Past event (2014)
Masterclass: Laurence Lesser, cello
Pre-Concert Discussion
Yellow Barn Composer in Residence Lei Liang and pipa player Gao Hong bring a broad range of Chinese musical traditions to this Yellow Barn summer season. From ancient folk music to contemporary works receiving first performances at Yellow Barn, they discuss how their work has been shaped by their own cultural heritage and influenced by that of the West.
Yellow Barn Concert
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Piano Trio in F Major, Op.80 (1847)
Mayumi Kanagawa, violin; Frédéric Rosselet, cello; Lee Dionne, piano
Gao Hong (b.1964) Flying Dragon (2007)
Gao Hong, pipa
Zhou Long (b.1953) Soul (1987)
Gao Hong, pipa; Violaine Melançon and Brigid Coleridge, violins; Mengwen Zhao, viola; Madeline Fayette, cello
Intermission
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) String Quintet in A Major, Op.18 (1826, rev.1932)
Donald Weilerstein and Ari Isaacman-Beck, violins; Maria Lambros and DJ Cheek, violas; Ana Kim, cello
Concert Co-Sponsor
Prime Roast Coffee