Concierto de cámara

El violinista Augustin Hadelich se une a los músicos de la Orquesta del Festival en una velada de música de cámara que incluye el Sexteto nº 1 en si bemol mayor de Brahms. Es una obra de contagiosa alegría de vivir, que ofrece tanto canciones como danzas junto a animadas conversaciones musicales entre los dos violines, las dos violas y los dos violonchelos. El tema y las variaciones del segundo movimiento han aparecido en escenarios tan diversos como Star Trek: The Next Generation y la película francesa de 2001 La profesora de piano.

Schubert wrote “The Shepherd on the Rock” as a favor for a friend–a soprano–who asked for a piece that would allow her to express a wide range of emotions. Meechot Marrero will sing the vocal part, accompanied by piano and clarinet, with the latter sometimes imitating and other times enhancing her voice. Schubert’s Trout Quintet is one of his most beloved chamber works, and for good reason–it’s full of cheerful, beautiful, and catchy melodies.

Knighted in 2022, Sir Stephen Hough is a composer and author in addition to being one of the world’s finest pianists. For this concert, he will perform two solo piano pieces (including one he wrote) before joining with Festival Musicians for Antonin Dvořák’s Piano Quintet No. 2. Dvořák fills his Quintet with Bohemian song and dance elements that he wrote himself in the traditional style. It’s a happy piece that was instantly popular and still is, and it’s easy to hear why: a variety of alternative motifs, ranging in emotional quality, but always returning to graceful and joyful melodies.

The only American to have ever won the International Chopin Competition, “famous for great sonority, though he never seems to be working very hard to produce it” (Seattle Times), pianist Garrick Ohlsson returns to Sun Valley with a recital program to be announced.