This concert, on the lawn in front of historic Spottswoode, brings back one of our favorite commissioned works: T.J. Cole’s Playtime explores the world through children’s eyes, while Smetana’s autobiographical string quartet brings us into his world circa 1875. Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir — always an audience favorite — reflects the composer’s fascination with Italy.
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884)
String Quartet No. 1 in Minor, From My Life
David Kim, Cindy Wu, violin
Mark Holloway, viola
Nicholas Canellakis, cello
T.J. Cole (b. 1993)
Playtime for string sextet (excerpts)
Simin Gantra, Henry Rogers, violin
Mark Holloway, Pei-Ling Lin, viola
Nicholas Canellakis, Brandon Vamos, cello
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Souvenir de Florence for string sextet, op.70
David Kim, Austin Hartman, violin
Pei-Ling Lin, Pearl Lenferna de la Motte, viola
Nicholas Canellakis, Yin Vanny Hu, cello