Hungary’s deep musical roots in folk tradition had widespread influence on composers of other lands. Brahms, the strict traditionalist, shared his love of Hungarian folk music with his predecessors Mozart, Haydn, and Schubert, and his passion for it is heard expertly realized in his

Program
Brahms Selected Hungarian Dances for Violin and Piano (1868, 1880) (arr. Joseph Joachim)
Kodály Serenade for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 12 (1919-20)
Bartók Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano (1938)
Ligeti Selected Piano Etudes
Dohnányi Quintet No. 1 in C minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 1 (1895)

Performers
Alessio Bax, Piano
Ani Kavafian, Violin
Alexi Kenney, Violin
Yura Lee, Violin/Viola
Dmitri Atapine, Cello
Sebastian Manz, Clarinet