Accordo, established in 2009, is a Minnesota-based chamber group made up of some of the very best instrumentalists in the country, eager to share their love of classical and contemporary chamber music in intimate and unique performance spaces. Its fourth season (2012-13) will be presented by The Schubert Club, Northrop Concerts and Lectures, and Kate Nordstrum Projects at the National Historic Landmark Christ Church Lutheran, one of the Twin Cities' great architectural treasures designed by the esteemed architect Eliel Saarinen and his son Eero Saarinen.

Accordo includes a string octet composed of Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra principal players Rebecca Albers, Ruggero Allifranchini, Steven Copes, Erin Keefe, Kyu-Young Kim, Maiya Papach, Anthony Ross, and Ronald  Thomas.

Accordo: Season 4 programs

An Evening in Austria-Hungary
Mon, Oct 15, 2012, 7:30 pm
Haydn: String Quartet in G Major, Opus 77 No. 1
Bartók: Duos for Two Violins
Dohnányi: Serenade for String Trio in C Major, Opus 10
Mozart: Viola Quintet in C Major, K. 515

A Tribute to Debussy on his 150th
Mon, Dec 3, 2012, 7:30 pm
Janácek: Sonata for Violin & Piano
Ravel: String Quartet in F major
Debussy: Selected Preludes for Solo Piano
Fauré: Piano Quartet in c minor, Opus 15
Benjamin Hochman, piano

In the Footsteps of Bach
Mon, Feb 4, 2013, 7:30 pm
Bach/Mozart: Prelude & Fugue for String Trio, K. 404a
Hindemith: String Quartet No. 4, Opus 22
Brahms: String Sextet in B flat, Opus 18

Intimate Voices
Mon, May 6, 2013, 7:30 pm
Sibelius: String Quartet in d minor, Opus 56, 'Voces Intimae'
Kodály: Duo for Violin & Cello, Opus 7
Dvorák: Viola Quintet in E flat Major, Opus 97