WinterMezzo Chamber Concert

The pieces in this weekend illustrate the conversational qualities of chamber music. 2015 marks the 200th anniversary of Jean Sibelius’ birth, and as such, we present this work, the “Voces Intimae” five-movement quartet, which was composed at a time of great hardship, but showcases the breadth of his emotional resilience. The Paganini duet for bassoon and violin is a dialogue and requires virtuosic performances from these seldom-paired voices. And Mozart’s String Quartet in B-flat major, K. 589, with its musical nod to Haydn, demonstrates the classical chamber music tradition at its finest.