Right now, your gift is doubled!

We are excited to announce that we have received a generous challenge grant from an anonymous foundation to support our ongoing CameraMusic work.  Every dollar you give to the CameraMusic Fund now through October 31 will be matched, up to a total of $25,000.  The resulting $50,000 will support our CameraMusic concerts through December!The CMSD is proud to have been the first and only Metro Detroit performing arts organization to actually increase our concert operations during this pandemic, presenting more concerts since mid-March than we did before the worldwide pandemic was declared.  Our live CameraMusic concerts have reached more than 180,000 people on six continents, the impressive outcome of a project that didn’t even exist – not even as an idea – in early March.As many organizations now try to charge for their webcast programming, these CameraMusic concerts remain free and accessible to anyone. How can we afford to do that?  The answer is simple: with your support.

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PROGRAM

J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
Andrew Rindfleisch: Reverie
L. v. Beethoven: Sonata in C major, Op. 53 “Waldstein”

Praised for her “astute musical sensibilities” and “extraordinary finesse,” Shuai Wang is an accomplished soloist and chamber musician who has given solo and chamber performances throughout the United States, China and Europe. 

SHUAI WANG, piano

Born in Tianjin, China, Dr. Shuai Wang was welcomed with a full scholarship to the United States at age 14 to study piano at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan. Her studies continued at the Cleveland Institute of Music where she earned dual master’s degrees in piano performance and collaborative piano, an artistic diploma in collaborative piano, and a DMA in piano performance.

Dr. Wang is recognized as an accomplished soloist, recitalist and chamber musician and has performed extensively in major venues such as Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall, and Symphony Space in New York, the Kennedy Center and Phillips Collection in Washington D.C., the Dame Myra Hess Concert Series in Chicago, and the Gardner Museum in Boston. She has toured regularly throughout China and Europe, and has been featured in radio broadcasts throughout the country.

Dr. Wang is also a well-known advocate for contemporary music, and has collaborated with such well-known composers as David Lang, Yehudi Wyner, Andrew Rindfleisch, Robert Paterson, Claude Baker, Margaret Brouwer, Victoria Bond, Keith Fitch, and Greg D’Alessio. She is the founder and artistic director of the Ars Futura Ensemble, a mixed chamber ensemble of six players.

Dr. Wang has been the recipient of both the Rubinstein Memorial Award and the Milton Salkin Piano Award and is currently a faculty member at Cleveland Institute of Music, Interlochen Arts Camp, and InterHarmony International Music Festival.

ABOUT CameraMusic:

"Musica da camera" (the Italian term for "chamber music") takes on a whole new meaning during the COVID-19 crisis, as musicians everywhere find themselves isolated and unable to perform for live audiences. CameraMusic is the Chamber Music Society of Detroit's answer to this, inviting artists to perform live on camera over the Internet from wherever they are. All artists performing on CameraMusic are being compensated for their work.

The Chamber Music Society of Detroit is able to offer these free livestreams only with the generous support of our listeners. Every dollar contributed to the CMSD’s CameraMusic Fund helps to pay musicians for their live CameraMusic performances. Thank you!