Four Centuries of Fantasy
CONCERT DETAILS
Date: Sunday, June 2, 2024 | Time: 7:30 pm
Pre-Concert Talk: 7:00 pm with Gregory Lewis and host Andrea Ratuski
Location: Laudamus Auditorium, Canadian Mennonite University (CMU)
500 Shaftesbury Blvd., Winnipeg
Join us for the 2024 Agassiz Festival's opening concert, which features an inspiring and international mix of classical and contemporary chamber music spanning 400 years, from Purcell to Glass. A concert highlight is the Amy Beach piano quartet, with its soaring melodies, rich harmonies and captivating romanticism.
Concert Artists
Gregory Lewis, violin
Karl Stobbe, violin
David Harding, viola
Paul Marleyn, cello
Paul Williamson, piano
The Swiss Piano Trio
Angela Golubeva, violin
Franz Ortner, cello
Martin Staub, piano
Concert Works
Henry Purcell – Chacony for string quartet, Z730, 1673
Philip Glass – Quartet Satz for string quartet (2017)
Anton Arensky – "Elegiac" Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 32
Amy Beach – Quintet for Piano and Strings