Concert Program VIII

DELIGHTED:
Music for the Fun of It

Music is universally able to delight and bring joy. The final Concert Program of Music@Menlo’s tenth-anniversary season explores music that conjures these feelings of festivity. Paul Schoenfield’s desire to compose a work that would be appropriate for celebratory Hassidic gatherings as well as the concert hall was the impetus for his rollicking Clarinet Trio. Mendelssohn’s exuberant Allegro brillant and Moszkowski’s spirited Suite for Two Violins and Piano demonstrate the joyful emotions that music has the power to convey. The season fittingly concludes with Chausson’s rousing, colorful, and evocative Concerto for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet.

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Fête the Festival: Tenth-Anniversary Celebration! Join us following the August 11 concert as we celebrate the culmination of ten years at a not-to-be-missed post-concert party with dinner and drinks. (Tickets: $50)

Program
Paul SCHOENFIELD (b. 1947): Trio for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano (1986)
Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809–1847): Allegro brillant in A Major for Piano, Four Hands, op. 92 (1841)
Moritz MOSZKOWSKI (1854–1925): Suite for Two Violins and Piano, op. 71 (1909)
Ernest CHAUSSON (1855–1899): Concerto in D Major for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet (1889–1891)

Artists
Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet
Inon Barnatan, Gloria Chien, Wu Han, pianos
Ani Kavafian, Kristin Lee, Sean Lee, violins
Arnaud Sussmann, violin and viola
Dmitri Atapine, cello

Friday, August 10

8:00 p.m., Stent Family Hall, Menlo School
Tickets: $75 adult; $35 student
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Prelude Performance*
6:00 p.m., Martin Family Hall
Free Admission

Saturday, August 11

6:00 p.m., The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton
Tickets: $65/$55 adult; $30/$20 student
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Prelude Performance*
4:00 p.m., The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton
Free Admission

Fête the Festival: Tenth-Anniversary Celebration Dinner
8:00 p.m., Arrillaga Family Recreation Center, Menlo Park
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* Prelude Performances feature young artists from the Chamber Music Institute. Admission is free. Learn more.»

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