Program
JÖRG WIDMANN New Work for String Quartet (NY Premiere)
BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24, “Spring”
BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost”
BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47, “Kreutzer”

Performers
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin
Ye-Eun Choi, Violin
Vladimir Babeshko, Viola
Daniel Müller-Schott, Cello
Lambert Orkis, Piano

Anne-Sophie Mutter—the “undisputed queen of violin-playing” (The Times, London)—is featured in three of Beethoven’s most popular works, plus the New York premiere of a composition by Jörg Widmann, holder of this season’s Debs Composer’s Chair. The openhearted, free-flowing melodies of the “Spring” Sonata provide a striking contrast to the emotional intensity of the “Kreutzer,” while the eerie trembling effects from the piano in the slow movement of the D-Major Piano Trio earned the piece its “Ghost” nickname.
Part of: Great Artists I, Jörg Widmann, and Beethoven Celebration