jaffe, Scott Lindroth, Anthony Kelley, and John Supko. It is a joyous, startling, and powerful program that reveals the deep talent and imagination of Duke’s composition program.
Downtown Classics – Winter 2025
NorthStar Church of the Arts 220 West Geer St, Durham, NC, United StatesThe Ciompi continues its two series of one-hour concerts featuring major works for string quartet in informal settings. Student ensembles from the Duke Chamber Music Program are also featured on these programs. Ciompi is joined for this performance by the Larkspur Quartet. Larkspur was the inaugural participant in the Duke Arts exchange and Meeting the […]
Lunchtime Classics – Winter 2025
Goodson Chapel, Duke Universtity 407 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, United StatesThe Ciompi continues its two series of one-hour concerts featuring major works for string quartet in informal settings. They perform for their home audience at the beautiful Goodson Chapel. The Program - Ciompi Quartet Maximiliano Amici: “Encounters” (preview); Beethoven: String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59 no. 3
China Europe International Business School
China Europe International Business School 699 Hongfeng Road, Shanghai, Pudong, ChinaThe Ciompi Quartet performs a program upon there arrival in China. The Program Franz Schubert: Quartettsatz in C Minor, D 703 (1820) Maximiliano Amici (b.1998): “Encounters” for a string quartet (2024) Chen Yi (b. 1953): “At the Kansas City New Year Concert for String Quartet” - III. Blue Dragon Sword Dance (2003) Ludwig Van Beethoven: […]
Suzhou University
Suzhou University 50 E Ring Rd, Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu, ChinaThe Ciompi Quartet performs a program in Suzhou as part of their four day residency at Duke Kunshan University. The Program Franz Schubert: Quartettsatz in C Minor, D 703 (1820) Maximiliano Amici (b.1998): “Encounters” for a string quartet (2024) Chen Yi (b. 1953): “At the Kansas City New Year Concert for String Quartet” - III. […]
Duke Kunshan University
Duke Kunshan University No. 8 Duke Avenue, Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, ChinaThe Ciompi Quartet performs a program at Duke Kunshan University as part of their four day residency at Duke Kunshan University. The Program Franz Schubert: Quartettsatz in C Minor, D 703 (1820) Maximiliano Amici (b.1998): “Encounters” for a string quartet (2024) Chen Yi (b. 1953): “At the Kansas City New Year Concert for String Quartet” […]
Master Classes at Tianjin Juilliard School
Tianjin Juilliard School 2946 Xinhua Road, Tianjin, Binhai New Area, ChinaThe Ciompi Quartet holds a masterclass with students of the Tianjin Juilliard School Pre-College in Tianjin
Performance at Xi’an Conservatory of Music
Xi'an Conservatory of Music 南二环路（西段）, Xi'An, Yanta District, Shaanxi, ChinaThe Ciompi Quartet performs at the Xi'an Conservatory of Music in Xi'an. The Program Franz Schubert: Quartettsatz in C Minor, D 703 (1820) Maximiliano Amici (b.1998): “Encounters” for a string quartet (2024) Chen Yi (b. 1953): “At the Kansas City New Year Concert for String Quartet” - III. Blue Dragon Sword Dance (2003) Ludwig Van […]
Master Classes at Xi’an Conservatory of Music
Xi'an Conservatory of Music 南二环路（西段）, Xi'An, Yanta District, Shaanxi, ChinaThe Ciompi Quartet holds a masterclass with students of the Xi'an Conservatory of Music in Xi'an.
A Duke Moment at Merkin Hall, NYC
Merkin Hall 129 West 67th Street, New York, NY, United StatesThe Ciompi Quartet has been a vital presence in new music since its founding nearly 60 years ago. A close and fruitful relationship with Duke’s composition faculty, and with many young composers in the Ph.D. program, has produced dozens of new works over the years. This concert brings together four new pieces from the past […]
Side By Side
Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University 1336 Campus Drive, Durham, NC, United StatesThe first concert of the Ciompi Presents 2025 Summer Chamber Music Series features cellist Caroline Stinson performing with her colleague of ten years in the Lark Quartet, renowned violinist Deborah Buck. She joins for an evening of intimate duets from Baroque to the gems of the early 20th Century.
Passing the Torch
Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University 1336 Campus Drive, Durham, NC, United StatesIn 1853, Robert Schumann famously declared Johannes Brahms the composer destined to carry Beethoven's legacy forward. Four decades later, Brahms endorsed the publication of Alexander Zemlinsky’s Trio, Op. 3 by Simrock in 1896. Just three years later, in 1899, Zemlinsky’s student, Arnold Schoenberg, composed his groundbreaking work, Verklärte Nacht, (Transfigured Night) Op. 4. We trace this remarkable arc of creativity through early piano trios of these three pivotal figures in the German musical tradition.