Chamber Music Cincinnati: Jean-Guihen Queyras

Quick Summary

·   We welcome to Cincinnati for the second time one of the world’s great cellists.
·   A two-time Gramophone Award winner, Jean-Guihen Queyras returns with pianist Alexander Melnikov.
·   Jean-Guihen was first here as a member of the Arcanto Quartet which gave one of the most stunning performances any of us had ever heard. Now disbanded, we are bringing its members back individually.
·   (Arcanto first violinist Antje Weithaas will be here with the Israeli Chamber Project on March 24, 2026.
·   We encourage you to listen to Jean-Guihen’s 2023-24 recording of the Bach Cello Suites. Gramophone describes it as “a master at his craft.”
·   Rather than cancel his 2025 U.S. tour, as many European artists did, Jean-Guihen donated his 2025 U.S. tour profits to the Ukraine charity United 24 Foundation.
·   Repertoire: TBA
·   Bottom Line: Riveting artist reaches you with works beyond the standard chamber chestnuts.

Deeper Dive

Jean-Guihen Queyras learned his interpretative approach from Pierre Boulez, with whom his artistic partnership spanned many years. This philosophy, alongside a flawless technique and a clear, decisive sound, shapes Jean-Guihen Queyras’ approach to every performance and his absolute commitment to the music.

Jean-Guihen has performed with orchestras the world over and served as artist-in-residence at with Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw. Recent tours included the Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Symphony, London Symphony, Orchestra de Paris. His 2025 tour with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe under Yannick Nézet-Seguin included a December concert at Carnegie Hall. His recording of Schumann’s piano quartet and quintet won a 2024 Gramophone Award. Of the release the same year of Queyras second Bach Cello Suites recording, Gramophone extols, “There is the most satisfying sense that Queyras knows the place and function of every single note in each musical sentence but isn’t precious about it.”

CMC Subscriptions: Chamber Music’s Greatest Value

• Our “Early Bird” subscriptions for these six concerts are on sale today on our web site and through the Memorial Hall box office. Only you who are receiving this email know about it, giving you first choice of open seats.
• All available seats will be opened to the general public for subscription purchases on Tuesday, February 24.
• Currents subscribers’ seats will be held until June 1, then released to the general public. The six concert price ― $120 in the Orchestra or Balcony ― is one of the nation’s great chamber music bargains. It’s up to 50% off the single ticket price helping to make our concerts more affordable to everyone.

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We hope you are as excited about next season as we are. This may well be our strongest season ever, so we expect subscriptions to sell fast. Single tickets for remaining seats will go on sale June 1.