Music@Menlo's 2025 festival explores the different instrumental 'constellations' of chamber music. Moving from intimate duos to orchestral octets, seven concert programs feature over forty world-renowned artists.
The early string quintets on this program represent the passions of their composers: W. A. Mozart, the avid violist wanting to join the ensemble, and Luigi Boccherini, the premier cello virtuoso of his day. The works by these quintet pioneers are juxtaposed with Romantic nineteenth-century essays in the genre, demonstrating the evolution of this versatile grouping. An all-star roster of violinists includes Indianapolis Competition-winner Richard Lin, Kristin Lee, and Julian Rhee.
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Program Items
W. A. Mozart
String Quintet no. 1 in B-flat major, K. 174 (1773)
Carl Maria von Weber
Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, op. 34 (1811–15)
Luigi Boccherini
String Quintet in C major, op. 30, no. 6, G. 324, Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid (ca. 1780)
Camille Saint-Saëns
Piano Quintet in A minor, op. 14 (1855)
Performers
Wu Han
piano
Chad Hoopes
violin
Jessica Lee
violin
Richard Lin
violin
Arnaud Sussmann
violin
Kristin Lee
violin
Julian Rhee
violin
Lawrence Dutton
viola
James Thompson
viola
Dmitri Atapine
cello
David Finckel
cello
Nicholas Canellakis
cello
Sebastian Manz
clarinet