The season comes to a riveting close as we celebrate instrumental virtuosity through the concerto, a tradition forged over countless generations. The program features Bach’s striking Concerto for Violin and Oboe and concludes with the Double Concerto of Felix Mendelssohn, one of the most devoted heirs of Bach’s legacy and the composer responsible for the modern Bach revival.
PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685–1750): Concerto for Violin and Oboe in c minor, BWV 1060 (ca. 1736)
Franz SCHUBERT (1797–1828): Rondo in A Major for Violin and String Quartet, D. 438 (1816)
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756–1791): Piano Concerto no. 12 in A Major, K. 414 (1782)
Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809–1847): Double Concerto in d minor for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet (1823)
ARTISTS
James Austin Smith, oboe
Gilbert Kalish, Wu Han, pianos
Hyeyeon Park, harpsichord
Benjamin Beilman, Sunmi Chang, Jorja Fleezanis,
Kristin Lee, Sean Lee, Arnaud Sussmann, violins
Richard O’Neill, viola
Dmitri Atapine, David Finckel, cellos
Scott Pingel, bass
The season comes to a riveting close as we celebrate instrumental virtuosity through the concerto, a tradition forged over countless generations. The program features Bach’s striking Concerto for Violin and Oboe and concludes with the Double Concerto of Felix Mendelssohn, one of the most devoted heirs of Bach’s legacy and the composer responsible for the modern Bach revival.
PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685–1750): Concerto for Violin and Oboe in c minor, BWV 1060 (ca. 1736)
Franz SCHUBERT (1797–1828): Rondo in A Major for Violin and String Quartet, D. 438 (1816)
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756–1791): Piano Concerto no. 12 in A Major, K. 414 (1782)
Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809–1847): Double Concerto in d minor for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet (1823)
ARTISTS
James Austin Smith, oboe
Gilbert Kalish, Wu Han, pianos
Hyeyeon Park, harpsichord
Benjamin Beilman, Sunmi Chang, Jorja Fleezanis,
Kristin Lee, Sean Lee, Arnaud Sussmann, violins
Richard O’Neill, viola
Dmitri Atapine, David Finckel, cellos
Scott Pingel, bass
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