Olympic Music Festival: The quintets of Franck & Schubert
$20-$32
Johan Halvorsen — Passacaglia for Violin and Cello after Haydn's Keyboard Suite in G minor
César Franck — Piano Quintet in F minor
Tessa Lark, violin
Andrea Segar, violin
Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, viola
David Requiro, cello
Meta Weiss, cello
Julio Elizalde, piano
Halvorsen – Passacaglia for Violin and Cello after Haydn’s Keyboard Suite in G minor
Franck – Piano Quintet in F minor (1879)
Schubert – String Quintet in C major, D. 956
No two pieces are more emotionally opposed than Franck’s fiery Piano Quintet in F minor and Schubert’s heavenly String Quintet in C major. Inspired by an romantic infatuation with a student, Franck’s Quintet was one of the most controversial works of the late 19th century. The work ended Franck’s close relationship with Saint-Saëns, received the public disapproval of his wife, while at the same time inspiring a whole generation of younger French composers to explore the limits of expression in music. Schubert’s Quintet was written in the final year of his life as he faced his own mortality and is considered one of the towering monuments in the history of music.
Admission:
Student barn seating (students w/ ID & age 7yrs to 17yrs): $20
Senior barn seating (age 62 and up): $30
Adult barn seating: $32
If online tickets are sold out, tickets may still be available by calling our box office (360) 732-4800 by Friday 2pm or at the gate the day of on first come, first serve basis. Lawn tickets never sell out and are available at the gate.