GUEST ARTIST
PROGRAM
Robert SCHUMANN
String Quartet No. 3 in A major
Johannes BRAHMS
Piano Quintet in F minor op. 34
This is the story of two men, a mentor, a pupil, friends whose love for the same woman inspired some of music’s greatest creations. Robert Schumann’s 3rd string quartet is a joyful testament to his love for his wife, Clara. Brahms’ piano quintet, on the other hand, overwhelms us with it’s fiery desperation, a longing and sorrow for the same woman, a love that would never come to fruition.
Brahms’ piano quintet began not as a piano quintet at all, but in fact as a string quintet with two cellos. The composition would evolve into a duo for two pianos, before settling finally in its most notable configuration, a quintet for piano and strings.
PURCHASE TICKETS
FRIDAY, November 1 @ 7:30 PM
PIEDMONT CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Piedmont Center for the Arts
801 Magnolia Ave.
Piedmont, CA 94611
(click for map)
SATURDAY, November 2 @ 7:30 PM
HOLY INNOCENTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
The Chamber Music Society of San Francisco performs as ensemble in residence
at this beautiful and acoustically brilliant church.
Holy Innocents Episcopal Church
455 Fair Oaks St., San Francisco, CA 94110
(click for map)