CMS Beethoven Trilogy III: Late Period – Elgar's Quintet

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS)

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)

Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY, United States

$38-$89

Ludwig van Beethoven — Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
Johannes Brahms — Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Edward Elgar — Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84

Building on the earlier traditions of the piano quintet, Elgar's A minor Quintet was composed later in his career, during a time of reflection just after World War I. Likewise, Brahms's Third Violin Sonata has a sense of nostalgia, written towards the end of his compositional career. Beethoven's fifth and final cello sonata is arguably his first "late-period" work.

About Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS)

http://www.chambermusicsociety.org/

About Alessio Bax, piano

https://www.alessiobax.com/

About Michael Stephen Brown, piano

Praised for his "fearless performances," by The New York Times and "exceptionally beautiful" compositions by The Washington Post, pianist and composer Michael Stephen Brown is a frequent performer of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center series. Mr. Brown, whose artistry is shaped by his creative voice as a pianist and composer, will be featured in the Society 2023-24 season with a solo recital at Alice Tully Hall. A native New Yorker, he lives there with his two 19th-century Steinway Ds, Octavia and Daria.

https://www.samnyc.us/artist.php?id=michaelstephenbrown&aview=dpk

About Benjamin Beilman, violin

One of the youngest artists to be appointed to the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music, violinist Benjamin Beilman is the recipient of a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship, an Avery Fisher Career Grant, and a London Music Masters Award. He studied at the Curtis Institute of Music with Ida Kavafian and Pamela Frank, and with Christian Tetzlaff at the Kronberg Academy.

"Playing with rich sound and plenty of brilliance, Beilman conveyed both dreamy lyricism and heated intensity" (The New York Times).

https://benjaminbeilman.com