Friday, August 23, 2019
James Austin Smith
Benjamin Beilman
Ayane Kozasa
Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir
Pedja Muzijevic
The Olivier Music Barn, 6:30 PM
Pre Concert Talk: 5:00 PM, Tiara Acoustic Shell
Description
With five performances, each sixty minutes long, this special festival weekend at Tippet Rise features our very own Artistic Advisor, the extraordinary pianist Pedja Muzijevic, joined by seven musicians in residence, each celebrated for their virtuosity and sought after for performances around the world. For tonight’s performance, in the Olivier Music Barn, Muzijevic is joined by oboist James Austin Smith (praised by The New York Times for his “virtuosic,” “dazzling" and “brilliant” performances), violinist Benjamin Beilman (“monstrously talented” Philadelphia Inquirer), the prize-winning violist Ayane Kozasa, and Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, Iceland’s “charismatic cellist” (The New York Times). The evening’s recital explores works by Bach and Dvořák and includes a sequenza (sequence) for solo oboe by the 20th century Italian composer, Luciano Berio, a “composer of mind and heart” (The New York Times).
Program
Arioso: Adagio “Ist eine Schmeichelung der Freunde, um denselben von seiner Reise abzuhalten”
(A plea from his friends to discourage his journey)
[Andante] “Ist eine Vorstellung unterschiedlicher Casuum, die ihm in der Fremde könnten vorfallen”
(An image of various misfortunes that could befall him in foreign lands)
Adagiosissimo “Ist ein allgemeines Lamento der Freunde” (A general lament by his friends)
[Andante con moto] “All hier kommen die Freunde, weil sie doch sehen, dass es anders nicht sein
kann, und nehmen Abschied” (His friends come, since they see that it cannot be otherwise, and
bid farewell)
Aria di Postiglione: Allegro poco (Aria of the post horn)
Fuga all’imitazione della cornetta di postiglione (Fugue in imitation of the post horn)
Pedja Muzijevic, piano
LUCIANO BERIO: Sequenza VII for Solo Oboe
James Austin Smith, oboe
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 87
Allegro con fuoco
Lento
Allegro moderato, grazioso
Finale: Allegro ma non troppo
Benjamin Beilman, violin
Ayane Kozasa, viola
Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello
Pedja Muzijevic, piano