$30 | $24 UC Faculty & Staff | $20 under 35 | $10 Student
UChicago Students: request a free ticket (limit 25)
Music in the Vernacular
Haydn: Piano Trio No. 39 in G Major Op. 82 No. 2
Bartók: Contrasts for violin, clarinet, piano
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115
Join us in exploring Music in the Vernacular during a pre-concert lecture (2:00 PM) with Associate Professor Steven Rings and post-concert discussion with the artists moderated by Professor Rings.
Qing Hou & Lei Hou, violin
Lawrence Neuman, viola
John Sharp, cello
John Bruce Yeh, clarinet
John Novacek, piano
These unparalleled musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra explore music composed inside the world of specific cultures. The program includes one of Haydn’s best-known piano trios, Bartók’s Contrasts (filled with Hungarian and Romanian dance melodies), and closes with a later work of Brahms, one of the first chamber works composed for an ensemble featuring clarinet.