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String Quartet in G Major, Op. 33, No. 5, Hob.III:41, "How do you do?" • Joseph Haydn String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, "Death and the Maiden" • Franz Schubert David Perry & Suzanne Beia, violins Sally Chisholm, viola Parry Karp, cello Sponsored by Jim Jaeschke
When Brahms wrote his second string quintet, he thought it was a perfect way to end his career (he later was coaxed into creating a few more by a wonderful clarinetist). It is powerful, charming, intense, light-hearted, and – especially in its Hungarian flavored finale – exuberant. When someone suggested... [Read More]
After her triumphant performances last season of Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto, Jeannie returns this season to offer Grieg’s magnificent romantic treasure. We’ve discovered a stunningly beautiful arrangement with string quartet that will feature Jeannie in all her radiance. Puccini’s hauntingly beautiful Crisantemi opens the program followed by Emilie Mayer’s G Minor... [Read More]
Dvořák and Brahms—two great 19th century composers who gave us splendid piano quintets. However, the Dvořák Quintet is one you may not have heard before. He was 31 when he wrote it, but then decided to revise it in 1887 at the height of his career. Unfortunately, this version was... [Read More]
This concert is in memory of Loralee Holton. Mendelssohn was 16 when he wrote his Sextet for Piano and Strings. Mozart was 10 years older when he penned his 2nd Piano Quartet. Both composers wrote them to show off their own amazing piano virtuosity, creating breath-taking masterpieces. We begin the... [Read More]
Join us for a magnificent concert as the Griffon String Quartet’s 2023-2024 season comes to an end. Presto II by Miguel Del Aguila String Quartet No. 4 by Grazyna Bacewicz Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 by Antonín Dvořák Roy Meyer & Alex Norris, Violins Clara Polka, Viola Jesse... [Read More]
A season like this needs a concluding celebration! The pyrotechnics begin with Dora Pejačević’s romantically sumptuous Piano Quartet followed by our most requested piece, Schoenfield’s outrageous Café Music. Our program and season conclude with music for piano and strings by the great Richard Strauss, coming from the same period as... [Read More]
What if the two greatest French organists at the end of the 19th century both wrote stunning works of chamber music for piano and strings? What if they were paired on the same program? Fasten your seatbelt—the passion, the charm, the joie de vivre, and the virtuosity are irresistible. Don’t... [Read More]
Coffee Talk programs are free, informal presentations on music topics by ensemble members, staff, and friends. Midsummer's Executive Director and Assistant Artistic Director Allyson Fleck presents Music Theory and Appreciation 101. Would you like to know what an overtone is? How do chords and key signatures affect the sound? What... [Read More]
Written just before his untimely death, Schubert’s Piano Trio in B-flat is one of two monumental trios he wrote at the height of his creativity. It is a mountain to climb, but the view is worth it! Ukrainian composer Dmytro Klebanov’s 2nd Piano Trio prepares the way with its heart-rending... [Read More]
Electrifying string quintets by Mendelssohn and Joseph Haydn’s much neglected brother, Michael. The energy, charm, and excitement are palpable and is sandwiched around a beautifully evocative quartet for Oboe and Strings by Ernest John Moeran featuring UW–Madison oboe star Lindsay Flowers. String Quintet in C Major, P. 108 • Michael... [Read More]
SOLD OUT Our reigning Queen, pianist Jeannie Yu, takes on The Emperor, a match made in heaven! This Beethoven arrangement for piano and strings by Vincent Lachner, a friend of Schubert, is sumptuously introduced by our virtuoso flutist, Heather Zinninger, in a chamber version of Haydn’s Symphony No. 94 and... [Read More]