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Portland Chamber Music Festival - The Russian Soul

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Event ID: 
5952
Title: 
Portland Chamber Music Festival - The Russian Soul
August 13, 2016
Presented by: 
Portland Chamber Music Festival
Event Type: 
Performances
Genre: 
Classical/Contemporary
Event Contact Name: 
Marjorie Gallant
Event Contact Email: 
Event Description: 

This program features two Russian masterpieces written fifty years apart. The Shostakovich is dark and brooding, with a plaintive fugue serving as its emotional centerpiece. By contrast, Tchaikovsky’s virtuosic sextet features star turns for each performer and is regularly featured as the centerpiece of festival programs around the world.

Musicians: 
Diane Walsh, piano; Anna Lim, Jennifer Elowitch, David McCarroll, violins; Becca Albers and Christine Grossman, viola; Trevor Handy and Peter Stumpf, cello;
Composers: 
Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky
Program: 

Shostakovich      Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57

Diane Walsh, piano; Anna Lim and Jennifer Elowitch, violins; Becca Albers, viola; Trevor Handy, cello

 

Tchaikovsky        String Sextet, Op. 70 “Souvenir de Florence”

David McCarroll and Anna Lim, violins; Christine Grossman and Becca Albers, violas; Peter Stumpf and Trevor Handy, cellos

Venue: 
Hannaford Hall, Abromson Community Education Center, University of Maine Portland campus
Location: 
88 Bedford St. Portland
Portland, ME
Phone: 
(800) 320-0257
URL: 
www.pcmf.org
Description: 

Adult tickets are $30, Senior are $25. A $1.50-per-ticket handling fee will be applied to all orders. Please note that both adult and senior tickets are $35 at the door. Ages 21 and under are always free!

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