Season Opening Extravaganza
Season Opening Extravaganza
Greenville Concert – Fri, Sep 29 @ 7:30 PM
A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall on the campus of East Carolina University & Online
Raleigh Concert – Sun, Oct 1 @ 3:00 PM
Hayes Barton United Methodist Church & Online
Our 24th season kicks off with a thrilling concert featuring three distinct soundworlds: the lush French-ness of Gabriel Fauré’s Piano Quartet in G Minor, Ludwig van Beethoven’s grand and virtuosic Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, and an exhilarating conclusion courtesy of Johannes Brahms’s famous Rondo alla Zingarese. Four Seasons founder & artistic director Ara Gregorian is joined for these concerts by renowned pianist and chamber musician Rieko Aizawa, the two-time Grammy nominated violinist Jesse Mills, and cello legend Marcy Rosen.
PROGRAM:
Gabriel Fauré — Piano Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 45
brief pause
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 16
Johannes Brahms — Rondo alla Zingarese from Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25
MUSICIANS:
Rieko Aizawa, piano
Jesse Mills, violin
Ara Gregorian, viola
Marcy Rosen, cello