Name: German Masters
Start: 2019-05-12T16:00:00
End: 2019-05-12T17:30:00
Location: Strathallan Hotel

Society for Chamber Music in Rochester (SCMR) concludes its 42nd season with German Masters, which features classical music and a wine tasting. In addition, audience members will enjoy an inside look at the repertoire with a pre-concert talk by Artistic Directors and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) Musicians Juliana Athayde and Erik Behr.

Athayde and Behr explain, “we conclude our season atop the Strathallan Hotel to enjoy two beautiful string quintets and the glorious views of Rochester in full spring.” The concert begins with Mendelssohn’s exuberant Viola Quintet No. 2 in B Flat Major, demonstrating his almost carefree compositional skill and originality. Athayde and Behr “are pleased to welcome back Samantha Rodriguez who recently left the RPO to join the viola section of the Milwaukee Symphony and are excited to introduce Jason Shen, the newest addition to the RPO’s cello section, to the SCMR audience.”

The second half consists of the strangely neglected masterpiece, Beethoven’s String Quintet in C Major, Op.29. Due to the final movement’s explosive pianissimo tremolos and fragmentary, combustible main theme, enhanced by ‘lightning flashes’ by the cello, this quintet has been nicknamed ‘The Storm’ in German-speaking countries. Athayde and Behr exclaim, “don’t miss this rarely performed work by one of our German masters!”

SCMR is pleased to continue complimentary wine tastings at intermission. The pre-concert talk is at 3:30pm and the performance begins at 4:00pm. Complimentary valet parking is available at the hotel.

Event Details:

Concert Title: German Masters
Date: Sunday, May 12, 2019
Time: Pre-Concert Talk begins at 3:30 pm, concert begins at 4:00 pm
Location: CityView Ballroom at the Strathallan Hotel, 550 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607

Tickets:

Single Tickets: $35 available online (www.chambermusicrochester.org/tickets) or at the door; students admitted free with current school ID
Three Ticket Flex Pack: $100 for 3 ticket coupons, 1 ticket coupon admits one person to any one concert

About Society for Chamber Music in Rochester: SCMR is the oldest chamber music society in the Rochester area. SCMR presents Chamber Music concerts featuring musicians of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and the Eastman School of Music. The musicians perform great works of chamber music of all periods and styles. SCMR’s outreach mission teaches and reaches students of all ages and inspires chamber music’s ongoing creation through composition competitions. The organization receives assistance from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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