Sensational Youth Chamber Music with Fischoff / HL-38

About

We’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the world’s largest chamber music competition. Over the years, From the Top has featured the sensational winning ensembles of the Fishchoff’s Junior Division and we’re going to revisit some of these incredible performances. We’ll also reveal the most recent grand prize winners who have yet to be featured on From the Top.

Guests

• Host : Peter Dugan
  Peter Dugan’s position is sponsored by Susan and Gerald Slavet.

Performers & Repertoire

• The Versaille Quintet, ages 16-17, from Chicago, Illinois

  Quintet in G minor, Op. 57 III. Scherzo by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
• Quartet Stracciatella (ages 14-18)

  String Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters” IV. Allegro by Leoš Janáček (1854-1928)
• Incendio Saxophone Trio, all 18, from Tinley Park, Illinois

  Crankshaft by Robbie McCarthy (b. 1989), arr. by Matt Fowler
• Trio Adonais, ages 16-18, from Boston, MA

  Soliloquy by Shulamit Ran (b. 1949)
• The Bone Rangers, ages 15-18, from Chicago, Illinois

  Canzona by Biagio Marini (1594-1663)
• FaMa Quartet, ages 17-18, from Colchester, Vermont

  String Quartet in G Minor, Opus 10 , I. Animé et très décidé by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
• The Favrile Quartet, ages 15-18, from Chicago, Illinois

  Piano Quartet No. 1, Op. 25 IV. Rondo all Zingarese, Presto by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Release Date

• Monday, November 27, 2023

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