Chesapeake Music celebrates its 40th Anniversary Chamber Music Festival with one of the most exciting rosters and programs to date!

The concert opens with Mendelssohn’s moving String Quintet No. 1 in A Major, a tribute to his teacher and friend, violinist Eduard Rietz. Next comes the stunning Trio in E Minor for Flute, Cello and Piano by Louise Farrenc, one of the most celebrated piano virtuosos and composers of her era, and the only woman to work for the Paris Conservatory in the 19th century. The Juilliard String Quartet will close the concert with a captivating rendition of Smetana’s highly autobiographical String Quartet No. 1 “From My Life,” a work capturing in turns his youthful love of dance, Czech culture, the girl he would marry, and ultimately the health tragedy that would overtake him.Program Details

Thursday, June 12th at 7:30 PM
From My Life

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
String Quintet No. 1 in A Major, Op. 18
Catherine Cho, Areta Zhulla, Molly Carr, Daniel Phillips, Astrid Schween

Louise Farrenc (1804-1875)
Trio in E Minor for Flute, Cello and Piano, Op. 45
Tara Helen O’Connor, Marcy Rosen, Wynona Wang

Intermission

Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884)
String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor “From My Life”
The Juilliard String Quartet