Premiere: Nights of Classical Music at the Gennadius Library

In lieu of the live concerts that had been planned for this year’s Nights of Classical Music at the Gennadius Library, Curtis on Tour offers a free virtual performance featuring artists who have appeared at the festival since its inaugural year in 2015.

Curtis on Tour is the resident ensemble at the festival, which is presented by the Schwarz Foundation and the Gennadius Library of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

Program

All performances recorded in Field Concert Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia

* Indicates a previous festival artist
 

STRAUSS      Sextet from Capriccio, Op. 85
 

Eunice Kim, violin

Marié Rossano, violin

Born Lau, viola

Roberto Díaz, viola *

Oliver Aldort, cello 

Timotheos Petrin, cello *

Performed on Tuesday, September 16, 2014

BRAHMS         Zwei Gesänge, Op. 91

 Lauren Eberwein, mezzo-soprano

 Roberto Díaz, viola *

 Mikael Eliasen, piano *

Performed on Friday, January 15, 2016

YANG                    Five Minahan Songs

 Dennis Chmelensky, baritone *

 Jean Kim, cello *

Performed on Saturday, April 14, 2018

BRAGA                 Cinco Canções Nordestinas do Folclore Brasileiro

 Sophia Hunt, soprano *

 Grant Loehnig, piano

Performed on Tuesday, December 11, 2018

BEETHOVEN      Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2

 Oliver Herbert, cello *

 Xiaohui Yang, piano *

Performed on Tuesday, April 9, 2019

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