SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2017 AT 3 PM | PCC

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2017 AT 3 PM

DANCES, ROMANCES, AND MENDELSSOHN’S OCTET

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

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.

PROGRAM

Frédéric Chopin

Valse Brilliante in A flat, Op. 34, No. 1 for piano

Gabriel Fauré

Romance in B flat, Op. 28 for violin and piano

Gaspar Cassadó

Sardana and Jota from Suite for solo cello

Ludwig van Beethoven

Romance in F, Op. 50 for violin and piano

Jenö Hubay

Scenes de la Csarda, No. 3, Op. 18 for violin and piano

Félicien David

La Nuit (arr. Vieuxtemps) for viola and piano

Manuel de Falla

Danse Espagnole from La Vida Breve for violin and piano

Camille Saint-Saëns

Romance, Op. 36 for cello and piano

Hermann Schulenburg

Gypsy Romance and Csardas for viola and piano

Felix Mendelssohn

Octet in E-flat, Op. 20 for strings

Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Michael Stephen Brown, piano: Fauré - Romance in B-flat, Op. 28:

Hear violist Paul Neubauer and pianist Wu Han perform Valdez’s Gypsy Serenade:

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