Tuning Up
Chamber Music Society of Detroit
celebrates its 70th season.
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Suzanne Chessler
Contributing Writer
M
enahem Pressler, an Israeli-
trained pianist long associ-
ated with the Beaux Arts
Trio, holds a record with the Chamber
Music Society of Detroit.
With the celebration of its 70th anni-
versary season, CMSD has counted 26
performances by Pressler, about to cele-
brate his 90th birthday knowing
he has been the most frequent
guest pianist for the society.
While Pressler will not be
appearing in the anniversary
programming, he has many
happy memories of his expe-
riences, earlier at Orchestra
Hall in Detroit and later at the
Seligman Performing Arts
Center in Beverly Hills.
"I only have the best feelings
about my work in Michigan,"
says Pressler.
"I have met music lovers of
unbelievable strength, and I am
so proud of Steve Wogaman, the
CMSD president, who earned
his doctoral degree while he
was my student at Indiana
University"
Wogaman, in his third season with the
CMSD, has booked other familiar instru-
mentalists for the 70th season in addition
to inviting musicians to debut with the
organization.
Among the returning Jewish musi-
cians will be composer-pianist Jeff Haas
(Dec. 6), cellist Matt Haimovitz (Jan.
11), pianist Gilbert Kalish (Feb. 8) and
pianist Peter Serkin (March 22). Violinist
Pinchas Zukerman appears May 17 with
his ensemble.
While the nine-concert Signature
Chamber Series opens Oct. 5 with the
Emerson String Quartet playing works by
Haydn, Britten and Beethoven, there will
be a debuting afternoon Sunday Recital
Series starting Nov. 17 with pianist Juho
Pohjonen showcasing pieces by Mozart,
Scriabin, Beethoven and Liszt
Both series are at the Seligman
Performing Arts Center.
The inDepth Series, at downtown
Detroit venues, begins its second round
Oct. 18 with Classical Jam at the Jazz
Cafe in the Music Hall Center for the
Performing Arts.
"I started attending CMSD concerts in
1951 when I was a student at Wayne State
University" recalls Dr. Harold Daitch of
Bloomfield Hills, a retired radiologist and
amateur cellist serving on the board for
20 years.
"I think it's fantastic that we have a
thriving organization, and I think that's
because our goals have to do with musical
excellence. We have an active educational
program with groups going out to the
inner city, and the reception has been
phenomenal"
Daitch, also active with Congregation
Shaarey Zedek and interested in cantorial
music, is looking forward to
the opening concert because
the Emerson String Quartet
has a new cellist.
"I enjoy all forms of cham-
ber music because it's such an
intimate musical experience
Daitch says. "I'm glad to have
the opportunity to vote on
artist recommendations made
by the executive and program-
ming committees, and I'm glad
we have lectures before perfor-
mances"
Ann and Norman Katz of
Bloomfield Hills have been
attending CMSD concerts for
more than 30 years.
"My husband and I love
classical music and started
going to [CMSD] concerts when they
were at Orchestra Hall" says Katz, a clini-
cal psychologist who has volunteered for
the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit and Jewish Family Service.
"We have been impressed with the
exposure of new groups and the expansion
of programming. We're also glad to say
we have taken other people as guests, and
they have become season subscribers"
Wogaman, who proposes the concerts,
is glad that he was able to bring Pressler
back for his most recent performance last
season and hopes to grow his teacher's
concert count.
"I'm always looking for an opportunity
to bring Menahem back" says Wogaman,
also a performer soon appearing in a solo
recital at Oakland University. "We have a
lot of competition for his talents:'
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Programs for the Signature
Chamber Series and the Sunday
Recital Series are at the Seligman
Performing Arts Center, 22305
W.13 Mile Road, in Beverly
Hills. For performance and
ticket information regarding the
Chamber Music Society of Detroit,
call (248) 855-6070 or visit
chambermusicdetroit.org .
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