String Theory XVI: Bach to Rachmaninoff

Tue Mar 04 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-05:00

Hunter Museum of American Art | Chattanooga

String Theory at the Hunter
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String Theory XVI: Bach to Rachmaninoff
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Exceptional pianist Alessio Bax and acclaimed cellist Paul Watkins join pianist Gloria Chien for this serendipitous evening of musical gems!
About this Event

Tuesday Evening at 6:30 pm

MARCH 4, 2025


Prepare for an array of beautiful performances featuring unusual combinations by two pianists and one cellist - exceptional pianist Alessio Bax, acclaimed cellist Paul Watkins join Artistic Director Gloria Chien for this serendipitous evening of musical gems. From the intimacy of Bach’s solo cello, the refinement in Schubert’s Andantino varié, the allure in Rachmaninoff’s Waltz and Romance, to the exuberance in Beethoven’s final sonata for cello and piano in D, you will hear the exploration of humanity through the hands of these grand masters!


Alessio Bax, piano

Paul Watkins, cello

Gloria Chien, piano


Bach: Cello Suite No.3 in C Major, BWV 1009

Schubert: Andantino varié, D.823

Rachmaninoff: Two Pieces for Six Hands

Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No.5 in D Major, Op.102, No.2


5:00 Pre-concert bar opens

5:45 Pregame with Bob

Join us for a pre-concert exploration with Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director Emeritus, Bob Bernhardt, as he dives into this evening’s program for an in-depth look at the featured masterworks! In addition to the CSO, Maestro Bernhardt is also the Principal Pops Conductor at both The Louisville Orchestra in Kentucky and the Grand Rapids Symphony in Michigan.

6:30 Concert Begins


At the Hunter Museum of American Art

10 Bluff View Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Hunter Museum members receive discounted String Theory tickets!

To become a Hunter Museum member, visit www.huntermuseum.org/hunter-member

Parking in the Hunter Museum parking lot on concert nights is limited to Donors at the Jubiloso and Maestoso levels. Make your gift at stringtheorymusic.org/donate.

Other parking is available in the Houston Museum of Decorative Arts Museum pay lot and at parking meters along High Street and Walnut Street. Please do not park in the limited parking within Bluff View Art District unless you are patronizing the restaurants. There is no parking in the traffic circle.

Limited Seating. All sales are final.


Support for this concert is provided by a Friend of String Theory in Memory of Laura Lewis Hutchenson.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View Avenue, Chattanooga, United States

Tickets

USD 5.00 to USD 100.00

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