Performers

BALOURDET QUARTET

ANGELA BAE, violin
JUSTIN DEFILIPPIS, violin
BENJAMIN ZANNONI, viola
RUSSELL HOUSTON, cello

with guest artist LLEWELLYN SANCHEZ-WERNER, piano

A program unified by buoyant lyricism and emotional clarity. Haydn’s beloved quartet opens with a soaring violin line giving the work its nickname. Full of wit, elegance, and invention, the quartet reflects the Classical ideal at its finest, music as conversation, balance, and delight. Schumann’s masterful Piano Quintet, a bold and joyful work that helped define the form, was composed for his wife Clara. It glows throughout with tenderness and sweeping momentum. From the dramatic funeral march to the exuberant finale, the piece is a celebration of possibility.

Balourdet Quartet bring their “absolute musical perfection.” (The Boston Musical Intelligencer) to this gorgeous program. Acclaimed for their technical precision and emotional depth, they offer the fresh artistic perspectives that earned the ensemble the Avery Fisher Career Grant, as well as Chamber Music America’s prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award. They are joined by virtuoso pianist Llewellyn Sánchez-Werner.

Program

HAYDN String Quartet in D Major, Op. 64, No. 5 The Lark
SCHUMANN Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44)

Tickets: Age 35+: $38 | 22-34: $20 | 21 & Under: Pay What You Wish.

This concert is presented in memory of Carole Brand.