Great chamber music for your mind and heart
Summermusic 2024 will attempt to convey the essence of Classicism, Romanticism and Modernism in music through juxtaposition of celebrated works by Mozart, Chopin, Schubert, Martinů, Turina and Shostakovich. Three programs will highlight unique and shared features of each style, putting them in historical context, as well as examining their relevance to the contemporary experience.
Performers include the Mendelssohn Piano Trio, celebrating its 25th season; Michael Stepniak, Executive Dean of Creativity and the Arts at Shenandoah University; Claudia Chudacoff, former concertmaster of President’s Own Marine Band; as well as the award-winning Schwarz and Bournaki cello-piano duo.
Peter Sirotin
Director of Market Square Concerts
Mendelssohn Piano Trio & Michael Stepniak, Viola
Saturday, July 13, at 7:30 pm
Market Square Presbyterian Church
20 South Second Street, Harrisburg, PA
Summermusic 2024 will open with Mozart’s Piano Quartets, two
forward-looking masterpieces exemplifying range of Classical style
from clarity of expression and the idea of “sublime” to the influence
of proto-Romantic “Sturm and Drang” literary movement.
Julian Schwarz & Marika Bournaki, Cello & Piano Duo
Peter Sirotin & Claudia Chudacoff, Violin
Michael Stepniak, Viola; Fiona Thompson, Cello
Wednesday, July 17, at 7:30 pm
Market Square Presbyterian Church
20 South Second Street, Harrisburg, PA
Summermusic 2024 will continue with a program exploring the
passionate and nuanced world of Romanticism. Chopin’s works for
Cello and Piano, as well as Schubert’s immortal String Quintet with
their unparalleled range of psychological insight embody Romantic
ideals achieving depth of feeling far beyond superficial sentimentality
which James Joyce aptly called “unearned emotion.”
Peter Sirotin & Claudia Chudacoff, Violin
Michael Stepniak, Viola
Fiona Thompson, Cello
Ya-Ting Chang, Piano
Sunday, July 21, at 4 pm
Market Square Presbyterian Church
20 South Second Street, Harrisburg, PA
Summermusic 2024 will conclude with an exploration of Modernism
through Martinů’s Madrigals, Turina’s Piano Quartet and
Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet. Written in the middle of the
20th century, these works are deeply rooted in classical forms,
influenced by folk traditions, and full of jarring surprises echoing
a turbulent epoch.
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Season Sponsor:
The Carole DeSoto Foundation
Summermusic Sponsors:
UPMC
John & Annie Standley