Mozart's Quartet in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, K. 493
Wed, Feb 19, 2025, 6:30 pm
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio at CMS
1 hour 15 minutes, no intermission
In his Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K.493, Mozart captures in music the way people talk, interrupt each other and themselves, and change topics—with a warmth, generosity, and humor that makes this work one of his most delightful (and instructive).
Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756–1791)Quartet in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, K. 493
(1786)
Bruce Adolphe
Resident lecturer and director of family concerts for CMS since 1992, Bruce Adolphe is a composer of international renown, much of whose output addresses science, history, and the struggle for human rights.
Resident lecturer and director of family concerts for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center since 1992, Bruce Adolphe is a composer of international renown, much of whose output addresses science, history, and the struggle for human rights. His works are frequently performed by major artists, including Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Fabio Luisi, Joshua Bell, Daniel Hope, Angel Blue, the Brentano String Quartet, the Washington National Opera, the Metropolitan Opera Guild, the Human Rights Orchestra of Europe, and over 60 orchestras worldwide. Among his most performed works are the violin concerto I Will Not Remain Silent, the violin/piano duo Einstein’s Light, and Tyrannosaurus Sue: A Cretaceous Concerto.