Library of Congress: Harlem Quartet with Michael Brown, Piano
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- Michael Stephen Brown, piano
Guido López-Gavilán — Cuarteto en Guaguancó
Billy Strayhorn — Take the A Train
Delphine von Schauroth — 6 Lieder ohne Worte ("6 Songs Without Words"), Op. 18 (No. 1: Mäßig und gefühlvoll)
Felix Mendelssohn — Rondo Capriccio in E minor, Op. 14
Robert Schumann — Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
The Grammy-winning, New York-based Harlem Quartet and pianist-composer Michael Brown come to the Library of Congress with a fierce program that features the beauty and versatility of the string quartet and piano. Known for its concept of cross-pollination, the idea that there are common factors across different musical styles, the Harlem Quartet brings together an extraordinarily diverse program drawn from composers of different times and backgrounds.
About Harlem Quartet
Harlem Quartet advances diversity in classical music while engaging new audiences with varied repertoire that includes works by minority composers. Their mission to share their passion with a wider audience has taken them around the world; from a 2009 performance at the White House for President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, to a highly successful tour of South Africa in 2012, and numerous venues in between. The musically versatile ensemble has performed with such distinguished artists as Itzhak Perlman, Ida Kavafian, Carter Brey, Fred Sherry, Misha Dichter, Jeremy Denk, and Paquito D'Rivera. The quartet also collaborated with jazz masters Chick Corea and Gary Burton on the album Hot House, a 2013 multi-Grammy Award winning release.
http://harlemquartet.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