Schubert’s first String Trio opens the program with luminous lyricism, while Bartók’s "Contrasts" bursts with rhythmic vitality and color, shaped by his deep study of Eastern European folk music. Robert Beaser’s "The Old Men Admiring Themselves in Water," inspired by a Yeats poem of the same name, offers a poignant meditation on aging and self-perception. Dohnányi’s thrilling Piano Quintet in C minor, composed when he was just 17, brings the evening to a stirring close with youthful brilliance and dramatic sweep.
The musicians performing the program are Marya Martin, flute; Osmo Vänskä, clarinet; Erin Keefe, violin; Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, violín; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Tommy Mesa, cello; and Gilles Vonsattel, piano.
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