Carnegie Mellon Chamber Series: Violins of Hope, Featuring the Clarion Quartet
This concert is currently SOLD OUT.
Those who are interested may arrive to Kresge Theatre prior to concert to join an IN-PERSON waitlist, though entry is not guaranteed. A livestream of the event will also be available through the Carnegie Mellon School of Music YouTube page.
The Carnegie Mellon Chamber Series brings together members of the Carnegie Mellon Faculty and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for outstanding music making in an intimate space.
The Clarion Quartet, featuring David McCarroll, performs works written during the Holocaust by Jewish composers, featuring instruments for part of the performance on loan from Violins of Hope Greater Pittsburgh.
The Violins of Hope are instruments that were played by Jewish musicians in the ghettos, on street corners and in concentration camps and are part of an exhibition at Carnegie Mellon.
Program:
Mieczysław Weinberg Aria Op. 9
Pavel Haas String Quartet No. 2, Op. 7, "From the Monkey Mountains"
Marta Krechkovsky, violin
David McCarroll, guest violin
Tatjana Mead Chamis, viola
Bronwyn Banerdt, cello
Erwin Schulhoff String Sextet
Marta Krechkovsky, violin
David McCarroll, guest violin
Tatjana Mead Chamis, viola
David Harding, viola
Bronwyn Banerdt, cello
Angela Park, cello
Cost: Free and open to the public; Tickets required. (Currently SOLD OUT)