Opening Night with the Takács Quartet
Friday, August 13
7pm
Maier Hall at Peninsula College
Free or pay-what-you-can livestream will be available at musiconthestrait.com
Josef Haydn — String Quartet in F minor, Op 20 No 5 (1772)
Maurice Ravel — String Quartet in F major (1903)
Franz Schubert — String Quartet in D minor, D 810 “Death and the Maiden” (1824)
In celebration of opening night, Music on the Strait is honored to present the Takács Quartet, considered by many to be the finest string quartet in the world. The Takács is joined by their new violist, our very own Richard O’Neill. The transcendent Death and the Maiden quartet, one of Schubert’s final compositions, is a pillar of the chamber music repertoire, and a signature piece of the Takács Quartet.
Takács Quartet:
Edward Dusinberre, violin
Harumi Rhodes, violin
Note: Pianist Orion Weiss, originally scheduled on this program, has unexptectedly had to withdraw. This program will be repeated on August 15 at Concerts in the Barn.
Jeremy Denk and the Takács Quartet play Schumann
Saturday, August 14
7pm
Maier Hall at Peninsula College
Free or pay-what-you-can livestream will be available at musiconthestrait.com
Johan Halvorsen — Sarabande for Violin and Viola based on a theme of Handel (1897)
Robert Schumann — Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op 44 (1842)
Solo piano works TBA
The incomparable pianist Jeremy Denk joins the celebrated Takács Quartet for an evening to remember! Robert Schumann's lively and spirited Piano Quintet. Artistic Directors James Garlick and Richard O'Neill open the evening with Johan Halvorsen's dynamic Sarabande for Violin and Viola.
Edward Dusinberre, violin
Harumi Rhodes, violin
James Garlick, violin
Jeremy Denk, piano
Note: Pianist Orion Weiss, originally scheduled on this program, had to withdraw. We are pleased that Jeremy Denk and the Takács Quartet stepped in on short notice.
Takács Quartet plays Schubert’s Death and the Maiden
Sunday, August 15
2pm
Presented by Concerts in the Barn in Quilcene
Visit concertsinthebarn.org for free or pay-what-you-can tickets
Josef Haydn — String Quartet in F minor, Op 20 No 5 (1772)
Maurice Ravel — String Quartet in F major (1903)
Franz Schubert — String Quartet in D minor, D 810 “Death and the Maiden” (1824)
Considered by many to be the finest string quartet in the world, the Takács Quartet performs a concert of three masterworks by Haydn, Ravel and Schubert. The transcendent Death and the Maiden quartet, one of Schubert’s final compositions, is a pillar of the chamber music repertoire, and a signature piece of the Takács Quartet. Even if you hear them in Port Angeles for opening night, a trip to hear this masterpiece will be worth the drive to the Barn.
Takács Quartet:
Edward Dusinberre, violin
Harumi Rhodes, violin
NOTE: This performance is a repeat of our August 13 concert in Port Angeles
Jeremy Denk plays late Beethoven
Friday, August 20
7pm
Maier Hall at Peninsula College
Free or pay-what-you-can livestream will be available at musiconthestrait.com
Ludwig Van Beethoven — String Trio in G, Op 9 No 1 (1799)
Ludwig Van Beethoven — Piano Sonata in C minor, Op 111 (1822)
Ludwig van Beethoven’s late work—particularly the composer’s last string quartets, the ninth symphony, and his late piano sonatas—is among the most enduring and celebrated music ever composed. The incomparable Jeremy Denk returns to Music on the Strait to perform Beethoven’s final piano sonata, composed when he could no longer hear the notes of his piano. The program opens with Beethoven’s Op 9 No 1 string trio, full of lyrical beauty and brilliance. With this program, we honor and commemorate Beethoven’s 250th birthday—a celebration delayed by one year because of COVID-19.
Festival Finale: Barn-Burning Brahms
Saturday, August 21
7pm
Maier Hall at Peninsula College
Free or pay-what-you-can livestream will be available at musiconthestrait.com
Jessie Montgomery — Duo for Violin and Cello (2015)
Paul Hindemith — Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op 11 No 4 (1919)
Johannes Brahms — Piano Quartet in G minor, Op 25 (1861)
Join us for a rollicking festival finale featuring pianist Jeremy Denk and the Brahms G minor piano quartet. Virtuosos and long-time collaborators Richard O’Neill and Jeremy Denk will dazzle you with Hindemith’s Viola Sonata. James Garlick and Ani Aznavoorian share Jessie Montgomery’s inventive and energetic Duo—a composer whose work we performed in May for Olympic Peninsula schoolchildren as part of our new Fiddleheads youth outreach program!
NOTE: This concert will be repeated on August 22 at Concerts in the Barn
Barn-Burning Brahms with Jeremy Denk
Sunday, August 22
2pm
Presented by Concerts in the Barn in Quilcene
Visit concertsinthebarn.org for free or pay-what-you-can tickets
Jessie Montgomery — Duo for Violin and Cello (2015)
Paul Hindemith — Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op 11 No 4 (1919)
Johannes Brahms — Piano Quartet in G minor, Op 25 (1861)
Join us for a rollicking festival finale featuring pianist Jeremy Denk and the Brahms G minor piano quartet. Virtuosos and long-time collaborators Richard O’Neill and Jeremy Denk will dazzle you with Hindemith’s Viola Sonata. James Garlick and Ani Aznavoorian share Jessie Montgomery’s inventive and energetic Duo—a composer whose work we performed in May for Olympic Peninsula schoolchildren as part of our new Fiddleheads youth outreach program!
Note: this performance is a repeat of our August 21 finale in Port Angeles.