BERIO
Folk Songs for Mezzo-Soprano and Chamber Ensemble

TCHAIKOVSKY
Piano Trio in A Minor

Performers

Jay Campbell
cello

Eric Derr
percussion

Dustin Donahue
percussion

Stefan Jackiw
violin

Jennifer Johnson Cano
mezzo-soprano

Rose Lombardo
flute

David Shifrin
calrinet

Julie Smith Phillips
harp

Nathan Schram
viola

Daniil Trifonov
piano

Alisa Weilerstein
cello

Tchaikvosy wrote his epic and moving piano trio “In memory of a Great Artist,” referring to his close friend and mentor Anton Rubinstein. Italian composer Luciano Berio described his set of folk songs as “a tribute to the artistry and the vocal intelligence” of his wife at the time. Both composers, through reflecting on the work of others, reveal something intensely personal and telling about themselves.