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We open with shining stars of the chamber music galaxy. Called “masters of subtlety and refinement” by the Los Angeles Times, this Grammy-nominated quartet is renowned also for its robust interpretations of Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky and the rousing folk tunes of their Russian homeland. It’s said no classical collection is complete without their recordings. Audiences from Toronto to Tokyo, from Lithuania to London and in music halls across the United States would agree. A clarinet soloist will also perform.

They last played our series in 2002, and are still singing Bach and the Beatles, Schubert and Billy Joel. The five former members of St. Thomas’s Boys Choir in Leipzig who make up AMARCORD have delighted concertgoers with their immaculate, a capella elegance. Their concerts have been described as “vocal magic,” “astonishing” and “world class.” Said one reviewer, famously, “They sing like angels and look like the Backstreet Boys. Well, maybe a little more clean cut.”