Performers

CONRAD TAO, piano
LUN LI, violin BRIANNA FISCHLER, viola ARLEN HLUSKO, cello
NICOLE KUESTER, horn

This program celebrates grace in many forms: poised, playful, cosmic, heartfelt. Beethoven’s conversational piece written for two near-sighted friends is filled with wit and rhythmic quirks. This is Beethoven at his most personal and playful. Tchaikovsky’s virtuosic miniature for violin and piano dances with delight while the solo horn of Messiaen’s Interstellar Call cries across a star-lit sky. The final piece is Schumann’s Piano Quartet, which alternates between intimacy and grandeur, offering a moment of grace at its most tender.

Pianist Conrad Tao is joined by violinist Lun Li, violist Brianna Fischler, cellist Arlen Hlusko, and horn player Nicolee Kuester.

Program

BEETHOVEN Duet with Two Obligato Eyeglasses, WoO 32 for Viola and Cello
TCHAIKOVSKY Valse-scherzo in C Major, Op. 34
OLIVIER MESSIAEN Interstellar Call from Des Canyons aux Étoiles SCHUMANN Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47

Tickets: Age 35+: $42 | 22-34: $20 | 21 & Under: Pay What You Wish.

Honorary Concert Sponsors: Tom and Dennie Wolf in memory of Alexandra (“Sani”) Wolf Fogel