Philadelphia Chamber Music Society: Brooklyn Rider
Free
Sofia Gubaidulina — Reflections on the Theme B-A-C-H
Robert Schumann — String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 41, No. 1
Clarice Assad — Selected works (selection from Brooklyn Rider Almanac, Book II; Philadelphia premiere)
Gabriel Kahane — Selected works (selection from Brooklyn Rider Almanac, Book II; Philadelphia premiere)
Tyshawn Sorey — Selected works (selection from Brooklyn Rider Almanac, Book II; Philadelphia premiere)
Juxtaposing beloved and familiar works with the new and unknown, Brooklyn Rider explores a boundless sandbox of musical creativity, dialogue, and play; the medium of the string quartet itself! Beginning with one of the prototypical jewels of the classical era, Haydn's C major score, chock-full of pioneering inventiveness, radiates with an enduring love for the genre. The program segues from the veritable father of the string quartet to a highly anticipated new chapter of the Brooklyn Rider Almanac. In part inspired by Der Blaue Reiter (the quartet's namesake), this celebration of the project's tenth anniversary adds to a diverse and novel body of works penned by luminous musical creators. Next, Sofia Gubaidulina paints an otherworldly sound gate to the baroque, paving the way for Schumann's earthy string quartet in A minor. Utterly individual in its conception, this masterful work came forth after a period studying the counterpoint of perhaps the greatest musical inventor of them all: J.S. Bach.
This performance will be presented in-person at Benjamin Franklin Hall, and online via free livestream at https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/livestreams/.