Founded in Vienna in 1999, the Trio con Brio Copenhagen — Korean sisters Soo-Jin Hong and Soo-Kyung Hong and Danish pianist Jens Elvekjaer — first drew attention in 2002 with a magnificent performance that took the highest prize at Germany's prestigious ARD-Munich Competition. Recipient of the highly-coveted biennial Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award in 2005, the Trio con Brio Copenhagen made a thrilling Music at Kohl Mansion début in October 2006 and returns to open our 27th Season.

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The Borealis String Quartet has created a sensation across Canada with its dynamic performances, passionate style and refined musical interpretations. Featured frequently on CBC Radio, the Borealis has performed to critical acclaim and sold-out concert halls in every province. Quartet-in-Residence at the University of British Columbia's School of Music, the Quartet performs on four historic instruments made between 1698 and 1788 thanks to a sponsorship from Taiwan's Chimei Culture Foundation.

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Launched in 2005 with a special concert in London's Covent Garden, the Philharmonia Baroque Chamber Players are drawn from the award-winning Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. The Players offer select chamber music repertoire performed by members of the renowned PBO. Recently featured at the Berkeley Festival & Exhibition in June 2006 and 2008, the PBO Chamber Players make a welcome Music at Kohl debut to celebrate the holidays with us this season.

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Complementing the Chamber Series is a special non-subscription benefit event featuring the incomparable FOG Trio, the Bay Area's own all-star piano trio. Founded in 1984, the FOG Trio features world renowned pianist Garrick Ohlsson, Michael Grebanier, principal cellist of the San Francisco Symphony, and Jorja Fleezanis, concertmaster of the Minnesota Orchestra for the past twenty years and former associate concertmaster of the San Francisco Symphony. These long time friends of Kohl Mansion always guarantee an evening of splendid musicianship and extraordinary virtuosity. This special event includes an elegant champagne reception and benefits Music at Kohl Mansion's Artistic Development Fund.

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The Ying Quartet has reached unique prominence in the classical music world, combining brilliantly communicative performances with a fearlessly imaginative view of chamber music in today's context. Now in its second decade, the Quartet has toured across the US and abroad, including many of the world's most important venues from Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera House. Committed to sharing music in everyday life the Yings also perform in settings as diverse as the workplace, schools and juvenile prisons.

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Inspired by the passionate, artistic commitment and unique temperament of American composer Charles Ives (1874-1954), the Ives Quartet has attracted critical enthusiasm for its "practice of reveling in the unfamiliar," championing an eclectic repertoire that combines established masterworks with underappreciated gems, neglected scores of early-twentieth-century America, and specially commissioned new pieces.

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One of the most sought-after pianists of his generation, American pianist and 1997 Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Jon Nakamatsu draws unanimous praise as a true aristocrat of the keyboard whose playing combines elegance, clarity and electrifying power. A frequent concerto soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and solo recitalist throughout the United States, Europe and Japan, Mr. Nakamatsu's brilliant but unassuming musicianship and eclectic repertoire have made him a beloved concert favorite.

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