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A quartet of string quartets, two world premiere Caramoor commissions, masterworks of the repertoire, and introductions to brilliant artists of the younger generation; this is the musical heart of the Caramoor International Music Festival.
JULY 24 INTRODUCTIONS: FRANK HUANG
Thursday, 7:30pm
Spanish Courtyard
Tickets: $25.00, $15.00 order online more info Program Notes & Bios
Frank Huang, violin; Gilles Vonsattel, piano
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Sonata for Violin and Piano |
| Enescu |
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Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in A minor, Op. 25 |
| Beethoven |
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Sonata No. 9 in A Major for Piano and Violin, Op. 47 (Kreutzer) |
Since winning First Prize in the 2003 Naumburg International Violin Competition, violinist Frank Huang has become recognized as an "important artist" (San Francisco Chronicle) of his generation. In a program of masterpieces, he makes his Caramoor recital debut with fellow Caramoor Virtuoso and Naumberg Laureate: pianist Gilles Vonsattel.
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| Andrew Armstrong |
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| Jennifer Frautschi |
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| Karen Gomyo |
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| Nicholas Cords | JULY 25 CARAMOOR VIRTUOSI I
Friday, 8:00pm
Spanish Courtyard
Tickets: $35.00, $25.00 order online more info Program Notes & Bios
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Andrew Armstrong, piano; Jennifer Frautschi, violin;
Laura Frautschi, violin; Karen Gomyo, violin, Nicholas Cords, viola;
Max Mandel, viola, Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello; Edward Arron, cello
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Piano Trio in A Major, Hob. XV:18 |
| Arensky |
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Quartet in A minor for Violin, Viola and Two Cellos, Op. 35 |
| Mozart |
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String Quintet in C Major, K. 515 |
Trio, Quartet, Quintet… The Virtuosi explore the lush melodic possibilities and rich sonorities at the heart of chamber music with Haydn’s pathbreaking trio, Arensky’s superb ‘Cello Quartet’, and Mozart’s C Major Quintet - arguably one of the supreme achievements in the repertoire.
JULY 27 CARAMOOR VIRTUOSI II
Sunday, 4:30pm
Venetian Theater
Tickets: $40.00, $32.50, $25.00, $17.50 order online more info
Program Notes & Bios Sample a Virtuosi Performance - LISTEN NOW
Andrew Armstrong, piano; Jennifer Frautschi, violin;
Laura Frautschi, violin; Karen Gomyo, violin, Nicholas Cords, viola;
Max Mandel, viola, Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello; Edward Arron, cello
| Schubert |
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German Dances for String Quartet, D. 90 |
| Harbison |
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Piano Quintet (1981) |
| Dvorăk |
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Sextet for Strings in A Major, Op. 48 |
Quartet, Quintet, Sextet… Delightfully diverse, this program is a perfect vehicle for the Virtuosi’s captivating and versatile music-making. Opening with the flavor of a Schubertiade, the Five German Dances retain a joyful simplicity. From one of the most important living American composers, John Harbison’s Piano Quintet delves into a vast, yet subtle range of emotions. Dvorak’s Sextet for Strings fuses the folk-inspired idioms of his native Bohemia with the beauty of Viennese lyricism.
Introduce your family to Caramoor. Purchase Concert Al Fresco tickets and enjoy the performance from the picnic grounds.
Al Fresco Tickets: $9.00 order online
The Caramoor Virtuosi program is generously funded, in part, byThe Maximilian E. & Marion O. Hoffman Foundation.
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