About This Concert:
A brilliant, sunny quartet and a Czech-inspired quintet, featuring Concertmaster Erin Keefe and her colleagues from each of our string sections.
Please note: this chamber music performance will be held in the Orchestra Hall auditorium.
MENDELSSOHN
String Quartet No. 4
- Ben Odhner, violin
- Céline Leathead, violin
- Sifei Cheng, viola
- Silver Ainomäe, cello
DVOŘÁK
String Quintet in G major
- Erin Keefe, violin
- Sarah Grimes, violin
- Rebecca Albers, viola
- Silver Ainomäe, cello
- Kathryn Nettleman, bass
Fun Facts:
- Adding the double bass to the standard string quartet gave Dvořák a chamber ensemble that used each of the string instruments of a symphony orchestra.
- Dvořák’s Quintet was originally 5 movements; one of these movements is now known on its own as his Nocturne for Strings (Opus 40).
- The String Quartet No. 4 was composed while Mendelssohn was on his honeymoon in the Black Forest.
- Mendelssohn’s Quartet has several moments that foreshadow his famous E-minor Violin Concerto—a piece that Concertmaster Erin Keefe performed with the Orchestra in 2014.
- Casual Concerts include: $5 pre-concert happy hour, local craft brew, and an opportunity to meet musicians onstage after the performance.
Photos © Joel Larson and Josh Kohanek Photography
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Chamber Music: Mendelssohn and Dvořák
Kenneth Freed, Céline Leathead, Sifei Cheng, Silver Ainomäe
About This Concert:
A brilliant, sunny quartet and a Czech-inspired quintet, featuring Concertmaster Erin Keefe and her colleagues from each of our string sections.
Please note: this chamber music performance will be held in the Orchestra Hall auditorium.
MENDELSSOHN
String Quartet No. 4
- Ben Odhner, violin
- Céline Leathead, violin
- Sifei Cheng, viola
- Silver Ainomäe, cello
DVOŘÁK
String Quintet in G major
- Erin Keefe, violin
- Sarah Grimes, violin
- Rebecca Albers, viola
- Silver Ainomäe, cello
- Kathryn Nettleman, bass
Fun Facts:
- Adding the double bass to the standard string quartet gave Dvořák a chamber ensemble that used each of the string instruments of a symphony orchestra.
- Dvořák’s Quintet was originally 5 movements; one of these movements is now known on its own as his Nocturne for Strings (Opus 40).
- The String Quartet No. 4 was composed while Mendelssohn was on his honeymoon in the Black Forest.
- Mendelssohn’s Quartet has several moments that foreshadow his famous E-minor Violin Concerto—a piece that Concertmaster Erin Keefe performed with the Orchestra in 2014.
- Casual Concerts include: $5 pre-concert happy hour, local craft brew, and an opportunity to meet musicians onstage after the performance.
Photos © Joel Larson and Josh Kohanek Photography
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