Emotion and artistry intertwine throughout this captivating evening. Chausson’s last completed work, Chanson perpétuelle, enchants with its heartbreaking beauty. Then a set of playful, thought-provoking miniatures by Kurtag captures the spontaneous spirit of experimentation. Bach’s Sonatina adds a luminous serenity, leading into Schubert’s Notturno, a sublime meditation from his extraordinary final year. Saint-Saens’ Piano Quintet sends us home with youthful spirit, dramatic interludes, and energetic verve.

PROGRAM

Ernest Chausson: Chanson perpétuelle Op. 37 (for voice and piano quintet)

Fleur Barron, voice
Shanshan Yao, violin 1
Alena Baeva, violin 2
Hsin-Yun Huang, viola
Oliver Herbert, cello
Roman Rabinovich, piano

György Kurtág: Selections 

Selections from “Signs, Games and Messages” 

In memoriam Blum Tamas
The Carenza Jig
To the Exhibition of Sári Gerloczy

Diana Cohen, violin
Natalie Loughran, viola
Oliver Herbert, cello

Selections from “Játékok”  for Piano Four Hands 

Hommage à J.S.B. [Johann Sebastian Bach] (Vol. 8, No. 4)
Furious Chorale (Vol. 4, No. 2) 

Vadym Kholodenko, piano
Roman Rabinovich, piano

Selections from “Signs, Games and Messages” for string trio 

Ligatura
Perpetuum mobile
Kroó György in memoriam

Diana Cohen, violin
Natalie Loughran, viola
Oliver Herbert, cello

Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatina from Cantata No. 106 (Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit)

(Arr. by György Kurtág for Piano, Four Hands)

Vadym Kholodenko, piano
Roman Rabinovich, piano

Franz Schubert: Notturno in E-flat major, Op. 148

Jacques Forestier, violin
Bryan Cheng, cello
Jon Kimura Parker, piano

~ Intermission ~

Camille Saint-Saens: Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 14

Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin 1
Jacques Forestier, violin 2
Natalie Loughran, viola
Bryan Cheng, cello 
Roman Rabinovich, piano 
Nate Farrington, bass