ESSENTIAL CLASSICS
Premier Performers
Chamber Arts Society
Ciompi Quartet
For seven full decades Duke has brought the most accomplished instrumental and vocal music in the world to Durham, a tradition that remains alive in Essential Classics, 2007–2008’s classical music series at Duke.
For new listeners, the year’s award-winning programming provides a crash-course in the transcendent potential of classical music. For experienced audiences, Essential Classics renews a longstanding commitment, uniting uncompromising programs with performers of matchless skill. The result may be the most distinguished classical series in the South.
Premier Performers, Chamber Arts Society, and the Ciompi Quartet: together, these three programs showcase the power and nuance of classical music today.