Soul-searching and high-spirited, Haydn’s Piano Trio is mature and masterful in its simplicity. Written more than two centuries later, Birds on the Moon captivates with its ever shifting audioscape of natural sounds and startling effects. Born in Venezuela, Reynaldo Hahn charmed high-society 1920s Paris with his irresistible Piano Quintet. Though rarely performed today, its unforced brilliance is a flashback to the elegant salons of the Belle Epoque.
6:30PM PRELUDE TALK
with Dr. Ira D. Sasowsky (Professor of Geology, The University of Akron)
Joseph Haydn
Piano Trio in E-flat major, Hob. XV:36
Michelle Barzel Ross
Birds on the Moon for String Quartet
Reynaldo Hahn
Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor
DIANA COHEN
violin
STEVEN COPES
violin
GENEVA LEWIS
violin
MICHELLE BARZEL ROSS
violin
TENG LI
viola
EMAD ZOLFAGHARI
viola
JAY CAMPBELL
cello
OLIVER HERBERT
cello
MISHKA RUSHDIE MOMEN
piano
DARIA RABOTKINA
piano