CMS @ SPAC: Calidore String Quartet
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The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) brings its multi-generational and international roster of the world’s finest chamber musicians to Saratoga for inspiring performances all year long. CMS became one of Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s resident companies in 2013, presenting a wide variety of concerts at Spa Little Theater that appeal to both connoisseurs and newcomers alike.
2026 Summer Residency
- Sunday, July 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM — Dvořák’s Quintet in A Major
- Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM — From Haydn to Gershwin
- Sunday, July 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM — Burleigh, Dvořák, and Beethoven
- Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 7:30 PM — Winds Around the World
- Sunday, July 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM — Calidore String Quartet
This concert is performed by the Calidore String Quartet, an ensemble acclaimed for its expressive artistry and balance of technical brilliance with warmth. The program opens with a String Quartet in F major long attributed to Benjamin Franklin, the American statesman and inventor. Though its authorship remains uncertain, the piece offers a fascinating glimpse into 18th-century musical life. Haydn’s “Joke” Quartet follows, one of the witty Op. 33 quartets that earned him the title “father of the string quartet.” Mozart’s “Prussian” Quartet in B-flat major, written for the cello-loving King of Prussia, highlights graceful melodies and elegant writing for all four instruments. The Italian Serenade by Hugo Wolf brings lively charm and character, and the afternoon closes with Wynton Marsalis’s At the Octoroon Balls, a modern work that draws on jazz, blues, and dance rhythms to give the string quartet an unmistakably American voice.
Please note: While Spa Little Theater undergoes renovations in 2026, CMS performances are being presented at the Arthur Zankel Music Center at Skidmore College.
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