LA MUSICA CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL’S

2024 SEASON PROGRAMS

SCHUBERT TRIOS

Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 5:00pm

Riverview Performing Arts Center

Schubert Piano Trio no. 1 in B-flat major, D. 898, op.99

Schubert Piano Trio no. 2 in E-flat major, D. 929, op. 100

Wu Han, piano; Philip Setzer, violin; David Finckel, cello

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER

Monday, March 11, 2024 at 7:00pm

Riverview Performing Arts Center

Beethoven Sonata in F major for Horn and Piano, op. 17

Rossini Duetto in D major for Cello and Bass

Britten  Two Insect Pieces for Oboe and Piano

Duruflé Prelude, Recitative and Variations for Flute, Viola and Piano, op. 3

Hummel Septet in D minor for Flute, Oboe, Horn, Viola, Cello, Bass, and Piano, op. 74

Sooyun Kim, flute; James Austin Smith, oboe; Radovan Vlatković, horn; Paul Neubauer, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Nina Bernat, bass; Juho Pohjonen, piano

LA MUSICA FESTIVAL

MENDELSSOHN, BRAHMS & HAYDN

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 7:30pm

Pre-concert talk at 6:45 pm

Sarasota Opera House

The first program of the festival opens with Haydn's A major Piano Trio, a delightfully witty precursor to the lyrical brilliance that follows. Mendelssohn's Piano Quartet exudes youthful exuberance and showcases the composer's burgeoning genius. The program culminates in Brahms' String Sextet No. 2, which is a testament to the Romantic era's depth and emotion with its lush tapestry of sound.

Haydn Piano Trio, Hob. XV:18

Mendelssohn Piano Quartet, op. 1

Brahms String Sextet no. 2, op. 36

Julian Rhee, James Thompson, Danbi Um, violins; Paul Neubauer, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, David Finckel, cellos; Michael Stephen Brown, Wu Han, pianos

MOZART, KODÁLY, ARENSKY

Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 5:00pm

Pre-concert talk at 4:15 pm

Sarasota Opera House

A classically elegant program featuring Mozart’s own arrangement of his masterful piano concerto, the fiery Hungarian folk tunes of Kodály, Arensky’s children’s songs, and his dark-hued and rarely performed cello quartet.

Mozart Piano Concerto no. 12 in A major, K. 414

Kodály Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, op. 12

Arensky Six Children’s Pieces for Piano, four hands, op. 34

Arensky Quartet no 2 in A minor for Violin, Viola and Two cellos, op. 35

Julian Rhee, James Thompson, Danbi Um, violins; Paul Neubauer, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, David Finckel, cellos; Michael Stephen Brown, Wu Han, pianos

SCHUMANN, SMETANA & MORE

Tuesday April 16, 2023 at 7:30pm

Pre-concert talk at 6:45pm

Sarasota Opera House

Personal tributes and private storms make up the final festival program:

Smetana’s Piano Trio is a heart-wrenching response to the death of his young daughter; Schumann’s Piano Quintet offers a glowing tribute to his wife Clara’s virtuosity; and Lukas Foss’s dazzling Capriccio is six minutes of ultimate instrumental virtuosity.



Dvořák Miniatures for two violins and viola, op. 75a

Foss Capriccio for Cello and Piano

Bulgarian Traditional Gankino Horo for Cello and Piano (arr. Canellakis)

Ellis Bulgarian Bulge for Cello and Piano (arr. Canellakis)

Smetana Piano Trio in G minor op. 15

Schumann Piano Quintet in e-flat major, op. 44

Julian Rhee, James Thompson, Danbi Um, violins; Paul Neubauer, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Michael Stephen Brown, Wu Han, pianos

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Photo credit:

L to R, row 1: Wu Han; Philip Setzer; David Finckel; Sooyun Kim; James Austin Smith; Radovan Vlatković, Paul Neubauer

L to R, row 2: Nicholas Canellakis; Nina Bernat; Juho Pohjonen; Julian Rhee; James Thompson; Danbi Um; Michael Stephen Brown