[SOLD OUT] Phillips Collection: Musicians from the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel
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- Miguel da Silva, viola
Felix Mendelssohn — String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 87
Please note: Due to demand, all concerts for the Phillips Music 2024-25 Season are now sold out.
In continuation of our long-standing partnership with the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, the Phillips welcomes back violist Miguel da Silva who leads a stellar group of young stars on the rise. Founded in 1939, the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel provides training, performance opportunities, and career guidance to young talents from around the globe. A rarity among training institutions, masters-in-residence at the QEMC such as da Silva do not just teach and mentor young artists, they perform with them in professional engagements around the world. They will perform both of Felix Mendelssohn's string quintets, which follow the mold of Mozart's quintets that feature a pair of violins and violas and cello. Mendelssohn's quintets form an intriguing portrait: the Op. 18 quintet is a youthful expression of the composer at age 17 while the Op. 87 quintet, one of the composer's last works, reflects a maturity of style and polished technique of the composer in his prime.