Program

Haydn: Piano Trio No. 39 in G Major, “Gypsy Rondo”
Mozart: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major
Saint-Saëns: Piano Quartet No. 2 in B-flat Major

We begin the 2027 Heritage Series with the magical blending of piano and strings and the composers that adored the combination. Haydn, inspired by a beloved student, crafted an exceptional Trio that begins with classical elegance and ends in a three-minutes’ hang-on-to-your-hat finale. Mozart, already a master of the piano concerto, created this chamber music landmark with a virtuosic blend of strings and piano. Finally, Saint-Saëns’s Piano Quartet No. 2, written more than 75 years after Mozart’s, is marked by energetic forward movement, lyrical passages, and whirlwind wizardry driving this beloved staple of the piano quartet literature to a rousing conclusion.