Renowned cellist Bernard Greenhouse leads an ensemble for an evening of chamber music at 8:00 p.m. on November 8 at Columbia University's Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue near 118th Street.

"An Evening of Chamber Music with Bernard Greenhouse," as the concert is appropriately titled, features Giuseppe Verdi's "String Quartet in E Minor," Giacomo Puccini's "Crisantemi," and Franz Schubert's "Quintet in C Major D956." The ensemble includes Axel Strauss and Ayano Ninomiya on violin, Toby Hoffman on viola and Inbal Segev on cello.

Greenhouse, one of the major interpreters of the cello, is a founding member of the Beaux Arts Trio and has appeared in major cities in Europe and the United States in orchestras and chamber music ensembles. Praised by Maestro Pablo Casals as "a remarkable cellist and a dignified artist," he has recorded for CBS, RCA, Phillips, Concert Hall and the American Recording Society.

Born in New Jersey, Greenhouse is emeritus professor at Rutgers University and the New England Conservatory, and has been a member of the faculties of the Julliard School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, State University of New York at Stony Brook and Indiana University's Summer School. He teaches master classes in the United States, Canada and Europe, and is the recipient of a National Service Award from Chamber Music America.

Established in 1991 to facilitate the cultural, scientific and academic exchange between Italy and the United States, the Italian Academy promotes advanced research in all areas relating to Italian history and society and presents distinguished examples of culture and art. Columbia's Academy is the only university research center in the country dedicated to advanced Italian studies in all areas relating to Italian culture and society.