Crossing Borders: Brahms Piano Quartet at Reed College, Kaul Auditorium

Few things in our fractured world bring us together quite like music, connecting us with our shared humanity across borders and time.

Premiered by Clara Schumann in 1861 and famous for its fiery “Rondo alla Zingarese” finale, Brahms’s youthful and exuberant Piano Quartet in G Minor transports us to both Brahms’s youth (he was just 23 when he started composing it) and to Hungary with its folk inspiration. Two soaring solo works by Austrian American composer Fritz Kreisler magically take us to Vienna in the hands of virtuoso violinist and CMNW Protégé Alumnus Claire Wells. This program even spans the mightiest oceans with a new CMNW-commissioned premiere by Donghoon Shin, whose music encompasses influences of both his Korean heritage and his London home. Don’t miss this U.S. premiere featuring renowned mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano.

We have a special tradition of picnics before concerts at Reed College’s Kaul Auditorium. Reed’s catering service, Bon Appétit, offers food and drink service beginning at 6 PM. Alternately, you can bring your own picnic, but alcoholic beverages must be purchased on site.

7 PM | Kaul Auditorium Prelude Performance with local students

Donghoon Shin’s Sonnets to Orpheus was co-commissioned by Chamber Music Northwest, Istanbul Music Festival, Sejong Soloists, and Wigmore Hall.

Concert sponsored by CMNW Volunteers.