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Opening their program with one of Mendelssohn’s early quartets, the ensemble then travels to Italy. First, they bring to life one of Puccini’s rare chamber music gems: better known for his contributions to the Italian stage, Puccini wrote the elegiac Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums) in response to the death of his friend, the Duke of Savoy. Then, Hugo Wolf, a composer famed for his song settings, creates an Italian melody for quartet in his exquisite Serenade. After the intermission, bassist Kurt Muroki joins the party for Dvořák’s String Quintet, dedicated “to my nation”.
Ying Quartet
Robin Scott, Janet Ying, violin • Phillip Ying, viola • David Ying, cello
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 12
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Crisantemi
HUGO WOLF
Italian Serenade
Intermission
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK
String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 77
Kurt Muroki, bass