Thursday | July 11 2024 | 8 pm
DEBUSSY – Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano
DEBUSSY – Sonata for Cello and Piano
TAILLEFERRE – Romance, Valse Lente, Au Pavillon d'Alsace
MESSIAEN – Quartet for the End of Time
Alan Kay, clarinet; Zvi Plesser, cello; and Carmit Zori, violin
Praised by The Boston Globe as "a musical and expressive player," Vietnamese American pianist Quynh Nguyen performed the world premiere of Paul Chihara’s Piano Concerto with the Vietnam National Symphony at the Hanoi Opera House in a concert commemorating the 25th anniversary of normalization of US-Vietnam diplomatic relations. Her discography includes the Complete Piano Works of Paul Chihara with the London Symphony (Naxos 2024) and music by Germaine Tailleferre (Music & Arts 2023). Dr. Nguyen is a graduate of The Juilliard School, Mannes College of Music, and the Graduate Center of CUNY; she is on the faculty of the Music Department/Hunter College, and the International Keyboard Institute & Festival. In addition to collaboration on the Debussy works for Clarinet and for Cello, Quynh Nguyen will perform solo pieces for piano by Germaine Tailleferre. Completing this evening of chamber music, clarinetist Alan Kay, cellist Zvi Plesser, violinist Carmit Zori and pianist Quynh Nguyen will perform Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time.
General Admission
$10 student & senior tickets available in person or by phone