Dedicated to family member and VMMF friend and supporter, Susan Shalit

Dvořák’s journey to Russia at Tchaikovsky’s invitation opened a window onto the broader Slavic musical world. This program brings together deeply expressive songs and chamber works of lyrical beauty and dramatic intensity. Arensky’s elegiac Cello Quartet and Dvořák’s F minor Piano Trio anchor an afternoon shaped by longing and emotional depth, while songs by Dvořák, Mussorgsky, and Yuliya Weissberg offer compelling perspectives across time.

Program

TCHAIKOVSKY “July: Song of the Reaper,” from The Seasons, Op. 37a, for solo piano (1876)
MUSSORGSKY, WEISSBERG, and DVOŘÁK Selected Songs for Voice and Piano
ARENSKY String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 35, for Violin, Viola, and Two Cellos (1894)
DVOŘÁK Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65, B. 130 (1883)

Artists

VOICE | Eric Zivian, PIANO | Jennifer Frautschi, Tsien-Hsin Cindy Wu, VIOLIN | Andrew Gonzalez, VIOLA | Tanya Tomkins, Julia Yang, CELLO

Performance Length

Approximately 2 hours with intermission | Program and artists subject to change