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Program

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110 (1821) (21’)
I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
II. Allegro molto
III. Adagio ma non troppo – Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) – Moments Musicaux, Op. 16 (1896) (18’)
I. Andantino
V. Adagio sostenuto
VI. Maestoso

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Rush Hour Concerts - Merida Trio

Charlene Kluegel, violin
Jean Hatmaker, cello
Katherine Petersen, piano

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) - Piano Trio in B-flat major, D. 28 (1812) (10')

Mel Bonis (1858-1937) - Soir et Matin for Piano Trio, Op. 76 (1907) (9’)
I. Soir
II. Matin

Arno Babadjanian (1921-1983) - Piano Trio in f-sharp minor (1952) (22')
I. Largo - Allegro espressivo
II. Andante
III. Allegro vivace

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https://classicalmusicchicago.org/ourprograms/rushhourconcerts

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Tessa Vermeulen, flute and Michael Tan, piano

Program

Samuel Barber (1910-1981) - Canzone for Flute and Piano op. 38a (1959) (5’)

Colby Kleven (b. 2001) - Sonata for Flute and Piano (2023) (17’)
I. Prelude
II. Pavane
III. Gigue

Robert Schumann (1810-1856) - 3 Romances op.94 (1849) (12’)
I. Nicht schnell
II. Einfach, innig
III. Nicht schnell

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) - Lensky’s Aria, op.24 (1878) (5’)

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Rush Hour Concerts - Intimate Letters

Chen String Quartet
Robert Chen and Laura Park Chen, violins
Beatrice Chen, viola
Noah Chen, cello

Joshua Graham, percussion

Osvaldo Golijov (b. 1960) - Mariel for cello and marimba (1999) (11')

Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964) - New Work for Chen String Quartet and Josh Graham, Percussion (2025) (9') *World Premiere

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) - String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters" (1928) (24')
I. Andante
II. Adagio
III. Moderato
IV. Allegro

Read more about Rush Hour Concerts and this program at:
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Rainer Crosett, cello and Victor Asuncion, piano

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - 7 Variations on 'Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen', WoO 46 (1801) (10’)

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) - Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40 (1934) (25’)
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro
III. Largo
IV. Allegro

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) - Lied ohne Worte, Op. 109 (1845) (4’)

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Rush Hour Concerts - Ars Musica Chicago

Hannah De Priest, soprano
Isabelle Seula Lee, violin
Ana Kim, cello
Brandon Acker, archlute
Jason J. Moy, harpsichord

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) - Lungi dal vago volto, RV 680 (13’)

Alessandro Stradella (1643-1682) - Sinfonia in D Minor (7’)

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)- “Amarti sì vorrei” from Teseo, HWV 9 (5’)

Giuseppe Clemente Dall’Abaco (1710-1805) - Cello Sonata in D Minor, ABV 35 (11’)

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - “Oh, that I on wings could rise”, from Theodora, HWV 68 (1750) (4’)


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Joan Herget, cello and Joseph Liccardo, piano

Program

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) - Pahadka (1910) (11’)

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) - Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55 (1880) (3’)

Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) - Cello Sonata, Op. 4 (1910) (19’)
I. Fantasia - Allegro di molto
II. Allegro con spirito

Rodion Shchredin (b. 1932) - Imitating Albeniz (1961) (3’)

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Rush Hour Concerts - Clarinet Quintets

Susan Warner, clarinet
Cornelius Chiu and Kozue Funakoshi, violins
YouMing Chen, viola
Dan Katz, cello

Ruth Gipps (1921-1999) - Rhapsody, op. 23 (1942) (10')

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) - Clarinet Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581 (1789) (30')
I. Allegro
II. Larghetto
III. Menuetto
IV. Allegretto con variazioni

Read more about Rush Hour Concerts and this program at:
https://classicalmusicchicago.org/ourprograms/rushhourconcerts

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Galvin Cello Quartet
James Baik, cello
Haddon Kay, cello
Sydney Lee, cello
Luiz Venturelli, cello

Program

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741); arr. James Barralet – Summer from The Four Seasons (1723) (3’) III. Presto
III. Presto

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791); arr. Valter Despali – Sonata in D Major, K. 381 (1774) (11’)
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro molto

Carlos Gardel (1890-1935); arr. James Barralet – Por Una Cabeza (1935) (6’)

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881); arr. Blaise Dejardin – Selections from Pictures at an Exhibition (1874) (9’)
I. Promenade
II. Tuileries
V. Ballet of Chicks in their Shells
X. The Great Gate of Kiev

André Mehmari (b. 1977) – Forrobodó (2024) (7’)

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