co-presented with the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis
Program:
Mozart Piano Quartet in E-flat, K. 493
Nokuthula “Thula” Ngwnyama Newly Commissioned Work
Brahms Piano Quartet in G Minor, Op. 25
Four great artists with a passion for chamber music have formed an exciting new quartet that is bound to become an audience favorite. Each of them is known for wonderfully expressive playing, so it seemed that ESPRESSIVO! was the perfect name for this new quartet of piano and strings.
For decades, violinist Jaime Laredo and cellist Sharon Robinson, together with their piano trio partner the late Joseph Kalichstein, were considered “chamber music royalty” (Washington Post). As a term that applies equally to their new ESPRESSIVO! collaborators, stellar violist Milena Pájaro-van de Stadt (formerly of the Dover Quartet) and award-winning pianist Anna Polonsky, are among chamber music’s most sought-after partners.
Jaime Laredo violin
Milena Pájaro-Van De Stadt viola
Sharon Robinson cello
Anna Polonsky piano