SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2017 AT 3 PM

DANCES, ROMANCES, AND MENDELSSOHN’S OCTET

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RAFAEL FIGUEROA, CELLO

Principal Cello, Met Orchestra

MARK HOLLOWAY, VIOLA

“Warm and intimacy.” — Neue Zürcher Zeitung

PAUL NEUBAUER, VIOLA

“A master musician.” — The New York Times

MICHAEL BROWN, PIANO

“Formidable pianist” — The New York Times

DANBI UM, VIOLIN

“Danbi Um’s playing is utterly dazzling…a marvelous show of superb technique” — The Strad

ARNAUD SUSSMANN, VIOLIN

“Beauty of sound and elegance.” — Nice Matin

SEAN LEE, VIOLIN

“Breathtakingly beautiful.” — The New York Times

EMILY DAGGETT SMITH, VIOLIN

“Irrepressible élan.” — The Seattle Times

MIHAI MARICA, CELLO

“Stunning Performance” — New York Times

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ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE

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Parlance Chamber Concerts’s gala opener will showcase nine dazzling artists in scintillating dances and soulful romances by Beethoven, Fauré, Saint-Saëns, Falla, and others. The afternoon will climax with their collaboration in Felix Mendelssohn’s Octet for strings, the 16-year-old composer’s miraculous melding of youthful exuberance and sovereign musical command.